Widefield High School is a
high school in
Security-Widefield, Colorado, United States. It opened its doors in 1958 and is the older of the two high schools in
Widefield School District 3
The Widefield School District 3 is a public school district serving parts of western El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It primarily serves Security-Widefield, but it also serves southeastern Colorado Springs, which is where the district off ...
. Widefield's mascot is the
Gladiator
A gladiator ( la, gladiator, "swordsman", from , "sword") was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gla ...
and its colors are navy blue, Columbia blue, silver and white.
Athletics
Widefield High School competes in the 4-A Pikes Peak Athletic Conference. The Gladiators play their home games for both football and soccer at C.A. Foster Stadium, which is shared with
Mesa Ridge High School
Mesa Ridge High School is a school in Widefield School District 3, a school district in El Paso County, Colorado. The school is zoned to receive students from Fountain, and the Colorado Springs suburbs of Security and Widefield. Mesa Ridge opene ...
. Widefield plays their home baseball games down the street from the school at the Widefield Community Center.
Recently Widefield High School has enjoyed much success in football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, and soccer, with football making it to the 2010 state playoffs. The school's district rival is Mesa Ridge High School. The Gladiators also have a rival in nearby
Fountain-Fort Carson High School.
In 1970, the Widefield boys' basketball team lost the AAA State Championship game to Cherry Creek. They only lost one game in the regular season, to Harrison, to finish with a 21-2 record overall. They later won the 5A basketball state championship in 1985. On March 15, 2008, the Widefield Gladiators boys' basketball team competed in the 2008 State Boys Basketball Championship game. The team ended up losing 63-59 to the
Lincoln Lancers, becoming the state runners-up.
Performing arts
The Widefield High School performing arts program is one of the best in the district. The Chamber Orchestra won 1st place in the Cavalcade Showcase of Music competition, regarded as
"one of America’s first-class high school and middle school music competitions" and a spot to perform at the prestigious Colorado Music Educator's Association conference at
The Broadmoor.
Fight song
Widefield High School's fight song is "
The Victors".
Notable alumni
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Boris Berian, track and field athlete
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Darryl Clack (born 1963), NFL running back
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Sean Hill (born 1971), NFL defensive back
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Tom Hovasse
Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball at Penn State. After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played profess ...
(born 1967),
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
forward
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Paul Hubbard (born 1985),
NFL
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wide receiver
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Vincent Jackson (1983-2021),Former NFL wide receiver
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Brian Walker (born 1972), NFL safety
References
External links
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Public high schools in Colorado
Schools in El Paso County, Colorado