Churchill County High School

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Churchill County High School
Location
Churchill County High School
1222 South Taylor Street
Fallon, NV 89406
Information
Type Public
Established1917
School districtChurchill County School District
PrincipalScott Winter
Staff34.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,054 (2022–23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio31.00 [1]
Color(s)Green and White   
Athletics conferenceNorthern Nevada Division 1A
MascotGreenwave
Website http://www.churchill.k12.nv.us/

Churchill County High School is located in Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada. The building was built in 1917, and was opened in 1920. [2]

Contents

Academics

Part of the Churchill County School District, operating under the Principal Kevin Lords, [3] the school has around 1400 students in grades 9–12. [4]

Education standards are very high, with Churchill County's Academic Team being placed 1st in the Nevada Academic League in results published in April 2006, [5] and a teacher at the School, Steve Johnson, being a winner of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching , the Nation's highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science, in 1999. [6] [7]

Notable alumni

Churchill County High School has a long history of students serving in the uniform services as well as being accepted into prominent academic institutions.

Discipline

In November 2006 closed circuit television was installed, the first school in the state to have such a comprehensive system, and has proven effective in enhancing discipline. [10]

This was needed since according to a regional survey, almost 7% of Churchill County students have used methamphetamine, and anecdotal data points to a number closer to 15%. [11]

Pellet gun incident

On January 22, 2020, a male student brought a pneumatic pellet gun into his classroom. He did not harm any students. He was later arrested the next day for possession of a weapon on school grounds. [12] [13]

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