Highlands Ranch High School

Infobox_School
name =Highlands Ranch High School


motto =
established =1987
type =Public Secondary School
district =Douglas County School District RE-1
grades =9-12
principal =Jerry Goings
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staff =
students =
enrollment =1730
athletics =5A
conference =Continental League
colors =black, silver and blue color box|blackcolor box|silvercolor box|blue
mascot =Falcons
location =9375 South Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
information =303-588-7630
website =http://www1.dcsdk12.org/secondary/hrhs/index.html

Highlands Ranch High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and is part of the Douglas County School District.

History

Highlands Ranch opened in 1984 as the third high school in the district, after Douglas County High School in Castle Rock and Ponderosa High School in Parker, and the first high school in Highlands Ranch. The rapid population growth in northern Douglas County has resulted in the opening of three other high schools in the area since Highlands Ranch High School opened.

The school is located in the Highlands Ranch neighborhood of Eastridge and is fed directly by Cresthill Middle School, which is adjacent to the high school campus. The school has been renovated several times in its relatively short history, most recently in 2003.

The school is known for having one of the best band classrooms in the United States. Fact|date=April 2008

Highlands Ranch has a strong academic history and offers a number of Advanced Placement classes, though it does not participate in the International Baccalaureate program, which is located at Douglas County High School.

Highlands Ranch is also the alma mater of "Felicity" star and Golden Globe-winner Keri Russell and NFL star Kasey Studdard, as well as Tyler Morgan, an accomplished executive in the music industry.

ports

Highlands Ranch High School participates at the 5A level in all sports. Athletic offerings include soccer, cross country, baseball, softball, field hockey, basketball, football, volleyball,gymnastics, track, swimming, diving, wrestling, tennis, cheerleading, poms, and lacrosse. Both the varsity girls/guys basketball, football and baseball programs have achieved notoriety as both have proceeded deep into their respective finals and are consistently rated at the top of their respective divisions. Fact|date=April 2008

The school's girls basketball team won the Colorado state championship for three straight years from 2000-2002 to 2006-2007, and is the alma mater of WNBA and UConn women's basketball star Ann Strother, who transferred to the school in her junior year. The school has also won several championships in poms, track & field, and cheerleading.

HRHS Girls Basketball has had a long standing dominance in Colorado. Over the past few years under Caryn Jaroki, HRHS has won 3 straight championships

In 2007, HRHS Baseball were crowned Continental League Champions.

In 2007, HRHS Cross Country qualified both the boys' and the girls' teams for the State Championship meet.

External links

* [http://www1.dcsdk12.org/secondary/hrhs/ Highlands Ranch High School]
* [http://www.falconcheers.com/ HRHS Cheerleading Home Page]