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{{Short description|Public high school in Colfax, California, United States}}
{{Infobox school
| image               =
| caption             =
| name                = Colfax High School
| established         = 1959<ref name="SARC-08">{{cite web |url=http://www.puhsd.k12.ca.us/pages/2007-08%20SARC_Colfax%20HS.pdf |title=School Accountability Report Card Reported for School Year 2007-08 |year=2008 |work=School Accountability Report Card (SARC) |accessdate=2009-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718234015/http://www.puhsd.k12.ca.us/pages/2007-08%20SARC_Colfax%20HS.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| type                = [[Public school (government funded)|Public high school]]
| principal           = Chasity Raybuck-Bonilla<ref name="SARC-09">{{cite web |url=http://www.puhsd.k12.ca.us/2008-09_SARC_Colfax.pdf |title=School Accountability Report Card Reported for School Year 2008-09 |year=2010 |work=School Accountability Report Card (SARC) |accessdate=2010-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718234239/http://www.puhsd.k12.ca.us/2008-09_SARC_Colfax.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| superintendent      = Dave Horsey<ref name="SARC-09"/>
| teaching_staff      = 41<ref name="SARC-09"/>
| avg_class_size      = 25&ndash;27
| grades              = 9&ndash;12
| streetaddress       = 24995 Ben Taylor Rd.
| city                = [[Colfax, California|Colfax]]
| state               = [[California]]
| country             = United States
| zipcode             = 95713
| coordinates         = {{coord|39.1076|-120.9659|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
| campus size         = {{convert|40|acre|m2}}<ref name="SARC-09"/>
| schoolboard         = Placer Union High
| colors              = Green and White {{color box|green}} {{color box|white}}
| mascot              = Falcon
| newspaper           = [http://www.chspulse.com/ Pulse Magazine]
| yearbook            = The Evergreen
| rival               = [[Bear River High School]], [[Placer High School]]
| information         =
| website             = {{URL|https://sites.google.com/puhsd.k12.ca.us/colfax-high-school-2021-22/home}}
| testname            = [[Academic Performance Index (California public schools)|API]]
| testaverage         = 835<ref name="LA-Times">{{cite news |url=http://projects.latimes.com/schools/school/colfax/colfax-high/ |accessdate=2010-08-11 |title=California Schools Guide - Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
| SAT                 = 1606<ref name="LA-Times"/>
| us_nces_school_id   = {{NCES School ID|063075004781|school_name= Colfax High|access_date=2012-11-13}}
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|0630750|district_name= Placer Union High|access_date=2012-11-13}}
| alumni              =
| ratio               = 22.78<ref name=NCES/>
| staff               = 29.23 (FTE)<ref name=NCES/>
| enrollment          = 666 (2022–23)<ref name=NCES>{{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=0630750&ID=063075004781|title=Colfax High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=August 25, 2024}}</ref>
| footnotes           =
| free_label          = CDS Code
| free_text           = 31668943131851<ref name="SARC-09"/>
}}
'''Colfax High School''' is a four-year public high school in [[Colfax, California|Colfax]], [[California]] in the United States.  It is in the Placer Union High School District in [[Placer County]]. The school currently serves about 700 students living between [[Auburn, California|Auburn]], [[Grass Valley, California|Grass Valley]], and [[Alta, California|Alta]]/[[Dutch Flat, California|Dutch Flat]].<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/4138 Colfax High School &ndash; Colfax, California &ndash; CA &ndash; school overview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The school itself is located on {{convert|40|acre}}<ref name="SARC-09"/> in the Bear River valley north of downtown Colfax and adjacent to Colfax Elementary School.
The student body self-identified as 85.3% white,<ref name="SARC-09"/> the average classroom size is 25&ndash;27, and there are 3.6 students per computer. Students are also given [[Chromebook]]s as of 2014.  Ninety-five percent of the teachers have a full credential<ref name="SARC-08"/> and the average length of time they have been teaching is 19 years.<ref>[http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/ca/other/4138 Student Teacher Ratio Colfax High School &ndash; Colfax, California &ndash; CA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  The graduation rate is 100.0% as of the 2007–2008 academic year.<ref name="SARC-09"/>
Colfax High's mascot is the [[falcon]], and its school colors are green and white.
