Rampart High School

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Rampart High School
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8250 Lexington Drive Colorado Springs, Colorado

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoWe Are Rampart!
Established1983
LocaleResidential area
School districtAcademy 20
PrincipalPete Alvarez
Assistant PrincipalsTracie Cormaney, Deidre Mostica, Andy Parks, Kyle Chamberlain
Staff155[2]
Faculty93[2]
Grades9-12
Number of students1575
Color(s)Blue and Gold   
AthleticsCHSAA 5A
MascotRam
YearbookRampages
Information(719) 234-2000
Websitehttp://www.asd20.org/rhs

Rampart High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Established in 1983, It is Academy School District 20's 2nd high school. It was awarded the National School of Excellence award in 1989. It is one of three high schools in Colorado Springs with the International Baccalaureate Programme, the other two being Discovery Canyon Campus and Palmer High School. It's mascot is the Ram.

Academics

Rampart was awarded the National School of Excellence Award in 1989. Its high academic standards progressed when Rampart began offering the International Baccalaureate Programme to students, in addition to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Rampart is one of 40 Colorado public high schools to make 2013 Newsweek's list of top 2,000 public high schools. Rampart had the highest ranking in the Pikes Peak region, coming in at No. 479.

Band

Rampart High School has a well known music program consisting of a multi-time state championship marching band (2005 and 2006) as well as three concert band, two jazz bands, and a string orchestra programs. The concert bands started attending the CBA state championships for concert band in 2007. The jazz bands attend many different jazz festivals throughout the school year, and have been doing so for many years. During the 2007-2008 school year, the band moved up in class from 4A to 5A. In addition, Rampart's Winter Guard has won the RMCGA State championships 4 times.

Rivalries

Since Pine Creek High School has been established, the Rams have had a fierce rivalry with the Eagles. This applies to all sports as the are in the same conference but most notably basketball, football, and volleyball. The rivalry peaked on February 22, 2013 when during a conference basketball game there were numerous technical fouls (including one on the Rampart fan section), Pine Creeks coach was ejected and after Pine Creek won the game there was a minor brawl between the two student sections after the game.

State Champions

In 1998 the Rampart High football team went undefeated en route to a 14-0 finish and a State Championship in the Class 4A defeating Sierra High School 35-14 at Memorial Stadium in Colorado Springs. Future NFL player Dexter Wynn was a part of all 5 Ram scores with 2 catches for touchdowns, a pass for a touchdown and 2 special teams scores. He also picked off a pass in the last 3 minutes of the game to seal the win for the Rams.

Clubs and Activities

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "School Assessment Report" (PDF). Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Rampart HS State School Accountability Report (SAR)" (PDF). (as of 2005-2006)
  3. ^ http://www.asd20.org/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=3681&&PHPSESSID=a8b8113bf8a0629c00bf28f1aa402b8c
  4. ^ http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HAASEAND01

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