Spring Creek High School (SCHS) is a public
secondary school in
Spring Creek, Nevada
Spring Creek is a census-designated place (CDP) in central Elko County, in northeastern Nevada in the western United States. It mainly serves as a bedroom community for the businesses and industries in and around the nearby city of Elko. It is pa ...
, in the United States. Part of the Elko County School District, its mascot is the Spartan and the school's colors are purple, silver, and black.
History
In 1993, Spring Creek High School was built to help with the population boom in Elko County. SCHS sits in the middle of Spring Creek, Nevada, a small
bedroom community
A commuter town is a populated area that is primarily residential rather than commercial or industrial. Routine travel from home to work and back is called commuting, which is where the term comes from. A commuter town may be called by many o ...
just south of
Elko. Spring Creek has a population just over 10,000. It has a total area of . The first graduating class at Spring Creek High was the Class of 1996
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
The Spring Creek Spartans compete in the
Northern 3A, which belongs to the
NIAA.
*Girls Track won the 3A State Title from 2000–2006.
*Wrestling 4 time 3A State Champions
NIAA state championships
*Football - 1997,
*Basketball (Girls) - 2006, 2007, 2009
*Cross Country (Girls) - 1994-1997
*Softball - 1996, 2000
*Track and Field (Girls) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
*Wrestling -1996, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
*Golf - 1997
Music
The Spring Creek music department had seen success early in the program's short history. The Marching Spartans have four state titles in the small band division (1996, 1998, 2015, 2016), marched in the
Hollywood Christmas Parade
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in 1998, and toured the Basque country in Northern Spain and Southern France in 1999.
References
External links
WebsiteElko County School District
Educational institutions established in 1993
Public high schools in Nevada
Schools in Elko County, Nevada
School buildings completed in 1993
1993 establishments in Nevada
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