Campbell County High School (Wyoming)

Campbell County High School is a public secondary institution (grades 9–12) located in Gillette, Wyoming, United States.

Campbell County High School.
CCHS, Campbell County
Address
1000 Camel Drive

Gillette
,
Wyoming
82716

United States
Coordinates44.2822°N 105.4880°W / 44.2822; -105.4880
Information
TypePublic secondary
School districtCampbell County School District #1
PrincipalChad Bourgeois [1]
Teaching staff67.38 (FTE)[2]
Grades10, 11, 12[3]
Enrollment1,103 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.37[2]
Color(s)Purple and gold    [3]
MascotCamel[3]
Websitewww-cchs.ccsd.k12.wy.us

History
Photo postcard of Campbell County High School circa 1930s

On December 5, 1998, Cheryl Trover, a math teacher at Campbell County High School, kidnapped and tied up her children, shot her husband John Trover with a .22-caliber pistol, and stabbed him to death with a hunting knife. She had stolen the gun from her lover of four years, John Riley, the principal at the same school. She then set fire to her pickup truck and lied to police about who committed her planned crimes. Once police suspected her she killed herself with a .270 rifle at a friend's house.[4] On December 9, 1998, principal John Riley resigned. He had worked at the high school for 15 years with 12 years as a principal.[5] The events, including scenes in the high school, were dramatized in the crime story TV shows Redrum and Murderous Affairs.[6][7]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Staff Directory". Campbell County High School. Campbell County High School. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
  2. "Campbell County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. Campbell County High School 2018-19 Student/Parent Handbook (PDF). Campbell County High School. 2018.
  4. The News-Record staff (1998-12-10). "Police tell of Trover affair with her boss". The News-Record. Gillette, Wyoming. pp. 1, 12.
  5. Holbert, Deb (1998-12-09). "Principal John Riley resigns job". The News-Record. Gillette, Wyoming. pp. 1, 12.
  6. "School House Rocked". Redrum. Season 3. Episode 13. 2015-05-19.
  7. "Turmoil". Murderous Affairs. Season 1. Episode 32. 2016.
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