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Jefferson High School (Edgewater, Colorado)

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Motto
  
Home of the Saints

Principal
  
Michael James

Phone
  
+1 303-982-6056

Highest grade
  
Twelfth grade

Established
  
1955

Grades
  
9-12

Mascot
  
Saint Jeff

Type
  
Public secondary school

School district
  
Jefferson County Public Schools

Address
  
2305 Pierce St, Edgewater, CO 80214, USA

District
  
Jefferson County Public Schools

Similar
  
Jeffco Public Schools, Wheat Ridge High School, Lakewood High School, Green Mountain High Sch, Arvada Senior High Sch

Jefferson High School is a high school located in Edgewater, Colorado, United States. It is operated by Jefferson County Public Schools.

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Basketball

In 1979, the Saints advanced to the final four in the Colorado State basketball tournament.

Academics

In 1980, the Saints Debate team advanced to the Colorado State Finals, after coming in second in the Jefferson County tournament.

Notable alumni

  • Brian Boatright (1980) - Associate Justice Colorado Supreme Court
  • (Gabriel) Mark Hasselbach (1971) - musician, former member of Powder Blues Band
  • Ron Kiefel (1978) - cyclist
  • Ed Perlmutter (1971) - US Congressman 7th District Colorado
  • Demographics

    Enrollment in the 2010-2011 school year was 598 students. The student body's demographics were:

  • 13.5% White
  • 4.0% African American
  • 78.6% Latino
  • 1.5% Native American
  • 0.7% Asian
  • 1.7% Mixed race
  • Using federal government guidelines, 87.6% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

    References

    Jefferson High School (Edgewater, Colorado) Wikipedia