Rigby High School is a four-year

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Rigby, Idaho Rigby is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. The population was 3,945 at the 2010 census, up from 2,998 in 2000.

. Part of the Jefferson County School District 251, the approximate enrollment is 2,000 students in grades 9 to 12, from Rigby and surrounding communities. The

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of RHS are maroon, white, and gold, and the mascot is a

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History

Rigby High School was established in 1912, with the first graduation in 1916. The school was originally located near Rigby City Park. The mascot was originally a Red Devil, and the school colors were red and white. It wasn't until the early 1950s, when a high school located in the smaller, neighboring town of Menan burnt down and its students came to Rigby, that the school was given the mascot of the Trojans. In the sixties and seventies the high school was replaced with a new building located west of down town Rigby, which became Rigby Junior High, but is now an empty lot. Also in the 1960s, Rigby High School gained more students from the smaller high school of Roberts. Since 1988, Rigby High resided just west of the city limits, but now has a new high school which was finished in 2013. The new building now houses grades 9 through 12 is located immediately to the east of the old high school building, which is now the Middle School and houses grades 6 through 8. As of 2016, the school principal is Bryan Lords.

Athletics

Rigby competes in athletics in

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(IHSAA) Class 5A, the highest classification in the state. It is a member of the High Country Conference. It also has an extended history of successful

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teams. Rigby returned to Class 5A in 2016.

State titles

Boys

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(9): (A-2, now 3A) 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986; (A-1, now 5A) 1987; (4A) 2012,idhsaa.org
- Boys Basketball champions - through 2012 2013, 2015 *

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(3) 2019, 2021, 2022 *

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(4): (A-1, now 5A) 1999; (4A) 1999, 2010, 2011, 2012idhsaa.org
- Boys Track champions - through 2012

Girls

(3): (4A) 2007, 2008, 2009idhsaa.org
- Girls Track champions - through 2012

Notable alumni

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Rod Furniss Rod Furniss is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for District 35, seat B. Early life and education Furniss was born in Rigby, Idaho and grew up in Menan. He attended Rigby High Sch ...

, businessman and politician * Larry Wilson,

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, snowboarder

References

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* {{Authority control Educational institutions established in 1912 Public high schools in Idaho Schools in Jefferson County, Idaho 1912 establishments in Idaho