Cheney High School is a four-year public high school in Cheney, Washington, United States serving the Cheney School District. The school has a population of 1,300 students in grades 9–12, with more than 70 full-time equivalent teaching staff. Cheney athletic teams compete in the Greater Spokane League (3A class) as the Blackhawks, and the school colors are red and black.
| Cheney High School | |
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| Address | |
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460 North 6th Street , 99004 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°29′53″N 117°34′37″W / 47.498°N 117.577°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Cheney School District |
| NCES School ID | 530123000223[1] |
| Principal | Brett Hale[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,476 (2022-2023)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.18[1] |
| Color(s) | Red and Black |
| Mascot | Blackhawks |
| Yearbook | Titocom |
| Website | chs |
Reports of sexual abuse
editCheney high schools music director from 1982-1986 Micheal Alstad has been accused of abusing students at the time he worked at the school. the student that claimed to have been abused by Micheal Alstad had said that the Cheney school district had known that he was abusing students but had not done anything to stop him.[3][4]
Building
editIn 1929, voters approved the construction of a new high school, after school district consolidation was anticipated to exceed the capacity of the existing building, which was completed in 1913. Plans were drawn up to move the junior high into the 1913 building, demolish an older building (1893) and reuse its bricks for the construction of a new school. The first event at the new building was a basketball game against Davenport High School, held on January 7, 1930; students and teachers moved in two weeks later, on January 22.[5]
In 1966, a new open-campus high school was built at the present location on North 6th Street;[6] junior high classes were moved to the 1930 high school, which was renamed Fisher Junior High. When the new junior high school building was completed in 1977, the 1930 high school building was taken over and reused as administrative offices by the school district until 2012,[5] when offices were moved to the former Nike missile base designated F-37 on Andrus Road near Four Lakes.[7][8]
The high school was remodeled in 1970 and 1993 to enclose the campus and add a second story, totaling 177,013 sq ft (16,445.0 m2) of floor area; a new addition was completed in 2020 to add 17 classrooms, a student commons, auditorium, and athletic facilities, with a total combined area of 232,000 sq ft (21,600 m2).[9][10] The total cost of the expansion was estimated at $28.53 million in 2017.[11]
Activities
editCheney High School competes in the Greater Spokane League (GSL), moving up to the WIAA 3A classification for the 2020–21 school year.[12] Previously, Cheney had competed in the Great Northern League (GNL), which was reorganized from the Frontier League in 1998,[13] in the 2A/AA class. In 2002, Cheney entered the GSL as a 3A class school, but was reclassed to 2A in 2004 and returned to the GNL.[14]
State championships
editSource:[15]
- Boys cross country: 1989
- Girls cross country: 2012
- Boys golf: 1989
- Boys soccer: 2013
- Boys tennis: 1981
- Boys track and field: 2018
- Boys wrestling: 1989
- Volleyball: 1987
Notable alumni
edit- Michael P. Anderson ('77), astronaut
- Steve Emtman ('88), professional football player
References
edit- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Cheney High School (530123000223)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ "Cheney High School Staff". Cheney High School. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "www.kxly.com".
- ^ "www.columbian.com".
- ^ a b Blalock, Minnie (August 26, 2016). "1930 Cheney High School". Cheney Historical Museum. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Blalock, Minnie (June 10, 2016). "Looking back: New Cheney High School". Cheney Historical Museum. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Francovich, Eli (May 13, 2017). "Cold War era missile base now administrative heart of Cheney schools". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Four Lakes ANGS, Washington (BRAC 2005)". Air Force Civil Engineer Center. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheney High School Modernization & Expansion". ALSC Architects. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Cheney High School Modernization & Expansion, presentation to City of Cheney". City of Cheney. April 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ McCallum, John (November 2, 2017). "Cheney High School renovations over budget". Cheney Free Press. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ Wiebe, Stephan (October 9, 2019). "Pullman, Clarkston set to join Greater Spokane League". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ Trimmer, Dave; Derrick, Chris (October 2, 1997). "Some Schools Won't Like How Numbers Add Up". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "The League of Champions - League Info - League History". Greater Spokane League. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Washington Interscholastic Athletics Association. Tournament History: Championship Information.