Connell High School
46°39′44″N 118°52′19″W / 46.66222°N 118.87194°W
| Connell High School | |
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| Location | |
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1100 W Clark Road Connell, WA 99326 | |
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| 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 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
[edit]Connell High School has a variety of sports programs and extracurricular activities in which students are allowed to participate. Sports 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
[edit]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 in third place 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.
Notable alumni
[edit]- Clint Didier, American football player and politician[6][7]
- Spencer Hadley (2008), American football linebacker[8]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ Franklin, Robert; Didier, Alice (2016-08-12) [2016-07-12]. "Interview with Alice Didier". Hanford History Project. Archived from the original on 2022-09-29. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
We were big boosters of Connell High School, because all our boys—Clint played—my one son played in the NFL for nine years.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Clint Didier". Columbia Basin College Athletic Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
Clint Didier's football career began at Connell High School before he took his talents to junior college powerhouse Columbia Basin College.
- ^ "Spencer Hadley". Archived from the original on 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
Spencer Hadley came to BYU as an all-area first-team receiver, defensive back and kick returner from Connell High School in Washington.
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