Chatfield High School (Colorado)

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Chatfield High School
Address
Chatfield High School (Colorado)
7227 South Simms Street

Littleton, Colorado address
80127

United States
Coordinates 39°35′13″N105°07′55″W / 39.587°N 105.132°W / 39.587; -105.132
Information
Type Public secondary
MottoCharger Pride, It's What's Inside
Established1985(39 years ago) (1985)
School district Jefferson County Public Schools
SuperintendentTracy Dorland
CEEB code 060924
PrincipalJohn Thanos
Staff92.10 (FTE) [1]
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,825 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio20.00 [1]
Color(s)Burgundy, Silver, White, black
    
MascotCharger
Rival Columbine High School
Website chatfield.jeffcopublicschools.org

Chatfield High School is a high school located in Ken Caryl, [2] an unincorporated area of Jefferson County near Littleton, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools system.

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History

Chatfield Senior High School opened in the fall of 1985; there was no senior class its first year. The school's first graduating class was the Class of 1987. During reconstruction of Columbine High School, and also after the Columbine High School massacre, Columbine students attended classes at Chatfield.

Attendance zone

Areas within the school's attendance zone include: [3] Ken Caryl CDP [4]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Chatfield has produced well-known athletes such as twin brothers Taylor Rogers and Tyler Rogers, LenDale White, Katie Hnida, and Zac Robinson. In 2001 Chatfield's football team went undefeated, winning the JeffCo and State Championships and ending the season ranked 11th in the nation.

Chatfield's athletic rival is Columbine High School.[ citation needed ]

Performing arts and other activities

Chatfield has been "nationally recognized as an outstanding theatre school", [5] known for putting on ambitious productions such as Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses (play), in which students constructed and used a swimming pool onstage. Chatfield's Troupe #4126 has made consistent appearances at the JeffCo Theatre Festival and the Colorado Thespian Conference.

Chatfield's choir program has participated in JeffCo All County Honor Choir and the Colorado All State Choir. [6]

Awards and recognition

Chatfield's pom squad won 1st in league for the 2006–2007 year as well as 3rd at the NDA nationals in Florida.

In 2009, the Lady Chargers varsity soccer team took state.

Chatfield's improv troupe won the Critic's Choice and performed on the main stage at the 54th Thespian Conference on December 8, 2018. [7]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "CHATFIELD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  2. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ken Caryl CDP, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2024-02-10. (compare map to school location)
  3. ↑ "High Schools". Jeffco Public Schools . Retrieved 2020-03-28. - Chatfield detail
  4. ↑ "Ken Caryl Map" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ↑ "About". CSH Theatre. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  6. ↑ "Colorado All State Choir" . Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  7. ↑ Keat (2018-12-13). "Final Announcements For December". CSH Theatre. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
  8. ↑ "Chatfield grad Sturdevant enjoying time in pros | ColumbineCourier.com". Archived from the original on 2016-08-29.
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