| Pomona High School | |
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| Location | |
| 8101 West Pomona Drive, Arvada CO 80005 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary school |
| Motto | Spirit, Tradition, Pride, Excellence |
| School district | Jefferson County School District R-1 |
| Principal | Andy Geise |
| Staff | 25[1] |
| Faculty | 86[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1750[2] |
| Color(s) | Silver, black, Scarlet |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Athletics conference | Jefferson County |
| Mascot | Panthers |
| Information | 303-982-0710 |
| Website | Pomona High School |
Pomona High School is a public secondary school operated by Jefferson County School District R-1 in Arvada, Colorado, United States.
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Pomona High School was built in 1973 and named for the nearby Pomona Lakes. Located in Arvada, Colorado and a part of the Jefferson County Public School district. The school has also been said to be named for the area which was once named the Pomona Ranch, which is where the lakes received their names. The original farm house for the Pomona Ranch was located at the current spot of McDonald's at the corner of 80th Ave. and Wadsworth Blvd. It went through reconstruction in 1994 and 1995. In those years they added a new auditorium, a new English department, and a two story section. Currently the only part of the school that has remained in the same spot is the gym, although the floor and bleachers were redone in 2008 due to rotting. Around summer of 2008 the English department was placed on cement supports because it began to sink into the ground. Pomona Senior High School celebrated the graduation of its 35th graduating class in 2009. Also in 2009 Principal Dan Cohan was announced Colorado's Principal of the year. In 2010 Cohan was offered a new job with Jefferson County Public School and the new Principal is the former Assistant Principal Andy Geise.
Fun Facts: Pomona High School is well known for its After Prom. A committee of parents, faculty and coaches plan a year in advance for this night. In the 2009-2010 academic year the football team got second place in the 5A state championships against Mullen High School. Completing the season with a 12-2 record.
In 2010 The Catwalk Theatre Company's production of The Servant of Two Masters was selected to present at the 46th Annual Colorado State Thespian Conference.
Demographics (2004–2005)[3]:
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The Pomona Band offers 3 concert bands, marching band, 2 jazz ensembles, winter guard, winter percussion ensemble and orchestra. The marching band has won 11 marching band state championships in class 5A from 1994 through 2005 and appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade in 1996 and 2005 and placed 5th in the 1996 BOA National Championships. The band also placed 14th in the 2003 BOA National Championships.
The Pomona Winter Guard and Percussion Ensemble were the 2004 Winter Guard International World Finalist. The Winter Guard took first place at the 1994 and 1999 WGI national competitions. The Winter Percussion ensemble took 3rd place at the 1999 WGI competition in Open Class and 2nd place in the 2000 Open Class Competition. The Pomona Symphonic Band was a 2000, 2003 and 2006 Colorado Music Educator's Association (CMEA) Honor Band.
Starting around 2005 the Pomona Arts and Humanities program, PAH, was started. The PAH program is a specialized core for students who are have a passion for creative learning and arts based education. The audition based program is home to close to 300 students. Achievement levels in PAH, based on standardized testing including the CSAP and ACT tests, are consistently the highest in the school, and amongst the top in the district. In 2010, PAH as the only subset of tested students to meet ALL of the college ready benchmarks set by the ACT.
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