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{{IdahoSchool | name=Twin Falls High School

{{Infobox school

| image=[[Image:bruins_logo.jpg|120px|Twin Falls High School]]

| name = Twin Falls High School

| type=[[Public school|Public]]

| image = [[File:bruins logo.jpg|120px|Twin Falls High School]]

| principal=Ben Allen

| streetaddress = 1615 Filer Avenue East

| faculty=67

| city = [[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]]

| grades=10-12

| state = [[Idaho]]

| enrollment=1,451

| zipcode = 83301

| class=5A

| country = [[United States]]

| mascot=Bruins

| coordinates = {{Coord|42.572|N|114.453|W|display=inline, title|format=dms}}

| colors=Columbia, Navy and White

| type = [[Public school (government funded)|Public]]<ref name=review>{{cite web|url=http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/22957|title=Twin Falls Senior High School|publisher=Public School Review|accessdate=2009-04-29}}</ref>

| city=Twin Falls, ID

| established = 1907<ref name=review />

| website=http://www.tfhsbruins.com/

| principal = Ryan Nesmith <ref name=IHSAA>{{cite web|url=http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf|title=Idaho High School Activities Association|publisher=IHSAA|access-date=2009-04-29|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717034723/http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/08-09FINALDirectory.pdf|archive-date=2011-07-17|df=}}</ref>

| faculty = 53.18 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>

| ratio = 22.72<ref name=NCES/>

| grades = 9–12 <ref name=review />

| athletics = [[Idaho High School Activities Association#Classification|IHSAA Class 4A]]

| conference = [[Idaho High School Activities Association#4A Conferences|Great Basin (West)]]

| team_name = Bruins<ref name=IHSAA />

| nickname =

| rival = [[Canyon Ridge High School|Canyon Ridge]]

| newspaper = The Bruin News

| yearbook = Bruin

| website = {{URL|www.tfhsbruins.com}}

| enrollment = 1,208 (2019–20)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=1603240&SchoolPageNum=2&ID=160324000555|title=TWIN FALLS HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=May 28, 2021}}</ref>

| colors = [[Columbia blue]], navy blue, white<ref name=IHSAA /> {{color box|#9BDDFF}} {{color box|navy}} {{color box|white}}

}}

'''Twin Falls High School''' is a public [[highsecondary school]] in [[Twin Falls, Idaho]]., Itone isof thetwo maintraditional high schoolschools operated by the [[Twin Falls School District|Twin Falls School District #411]].<ref>[http://www.tfsd.k12.id.us/tfsd/schools/schools.html Twin Falls School District – Schools] (accessed 29 August 2001)</ref>

==School history==

Twin Falls High School was founded in [[1907]]. The school was originally located on Shoshone Street next to the Twin Falls County Courthouse. It moved to its present Filer Avenue ___location in the 1950s.

Twin Falls High School was founded in 1907. Citizens passed a bond in 1909 to construct the high school building and a supplemental [[government bond|bond]] in 1911 to complete construction. Formal dedication of the original high school, located on Shoshone Street next to the [[Twin Falls County, Idaho|Twin Falls County]] [[Courthouse]], occurred in February 1912.

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==Athletics==

As the only regular public high school in a city of nearly 40,000, Twin Falls High School is one of largest in Idaho. As such it has faced overcrowding problems in recent years. To alleviate this, an as-yet unnamed public high school will be built in western Twin Falls by [[2009]]. It is said to be started on construction in either the months of April or May of 2007. It will hold grades 9-12, rather than the current 10-12. When completed it is assumed Twin Falls High School will retain jurisdiction over the eastern half of the city.

Until 2009, TFHS was among the largest high schools in the state, classified as 5A (enrollment over 1,280 students) by the [[Idaho High School Activities Association|IHSAA]]. With the opening of [[Canyon Ridge High School]] in western Twin Falls in August 2009, both schools were classified as 4A (four-year enrollment between 640 and 1,279).<ref>[http://www.idhsaa.org/directory/school.aspx?sid=1411 IDHSAA School Information]</ref> A [[crosstown rivalry]] between TFHS and CRHS has since developed.<ref>[http://magicvalley.com/twin-falls-canyon-ridge-rivalry/collection_16bee35e-f53e-11e0-be58-001cc4c03286.html Twin Falls-Canyon Ridge Rivalry] (accessed 24 December 2011)</ref>

With the move to down to 4A in 2009, TFHS also changed conferences. It is currently a member of the [[Idaho High School Activities Association#4A Conferences|Great Basin (West) Conference]], competing against Canyon Ridge, [[Burley High School|Burley]], [[Jerome High School (Jerome, Idaho)|Jerome]], [[Minico High School|Minico]], and [[Wood River High School (Idaho)|Wood River]], all located in south central Idaho's [[Magic Valley]].<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2009/04/14/sports/local_state/159467.txt Hicks is here CRHS football coach meets players]</ref>

Twin Falls High School's yearbook is the Bruin. ''Bruin News'' is the school's student newspaper.

Twin Falls won the 5A state championship in [[High school football|football]] in 2004 and in boys' [[High school basketball|basketball]] in 2006. After dropping to Class 4A, the Bruins won the boys' state basketball championship in 2010, and the state baseball championship in 2011<ref name=base114a>{{cite web |url=http://www.idahosports.com/tournaments/brackets/1011/baseball/4A.aspx |publisher=IdahoSports.com |title=2011 4A State Baseball Bracket |date=May 21, 2011 |accessdate=October 13, 2012}}</ref> and 2014.<ref name=base1144a>{{cite web |url=http://www.idahosports.com/tournaments/brackets/1314/baseball/4A.aspx |publisher=IdahoSports.com |title=2014 4A State Baseball Bracket |date=May 17, 2014 |accessdate=May 21, 2014}}</ref>

== Notable Alumni ==

The [[water polo]] team and bowling team won state championships in 2007. The boys' cross country has won three state titles in a row since 2007, and both golf teams have won many state titles, as well. The Bruin track team won many championships in the 1970s and continue to be a state power. The last state team track championship was in 1997. The boys' soccer team became state champions in 1992, only three years after the team was founded.

