Arapahoe High School | |
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2201 East Dry Creek Road , Colorado 80122 United States | |
Coordinates | 39°34′53″N104°57′45″W / 39.58139°N 104.96250°W |
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School type | Public high school |
Established | 1964 |
School district | Littleton 6 |
CEEB code | 060928 |
NCES School ID | 080531000873 [1] |
Principal | Natalie Pramenko [2] |
Teaching staff | 103.25 (on an FTE basis) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,250 (2018–2019 [1] ) |
Student to teacher ratio | 21.79 [1] |
Color(s) | Black and old gold |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Warriors |
Website | littletonpublicschools |
Arapahoe High School is a public high school in Centennial, Colorado, United States. [3] Located in a suburb of Denver, it is the flagship of the Littleton Public Schools District as the largest of three high schools, with an enrollment of 2,229 students. It has been designated a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
The school is known for its affiliation with the Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming.
On September 17, 1993, the school began a relationship with the Arapaho Nation from the Wind River Indian Reservation in Wyoming. The relationship strives to promote awareness and exchange between cultures. [4]
The original "Arapahoe Warrior" logo was designed by Wilbur Antelope, a Northern Arapaho artist, and the logo has been endorsed by the Arapaho Nation for school activities. [4]
On December 9, 1994, the school gymnasium was renamed in honor of Arapaho Elder Anthony Sitting Eagle, who was one of the primary tribal elders that principal Ronald Booth met with in establishing the school's relationship with the Arapaho Nation. [4] [5]
Every other year the school hosts "Arapahoe Day" in which members of the Arapaho Nation travel from the reservation to share in tribal customs with the students. [5] On years in which the school does not host Arapaho Nation members, select students visit the Wind River Indian Reservation in Riverton, Wyoming.
On December 13, 2013, a shooting occurred at the school. The gunman, an 18-year-old student, [6] [7] entered the school armed with a 12-gauge Stevens Model 320 pump-action shotgun, a machete, three Molotov cocktails, and 125 rounds of ammunition. [8] [9] He requested to see the school librarian, [10] who was also the coach of the school debate team. [10] The shooter's demotion on the team was a contributing motive to the shooting. [11] [12] [13] One student was shot in the head and died eight days later. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] The shooter attempted to start a fire with one of the devices he had carried with him and then shot himself in the head after being confronted by a sheriff deputy working as a school resource officer. [11] [19] [20] [21]
The 254,756-square-foot (23,667.6 m2) facility includes 70 classrooms, two gyms, a weight room, a library, kitchen, a 647-seat theater, a pool, tennis courts, a track and fields for baseball, football, and soccer fields.
Arapahoe are part of the 8-team Centennial League that also includes Cherry Creek, Grandview, Cherokee Trail, Smoky Hill, Eaglecrest, Mullen, and Overland. [22]
Arapahoe athletics include baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, lacrosse, marching band, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, winter guard, field hockey, and wrestling. All athletics at Arapahoe are competed at the 5A / world level.
Girls' golf won the Colorado State Championship in 2010.
The Arapahoe soccer program, known as ABK (Arapahoe Ball Kickers), holds 14 state championships; the girls' program has won nine state titles and the boys' program has five state titles. In 1997 and 1998, members of the ABK and friends formed the Jolly Green Men, supporters of the Colorado Rapids soccer club.
The monthly Arapahoe Herald newspaper is produced by journalism students. In 2005, the Arapahoe Herald was named a National Scholastic Press Association Pacemaker Finalist and went on to win a Pacemaker. The National Pacemaker Awards have been called the high school equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. In 2005, the Arapahoe Herald received the Pacemaker as well as a Silver Crown from Columbia Scholastic Press Association. It is only the sixth high school newspaper in Colorado to win a Pacemaker in the award's 100+ year history.
In 2007 the Arapahoe Herald received the National Scholastic Press Association's All-American rating, and Columbia Scholastic Press Association's gold medalist Award. In 2008 the paper placed first in the American Scholastic Press Association's Newspaper Review and Contest. The Arapahoe Herald is also included in the National Scholastic Press Association's Hall of Fame for ten consecutive All-American ratings. To date, the newspaper has earned 14 All American ratings since 1992. The Arapahoe Herald won its second NSPA Pacemaker Award in November 2009. The Herald also received Gold Medal awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association in 2008 and in 2010.
In 2009, the February issue of the newspaper gained statewide attention for a controversy over articles depicting teenage boys using alcohol to engage in sexual actions with girls, and young women objectifying themselves for attention. [23]
Calumet, the Arapahoe yearbook, is produced by journalism students. Calumet received All-American ratings in both 2005 and 2006 and was a Pacemaker Finalist in 2005.[ citation needed ]
Muse is Arapahoe's literary arts magazine. In 2007, the Muse placed eighth in the National Scholastic Press Association's Best-in-Show, during the Denver Convention. [24]
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