Campbell County High School (Wyoming)

Public secondary school in Gillette, Wyoming, United States

Campbell County High School.

CCHS, Campbell County

Address

1000 Camel Drive

Gillette

Wyoming

82716

United States

Coordinates| 44°16′56″N 105°29′17″W﻿ / ﻿44.2822°N 105.4880°W﻿ / 44.2822; -105.4880
Information
Type| Public secondary
School district| Campbell County School District #1
Principal| Chad Bourgeois [1]
Teaching staff| 75.58 (FTE)[2]
Grades| 10, 11, 12[3]
Enrollment| 1,187 (2022–23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio| 15.71[2]
Color(s)| Purple and gold [3]
Mascot| Camel[3]
Website| www-cchs.ccsd.k12.wy.us

Campbell County High School is a public secondary institution (grades 9–12) located in Gillette, Wyoming, United States.

## History

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Photo postcard of Campbell County High School circa 1930s

On December 5, 1998, Cheryl Trover, a math teacher at Campbell County High School, kidnapped and tied up her children, shot her husband John Trover with a .22-caliber pistol, and stabbed him to death with a hunting knife. She had stolen the gun from her lover of four years, John Riley, the principal at the same school. She then set fire to her pickup truck and lied to police about who committed her planned crimes. Once police suspected her she killed herself with a .270 rifle at a friend's house.[4] On December 9, 1998, principal John Riley resigned. He had worked at the high school for 15 years with 12 years as a principal.[5] The events, including scenes in the high school, were dramatized in the crime story TV shows Redrum and Murderous Affairs.[6][7]

## Notable alumni

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* Ryun Williams, women's basketball head coach, Colorado State University
* Roy Edwards, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (2015-2020)

## References

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1. ^ "Staff Directory". Campbell County High School. Campbell County High School. 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-04.
2. ^ a b c "Campbell County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
3. ^ a b c Campbell County High School 2018-19 Student/Parent Handbook (PDF). Campbell County High School. 2018.
4. ^ The News-Record staff (1998-12-10). "Police tell of Trover affair with her boss". The News-Record. Gillette, Wyoming. pp. 1, 12.
5. ^ Holbert, Deb (1998-12-09). "Principal John Riley resigns job". The News-Record. Gillette, Wyoming. pp. 1, 12.
6. ^ "School House Rocked". Redrum. Season 3. Episode 13. 2015-05-19.
7. ^ "Turmoil". Murderous Affairs. Season 1. Episode 32. 2016.

## External links

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