Wheat Ridge High School

Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.^{[citation needed]}

Wheat Ridge High School
Location
9505 West 32nd Avenue Wheat Ridge , Colorado 80033 United States
Coordinates	39°45′48″N 105°6′15″W
Information
School type	Public high school
Established	1896; 129 years ago (1896)
School district	Jefferson County R-1
CEEB code	061450
NCES School ID	080480000803[1]
Principal	Lisa Mahannah[2]
Teaching staff	52.88 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9–12
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	928 (2023–24[1])
Student to teacher ratio	17.55[1]
Campus type	Suburban, Large[1]
Color(s)	Blue and gold
Athletics conference	Jeffco
Mascot	Farmer
Newspaper	The Haystack
Feeder schools	Everitt Middle School
Website	wheatridge.jeffcopublicschools.org

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

State championship titles:

• Baseball: 1992 (5A)
• Boys' ice hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)
• Girls' ice hockey: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)
• Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)
• Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979, 1981, (I)2007
• Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)
• Football: 1966 (AAA),^[3] 1967 (AAA), 1973 (AAA), 1994 (4A), 1996 (4A), 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2010 (4A)
• Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)
• Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)
• Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2013 (4A)
• Girls' soccer: 2009, 2010
• Girls' swimming: 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A)
• Boys' tennis: 1991 (6A)
• Boys' track and field: 1942 (B), 1944 (B), 1945 (B), 1946 (B), 1950 (B), 1978 (AAA)
• Girls' track and field: 1978 (AAA)
• Girls' volleyball: 1987 (4A), 1990 (5A)
• Marching band: 1993 (4A), 1996
• Winter Percussion: 2004 (PSA), 2013 (PSA), 2016 (PSCA), 2017 (PSCA), 2018(PSCA)

Notable alumni

• Don Alley, NFL player^[4]
• Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actress^[5]
• Jeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt University basketball player (1972–1976), Golden State Warriors draft pick (1976), two-time NCAA Academic All-American, and Sunkist High School All-American^[6]
• Pat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)^[7]
• Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activist,^[8] Presidential Medal of Freedom winner ^[9]
• Ray Johnson, football player^[10]
• Annie Kunz, Olympic athlete (track and field)^[11]
• Terry Kunz, NFL player^[12]
• Shayla LaVeaux, adult film actress^[13]
• Dave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television host^[14]
• Nathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFC^[15]
• Dean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriter^[16]
• Freddie Steinmark, starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of I Play to Win, published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971^[17]
• Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960^{[citation needed]}