Wood River High School (Idaho)
Coordinates: 43°31′05″N 114°17′38″W / 43.518°N 114.294°W / 43.518; -114.294
| Wood River High School | |
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| Location | |
| 950 Fox Acres Road Hailey, Idaho, U.S. |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| School district | Blaine County S.D. (#61) |
| Principal | Pete Jurovich |
| Assistant principals | Lynn Fuger Keith Nelson |
| Faculty | 59 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 823 (2011–12) |
| Color(s) | Green & White |
| Athletics | IHSAA Class 4A |
| Athletics conference | Great Basin (West) |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Feeder schools | Wood River Middle |
| Information | (208) 578-5020 |
| Elevation | 5,350 ft (1,630 m) AMSL |
| Website | Wood River High School |
Wood River High School is a public secondary school in Hailey, Idaho, one of two traditional high schools operated by the Blaine County School District #61 (the smaller Carey High School (K-12) is the other). Wood River High School serves the communities of Bellevue, Hailey, Ketchum, and Sun Valley, all in the valley of the Big Wood River, and the current campus opened in August 2003. The school colors are green and white and the mascot is a wolverine.
East of central Hailey, the elevation of the WRHS campus is 5,350 feet (1,630 m) above sea level.
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