public
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secondary school
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operated by
Jefferson County School District R-1
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in
Arvada, Colorado
Arvada () is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 124,402 at the 2020 United States Census, with 121,510 residing in Jefferson County and 2,892 residing in Adams Coun ...
The first high school classes in Arvada commenced in 1900 at Zephyr and Grandview. Known as the Arvada School (it was renamed Lawrence Elementary School in 1955), local high school students attended classes there until a permanent high school was built in 1920. The first Arvada High School was located at 7225 Ralston Road and served students until 1955. The building served as a junior high school until 1984 and was demolished in 1986. A new building at 5751 Balsam Street served students until 1971, when the school's current building was completed at 7951 W. 65th Avenue and the Balsam Street location became Arvada Junior High School.
In the early 1920s, the school adopted the team name " Redskins". This was challenged in 1993 as derogatory and the new name "Reds" was adopted by a 2–1 margin in voting. The school subsequently adopted a
bulldog
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track and field
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, volleyball and wrestling.
The school's
percussion ensemble
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was the winner of the WGI World Percussion Championships in 1998).
Notable alumni
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Tagg Bozied
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Baseball career High ...
(1997), professional baseball player
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Joanne Conte
Joanne Marie Conte (October 18, 1933 – January 27, 2013) was an American politician. She is considered to be the first openly transgender person to be elected to a city council in the United States. She served on Arvada's City Council from 1991- ...
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Joe Decamillis
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(1983), American Football Coach, Special Teams Coordinator (Denver Broncos)
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Cliff Olander
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, player of gridiron football
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Chris Sanders
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(1980), animator, co-director of ''
Lilo & Stitch
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Barclay F Corbus class of 84.
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