Westminster High School (Westminster, Colorado)

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

Westminster High School
Location
6933 Raleigh St.,
Westminster CO, United States
Coordinates39.822°N 105.04°W / 39.822; -105.04
Information
TypePublic secondary school
MottoPush to Excel; Prepare to Succeed
Established1949
School districtWestminster Public Schools
PrincipalKiffany Kiewit
Grades9-12
Enrollment2500
Color(s)         Black and teal
MascotWolves
Websitehttp://whs.westminsterpublicschools.org/

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
  • Hispanic 62.2%
  • White 26.2%
  • African American 1.8%
  • Asian 8.7%
  • Native American 1.1%

Academies

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

  • Architecture, Construction, and Engineering Academy
  • Global Business Academy
  • Health and Biomedical Academy
  • Liberal Arts Academy
  • Visual and Performing Arts Academy

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.

See also

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