Overland High School

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Overland High School
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Location
12400 East Jewell Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
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Enrollment

2089
Type Public secondary school
Mascot Trailblazer
Color(s) Navy blue and Kelly green         
Established 1978
Homepage http://blazernet.ccsd.k12.co.us/

Overland High School, located in Aurora, Colorado, and part of the Cherry Creek School District, opened in 1978. The school made headlines in 2006 when a lecture given by geography teacher Jay Bennish was recorded by student Sean Allen and broadcast on talk radio, inciting a nationwide controversy.[1]

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Overland High School is a comprehensive public, suburban, college-oriented institution with a total enrollment of about 2,112 students, and a senior class of about 478 students. Overland High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and by the Colorado State Department of Education

[edit] Football Team

Overland High School won the Colorado 6A State Championship in 1993, and made it to the 5A state Championship in 1995 and 2003.

[edit] Track

The track team was Centennial League Champions in 2007, and ranked third in the state. Jeremy Rankin was the 2008 National prep leader in the 60m dash, and also named Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

[edit] Alumni

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