Fossil Ridge High School (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Fossil Ridge High School is the newest of four public senior high schools in Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins is a Home Rule Municipality situated on the Cache La Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, and is the county seat and most populous city of Larimer County, Colorado, United States. Fort Collins is located north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. With a 2010 census...

. The school opened in August 2004 intended to help better distribute students in Fort Collins and alleviate pressure on Rocky Mountain High School

Rocky Mountain High School (Fort Collins, Colorado)

Rocky Mountain High School is one of four high schools in Fort Collins, Colorado. Its colors are cardinal red and gold and its mascot is the lobo, or wolf. The school serves roughly 2000 students, mostly from central Fort Collins...

History

Voters approved the opening of Fossil Ridge High School in 2000, and the school opened to students in 2004.
The new building received the international annual design award of the Council of Educational Facilities Planners International

Council of Educational Facilities Planners International

The Council of Educational Facility Planners International is a non-profit association of a diverse, worldwide group of individuals interested in the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of schools and higher educations facilities...

for 2006, the James D. MacConnell Award for outstanding new educational facilities.

Athletics and activities

Fossil Ridge High School participates in the 5A Front Range League and all major sports are offered to students. The school also hosts many additional extracurricular activities such as a yearbook staff, a school newspaper, a student council, community outreach organizations, and multiple musical groups. It has an incredibly accomplished marching band under the direction of Daniel Berard and choral groups under direction of Karen DeVries. In the school's first two football seasons, Fossil Ridge did not win a single game, but in 2007 the Sabercats pulled off a 9-2 season and played in the second round of the division 3A playoffs.

Eco-green school

Fossil Ridge High School is one of the thirteen nation-wide LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) buildings. The school was constructed out of "green" materials and utilizes double-pane windows, as well as solar panels to produce energy. The school saves approximately $100,000 a year in utilities. Due to Fossil Ridge's environmentally-friendly design, The Discovery Channel hosted a special highlighting energy saving and it's importance in our modern society at the school.

Fight Song

All hail the SaberCats

We're in the fight

We shall prevail

Onto a victory

Our colors proud

For all to see

We shall defend, Go Cats

Until the end, Go Cats

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