Arvada West High School
| Arvada West High School | |
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| Address | |
| 11595 Allendale Drive Arvada, Colorado 80004 USA |
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| Information | |
| Opened | 1963 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Principal | Robert C. Bishop |
| Staff | Over 50 |
| Teaching staff | 80.2 (FTE) (as of 2006-07)[2] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,684 (as of 2006-07)[2] |
| Average class size | 25-30 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.0 (as of 2006-07)[2] |
| Campus size | 23 acres (93,000 m2) |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and White |
| Slogan | Excellence is our expectation |
| Athletics | CHSAA 5A |
| Athletics conference | Jefferson County League |
| Mascot | Willie the Wildcat |
| Newspaper | West Wind |
| Yearbook | The Claw |
| Website | Arvada West High School |
Arvada West High School is a public secondary school in Arvada, Colorado. Opened in 1963, it is one of four high schools in Arvada.
History
Arvada West High School was contracted in 1961 and opened in 1963.[3]
By the late 1990s, Arvada West was serving so many students it was on a split schedule. Ralston Valley High School, which opened in 2000, relieved the overcrowding.[4]
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities include art club, care team, chess club, Close-Up, color guard, DECA, diversity club, drum line, EPYCS, FCCLA, Future Educators, French club, German club, GSA, Link Crew, math club, mock trial, National Honor Society, newspaper, Peace Jam, philosophy club, Spanish club, student government, theatre, Ultimate frisbee, vocal music, and yearbook.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Arvada West Wildcats, compete in CHSAA class 5A in the Jefferson County League. Teams are fielded in interscholastic competition in baseball, basketball, cheerleading and poms, cross country, football, golf, gymnastics, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, and volleyball.
State championship titles held by the school include:[5]
- Baseball: 1994 (6A)
- Cheerleading: 1993 (6A)
- Girls' basketball: 1978 (AAA)
- Boys' cross country: 1974 (I)
- Football: 1972 (AAA), 1997 (5A)
- Girls' soccer: 1987
- Softball: 1993 (6A), 1994 (6A), 1995 (5A), 1996 (5A), 1999 (5A), 2000 (5A)
- Boys' track and field: 1975 (AAA), 1994 (6A), 2014 (5A)
- Girls' track and field: 1976 (AAA), 1977 (AAA)
- Volleyball: 1977 (AAA)
- Wrestling: 1988 (AAA), 1992 (6A), 2014 (5A), 2015 (5A)
Notable alumni
- Annie Brunner (2010) - University of Colorado at Boulder Soccer Star 2012 Olympic Team *[1]
- Roy Halladay - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher[6]
- Barry Kooser (1987) - artist, painter, animation filmmaker, CCO of Worker Studio
- Kevin McDougal - NFL player
- Jayne McHugh - member of the United States women's national volleyball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics[7]
- Casey Malone - Olympic discus thrower[8]
- Brad Pyatt - NFL player for the Indianapolis Colts in 2003-2006, CEO of the company MusclePharm.
- John Roush - University of Oklahoma football player,[9] drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the 1975 NFL Draft
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