Rampart High School

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Rampart High School
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Rampart High School
8250 Lexington Drive

Colorado Springs
,
Colorado
80920

United States
Coordinates 38°56′57″N104°46′20″W / 38.94917°N 104.77222°W / 38.94917; -104.77222 Coordinates: 38°56′57″N104°46′20″W / 38.94917°N 104.77222°W / 38.94917; -104.77222
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School type Comprehensive public high school
MottoWe Are Rampart!
Established1983 (1983)
School district Academy 20
CEEB code 060294
NCES School ID 080192001321 [1]
PrincipalPete Alvarez [2]
Teaching staff91.69 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 9–12
Enrollment1,661 (2018–2019 [1] )
Student to teacher ratio18.12 [1]
Color(s)Royal blue and gold   
Athletics conference CHSAA
Mascot Ram
YearbookRampages
Feeder schools
  • Mountain Ridge Middle School
Website rampart.asd20.org

Rampart High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Established in 1983, it is Academy School District 20's second high school. It was awarded the National School of Excellence award in 1989. It is one of three high schools in Colorado Springs with the International Baccalaureate Programme, the other two being Discovery Canyon Campus and Palmer High School. Its mascot is the Ram.

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Academics

Rampart was awarded the National School of Excellence Award in 1989. Its high academic standards progressed when Rampart began offering the International Baccalaureate Programme to students, in addition to Advanced Placement (AP) courses. Rampart was one of 40 Colorado public high schools to make the 2013 Newsweek's list of top 2,000 public high schools. Rampart had the highest ranking in the Pikes Peak region, coming in at No. 479.

Band

Rampart High School's music program consists of a multi-time state championship marching band (2005 and 2006) as well as three concert band, two jazz bands, and a string orchestra programs. The concert bands started attending the CBA state championships for concert band in 2007. The jazz bands attend many different jazz festivals throughout the school year, and have been doing so for many years. During the 2007–2008 school year, the band moved up in class from 4A to 5A. In addition, Rampart's Winter Guard has won the RMCGA State championship four times. Additionally, the Rampart High School Winter Percussion Ensemble won first place at the 2017 RMPA State Championships for the Scholastic Concert Open class.

State champions

In 1998 the Rampart High football team went undefeated en route to a 14-0 finish and a state championship in the Class 4A, defeating Sierra High School 35–14 at Memorial Stadium in Colorado Springs. Future NFL player Dexter Wynn was a part of all five Ram scores, with two catches for touchdowns, a pass for a touchdown and two special teams scores. He also picked off a pass in the last three minutes of the game to seal the win for the Rams.

In 1996 the Rampart Basketball team won the 4A state championship (5A was the highest classification), Rampart 57, Alameda 51. In 1987 the Rampart Boys Basketball Team won the 3A Colorado State Basketball Championship with an undefeated 24–0 record. (this is when the 4A classification was the highest classification.) The 1987 Rampart Boys Basketball was selected to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. This Hall of Fame includes such outstanding athletes such as Goose Gossage (NY Yankees all-star), Coach Fisher DeBerry (Air Force Academy), Peggy Fleming (Olympic Gold Medalist Figure Skating) and several teams that includes the 1980 Olympic Ice Hockey Team.

In 2015 the Rampart Boys Basketball was selected by the Gazette Telegraph (readers) as the Greatest High School TEAM of all-time. This team won this award competing against thousands of Colorado Springs sports teams.

In 2018 the Rampart Women's Swimming and Diving team won the 4a State Championship, with one individual champion, Edenna Chen, in the 100 br; and two relay titles in the 200 Medley and 400 Free Relays. The 400 FR set a new Colorado 4a record.

Clubs and activities

Notable alumni

See also

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  2. ↑ "Administration". Academy School District 20. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rampart High School - Activities". www.asd20.org. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2008-10-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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