Coeur d'Alene High School
Coeur d’Alene High School is a four-year public secondary school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, one of two traditional high schools in the Coeur d'Alene School District #271. It serves the northeastern half of the district, with students from the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens, Hayden, and a portion of unincorporated Kootenai County. The school colors are red, white and blue and the mascot is a Viking.Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 1,471 students enrolled for the 2012-2013 school year was:
- Male - 53.4%
- Female - 46.6%
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.7%
- Asian/Pacific islanders - 1.4%
- Black - 1.4%
- Hispanic - 3.9%
- White - 91.4%
- Multiracial - 1.2%
In addition, 30.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.Athletics
Coeur d'Alene competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A, with the largest schools in the state. It is a member of the
Inland Empire League .Rivalries
The primary rival of CHS is Lake City, the second high school in the city which opened in 1994 and draws from the south and west areas of the school district. Other 5A schools in north Idaho include nearby Post Falls to the west, and Lewiston, to the south. All four are members of the Inland Empire League.
to the south on the Palouse, Moscow was a longtime rival of CDA in the IEL until it dropped to A-2 in 1979 and is now in Class 4A. Sandpoint to the north was a traditional IEL rival, but is also now in 4A.
A long distance from the majority of 5A teams in southern Idaho, the
Greater Spokane League in nearby Spokane County provides a number of large-school opponents for the Vikings.State titles
Boys
- Football : fall 1982, 1985, 2010, 2011, 2013 '
- * '
- Cross Country : fall 2011 '
- Basketball : 1928, 1945, 1949, 1963, 1973, 1998
- Wrestling : 2010, 2011 '
- Golf : 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 '
Girls
- Cross Country : fall 1982, 1985, 2004, 2012 '
- Soccer : fall 2006 '
- Volleyball : fall 1987 '
- Basketball : 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010 '
- Softball : 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2012 '
- Track : 1991 ''
Notable alumni
- Duane Hagadone – newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer, class of 1950
- Don Monson – college basketball head coach at Idaho & Oregon, class of 1951
- Steve Parker – NFL defensive end, class of 1975
- John Friesz – NFL quarterback, college football hall of famer, class of 1985