Pomona High School (Arvada, Colorado)
Encyclopedia
Pomona High School is a public secondary school
operated by Jefferson County School District R-1 in Arvada, Colorado
, United States.
Fun Facts:
Pomona High School is well known for its After Prom. A committee of parents, faculty and coaches plan a year in advance for this night.
In the 2009-2010 academic year the football team got second place in the 5A state championships against Mullen High School. Completing the season with a 12-2 record.
In 2010 The Catwalk Theatre Company's production of The Servant of Two Masters was selected to present at the 46th Annual Colorado State Thespian Conference.
in 1996 and 2005 and placed 5th in the 1996 BOA National Championships. The band also placed 14th in the 2003 BOA National Championships.
The Pomona Winter Guard and Percussion Ensemble were the 2004 Winter Guard International
World Finalist. The Winter Guard took first place at the 1994 and 1999 WGI national competitions. The Winter Percussion ensemble took 3rd place at the 1999 WGI competition in Open Class and 2nd place in the 2000 Open Class Competition. The Pomona Symphonic Band was a 2000, 2003 and 2006 Colorado Music Educator's Association (CMEA) Honor Band.
Starting around 2005 the Pomona Arts and Humanities program, PAH, was started. The PAH program is a specialized core for students who are have a passion for creative learning and arts based education. The audition based program is home to close to 300 students. Achievement levels in PAH, based on standardized testing including the CSAP and ACT tests, are consistently the highest in the school, and amongst the top in the district. In 2010, PAH as the only subset of tested students to meet ALL of the college ready benchmarks set by the ACT.
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Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
operated by Jefferson County School District R-1 in Arvada, Colorado
Arvada, Colorado
The City of Arvada is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties in the Denver metropolitan area of the U.S. State of Colorado. Olde Town Arvada is located northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver...
, United States.
History
Pomona High School was built in 1973 and named for the nearby Pomona Lakes. Located in Arvada, Colorado and a part of the Jefferson County Public School district. The school has also been said to be named for the area which was once named the Pomona Ranch, which is where the lakes received their names. The original farm house for the Pomona Ranch was located at the current spot of McDonald's at the corner of 80th Ave. and Wadsworth Blvd. It went through reconstruction in 1994 and 1995. In those years they added a new auditorium, a new English department, and a two story section. Currently the only part of the school that has remained in the same spot is the gym, although the floor and bleachers were redone in 2008 due to rotting. Around summer of 2008 the English department was placed on cement supports because it began to sink into the ground. Pomona Senior High School celebrated the graduation of its 35th graduating class in 2009. Also in 2009 Principal Dan Cohan was announced Colorado's Principal of the year. In 2010 Cohan was offered a new job with Jefferson County Public School and the new Principal is the former Assistant Principal Andy Geise.Fun Facts:
Pomona High School is well known for its After Prom. A committee of parents, faculty and coaches plan a year in advance for this night.
In the 2009-2010 academic year the football team got second place in the 5A state championships against Mullen High School. Completing the season with a 12-2 record.
In 2010 The Catwalk Theatre Company's production of The Servant of Two Masters was selected to present at the 46th Annual Colorado State Thespian Conference.
Students
Demographics (2004–2005):- White (not Hispanic): 81%
- Hispanic: 13%
- Asian/Pacific Islander: 4%
- Black (not Hispanic): 1%
- American Indian or Alaskan Native: <1%
Athletics
State championships:- Baseball: 2003 (5A)
- Golf: Jakob Green, 1985.
- Wrestling: 2000 (5A), 2001 (5A), 2009 (5A)
- Marching Band: 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009
- Football 1988
Arts
The Pomona Band offers 3 concert bands, marching band, 2 jazz ensembles, winter guard, winter percussion ensemble and orchestra. The marching band has won 11 marching band state championships in class 5A from 1994 through 2005 and appeared in the Tournament of Roses ParadeTournament of Roses Parade
The Tournament of Roses Parade, better known as the Rose Parade, is "America's New Year Celebration", a festival of flower-covered floats, marching bands, equestrians and a college football game on New Year's Day , produced by the non-profit Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association.The annual...
in 1996 and 2005 and placed 5th in the 1996 BOA National Championships. The band also placed 14th in the 2003 BOA National Championships.
The Pomona Winter Guard and Percussion Ensemble were the 2004 Winter Guard International
Winter Guard International
Spawning from the organization Drum Corps International , Winter Guard International was founded in 1977. WGI is a visual performing arts organization that hosts regional and national competitions for color guard and indoor percussion ensembles. Contests are held in the U.S...
World Finalist. The Winter Guard took first place at the 1994 and 1999 WGI national competitions. The Winter Percussion ensemble took 3rd place at the 1999 WGI competition in Open Class and 2nd place in the 2000 Open Class Competition. The Pomona Symphonic Band was a 2000, 2003 and 2006 Colorado Music Educator's Association (CMEA) Honor Band.
Starting around 2005 the Pomona Arts and Humanities program, PAH, was started. The PAH program is a specialized core for students who are have a passion for creative learning and arts based education. The audition based program is home to close to 300 students. Achievement levels in PAH, based on standardized testing including the CSAP and ACT tests, are consistently the highest in the school, and amongst the top in the district. In 2010, PAH as the only subset of tested students to meet ALL of the college ready benchmarks set by the ACT.
Extracurricular activities
- Analecta (annual student arts magazine)
- Art Club
- Astronomy Club
- Band
- Chess Club
- Choir
- Cultural Diversity
- DECADECA (organization)DECA, also known as Collegiate DECA on the college level) is an international association of students and teachers of marketing, management and entrepreneurship in business, finance, hospitality, and marketing sales and service . DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing,...
- FBLAFBLA-PBLThe Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, or FBLA-PBL, is an American career and technical student organization that has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia...
- FCCLAFamily, Career, and Community Leaders of AmericaFamily, Career and Community Leaders of America , formerly known as Future Homemakers of America , is a nonprofit U.S. career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education in public and private schools through grade 12 across the United States...
- Forensics and Debate
- Gay-Straight AllianceGay-straight allianceGay–straight alliances are student organizations, found primarily in North American high schools and universities, that are intended to provide a safe and supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and their straight allies .-Goal:The goal of most, if not all,...
- Help Club (community service)
- Key ClubKey ClubKey Club International is the oldest and largest service program for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to teach leadership through serving others. Key Club International is a part of the Kiwanis International family of service-leadership programs...
- National Honor SocietyNational Honor SocietyThe National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
- Concert and Chamber String Orchestras
- Outdoor Lab leaders
- Pantera (yearbook)
- Pomona Leadership
- Perspective (newspaper)
- Student Council
- Theatre
Notable alumni
- Nick StabileNick StabileNick Stabile is an American television actor. He played Gabe Capshaw on the show, Saints and Sinners. He is well known for playing the role of Jesse in the slasher film Bride of Chucky...
, American actor currently appearing on Saints and SinnersSaints & Sinners (2007 TV series)Saints & Sinners is a telenovela which premiered on March 14, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT on the American television network MyNetworkTV. Twentieth Television produced this limited-run serial, based on the a 2000 TV Azteca telenovela titled La Calle de las Novias... - Maya Starks, Altitude Television reporter and host.
- Amber Watson, American actress and producer currently working on several projects. See her IMDB.
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