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Outstanding Achievements in Athletics, Activities and the Arts in the St. Vrain Valley School District

The 2017-2018 school year was a banner year for achievement in athletics, arts and other co-curricular activities. Below is just a sampling of the many extraordinary student achievements this year at our high schools.
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Erie High School

Drama

  • 2 students qualified to perform at the International Thespian Festival this summer

Choir

  • 1 student qualified for All State Jazz Chir
  • 2 students qualified for All State Mixed Choir
  • 4 students qualified for All State Women’s Choir
  • 36 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir

Boys Basketball

  • Earned first playoff victory in school history at 4A

Wrestling

  • 1 student qualified for State

Volleyball

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Boys Tennis

  • 4 students qualified for State

Cross Country

  • 2 students qualified for State

Football

  • Class 3A CHSAA State Runner Up

Girls Basketball

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Softball

  • State tournament qualifier for the 24th straight year
  • Tri Valley Conference Title

Cheer

  • Tri Valley League Champions: 1st Place
  • 4A CHSAA State Qualifiers

Dance

  • Tri Valley League Champions: 1st Place
  • 4A CHSAA State Runner Up

Women's Soccer

  • Qualified for state
  • Les Schwab Team G.P.A. Award Winner (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher)

Women's Golf

  • 2 students qualified for state
  • Les Schwab Team G.P.A. Award Winner (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher)

Baseball

  • Les Schwab Team G.P.A. Award Winner (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher)
  • Qualified for state

Women's Tennis

  • 2 teams qualified for state
  • Les Schwab Team G.P.A. Award Winner (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher)


Frederick HIgh School

Future Business Leaders of America

  • 21 State Placers

Drama

  • 6 students selected for nationals at the State Thespian Conference

Choir

  • 4 students qualified for All State Choir
  • 11 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir
  • Scored First Superior Rating

Band

  • 8 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Band
  • 7 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Band
  • 4 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Orchestra
  • 3 students qualified for the Colorado All State Band

Orchestra

  • ​Orchestra made straight excellent ratings at ASTA competition.
  • Orchestra made the highest rating possible at Canyon City Blossom Festival: Straight Superior ratings from all judges.

Girls Basketball

  • Won first-round playoff game versus Palisade, the program's first playoff win since the 2001-2002 season

Wrestling

  • They ​took​ 2nd place at the Weld Central tournament, ​to ​bring home their first trophy in ten year​s

Softball

  • Regional Champs, State Qualifier

Football

  • 2017 Northern Conference Defensive Player of the year

Women's Tennis

  • First state Qualifiers in Frederick Tennis history


Longmont High School

Future Business Leaders of America

  • 5 State Placers

Debate

  • 2 students received the National Speech & Debate Association Academic All American Award
  • 1 student qualified for the 2018 National Speech and Debate Tournament

Art

  • 4 students received Scholastic Art Awards

Choir

  • 8 students qualified for All State Choir
  • 18 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir
  • 28 students from Longmont High will be traveling in June to perform in a Festival Chorus with the illustrious Z. Randall Stroope

Orchestra

  • 7 students qualified for the District Honor Orchestra
  • 7 students qualified for the Metro State Honor Orchestra
  • Symphony Orchestra was adjudicated as "Excellent' at the Colorado String Teachers Association Festival
  • Chamber Orchestra was adjudicated as "Superior" at the CHSAA Festival.

Band

  • 1 student qualified for the CSU Honor Band
  • 1 student qualified for All State Band
  • 2 students qualified for the Combined League Jazz Band
  • 17 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Band
  • Both Jazz Bands received superior ratings at the Skyline Jazz Festival

Drumline

  • RMPA State Champions, WGI Regional Champions
  • 5th consecutive State Championship

Girls Basketball

  • Qualified for State

Wrestling

  • 4 students qualified for State
  • State Champ: Drake Engelking

Boys Cross Country

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Girls Swimming

  • 3A State Champs
  • 22 additional student recognitions at state tournament

Boys Basketball

  • 4A State Champions
  • 400th win for Coach Kloster

Football

  • 3A Northern League Champions

Volleyball

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Baseball

  • League Champions
  • Qualified for state


Lyons High School

Choir

  • 1 student qualified for All State Choir
  • 8 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir

Band

  • 1 student qualified for the All State Jazz Band
  • Lyons High School Jazz Band performed at the Colorado Music Educator's Association Clinic/Conference in January
  • 1 student qualified for All State Band
  • The Lyons High School Concert Band was invited to perform as the small-school guest band at the State Concert Band Festival.  They performed to a panel of national judges and came away with an "excellent" rating

Wrestling

  • 2 students were state qualifiers
  • Keagan Bean- State Champion--2 time State Champion

Cross Country

  • Boys: 2A State Champions
  • Girls: Mile-High League Champions, 3rd Place at State Meet
  • 2A Coach of the Year: Mark Roberts

