Dakota Ridge High School
Coordinates: 39°36′15.07″N 105°8′58.71″W / 39.6041861°N 105.1496417°W
| Dakota Ridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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13399 West Coal Mine Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80127[1] United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave a Legacy[2] |
| Established | 1996 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 060923 |
| Principal | Dr. Jim Jelinek |
| Teaching staff | 77.6 (FTE) (as of 2006-07)[3] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,641 (as of 2006-07)[3] |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.1 (as of 2006-07)[3] |
| Campus size | 42 acres (170,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Open/closed |
| Color(s) | Navy and cardinal |
| Athletics | CHSAA 5A (football is CHSAA 4A) |
| Athletics conference | Jefferson County League |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Publication | Dakota Ridge Yearbook |
| Newspaper | Ridge Review |
| Yearbook | The Dakota Ridge Talon |
| Website | School website |
Dakota Ridge Senior High School is a public school located in Dakota Ridge, Colorado, United States.
History
Dakota Ridge High School opened in August 1996.
Campus
Dakota Ridge operates as a closed campus for freshmen and an open campus for sophomores (as of 2011), Juniors, and seniors.
It sits atop a hill on Coal Mine Avenue, overlooking Foothills Golf Course to the south.
A new wing was added roughly ten years after its original opening.
Extracurricular activities
Student groups and activities at Dakota Ridge include BASIC, choir, DECA, Eagle Productions, Eagleaires, FBLA, FCCLA, Gay Straight Alliance, International Thespian Troupe 5837, Key Club, math club, mock trial, National Honor Society, National Art Honor Society, newspaper, robotics, science club, snow riders club, student government, and yearbook.
The school's athletic teams, known as the Dakota Ridge Eagles, compete in CHSAA class 5A in the Jefferson County League. Teams are fielded in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, poms, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling.
In 2007, the men's cross country team won the State Championship. The women took their turn in 2008, setting a state record for dominance with the fewest team points scored in 5A state history leading them to the State Championship.
The 2012-13 cheerleading squad also brought home the League Championship for both Varsity & JV in the Small Co-Ed division. The most recent Dakota Ridge State Championship was won in December 2012 at the CHSAA 4A/5A Co-Ed Division for Cheerleading. The cheer squad went on to the USA Nationals Cheerleading & Dance Competition in Anaheim, California. They place third in the nation for both pre-lims and finals. 2012-13 proved to be the most successful year in Dakota Ridge High School history for cheerleading.
Instrumental music and performance
Marching band
The Dakota Ridge "Screamin' Eagles" Marching Band and Colorguard had its inaugural competitive season in 1998 and has since competed in the Colorado Bandmasters Association unit (CBA) in class 4A. The band has been a constant state championship qualifier in its 11 years of its existence, including seven state finals finishes. The 2009 band improved an almost unheard of nine places from a 16th place quarter-finals in 2008. With only a little over 60 people, it was the smallest band at state championships, but managed to place seventh out of eight total finalist 4A bands. For the first time in school history, it managed to place higher than longtime trend-setting band and powerhouse Green Mountain High School, who finished 8th in finals competition. In 2015, the Screamin' Eagles got their highest place ever, taking 4th in the 4A Finals. [4]
Winter Guard
The Dakota Ridge Winter Guard has competed in the Rocky Mountain Color Guard Association (RMCGA) as well as Winter Guard International (WGI),and has received a state championship title as well as other medalist finishes in the RMCGA unit, most recently a bronze medal state championship finish in 2006. The winter guard competed with the percussion ensemble for the 2010 season, and did not compete in RMCGA.
Percussion Ensemble
The Dakota Ridge Percussion Ensemble, led by Amanda Montemayor, has been a outstanding competitor in the Rocky Mountain Percussion Association (RMPA). The ensemble has had several finalist finishes since its inception in 2004, including RMPA State Champions (gold medalists) in PSCO class in 2014, 2015, and 2016, as well as RMPA State Champions (gold medalists) in PSCA class in 2015.
In the 2016 season, the Percussion Ensemble attended the WGI 2016 world championships in Dayton Ohio, finishing as World Champions (gold medalists) in PSC class. This was the first world title for the ensemble.
8-1-5 Jazz
The only jazz band at Dakota Ridge, 8-1-5 Jazz always has strong finishes at competitive festivals. Its peculiar name is not, in fact, a musical reference, but a punctuated version of the time 8:15, which is the time seminar begins at Dakota Ridge. Before the jazz band was a dedicated class, students had to meet during seminar.
Symphonic Orchestra
This is the sole orchestra at Dakota Ridge. The ensemble has become a musical force within the last couple of years, having strong competitive finishes in festivals, including a second-place finish in a festival competition in San Diego, California.
Symphonic Band
The only concert band in the school, the band has been a strong performer for many years, always delivering strong performance and musically strong pieces. The band always has strong festival competition finishes. They recently participated in the CBA State Concert Band festival.
Notable alumni
- Todd Dunivant - professional soccer player; Los Angeles Galaxy
References
- ↑ "Littleton" is the place name assigned to the ZIP code where the high school is located, and thus appears in its mailing address. However, the location lies some six miles west of the City of Littleton, across a county line.
- ↑ Scanlon, Bill (1996-06-19). "New school has a lock on ideals". Rocky Mountain News.
No one approaching the spanking new Dakota Ridge High School will have any trouble discerning that its mission is to teach students to live, learn, love and leave a legacy. Etched in red sandstone ... will be icons to the school's purpose.
- 1 2 3 "School Detail for Dakota Ridge Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics.
- ↑ "2015 Recap" (PDF). Colorado Bandmasters Association. Retrieved 30 April 2016.