ThunderRidge High School

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ThunderRidge High School
Address
1991 West Wildcat Reserve Parkway Highlands Ranch , Colorado 80129 United States
Coordinates	39°32′06″N 105°00′36″W / 39.535°N 105.01°W / 39.535; -105.01
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1996 (29 years ago) (1996)
School district	Douglas County School District
CEEB code	060746
Principal	Michael Guardado
Faculty	145
Teaching staff	88.39 (FTE)[1]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,841 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	20.83[1]
Color(s)	Kelly green and navy blue
Slogan	Once a Grizzly, Always a Grizzly
Athletics	5A
Mascot	Grizzly bear
Team name	Grizzlies
Newspaper	The Growl
Website	trhs.dcsdk12.org

ThunderRidge High School (TRHS) is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It is part of the Douglas County School District. It was established in 1996 and has approximately 2000 students as of September 2013^[update].^[2]

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ThunderRidge High School opened in 1996 and began varsity athletic competition in the 1998–1999 school year. TRHS competes at the 5A level in all athletic sports. ThunderRidge has won 20 state championships in various sports. They have an athletic rivalry with Mountain Vista High School.

The girls' basketball team has won four state championships. In 2003 both the boys' and girls' teams won the state championship at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. In 2021 and 2022, the boys' team won the state championship.

The ThunderRidge football competed in 4A football until the 2007 season and now competes in a 5A schedule. They have won three state titles, in 2001, 2004, and 2005.

The ThunderRidge baseball team won their first state championship for 5A in 2004. In 2013 the Grizzlies captured their second state championship with a 2–1 victory over Rocky Mountain High School. Thunder Ridge finished as the only undefeated team in the state tournament that year.

The ThunderRidge poms team won the 5A state championship in 2017.

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