Spanish Springs High School is a public secondary school in Sparks, Nevada

Sparks, Nevada

Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States, located east of Reno, Nevada. The 2010 U.S. Census Bureau population count was 90,264. Sparks is often referred to as half of a twin city .-Geography and Climate:...

, part of the Washoe County School District; it is one of only three public high schools within the city of Sparks.

Athletics

Spanish Springs High School is well known for both their softball and rifle teams. Both teams are nationally-ranked. The softball team won the 4A state championship in 2007 and 2008. The Cougars wrestling team went undefeated and won the state championship in 2009. The men's golf team also demonstrated success by winning the 4A State Championship in 2007 and 2009, along with the 4A Regional Championship in 2007 and 2008. 2010 5-0 then lost to mcqueen high school. Justin Farmer is still the only soccer goalie for Spanish Springs to shut out two Number 1 teams in the 2007 season.

JROTC

Spanish Springs High School features one of the top Army Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps

The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a Federal program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in high schools across the United States...

programs in the United States. In the 2008/2009 school year the program was designated a "Honor Unit with Distinction" for the eighth consecutive year.