Aspen High School is a public high school located in Aspen, Colorado, United States.[2]

Aspen High School
Address
Map
235 High School Road

Aspen, Colorado, Glenwood Springs
,
Colorado
81611

United States
Coordinates39°11′24″N 106°50′55″W / 39.1899°N 106.8486°W / 39.1899; -106.8486
Information
TypePublic high school
School districtAspen School District
SuperintendentDavid Baugh (official starting July 1, 2020)
CEEB code060060
PrincipalSarah Strassburger[1]
Faculty47.90 (FTE)[2]
Grades9-12
Enrollment529 (2022-23)[2]
Student to teacher ratio11.04[2]
Color(s)Red and black
  
Team nameSkiers
Websitewww.aspenk12.net/Domain/10

Athletics

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Teams

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The Aspen High School teams are known as the Skiers. According to an online article by Mike Swanson, SBLive Sports, Sports Illustrated, "Aspen is the only resort town in the state — and the only high school in the country — to call its athletic teams the Skiers... the school holds a bunch of state championships in boys and girls skiing, but the Skiers have also won state titles in lacrosse, golf, swimming, cross country and ice hockey."[3] The school's colors are black and red.

Aspen teams compete in the following sports:[4]

  • Football
  • Cross country
  • Boys golf
  • Boys' soccer
  • Boys' tennis
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Nordic skiing
  • Alpine skiing
  • Girls' basketball
  • Boys' basketball
  • Ice hockey
  • Girls' swimming
  • Baseball
  • Boys' lacrosse
  • Girls' lacrosse
  • Girls' golf
  • Girls' soccer
  • Girls' tennis
  • Track

State championships

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  • Boys' lacrosse

2015 4A State Champions[5]

  • Boys' skiing
  • Girls' skiing
    • 2000 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2001 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2002 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2003 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2011 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2012 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2016 CHSAA State Champions[10]
    • 2016 CHSAA State Champions[7]
    • 2018 CHSAA State Champions[7]
  • Boys' golf
    • 2018 3A CHSAA State Champions[11]
  • Girls' swimming
    • 2017 3A CHSAA State Champions[12]
  • Boys' lacrosse
    • 2015 4A CHSAA State Champions[13]
  • Girls' cross country
    • 2002 3A CHSAA State Champions[14]
  • Boys' cross country
    • 1986 Division II CHSAA State Champions[15]
  • Ice hockey
    • 2007 CHSAA State Champions[16]

Demographics

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Aspen High School enrolled 565 students during the 2018–19 school year. 498 were Caucasian, 53 were Hispanic, nine were Asian, and four were African American.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Aspen High School / Homepage". Aspen High School. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Aspen High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.si.com/high-school/national/top-10-high-school-mascots-in-colorado-vote-for-the-best-01j7hazd2zqr
  4. ^ "Aspen Skiers Athletics".
  5. ^ "Aspen High School boys lacrosse wins state title". May 18, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Boys skiing chsaanow.com [dead link]
  7. ^ a b c d "Aspen High ski team sweeps boys and girls state championships in Leadville". February 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "Aspen High School boys ski team wins state championship, girls take second". February 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Seeing double: Aspen High ski teams sweep state titles behind Weiss siblings". March 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g Girls skiing chsaanow.com [dead link]
  11. ^ "Aspen High boys golf wins its first state title behind Jack Hughes, Jack Pevny". October 3, 2018.
  12. ^ Aspen wins first 3a girls swimming championship chsaanow.com [dead link]
  13. ^ "Aspen boys lacrosse team wins state championship". June 2, 2015.
  14. ^ Girls cross country chsaanow.com [dead link]
  15. ^ Boys cross country chsaanow.com [dead link]
  16. ^ Hockey chsaanow.com [dead link]
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