South Fremont High School

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South Fremont High School
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South Fremont High School front doors
Location
South Fremont High School
855 N. Bridge St.

St. Anthony
,
Idaho

United States
Coordinates 43°58′30″N111°41′02″W / 43.975°N 111.684°W / 43.975; -111.684
Information
Type Public [1]
School districtFremont S.D. (#215)
PrincipalLarry Bennett [2]
Teaching staff25.52 (FTE) [3]
Grades9–12 [1]
Enrollment455 [3]  (2023-2024)
Student to teacher ratio17.83 [3]
Color(s) Red & Black [2]
  
Athletics conference IHSAA Class 3A
Mascot Cougar [2]
Rival Sugar-Salem
YearbookTattler
Elevation4,970 ft (1,510 m) AMSL
Website sfhscougars.com

South Fremont High School is a four-year public secondary school in St. Anthony, Idaho, United States. [4] It is one of two high schools in the Fremont Joint School District #215, the other being North Fremont High School located in nearby Ashton. The school colors are red and black and the mascot is a cougar. They are classified as a 3A school. The school excels in many programs, including athletics and music. [5]

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Controversies

In 1992, the school caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union for displaying a nativity scene in a school hallway. The scene contained two-inch tall figures which were arranged by the school's student council. The ACLU argued that the display was a violation of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees separation of church and state. [6]

The school also received criticism in 1998 for holding its graduation ceremonies at Ricks College, which is run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A school board member claimed that the ceremony would be uncomfortable for students who were not Mormons. [7] The ACLU had fought with the school district in the 1980s to move its high school graduation from a LDS church building to a public school. [6]

Athletics

South Fremont competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 3A, and is a member of the Mountain Rivers Conference. Other schools in this conference include rival Sugar-Salem High School and Teton High School.

The school’s sports teams include football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, softball, speed golf, and track and field.

State titles

Baseball: 1991 A-2, now 3A; 3A 2004

Boys Basketball: 2014-15 State 3A Boys Basketball Champions

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "South Fremont High School". Public School Review. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "Idaho High School Activities Association 2008 - 2009 DIRECTORY OF SCHOOLS" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "South Fremont High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ "South Fremont High School". Fremont County Joint School District. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ "South Fremont High School". www.sfhscougars.com.
  6. 1 2 Associated Press. "ACLU stirs up fuss over tiny nativity scene". The Deseret News. 24 December 1992.
  7. ↑ Associated Press. "Idaho high school to hold graduation at skaters rule auditorium". The Deseret News. 26 December 2003.
  8. ↑ idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
  9. ↑ Jason Buck [ usurped ] at database-football.com. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
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