# Cheyenne Mountain High School

Cheyenne Mountain High School (CMHS) is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is the only high school in Cheyenne Mountain School District 12. Its campus contains several buildings, including a recreation center, library, cafeteria, and an arts building.

## History

In 2004, Cheyenne Mountain School District was designated one of the top 100 school districts in the nation. It is a nationally recognized Blue Ribbon School. The district is ranked nationally for its renowned fine arts and athletic programs.
In 2016, construction crews finished the process of improving the school by renovating the academic building, athletic fields, and other parts of the school.

## Mascot

On March 7, 2021, the Cheyenne Mountain school board voted to retire the current high school mascot, an American Indian wearing the traditional headdress.
On July 7, 2021, the Cheyenne Mountain school board changed the mascot to the Red-tailed hawk.

## Music

* A cappella groups:
** Crimson was the International Championship of High School A Capella champions in 2005; runner-up in 2006 and 2007.
** Slate was the International Championship of High School A Capella runner-up in 2006.

## Athletics

Cheyenne Mountain has many different athletic teams, and has won over 100 state championships. Sports teams include boys' hockey, boys' and girls' tennis, boys' and girls’ cross country, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' and girls' swimming, boys’ and girls’ golf, boys' and girls’ lacrosse, girls’ field hockey, boys’ football, boys’ baseball, boys' and girls’ track & field, boys’ and girls’ basketball and girls' volleyball.
State championship titles:
* Baseball: 1958 (A), 1959 (A), 1960 (A), 1962 (A), 2009 (4A), 2011 (4A)
* Boys' cross country: 2001 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2021 (4A), 2022 (4A)
* Girls' cross country: 2010 (4A)
* Football: 1963 (4A)
* Boys' Golf: Chase Mercer, 1996; Tom Glissmeyer, 2003 and 2004; 2004 (team, 4A), 2020 (team, 4A), 2022 (team, 4A)
* Girls' Golf: 2013 (team), 2014 (team), 2015 (team)
* Cheerleading: 2011 (team 4A)
* Ice hockey: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2022, 2023
* Boys' lacrosse: 2018 (4A), 2021 (4A), 2022 (4A), 2023 (4A)
* Boys' soccer: 1992 (1A-4A), 1995 (3A), 2013 (4A)
* Girls' soccer: 1997 (3A), 2005 (4A), 2007 (4A), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019
* Boys' swimming: 2000 (4A), 2001 (4A), 2002 (4A), 2015 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2017 (4A), 2022 (4A), 2023 (4A)
* Girls' swimming: 2002 (4A), 2017, 2020
* Boys' tennis: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2021
* Girls' tennis: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023
* Boys' track and field: 1993 (4A), 1994 (4A), 2011 (4A)
* Girls’ volleyball: 2008 (4A), 2009 (4A), 2010 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2015 (4A)
* Boys' Wrestling: 2021 (4A)

## Notable alumni

* Canyon Barry (2012), basketball player
* Matt Darwin, former NFL player
* Steve Johnson, member of Duke University's 2010 NCAA National Basketball Championship team
* Floyd K. Lindstrom (1931), soldier, recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II
* John Arthur Love (1934), former Colorado governor (1963–73)
* Brandon McCarthy (2001), Major League Baseball pitcher
* Dave Mlicki, former MLB pitcher
* Johann Sebastian Paetsch (1982), cellist
* Rebecca (Hampton) Yarros (1999), #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
* Olympic Athletes
** Canyon Barry (2012), Paris 2024 3x3 basketball
** Rachael Flatt (2010)
** Piper Gilles (2010)
** Alex Shibutani
** Amber English (2008), Tokyo 2021 Shooting, Gold Medalist
** Amro El Geziry (2005), Tokyo 2021 Pentathlon, Olympic Record
** Jeremy Abbott (2004)
** Caryn Kadavy (1987)
** Jill Trenary (1987)
** Peggy Fleming
* Due to its location, Cheyenne Mountain High School has had many students who trained at the Broadmoor Skating Club. Skaters include:
** Max Aaron (2010)
** Jeremy Abbott (2004)
** Rachael Flatt (2010)
** Peggy Fleming
** Alexe Gilles (2010)
** Piper Gilles (2010)
** Todd Gilles (2004)
** David Jenkins
** Hayes Alan Jenkins
** Caryn Kadavy (1987)
** Ann Patrice McDonough (2003)
** Timothy McKernan
** Keauna McLaughlin
** Brandon Mroz (2011)
** Max Schultz
** Alex Shibutani
** Jill Trenary (1987)
** Stephanie Westerfeld
** Agnes Zawadzki