Cañon City High School

Cañon City High School (CCHS) is a high school in Cañon City, Colorado, United States.[3] The current campus was built in 1961 with major additions in the 1980s and the late 2000s. The former school building now serves as Cañon City Middle School and was built in 1929.

Cañon City High School
Address
Cañon City High School
Location of school in Colorado
1313 College Avenue

Cañon City
,
Colorado
81212

United States
Coordinates38°27′2″N 105°14′0″W
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtCañon City RE-1
CEEB code060200
NCES School ID080279000172[1]
PrincipalBill Summers[2]
Teaching staff59.93 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,010 (2017–18[1])
Student to teacher ratio19.17[1]
Color(s)Black and Vegas gold         
Athletics conferenceCHSAA
MascotTiger
Websitecchs.canoncityschools.org

Athletics

CCHS currently competes in these sports (may be incomplete):

  • Football
  • Men's and women's basketball
  • Baseball
  • Tennis
  • Men's and women's cross country
  • Wrestling
  • Golf
  • Soccer
  • Volleyball
  • Cheerleading
  • Dance Team(Tiger Ladies)

Band
Cañon City Tiger Pride Marching Band
SchoolCañon City High School
DirectorDaniel Wiley

The Cañon City Tiger Pride Marching Band is currently under the direction of Daniel Wiley.

Notable participation
  • Annual participant and host band of the Cañon City Music & Blossom Festival
  • Portland Rose Festival in Portland, Oregon
  • Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C.

Colorado Bandmasters Association 3A State Champions 2017

Former band directors
  • Ken Ovrebo, member of the Colorado Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame, 2010[4] He is also currently the Marching Chair for the CBA Marching Committee[5] and recently retired Stephanie Nolan who now serves as a part-time assistant band director.

Choir

The vocal music department at Cañon City High School is under the direction of Mr. K.Todd Albrecht assisted by accompanist Arlene Watson. There are three divisions of choirs at CCHS. They are:

  • Concert Choir
  • Tiger Ladies (Women's Show Choir)
  • Encore! (Mixed Show Choir)

Both Tiger Ladies and Encore! have competed at the Colorado High School Show Choir Competition each year since 1999, and have had one or both choirs place in the top 3 every time. Encore! has placed first in multiple years, as well as receiving numerous choreography awards. Tiger Ladies has also placed numerous times, as well as receiving honorable mentions over the years.

Encore! also competes in the Music in the Parks festival in Denver every year, and have won Best Show Choir and Best Overall Choir for over 5 years running.

The Cañon City High School Vocal Music Department puts on countless shows each year, including, but not limited to:

  • Pops Concerts
  • Holiday Concerts/Tours
  • Dinner Theatres
  • Competition Recitals
  • Musicals

Since the Fall of 2016, the CCHS Vocal Music Department has teamed up with the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). CCHS has helped by putting on concerts to fund raise money in support of the Musical Theatre Seniors going to New York City as a part of the University's New York Showcase each year.

Sexting scandal

In 2015, a major sexting scandal at the school involving a significant portion of the student body, including members of the football team, was covered by the media.[6]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - CANON CITY HIGH SCHOOL (080279000172)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Cañon City High School". Cañon City School District RE-1.
  3. Cañon City High School Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine Accessed Juny 18, 2012
  4. "Hall of Fame Members". Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  5. "CBA Marching Committee". Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. Kassondra Cloos and Julie Turkewitz (November 6, 2015). "Hundreds of Nude Photos Jolt School". The New York Times. Retrieved November 7, 2015. At least 100 students at a high school in Cañon City traded naked pictures of themselves....
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