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Wasson High School

2115 Afton Way, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909-1999 -

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Definition of Terms

Wasson High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

El Paso County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1586 students

% Male / % Female

51% / 49%

Total Classroom Teachers

87 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 407 students

Grade 10 - 393 students

Grade 11 - 383 students

Grade 12 - 403 students

This School

(CO) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CO) School Average

% American Indian	1%	2%
% Asian	3%	2%
% Hispanic	24%	26%
% Black	13%	5%
% White	59%	66%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CO) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

19%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(CO) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Colorado Springs 11 School District

This School's Agency

(CO) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	62	3
Number of Students Managed	31,618 students	677 students
District Total Revenue	$265,898,000	$6,335,000
District Expenditure	$283,248,000	$6,229,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,410	$9,357
District Expenditure / Student	$8,958	$9,201
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

FRIDAY FOLDER 11/13/09: A roundup of regional school news (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on November 13, 2009 at 06:31:10 pm
Woodland Park narrowing down superintendent candidatesSix applicants vying to take the helm in Woodland Park School District RE-2 are paying their own expenses to travel to the mountain town for interviews with the school board in early December. The...
Classic: Hartman progresses into Springs legend (Denver Post)
posted on October 6, 2009 at 07:07:14 am
If Jim Hartman had continued coaching, the city of Colorado Springs would have had to build more high schools.
Hope for little ice cream shop melting with impending zoning deadline (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on September 29, 2009 at 11:26:58 pm
By the end of the day Wednesday, Rick Johnson’s sweet little dream of putting teens to work dishing out ice cream to workers in an industrial area in central Colorado Springs may have melted into a sticky goo. “Poor little Sprinkles
SJU college football: Reding finds his place (St. Cloud Times)
posted on September 11, 2009 at 05:32:03 am
COLLEGEVILLE - Jakob Reding isn't used to staying in one place very long.
Ramsey: A year ago, Tanner let loose at Goose's induction (Colorado Springs Gazette)
posted on July 26, 2009 at 03:42:48 am
When his long wait ended, Goose Gossage shocked everyone who knows him. He didn’t cry. A year ago, Gossage stood at a podium in Cooperstown, N.Y., as a fresh inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Roy J. Wasson High School is the second-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Wasson High School campus includes Garry Berry Stadium, the primary high school sports venue for District 11.
The school's colors are cardinal and gray, and the mascot is the Thunderbird.
Establishment
Roy J. Wasson High School was established in 1959 and named after one of the longtime superintendents of Colorado Springs School District 11. Wasson is the only high school in District 11 on a modified block schedule. Students in the 9th and 10th grades attend classes on a seven period schedule. Upperclassmen may have a combination of blocked (95 minute classes) and unblocked (50 minute classes). This flexibility in scheduling allows for students to earn more credits than most high schools on a traditional schedule. The 28.2 acre (11.4 hectare) campus has a diverse population of students.
Wasson is a comprehensive high school which has been recognized at the state and national level as a school on the forefront of educational reform and innovation. Wasson is also the only high school in District 11 with a dance studio. Wasson's technology wing contains a one-of-a-kind multimedia classroom, a video production room, a professional quality audio recording studio, a 25 station CAD lab, a science technology lab, and a music lab with 20 computers equipped with Midi keyboards. In addition to the technology wing Wasson has 8 computer labs used by teachers in all content areas and also computers in the classrooms.
In the 2004-2005 school year teacher Gwen Cardozo was arrested for having sexual relations with a student.
Course offerings
Advanced Placement and Honors classes in all major content areas, CISCO and A+ certification programs
Video and audio production instruction
Navy Jr. ROTC
Oceanology/Environmental Sciences
Pro Start Culinary Arts
Interior Design CAD
Auto CAD
Dance/Musical Theatre Programs
Athletics
The athletic programs are a member of the Colorado Springs Metro League class 4A. Wasson has won ten state championships.
Notable alumni
Robb Akey, University of Idaho football coach
Roc Alexander, Colorado 200-meter record holder, former Denver Bronco and now Houston Texan
Dan Audick, former NFL lineman, San Francisco 49ers
Rich "Goose" Gossage, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher, New York Yankees
External links
school website

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