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Borah High School Information

Borah High School is a three-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho. It is named after William E. Borah, a prominent U.S. Senator from 1907-40.

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History

The school opened in the fall of 1958 at the base of the second Boise bench, on what would later become Cassia Street in southwest Boise. Borah was the second high school in the Boise School District, preceded by Boise High School in 1902, and followed by Capital in the north in 1965, and Timberline in the southeast (converted from Les Bois Junior High) in 1999.

Mascot & colors

The school colors of Borah High School are green & gold (white and black have been included in several Borah accommodations throughout the years i.e. jersey's, signs, etc.) , and the mascot is the lion. The school's slogan is "The Lions of Idaho," a play on the nickname of namesake William E. Borah, known in the Senate as the "Lion of Idaho" for his outspoken stance on issues.

Student body

In September 2009, the school enrollment was 1,354; 437 seniors, 444 juniors, and 473 sophomores.[5] 52% of the school's graduating seniors enrolled in post-secondary education.

Borah High School was listed in Newsweek's Top 1500 high schools in the United States, 2008.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Borah had nearly 2000 students, with over 600 students per class.[citation needed]

Sports

In November 1979, the Borah Lions won 38-0 to grab the first official state title in football, and finished with a record of 11-1, under head coach De Pankratz. Under Ed Troxel and Pankratz, the Lions had been the dominant program in the state for the school's first two decades, winning the SIC and unofficial state championship (AP poll) in 17 of the first 20 seasons.

In November 1981 in sports, Borah (12-0, with two shutouts) won the state title, defeating the Boise Braves 30-13 in the Lions' closest game of the year (17 points). The Lions were unchallenged all season, winning by an average score of 37-9 [6], earning a national top-20 ranking in multiple publications.[citation needed]

The Borah baseball team won the state title in 1981. State championships were also won by the Borah varsity basketball team and track & field team (the second of four straight), for a rare triple state title for the class of 1982.

Facilities

The school sits on a sprawling campus, with five permanent buildings, connected by outdoor "breezeways." The original 1958 campus featured three structures: the main classroom building, with a designated hall for each of the three grade levels, and a cafeteria, library, main office and other assorted features. The other two buildings were the "math hall" (math and industrial arts); and the "old gym," which contained the school's original gymnasium, publications staff room, orchestra, band, and weight room facilities.

In 1996, a second gym was added to the campus, commonly known as the "new gym," and was renovated in 2007-08. In 2000 a large auditorium was constructed on the west end of the campus.

Athletic facilities include Bill Wigle Field (former home to the Boise Hawks minor-pro baseball team), an indoor batting cage facility, synthetic-rubber track and several other fields used for physical education classes and extra-circular activities. The school's varsity football team has never played on campus, rather at Bronco Stadium on the campus of Boise State University, about four miles (6 km) east.

The Borah varsity girls volleyball team placed third in State in 2009.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Idaho High School Activities Association". IHSAA. http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. ^ a b c d "Borah Senior High School". Public School Review. http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22396. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. ^ a b "Borah High School Profile". Boise School District. http://www.boiseschools.org/schools/borah/career/profile.html. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. ^ "Yearbook Inventory". Idaho State Historical Society. http://www.idahohistory.net/documents/yearbooks-patronview.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. ^ http://google.com/search?q=cache:NOgF3RgSh8YJ:www.boiseschools.org/counselors/profileborah.pdf+Borah+High+School+history&hl=en
  6. ^ Borah High School yearbook - Safari - 1982 (vol. 24) - p.109

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