Truckee High School is one of two high schools in the Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District. The district is based in the Lake Tahoe area town of Truckee in eastern Nevada County, California.

Truckee High School
Address
Map
11725 Donner Pass Rd

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96161

United States
Coordinates39°19′29″N 120°12′59″W / 39.32475°N 120.21637°W / 39.32475; -120.21637
Information
TypePublic Secondary
Established1951
School districtTahoe-Truckee Unified School District
PrincipalJohn Neuberger
Grades9th12th
Enrollment852 (2023-2024) https://www.ttusd.org/domain/96
Color(s)Silver, Scarlet, and White
MascotWolverine
RivalSouth Tahoe
WebsiteMain page

History

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During the 1940s, plans were made to build a school to serve the Lake Tahoe, Truckee and Donner Lake areas of California. The Tahoe-Truckee Unified School District purchased a US$2,000 site next to U.S. Highway 40 (now Interstate 80), choosing Gordon Stafford as the building's architect in April 1949. Construction of the school began in June 1950 under Mervin Gardner Company of Reno, Nevada.[1]

In September 1951, the Tahoe-Truckee High School officially opened. Delayed construction on the building led to the school opening two weeks late, with only three classrooms being completed at the time.[2][3]

During the early 1970s, plans were announced by the school district to create a new high school in the North Tahoe-Truckee area, naming it North Tahoe High School.[4] It opened in 1974.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tahoe-Truckee Dedication to be Held Tonight". The Union. September 13, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "High School Finally Opens". The Union. October 1, 1951. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "29 Days Lost at Tahoe School". The Union. February 1, 1952. p. 2. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "2 New Schools Receive Names". The Sacramento Bee. November 14, 1972. p. B3. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  5. ^ Van Vliet, Jim (September 21, 1974). "Dalton Finds Paradise at North Tahoe". The Sacramento Bee. p. B2. Retrieved February 17, 2025.