Highland High School (Pocatello, Idaho)

For the smaller high school in north central Idaho, see Highland High School (Craigmont, Idaho). For others, see Highland High School.
Highland High School
Location
1800 Bench Road
Pocatello, Idaho
U.S.[1]
Information
Type Public, four-year[2]
Established 1963 (1963)
School district Pocatello/Chubbuck (#25)
Principal Dian Swanson[3]
Faculty 84[4]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,495[5] (2012–13)
Color(s) Black, White, & Red[1]
              
Athletics IHSAA Class 5A
Athletics conference High Country (5A)
Mascot Ram[6]
Rivals Pocatello, Century
Newspaper Rampage
Yearbook Highlander
Information (208) 237-1300
Elevation 4,740 ft (1,445 m) AMSL
Website Highland High School

Highland High School is a four-year public secondary school in Pocatello, Idaho, part of the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25. The school colors are red, black, and white and its mascot is a ram.[1]

History

Opened 53 years ago in 1963, Highland was the second of the three traditional public high schools in Pocatello, and serves the northern portion of the school district, including portions of Pocatello, Chubbuck, and Tyhee.[7][8] It was originally going to be called "Gate City," one of Pocatello's historical nicknames. Students voiced their dislike for the name and a vote was held, and the winning name was "Highland."[8] The campus is in an elevated area on Bench Road, northeast of the city center; the elevation is 4,740 ft (1,445 m) above sea level, about 270 feet (80 m) above rival Pocatello High.

There is another Highland High School in the state, at Craigmont in Lewis County in north central Idaho. A small school in Class 1A, it is usually distinguished by the name Highland-Craigmont to avoid confusion.

Traditions

Since its founding, Highland has been the rival of Pocatello High.[9] The "Black and Blue Bowl," the annual rivalry football game, received national attention across the years, most recently being named the best rivalry game in the state of Idaho in 2009 by ESPN.[9] The rivalry's intensity was expectedly diminished with the addition of the city's third high school, Century, which opened 17 years ago in 1999.[10]

Highland has three fight songs and the official one is the "Highland High School Fight Song."[11] The more commonly sung fight song is called "Loyalty," the lyrics to which are printed on the back of student activity cards.[11] The last is called "Ram Power," which most students know the tune of (Budweiser's 1971 jingle Here Comes the King) but not the lyrics, outside its last stanza, which is "When you say RAM POWER... You've said it all!".[11]

Highland also celebrates its traditions through the "Scottish" traditional dance performed every year by the Lassies dance team. Scottish was choreographed in 1963 by Jackie Beam and has been performed every year since. It is specifically choreographed to Highland's gym floor. The Lassies are usually assisted in the performance of Scottish by the HHS Band, as two drummers and a bagpipe player traditionally play the seven-minute song for the team. Additionally, the team has been known to perform it at parades as well as the first girls' Highland versus Pocatello basketball game of the season.

Athletics

Highland competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A, with the largest schools in the state. It is currently a member of the High Country Conference (5A), with Idaho Falls, Skyline, Hillcrest, and Madison. Intra-city rivals Pocatello and Century are in Class 4A; Pocatello was in the top classification until the arrival of Century in 1999. Highland's enrollment in 2011 was among the lowest in 5A.[12][13] In its early years, Highland was a member of the Southern Idaho Conference, which spanned from Caldwell in the west to Idaho Falls in the east (the current SIC is limited to southwest Idaho, in both 5A and 4A).

Over its history, the Highland football program has been one of the best in the state and last won the 5A state championship in 2014.[14][15][16] The Rams have won a total of ten official state championships, the first in 1984.[17] Prior to the introduction of the A-1 (now 5A) playoffs in 1979, Highland won three unofficial state titles in the writers' poll, in 1972,[18][19] 1973,[20] and 1976,[21] and were runners-up twice, in 1970[22] and 1975,[23][24] behind only undefeated Borah of Boise both years.

The boys' cross country team won nine state titles in ten years from 1981–90, with streaks of five and four consecutive titles.

