Capital High School (Boise, Idaho) Explained

43.644°N -116.282°W

Capital High School
Location:	8055 Goddard Rd.
Country:	United States
Principal:	Derek Gardner
Enrollment:	1,220 (2022-23)^[1]
Faculty:	72.19 (FTE)
Ratio:	16.90
Mascot:	Eagle^[2]
Grades:	10 - 12
Established:	September 7, 1965 ^[3]
Conference:	Southern Idaho (5A) (SIC)
Feeders:	Fairmont Junior High Riverglen Junior High
Newspaper:	Flight
Yearbook:	Talon
Free Label:	Elevation
Website:	Capital High School

Capital High School is a three-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho, United States.^[4] Opened in the fall of 1965, it was the third of four public high schools constructed in the Boise School District, and serves its northern portion. The other high schools are Boise (1902) in the east, Borah (1958) in the southwest, and Timberline (1998) in the southeast.

The Capital High boundary includes sections of Eagle and Garden City.^{[5] [6]}

Athletics

Capital competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 5A in the Southern Idaho Conference (5A) (SIC). The longtime rivals are Boise and Borah. The tennis team has won 16 state titles, including five consecutive from 1972 to 1976. The boys basketball team won four consecutive A-1 (now 5A) state titles from 1975 to 1978.

State titles

Boys

• Football (2): fall 1983,^[7] 1991 ^[8] (official with introduction of playoffs, fall 1979)
  • (unofficial poll titles - 2) - fall 1974,^[9] 1977^[10] (poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)
• Cross Country (2): fall 1965, 1977, 2004, 2013 ^[11]
• Basketball (6): 1968,^[12] 1975,^[13] 1976,^[14] 1977,^[15] 1978,^[16] 2014 ^{[17] [18]}
• Baseball (3): 1989, 2009,^[19] 2014 ^[20] (records not kept by IHSAA)
• Track (5): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2009, 2015 ^[21]
• Golf (1): 1974 ^[22]
• Tennis - (combined until 2008, see below)

Girls

• Cross Country (1): fall 1980 ^[11]
• Basketball (1): 1977 ^[23]
• Track (3): 1981, 1984, 1988 ^[24]

Combined

• Tennis (16): 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2007^[25] (combined until 2008)

Notable alumni

• Matthew Barney (1985), artist
• Geraldo Boldewijn, American football player
• Randy Davison, American actor
• Ben Driebergen, former U.S. Marine, winner of
• Hailey Duke, alpine ski racer^[26]
• Annette Glenn, Michigan House of Representatives.^[27]
• John Grant (1968), NFL defensive lineman
• Bryan Harsin (1994), college football head coach
• Ernie Hughes, NFL player^[28]
• Marques McFadden (1995), former NFL offensive guard
• Jake Plummer (1993), former NFL quarterback
• Tobias Read (1993), politician (Oregon House of Representatives)
• Bill Sali (1972), former congressman
• Gary Stevens (1981), thoroughbred horse racing jockey
• Curtis Stigers (1983), musician
• Gary Wimmer, American football player

External links

• • MaxPreps.com – Capital Eagles
• Boise School District

Notes and References

1. Web site: CAPITAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. April 21, 2024.
2. Web site: Idaho High School Activities Association. IHSAA. 2015-04-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418091626/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/school.aspx?sid=1069. 2015-04-18. dead.
3. Web site: Capital High School . Capital High School . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224083311/http://www.sd01.k12.id.us/schools/capital/ . 2009-02-24 .
4. Web site: Capital High School . Boise School District . 2009-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070710080107/http://www.boiseschools.org/counselors/profilecapital.pdf . 2007-07-10 .
5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ada County, ID. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-07-21. - Text list
6. Web site: Sr High School Boundaries. Boise School District. 2022-07-21.
7. News: Eagles stop Vikings 14-10 for A-1 title . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 27, 1983 . 2B.
8. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf idhsaa.org
9. News: Capital, Homedale, win mythical state grid titles. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 15, 1974. 2B.
10. News: Capital unanimous choice as No. 1 large school. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 27, 1977. 3B.
11. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/CrossCountry.pdf idhsaa.org
12. News: State A-1 crown goes to Capital . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 10, 1968 . 12.
13. News: Capital tops A-1; Bears 4th . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 9, 1975 . 1B.
14. News: Capital repeats as state's top team . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 14, 1976 . 1B.
15. News: Capital wins third A-1 title . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1977 . 11.
16. News: Capital wins fourth title by nipping Coeur d'Alene . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . March 12, 1978 . 4B.
17. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
18. Web site: 5A state basketball tournament: 2014 bracket . Idaho HSAA . March 8, 2014 . May 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140522091535/http://www.idhsaa.org/sports/basketball/brackets/1314/5aboys.htm . May 22, 2014 .
19. Web site: 5A state baseball tournament: 2009 bracket . IdahoSports.com . May 16, 2009 . May 21, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150307012432/http://08-09.idahosports.com/tournaments/baseball/5a.asp . March 7, 2015 .
20. Web site: 5A state baseball tournament: 2014 bracket . IdahoSports.com . May 17, 2014 . May 21, 2014.
21. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
22. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GolfRecords.pdf idhsaa.org
23. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
24. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsTrack.pdf idhsaa.org
25. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/TennisRecords.pdf idhsaa.org
26. Web site: GO HAILEY GO . Townsquare Media Group . June 3, 2016.
27. News: Idaho Press Staff . Town Talk . 22 January 2024 . Idaho Press . 20 January 2019 . Glenn, a graduate of Capital High School ....
28. Web site: ERNIE HUGHES . profootballarchives.com . November 18, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034053/http://www.profootballarchives.com/hugh02600.html . November 29, 2014 .