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词条 Wheat Ridge High School
释义

  1. History

  2. Extracurricular activities

     Athletics  Fight Song 

  3. Notable alumni

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox school
|name = Wheat Ridge High School
|image =
|motto =
|established = 1886
|type = Public secondary school
|grades = 9-12
|district = Jefferson County School District R-1
|principal = Josh Cooley
|staff = 90+
|enrollment = 1,210 (2016-17)[1]
|athletics = 4A
|conference = Jefferson County League, North Metro (football)
|colors = Blue and gold {{color box|blue}}{{color box|gold}}
|mascot = Farmers
|streetaddress = 9505 West 32nd Avenue
|city = Wheat Ridge
|state = Colorado
|zipcode = 80033
|country = US
|information = 303-982-7695
|website = School website
}}

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 school profile:[2]

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:[3]
  • 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),[4] 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) (This team is considered by many experts to have been the best in Colorado state history and filed a special petition to be moved up to the largest classification of 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: 2013 (PSA), 2016 (PSCA), 2017 (PSCA)
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 2011
  • Basketball regular season free throw percentage, 5A Class: Ted Pancoast, Wheat Ridge, 92.7% 1992

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 will

Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Win!

Notable alumni

  • 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]
  • Ray Johnson, football player[9]
  • Terry Kunz, NFL player[10]
  • Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress[11]
  • Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television host[12]
  • Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC[13]
  • Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter[14]
  • Freddie Steinmark, starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of "IPlay to Win, published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971[15]
  • Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960

See also

  • Jefferson County School District R-1

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0804800&SchoolPageNum=11&ID=080480000803|title=WHEAT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 6, 2019}}
2. ^School profile
3. ^State Team Champions {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230152309/http://www.chsaa.org/about/pdf/champions.pdf |date=2008-12-30 }}. Colorado High School Activities Association.
4. ^Forbes, Brian (2006-09-30). "Wheat Ridge still savors state title team, 40 years later". Denver Post.
5. ^Bornstein, Lisa (2006-04-15). "'Wicked' role good news for rising Denver actress. Rocky Mountain News .
6. ^Bluestein, Larry (2006-1-10). "Colorado: Still Churning Out the Talent". MSLCombines.com.
7. ^[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/frinkpa01.html basketball-reference.com profile].
8. ^Kim, Myung Oak and Burt Hubbard (2006-10-23). "For Gill, it's not about the money". Rocky Mountain News.
9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/john26100.html | title=RAY JOHNSON | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 7, 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.denverpost.com/ci_21684557/colorado-classic-terry-kunz-former-cu-buffs-fullback | title=Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback | work=Denver Post | date=October 3, 2012 | accessdate=31 July 2014 | author=Moss, Irv}}
11. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_3540403|title= Porn star beating on dollars' door|accessdate= 2014-08-17|author= Al Lewis|date= 2006-02-24|work=The Denver Post}}
12. ^Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan". Mile High News.
13. ^{{cite news |title=Fight Night |url=http://www.westword.com/2007-07-05/news/fight-night/ |work=Westword |date=2007-07-05 }}
14. ^Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis". Denver Post.
15. ^"Freddie Joe Steinmark". The Handbook of Texas Online.

External links

  • {{Official website|https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/wheatridgehs/home|Wheat Ridge High School official website}}
  • Wheat Ridge High School Music Boosters
  • Wheat Ridge High School Class of 1970 website
  • Wheat Ridge High School Class of 1973 website
  • Wheat Ridge High School Alumni Facebook page
  • Wheat Ridge High School Class of 2003 website
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