Mitchell High School (Colorado)

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General William Mitchell High School
Address
1205 Potter Drive Colorado Springs , Colorado 80909 United States
Coordinates	38°50′58″N 104°45′6″W / 38.84944°N 104.75167°W / 38.84944; -104.75167Coordinates: 38°50′58″N 104°45′6″W / 38.84944°N 104.75167°W / 38.84944; -104.75167
Information
Other names	Mitchell High School
School type	Public high school
Motto	Taking Flight into the 21st Century
Established	1965 (1965)
School district	Colorado Springs 11
CEEB code	060277
NCES School ID	080306000254[1]
Principal	Carlos Perez[2]
Teaching staff	75.90 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,289 (2018–19[1])
Student to teacher ratio	16.98[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and orange
Athletics conference	CHSAA
Mascot	Marauder
Website	www.d11.org/mitchell

Mitchell High School is the third-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, built in 1965 and named for aviation pioneer Billy Mitchell.

Mitchell High School is the only school in the district to feature a planetarium.^{[citation needed]}

The school's colors are orange and navy blue, and the mascot is the Marauder.

The school's rival was Roy J. Wasson High School until the closure of that school.

Course offerings[]

• Advanced Placement and Honors classes in all major content areas, CISCO and A+ certification programs
• Air Force Jr. ROTC
• Oceanology/Environmental Sciences
• Pro Start Culinary Arts
• Interior Design CAD
• Auto CAD
• Dance/Musical Theatre Programs
• Project Lead The Way Biomedical Sciences

Notable alumni[]

• Cullen Bryant (class of 1969), former NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks)
• (class of 1970), Physicist, verified Einstein's General Theory of Relativity by observing the deflection of stars during the 2017 total solar eclipse.^[3]
• Gene Krug, former MLB player (Chicago Cubs)
• Burnie Legette, former NFL player
• Terry Miller, former NFL player (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks)
• Bob Sapp, former football player and retired professional wrestler, actor, and comedian; competed as a professional MMA fighter^[4]
• Steve Scifres, former NFL player
• Darryl Pollard, former NFL player, x2 super bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers
• Robin Rand (class of 1974), four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
• David Nevue, Pianist, composer, creator of Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio.

References[]

External links[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070109041127/http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/mitchell/
• http://www.alumniclass.com/mitchellhigh

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