Westminster High School (Westminster, Colorado)

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Westminster High School
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Address
Westminster High School (Westminster, Colorado)
6933 Raleigh St

,
Colorado
80030

United States
Coordinates 39°49′19″N105°02′24″W / 39.822°N 105.04°W / 39.822; -105.04
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Type Public secondary school
MottoPush to Excel; Prepare to Succeed
Established1949(74 years ago) (1949)
School districtWestminster Public Schools
CEEB code 061440
PrincipalKiffany Kiewit
Grades9-12
Enrollment2500
Color(s)Black and teal
  
MascotWolves
Website http://whs.westminsterpublicschools.org/

Westminster High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) operated by Westminster Public Schools in Westminster, Adams County, Colorado, United States. [1]

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At the end of 1996, it was announced that all incoming freshmen in the '08-'09 school year, as well as all sophomores in the district who currently attended either Ranum or Westminster High School, would be attending the current Westminster High School campus until the new building was finished, for the '10-'11 school year. The district then announced the new school name would also be Westminster High School and the new school colors would be teal, black, and silver, with the wolves as a mascot. The new building location is on almost the same lot as the current building. Features include three multi-purpose basketball courts, an indoor track, a lecture hall, and a 725-seat theatre, all within a 375,000-square-foot (34,800 m2) building.

Demographics

Academies

The school is divided into five separate academies from which students select an area of focus.

History

The original Westminster High School was located at 7300 Lowell, which later became the Career Enrichment Park when Westminster High School moved from 73rd and Lowell to its current location in 1976. When originally established in 1949, the school colors were blue and white, and the mascot was a Warrior.

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References

  1. Westminster High School schooldigger.com. Retrieved March 2011