State titles

Boys

Girls

National Honors

Cross Country

Highland High School was awarded the 1984 National Cross Country Championship through the XC Legacy series published through Milesplit.us in an effort to begin filling in the national rankings from 1980–1988. This was the first national championship in cross country for legendary coach Bob Conley, who also garnered nine state crowns in a 10-year stretch (1981–1990).[32] On Bob Conley: "He stands at the top of the list, as the greatest cross country coach in Idaho prep history".[33] Of the 1984 team: "Let it be known as well that the first national championship cross country program out of Idaho came from Pocatello."[33]

Marching Band

The school band was invited to Florida to play in the BCS Championship game halftime show in January 2009.[34] The band practices at 6:45 AM during the first trimester. They also compete at several competitions throughout Idaho and Utah and even if they don't start out very well they always rank high in the BOA championships. In 2012 they placed 2nd in BOA which is the best they've done in a long time. The color guard is very involved with the marching band as well. They got almost every guard caption in 2010. They perform at all the home football games including the ISU Marching Invitational at Holt Arena where many bands come to compete from Idaho, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and Washington.

Student activities

Highland boasts over 40 student organizations in a wide array of interests.[35] There are multiple school funded sports teams at Highland including:football, boy and girls soccer, boys and girls basketball, girls volleyball, wrestling, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, cross country, and track.[36]

Notable alumni

Notable faculty

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ↑ http://www.d25.k12.id.us/Schools.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.gohighlandrams.com/admin.html
  4. ↑ http://www.gohighlandrams.com/facultyStaffEmails.html
  5. ↑ "Highland High School Report" (PDF). Pocatello Chubbuck School District. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  6. ↑ http://web1.d25.k12.id.us/home/hhs/
  7. ↑ "School District 25 High School Boundaries." Pocatello/Chubbuck School District. Retrieved on February 22, 2012.
  8. 1 2 http://www.gohighlandrams.com/weAreHighland.html
  9. 1 2 Tennis, Mark (August 25, 2009). "Best rivalry games in each state". ESPN. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  10. ↑ Lee, Greg (September 28, 2006). "CdA-Lake City one of the state’s last great rivalries". Spokesman-Review. p. C4.
  11. 1 2 3 http://www.gohighlandrams.com/schoolInfo.html
  12. ↑ "Special meeting" (PDF). Pocatello/Chubbuck School District #25. September 7, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  13. ↑ Taylor, Jake (September 7, 2011). "School board petitions to keep Highland HS 5A". KIFI-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  14. 1 2 "Past state football tournament results". IHSAA. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  15. ↑ idhsaa.org - Idaho high school football - state champions
  16. 1 2 "2014 5A state football tournament". IHSAA. bracket. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  17. ↑ "School Reference".
  18. 1 2 "Borah out to prove its No. 1 ranking Saturday". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 16, 1972. p. 17.
  19. 1 2 "Saturday football: Idaho S.I.C.". Spokesman-Review. November 20, 1972. p. 15.
  20. 1 2 "How top teams fared: high schools". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 12, 1973. p. 18.
  21. 1 2 "Idaho grid poll: final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 10, 1976. p. 17.
  22. ↑ "AP grid poll: Idaho high schools". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 13, 1970. p. 14.
  23. ↑ "Borah's top rank on line against Highland". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 1975. p. 3B.
  24. ↑ "Borah turns on Highland, wins SIC". Lewiston Morning Tribune. November 15, 1975. p. 2B.
  25. 1 2 idhsaa.org Cross Country champions through 2011
  26. ↑ idhsaa.org - Basketball champions - through 2012
  27. ↑ idhsaa.org - Track champions - through 2011
  28. ↑ idhsaa.org - Golf champions - through 2012
  29. ↑ idhsaa.org Soccer & Volleyball champions - through 2011
  30. ↑ idhsaa.org - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
  31. ↑ idhsaa.org - Girls Track champions - through 2012
  32. ↑ http://www.idhsaa.org/records/0304info/StateCCTeamChampions.doc
  33. 1 2 http://ut.milesplit.us/articles/25912
  34. ↑ "HHS band relishes bowl gig". Idaho State Journal. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  35. ↑ http://www.gohighlandrams.com/organizations.html
  36. ↑ http://www.gohighlandrams.com/sports.html

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