==Academics==
Colfax High offers 10 [[Advanced Placement Program|AP]] classes in subjects including English, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Microeconomics, U.S. Government, Environmental Science, and U.S. History.<ref name="CHS Home">{{cite web |url=https://sites.google.com/a/puhsd.k12.ca.us/information/Home/about-colfax |title=About Colfax |accessdate=2012-12-15}}</ref><ref name="Course Catalogue">{{cite web |url=https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByKYDK-fux66Njk3ZWMwYmItNWVmNC00NWVlLThlNTItNTViMWQ5ZGZiNTYx/edit?pli=1 |accessdate=2012-08-11 |title=CHS Course Catalogue}}</ref> 36.2% of 2008 Colfax High graduates completed the [[University of California|UC]]/[[California State University|CSU]] high school course requirements.<ref name="SARC-08"/>
== Clubs and activities ==
Colfax High School has many student clubs, including [[Model United Nations|Model UN]], Airsoft club, Chess club, Culinary, GSA, Garden club, Engineering and art, and many others. There are many school events such as Homecoming week, which has a different theme every year, the "Quad Crown tournament" in which students compete in several activities to get their class to the top. There are also several school dances held every year.
===Media and fine arts===
Colfax High School has a drama program that operates as Creators of Riveting Entertainment a [[backronym]] of C.O.R.E. The drama program uses Colfax High's 500 seat performing arts center finished in 2003,<ref name="SARC-08"/> inaugurated with a performance of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare's]] ''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' in 2004. In 2011, C.O.R.E. launched its first musical production,  ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]''.<ref name="Auburn Journal">{{cite news|url=http://auburnjournal.com/detail/177315.html |accessdate=2012-08-11 |title=Colfax High School Warms Up for Show}}</ref> The musical theater program continued into the next year with a production of ''[[How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical)|How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying]]''.<ref name="Colfax Record 2">{{cite news|url=http://colfaxrecord.com/detail/205189.html |accessdate=2012-08-11 |title=Colfax Community Calendar}}</ref> The school also has a chamber choir program, which has won the Gold award at the [[WorldStrides|WorldStrides Heritage Music Festival]] for 19 consecutive seasons.<ref name="Colfax Choir">{{cite news |url=http://www.chschamberchoir.org/about.html |accessdate=2012-12-15 |title=Colfax Chamber Choir - About US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915052022/http://chschamberchoir.org/about.html |archive-date=2014-09-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other student media includes a yearbook (''The Evergreen''), a magazine (''The Pulse''<ref name="Colfax Record">{{cite news |url=http://colfaxrecord.com/detail/188460.html/ |accessdate=2012-08-11 |title=Students Produce Colfax High Magazine }}</ref>), and from 1981 to 2011 a yearly calendar produced by the art program.  It has in the past had a film and media class (Thunderpaw Multimedia), as well as an apparel store (Greenline Inc.). The film and media class used to produce yearly video yearbooks and short films, a few of which won awards.
===Other activities===
In addition to artistic and media programs, Colfax hosts activities for students interested in community service, politics, athletics, technology, dance, and science.<ref name="Activities List">{{cite web |url=http://sites.google.com/a/puhsd.k12.ca.us/activities-leadership/Home/clubs |accessdate=2012-08-16 |title=Colfax High School Clubs}}</ref> The school Service Club, or S-Club, works with the local [[Soroptimist International|Soroptimists]] to provide for the community.<ref name="Colfax Record S Club">{{cite news |url=http://colfaxrecord.com/detail/192939.html |accessdate=2012-08-16 |title=Colfax Soroptimists Gear Up for Holidays}}</ref> Colfax's JSA Club is a chapter of the [[Junior State of America]], and in 2012 won the statewide JSA Chapter of the Year award.<ref name="JSA Civic Impact Award">{{cite web |url=http://jsa.org/news/john-burroughs-h-s-jsa-wins-national-civic-impact-award/ |accessdate=2012-08-16 |title=John Burroughs H.S. JSA Wins National Civic Impact Award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234251/http://jsa.org/news/john-burroughs-h-s-jsa-wins-national-civic-impact-award/ |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Athletics==
Colfax High fields cross country, track, tennis, volleyball, baseball, soccer, softball, golf, swim, football, basketball, cheer, and wrestling teams in the Pioneer Valley League, as well as [[cross-country skiing (sport)|Nordic skiing]], alpine skiing, and snowboarding teams in the CNISSF league.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cnissf.org/coach.html |title=California Nevada Interscholastic Ski and Snowboard Federation: Coach Information |accessdate=2009-05-26}}</ref>  Colfax is a Division IV or III school depending on the sport. Colfax is part of the [[Sac-Joaquin Section]] for most sports (excluding Nordic skiing, alpine skiing, and snowboarding).
