George Washington High School is located in Denver, Colorado, United States. GW is a large urban high school serving grades 9–12. George Washington is a part of the Denver Public Schools system.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,182 students enrolled in 2019-20 was: 47.4% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.

Extracurricular activities

Boys basketball

The George Washington High School boys basketball team plays in the Colorado High School Activities Association 5A class. In both 2017 and 2018, GW boys basketball was the Colorado state tournament runner-up.

Newspaper

The school newspaper is The George Washington Surveyor, which is part of the High School National Ad Network. The paper got its name from president George Washington's lifelong association with geography and cartography. The Surveyor was the winner of the National Pacemaker Award from the National Scholastic Press Association in 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Robotics

George Washington's robotics functions through FIRST Robotics, with the FIRST Robotics Competition team 1410 (founded 2004 as the Patriotbots, rebranded in 2008 as The Kraken), and FIRST Tech Challenge teams 17153 (founded 2019), 18677(founded 2020), 18678(founded 2020). The Kraken has won 3 regionals and 12 awards.

Speech and debate

The George Washington Speech And Debate team consists of over 150 students, and is ranked 3rd in the nation as of March 1, 2023 by the National Speech and Debate Association.

Notable alumni