Jerome High School (Jerome, Idaho)

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Jerome High School
Address
104 North Tiger Dr. Jerome , Idaho 83338 United States
Information
School type	Public, high school
School district	Jerome School District (#261)
Principal	Nathan Tracey[1]
Teaching staff	61.92 (FTE) (2022–23)[2]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	1,215 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	19.62 (2022–23)[2]
Color(s)	Black and orange[1]
Athletics	IHSAA Class 4A[1]
Athletics conference	Great Basin (West)
Mascot	Tiger[1]
Yearbook	Tiger
Feeder schools	Jerome Middle School
Website	www.jeromeschools.org/index.php/en/jerome-high-school

Jerome High School is a four-year public high school located in Jerome, Idaho,[3] the only traditional high school operated by the Jerome Joint School District #261.[4] The school colors are black and orange and the mascot is a tiger.[5]

Athletics

Jerome competes in athletics in IHSAA Class 4A in the Great Basin (West) Conference with Burley, Minico and Wood River, all located in the Magic Valley region of Idaho.[5] Twin Falls and the new Canyon Ridge, both located in Twin Falls, joined the conference in August 2009.[6]

Jerome Tigers sports teams, particularly the boys' football team, are locally referred to as "J-Town."[7] In the fall of 2008, the "J-Town" football team made it to the state finals for the first time in over 20 years, but lost to the Hillcrest Knights.[8]

State titles

Boys

• Football (1): fall (A-2, now 3A) 1985, 1986 (official with introduction of A-2 playoffs, fall 1978)[9]
  • (unofficial poll titles - 0) (poll introduced in 1963, through 1977)
• Cross Country (13): fall (B, now 3A) 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986[10] (introduced in 1964)
• Soccer (1): fall[11](introduced in 2000)
• Basketball (1): (A-2, now 3A) 1987[12]
• Wrestling (1): (A, now 5A) 1975[13] (introduced in 1958)
• Track (17): (A-2, now 3A) 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998[14]
• Golf (5):(B, now 3A) 1988, 1989, 1995[15] (introduced in 1956)
• Tennis: (see below, combined team until 2008)

Girls

• Cross Country (10): fall (B, now 3A) 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990[10] (introduced in 1974)
• Basketball (1): (4A) 2004[16] (introduced in 1976)
• Track (10): (A-2, now 3A) 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1991, 1998; (A-1, now 5A) 1999; (A-1 Div II, now 4A) 2001; (4A) 2002, 2011[17] (introduced in 1971)

Combined

• Tennis (6): (B, now 3A) 1970(t), 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997[18] (introduced in 1963, combined until 2008)

Band

The JHS Band has been, officially, nicknamed the "Ambush of Tigers Marching Unit/Force". The Ambush has been ranked in the top ten in Idaho for the past four years. The director of the Band is Mr. Hiroshi Fukuoka. The band currently consists of 20 to 25 members. In 2009–2010, the Ambush became the District 4 State Champions, beating the Burley High School "Burley Bobcat Band", in two out of three of their competitions, for the award, the first time that the "Ambush of Tigers" have ever won the award. The Pep Band has helped the school win the Sportsmanship Award three consecutive years, until the Band and school were beaten out for the award this year, amid controversy, to rival Twin Falls High School Bruins in the IHSAA Girls State Championship Tournament. The Band also lost the Sportsmanship award in the IHSAA Boys State Championship Tournament.

References

1. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
2. "Search for Public Schools - JEROME HIGH SCHOOL (160159000284)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
3. "Jerome High School" (PDF). Jerome School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
4. "Jerome School District - Jerome High School". Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
5. IDHSAA School Information
6. Hicks is here CRHS football coach meets players
7. "COLUMN: Everything once again". Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
8. "2008 4A State Football Tournament". IHSAA. November 21, 2008. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
9. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Idaho high school football - state champions
10. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Cross Country champions through 2011
11. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Soccer champions - through 2013
12. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Basketball champions - through 2012
13. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Wrestling champions - through 2012
14. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Track champions - through 2012
15. idhsaa.org Archived 2014-03-21 at the Wayback Machine - Golf champions - through 2012
16. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Basketball champions - through 2012
17. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Girls Track champions - through 2012
18. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine - Tennis champions - through 2012

External links

• Official site
• Jerome School District #261

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