Rangeview High School

Rangeview High School
Rangeview High School
Location
	17599 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°40′32″N 104°46′53″W / 39.67543°N 104.78138°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1983
School district	Aurora Public Schools
Principal	Lisa Grosz
Staff	152
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2,309 (2016-17)
Color(s)	Red and black
Athletics	5A
Athletics conference	East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC)
Mascot	Raider
Information	303-695-6848
Website	rangeview.aurorak12.org

Rangeview High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It is the second newest of five high schools in Aurora Public Schools. The school offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses.

The school is being used as a polling station and was featured on CNN, with Dan Simon reporting.

Building

Rangeview High School was founded in 1983. The building holds over eighty academic classrooms, along with a library/media center that was built in 2004. The non-academic side consists of a large gymnasium, a small gymnasium, a standard swimming pool, an auditorium, a commons area, and a dual weight room. The original foundation of the school was built to serve roughly 1800 students; however, to meet population growth, Rangeview has added several portable classrooms adjacent to the building.

Courses offered

Rangeview High School offers many Honors and Advanced Placement courses.

AP courses

AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Calculus AB
AP Studio Art
AP Human Geography
AP Government and Politics
AP US History
AP Language and Composition
AP Literature
AP Physics

Honors courses

Honors English 9
Honors English 10
Honors Physical Science
Honors Biology
Honors Chemistry
Honors Physics
Honors Micro/Macro Economics
Honors Geography
Honors US History
Honors Core 1
Honors Core 2
Honors Core 3
Honors Core 4
Honors Trig/Math Analysis

Demographics

As of the 2014-15 school year:

White 29.2%
Hispanic 33.8%
African American 24.9%
Asian American 5.0%
Native American 0.9%

Athletics

All sports

Boys' cross country
Girls' cross country (CO State Champion 1992)
Boys' golf
Football
Boys' soccer
Boys' tennis
Softball
Volleyball

Winter sports

Boys' basketball (CO State Champion 1985 and 2019)
Girls' basketball
Wrestling
Girls' swimming and diving

Spring sports

Baseball
Boys' swimming and diving
Boys' lacrosse
Girls' lacrosse
Girls' golf
Girls' soccer (CO State Champion 1994)
Girls' tennis
Boys' track and field
Girls' track and field (CO State Champion 1993)

Year round sports

Cheerleading
Poms

Rivalries

Rangeview's rival school is Gateway High School, also part of Aurora Public Schools. The rivalry has lasted for over twenty years, and spans all sports and competitions. The winner of the annual football game is awarded the Anvil trophy. Rangeview has maintained possession of the Anvil for the last seven years.

Notable Teacher

In 2013, Amanda Westenberg won the Colorado Teachers of the Year award.^[2]

Alumni

India Arie, musician, relocated to Atlanta before graduation ^[3]
Davy Armstrong, '10, midfielder for the Colorado Rapids
Chloe Johnson, '07, television personality, beauty pageant title holder, model, dancer and community leader
Phyllice Johnson, '85, Miss Black Colorado USA 1997, Ms Black World 1998, USFL cheerleader 1986^{[citation needed]}
Katie Layman, '04, Miss Colorado 2009;^[4] Denver Broncos cheerleader^[5]
Ahmad Terry, '93, Rocky Mountain News staff photographer 1997–2007; Pulitzer Prize winner 2000 and 2003^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "RANGEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
^ "Colorado Teachers of the Year 1963-Present". cde.state.co.us. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
^ "While India.Arie rocked the Mile High Music Fest, her brother nearly rocked the big house". 2009-07-23.
^ "Web Stories - Aurora Public Schools". Apscms.net. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
^ "Congratulations Katie Layman, Miss Colorado 2009". Ultimate Cheerleaders. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

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