Cañon City High School Explained

Cañon City High School
Address:1313 College Avenue
City:Cañon City
State:Colorado
Zipcode:81212
Country:United States
Coordinates:38.4506°N -105.2333°W
Schooltype:Public high school
District:Cañon City RE-1
Ceeb:060200
Principal:Bill Summers[1]
Teaching Staff:59.93 (FTE)
Grades:912
Enrollment:1,010
Enrollment As Of:2018–19
Ratio:19.17
Colors:Black and Vegas gold
Athletics Conference:CHSAA
Mascot:Tiger

Cañon City High School (CCHS) is a high school in Cañon City, Colorado, United States.[2] The current campus was built in 1961 with major additions in the 1980s and the late 2000s. The former school building now serves as Cañon City Middle School and was built in 1929.

Athletics

CCHS currently competes in these sports (may be incomplete):

Band

The school's band was the Colorado Bandmasters Association 3A State Champions 2017.

Sexting scandal

In 2015, a major sexting scandal at the school involving a significant portion of the student body, including members of the football team, was covered by the media.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cañon City High School. Cañon City School District RE-1.
  2. http://www.canoncityschools.org/education/school/school.php?sectionid=2036&linkid=nav-menu-container-1-37934 Cañon City High School
  3. News: Kassondra Cloos and Julie Turkewitz. Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt School. November 7, 2015. The New York Times. November 6, 2015. At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves.....