Cañon City High School

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Type Public high school Grades 9–12 Mascot Tiger Lowest grade Ninth grade		Principal Bill Summers Website Cañon City High School Color Black and gold Highest grade Twelfth grade

Athletics Football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, golf, softball, wrestling, volleyball, cross country District Canon City Re-1 School District

Cañon City High School (CCHS) is a high school in Cañon City, Colorado, United States. The current campus was built in 1961 with major additions in the 1980s and the late 2000s. The former school building now serves as Cañon City Middle School and was built in 1929.

Athletics

CCHS currently competes in these sports (may be incomplete):

Football

Men's and women's basketball

Baseball

Tennis

Men's and women's cross country

Wrestling

Golf

Soccer

Volleyball

Band

The Cañon City Tiger Pride Marching Band is currently under the direction of Joshua Race.

Notable participation

Annual participant and host band of the Cañon City Music & Blossom Festival

Portland Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon

Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Former band directors

Ken Ovrebo, member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame, 2010 He is also currently the Marching Chair for the CBA Marching Committee and recently retired Stephanie Nolan who now serves as a part time assistant band director.

Choir

The choir program at CCHS consists of Encore (both men and women) and Tiger Ladies (women's choir).

Sexting scandal

In 2015, a major sexting scandal at the school involving a significant portion of the student body, including members of the football team, was covered by the media.

References

Cañon City High School Wikipedia

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