Highlands Ranch High School
Location
9375 South Cresthill Lane, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Information
Type	Public Secondary School
Established	1984
School district	Douglas County School District RE-1
Principal	Jerry Goings
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1730
Color(s)	black, silver and blue
Athletics	5A
Athletics conference	Continental League
Mascot	Falcons
Information	303-588-7630
Website	http://www1.dcsdk12.org/secondary/hrhs/index.html

Highlands Ranch High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and is part of the Douglas County School District.

Contents 1 History 2 Sports 3 Notable alumni 4 External links

[edit] History

Highlands Ranch opened in 1987 as the third high school in the district, after Douglas County High School in Castle Rock and Ponderosa High School in Parker, and the first high school in Highlands Ranch. The rapid population growth in northern Douglas County has resulted in the opening of three other high schools in the area since Highlands Ranch High School opened.

The school is located in the Highlands Ranch neighborhood of Eastridge and is fed directly by Cresthill Middle School, which is adjacent to the high school campus. The school has been renovated several times in its relatively short history, most recently in 2003.

The school is known for having a nationally acclaimed Student Senate program.

Highlands Ranch has a strong academic history and offers a number of Advanced Placement classes, though it does not participate in the International Baccalaureate program, which is located at Douglas County High School.

Highlands Ranch is also the alma mater of Felicity star and Golden Globe-winner Keri Russell and NFL star Kasey Studdard.

[edit] Sports

Highlands Ranch High School participates at the 5A level in all sports. Athletic offerings include soccer, cross country, baseball, softball, field hockey, basketball, football, volleyball, gymnastics, track, golf, swimming, diving, wrestling, tennis, cheerleading, poms, and lacrosse. Both the varsity boys/girls basketball, football and baseball programs have achieved notoriety as both have proceeded deep into their respective finals and are consistently rated at the top of their respective divisions.^{[citation needed]}

The girls basketball team won the Colorado state championship for three straight years from 2000-2002 and also from 2006-2007. Highlands Ranch is the alma mater of WNBA and UConn women's basketball star Ann Strother, who transferred to the school in her junior year. The school has also won several championships in poms, track & field, and cheerleading.

HRHS Girls Basketball has had a long standing dominance in Colorado. Over the past few years under Caryn Jaroki, HRHS has won 3 straight championships

In 2007, the HRHS baseball team was crowned Continental League Champions.

In 2007, the HRHS cross country team qualified both the boys' and the girls' teams for the State Championship meet.

[edit] Notable alumni

• Keri Russell, Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer
• Kasey Studdard, NFL Football Player
• Todd West, Professional Baseball Player
• Justin Maureau, Professional Baseball Player
• Daniel Schlereth, Professional Baseball Player and son to ESPN football analyst Mark Schlereth.
• Joshua Perk, Founder/ Starter of bands "Hellogoodbye," "Hit the Lights" and co-Touring with Taylor Swift this Summer.
• Matthew Pressman, Entrepreneur, founded several successful Colorado businesses. Currently in Silicon Valley guiding start-up technology company public.

[edit] External links

• Highlands Ranch High School
• HRHS Cheerleading Home Page