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| Chatfield High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
| 7227 South Simms Street Littleton, Colorado address 80127 United States | |
| Coordinates | 39°35′13″N 105°07′55″W / 39.587°N 105.132°W / 39.587; -105.132 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public secondary |
| Motto | Charger Pride, It's What's Inside |
| Established | 1985 (40 years ago) (1985) |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Tracy Dorland |
| CEEB code | 060924 |
| Principal | John Thanos |
| Staff | 92.10 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Enrollment | 1,825 (2023-2024) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20.00 |
| Color(s) | Burgundy, Silver, White, black |
| Mascot | Charger |
| Rival | Columbine High School |
| Website | chatfield |
Chatfield High School is a high school located in Ken Caryl, 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: Ken Caryl CDP
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", 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.
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.
Notable alumni
 | This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (September 2017) |
- Dian Bachar – actor
- Katie Hnida – football player
- Zac Robinson – football player
- Tyler Sturdevant – baseball player
- 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
- ^ "CHATFIELD HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Ken Caryl CDP, CO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 10, 2024. (compare map to school location)
- "High Schools". Jeffco Public Schools. Retrieved March 28, 2020. - Chatfield detail
- "Ken Caryl Map" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- "About". CSH Theatre. June 3, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- "Colorado All State Choir". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- Keat (December 13, 2018). "Final Announcements For December". CSH Theatre. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- "Chatfield grad Sturdevant enjoying time in pros | ColumbineCourier.com". Archived from the original on August 29, 2016.