Mountain Vista High School

Mountain Vista High School

Hail to the Mighty Golden Eagles
Location
Highlands Ranch, Colorado, Colorado
United States
Coordinates 39°31′21″N 104°57′57″W / 39.52259°N 104.96572°W / 39.52259; -104.96572Coordinates: 39°31′21″N 104°57′57″W / 39.52259°N 104.96572°W / 39.52259; -104.96572
Information
Type Public High School
Established 2001
Principal Michael Weaver
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 2032[1]
Color(s) Green and Yellow         
Athletics CHSAA 5A Continental League
Website School website

Mountain Vista High School is a public high school located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The school is a part of the Douglas County School District.

History

Initially designated "High School No. 6" in School District's long-range plans, Mountain Vista High School was named such in 2000. "Golden Eagles" is the school's mascot. The school opened in August 2001 and saw its first graduating class in 2005.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Mountain Vista competes in 5A athletics. These include Women's Soccer, Poms, Cheer, Volleyball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Basketball, Wrestling, Softball, Tennis, and Football.

Mountain Vista maintains a rivalry with local ThunderRidge High School in all sports, especially football.[2]

Mountain Vista also maintains a combined rugby union team with local Thunder Ridge High School, Highlands Ranch High School, and Rock Canyon High School. The team is known as the Highlands Ranch Harlequins. There is both a boys and girls teams.

In 2005, Mountain Vista girls soccer team defeated Arapahoe High School for the 5A state title. They took state again in 2011.[3]

In 2006 and 2007, Mountain Vista Cheer won back to back state championships in the 5A varsity division. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mountain Vista poms team won 5A state championship.

In 2010, the field hockey team won the 5A state championship, beating Kent Denver 1-0.[4]

The men's swim and dive team combined with Thunder Ridge, Rock Canyon, and Highlands Ranch High Schools won the state championship in 2010.[5]

Stage Flight Theatre

The Theatre Program at Mountain Vista was named Stage Flight Theatre by the students. Each year the company produces two main stage plays, a main stage musical, a production solely for 9th and 10th grade students, an experimental play, and a night of original musicals.

The America High School Theatre Festival has honored Stage Flight Theatre and the production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was selected by Colorado Thespians as the Main Stage performance at the 2007 Colorado Thespian Conference.[6] Stage Flight Theatre also hosted and produced the first ever All-State Colorado Theatre production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, in 2010.[6]

Academics

Mountain Vista High School has a greatschools.net rating of 8/10.[7]

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.maxpreps.com/games/football-fall-14/mountain-vista-vs-thunderridge/9-26-2014-p7SxcxfqYEK2RN_zIpeNmg.htm
  3. ↑ Past Colorado high school state champions - The Denver Post
  4. ↑ Past Colorado high school state champions - The Denver Post
  5. ↑ Past Colorado high school state champions - The Denver Post
  6. 1 2 "Colorado Thespians".
  7. ↑ Mountain Vista High School - Highlands Ranch, Colorado - CO - School overview

External links

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