Chaparral High School (Colorado)
| Chaparal High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 15655 Brookstone Drive, Parker, Colorado | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Take Care of One Another |
| Established | 1997 |
| School district | Douglas County School District |
| Principal | Greg Gotchey |
| Staff | 183 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 2600 |
| Color(s) | Navy, red, white and gold |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletics conference | Continental League |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Website | http://www.chaparralhs.org/ |
Chaparral High School is a public high school located in Parker, Colorado, United States. It is a part of the Douglas County School District RE-1.
The school is notable in Colorado for how it came to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit. Chaparral student Cody Schmidt died in 2003 after his heart stopped while in gym class, spurring his parents to raise funds to acquire AED units for all Douglas County schools.
The school has the first rap club in Douglas County.
Chaparral High School offers over thirty activity organizations, the majority of which are open to all interested students. Service organizations include Link Crew, a mentor program for incoming freshmen; Interact; National Honor Society; Peer Counseling; and Student Government. Competitive activities which allow students to earn a varsity letter include Speech and Debate, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, Marching Band, Drama Choir, Orchestra and Journalism.
Chaparral also has several club sports which have earned state recognition, such as boys' and girls' rugby, ice hockey, inline hockey and boys' volleyball.
Chaparral activities have earned numerous state and national recognition and awards. Chaparral activity-based groups have also traveled nationally and internationally. The CHS band and orchestra have traveled to Ireland, and the select choir has traveled to Germany and China.
The school has hosted an annual jazz festival, the Chaparral High School High Plains Jazz Festival, from 1996 to 2008.
The school has a competitive marching band, competing in the Colorado Bandmasters Association since 2001. The band is notable in Colorado for having their director's son take his place, as Nick Hinman replaced his since-retired father, Steve, in the 2017-2018 school year. The band has appeared in the Hollywood Christmas Parade, under the direction of Orlando Otis at the time. They were a finalist band in 2009 (placed 8th in 5A) and 2014 (placed 7th in 5A). Usually their field shows consist of either pop songs or musical compositions for movies, such as the How to Train Your Dragon soundtrack.
Chaparral High School's theatre department was named the number one high school theatre program in the southwest US by Stage Directions magazine in November 2011. Their production of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables was awarded a total of five Bobby G awards by the Denver Center of the Performing Arts in 2013, including Best Overall Production, Best Direction, Best Musical Direction, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role. The theatre and performing arts department continue to be a leader in the nation, with their own renditions of such musicals as Catch Me If You Can.
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