Windsor High School (Colorado)

Windsor High School is a high school located in Windsor, Colorado, United States. The school is part of the Weld RE-4 School District.[1] It serves about 2,000 students,[2] and employs about 76 faculty members.[3]

Windsor High School
Address
Map
1100 Main Street

,
Colorado
80550

United States
Coordinates40°28′47″N 104°55′01″W / 40.479731°N 104.916977°W / 40.479731; -104.916977
Information
TypePublic
School districtWeld RE-4 School District
CEEB code061470
PrincipalRichard Thomas
Grades9 to 12
Enrollment1,495 (2017)
Color(s)Maroon and Gold
  
MascotWizards
Team nameWizards
Websitewhs.weldre4.org

Band edit

The marching band has won Colorado Bandmasters' Association (CBA) State Competitions in 1991, 1992, 2008, and 2011.[4]

The band was selected to perform for President Barack Obama's inaugural parade on January 20, 2009.[5]

The band was selected to march in the 75th Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii on December 7, 2016, where they received the first place prize in the parade competition.[6]

Sports edit

Windsor offers several sports, including football, basketball, swimming, track, lacrosse, golf, tennis and cross country.[citation needed]

The boys' basketball team went to state competition in 1924, and then went on to win the national competition.[7]

2018 addition and renovation edit

 

Windsor High School was remodeled to include a new Innovation Center as well as updates to the other parts of the building. The addition includes space for more hands-on classes as well as meeting current code and ADA regulations. The addition and renovation were made possible by a $104.8 million bond.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Our Schools - Weld RE-4 School District". weldre4.org. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  2. ^ "2017-18 PK-12 Membership Grade Level by School (XLSX)". Colorado Department of Education. July 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Student Teacher Ratios (PDF)". Colorado Department of Education. July 29, 2018.
  4. ^ "STATE CHAMPS: Windsor High School's "Pride of Windsor" Marching Band wins second Class 3A state championship since 2008". greeleytribune.com. 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Windsor Band to Play at Inauguration". denverpost.com. 8 December 2008.
  6. ^ "Windsor marching band to perform at Pearl Harbor". coloradoan.com.
  7. ^ "Windsor became Wizards with national title in 1920s". Coloradoan. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
  8. ^ "Renovations underway at Windsor High School". 6 June 2017.