Mitchell High School (Colorado)
Mitchell High School is the third-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, built in 1965 and named for aviation pioneer Billy Mitchell.
| General William Mitchell High School | |
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1205 Potter Drive , 80909 United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°50′58″N 104°45′6″W |
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| Other names | Mitchell High School |
| School type | Public high school |
| Motto | Taking Flight into the 21st Century |
| Established | 1965 |
| School district | Colorado Springs 11 |
| CEEB code | 060277 |
| NCES School ID | 080306000254[1] |
| Principal | George smith[2] |
| Teaching staff | 75.90 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,289 (2018–19[1]) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.98[1] |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and orange |
| Athletics conference | CHSAA |
| Mascot | Marauder |
| Website | www |
Mitchell High School is the only school in the district to feature a planetarium.
The school's colors are orange and navy blue, and the mascot is the Marauder.
The school's rival was Roy J. Wasson High School until the closure of that school.
Course offerings
- Advanced Placement and Honors classes in all major content areas, CISCO and A+ certification programs
- Air Force Jr. ROTC
- Oceanology/Environmental Sciences
- Pro Start Culinary Arts
- Interior Design CAD
- Auto CAD
- Dance/Musical Theatre Programs
- Project Lead The Way Biomedical Sciences
Notable alumni
- Cullen Bryant (class of 1969), former NFL player (Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks)
- Donald Bruns (class of 1970), Physicist, verified Einstein's General Theory of Relativity by observing the deflection of stars during the 2017 total solar eclipse.[3]
- Gene Krug, former MLB player (Chicago Cubs)
- Burnie Legette, former NFL player
- Terry Miller, former NFL player (Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks)
- Bob Sapp, former football player and retired professional wrestler, actor, and comedian; competed as a professional MMA fighter[4]
- Steve Scifres, former NFL player
- Darryl Pollard, former NFL player, x2 super bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers
- Robin Rand (class of 1974), four-star general in the U.S. Air Force
- David Nevue, Pianist, composer, creator of Whisperings: Solo Piano Radio.
- Stephen Clark (class of 1974), American Broadcaster. TV news anchor in Colorado Springs, Denver, San Diego, New York City, Detroit. Radio personality in Greeley, CO, Loveland, CO, Colorado Springs and Detroit. Currently a professional singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN.
References
- "Search for Public Schools - MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL (080306000254)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
- "Our School / Meet Out Principal". Colorado Springs School District 11. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- Bruns, Donald G. (2018). "Gravitational starlight deflection measurements during the 21 August 2017 total solar eclipse". Classical and Quantum Gravity. 35 (7): 075009. arXiv:1802.00343. Bibcode:2018CQGra..35g5009B. doi:10.1088/1361-6382/aaaf2a. S2CID 118954030.
- https://www.facebook.com/search/str/Bob%2BSapp/keywords_top
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20070109041127/http://www.cssd11.k12.co.us/mitchell/
- http://www.alumniclass.com/mitchellhigh
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