Idaho Falls High School
| Idaho Falls High School | |
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601 S. Holmes Avenue Idaho Falls, Idaho U.S. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | c. 1897, 1952 (current) |
| School district | Idaho Falls School District #91 |
| Principal | Robert Devine |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,339 (gr 9-12) (2013) |
| Color(s) | Orange & Black |
| Athletics | IHSAA Class 5A |
| Athletics conference | High Country (5A) |
| Mascot | Teeger |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Rival | Skyline High School |
| Newspaper | Tiger Times |
| Yearbook | The Spud Annual |
| Feeder schools | Taylorview Middle School |
| Information | (208) 525-7740 |
| Elevation | 4,705 ft (1,434 m) AMSL |
| Website | Idaho Falls High School |
Coordinates: 43°29′33″N 112°01′23″W / 43.4925°N 112.0230°W
Idaho Falls High School, commonly referred to as I.F., is a four-year public secondary school in central Idaho Falls, Idaho. The current building opened in 1952, though the school itself has been in operation for well over a century. Idaho Falls is the older of the two traditional high schools, the other is Skyline, in the Idaho Falls School District #91. The school colors are orange and black and its teams are the Tigers; the mascot is known as Teeger.
As the oldest high school in the city of Idaho Falls, IFHS originated around the turn of the 20th century. The first building was a three-story structure on the corner of North Water and Walnut Street, behind what would later become O. E. Bell Junior High School. Following the construction of a larger building that occupied the entire block between 6th and 7th Streets and S. Boulevard and South Lee Avenue (where the Wesley W. Deist Aquatic Center is presently located), the original school building became the school district administration building and was also used for overflow classrooms as part of O.E. Bell Jr. High. It was later razed and is now part of the parking lot behind the present O.E. Bell office building.
When the current campus on South Holmes Avenue opened in 1952, the building on 7th Street became Central Junior High School, which burned down on April 24, 1973. The Civic Auditorium was concurrently constructed by the city in 1952, adjacent to the then-new Idaho Falls High School, and remains a major center for performing arts in the area. The school newspaper is the Tiger Times and the yearbook is The Spud Annual. Paul Haack wrote the school song Dear Old I.F. High in 1927.
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