Widefield School District 3

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Widefield School District 3 is the school district of Security-Widefield, Colorado, United States.

Timeline

  • 1874 Widefield School District 3 was founded to include three communities: Widefield, Drennan and Truckton
  • 1912 Widefield (Kittie Paster) School opened near Highway 85/87
  • 1942 Camp Carson opened west of Widefield
  • 1951 Widefield School District 3 organized
  • 1955 First homes built in "Security Village"
  • 1955 J.A. Talbott hired as Superintendent
  • 1955 Widefield Elementary opened
  • 1956 North Elementary opened
  • 1957 Venetucci (South) Elementary opened
  • 1958 Widefield High School opened
  • 1958 Widefield Homes development began
  • 1959 Richard Taylor hired as Superintendent after unexpected death of J.A. Talbott
  • 1959 S.A. Wilson Elementary opened (now pre-school and special education)
  • 1959 Sproul Junior High opened
  • 1960 Security Metropolitan Park & Recreation District was formed
  • 1961 District Administration Building opened (now Discovery High School)
  • 1962 C.A. Foster Stadium built at WHS
  • 1963 Talbott Elementary opened
  • 1963 Development of Stratmoor Valley began
  • 1964 Pinello Elementary opened
  • 1964 Watson Junior High opened
  • 1966 Community Center complex opened new library and recreation facilities
  • 1969 Dr. C.F. Clemmer hired as Superintendent
  • 1969 Webster Elementary opened
  • 1970 WHS auditorium completed
  • 1973 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary opened
  • 1973 Dr. A.J. Brendall hired as Superintendent
  • 1973 Old Widefield School renamed the Kittie Paster School
  • 1973 Peaceful Valley Estates developed
  • 1973 Janitell Junior High opened
  • 1974 New WHS Gymnasium completed
  • 1978 Security Park and Recreation District were assimilated into WSD3
  • 1978 Dr. James Knox hired as Superintendent
  • 1979 Current Administration Building opened
  • 1981 Dr. Leonard (Bud) Bartel hired as Superintendent
  • 1986 Sunrise Elementary opened
  • 1987 Alternative High School opened (now Discovery High School)
  • 1987 French Elementary opened
  • 1991 Gene Cosby hired as Superintendent
  • 1997 Mesa Ridge High School opened
  • 2001 Dr. Mark Hatchell hired as Superintendent
  • 2002 Widefield School District 3 was the only school district in the state to pass a mill levy override.
  • 2005 Widefield Elementary School celebrated its 50th birthday.
  • 2007 Stan Richardson hired as Superintendent
  • 2008 Widefield High School celebrated its 50th birthday (and subsequently has its 50th graduating class)

List of schools

Elementary schools

  • French Elementary[1]
  • King Elementary[2]
  • North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year[3]
  • Pinello Elementary[4]
  • Sunrise Elementary[5]
  • Talbott Elementary[6]
  • Venetucci Elementary[7]
  • Widefield Elementary[8]
  • Webster Elementary[9]

Junior high schools

  • Janitell Junior High[10]
  • Sproul Junior High[11]
  • Watson Junior High[12]

High schools

Charter

  • James Madison Charter Academy[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ French Elementary
  2. ^ King Elementary
  3. ^ North Elementary Preschool
  4. ^ Pinello Elementary
  5. ^ Sunrise Elementary
  6. ^ Talbott Elementary
  7. ^ Venetucci Elementary
  8. ^ Widefield Elementary
  9. ^ Webster Elementary
  10. ^ Janitell Junior High
  11. ^ Sproul Junior High
  12. ^ Watson Junior High
  13. ^ Discovery High School, Widefield
  14. ^ Mesa Ridge High School
  15. ^ Widefield High School
  16. ^ James Madison Charter Academy

External links

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