Jerome High School is a four-year

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located in

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, the only traditional

operated by the Jerome Joint School District #261. The

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and the mascot is a

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Athletics

Jerome competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Great Basin (West) Conference with Burley, Minico and

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, all located in the

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/ref> Twin Falls and the new Canyon Ridge, both located in Twin Falls, joined the conference in August 2009. Jerome Tigers sports teams, particularly the boys'

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team, are locally referred to as "J-Town." In the fall of 2008, the "J-Town" football team made it to the state finals for the first time in over 20 years, but lost to the Hillcrest Knights.

State titles

Boys * Football (1): ''fall'' (A-2, now 3A) 1985, 1986 ''(official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)''idhsaa.org
- Idaho high school football - state champions **(unofficial poll titles - 0) ''(poll introduced in 1963, through 1977)'' * Cross Country (13): ''fall'' (B, now 3A) 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986idhsaa.org
Cross Country champions through 2011 ''(introduced in 1964)'' * Soccer (1): ''fall''idhsaa.org
Soccer champions - through 2013''(introduced in 2000)'' * Basketball (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1987idhsaa.org
- Basketball champions - through 2012 * Wrestling (1): (A, now 5A) 1975 ''(introduced in 1958)'' * Track (17): (A-2, now 3A) 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 * Golf (5):(B, now 3A) 1988, 1989, 1995idhsaa.org
- Golf champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1956)'' * Tennis: ''(see below, combined team until 2008)'' Girls * Cross Country (10): ''fall'' (B, now 3A) 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 ''(introduced in 1974)'' * Basketball (1): (4A) 2004idhsaa.org
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1976)'' * Track (10): (A-2, now 3A) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1998; (A-1, now 5A) 1999; (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 2001; (4A) 2002, 2011idhsaa.org
- Girls Track champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1971)'' Combined * Tennis (6): (B, now 3A) 1970(t), 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997idhsaa.org
- Tennis champions - through 2012 ''(introduced in 1963, combined until 2008)''

Band

The JHS Band has been, officially, nicknamed the "Ambush of Tigers Marching Unit/Force". The Ambush has been ranked in the top ten in Idaho for the past four years. The director of the Band is Mr. Hiroshi Fukuoka. The band currently consists of 20 to 25 members. In 2009–2010, the Ambush became the District 4 State Champions, beating the

Burley High School Burley High School is a four-year secondary school in Burley, Idaho, the largest of four traditional high schools in the Cassia County School District #151. Its official title is Burley Senior High School and it has only had its 2100 Park Ave. ...

"Burley Bobcat Band", in two out of three of their competitions, for the award, the first time that the "Ambush of Tigers" have ever won the award. The Pep Band has helped the school win the Sportsmanship Award three consecutive years, until the Band and school were beaten out for the award this year, amid controversy, to rival

Twin Falls High School Twin Falls High School is a public secondary school in Twin Falls, Idaho, one of two traditional high schools operated by the Twin Falls School District. School history Twin Falls High School was founded in 1907. Citizens passed a bond in 1909 to ...

Bruins in the IHSAA Girls State Championship Tournament. The Band also lost the Sportsmanship award in the IHSAA Boys State Championship Tournament.

References

External links

Official site

Jerome School District #261
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