Columbia High School (Nampa, Idaho)

Columbia High School is a four-year public secondary school in Nampa, Idaho. The third major high school in the Nampa School District 131, Columbia opened in 2006, designed with two floors and a separate building for technology, agriculture, and shop classes. The school district shuttles students from one high school to the other to meet their class requirements. Each school has a different focus; Columbia's is technology, performing arts, and broadcasting.

Columbia High School
Location
301 Happy Valley Road

Nampa
,
Idaho

United States
Information
TypePublic
Established2006 [1]
School districtNampa S.D. (#131)
PrincipalCory Woolstenhume [2]
Faculty69.24 (FTE)[3]
Grades9–12 [4]
Enrollment1,310 (2017–18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio18.92[3]
Color(s)Gold & cardinal [2]
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 5A [2]
Athletics conferenceSouthern Idaho (4A) (SIC)
MascotWildcat [2]
RivalsNampa, Skyview
Information(208) 498-0571
Elevation2,530 ft (770 m) AMSL
Websitecolumbiahigh.nsd131.org

Naming controversy

Before the school was built, the district had decided on the name Aurora High School. The name Aurora was based on the natural phenomenon aurora borealis. Following a letter-writing campaign by students of the middle schools feeding into the future high school, in which reference was made to the character Princess Aurora in the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty, the District altered its proposed name to Columbia High School after the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Students accepted this name and it is expected to be permanent.

Performing arts

Immediately after Columbia's establishment, its Performing Arts Department initiated several activities. All choirs in 2006 got a superior in the District Three Competition. The Drama Department has put on plays such as A Girl In The Mirror, Arsenic and Old Lace, and Snoopy, as well as musicals such as Grease and Hairspray.

Athletics

Columbia competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A, the second highest classification, and are members of the Southern Idaho Conference (4A). Originally in Class 4A, Columbia moved up to 5A in the summer of 2014. Columbia moved back down to 4A in the summer of 2018.

In its first season in 2007, the baseball team won the 4A state championship.[5] The wrestling team won three consecutive 4A state championships (2009–11). The Wildcats football team made the 4A state playoffs in the fall of 2011.[6]

State titles

Boys

  • Wrestling (3): (4A) 2009, 2010, 2011 [7]
  • Baseball (1): (4A) 2007 [5] (records not kept by IHSAA)

References
  1. "Columbia High School". Nampa School District. Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  2. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  3. "COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
  4. "Columbia High School". GreatSchools.net. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  5. "2007 4A State Baseball Bracket". IdahoSports.com. May 19, 2007. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  6. "2011 4A State Football Tournament". IdahoSports.com. November 18, 2011. Archived from the original on March 27, 2012. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  7. idhsaa.org Archived April 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012

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