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Conifer High School
Location
Map
10441 County Highway 73, Conifer, Colorado 80433

United States
Information
Established1996
School districtJefferson County Public Schools
PrincipalDr. Mike Musick
Staff82 (including faculty)[1]
Faculty47 full time, 6 part time[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1036[2]
Campus size105 acres (424,920 m²)
Color(s)forest green, silver and black    
Athletics3A/4A
Athletics conferenceJefferson County
MascotLobos
Information303-982-5255
WebsiteSchool website

Conifer High School is a secondary school in Conifer, an unincorporated town located in the foothills of Jefferson County, southwest of Denver, Colorado. The school is located about 20 minutes southwest of SH 470 and a short distance north of U.S. Highway 285.

History

Conifer High School opened in the fall of 1996 to serve students in the southern portion of what had previously been Evergreen High School's matriculation area. The area encompasses a large part of southwestern Jefferson County, including the communities of Aspen Park, Buffalo Creek, Pine and Pine Junction, as well as parts of southern Evergreen and southwestern Morrison.

The land for the school campus was acquired in a county action of Eminent Domain which gives landowners the choice of either a county purchase of the land or condemning the property. One parcel was a picnic area named "Rancho Lobo"; when it came time to choose a school mascot, the vote decided upon the Lobos.

The opening of the school coincided with changes in the divisions of secondary, junior high, and elementary schools for the district. This change meant that the first year of students consisted of eleventh grade students that had attended Evergreen High School during the previous year and two classes of "freshmen" in ninth and tenth grade students from West Jefferson Middle School. The first year had no senior class, as such the first graduating class was in 1998 .

The first principal was Barry Schwartz, who retired after the 2002-2003 school year.

Cyndi Whitlock was principal from 2003 - 2006.

Pat Termin was interim principal for the 2006 - 2007 school year.

Campus

Community use

The building houses a substation of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department. It also housed a campus of Red Rocks Community College. This relationship with Red Rocks allowed students to take some college courses, after normal school hours, and receive both college and high school credit.[3] As of 2007 Red Rocks no longer operates this campus.

CHS shares its library with Jefferson County Public Library system. During school hours the library is restricted to only school staff and students. After school and on weekends the library is open to the public. The public library is open six days a week, being closed on Friday.

The building is also used for many events including health drives, holiday boutiques, and community festivals. During the wildfire season, the school has been used as a Red Cross shelter. [4][5]

Architectural distinction

Designed by architectural firm LKA Partners[6], Conifer High School's architecture has been awarded several honors:

  • Project of Distinction, Council of Educational Facilities Planners, 1996
  • The James D. McConnell Award, Council of Educational Facilities Planners, 1997[7]
  • Citation Award, American Association of School Administrators, 1998

Extracurricular activities

Sports

When it opened, CHS competed in the Colorado High School Activities Association Class 4A in all sports.[citation needed]

Gymnastics
2002 Rachael Lehmkuhl, 4A State Gymnastics All Around Champion[8]

Softball
2003 CHS Softball team won the 4A state championship.[9]

Girls X-Country
2003 Kristen Wakeman, 4A state champion.[10]

Girls Track and Field
2004 4A state champions 4 x 800m relay.[11]
2007 Emily Blok, 4A state champion, 100m dash.
2007 Emily Blok, 4A state champion, 200m dash.[12]
2008 Emily Blok, 4A state champion, 100m dash.
2008 Emily Blok, 4A state champion, 200m dash.
2008 Emily Blok, 4A state champion, 400m dash.[13]

Boys Track and Field
2006 Bobby Potrykus, 4A state champion[14] and state record holder, 800m run.
2007 Bobby Potrykus, 4A state champion, 800m run.[12]
2008 Chris Carter, 4A state champion, high jump[15]

Boys Basketball
2006-2007 season under first year coach Jeff Debuhr the Lobos, seeded #7 in the state tournament, won 3 games before being eliminated by Widefield High School in the "Great 8". In the process they knocked off the 2-time defending state champions, Thomas Jefferson High School. Conifer had never won a playoff game in boys basketball before this year.

Marching Band

In 2006 the Conifer High School Marching Band won the 3A state championship.[16] It was Conifer's first time competing in the 3A class, as previous marching seasons were competed in class 4A. [17]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b Conifer Senior High School School Accountability Report 2005-2006 School Year. Colorado Department of Education. 2006-12-12.
  2. ^ Profile - Conifer High School. Colorado High School Activities Association.
  3. ^ "College Courses at High School". Rocky Mountain News. 1996-08-20. A branch of Red Rocks Community College is contained in the new Conifer High School, providing high school students with college courses, and evening classes for adult mountain residents.
  4. ^ Bartels, Lynn (2000-06-16). "For Conifer Principal, School is Busy Place". Rocky Mountain News. School's out but the principal is in. Barry Schwartz has been a busy man since Monday, when fire forced the evacuation of hundreds of mountain residents and turned his Conifer High School into a Red Cross shelter.
  5. ^ Yettick, Holly (2002-04-06). "Conifer High is Big on Character". Rocky Mountain News. For the past two days, Red Cross shelter and senior high school have been cohabiting.
  6. ^ "Designs for Learning: Ten New Metro School Buildings Range from the Daring to the Drab". Rocky Mountain News. 1996-10-06. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  7. ^ James D. MacConnell Award Site
  8. ^ http://www.chsaa.org/sports/gymnastics/pdf/4AResults2002.pdf
  9. ^ 2003 STATE GIRLS' SOFTBALL RESULTS. Colorado High School Activities Association.
  10. ^ 2003 Cross Country State Championship Results
  11. ^ 2004 Track and Field State Championship Results
  12. ^ a b 2007 Track and Field State Championship Results
  13. ^ http://www.chsaa.org/sports/track/pdf/20084A5ASTATERESULTSCOLUMNS.pdf
  14. ^ 2006 Track and Field State Championship Results
  15. ^ http://www.chsaa.org/sports/track/pdf/20084A5ASTATERESULTSCOLUMNS.pdf
  16. ^ Colorado Bandmasters Association. 2006 1A/2A/3A State Marching Band Championships.
  17. ^ Perez, Gayle (2006-10-24). "Conifer tops County in marching band finals". Pueblo Chieftain. Pueblo County High School's battle for the top spot in the Class 3A state marching band competition went down to the final note Monday night. And when the final numbers were tallied, Class 3A newcomer Conifer High School was just a tad sharper than the Hornets in the Colorado Bandmasters Association's state marching band championships held at Dutch Clark Stadium.
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