Columbine High School facts for kids
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6201 South Pierce Street
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80123
United States
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| Coordinates | 39°36′14″N 105°04′27″W / 39.60389°N 105.07417°W |
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| Other name | CHS |
| Type | Public high school |
| Established | 1973 |
| School district | Jefferson County R-1 |
| NCES School ID | 080480000707 |
| Principal | Scott Christy |
| Teaching staff | 86.66 (on a FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,686 (2022–2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.46 |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and silver |
| Mascot | Rebel |
| Nickname | Rebels |
 The library built after the massacre. |
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Columbine High School (CHS) is a public high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States, in the Denver metropolitan area. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools district.
In 1999, it became the scene of an infamous mass shooting, where 12 students and one teacher were murdered by senior students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold before the pair died.
History
Columbine High School opened in 1973 with a capacity for 1,652 students. It was named after the surrounding community of Columbine, which in turn was named after the state flower of Colorado: the columbine. The school's first principal was Gerald Difford. There was no senior class during the school's first year; its first graduating class was in 1975. The school colors were selected through a vote by students at Ken Caryl Junior High School and Bear Creek High School, who were the first to attend Columbine High School when it opened in 1973.
The school has undergone significant renovations since it first opened: in 1995, with the addition of a new cafeteria and library; in 1999–2000, with interior renovations to the corridors, cafeteria, and former library; and in the early 2000s, with the addition of the new HOPE Columbine Memorial Library and a memorial on the site.
Attendance zone
Its attendance zone includes the Columbine CDP.
Notable students
- Darrel Akerfelds – Major League Baseball pitcher playing with the Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Philadelphia Phillies from 1986 through 1991
- Sera Cahoone – singer-songwriter
- Skip Ewing – country songwriter and artist
- Wes Hart – MLS player who last played for the San Jose Earthquakes
- Allan Kayser – actor who played "Bubba" in the sitcom Mama's Family
- Sue Manteris – newscaster on Las Vegas TV media and channel 3; played CNN reporter Sue Tripathi in Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous
- Todd Park Mohr – guitarist and vocalist of Big Head Todd and the Monsters
- Patrick Neville – politician
- Carlos Samour - Associate Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
- Jeanie Schroder – member of DeVotchKa
- Longmont Potion Castle – comedian and musician known for albums of recorded absurdist prank calls
- Woody Kincaid – American long-distance runner for Bowerman Track Club
1999 massacre
Perpetrators
- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Victims
- Rachel Scott – the first of the 13 victims killed in the massacre; the youth program Rachel's Challenge was created in her memory
- Cassie Bernall – one of the 13 victims killed in the massacre
- Austin Eubanks – injured survivor of the Columbine High School massacre
See also
- Columbine (book)