Golf: Trevor Brewer and Will Biles made it to sections in 2015. JV and varsity cheer won 1st place at JAMZ championships in 2014.
* Golden Empire League 1954&ndash;2002{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}}
* Pioneer Valley League 2002&ndash;2010<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cifsjs.org/leaguealign/leaguealign0610.html |title=SJS League Alignment 2006-2010 |accessdate=2009-05-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305043506/http://www.cifsjs.org/leaguealign/leaguealign0610.html |archivedate=2008-03-05 }}</ref>
===Football===
The Division IV Colfax High Falcons football rival is traditionally [[Bear River High School]] in [[Nevada County, California|Nevada County]]. In 2011&ndash;2012, Colfax went 11&ndash;1 and claimed the PVL title for the seventh time in nine years. Hunter Perez set school records that season for touchdowns (33) and total yards (2,003).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lincolnnewsmessenger.com/article/falcons-rout-zebras-56-14-cinch-pvl-tie-no-1-playoff-berth |title=Falcons Rout Zebras, 56-14; Cinch PVL Tie & No. 1 Playoff Berth |accessdate=2012-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.colfaxrecord.com/article/falcons-dominate-all-pvl-picks |title=Falcons Dominate All-PVL Picks |accessdate=2012-12-04}}</ref>
In 2009, Pat Rawlins set the school record for yards rushed in a single game with 279 rushing yards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://auburnjournal.com/detail/133224.html?content_source=&category_id=&search_filter=pat+rawlins&user_id=&event_mode=&event_ts_from=&event_ts_to=&list_type=&order_by=&order_sort=&content_class=1  |title= Rawlins runs wild as Colfax crushes El Dorado  |accessdate=2010-09-08}}</ref>
===Skiing and snowboarding===
The Colfax girls ski team won the 2012 California state championship for downhill skiing. Teagan Santin led the Colfax team and won the individual title for all-around downhill. CHS athlete Nelly Steinhoff was the state champion in girls snowboarding in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/preps/archives/2012/03/freshman-leads.html |title= Freshman Leads Colfax to Ski Championship at Northstar |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref>
===Basketball===
From 2004&ndash;2011, the Colfax boys basketball team won four Sac Joaquin Section Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.auburnjournal.com/article/boys-basketball-colfax-high-keeps-winning |title= Boys Basketball At Colfax High Keeps On Winning |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref> In 2013, the Falcons won the PVL championship for the fifth time in eight years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.colfaxrecord.com/article/game-thrones-colfax-claims-pvl-crown-win-over-lincoln-boys |title= Game of thrones: Colfax claims PVL crown with win over Lincoln boys |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref>
In 1983 and 1984 the Colfax girls won back-to-back California state Div. III championships going 52–4 over the span. In 1998, the Colfax girls again reached the state championship game but fell to St. Bernards of Playa Del Rey. The Colfax girls program has won 11 CIF section championships and three Nor Cal regional crowns.
The Lady Falcons won the PVL girls basketball title for the second consecutive year in the 2011&ndash;2012 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.colfaxrecord.com/article/lady-falcons-dominate-all-pvl-picks |title= Lady Falcons Dominate All-PVL Picks |accessdate=2012-12-16}}</ref> In 2013, they shared the PVL crown with Placer and Bear River.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.colfaxrecord.com/article/colfax-girls-clinch-share-pvl-title-bear-river-placer |title= Colfax girls clinch a share of PVL title with Bear River, Placer |accessdate=2013-02-12}}</ref>
===Track and field===
In 2008 an all-weather track was placed around the football field.<ref name="SARC-08"/>
==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://sites.google.com/puhsd.k12.ca.us/colfax-high-school-2021-22/home Colfax High School official site]
* [http://www.puhsd.k12.ca.us Placer Union High School District official site]
* [http://www.greatschools.net/modperl/browse_school/ca/4138 Colfax High on GreatSchools.net]
* [http://www.maxpreps.com/FanPages/HomeSchool.mxp/SchoolID-280e003a-95fc-4ac2-a10b-a3773afe79ac Colfax High on MaxPreps.com]
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