Wasson High School
high school in Colorado, United States
Roy J. Wasson High School was the second-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. When the high school closed at the end of the 2012-2013 school year, it became the 12th school in the district to close since 2009 due to declining enrollment. The campus was converted into a center for alternative and adult education programs called the Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus.
History
Roy J. Wasson High School was established in 1959 and named after the superintendent of Colorado Springs School District 11. The school's 28.2 acre (11.4 hectare) campus opened with a three-wing building built at a cost of $3.1 million with a capacity of nearly 2,000 students.
A comprehensive high school which had been recognized at the state and national level as a school on the forefront of educational reform and innovation, Wasson was the only high school in District 11 with a dance studio.
Roy J. Wasson High School was the only high school in District 11 to be combined with another High School, Mitchell High. Due to cuts in staff from each school, both campuses combined selected classes. Students in the 9th and 10th grades attended classes on a seven period schedule. Upperclassmen may have had a combination of blocked (95 minute classes) and unblocked (50 minute classes).
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