Carson City School District
Members of the Carson High School varsity football and cheer teams climbed to new heights Tuesday morning when they connected as seniors and teammates to reconstruct and restore Carson City’s iconic Block ‘C’ on C-Hill.
The youth gathered with coaches as early as 7 a.m. before hiking nearly two miles out-and-back to the edifice. This year was particularly special because it marks the 100-year anniversary of the beloved landmark. First constructed in 1924, the symbol has stood as a testament to community spirit and school pride and has been cherished by generations of residents and alumni alike.
The varsity teams felt compelled to make the change this week with the first home football game scheduled for this Saturday, August 17, at Carson High at 1 p.m. and the start of the new school year beginning Monday, August 19.
For several decades, the ‘C’ has seemingly undergone an annual transformation. The practice has never been a school-supported or school-sanctioned event. Nonetheless, the highly-visible landmark informally gets converted from the ‘C’ to the two-digit number of each year’s graduating class.
Tradition has typically seen the transformation take place in the last week of May or the first week of June, depending on the date of graduation. And converting the edifice back to the distinguished hillside ‘C’ has typically fallen on the combined efforts of the school’s football and cheer teams, local organizations, patriotic citizens and volunteers who understand the importance of the enduring emblem.
