Rampart High School
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8250 Lexington Drive , 80920 United States | |
Coordinates | 38°56′57″N 104°46′20″W / 38.94917°N 104.77222°WCoordinates: 38°56′57″N 104°46′20″W / 38.94917°N 104.77222°W |
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School type | Comprehensive public high school |
Motto | We Are Rampart! |
Established | 1983 |
School district | Academy 20 |
CEEB code | 060294 |
NCES School ID | 080192001321[1] |
Principal | Pete Alvarez[2] |
Teaching staff | 91.69 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,661 (2018–2019[1]) |
Student to teacher ratio | 18.12[1] |
Color(s) | Royal blue and gold |
Athletics conference | CHSAA |
Mascot | Ram |
Yearbook | Rampages |
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Website | rampart |
Rampart High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Established in 1983, it is Academy School District 20's second high school. It was awarded the National School of Excellence award in 1989. It is one of three high schools in Colorado Springs with the International Baccalaureate Programme, the other two being Discovery Canyon Campus and Palmer High School. Its mascot is the Ram.
Academics[]
Rampart was awarded the National School of Excellence Award in 1989. Its high academic standards progressed when Rampart began offering the International Baccalaureate Programme to students, in addition to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Rampart was one of 40 Colorado public high schools to make the 2013 Newsweek's list of top 2,000 public high schools. Rampart had the highest ranking in the Pikes Peak region, coming in at No. 479.
Band[]
Rampart High School's music program consists of a multi-time state championship marching band (2005 and 2006) as well as three concert band, two jazz bands, and a string orchestra programs. The concert bands started attending the CBA state championships for concert band in 2007. The jazz bands attend many different jazz festivals throughout the school year, and have been doing so for many years. During the 2007-2008 school year, the band moved up in class from 4A to 5A. In addition, Rampart's Winter Guard has won the RMCGA State championship four times. Additionally, the Rampart High School Winter Percussion Ensemble won first place at the 2017 RMPA State Championships for the Scholastic Concert Open class.
State champions[]
In 1998 the Rampart High football team went undefeated en route to a 14-0 finish and a state championship in the Class 4A, defeating Sierra High School 35-14 at Memorial Stadium in Colorado Springs. Future NFL player Dexter Wynn was a part of all five Ram scores, with two catches for touchdowns, a pass for a touchdown and two special teams scores. He also picked off a pass in the last three minutes of the game to seal the win for the Rams.
In 1996 the Rampart Basketball team won the 4A state championship (5A was the highest classification), Rampart 57, Alameda 51. In 1987 the Rampart Boys Basketball Team won the 3A Colorado State Basketball Championship with an undefeated 24-0 record. (this is when the 4A classification was the highest classification.) The 1987 Rampart Boys Basketball was selected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. This Hall of Fame includes such outstanding athletes such as Goose Gossage (NY Yankees all-star), Coach Fisher DeBerry (Air Force Academy), Peggy Fleming (Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skating) and several teams that includes the 1980 Olympic Ice Hockey Team.
In 2015 the Rampart Boys Basketball was selected by the Gazette Telegraph (readers) as the Greatest High School TEAM of all-time. This team won this award competing against thousands of Colorado Springs sports teams.
In 2018 the Rampart Women's Swimming and Diving team won the 4a State Championship, with one individual champion, Edenna Chen, in the 100 br; and two relay titles in the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays. The 400 FR set a new Colorado 4a record.
Clubs and activities[]
- Academic World Quest
- Art Club
- Book Club
- Cheerleading
- DECA
- FBLA
- French Club
- German Club
- German National Honor Society
- Japan Club
- Key Club
- Knowledge Bowl
- Link Crew
- Match Wits
- Math Bowl
- Multi-Cultural Club & Show
- National Honor Society
- Rampages (Yearbook)
- Science Olympiad
- Spanish Club
- Student Council [3]
- Theater/Drama Productions
- Rampart Red Cross Club (newly incorporated club)
Notable alumni[]
- Duane Lee Chapman II, son of Duane Dog Chapman[citation needed]
- Leland Chapman, son of Duane Dog Chapman[citation needed]
- Andy Haase,[4] National Football League player
- Patrick Harlan, member of the Pakkun Makkun duo as a stand up comedian and TV host in Japan[citation needed]
- Jeff King, major league baseball player[citation needed]
- Jed Roberts, Canadian Football League player
- Monty Miranda, film director, filmmaker, writer, producer
- Dexter Wynn, National Football League player[citation needed]
See also[]
- Air Academy High School
- Pine Creek High School
- The Classical Academy
- Liberty High School
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Search for Public Schools - RAMPART HIGH SCHOOL (080192001321)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Administration". Academy School District 20. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ http://www.asd20.org/education/components/sectionlist/default.php?sectiondetailid=3681&&PHPSESSID=a8b8113bf8a0629c00bf28f1aa402b8c
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2008-10-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- High schools in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- International Baccalaureate schools in Colorado
- Public high schools in Colorado
- 1983 establishments in Colorado
- Educational institutions established in 1983