Coeur d'Alene High School explained

Coeur d'Alene High School
Streetaddress:	5530 North Fourth Street
Zipcode:	83815
Coordinates:	47.721°N -116.777°W
Principal:	Mike Randles
Enrollment:	1,548 (2022–2023)
Teaching Staff:	77.73 (FTE)
Ratio:	19.92
Founded:	, 1969 (current)
Grades:	9–12
Conference:	Inland Empire League (5A) (IEL)
Nickname:	Vikings
Colors:	Blue & White
Feeders:	Canfield Middle School Lakes Magnet M.S.
Yearbook:	Viking
Free Label:	Elevation
Footnotes:	^[1] ^[2]

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,^[3] with students from the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens, Hayden, and a portion of unincorporated Kootenai County.^[4] The school colors are Blue and White and the mascot are the Vikings.

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 (5A) (IEL).

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 (5A since 2006) to the west, and Lewiston, to the south. All four are members of the Inland Empire League (5A).

90miles 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.^[5] 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, theGreater Spokane League in nearby Spokane County provides a number of large-school opponents for the Vikings.

State titles

Boys

• Football (5): fall 1982,^{[6] [7]} 1985,^[8] 2010,^[9] 2011,^{[10] [11]} 2013^[12] (official with introduction of A-1 (now 5A) playoffs in fall 1979)
  • (unofficial poll titles - 0) (poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)
• Cross Country (1): fall 2011^[13] (introduced in 1964)
• Basketball (6): 1928, 1945 (north), 1949,^{[14] [15]} 1963,^[16] 1973,^[17] 1998^{[18] [19]}
• Wrestling (2): 2010, 2011^[20] (introduced in 1958)
• Golf (5): 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004^[21] (introduced in 1956)

Girls

• Cross Country (4): fall 1982, 1985, 2004, 2012^[13] (introduced in 1974)
• Soccer (1): fall 2006^[22] (introduced in 2000)
• Volleyball (1): fall 1987^[22] (introduced in 1976)
• Basketball (8): 1984, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2009, 2010^[23] (introduced in 1976)
• Softball (5): 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2012^[24] (introduced in 1997)
• Track (1): 1991^[25] (introduced in 1971)

Notable alumni

• John Friesz, College Football Hall of Fame member
• Duane Hagadone, newspaper publisher, urban planner, real estate and land developer
• Emery Knudson, state supreme court justice (1959–65)
• Robert Leeper, state supreme court justice (1932)
• Don Monson, college basketball head coach at Idaho (1978–83) and Oregon (1983–92)
• Steve Parker, NFL player
• Bruce Reed, political advisor, chief of staff to vice president Joe Biden, president of the DLC
• Colson Yankoff, NFL player

External links

• • Coeur d'Alene School District #271

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Viking Voice - Coeur d'Alene High School . 2012-10-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120829184029/http://my.hsj.org/Schools/Newspaper/tabid/100/newspaperId/3376/view/frontpage/Default.aspx . 2012-08-29 .
2. News: Schools need support. Spokane Chronicle. May 1, 1992. B6.
3. Web site: Attendance zones: high schools. Coeur d'Alene School District. November 6, 2012.
4. Web site: Coeur d'Alene High School home page. 2 May 2010.
5. News: New in A-2. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Killen. John. August 30, 1979. 4B.
6. News: Vikings face Bruins in Idaho title match. Spokesman-Review. November 27, 1982. 20.
7. News: Vikings thumb Bruins for Idaho A-1 title. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 28, 1982. 8B.
8. News: Cd'A saves its best for last, wins state. Spokesman-Review. Lee. Greg. November 16, 1985. B1.
9. Web site: 2010 5A state football tournament. IHSAA. November 19, 2010. November 6, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223521/http://www.idhsaa.org/sports/football/brackets/1011/5Aftbll.htm. December 2, 2013. dead.
10. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf idhsaa.org
11. Web site: 2011 5A state football tournament . November 18, 2011 . November 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327065202/http://www.idhsaa.org/sports/football/brackets/1112/5Aftbll.htm . March 27, 2012 .
12. Web site: Vikings celebrate . NW Preps Now . Lee . Greg. November 23, 2013 . November 26, 2013.
13. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/CrossCountry.pdf idhsaa.org
14. News: Coeur d'Alene annexes crown. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. March 20, 1949. 1-sports.
15. News: Vikings take state hoop title. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. March 20, 1949. 8.
16. News: Viks, P-Falls state champs. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. March 10, 1963 . 1-sports.
17. News: Coeur d'Alene captures Idaho's A-1 hoop crown. Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. March 11, 1973. 1-sports.
18. News: Vikings capture A-1 crown. Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. March 1998. 3B.
19. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
20. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Wrestling.pdf idhsaa.org
21. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GolfRecords.pdf idhsaa.org
22. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf idhsaa.org
23. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org
24. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Softball.pdf idhsaa.org
25. http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsTrack.pdf idhsaa.org