Wheat Ridge High School
Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.
| Wheat Ridge High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
9505 West 32nd Avenue , Colorado 80033 United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Established | 1886 |
| School district | Jefferson County School District R-1 |
| CEEB code | 061450 |
| Principal | Lisa Mahannah |
| Staff | 67.45 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,204 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 17.85[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | 4A |
| Athletics conference | 4A Jefferson County (general) 3A League 4 (football) |
| Mascot | Farmers |
| Rival | Golden High School |
| Website | wheatridge |
Extracurricular activities
Athletics
State championship titles:
- Baseball: 1992 (5A)
- Boys' ice hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)
- Girls' ice hockey: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)
- Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)
- Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979, 1981, (I)2007
- Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)
- Football: 1966 (AAA),[2] 1967 (AAA), 1973 (AAA), 1994 (4A), 1996 (4A), 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2010 (4A)
- Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)
- Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)
- Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2013 (4A)
- Girls' soccer: 2009, 2010
- Girls' swimming: 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A)
- Boys' tennis: 1991 (6A)
- Boys' track and field: 1942 (B), 1944 (B), 1945 (B), 1946 (B), 1950 (B), 1978 (AAA)
- Girls' track and field: 1978 (AAA)
- Girls' volleyball: 1987 (4A), 1990 (5A)
- Marching band: 1993 (4A), 1996
- Winter Percussion: 2004 (PSA), 2013 (PSA), 2016 (PSCA), 2017 (PSCA), 2018(PSCA)
Notable alumni
- Don Alley, NFL player[3]
- Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actress[4]
- Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt University basketball player (1972–1976), Golden State Warriors draft pick (1976), two-time NCAA Academic All-American, and Sunkist High School All-American[5]
- Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)[6]
- Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activist[7]
- Ray Johnson, football player[8]
- Terry Kunz, NFL player[9]
- Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress[10]
- Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television host[11]
- Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC[12]
- Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter[13]
- Freddie Steinmark, starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of I Play to Win, published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971[14]
- Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960
See also
References
- "WHEAT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
- Forbes, Brian (2006-09-30). "Wheat Ridge still savors state title team, 40 years later". Denver Post.
- Don Alley
- Bornstein, Lisa (2006-04-15). "'Wicked' role good news for rising Denver actress. Rocky Mountain News .
- Bluestein, Larry (2006-1-10). "Colorado: Still Churning Out the Talent". MSLCombines.com.
- basketball-reference.com profile.
- Kim, Myung Oak and Burt Hubbard (2006-10-23). "For Gill, it's not about the money". Rocky Mountain News.
- "RAY JOHNSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- Moss, Irv (October 3, 2012). "Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback". Denver Post. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- Al Lewis (2006-02-24). "Porn star beating on dollars' door". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
- Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan". Mile High News.
- "Fight Night". Westword. 2007-07-05.
- Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis". Denver Post.
- "Freddie Joe Steinmark". The Handbook of Texas Online.
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