Connell High School
Coordinates: 46°39′44″N 118°52′19″W / 46.66222°N 118.87194°W
| Connell High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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1100 W Clark Road Connell, WA 99326 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | North Franklin School District |
| Principal | Mr. Bill Walker |
| Color(s) | Purple Gold |
| Information | (509) 234-2921 |
| Website | https://www.nfsd.org |
Connell High School is a public high school located in Connell, Washington, serving a little over 500 students in grades 9–12.[1]
The current principal is Bill Walker. The school's athletics nickname is the Eagles.[2] Connell High School is part of the North Franklin School District in Franklin County, Washington. The school draws students from Connell, Washington and the surrounding towns of Mesa, Washington, Eltopia, Washington, and Basin City, Washington. The school's student body is roughly 64 percent Hispanic, 32 percent White, and 2 percent Asian.
Athletics[]
Connell High School has a variety of sports programs and extracurricular activities in which students are allowed to participate. These include Football, Cross-Country, Volleyball, Soccer, Basketball, Wrestling, Track and field, Softball, Baseball, and Cheerleading. Since 2006 Connell has been a member of the SCAC East athletic conference after the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association reclassified its divisions. At that time Connell dropped from AA to A.
Football[]
The football program is one of Connell's most successful athletic programs winning state championships in 2002[1], 2009,[3] and 2011,[4] and finishing as runner up in 1973, 2006[4], 2007[5], and 2010.[5] The team has also finished third four times in 1998, 2004, 2005, and 2015. Since 2000, the Eagles have consistently been among the best high school programs in the state making the State playoffs 13 times. Wayne Riner has been the most successful football coach in Connell history after becoming head coach in 2000.
References[]
- ^ GreatSchools.org
- ^ "School Website". Archived from the original on 2013-04-15. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
- ^ Ringer, Sandy. "Connell Tops Cascade Christian 28-7, Seattle Times, 5 December 2009
- ^ Ringer, Sandy. "Matt Hadley Leads Connell past Cascade Christian 28-7" Seattle Times, 3 December 2011
- ^ Massey, Matt. "Cascade Christian rallies to top Connell, 42-35". Seattle Times 4 December 2010
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