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Eaglecrest High School is a public high school with an enrollment of 2450 students in grades 9 through 12 <ref>http://www.chsaa.org/schools/schools.asp?schoolId=356 CHSAA School information </ref>. |
Eaglecrest High School is a public high school with an enrollment of 2450 students in grades 9 through 12 and is the best high school in the nation as of 2010 <ref>http://www.chsaa.org/schools/schools.asp?schoolId=356 CHSAA School information </ref>. |
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| Type | Public |
| Established | 1991 |
| School district | Cherry Creek School District |
| Principal | Gwen Hansen-Vihitler |
| Grades | 9 through 12 |
| Enrollment | 2450 |
| Color(s) | Red, Black and Silver |
| Athletics | Class 5A |
| Athletics conference | Centennial League |
| Mascot | Raptors |
| Website | http://www.ehs.ccsd.k12.co.us/ |
Eaglecrest High School is located in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, near the cities of Aurora and Centennial. The school mascot is the Raptors, and school colors are red, black and silver. Eaglecrest was the fourth high school to open in the Cherry Creek School District, and it is a member of the 5A Centennial League. The school initially opened serving Grades 7-10, and subsequently transitioned to a traditional 9-12 high school. The school enrollment is 2450 students.
Facilities
Eaglecrest High School is a public high school with an enrollment of 2450 students in grades 9 through 12 and is the best high school in the nation as of 2010 [1].
Academics
Eaglecrest holds a variety of rigorous Advanced Placement courses for it's students. Eaglecrest also holds many foreign languages for the students such as Spanish, Japanese, French, German, and Latin. Eaglecrest was rated "High" by the Colorado Department of Education [2] Since 2006 and also has been ranked by Newsweek as one of the Top 1000 schools. Since 2000, Eaglecrest's library program has been honored as a Colorado High Performance Library, and continues to be so today.
School Life
As of April 17, 2009, enrollment at Eaglecrest is 2339 students, of whom 49.8% are male and 50.2% are female. The ethnic breakdown is as follows: 59.5% White, 19.0% Black, 13.2% Hispanic, 7.8% Asian/Pacific Islander, and 0.5% American Indian/Alaskan Native.[citation needed]
Athletics
Centennial League; Eaglecrest Raptors, Smoky Hill Buffaloes, Overland Trailblazers, Arapahoe Warriors, Cherry Creek Bruins, Cherokee Trail Cougars, Mullen Mustangs, Grandview Wolves.
Eaglecrest has won a total of 12 State Championships since 1991, the latest being 2008 Varsity Cheerleading taking 1st place.[3]
1993; Eaglecrest Football team went undefeated to win the state championship 'No excuses, Just results'
2002; Eaglecrest Boy's Track & Field wins the school's first track & field championship
2003; Eaglecrest Cheerleading wins the 7th state championship in school history
2005; Eaglecrest's Softball team wins the state championship with a 1-0 win over Rocky Mountain
2006; Eaglecrest's Varsity Volleyball wins the 5A state championship with a Perfect 31-0 undefeated record.
2007; Eaglecrest's Boys Basketball wins the 5A Centennial League Championship & goes to the Final Four 2008 Centennial League Champions, 22-5 Record (11-3 Conference Record)
2007; Eaglecrest's Varsity Volleyball team is the 2007 state runner up after losing to Grandview High School
2008; Eaglecrest's Cheerleading wins the state championship after taking 1st in regionals, and 2nd in League
2008; Eaglecrest Running Back Terrell Thompson shatters the Eaglecrest & Centennial League Records with 399 Rushing Yards alongside 6 TD's in 5A Centennial League Opener, as Eaglecrest won 46-27 over Arapahoe Warriors.
Performing Arts
Eaglecrest has a variety of bands, choirs, dance courses, and holds one play in the fall, a musical in the spring and children shows generally in the middle of May.
In 2010, The upper level performing arts groups performed in a Disneyland performing arts festival.
The choir director of Eaglecrest, Julie Williams, is part of the All-State Choir auditions every fall. The Choir Department holds concerts every quarter, and is known to invite alumni during the winter concert for the song "Sing We Now of Christmas".
The Dance department at Eaglecrest holds two rigorous dance courses that require auditioning, (Dance Company and Training Company) which both require outside dance classes, and the entire dance department holds concerts for the public every quarter.
2007-2008 Play- "The Mouse The Roared" Musical- "Once Upon A Mattress"
2008-2009 Play- "Lend Me a Tenor" Musical- "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
2009-2010 Play- "Heaven Can Wait" Musical- "Titanic"
2010-2011 Play- "Love Rides the Rails" Musical- "Bye Bye Birdie"
Additionally, Eaglecrest is the home of the International Thespian Society Troupe #4999, and has a number of notable Thespians, including International Thespian Officers. Every year, Eaglecrest participates in the Thespian Conference in Denver, Colorado during the month of December.
References
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/aug/29/thompson-leads-eaglecrest-over-arapahoe/
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/nov/30/bulls-eye-on-no-1-eaglecrest/
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/dec/01/class-5a-boys-basketball-league-outlooks/
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- High schools in Colorado
- Arapahoe County, Colorado
- Education in Aurora, Colorado
- Cherry Creek School District