Nampa High School

Nampa High School is a four-year public secondary school in Nampa, Idaho, the oldest of three high schools operated by the Nampa School District #131. The school colors are red white and blue and the mascot is a bulldog.

Nampa High School
Location
203 Lake Lowell Ave.

Nampa
,
Idaho

United States
Information
TypePublic[1]
Established1901, 1917,
1955 (current)[2]
School districtNampa S.D. #131
PrincipalWaylon Yarbrough
Assistant principalsMichelle Tripp, Greg Carpenter
Staff73.03 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12[1]
Enrollment1,494 (2018–19)[3]
Student to teacher ratio20.46[3]
Color(s)Red & Blue[4]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 5A[4]
Athletics conferenceSouthern Idaho (5A) (SIC)
MascotBulldog[4]
RivalsColumbia, Skyview, Caldwell
YearbookThe Sage
Information(208) 498-0551
Elevation2,480 ft (756 m) AMSL
WebsiteNampa High School
Nampa HS is located in the United States
Nampa HS
Nampa HS
Location in the United States
Nampa HS is located in Idaho
Nampa HS
Nampa HS
Location in Idaho

Athletics

Nampa competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Southern Idaho Conference (4A). NHS traditionally competed with the largest schools in the state in Class 5A (formerly A-1); with the addition of two new high schools, the drop in enrollment caused a change to Class 4A. Nampa moved backed to 5A in the summer of 2014. Nampa currently plays in the 4A classification after dropping back down from 5A.

Rivalries

Nampa has rivalries with Skyview (1996) and Columbia (2006) within the school district. Its traditional rival is Caldwell to the west and Vallivue to the west all three are also members of the Southern Idaho Conference. In the summer of 2014, Nampa and Columbia moved up to 5A, while Skyview and Caldwell remained in 4A. Prior to the 1960s, Nampa had a strong rivalry with Boise.

1949-50 streak

During the 1949-50 school year, Nampa's football, basketball, and baseball teams had a combined winning streak of 55 games.[5] The football team won all nine games and the southern Idaho (Big Six) title,[6] and the Bulldog basketball team, led by captain Wayne Blickenstaff, won all 29 games, concluded with an 18-point victory in the state title game.[7][8] Both undefeated teams were coached by Babe Brown,[6][9] formerly at the University of Idaho. The Nampa baseball team won its first 17 games before its only setback of the season, a 4-2 loss to Boise on May 11.[5][10] In addition, they most recently added a swim team to their array of sports combined with the other high schools in the area.

The Bulldogs were set to host the four-team state baseball tournament in late May, which included Pocatello, Twin Falls, and defending champion Lewiston.[10] The day before it was to start, an early morning automobile accident after a graduation party south of Lewiston killed three members of the LHS Bengals' team,[11] and the tournament in Nampa was canceled.[12][13]

State titles

Boys

  • Football (1): fall (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 1984[14]
    • (unofficial poll titles - 0) - (poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)
  • Cross Country (5): fall 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1978[15] (introduced in 1964)
  • Basketball (1): 1950, and co-title in 1943 (south)[16]
  • Wrestling (4): (A-1, now 5A) 1979, 1980, 1988, 1993[17] (introduced in 1958)
  • Baseball (2): (A-1, now 5A) 1974,[18] 1975 (records not kept by IHSAA, state tourney introduced in 1971)
  • Track (3): 1951, 1952, 1959[19]
  • Marching Band (8): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017[20]

Combined

  • Tennis (1): 1982[21] (introduced in 1963, combined until 2008)
  • Marching Band (8): 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017[20]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Nampa Senior High School". Public School Review. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. "History of the Nampa School District". Nampa School District. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
  3. "NAMPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  4. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. "Nampa High's win streak is over". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. May 12, 1950. p. 16.
  6. "Nampans seize Big Six crown". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. November 25, 1949. p. 9.
  7. "Nampa wins 1st state title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 20, 1950. p. 15.
  8. "Nampa power crushes Lewiston 52-34 in state final". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. March 19, 1950. p. 8.
  9. "Bengals facing Nampa tonight in Idaho finals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 18, 1950. p. 7.
  10. "Bengals repulse Clarkston 12-4, leave tonight for state playoff". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. May 25, 1950. p. 8.
  11. "Accident victims". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (file photo). May 26, 1950. p. 8.
  12. "State baseball tourney canceled". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. May 26, 1950. p. 8.
  13. "Three meet death as aftermath of graduation party". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. May 26, 1950. p. 12.
  14. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
  15. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
  16. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
  17. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
  18. "Nampa snaps Lewiston string in finals 3-2". Lewiston Morning Tribune. May 19, 1974. p. 11.
  19. idhsaa.org Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
  20. http://yea.org/programs/usbands - Marching Band Champions - 2007
  21. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Tennis champions - through 2012
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  23. "Justin Eilers UFC Bio". Retrieved 2014-01-01.
  24. "Dr. Karl Edmark, surgeon and inventor". The Day. New London, CT. Associated Press. April 8, 1994. p. B6.
  25. "Time Line" (PDF). Physio-Control. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
  26. Long, Priscilla (October 1, 1999). "Seattle physician Karl William Edmark perfects heart defibrillator between 1959 and 1962". History Link. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
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