History
Reno High was the first high school in Reno, which is celebrated by its well-known motto: "Reno High-- older than Reno". High school students in Reno were originally taught in the basement of a building on the corner of First and Virginia streets, on the future site of the Mapes Hotel. In 1869 students were moved to a one-room school, and in 1879, due to Reno's expanding population, a larger high school, called "Central School," built near Arlington and Fourth Streets. This school was commonly referred to as "Reno High School" and 1879 is the generally accepted date of the school's founding. In 1910 a fire in the chemistry lab destroyed the school's main building. The school was rebuilt in downtown Reno in 1912, at a site now occupied by the Old Sundowner Casino. The architecture of the 1912 campus closely resembled that of present-day Mt. Rose elementary school at Lander Street and La Rue Avenue, and McKinley School on Riverside Drive.
In 1951, Reno High moved to its current location on Booth and Foster streets, south of the Truckee River and Idlewild Park. The 71 acres (29 ha) campus is less than 200 yd (180 m) from the Truckee River.
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