Carson High School - Carson City, Nevada/NV

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Carson High School

1111 North Saliman Road, Carson City, NV, 89701-3272 -

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Definition of Terms

Carson High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Carson City County, NV

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2523 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

117 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 873 students

Grade 10 - 687 students

Grade 11 - 531 students

Grade 12 - 432 students

This School

(NV) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:22

1:21

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NV) School Average

% American Indian	3%	1%
% Asian	3%	7%
% Hispanic	23%	28%
% Black	1%	10%
% White	70%	51%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NV) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

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% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

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% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

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(NV) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Carson City School District

This School's Agency

(NV) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	9
Number of Students Managed	8,785 students	1,390 students
District Total Revenue	$77,277,000	$30,554,000
District Expenditure	$73,275,000	$30,598,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,796	$21,981
District Expenditure / Student	$8,341	$22,013
District Graduation Rates	92%	80%

Seahawks announce coaching staff (Everett Herald)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 02:13:02 am
Most of these hires have been known for some time now, but the Seahawks announced today the finalized coaching staff under Pete Carroll. The group includes retained defensive coordinator Gus Bradley and defensive line coach Dan Quinn.
State Parks announces poster winners (Ely Times)
posted on February 4, 2010 at 05:59:47 am
Carson City -- The Nevada Division of State Parks announced today the winners of its 75th anniversary K-12 poster contest. The posters were intended to help celebrate the establishment of the first four state parks by the Nevada Legislature in 1935.
Football. Arizona State University Football Signs 26 Players to Letters of Intent (Arizona State Sun Devils)
posted on February 3, 2010 at 11:36:07 pm
rizona State University signed 25 student-athletes to national letters of intent Wednesday to study and participate in football, head coach Dennis Erickson announced. The class consists of 19 freshmen and six junior college transfers.
Carson grad named COO of Greenspun (Nevada Appeal)
posted on February 3, 2010 at 01:35:17 pm
Bryan Allison, vice president of marketing at the tourism Web site VEGAS .com, has been named chief operating officer of Greenspun Media Group. Allison, 42, was raised in Carson City and is a 1985 graduate of Carson High School. Allison will oversee the Las Vegas Sun, LasVegas Sun.com, LasVegasWeekly, LasVegasWeekly.com, In Business Las Vegas, InBusinessLV.com, Las Vegas Magazine and Vegas2Go ...
Brewery Arts Center workshop helps filmmakers with set design (Nevada Appeal)
posted on January 31, 2010 at 12:39:03 pm
Eighteen-year-old Luke Holden, a Carson High School student who is an expert in animation, is in the midst of making his first film, "Gateway," a 20-minute production set for release sometime in May. Holden, a member of the Brewery Arts Center's club, the Northern Nevada Film Factory, for filmmakers and animators, was one of about 12 people who attended a set design workshop Saturday at the BAC ...

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Carson High School is a high school (grades 9-12) in Carson City, Nevada, United States.
Departments
Art -
Health -
Language Arts -
English -
Mathematics -
Music & Drama -
Naval Science -
Occupational -
Physical Education/Weights-
Science Fiction -
Social Studies -
Special Education-
Staff
The current principal of Carson High School is Ron Beck. The vice principals are Patrick Houlihan and Carl Henry.
Athletics
Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association State Championships
Baseball - 1972, 1979, 1992
Cross Country (Boys) - 1989, 1990, 1991, 2009
Cross Country (Girls) - 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2009
Basketball (Girls) - 1989, 1990. These teams were nationally ranked by USA Today.
Mascot
Carson High School's mascot is the Senator, indicative of Carson City being the capital of Nevada. Prior to the 1990s, the mascot could be seen clenching a cigar between his teeth—it has since been removed due to political-correctness.
Notable alumni
Bob Ayrault - former major league baseball pitcher
Dusty Bergman - baseball pitcher, currently with the Sioux City Explorers
Hobart Cavanaugh - actor
Chris Cox - Grammy nominated music producer, remixer, and DJ
Dean Heller - former Nevada Secretary of State and current congressman (R-NV)
Charlie Kerfeld, former major league baseball pitcher
Cdr. Kirk Lippold - commander of the during terrorist attack
Donovan Osborne - former major league baseball pitcher
Matt Williams - former major league baseball third baseman
Darrell Rasner - baseball pitcher, currently with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Paul Laxalt - former Nevada governor and U.S. senator

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