Dakota Ridge High School
| Dakota Ridge High School | |
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| Address | |
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13399 West Coal Mine Avenue Littleton, Colorado 80127 United States |
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| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | To Live, To Love, To Learn, To Leave a Legacy |
| Established | 1996 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| CEEB code | 060923 |
| Principal | Dr. Jim Jelinek |
| Teaching staff | 77.6 (FTE) (as of 2006-07) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,641 (as of 2006-07) |
| Average class size | 21 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 21.1 (as of 2006-07) |
| 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 |
Coordinates: 39°36′15.07″N 105°8′58.71″W / 39.6041861°N 105.1496417°W
Dakota Ridge Senior High School is a public school located in Dakota Ridge, Colorado, United States.
Dakota Ridge High School opened in August 1996.
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.
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 and won the CHSAA 4A/5A Coed State Championship in December of 2012. The cheer squad went on to the USA Nationals Cheerleading & Dance Competition in Anaheim, California placing third in the nation. The next season (2013-2014) the Co-Ed Cheer squad took the state title for the second time in a row.
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.
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