Roy J. Wasson High School

Roy J. Wasson High School
Location
2115 Afton Way, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Coordinates 38°51′40″N 104°46′55″W / 38.861°N 104.782°WCoordinates: 38°51′40″N 104°46′55″W / 38.861°N 104.782°W
Information
Established 1959 - 2013 Closed
School district Colorado Springs School District 11
Information Closed 2013
Website http://wassonhighschoolalumni.com/

Former student records may be obtained from Colorado Springs School District 11 Records office 719-520-2307 *[]


Roy J. Wasson High School was the second-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Wasson High School campus was closed at the end of the school year in 2013. The Colorado Springs School District campus is now called the Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus.

The Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus was designed to offer many different opportunities to meet the different educational needs of students. We offer alternative education schools, early college, career pathways, on-line education, credit recovery, night school, adult education, and two day care centers. The campus is open fourteen hours a day for academic purposes. Many schools and programs to meet your educational needs.

Roy J. Wasson High School was established in 1959 and named after one of the longtime superintendents of Colorado Springs School District 11. Roy J. Wasson High School was the only high school in District 11 to be combined with another High School, Mitchell High. Due to cut in staff from each school, both campuses combined selected classes. Students in the 9th and 10th grades attended classes on a seven period schedule. Upperclassmen may have had a combination of blocked (95 minute classes) and unblocked (50 minute classes). This flexibility in scheduling allowed for students to earn more credits than most high schools on a traditional schedule. The 28.2 acre (11.4 hectare) campus had a diverse population of students.

Wasson was a comprehensive high school which had been recognized at the state and national level as a school on the forefront of educational reform and innovation. Wasson was also the only high school in District 11 with a dance studio. Wasson's technology wing contained a one-of-a-kind multimedia classroom, a video production room, a professional quality audio recording studio, a 25 station CAD lab, a science technology lab, and a music lab with 20 computers equipped with Midi keyboards. In addition to the technology wing, Wasson had 8 computer labs used by teachers in all content areas and also computers in the classrooms.

Navy Jr. ROTC has moved to Doherty High School, Colorado School District 11 Garry Berry Stadium is still currently used for the high schools in District 11.


Notable alumni

References

    External links

    District 11 Wasson High School Alumni Association Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus