Mountain Home High School (Idaho)

Mountain Home High School is a public high school in Mountain Home, Idaho, United States.[1] The only traditional high school of the Mountain Home School District (#193). It serves over 1,100 students in grades 9–12, from the city of Mountain Home and Mountain Home Air Force Base to the southwest. MHHS is located at 300 South 11th East, and the principal is Sam Gunderson.

Mountain Home High School
Location
300 South 11th East

Mountain Home
,
Idaho

United States
Coordinates43.130°N 115.685°W / 43.130; -115.685
Information
TypePublic high school
Establishedprior to 1901 [1]
1954 (current)
School districtMtn. Home S.D. (#193)
PrincipalSam Gunderson [1]
Faculty51.56 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,019 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio19.76[2]
Color(s)Orange & Black
   
AthleticsIHSAA Class 4A[3]
Athletics conferenceGreat Basin Conference
MascotTiger
NewspaperTiger Tribune
YearbookThe Prophet
Feeder schoolsMountain HomeJunior High (7–8)
Information(208) 587-2570
Elevation3,130 ft (950 m) AMSL
WebsiteMountain Home HS

The current building opened in 1954, with several additions, the latest in 2009. Previous buildings at other sites were built in 1926, 1905, and earlier, as yearbooks indicate MHHS graduates back to 1901. A three-year senior high school (10–12) for decades, freshman returned to the MHHS campus in 2009.[4] The school colors are orange and black and the mascot is a tiger. The MHHS athletic teams compete in the Great Basin Conference (GBC) in IHSAA Class 4A, the state's second-highest enrollment classification (160–319 students per class year).[3]

Mountain Home High School offers a prestigious speech and debate team, formerly run by Mr. John Petti, currently run by the illustrious and talented Ms. Jenn Shumway. Ms. Shumway is an excellent coach and her team is one of the best, currently ranked 49th in the nation.

MHHS is the largest high school in Elmore County, which includes Glenns Ferry, which competes in 2A (with a 1A enrollment).

State titles

Girls

  • Softball (2): (4A) 2009, 2010 [5] (introduced in 1997)

References
  1. "Mountain Home High School". Mountain Home School District. Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. "MOUNTAIN HOME SR HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. "Idaho High School Activities Association" (PDF). IHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-04-29.
  4. "MHHS profile & history". MHSD 193. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  5. idhsaa.org Archived 2012-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Softball champions - through 2012
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