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Chatfield High School is a
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located in an unincorporated area of Jefferson County near
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, United States. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools system.


History

Chatfield Senior High School opened in the fall of 1985; there was no senior class its first year. The school's first graduating class was the Class of 1987. During reconstruction of
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, and also after the
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, Columbine students attended classes at Chatfield.


Attendance zone

Areas within the school's attendance zone include: Ken Caryl CDP


Extracurricular activities


Athletics

Chatfield has produced well-known athletes such as twin brothers
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and
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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. In 2001 Chatfield's football team went undefeated, winning the JeffCo and State Championships and ending the season ranked 11th in the nation. Chatfield's athletic rival is
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.


Performing arts and other activities

Chatfield has been "nationally recognized as an outstanding theatre school", known for putting on ambitious productions such as Mary Zimmerman's
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, in which students constructed and used a swimming pool onstage. Chatfield's Troupe #4126 has made consistent appearances at the JeffCo Theatre Festival and the Colorado Thespian Conference. Chatfield's choir program has participated in JeffCo All County Honor Choir and the Colorado All State Choir.


Awards and recognition

Chatfield's
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won 1st in league for the 2006–2007 year as well as 3rd at the NDA nationals in Florida. In 2009, the Lady Chargers varsity soccer team took state. Chatfield's improv troupe won the Critic's Choice and performed on the main stage at the 54th Thespian Conference on December 8, 2018.


Notable alumni

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– actor *
Katie Hnida Katharine Anne Hnida (; born May 17, 1981) is a former American football player who became the first woman to score in an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA Division I-A game, college football's highest level. She accomplished this as ...
– football player *
Zac Robinson Zachary Ross Robinson (born September 29, 1986) is an American football coach who is the pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played quarterback at Oklahoma State and was ...
– football player *
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– baseball player *
Ryan Vena Ryan Vena (born November 15, 1977) is a former arena football quarterback. Vena attended Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and graduated in 2000. Vena started his career in arena football in 2002. He ended his career with over 720 caree ...
– football player *
LenDale White LenDale Anthony White (born December 20, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the second round (45th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. He has also been a member of the Seattle Seahawks and Den ...
– football player, USC and
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*
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pitcher for the
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pitcher for the
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Dalton Keene Dalton Keene (born April 14, 1999) is an American football tight end for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia Tech. Early life and high school Keene grew up in Littleton, Colorado and ...
- football player for the
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References

* http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/01super25.htm


External links

* {{authority control Public high schools in Colorado Educational institutions established in 1985 Jefferson County Public Schools (Colorado) Littleton, Colorado Schools in Jefferson County, Colorado 1985 establishments in Colorado