| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Douglas County, CO |
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| Total Students |
1908 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
49% /
51% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
105 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 519 students | | Grade 10 - 485 students | | Grade 11 - 440 students | | Grade 12 - 464 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:18 |
1:17 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
2% |
| % Asian |
2% |
2% |
| % Hispanic |
5% |
26% |
| % Black |
1% |
5% |
| % White |
91% |
66% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
1% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
1% |
5% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Douglas County Re 1 School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
66 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
48,389 students |
677 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$389,994,000 |
$6,335,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$433,765,000 |
$6,229,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$8,060 |
$9,357 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$8,964 |
$9,201 |
| District Graduation Rates |
n/a |
n/a |
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- Ponderosa High School (commonly Pondo or PHS) is a public high school in Parker, Colorado. It is part of Douglas County School District RE-1.
- The school earned an "Excellent" rating on the Colorado Student Assessment Program in 2004, and a "High" score in 2005.
- Athletics
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Ponderosa has won nine 5A state wrestling titles since 1997, including 7 consecutive between 2003-2008. The seventh consecutive win broke a 60 year old record set in 1944-1949 by Denver North. In addition, Ponderosa has a perfect 110-0 conference dual record from 1994-present . Tim Ottmann retired after 2008 and the team is now coached by Corey McNellis.
- Ponderosa's football team won the 2003 5A State Championship.
- Teacher-student relationship controversy
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In 2005, Ponderosa teacher Nicole Andrea Barnhart became a registered sex offender after it was discovered that she was having an intimate relationship with one of her sophomore students..
- Student Death Scandal
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In October, 2007, Ponderosa student Jake McCarty guided his Nissan Maxima into a traffic signal pole. The police found him dead at the crash site, where the car was completely flipped. Police believe that the influence of drugs was a contributing factor in his death . After McCarty's death, his friends and family felt angry that the principal did not address the issue in a respectful manner by holding a school-wide moment of silence for him. Additionally, the principal addressed that getting the whole school involved would perhaps be overkill, seeing as out of a student body of over 1,200, all did not actually know Jake personally, and bringing the grief to those who were not affiliated with him was deemed unnecessary . Additionally, the school administration did not feel that holding a moment of silence was the best way to remember McCarty. Controversy also stemmed from wide spread rumors that school officials had prohibitted teachers from acknowledging Jake's death in their classes. Students widely regarded the administration's "business as usual" approach as disrespectful to Jake and his family. After attention was brought to this issue by the school newspaper, The Mustang Express, as well as the McCarty family, local news agencies were involved and placed pressure on administration officials to rectify their misconduct (the paper also dispelled the administration's claim that all memorial services in all forms must be approved by the district, proving that this was entirely false). Following this, several school organizations, although the student council had no part in organizing a remembrance, initiated their own means of honoring McCarty, and they were not prevented from doing so by the administration in their efforts.
- April 2007 Bomb Scare
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On April 20, 2007, former Ponderosa student Caleb Pegues combined various chemicals to create a minor explosion near school grounds. As a result of this prank, Pegues was arrested and expelled from the school. This day was significant because it marked the 8th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre and all Colorado schools were on high alert.
- Notable Alumni
- Dana Perino, White House Press Secretary
- Will Ohman, Los Angeles Dodgers Relief Pitcher
- Trent Gamble, former Miami Dolphins safety
- Jennifer Allison, Denver radio personality "Tracy Taylor" on 92.5 the Wolf
- External links
- Ponderosa High School
- The Mustang Express, Student Newspaper
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (80134) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
30,507 people |
4,157,972 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
58% |
33% |
| Population Average Age |
33 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
3.1 persons
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2.5 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$86,356
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$49,703 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
7.6 rooms |
5.7 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
16 years old |
35 years old |
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (80134)
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| % Owning / % Renting |
95% / 5% |
67% / 33% |
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