Wheat Ridge High School

Wheat Ridge High School
Wheat Ridge High School
Address
	9505 West 32nd Avenue; Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033; United States
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Established	1886 (138 years ago)
School district	Jefferson County School District R-1
CEEB code	061450
Principal	Lisa Mahannah
Staff	59.20 (FTE)
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	970 (2022-2023)
Student to teacher ratio	16.39
Color(s)	Blue and gold ;
Athletics	4A
Athletics conference	4A Jefferson County (general); 3A League 4 (football)
Mascot	Farmers
Rival	Golden High School
Website	wheatridge.jeffcopublicschools.org

Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.^{[citation needed]}

Extracurricular activities

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),^[2] 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)

Don Alley, NFL player^[3]
Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actress^[4]
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^[5]
Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)^[6]
Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activist^[7]

Vincent Groves:

American Serial Killer

Ray Johnson, football player^[8]
Annie Kunz, Olympic athlete (track and field)^[9]
Terry Kunz, NFL player^[10]
Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress^[11]
Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television host^[12]
Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC^[13]
Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter^[14]
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^[15]
Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960^{[citation needed]}

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^ Moss, Irv (October 3, 2012). "Colorado Classic: Terry Kunz, former CU Buffs fullback". Denver Post. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
^ Al Lewis (2006-02-24). "Porn star beating on dollars' door". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-08-17.
^ Pleuss, Dennis (2005-11-23). "History at A-West runs deep for Logan". Mile High News.
^ "Fight Night". Westword. 2007-07-05.
^ Harsanyi, David (2006-07-17). "Red, maybe, but Reed was no Elvis". Denver Post.
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