Chaparral High School, Parker, Colorado
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| Established | 1997 |
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| District | Douglas County Public Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Principal | Ron Peterson |
| Staff | 183 |
| Students | 2250[1] |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletic Conference | Continental League[1] |
| Colors | Navy, Red, White and Gold |
| Mascot | Wolverine |
| Location | 15655 Brookstone Drive Parker, CO 80134 |
| Information | 303-387-3533 |
| Website | http://www.chaparralhs.org/ |
Chaparral High School is a public high school located in Parker, Colorado, United States. It is a part of Douglas County School District RE-1. It is named after the shrubland biome chaparral.
The school is notable in Colorado for how it came to have an automated external defibrillator (AED) unit. Chaparral student Cody Smith died in 2002 after his heart stopped while in class, spurring his parents to raise funds to acquire AED units for other Douglas County schools.[2]
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[edit] Extracurricular activities
The Chaparral marching band has a strong history in competition under the direction of Orlando Otis. The band has appeared in the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
The school has hosted an annual jazz festival, the Chapparal High School High Plains Jazz Festival, since 1996.
[edit] Curriculum
Chaparral has two sister schools:
- Le College Pierre et Marie Curie in Le Pellerin, France.
- Xinjin Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, in cooperation with the Intensive Language Training Center at Sichuan University.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Colorado High School Activities Association profile for Chaparral High School. Accessed 1 December 2006.
- ^ Augé, Karen. "Parents push for lifesaving gear". Denver Post, 21 March 2006. Accessed 1 December 2006.
- ^ Rouse, Karen. "Sino the times", Denver Post, 18 April 2006. Accessed 30 November 2006.
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