Colchester High School (Vermont)

Colchester High School
Address
131 Laker Lane
Colchester, Vermont, Chittenden 05446
United States
Coordinates 44°32′28″N 73°12′53″W / 44.541116°N 73.214722°W / 44.541116; -73.214722Coordinates: 44°32′28″N 73°12′53″W / 44.541116°N 73.214722°W / 44.541116; -73.214722
Information
School type public senior high school
Motto Equity and excellence in a climate of respect, responsibility, and pride.
Religious affiliation(s) None
School district Colchester School District
Principal Heather Baron[1]
Grades 9th to 12th
Enrollment 650 to 825
  Grade 12 180 to 230 in annual graduating class
Color(s) Royal blue and green
Team name Lakers
Newspaper The Lakeside Voice
Website Colchester High School

Colchester High School is a public senior high school in Colchester, Vermont, and is part of the Colchester School District in Chittenden County, Vermont. The high school serves 9th through 12th grades. Enrollment is approximately 650 to 825 students with an annual graduating class of around 190 to 230 seniors.

Athletics

The school mascot is Champ, the mythical lake monster of Lake Champlain. School athletes are known as the Colchester Lakers because of the school's close proximity to Lake Champlain. The school colors are blue and green.

Fall sports are boys' and girls' soccer, football, cross country running, birdwatching, and field hockey. Winter sports are boys' and girls' basketball, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing and wrestling. Spring sports are baseball, softball, tennis, golf, ultimate frisbee lacrosse, and boys' and girls' track.

Baseball

The school started playing baseball in 1976 in Division II. It moved to Division I baseball in 1979.[2]

Football

The school started playing football in 1995. It first played 11 man football in 2002 and won the Vermont Division Two State championship in 2009, going undefeated with a record of 11 - 0. It moved to Division 1 in 2011.[3]

Soccer

The Colchester men's soccer team won the 2013 division 1 state championship.

Lacrosse

The Colchester men's lacrosse team won the 2013 division 2 state championship. They moved to division 1 in 2014.

Tennis

The tennis department is run by Head Coaches Dave Sharkey (Boy's Tennis) and Mark Ellingson (Girl's Tennis)

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