Rangeview High School

Rangeview High School
Location
17599 East Iliff Avenue, Aurora, Colorado
Coordinates	39°40′32″N 104°46′53″W / 39.67543°N 104.78138°WCoordinates: 39°40′32″N 104°46′53″W / 39.67543°N 104.78138°W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1984
School district	Aurora Public Schools
Principal	Ronald Fay
Staff	152
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	2296
Color(s)	red and black
Athletics	5A
Athletics conference	East Metro Athletic Conference (EMAC)
Mascot	Raiders
Information	303-695-6848
Website	rangeview.aurorak12.org

Rangeview High School is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado. It is the second newest of five high schools in Aurora Public Schools. The school offers a variety of Advanced Placement courses.

The school is being used as a polling station and was featured on CNN, with Dan Simon reporting.

Building

Rangeview High School was founded in 1984. The building holds over eighty academic classrooms along with a library/media center that was built in 2004. The non-academic side consists of a large gymnasium, a small gymnasium, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an Auditorium, a commons area, and a dual weight room. The original foundation of the school was built to serve roughly 1800 students; however, to meet population growth, Rangeview has added several portable classrooms adjacent to the building.

Courses offered

Rangeview High School offers many Honors and Advanced Placement courses.

AP courses

AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Studio Art AP Human Geography AP Government and Politics

AP US History AP Language and Composition AP Literature AP European History AP Physics AP Psychology

Honors courses

Honors English 9 Honors English 10 Honors Physical Science Honors Biology Honors Chemistry Honors Physics

Honors Micro/Macro Economics Honors Geography Honors US History Honors Core 1 Honors Core 2 Honors Core 3 Honors Core 4 Honors Trig/Math Analysis

Demographics

as of the 2014-15 school year

• White 29.2%
• Hispanic 33.8%
• African American 24.9%
• Asian American 5.0%
• Native American 0.9%

Athletics

Fall Sports

• Boys' Cross Country
• Girls' Cross County
• Boys' Golf
• Football
• Boys' Soccer
• Boys' Tennis
• Softball
• Volleyball

Winter Sports

• Boys' Basketball
• Girls' Basketball
• Wrestling
• Girls' Swimming and Diving

Spring Sports

• Baseball
• Boys' Swimming and Diving
• Boys' Lacrosse
• Girls' Lacrosse
• Girls' Golf
• Girls' Soccer
• Girls' Tennis
• Boys' Track and Field
• Girls' Track and Field

Year Round Sports

• Cheerleading
• Poms

Rivalries

Rangeview's rival school is Gateway High School, also part of Aurora Public Schools. The rivalry has lasted for over twenty years, and spans across all sports and competitions. The winner of the annual football game is awarded the Anvil trophy. Rangeview has maintained possession of the Anvil for the last seven years.

Alumni

• Ahmad Terry, '93, Rocky Mountain News Staff photographer 1997–2007. Pulitzer Prize winner 2000 and 2003.
• India Arie, relocated to Atlanta before graduation ^[1]
• Chloe Johnson, '07, American television personality, beauty pageant title holder, model, dancer and community leader.
• Davy Armstrong, '10, midfielder for the Colorado Rapids
• Katie Layman, '04, Miss Colorado 2009^[2] and a Denver Broncos cheerleader.^[3]
• Phyllice Johnson '85 Miss Black Colorado USA 1997, Ms Black World 1998, USFL Cheerleader 1986

References

1. http://www.westword.com/2009-07-23/news/india-arie-rocked-the-mile-high-music-fest-her-brother-nearly-rocked-the-big-house/full/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Web Stories - Aurora Public Schools". Apscms.net. 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
3. "Congratulations Katie Layman, Miss Colorado 2009". Ultimate Cheerleaders. 2009-07-20. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

External links

• Rangeview High School