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George Washington High School (Colorado)

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Established
  
1960

Principal
  
Scott Lessard

Grades
  
9-12

Phone
  
+1 720-423-8600

Number of students
  
1,424

School district
  
Denver Public Schools

Teaching staff
  
78.04 (on a FTE basis)

Enrollment
  
1,424 (2013-14)

District
  
Denver Public Schools

Founded
  
1960

George Washington High School (Colorado)

Address
  
655 S Monaco Pkwy, Denver, CO 80224, USA

Similar
  
Denver Public Schools, South High School, Cherry Creek High School, Thomas Jefferson High Sch, East High School

George Washington High School is located in Denver, Colorado, United States. GW is a large urban high school serving grades 9-12. It is one of the Denver Public Schools system.

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Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,424 students enrolled in 2013-14 was:

  • Male - 45.3%
  • Female - 54.7%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.5%
  • Asian/Pacific islanders - 5.5%
  • Black - 30.5%
  • Hispanic - 31.5%
  • White - 27.2%
  • Multiracial - 4.8%
  • 55.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

    Extracurricular activities

    The school newspaper is The George Washington Surveyor, which is part of the High School National Ad Network. The paper got its name from president George Washington's lifelong association with geography and cartography. The Surveyor was the winner of the National Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

    Notable alumni

  • Chauncey Billups, NBA player, NBA Finals MVP with the Detroit Pistons
  • Sierra Boggess, theatre actress and singer
  • Chris Brewer, professional football player
  • Anita Diamant, author of The Red Tent and other fiction and non-fiction books
  • Ostell Miles, football player
  • Martin Moran, Broadway actor and author of The Tricky Part
  • Greg Primus, former NFL player for the Chicago Bears
  • Dianne Reeves, jazz vocalist, winner of Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album in 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006
  • Ed Smith, former NFL player for the Denver Broncos
  • References

    George Washington High School (Colorado) Wikipedia