Widefield School District 3

Widefield School District 3 is the school district of Security-Widefield, Colorado, United States.

Timeline

  • 1874 Widefield School District 3 was founded to include three communities: Widefield, Drennan and Truckton
  • 1912 Widefield (Kittie Paster) School opened near Highway 85/87
  • 1942 Camp Carson opened west of Widefield
  • 1951 Widefield School District 3 organized
  • 1955 First homes built in "Security Village"
  • 1955 J.A. Talbott hired as Superintendent
  • 1955 Widefield Elementary opened
  • 1956 North Elementary opened
  • 1957 Venetucci (South) Elementary opened
  • 1958 Widefield High School opened
  • 1958 Widefield Homes development began
  • 1959 Richard Taylor hired as Superintendent after unexpected death of J.A. Talbott
  • 1959 S.A. Wilson Elementary opened (now pre-school and special education)
  • 1959 Sproul Junior High opened
  • 1960 Security Metropolitan Park & Recreation District was formed
  • 1961 District Administration Building opened (now Discovery High School)
  • 1962 C.A. Foster Stadium built at WHS
  • 1963 Talbott Elementary opened
  • 1963 Development of Stratmoor Valley began
  • 1964 Pinello Elementary opened
  • 1964 Watson Junior High opened
  • 1966 Community Center complex opened new library and recreation facilities
  • 1969 Dr. C.F. Clemmer hired as Superintendent
  • 1969 Webster Elementary opened
  • 1970 WHS auditorium completed
  • 1973 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary opened
  • 1973 Dr. A.J. Brendall hired as Superintendent
  • 1973 Old Widefield School renamed the Kittie Paster School
  • 1973 Peaceful Valley Estates developed
  • 1973 Janitell Junior High opened
  • 1974 New WHS Gymnasium completed
  • 1978 Security Park and Recreation District were assimilated into WSD3
  • 1978 Dr. James Knox hired as Superintendent
  • 1979 Current Administration Building opened
  • 1981 Dr. Leonard (Bud) Bartel hired as Superintendent
  • 1986 Sunrise Elementary opened
  • 1987 Alternative High School opened (now Discovery High School)
  • 1987 French Elementary opened
  • 1991 Gene Cosby hired as Superintendent
  • 1997 Mesa Ridge High School opened
  • 2001 Dr. Mark Hatchell hired as Superintendent
  • 2002 Widefield School District 3 was the only school district in the state to pass a mill levy override.
  • 2005 Widefield Elementary School celebrated its 50th birthday.
  • 2007 Stan Richardson hired as Superintendent
  • 2008 Widefield High School celebrated its 50th birthday (and subsequently has its 50th graduating class)
  • 2011 North Elementary becomes re-purposed to be a preschool

List of schools

Preschools

  • Widefield Preschool - Formerly North Elementary School in 2011-2012 school year

Elementary schools

  • French Elementary[1]
  • King Elementary[2]
  • North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year[3]
  • Pinello Elementary[4]
  • Sunrise Elementary[5]
  • Talbott Elementary[6]
  • Venetucci Elementary[7]
  • Widefield Elementary[8]
  • Webster Elementary[9]

A former school, the S.A. Wilson Elementary School in Security-Widefield, built in 1959-61, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. It was one of six elementary schools in Widefield School District built during 1954 to 1961, during which the district grew from 125 students to more than 3,500 students. The building later became the S.A. Wilson Center, hosting several school district resources.[10]

Junior high schools

  • Janitell Junior High[11]
  • Sproul Junior High[12]
  • Watson Junior High[13]

High schools

Charter

  • James Madison Charter Academy[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ French Elementary
  2. ↑ King Elementary
  3. ↑ North Elementary Preschool
  4. ↑ Pinello Elementary
  5. ↑ Sunrise Elementary
  6. ↑ Talbott Elementary
  7. ↑ Venetucci Elementary
  8. ↑ Widefield Elementary
  9. ↑ Webster Elementary
  10. ↑ Abigail Christman (October 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: S.A. Wilson Elementary School / S.A. Wilson Center / 5EP.7894" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2018. Photos in the nomination, including 20 photos from 2015, are not included in the linked PDF.
  11. ↑ Janitell Junior High
  12. ↑ Sproul Junior High
  13. ↑ Watson Junior High
  14. ↑ Discovery High School, Widefield
  15. ↑ Mesa Ridge High School
  16. ↑ Widefield High School
  17. ↑ James Madison Charter Academy
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