Wheat Ridge High School
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| Wheat Ridge High School | |
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9505 West 32nd Avenue , Colorado 80033 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°45′48″N 105°6′15″W / 39.76333°N 105.10417°W |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Established | 1896 |
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 |
| CEEB code | 061450 |
| NCES School ID | 080480000803[1] |
| Principal | Lisa Mahannah[2] |
| Teaching staff | 51.67 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 932 (2024–25) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 18.04 |
| Campus type | Suburban, Large |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Mascot | Farmer |
| Newspaper | The Haystack |
| Feeder schools | Everitt Middle School |
| Website | wheatridge |
Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Part of Jefferson County Public Schools, the school enrolled 932 students in the 2024–25 academic year.
Academics
[edit]Enrollment
[edit]In the 2024–25 academic year, Wheat Ridge High School enrolled 932 students and employed 51.67 classroom teachers (on a full-time equivalent basis), for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.04.[1]
Extracurricular activities
[edit] | This section needs additional citations for verification. (June 2022) |
Athletics
[edit]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),[3] 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
[edit]- Don Alley, NFL player[4]
- Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actress[5]
- 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[6]
- Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)[7]
- Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activist,[8] Presidential Medal of Freedom winner [9]
- Ray Johnson, football player[10]
- Annie Kunz, Olympic athlete (track and field)[11]
- Terry Kunz, NFL player[12]
- Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress[13]
- Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television host[14]
- Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC[15]
- Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter[16]
- 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[17]
- Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Wheat Ridge High School (080480000803)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Principal - Wheat Ridge High School". Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Denver's Tim Gill joins Hillary Clinton, George Soros and Denzel Washington in receiving nation's highest civilian honor". The Colorado Sun. Associated Press. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ^ "RAY JOHNSON". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ KUSA Sports (August 4, 2021). "Annie Kunz carrying on family's athletic name". 9News.
- ^ Moss, Irv (October 3, 2012). "Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback". Denver Post. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
- ^ Al Lewis (February 24, 2006). "Porn star beating on dollars' door". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan". Mile High News.
- ^ "Fight Night". Westword. July 5, 2007.
- ^ 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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