Columbine High School 379497 224318682 2008-07-08T09:19:44Z 85.196.82.214 {{Infobox School |name = Columbine High School |image = Columbine High USGS.png |imagesize = 300px |caption = Satellite photo of Columbine High School in 2004 |motto = |established = 1973 |type = [[Public education|Public]] [[Secondary education|Secondary]] |affiliation = |district = Jefferson County Public Schools |grades = 9 to 12 |president = |principal = Dr. Frank D. DeAngelis |head of school = |dean = |faculty = |staff = |students = |enrollment = |athletics = |conference = |colors = [[navy blue]] and [[silver]] {{color box|navy}}{{color box|silver}} |mascot = [[Minutemen|Rebels (American Revolution)]] |campus type = |campus size = |free_label = Superintendent |free_text = Dr. Cindy Stevenson |free_label2 = |free_text2 = |free_label3 = |free_text3 = |location = 6201 South Pierce Street, [[Columbine, Colorado]] |country = |coordinates = |website = [http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=282 Columbine High School] }} '''Columbine High School''' is a [[secondary school]] in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Jefferson County, Colorado|Jefferson County]], [[Colorado]]. The school is located at 6201 South Pierce Street, one mile west of the [[Littleton, Colorado|Littleton]] city limits and half a mile south of the [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]] city/county line. <ref>[http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=282 Official address]</ref>"Littleton" is indicated in the school's postal address because its [[ZIP code]], 80123, is primarily associated with that city. However, the school is part of the [[Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)|Jefferson County Public Schools]] district and not the [[Littleton Public Schools]] system. The current principal is Dr. Frank DeAngelis. Columbine High School was the site of [[Columbine High School massacre|the third deadliest school massacre]] in modern United States history, which took place [[April 20]], [[1999]].The massacre is preceded by the [[Charles Whitman|University of Texas Massacre]] and the [[Virginia Tech Massacre]] respectively. == History == '''Columbine High School''' opened in the fall of [[1973]]; there was no senior class in its first year. The school's first graduating class was the class of [[1975]]. Columbine was named after the [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] community of [[Columbine, Colorado]]; where it is located, which in turn is named after the state flower of Colorado: the [[Aquilegia caerulea|columbine]]. Its first principal was Gerald Difford. ===School colors=== The official school colors are blue and silver. The colors were selected through a vote by students at Ken Caryl Junior High School and Bear Creek High School who would be the first students to attend Columbine High School when the school opened in 1973. === School shooting === {{main|Columbine High School massacre}} A school shooting took place on [[April 20]], [[1999]], when [[Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold]] killed [[List of victims of the Columbine High School massacre|12 students and one teacher, and wounded 24 others]], before taking their own lives. The massacre made headlines around the world, making Columbine a household name, and causing a [[moral panic]] in American high schools.<ref>[http://www.nais.org/publications/ismagazinearticle.cfm?ItemNumber=144264 Lessons from Littleton (Part I)], National Association of Independent Schools</ref> After the shooting, classes at Columbine were held at nearby [[Chatfield High School]] for the remaining three weeks of that school year. === Remodeling === [[Image:Columbine High School.jpg|210px|left|thumb|Aerial shot of Columbine High School in 1999]] The school had undergone a massive remodeling four years before the shooting, adding a new library and cafeteria. After the massacre, Columbine demolished its library, located above the cafeteria, since it was the site where most of the deaths took place. The site was then turned into a memorial ceiling and [[Atrium (architecture)|atrium]]; a new, larger library was built on the hill where the shooting began and dedicated to the memory of the victims.<ref>[http://acolumbinesite.com/remodel.html - Remodeling Of School Info Page 1]</ref><ref>[http://www.denver-rmn.com/shooting/shooting.shtml - Remodeling Of School Info Page 2]</ref> == Cheerleading squad == The school was also home to the highest ranked cheerleading squad to ever come out of Colorado, placing 4th at the UCA National High School Cheerleading Championships in 2003.{{Fact|date=October 2007}} == Football team == The school most recently won the 2006 Colorado 5A State Football Championship at [[Invesco Field at Mile High]] against Mullen High School. The team has won the 5A State Football Championships in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2006 == Notable alumni == Notable [[alumnus|alumni]] of Columbine High School include: * [[Eric Harris]] and [[Dylan Klebold]] - Perpetrators of the [[Columbine High School massacre]]. * [[Allan Kayser]], actor, played "Bubba" in the sitcom ''[[Mama's Family]]''<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443478/ Allan Kayser] at IMDB</ref> * [[Melanie Palenik]], [[1988 Winter Olympics|1988 Olympic]] gold medalist in [[Freestyle skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics|women's freestyle aerials]] (demonstration sport) * [[Skip Ewing]], country songwriter/artist * [[Wes Hart]], [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] player who last played for the [[San Jose Earthquakes]] in 2005. * [[Laval Short]], former [[Denver Broncos]] and [[Colorado Buffaloes]] [[defensive tackle]] * Three members of [[Big Head Todd and the Monsters]] ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://sc.jeffco.k12.co.us/education/school/school.php?sectionid=282 Columbine High School official website] * [http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/profiles/high/columbine.html Map and directions to Columbine High School] * [http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=4&S=9&Z=13&X=4936&Y=43837&W=3 Satellite image of Columbine High School] * [http://davecullen.com/columbine.htm The Columbine Navigator - Links and analysis of most major media coverage] {{coor title dms|39|36|14|N|105|04|27|W|type:landmark}} [[Category:Columbine High School massacre]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1973]] [[Category:High schools in Colorado]] [[Category:Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado)]] [[de:Columbine High School]] [[fa:مدرسه کلمباین]] [[nl:Columbine High School]] [[sv:Columbine High School]]