Mountain Vista High School

Mountain Vista High School is a public high school located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Douglas County School District.

Mountain Vista High School
Address
10585 Mountain Vista Ridge

Highlands Ranch
,
Colorado
80126

United States
Coordinates39°31′21″N 104°57′57″W
Information
Established2001 (2001)
School districtDouglas County RE-1
CEEB code060747
NCES School ID080345001748[1]
PrincipalMichael Weaver[2]
Teaching staff114.00 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,332 (2018–19[1])
Student to teacher ratio20.46[1]
Color(s)Forest green, gold and white    
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotGolden eagle
Websitemvhs.dcsdk12.org

History

Initially designated "High School No. 6" in the school district's long-range plans, Mountain Vista High School was named such in 2000. The "Golden Eagle" is the school's mascot. The school opened in August 2001 and saw its first graduating class in 2005.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Mountain Vista competes in 5A athletics. The school also maintains a combined rugby union team with local Thunder Ridge High School, Highlands Ranch High School, and Rock Canyon High School.

In 2005, Mountain Vista girls' soccer team defeated Arapahoe High School for the 5A state title. They took state again in 2011.[3]

In 2006 and 2007, Mountain Vista Cheer won back to back state championships in the 5A varsity division. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, Mountain Vista's poms team won 5A state championship.

In 2010, the field hockey team won the 5A state championship, beating Kent Denver 1-0.[4]

The men's cross country team won the Colorado 5A State Cross Country Championships 4 consecutive years, from 2012 to 2015.[5]

The men's swim and dive team, combined with Thunder Ridge, Rock Canyon, and Highlands Ranch High Schools, won the state championship in 2010.[6]

The school maintains a rivalry with local ThunderRidge High School in all sports, especially football.[7]

Stage Flight Theatre

The theatre program at Mountain Vista was named Stage Flight Theatre by the students. Each year the company produces two main stage plays, a main stage musical, a production solely for 9th and 10th grade students, an experimental play, and a night of original musicals.

The America High School Theatre Festival has honored Stage Flight Theatre, and the production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead was selected by Colorado Thespians as the Main Stage performance at the 2007 Colorado Thespian Conference.[8] Stage Flight Theatre also hosted and produced the first ever All-State Colorado Theatre production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, in 2010.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL (080345001748)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  2. "About MVHS « mountainvistaonline.org". Douglas County School District RE-1. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. Past Colorado high school state champions – ''The Denver Post''. Denverpost.com (25 March 2010). Retrieved on 2017-02-25.
  4. Past Colorado high school state champions – ''The Denver Post''. Denverpost.com (25 March 2010). Retrieved on 2017-02-25.
  5. Mountain Vista cross country looking for fourth-straight title. Chsaanow.com. Retrieved on 25 February 2017.
  6. Past Colorado high school state champions – ''The Denver Post''. Denverpost.com (25 March 2010). Retrieved on 2017-02-25.
  7. Mountain Vista vs ThunderRidge | Football | 9/26/2014. MaxPreps (26 September 2014). Retrieved on 2017-02-25.
  8. "Colorado Thespians".
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