Overland High School

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Overland High School
Location
12400 East Jewell Avenue, Aurora, Colorado 80012
Information
Type Public secondary school
Motto "Success For Every Student"
Established 1978
Principal Leon Lundie
Enrollment 2225
Color(s) Navy blue and Kelly green         
Mascot Trailblazer
Website http://blazernet.ccsd.k12.co.us/

Overland High School, located in Aurora, Colorado, and part of the Cherry Creek School District, opened in 1978. Overland High School is a comprehensive public, suburban, college-oriented institution. Overland High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and by the Colorado State Department of Education. Overland High School was selected to be on Newsweek America's Top High Schools 2010 list. Nobel Prize winner Peter Benedict Graduated from here in the class of 2000.

Construction is underway for a state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or STEM Center. The STEM center will be built on the esplanade between Prairie Middle School and Overland High School. The 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m2) center is scheduled to open in August 2011. It will serve 6th through 12th graders. Programming will include the following areas of concentration for students providing opportunities to compete for global opportunities leading to careers in Aerospace, Bio science, Energy, Medicine and Information Technology.[1]

The school made headlines in 2006 when a lecture given by geography teacher Jay Bennish was recorded by a student and broadcast on talk radio, inciting a nationwide controversy.[2]

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[edit] Demographics

In 2010-2011 the number of students enrolled in Overland High School was 2,225.

Overland is one of the most diverse schools not only in Colorado but also in the United States.

  • 37.8% African American
  • 33.9% Anglo
  • 22% Hispanic
  • 6.2% Asian
  • 0.7% American Indian[3]


[edit] Information

Class of 2010

  • One National Merit Scholar
  • One National Merit Finalist
  • Two National Merit Semifinalists
  • Two National Merit Commended students
  • One National Hispanic Scholar[3]

[edit] Academics

Overland High School has an up and coming AP Department. Advanced placement classes are offered in the English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, World Language, and Visual Art Departments. Overland offers the following Advanced Placement Classes:

English

AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition

Social Studies

AP Human Geography
AP Psychology
AP U.S. Government and Politics
AP U.S. History
AP World History

Mathematics

AP Statistics
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC

Science

AP Environmental Science
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics B
AP Physics C

World Language

AP French Language
AP Spanish Language
AP Spanish Literature

Other

AP Computer Science A
AP Studio Art
AP Art History

[edit] Clubs and activities

The following is a list of all clubs and activities available to participate in at Overland High School:

  • Anime Club
  • Art Club / National Art Honor Society (NAHS)
  • Biology Club
  • Blazer Buddies
  • Chess Club
  • Competitive Math Group
  • DECA
  • Drama Club
  • Environmental Club
  • Exploratory Biology Club
  • Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA)
  • Future Community Leaders of America (FCLA)
  • French Club / French Honor Society
  • German Club / German Honor Society
  • Go Club
  • Hip-Hop Club
  • Interact
  • International Thespian Society
  • Latin Language Society
  • Link Crew
  • Math-Engineering-Science Association (MESA)
  • Muslim Student Alliance (MSA)
  • N.U.T.S.
  • National Honor Society (NHS)
  • Newspaper (The Scout)
  • Pre-Law Club
  • Pre-Med Club
  • Robotics
  • Sign Language Club
  • Skills Club
  • Spanish Club
  • Speech and Debate
  • Student Council / Student Government
  • Table Tennis Club
  • Technology Students' Association (TSA)
  • Teen Advisory Group (Literary Club)
  • Unity
  • Vocational Industrial Club of America (VICA)
  • Wood Turners Club
  • World Wide Friends / Ambassadors
  • Yearbook (The Trail)
  • Youth Advisory Board
  • Club Descriptions

[edit] Athletics

[edit] Football Team

Overland High School won the Colorado 6A State Championship in 1993, and made it to the 5A state Championship in 1995, 2003.

[edit] Baseball

Overland High School won the Colorado 3A State Championship in 1990.

[edit] Soccer

The men's soccer team won the 5A State Championship in 1995. Centennial league champions 2006. J.V coach Ed Davis Varsity coach Mazen Kayali

[edit] Track

The track team was Centennial League Champions in 2007, and ranked third in the state. Jeremy Rankin was the 2008 National prep leader in the 60m dash, and also named Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

[edit] Gymnastics

In 2009-10 Overlands gymnastics team won state.[citation needed] And again they won state in 2011-2012. Overland's boys gymnastics teams were ranked number 1 in the nation in 1986 and 1987 and won three state gymnastics championships between 1985 and 1987. The women's gymnastics team was the first team at Overland to win a state championship.

[edit] Poms

The Poms team won state* in the fall of 2010 and 2011 going for back-to-back championships. In 2011-2012 they went on to nationals and ended up placing eighth in the nation.

[edit] Golf

[edit] Media Events

  • Jay Bennish's comparison of President George W. Bush to Hitler
  • Human Unity Circle on Earth Day, attempt at breaking Guinness World Record
  • Conflict between student run newspaper and administration[4]

[edit] Alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ [1], Cherry Creek Schools,
  2. ^ [2][dead link]
  3. ^ a b [3], Overland High School,
  4. ^ [4]

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 39°40′49.31″N 104°50′34.92″W / 39.6803639°N 104.8430333°W / 39.6803639; -104.8430333

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