Wheat Ridge High School is a public secondary school operated by the Jefferson County School District R-1 in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, United States.
From the school profile:
Wheat Ridge High School is a "HIGH" achieving school as rated by the Colorado Department of Education. Wheat Ridge has a rich tradition of academic and athletic excellence in Jefferson County. The school has graduated 141 National Merit Finalists, 28 Boettcher Scholars and four Fred Steinmark Award recipients. In addition to strong academic achievements, athletics, marching band, visual and performing arts, and competitive speech programs continue to excel, receiving state and national recognition.
State championship titles:
Baseball: 1992 (5A)Boys' ice hockey: 2002, 2006, 2007(5A)Girls' ice hockey: 2007, 2008, 2009Boys' basketball: 1944 (B), 1953 (A), 1963 (AAA), 1968 (AAA), 1991 (5A)Girls' basketball: 1977 (AAA), 1982 (4A)Boys' cross country: 1977 (I), 1979, 1981, (I)2007Girls' cross country: 1981 (I)Football: 1966 (AAA), 1967 (AAA), 1973 (AAA), 1994 (4A), 1996 (4A), 2006 (4A), 2008 (4A), 2010 (4A)Girls' golf: 1991 (team); Amy Root, 1991 (individual)Girls' gymnastics: 1985 (III)Softball: 2002 (5A), 2003 (5A), 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2013 (4A)Girls' soccer: 2009, 2010Girls' swimming: 1987 (5A), 1988 (5A)Boys' tennis: 1991 (6A) (This team is considered by many experts to have been the best in Colorado state history and filed a special petition to be moved up to the largest classification of 6A.)Boys' track and field: 1942 (B), 1944 (B), 1945 (B), 1946 (B), 1950 (B), 1978 (AAA)Girls' track and field: 1978 (AAA)Girls' volleyball: 1987 (4A), 1990 (5A)Marching band: 1993 (4A), 1996State athletic records held by school athletes:
200-yard freestyle, 4A class: Brianna Loecher, Wheat Ridge, 1:50.73 2000500-yard freestyle, 4A class: Brianna Loecher, Wheat Ridge, 4:58.74 2011Basketball regular season free throw percentage, 5A Class: Ted Pancoast, Wheat Ridge, 92.7% 1992Fight Farmers down the field,
Wheat Ridge will win,
Fight on to victory,
Wheat Ridge knows no defeat.
So roll up a mighty score,
Never give in!
Shoulder to shoulder we will
Fight, Fight, Fight, Fight, Win!
Annaleigh Ashford, Broadway actressJeff Fosnes, Vanderbilt University basketball player (1972–1976), Golden State Warriors draft pick (1976), two-time NCAA Academic All-American, and Sunkist High School All-AmericanPat Frink, NBA player (Cincinnati Royals)Tim Gill, co-founder of Quark, Inc.; LGBT rights activistRay Johnson, football playerTerry Kunz, NFL playerShayla LaVeaux, adult film actressDave Logan, NFL player; football coach, radio and television hostNathan Marquardt, professional mixed martial arts fighter, formerly competing in the UFCDean Reed, actor, director, singer, and songwriterFreddie Steinmark, starting safety on Texas' 1969 national championship team; author of "IPlay to Win, published after he lost his battle to cancer in 1971Don Styron, hurdler, still current world record holder in the now defunct 200 meter low hurdle race, set in 1960