*[[W. Mark Felt]] - Class of 1931

*[[Gary Puckett]]

*[[Bruce Bastian]], co-founder of [[WordPerfect]] - Class of 1966

*[[Allyson Swan]], [[Miss Idaho USA]] 2006

===State titles===

== External links ==

Boys

* [http://www.tfhsbruins.com/ TFHS Official Web Site]

* Football (1): 2004<ref name=footstch>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082837/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/Football.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} – Idaho high school football – state champions</ref>

* Cross Country (6): ''fall'' 1970, 1971, 1976, 2007, 2008; <small>(4A)</small> 2009 <ref name=xc>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/CrossCountry.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082808/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/CrossCountry.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} Cross Country champions through 2011</ref>

* Soccer (1): 1992 <small>''(unofficial until 2000)''</small> <ref name=socvol>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082833/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/SoccerVolleyball.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} Soccer champions – through 2011</ref>

* Basketball (3): 1974, 2006; <small>(4A)</small> 2010, 2014 <ref name=hoops>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082745/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysBasketball.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} – Basketball champions – through 2012</ref>

* Baseball (4): 1988, 1990; <small>(4A)</small> 2011,<ref name=base114a/> 2014<ref name=base1144a/>

* Track (11): 1925, 1928, 1948, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1993, 1997 <ref>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321014914/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/BoysTrack.pdf |date=2014-03-21 }} – Track champions – through 2012</ref>

* Golf (18): 1956, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1981, 1993, 1997, 2005, 2007; <small>(4A)</small> 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 <ref name=golf>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GolfRecords.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321022406/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GolfRecords.pdf |date=2014-03-21 }} – Golf champions – through 2012</ref>

Girls

* Cross Country (8): 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2016, 2024<ref name=xc/>

* Track (9): 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1987 <ref>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsTrack.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082825/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/GirlsTrack.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} – Girls Track champions – through 2012</ref>

* Golf (11): 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009 <ref name=golf/>

* Soccer (1): 2021

* Volleyball (1): 2024

Coed

* Tennis (1): 2000 <ref name=tennis>[http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/TennisRecords.pdf idhsaa.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415082752/http://www.idhsaa.org/Records/1011/TennisRecords.pdf |date=2012-04-15 }} – Tennis champions – through 2012</ref>

==Enrollment==

Twin Falls High School's final year as the only regular public high school in Twin Falls was 2008–09. The year also represented the final year Twin Falls High School did not include [[Ninth grade|9th grade]]. Beginning in August 2009, both Twin Falls and Canyon Ridge included grades 9 through 12. Twin Falls High School draws its students from the eastern half of the city.<ref>[http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2008/05/13/news/local_state/136588.txt Twin Falls School Board sets zones for high schools]</ref>

==Notable alumni==

*[[Keith G. Allred]] – [[Columbia University|Columbia]] and [[Harvard]] professor, mediator, 2010 [[Idaho]] gubernatorial candidate, Class of 1983

*[[Bruce Bastian]] – [[WordPerfect]] co-founder, Class of 1966

*[[G. Richard Bevan]] – [[Idaho Supreme Court]] justice, Class of 1977

*[[King Block (American football)|King Block]] – college football coach, Class of 1947

*[[Paul Durham]] – musician, lead singer Black Lab, Class of 1986

*[[Logan Easley]] – professional baseball player<ref>{{cite news |title=Twin Falls' Easley wins game against Phillies |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112526411/twin-falls-easley-wins-game-against/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=[[Times-News (Idaho)|The Times-News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=24 April 1989 |pages=11}}</ref>

*[[Mark Felt]] – [[Watergate]] informant "[[Deep Throat (Watergate)|Deep Throat]]", [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] executive, Class of 1931

*[[H. George Frederickson]] – president of [[Eastern Washington University]] 1977–1987, [[University of Kansas]] professor, Class of 1952

*[[Casdon Jardine]] - Professional basketball player

*[[Bob Martyn]] – professional baseball player ([[Kansas City Athletics]]), Class of 1948

*[[Gary Puckett]] – pop singer, musician, [[Gary Puckett and the Union Gap]], Class of 1960

*[[Andy Toolson]] – [[Utah Jazz]] [[NBA]] player, [[BYU]] basketball player, [[BYU]] assistant basketball coach, Class of 1984

*[[Cy Sneed]] – professional baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://magicvalley.com/sports/local/twin-falls-cy-sneed-earns-gatorade-player-of-the-year/article_0fab0bd4-8c88-11e0-b842-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Twin Falls' Cy Sneed earns Gatorade Player of the Year honors|first=David |last=Bashore|date=June 2, 2011|work=Twin Falls Times-News|accessdate=May 21, 2016}}</ref>

*[[Allyson Swan]] – 2004 Miss Rodeo Idaho, 2005 [[Miss Rodeo America]] first runner-up, 2006 [[Miss Idaho USA]], Class of 2001

*[[Ralf Youtz]] – musician, Class of 1990

==See also==

{{portal|Idaho|Schools}}

*[[List of high schools in Idaho]]

==References==

{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==

* {{official website|http://www.tfhsbruins.com/}}

* [http://www.tfhsalumni.com/ TFHSAlumni.com]

* [http://www.bruinfootball.info TFHS Football]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117111312/http://www.tfsd.k12.id.us/tfsd/index.html Twin Falls School District #411]

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