Widefield School District 3

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Widefield School District 3 is the school district of Widefield, Colorado.

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[edit] History Timeline

1874 Widefield School District 3 founded to include three communities: Widefield, Drennan and Tructon

1912 Widefield (Kittie Paster) School opened near Highway 85/87

1942 Camp Carson opened west of Widefield

1951 Widefield School District 3, as we know it today, organized

1955 First homes built in "Security Village"

1955 J.A. Talbott hired as Superintendent

1955 Widefield Elementary opened

1956 North Elementary opened

1957 Venetucci (South) Elementary opened

1958 Widefield High School opened

1958 Widefield Homes development begins

1959 Richard Taylor hired as Superintendent after unexpected death of J.A. Talbott

1959 S.A. Wilson Elementary opened (now pre-school and Special Education)

1959 Sproul Junior High opened

1960 Security Metropolitan Park & Recreation District formed

1961 District Administration Building opened (now Discovery High School)

1962 C.A. Foster Stadium built at WHS

1963 Talbott Elementary opened

1963 Development of Stratmoor Valley began

1964 Pinello Elementary opens

1964 Watson Junior High opens

1966 Community Center complex opens new library and recreation facilities

1969 Dr. C.F. Clemmer hired as Superintendent

1969 Webster Elementary opens

1970 WHS auditorium completed

1973 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary opened

1973 Dr. A.J. Brendall hired as Superintendent

1973 Old Widefield School renamed the Kittie Paster School

1973 Peaceful Valley Estates developed

1973 Janitell Junior High opened

1974 New WHS Gymnasium completed

1978 Security Park and Recreation District assimilated into WSD3

1978 Dr. James Knox hired as Superintendent

1979 Current Administration Building opens

1981 Dr. Leonard (Bud) Bartel hired as Superintendent

1986 Sunrise Elementary opened

1987 Alternative High School opened (now Discovery High School)

1987 French Elementary opened

1991 Gene Cosby hired as Superintendent

1997 Mesa Ridge High School opened

2001 Dr. Mark Hatchell hired as Superintendent

2002 Widefield School District 3 is the only school district in the state to pass a mill levy override.

2005 Widefield Elementary School celebrates its 50th birthday.

2007 Stan Richardson hired as Superintendent

2008 Widefield High School celebrates its 50th birthday (and subsequently has its 50th graduating class, although this has been debated as the "49th and a half" due to the time of year the first senior class graduated)

[edit] List of schools

[edit] Elementary

  • Pinello Elementary
  • Sunrise Elementary
  • Talbott Elementary
  • Widefield Elementary
  • Webster Elememntary
  • King Elementary
  • North Elementary
  • French Elementary
  • Venetucci Elementary

[edit] Junior High

  • Janitell Junior High
  • Sproul Junior High
  • Watson Junior High

[edit] High

[edit] Charter

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

  • Widefield School District 3 website