Chatfield High School (Colorado) Explained

Chatfield High School
Motto:	Charger Pride, It's What's Inside
Type:	Public secondary
District:	Jefferson County Public Schools
Grades:	9 to 12
Principal:	John Thanos
Staff:	92.10 (FTE)
Ratio:	20.00
Enrollment:	1,825 (2023-2024)^[1]
Colors:	Burgundy, Silver, White, black
Mascot:	Charger
Ceeb:	060924
Superintendent:	Tracy Dorland
Rival:	Columbine High School
Address:	7227 South Simms Street
City:	Littleton, Colorado address
Zipcode:	80127
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	39.587°N -105.132°W

Chatfield High School is a high school located in Ken Caryl,^[2] an unincorporated area of Jefferson County near Littleton, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools system.

History

Chatfield Senior High School opened in the fall of 1985; there was no senior class its first year. The school's first graduating class was the Class of 1987. During reconstruction of Columbine High School, and also after the Columbine High School massacre, Columbine students attended classes at Chatfield.

Attendance zone

Areas within the school's attendance zone include:^[3] Ken Caryl CDP^[4]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Chatfield has produced well-known athletes such as twin brothers Taylor Rogers and Tyler Rogers, LenDale White, Katie Hnida, and Zac Robinson. In 2001 Chatfield's football team went undefeated, winning the JeffCo and State Championships and ending the season ranked 11th in the nation.

Chatfield's athletic rival is Columbine High School.

Performing arts and other activities

Chatfield has been "nationally recognized as an outstanding theatre school",^[5] known for putting on ambitious productions such as Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses (play), in which students constructed and used a swimming pool onstage. Chatfield's Troupe #4126 has made consistent appearances at the JeffCo Theatre Festival and the Colorado Thespian Conference.

Chatfield's choir program has participated in JeffCo All County Honor Choir and the Colorado All State Choir.^[6]

Awards and recognition

Chatfield's pom squad won 1st in league for the 2006–2007 year as well as 3rd at the NDA nationals in Florida.

In 2009, the Lady Chargers varsity soccer team took state.

Chatfield's improv troupe won the Critic's Choice and performed on the main stage at the 54th Thespian Conference on December 8, 2018.^[7]

Notable alumni

• Dian Bachar – actor
• Katie Hnida – football player
• Zac Robinson – football player
• Tyler Sturdevant – baseball player^[8]
• LenDale White – football player, USC and Denver Broncos
• Taylor Rogers – MLB pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Tyler Rogers – MLB pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• Dalton Keene - football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
• Brittany Pettersen - U.S. House of Representatives

References

• http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/01super25.htm

Notes and References

1. Web site: CHATFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. National Center for Education Statistics. July 16, 2021.
2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ken Caryl CDP, CO. U.S. Census Bureau. 2024-02-10. (compare map to school location)
3. Web site: High Schools. Jeffco Public Schools. 2020-03-28. - Chatfield detail
4. Web site: Ken Caryl Map. U.S. Census Bureau. 2020-03-29.
5. Web site: About. 2018-06-03. CSH Theatre. en-US. 2019-06-12.
6. Web site: Colorado All State Choir. en-US. 2019-06-12.
7. Web site: Final Announcements For December. Keat. 2018-12-13. CSH Theatre. en-US. 2019-06-12.
8. Web site: Chatfield grad Sturdevant enjoying time in pros ColumbineCourier.com. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160829054520/http://www.columbinecourier.com/content/chatfield-grad-sturdevant-enjoying-time-pros . 2016-08-29 .