Arapahoe High School (Centennial, Colorado)
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Arapahoe Warrior
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2201 East Dry Creek Road Centennial, Colorado 80122-3100 United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°34′53″N 104°57′45″W / 39.5815°N 104.9625°WCoordinates: 39°34′53″N 104°57′45″W / 39.5815°N 104.9625°W |
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| Type | Free public |
| Established | 1964 |
| School district | Littleton Public Schools (LPS) |
| CEEB code | 060928 |
| Principal | Natalie Pramenko |
| Faculty | 129 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 2,106 |
| • Grade 9 | 637 |
| • Grade 10 | 550 |
| • Grade 11 | 509 |
| • Grade 12 | 484 |
| Campus size | 254,756 square feet (23,667.61 m2) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Black and old gold |
| Athletics | Baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, lacrosse, marching band, soccer, hockey, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling |
| Athletics conference | Continental and Centennial |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Rivals | Heritage High School, Littleton High School, Cherry Creek High School |
| Newspaper | Arapahoe Herald |
| Yearbook | Calumet |
| Website | www |
Arapahoe High School is a public high school in Centennial, Colorado, United States. Located in a suburb of Denver, it is the flagship of the Littleton Public Schools District as the largest of three high schools, with an enrollment of 2,229 students. It has been designated a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.
Arapahoe consistently places "Excellent" on Colorado's statewide school accountability report, the only Littleton Public Schools high school to do so.
The school is known for its affiliation with the Arapaho tribe of Wind River, Wyoming.
Arapahoe High School was built in 1964. Several additions have been made since then:
As of 2013[update], the school has 70 classrooms.
On December 13, 2013, a shooting occurred at the school. The gunman, an 18-year-old student, entered the school armed with a shotgun, a machete, three Molotov cocktails, and 125 rounds of ammunition. He requested to see the school librarian, who was also the coach of the school debate team. The shooter's demotion on the team was a contributing motive to the shooting. One student was shot in the head and died eight days later. The shooter attempted to start a fire with one of the devices he had carried with him and then shot himself in the head.
The 254,756-square-foot (23,667.6 m2) high school has two gyms, a weight room, a library, kitchen, a 647-seat theater, 70 classrooms, a pool, tennis courts, baseball, football, and two soccer fields, as well as a track.
The school has a unique relationship with the Arapaho tribe.
After complaints about the pejorative depiction of Native Americans, principal Ron Booth sought a direct relationship with the tribe by travelling to the tribe's location in Wyoming for a personal meeting with tribal elders. After an extensive process, the tribe and Chief Anthony Sitting Eagle approved a relationship between the school and the tribe, establishing relationship methodology through a specific declaration.
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