Eaglecrest High School

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Eaglecrest High School
Address
Eaglecrest High School
5100 South Picadilly Street

Arapahoe County
,
Colorado
80015

United States
Coordinates 39°37′27″N104°44′09″W / 39.62404°N 104.7358°W / 39.62404; -104.7358
Information
TypePublic
Established1991(33 years ago) (1991)
School district Cherry Creek School District
CEEB code 060066
PrincipalGwen Hansen-Vigil
Teaching staff155.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,988 (2022-2023) [1]
Student to teacher ratio19.22 [1]
Color(s)Red, black, silver
   
AthleticsClass 5A
Athletics conferenceCentennial League
Nickname Raptors
Website www.cherrycreekschools.org/eaglecrest
[2]

Eaglecrest High School is a public high school located in unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado, near the cities of Aurora and Centennial. Eaglecrest was the fourth high school to open in the Cherry Creek School District, and it is a member of the 5A Centennial League. The school initially opened serving grades 7–10, and subsequently transitioned to a traditional 9–12 high school.

Contents

Academics

Eaglecrest holds Advanced Placement courses for its students.

Eaglecrest High School is the American Association of School Librarians' 2014 National School Library Program of the Year Award recipient. [3]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 3,093 students enrolled in 2022-23 was:

29.7% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Athletics

The Eaglecrest Raptors compete in the Centennial League along with the Arapahoe Warriors, Cherry Creek Bruins, Cherokee Trail Cougars, Grandview Wolves, Mullen Mustangs, Overland Trailblazers, and Smoky Hill Buffaloes.

Eaglecrest has won a total of 15 State Championships since 1991, the latest of which was the title for Basketball in 2018. [4]

Notable Events

Notable people

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References

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  2. ↑ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Eaglecrest High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Eaglecrest High School named National School Library Program of the Year". ala.org. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. ↑ http://www2.chsaa.org/about/pdf/Champions_by_School.pdf Archived 2015-03-16 at the Wayback Machine CHSAA Champions list
  5. ↑ "Champions crowned at State Spirit Competition". 9News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ The Denver Post (16 November 2010). "All-time list of Colorado high school football champions". denverpost.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "Spirit: Eaglecrest Wins Hip Hop, Mountain Vista Wins Jazz State Titles". chsaanow.com. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ↑ The Denver Post (9 January 2013). "All-time list of Colorado high school softball champions". denverpost.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  9. ↑ Courtney Oakes. "Boys Basketball: Eaglecrest-Denver East photos". Aurora Sentinel. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "Late surge by Eaglecrest helps Raptors claim 5A state title". 9News. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "Eaglecrest High coach resigns position; cites decaying and unsafe conditions". KUSA.com. August 29, 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  12. ↑ "Eaglecrest HS principal and athletic director on leave, accused of not reporting ineligible player". KUSA.com. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  13. ↑ "University of Illinois Roster - Jordyn Poulter". FightingIllini.com. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
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