high school
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located in
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Highlands Ranch is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Douglas County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The po ...
. It is part of the
Douglas County School District
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.
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 original mascot for the school was set to be the “Sun Devils” with the colors of red and yellow. However, due to widespread protest by local Christian activists, the mascot was shortly changed to the “Golden Eagle” with the colors of green and gold. The school opened in August 2001 with 350 students 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
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team with local Thunder Ridge High School,
Highlands Ranch High School
Highlands Ranch High School, commonly referred to as Ranch or HRHS, is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of the Douglas County School District.
History
Highlands Ranch opened in 1987 as the third high school in the ...
, and
Rock Canyon High School
Rock Canyon High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of Douglas County School District RE-1.
Notable alumni
*Ingrid Andress
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.
In 2005, Mountain Vista girls'
soccer
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team defeated Arapahoe High School for the 5A state title. They took state again in 2011.
In 2010, the field hockey team won the 5A state championship, beating Kent Denver 1-0.
The men's cross country team won the Colorado 5A State Cross Country Championships 4 consecutive years, from 2012 to 2015.
The men's swim and dive team, combined with Thunder Ridge, Rock Canyon, and Highlands Ranch High Schools, won the state championship in 2010.
The men’s baseball team won the 5A state championship in 2021.
The men’s lacrosse team won the 5A state championship in 2021.
The school maintains a rivalry with local
ThunderRidge High School
ThunderRidge High School (TRHS) is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of the Douglas County School District. It was established in 1996 and has approximately 2000 students .Mountain Vista vs ThunderRidge , Football , 9/26/2014 MaxPreps (26 September 2014). Retrieved on 2017-02-25.
Theatre
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. Stage Flight Theatre also hosted and produced the first ever All-State Colorado Theatre production, ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'', in 2010.
Notable alumni
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Jake Pemberton
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(born 1996), American-Israeli basketball player in the
Israeli National League
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
*
Mallory Pugh
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, women's soccer player and US Olympian (2016 Olympic Games)
* A. J. Schugel, MLB pitcher for the
Pittsburgh Pirates
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