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Coordinates: 43°31′05″N 114°17′38″W / 43.518°N 114.294°W / 43.518; -114.294
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Wood River High School
Location
Map
950 Fox Acres Road

Hailey
,
Idaho

United States
Coordinates43°31′05″N 114°17′38″W / 43.518°N 114.294°W / 43.518; -114.294
Information
TypePublic[1]
School districtBlaine County S.D. (#61)
PrincipalJulia Grafft
Faculty66.06 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment986 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio13.93[2]
Color(s)Green & White[3]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A
Athletics conferenceGreat Basin (West)
MascotWolverine[3]
Feeder schoolsWood River Middle School
Elevation5,350 ft (1,630 m) AMSL
WebsiteWood River High School

Wood River High School is a public secondary school in Hailey, Idaho, one of two traditional high schools operated by the Blaine County School District #61 (the smaller Carey High School (K-12) is the other).[4] Wood River High School serves the communities of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley, all in the valley of the Big Wood River,[5] Wood River Middle School, and Wood River High School.[5] and the current campus opened in August 2003.[6] The school colors are green and white and the mascot is a wolverine.[3]

East of central Hailey, the elevation of the WRHS campus is 5,350 feet (1,630 m) above sea level.

Athletics

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Wood River competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A, the state's second-highest classification. WRHS is a member of the Great Basin (West) Conference with Burley, Jerome, and Minico High Schools, all located in the Magic Valley region of south central Idaho.[3] Twin Falls High School (formerly 5A) and the new Canyon Ridge High School, both located in Twin Falls, joined the conference in 2009.[7] Formerly a member of the Sawtooth Central Idaho Conference (SCIC) in 3A, Wood River moved up to 4A in 2004.[8] Mountain Home High School will join the Great Basin conference in for the 2016-18 arc.

State titles

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Boys

  • Cross Country (4): fall (B, now 3A) 1968, 1971, 1972; (4A) 2010[9] (introduced in 1964)
  • Track (2): (A-2, now 3A) 1970, 1972[10]
  • Tennis (2): (4A) 2010, 2012[11] (combined team until 2008)
  • Baseball: (3A) 2003
  • Hockey (2A): 2007, 2020
  • Soccer (4A): 2017

Girls

  • Cross Country (3): fall (B, now 3A) 1975, 1983, 1984[9] (introduced in 1974)
  • Soccer (1): fall (A-2, now 3A) 2000[12] (introduced in 2000)
  • Volleyball (2): (A, now 5A) fall 1977, 1978[12] (introduced in 1976)

Combined

  • Tennis (3): (B, now 3A) 1982, 1986, 1988[11] (introduced in 1963, combined until 2008)
  • Debate 2014 [13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wood River High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c "WOOD RIVER HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d IDHSAA School Information
  4. ^ Blaine County School District : School Summaries
  5. ^ a b "Blaine County School District : Neighborhood School Boundaries". Blaineschools.org. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2011. Students who reside in Bellevue,[...] - The page shows that this high school takes all Blaine County areas not in the Carey and Minico zones.
  6. ^ "Open house slated for new high school". Idaho Mountain Express. August 13, 2009.
  7. ^ Hicks is here CRHS football coach meets players
  8. ^ Cordes, Jeff (October 29, 2003). "ADs advance plans for new 4A league". Idaho Mountain Express.
  9. ^ a b idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
  10. ^ idhsaa.org Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  11. ^ a b idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Tennis champions - through 2012
  12. ^ a b idhsaa.org Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011
  13. ^ "Idaho Mountain Express: Debate team savors a state championship - March 26, 2014".
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