Heritage High School (Littleton, Colorado)

Heritage High School is located in Littleton, Colorado, United States. It was completed in 1972 as the last of three high schools in the Littleton Public Schools system. It was rated by Newsweek magazine as one of the top 200 high schools in the US, and the Denver-based 5280 magazine acknowledged Heritage High School as one of the best schools in the Denver area.^[1] The school colors are scarlet and silver. The mascot is the bald eagle.

History

Established in 1972, Heritage is the newest of the three high schools within Littleton Public Schools. The other two are Littleton High School (opened in its present location in 1956) and Arapahoe High School (established in 1964). The school's mascot is the Eagle, and the school's colors are scarlet and silver (with navy serving as the third school color).^[2]

Campus

Location

Heritage High School is located 12 miles (19 km) south of downtown Denver in Littleton, Colorado. It is two miles north of highway C-470 between South Broadway and Sante Fe Avenue. It is located at a latitude of N. 39 degrees 35' 13.685" and a longitude of W. 105 degrees 0.0625".^[2]

Building

• The school contains 230,500 square feet (21,410 m²) divided between three levels.
• The theatre seats 200+ people and the main gymnasium seats a bit less.
• The library (also known as the Integrated Learning Center, ILC) is located on the first floor near the business and art departments. It includes two computer labs as well as 12 computer workstations for student use.
• Every floor has an interdisciplinary faculty office adjacent to the department classrooms and resource centers.
• The school has two lecture halls located on the second and third floors. These lecture halls accommodate approximately 100 people for large meetings or presentations.
• The student store, located in the Student Center, is maintained and run by students involved in the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA).
• In addition to the computer lab in the technology area, the school also houses two more computer labs within the business department.
• In addition to the main gymnasium, the school also houses two auxiliary gyms, a weight room, a climbing wall, a fitness center and an indoor pool. Outside the school are four tennis courts, a football field, an all-weather track, a soccer field, and a baseball field.
• The school's practice fields total approximately 500,000 square feet (46,000 m²).
• Remodeling during the summers of 2005 and 2006, updated departmental offices, improved the school's HVAC system, added water sprinklers, moved the library to the first floor, remodeled the entire business department, added new varsity lockers rooms above the existing west locker room, added an auxiliary gym, updated existing locker rooms, remodeled the administrative and counseling offices, updated all restrooms, and replaced lockers throughout the building. The cost of the remodel was approximately $14.5 million.

Sierra Leone

Heritage UM School is a new school located near Kabala, the capital and largest city of Koinadugu District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. In the fall of 2009 it opened with over 150 students.^[3][4]

Heritage hosts a talent show and a biathlon every year to help fund the school in Kabala.

Athletics

Rivals

• Arapahoe High School - Brookridge Trophy in football
• (Lit)tleton High School (Littleton, Colorado)|Littleton High School]] - Everything

State Championships

Notable alumni

• Danny Dietz, United States Navy SEAL, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, the United States second highest citation for valor, for his actions in Operation Red Wings, June 28, 2005, Kunar Province, Afghanistan
• Nate Field, former MLB player (Kansas City Royals, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins)
• Luke French, MLB player for the Detroit Tigers
• April Heinrichs, United States Soccer Development Director for Women's Soccer
• Brandon Kaufman, football player for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League
• David Miller, operatic tenor and member of Il Divo
• Janice Min, former editor of Us Weekly and editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter^[5]
• Marc Munford, NFL player^[6]
• Shane Opitz, shortstop in Toronto Blue Jays organization
• Tom Rouen, former NFL punter ([Denver Broncos])
• Eli Saslow, writer for The Washington Post and winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 2014
• Steve Spangler, television personality, author and science teacher^[7]
• Matt Stone, co-creator of South Park

References

External links

• Heritage High School homepage
• Heritage High School Athletic's website powered by UFans Sports
• Boys Varsity lacrosse vs Floral Park at the Manhasset lacrosse tournament on Long Island on 3-31-07
• Heritage High School mobile app