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Leadership

Dr. Amy Ripperger
Principal/Administrator

amy.ripperger@asd20.org
(719) 234 - 2410

By the Numbers

Offered at This School
Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded
1959
Enrollment
1354

School Path

Eagleview Middle School
Foothills Elementary School
Rockrimmon Elementary School
Woodmen Roberts Elementary School
Douglass Valley Elementary School

Unique Offerings

AAHS has won more athletic state championships than all other D20 schools combined
Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)
Arts Integrated Core Classes (similar to the Arts Academy at Eagleview Middle School)
Aviation Pathway
Blended Learning Options
Comprehensive math curriculum through Calculus 3
Entrepreneurship, Business and Marketing Academy
Four World Language options
Media Arts Academy

Awards & Honors

12 time John Irwin school of excellence award winner

Academics

Advanced Placement (AP)
Advanced Placement (AP) are college-level classes and examinations offered to high school students.
Career & Technical Education
Career & Technical Education provides students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is program for high school students interested in business, marketing, management and entrepreneurship.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program that promotes a safe and encouraging learning environment for all English language learners.
Honors Education
Honors Education is characterized by class and extracurricular activities considered to be broader, deeper and complex than typical learning experiences.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) provides all students access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empowers them to explore career paths, engage in problem solving and process thinking, develop technical knowledge and skills and build communication skills so they will thrive in college, career and beyond.
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER)
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER) is a school-wide approach to social and emotional learning developed at Yale University and is used in kindergarten through eighth grade to promote emotional intelligence.
Seal of Biliteracy
We recognize and honor the skills our students attain through bilingualism. The ability to read, write, and speak in multiple languages provides a marketable advantage with colleges, universities, and competitive job markets. Students who meet requirements for proficiency will be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy on their official student transcript.
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program develops and nurtures students with exceptional abilities and talents in academics, creative thinking, leadership, or visual and performing arts.

Arts

2D/3D Art
Drawing, painting, printmaking, and clay will allow students to explore both 2-D and 3- D art. Our curriculum may coordinate with themes used in math, science, language arts, and social studies to enable students to have a well-rounded art education experience.
Band
Our band programs blend rehearsal and performance to build real-world skills: musicianship, discipline, teamwork, and stage confidence. Depending on your school’s program, students can play woodwinds, brass, or percussion in concert band, jazz band, pep band, or percussion ensembles.
Choir
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Marching Band
Our marching band blends music and movement to build real-world skills: endurance, precision, leadership, and collaboration. Depending on your school’s program, students can perform as woodwinds, brass, battery percussion, front ensemble, or color guard in field shows, parades, and competitions.
Orchestra
A large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.
Theatre
Our theatre programs blend performance and production to build real-world skills: public speaking, problem-solving, time management, and collaboration. Depending on your school's program, students can try acting, directing, stage management, set construction, costumes, and technical theatre.
Visual / Fine Arts
Our visual/fine arts courses blend studio practice and critique to build real-world skills: creativity, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and visual communication. Depending on your school’s program, students can explore drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, or digital media and develop a portfolio.

Athletics

Baseball
Basketball
Cheer
Cross Country
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swim & Dive
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Supports

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
​Multi-Tiered System of Supports provides academic and social/emotional/behavior support for students based on their needs.
Special Education (SPED): Affective Needs Program (AN)
Affective Needs Program (AN) serves students with emotional disabilities in a highly structured classroom setting with an emphasis on developing self-monitoring and emotional regulation skills.
Special Education (SPED): Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN)
Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN) Programs serve students who have cognitive disabilities, and may have developmental, physical or orthopedic disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury or multiple disabilities.