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, United States. 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

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(1902) in the east, Borah (1958) in the southwest, and Timberline (1998) in the southeast. The Capital High boundary includes sections of

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Athletics

Capital competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 6A in the Southern Idaho Conference (6A) (SIC). 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 6A) state titles from 1975 to 1978.

State titles

Boys * Football (2): ''fall'' 1983, 1991 ''(official with introduction of playoffs, fall 1979)'' ** ''(unofficial poll titles - 2) - fall'' 1974, 1977 ''(poll introduced in 1963, through 1978)'' * Cross Country (2): ''fall'' 1965, 1977, 2001, 2004, 2013 idhsaa.org
Cross Country champions through fall 2011 * Basketball (6): 1968, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2014 idhsaa.org
- Boys Basketball champions - through 2012 * Baseball (3): 1989, 2009, 2014 ''(records not kept by IHSAA)'' * Track (5): 1974, 1979, 1980, 1985, 2009, 2015 * Golf (1): 1974 idhsaa.org
- Golf champions - through 2012 * Tennis - ''(combined until 2008, see below)'' Girls * Cross Country (1): ''fall'' 1980 * Basketball (1): 1977 idhsaa.org
- Girls Basketball champions - through 2012 * Track (3): 1981, 1984, 1988 Combined * Tennis (16): 1968, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2006, 2007idhsaa.org
- Tennis champions - through 2012 ''(combined until 2008)''

Notable alumni

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References

External links

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MaxPreps.com
– Capital Eagles
Boise School District
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