Wheat Ridge High School

Wheat Ridge High School

Infobox_School
name = Wheat Ridge High School


motto =
established = 1886
type = Public secondary school
grades = 9-12
district = Jefferson County School District R-1
principal = Griff Wirth
staff = 90+
enrollment = 1492
athletics = 4A
conference = Jefferson County League, West Metro (football)
colors = blue and gold color box|bluecolor box|gold
mascot = Farmers
location = 9505 West 32nd Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
information = 303-982-7695
website = [http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=317 WRHS Online]

Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.

History

From the [http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/profiles/high/wheatridge.html school profile] :

Wheat Ridge High School is a “high” achieving school as rated by the Colorado Department of Education. Wheat Ridge has a rich tradition of academic and athletic excellence in Jefferson County. The school has graduated 141 National Merit Finalists, 28 Boettcher Scholars and four Fred Steinmark Award recipients. In addition to strong academic achievements, athletics, marching band, visual and performing arts, and competitive speech programs continue to excel, receiving state and national recognition.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

State championship titles [ [http://www.chsaa.org/about/pdf/champions.pdf State Team Champions] . Colorado High School Activities Association.] :
*Baseball: 1992 (5A)
*Boys ice Hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)
*Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)
*Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)
*Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979 (I)2007
*Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)
*Football: 1966 (AAA) [Forbes, Brian (2006-09-30). " [http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_4425181 Wheat Ridge still savors state title team, 40 years later] ". "Denver Post".] , 1967 (AAA), 1973 (AAA), 1994 (4A), 1996 (4A), 2006 (4A)
*Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)
*Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)
*Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A)
*Girls' swimming: 1987
*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)

State athletic records held by school athletes:
*200-yard freestyle, 4A class: Brianna Loecher, Wheat Ridge 1:50.73 2000
*500-yard freestyle, 4A class: Brianna Loecher, Wheat Ridge 4:58.74 1999

Fight Song

Fight Farmers down the field,Wheat Ridge will win.Fight on to victory,Wheat Ridge knows no defeat.So roll up a mighty score, Never give in!Shoulder to shoulder we willFight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Win!

Marching Band

In 1996, the Wheat Ridge High School marching band earned first place in the Colorado State Marching Band Championships. The selection of music included Hindemouth, Bernstein, and Bartok. The color guard received 1st place in the visual category. The marching band also took first in 1993. The band managed to place in state finals for 13 years in a row before breaking the streak in 2006, only managing to place in the quarter finals.

Notable alumni

*Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actress [Bornstein, Lisa (2006-04-15). " [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/spotlight_columnists/article/0,2777,DRMN_23962_4622536,00.html 'Wicked' role good news for rising Denver actress] . "Rocky Mountain News".]
*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. [Bluestein, Larry (2006-1-10). " [http://www.mslcombines.com/index.php?id=24&nid=116 Colorado: Still Churning Out the Talent] ". "MSLCombines.com".]
*Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc. and LGBT rights activist [ Kim, Myung Oak and Burt Hubbard (2006-10-23). " [http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/elections/article/0,2808,DRMN_24736_5087094,00.html For Gill, it's not about the money] ". "Rocky Mountain News".]
*Dave Logan, NFL player, football coach, radio and television host [Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). " [http://www.jeffconews.com/1editorialbody.lasso?-token.folder=2005-11-24&-token.story=144936.112112&-token.subpub= History at A-West runs deep for Logan] ". "Mile High News".]
*Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter [cite news |title=Fight Night |url=http://www.westword.com/2007-07-05/news/fight-night/ |work=Westword |date=2007-07-05 ]
*Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter [Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). " [http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4060390 Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis] ". "Denver Post".]
*Freddie Steinmark, American football player and author [" [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/fst32.html Freddie Joe Steinmark] ". The Handbook of Texas Online.]

ee also

*Jefferson County School District R-1

References

External links

* [http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=317 Wheat Ridge High School official website]
* [http://www.wrhsband.org/ Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters]


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