Colby High School (Kansas)

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Type Public Enrollment 400 Rival Goodland High School Phone +1 785-460-5300 Number of students 400		Grades 9-12 Campus Suburban Mascot Colby Eagle District Colby Public Schools Color Black and orange

Principal Larry Gabel, Rob Ross, Diana Wieland Address 1890 S Franklin Ave, Colby, KS 67701, USA Similar Colby Community College, Oakley High School, Goodland High School, Heartland Christian School, Sacred Heart School

Colby High School is a public school in Colby, Kansas. It is located on 1890 S. Franklin Avenue. It enrolls approximately 400 students every year. The current principals are Larry Gabel, Rob Ross, and Diana Wieland, who split the administrative position at the start of the 2010-2011 school year.

History

Colby High School was founded in 1890. As the community grew, so did the school, and eventually surrounding smaller schools in Levant, Kansas, and Gem, Kansas, were closed so students could attend classes at Colby. Until 1995, Colby High School was located on Third Street, but the need for a larger building was recognized, and thus emerged the building that accommodates the students and teachers now.

Notable alumni

Fred Morrison, Class of 1957, Rhodes Scholar, University of Kansas, Oxford University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, University of Minnesota Law School, Fulbright Professor

Samuel Ramey, Class of 1960, American Opera singer

Mark Schultz, Class of 1989, musician

Nelson Toburen, Class of 1957, former professional football player for the Green Bay Packers

Laura Lynn Watters, Class of 1979, Miss Kansas (1983)

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