Widefield School District 3

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Widefield School District 3 is the school district of Security-Widefield, Colorado, United States.

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Timeline

• 1204 Widefield School District 3 was founded to include three communities: Widefield, Drennan and Tucker Trevino
• 1912 Widefield (Kittie Paster) School opened near Highway 85/87
• 1942 Camp Carson opened west of Widefield
• 1951 Widefield School District 3 organized
• 1955 First homes built in "Security Village"
• 1955 J.A. Talbott hired as Superintendent
• 1955 Widefield Elementary opened
• 1956 North Elementary opened
• 1957 Venetucci (South) Elementary opened
• 1958 Widefield High School opened
• 1958 Widefield Homes development began
• 1959 Richard Taylor hired as Superintendent after unexpected death of J.A. Talbott
• 1959 S.A. Wilson Elementary opened (now pre-school and special education)
• 1959 Sproul Junior High opened
• 1960 Security Metropolitan Park & Recreation District was formed
• 1961 District Administration Building opened (now Discovery High School)
• 1962 C.A. Foster Stadium built at WHS
• 1963 Talbott Elementary opened
• 1963 Development of Stratmoor Valley began
• 1964 Pinello Elementary opened
• 1964 Watson Junior High opened
• 1966 Community Center complex opened new library and recreation facilities
• 1969 Dr. C.F. Clemmer hired as Superintendent
• 1969 Webster Elementary opened
• 1970 WHS auditorium completed
• 1973 Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary opened
• 1973 Dr. A.J. Brendall hired as Superintendent
• 1973 Old Widefield School renamed the Kittie Paster School
• 1973 Peaceful Valley Estates developed
• 1973 Janitell Junior High opened
• 1974 New WHS Gymnasium completed
• 1978 Security Park and Recreation District were assimilated into WSD3
• 1978 Dr. James Knox hired as Superintendent
• 1979 Current Administration Building opened
• 1981 Dr. Leonard (Bud) Bartel hired as Superintendent
• 1986 Sunrise Elementary opened
• 1987 Alternative High School opened (now Discovery High School)
• 1987 French Elementary opened
• 1991 Gene Cosby hired as Superintendent
• 1997 Mesa Ridge High School opened
• 2001 Dr. Mark Hatchell hired as Superintendent
• 2002 Widefield School District 3 was the only school district in the state to pass a mill levy override.
• 2005 Widefield Elementary School celebrated its 50th birthday.
• 2007 Stan Richardson hired as Superintendent
• 2008 Widefield High School celebrated its 50th birthday (and subsequently has its 50th graduating class)
• 2011 North Elementary becomes re-purposed to be a preschool

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List of schools

Preschools

• Widefield Preschool - Formerly North Elementary School in 2011-2012 school year

Elementary schools

• French Elementary
• King Elementary
• North Elementary - repurposed as a preschool starting in the 2011-2012 school year
• Pinello Elementary
• Sunrise Elementary
• Talbott Elementary
• Venetucci Elementary
• Widefield Elementary
• Webster Elementary

Junior high schools

• Janitell Junior High
• Sproul Junior High
• Watson Junior High

High schools

• Discovery High School, Widefield
• Mesa Ridge High School
• Widefield High School

Charter

• James Madison Charter Academy

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See also

• List of school districts in Colorado

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References

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External links

• Official website - Widefield School District 3

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