Chaparral High School (Parker, Colorado)

Chaparral High School (Parker, Colorado)

Infobox_School
name =Chaparral High School


motto =
established =1997
type =
affiliation =
district =Douglas County Public Schools
grades =9-12
principal =Ron Peterson
faculty =
staff =183
students =
enrollment =2600 [http://www.chsaa.org/schools/schools.asp?schoolId=538 Colorado High School Activities Association profile for Chaparral High School] . Accessed 1 December 2006.]
athletics =5A
conference =Continental League
colors =navy, red, white and gold color box|navycolor box|redcolor box|whitecolor box|gold
mascot =Wolverine
location =15655 Brookstone Drive, Parker, Colorado
information =303-387-3533
website =http://www.chaparralhs.org/

Chaparral High School is a public high school located in Parker, Colorado, United States. It is a part of Douglas County School District RE-1.

The school is notable in Colorado for how it came to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit. Chaparral student Cody Schmidt died in 2003 after his heart stopped while in gym class, spurring his parents to raise funds to acquire AED units for other Douglas County schools. [Augé, Karen. [http://preview.denverpost.com/news/ci_3622533 "Parents push for lifesaving gear"] . "Denver Post", 21 March 2006. Accessed 1 December 2006.]

Extracurricular Activities

Chaparral High School offers over thirty activity organizations, the majority of which are open to all interested students. Service organizations include Link Crew, a mentor program for incoming freshman; Interact; National Honor Society; Peer Counseling; and Student Government. Competitive activities which allow students to earn a varsity letter include Speech and Debate, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA Marching Band, Drama Choir, Orchestra and Journalism.

Chaparral also has several club sports which have earned state recognition such as Boys and Girls Rugby, Ice Hockey, Inline Hockey and Boys Volleyball.

Chaparral Activities have earned numerous state and national recognition and awards. Chaparral’s activities have also traveled nationally and internationally. The CHS band and orchestra have traveled to Ireland and the select choir has traveled to Germany.The Chaparral marching band has a strong history in competition under the direction of Orlando Otis. The band has appeared in the Hollywood Christmas Parade.

The school has hosted an annual jazz festival, the Chaparral High School High Plains Jazz Festival, since 1996.

Honor Societies

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) was founded in 1978 to inspire and recognize scholarship and art in the development of creativity, character, service and leadership. NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community.

Every September 10th-12th grade students whom hold a GPA of a 3.0 or higher and have completed two or more art classes are formally invited to apply for membership.

Clubs

Aerospace Sponsor - Mark Kelly Amensty International Sponsors - David Barnhardt,Carol Hendry Amnesty is devoted to fighting for human rights for people around the world.One Eighty (Bible Club ) Sponsors - Carol Godfrey, Jill KaminskiClub AsiaCrafts Guild ClubExtreme ChessFCAFencing ClubFilm AddictsFrench ClubGerman ExchangeGuitar 101Junior Statesmen of AmericaModel UNMulticultural DanceOtaku ClubRecyclingScienceSki/SnowboardSpanishThespiansUltimate FrisbeeEcon Club General

Co-Curricular ActivitiesBandChoirDECAFBLAFCCLATSAPeer CounselingLink CrewNewspaperSpeech and DebateStudent GovernmentYearbook

Club Sports

Boys VolleyballIce hockeyInline HockeyGirls RugbyBoys RugbyUnified BasketballUnified Soccer

Other clubs in the school include Guitar Hero Club, Asian Culture Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, Chess Club, and more.

Sports

"Fall"

*Volleyball
*Football
*Boys Tennis
*Cross Country
*Cheerleading
*Poms
*Boys' Soccer
*Softball
*Boys' Golf
*Gymnastics
*Unified Soccer

"Winter"

*Girls' Basketball
*Wrestling
*Cheerleading
*Poms
*Boys' Basketball
*Girls' Swimming

"Spring"

*Track
*Girls' Golf
*Baseball
*Girls' Tennis
*Girls' Soccer
*Boys' Swimming
*Boys' Lacrosse
*Girls' Lacrosse

"Club Sports"

*Boys' Volleyball
*Girls' Rugby
*Boys' Rugby
*Unified Basketball
*Ice Hockey
*Inline Hockey

References

External links

* [http://www.chaparralhs.org/ Chaparral High School]
* [http://www.chaparralband.org/ Chaparral High School Band]


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