Wheat Ridge High School
| Wheat Ridge High School | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
9505 West 32nd Avenue , Colorado 80033 United States 39°45′48″N 105°6′15″W / 39.76333°N 105.10417°W | |
| Information | |
| 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
Enrollment
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
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),[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
- 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]
- Homer Pearson, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado[16]
- Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter[17]
- 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[18]
- Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960
References
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ Colorado Legislative Council (August 1980). Presidents and Speakers of the Colorado General Assembly: A Biographical Portrait From 1876. Eastwood Printing Company. p. 61. Retrieved March 15, 2026 – via Archive.org.
- ↑ Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis". Denver Post.
- ↑ "Freddie Joe Steinmark". The Handbook of Texas Online.