Overland High School

Overland High School
Address
12400 East Jewell Avenue Aurora, Colorado 80012 United States
Coordinates
Information
Type	Public secondary school
Motto	"Success for Every Student"
Established	1978
School district	Cherry Creek School District
Principal	Leon Lundie
Teaching staff	124.36 (FTE )
Enrollment	2,290 (2013-2014)
Student to teacher ratio	18.41
Color(s)	Navy blue and Kelly green
Nickname	Trailblazers
Rival	Cherry Creek High School
Website	overland.cherrycreekschools.org

Overland High School, located in Aurora, Colorado, and part of the Cherry Creek School District, opened in 1978. Overland High School is a comprehensive public, suburban, college-oriented institution. Overland High School is accredited by the North Central Association of Secondary Schools and Colleges and by the Colorado State Department of Education. Overland High School was selected to be on Newsweek America's Top High Schools 2010 list.

Construction has been completed for a state-of-the-art Science, Technology, Engineering and Math or IST Center. The IST center is built on the esplanade between Prairie Middle School and Overland High School. The 58,000-square-foot (5,400 m²) center opened in August 2011. It serves 6th through 12th graders. Programming includes the following areas of concentration for students providing opportunities to compete for global opportunities leading to careers in Aerospace, Bio science, Energy, Medicine and Information Technology.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,290 students enrolled in 2013-2014 was:

• Male - 50.6%
• Female - 49.4%
• Native American/Alaskan - 0.7
• Asian/Pacific islanders - 5.7%
• Black - 31.5%
• Hispanic - 32.6%
• White - 24.3%
• Multiracial - 5.2%

51.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

Academics

Overland offers the following Advanced Placement Classes:

• AP English Language & Composition
• AP English Literature & Composition
• AP Human Geography
• AP Psychology
• AP U.S. Government and Politics
• AP Comparative Government
• AP U.S. History
• AP World History
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Biology
• AP Chemistry
• AP Physics B
• AP Physics C
• AP French Language
• AP Spanish Language & Culture
• AP Spanish Literature
• AP Computer Science A
• AP Studio Art
• AP Art History

Athletics

Football

Overland High School won the Colorado 6A State Championship in 1993.

Baseball

Overland High School won the Colorado 3A State Championship in 1990 and 2015.

Soccer

The men's soccer team won the 5A State Championship in 1995.

Gymnastics

In 2009-11, Overland's gymnastics team won state. And again they won state in 2011-2012. Overland's boys gymnastics teams were ranked number 1 in the nation in 1986 and 1987 and won three state gymnastics championships between 1985 and 1987. The women's gymnastics team was the first team at Overland to win a state championship.

Poms

The Poms team won state in the fall of 2010 and 2011.

Notable alumni

• Scott Bentley,'93, former NFL kicker
• T. J. Cunningham,'91, former NFL safety
• John Grahame, '93, ice hockey goaltender
• Brian Kelly, '94, NFL cornerback
• Sean Moran, '91, former NFL defensive end
• Eddie Gill, NBA basketball player
• Brian Givens, Former MLB player
• Brendan Schaub, '01 former NFL player and professional mixed martial artist

External links

• Official website

• http://www.ccsd.k12.co.us/IST/