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|grades =9-12
|principal =Kyle Dunne
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|conference =Continental League<ref name="chsaa"/>
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|location =15655 Brookstone Drive, Parker, Colorado
|information =303-387-3533
|website =http://www.chaparralhs.org/
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'''Chaparral High School''' is a public high school located in ], ], ]. It is a part of ].

The school is notable in Colorado for how it came to have an ] (AED) unit. Chaparral student Cody Schmidt died in 2003 after his heart stopped while in gym class, spurring his parents to raise funds to acquire AED units for other Douglas County schools.<ref>Augé, Karen. . ''Denver Post'', 21 March 2006. Accessed 1 December 2006.</ref>

== Extracurricular Activities ==

Chaparral High School offers over thirty activity organizations, the majority of which are open to all interested students. Service organizations include Link Crew, a mentor program for incoming freshman; Interact; National Honor Society; Peer Counseling; and Student Government. Competitive activities which allow students to earn a varsity letter include Speech and Debate, DECA, FBLA, FCCLA Marching Band, Drama Choir, Orchestra and Journalism.

Chaparral also has several club sports which have earned state recognition such as Boys and Girls Rugby, Ice Hockey, Inline Hockey and Boys Volleyball.

Chaparral Activities have earned numerous state and national recognition and awards. Chaparral’s activities have also traveled nationally and internationally. The CHS band and orchestra have traveled to Ireland and the select choir has traveled to Germany.
The Chaparral marching band has a strong history in competition under the direction of ]. The band has appeared in the ].

The school has hosted an annual jazz festival, the Chaparral High School High Plains Jazz Festival, since 1996.

== Honor Societies ==

The National Art Honor Society (NAHS) was founded in 1978 to inspire and recognize scholarship and art in the development of creativity, character, service and leadership. NAHS strives to aid members in working toward the attainment of the highest standards in art areas, and to bring art education to the attention of the school and community.

Every September 10th-12th grade students whom hold a GPA of a 3.0 or higher and have completed two or more art classes are formally invited to apply for membership.

== Clubs ==

'''Aerospace''' Sponsor - Mark Kelly
'''Amensty International''' Sponsors - David Barnhardt,Carol Hendry Amnesty is devoted to fighting for human rights for people around the world.
'''One Eighty (Bible Club )''' Sponsors - Carol Godfrey, Jill Kaminski
Club Asia
Crafts Guild Club
Extreme Chess
FCA
Fencing Club
Film Addicts
French Club
German Exchange
Guitar 101
Junior Statesmen of America
Model UN
Multicultural Dance
Otaku Club
Recycling
Science
Ski/Snowboard
Spanish
Thespians
Ultimate Frisbee
Econ Club
General

Co-Curricular Activities
Band
Choir
DECA
FBLA
FCCLA
TSA
Peer Counseling
Link Crew
Newspaper
Speech and Debate
Student Government
Yearbook

Club Sports

Boys Volleyball
Ice hockey
Inline Hockey
Girls Rugby
Boys Rugby
Unified Basketball
Unified Soccer

Other clubs in the school include Guitar Hero Club, Asian Culture Club, Spanish Club, French Club, German Club, Chess Club, and more.

== Sports ==

''Fall''

*Volleyball
*Football
*Boys Tennis
*Cross Country
*Cheerleading
*Poms
*Boys' Soccer
*Softball
*Boys' Golf
*Gymnastics
*Unified Soccer

''Winter''

*Girls' Basketball
*Wrestling
*Cheerleading
*Poms
*Boys' Basketball
*Girls' Swimming

''Spring''

*Track
*Girls' Golf
*Baseball
*Girls' Tennis
*Girls' Soccer
*Boys' Swimming
*Boys' Lacrosse
*Girls' Lacrosse

''Club Sports''

*Boys' Volleyball
*Girls' Rugby
*Boys' Rugby
*Unified Basketball
*Ice Hockey
*Inline Hockey
*Down Syndrome Pie Eating Contests

== References ==

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== External links ==
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