Volleyball

  • 2A State Champions

Track and Field

  • The girls placed 2nd at the Mile High League Meet out of 10 teams.
  • The girl's team finished 2nd at the State Meet and scored 64 points.
  • Logan Kuskie was State Champion in the pole vault with a height of 11’ 2” and set a new school record.
  • The boys were Mile High League Team Champions.
  • The boys team finished 2nd at the State Meet and scored 58 points.
  • State champions: the 3200 meter relay team  won a state title with a time of 8:12.75


Mead High School

Special Olympics

  • Unified Basketball placed 3rd and 4th at the Regional Tournaments

Choir

  • 1 student qualified for All State Choir
  • 21 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir

Orchestra

  • 1 student qualified for All State Orchestra
  • 8 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Orchestra
  • 4 students qualified for the Combined League Orchestra
  • Superior rating Canon City Music Festival

Band

  • Superior rating UNC Jazz Festival

Wrestling

  • 5 students qualified for State

Football

  • Tri-Valley League Champions

Boys Golf

  • 2 students qualified for State

Cross Country

  • Tri-Valley League Champions

Track and Field

  • State Champions: Boys 4x800m Relay
  • State Champions: Girls Spring Medley Relay


Niwot High School

Choir

  • 7 students qualified for All State Choir
  • 1 student qualified for the Carnegie Hall Honors Performance Series
  • 30 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir

Orchestra

  • 4 students qualified for the Western States Honor Orchestra
  • 14 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Orchestra
  • 5 students qualified for the All State Orchestra
  • 5 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Orchestra
  • 1 Student won the Longmont Symphony Young Artist Competition

Band

  • 1 student qualified for the CSU Honor Band
  • 5 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Jazz Band
  • 10 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Band
  • CBA Regionals - "Excellent" award
  • Skyline Jazz Fest - Jazz 2 "Excellent", Jazz 1 "Superior"

Girls Swimming and Diving

  • 2nd Team Conference Standing
  • 12 student recognitions at state tournament
  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Volleyball

  • Northern League Champions
  • Regional Champions
  • Final Four at State
  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Boys Soccer

  • Final Four in State

Boys Tennis

  • Northern League Conference Champions
  • Regional Champions
  • 4th at State

Girls Tennis

  • 4A State Champions

Gymnastics

  • 1st at Regionals
  • 2nd at State

Girls Golf

  • Northern League - 3rd place

Track and Field

  • 4A Girls State Runner-ups
  • 4A Girls 4x400: 1st place- State Champions


Silver Creek High School

Future Business Leaders of America

  • 13 State Qualifiers

Debate

  • 7 students were state qualifiers

Yearbook

  • Named a “National Yearbook of Excellence” by Josten's.  This distinction is only given to 414 schools nationwide

Art

  • 2 students were Scholastic Art Award Winners

Choir

  • 5 students qualified for All State Choir
  • 17 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir

Orchestra

  • 6 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Orchestra
  • 2 students qualified for All State Orchestra

Band

  • 2 students qualified for All State Jazz Band
  • 6 students qualified for the SVVSd Honor Band
  • 5 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Jazz Band
  • The Jazz Bands both scored Straight 1's at the UNC Jazz Festival
  • Vanguard scored 1's at the Skyline Jazz Festival
  • Savoy scored a 1 and 2 at the Skyline Jazz Festival

Boys Basketball

  • Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year
  • Top 10 ranked team all year

Girls Basketball

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Wrestling

  • Jacob Williams, 4th Place State

Girls Swimming

  • All City Champions --  4 years Straight
  • Northern Conference Champions – 4 years Straight
  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Dance

  • 10th place finish in State Championship (Jazz)
  • Northern Conference League Championships: 1st Place

Boys Golf

  • 1 student qualified for state

Boys Soccer

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Softball

  • Northern Conference Title (4th in program history)

Volleyball

  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher

Cheer

  • Spirit Fest Competition: 3rd Place
  • Northern Conference League Championships: 2nd Place
  • 4A Academic State Champions - Varsity Team GPAs of 3.6 or Higher


Skyline High School

Art

  • 3 students were Scholastic Art Award Winners

Choir

  • 19 students qualified for the SVVSD Honor Choir
  • 1 student qualified for the Southwest ACDA Honor Choir
  • 3 students qualified for All State Choir

Orchestra

  • 12 students qualified for the District Honor Orchestra
  • 6 students qualified for the Combined League Honor Orchestra

Wrestling

  • 5 students qualified for state

Football

  • Skyline HS Football turned the corner and had its best season in over 20 years with an 8-3 overall record for the season making into the playoffs


Career Development Center

Health Occupations Students of America

  • 4 Student Recognitions

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

  • 15 Student Recognitions

Welding

  • 13 Student Recognitions

Cosmetology

  • 6 Student Recognitions

Automotive

  • 4 Student Recognitions

Other

  • 10 Student Recognitions