Principal Chad williams Teaching staff 17 (as of 2005-06) Student to teacher ratio 14.0 | Staff 11 Grades 7-12 | |
School district Ririe School District #252 | ||
Ririe High School is a public high school in Ririe, Idaho.
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Historically, it is notable for being the first school in USA history to sue to withdraw from a County School District. It won the suit in 1963 and formed its own independent school district, #252, with its own superintendent and school board.
History
Ririe High School has been a member of the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools since 1945.
Campus
The junior senior high school consists of one building with grades 7 & 8 on the right wing and grades 9-12 on the other wing.
Extracurricular activities
Activities available to Ririe students include 4-H, band, choir, dance team, drama, golf, scholastic bowl, Business Professionals of America, and Spanish club. In 2007 Ririe had its first FCCLA teams both of which won gold in the state competitions. The teams then went on to compete in the nationals in California. Ririe's BPA usually sends at least one team to compete in the State competitions every year, led by their teacher Becky Webster.
Athletics
The Ririe Bulldogs compete in the Nuclear Conference in the Idaho High School Activities Association 2A class. Ririe fields teams in interscholastic competition in basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The wrestling team has always placed highly, due to the influences of their coach and the Government teacher, who for many years was highly valued for his experience in the Southwestern regions of Idaho until his retirement. In the 2014-2015 season, Ririe made history by winning the wrestling state championship for the first time, and by the slimmest of margins: one half of a point, beating out New Plymouth. They went on to win it a second time the next year by nearly 100 points, though the Head Coach, Chris Harris, was suspended for a violation relating to the number of events.
Curriculum
In addition to its regular curriculum, Ririe students can take vocational courses through Eastern Idaho Technical College.