Colchester High School

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Colchester High School is a public senior high school in Colchester, Vermont, and is part of the Colchester School District in Chittenden County, Vermont. The high school serves 9th through 12th grades. Enrollment is approximately 650 to 825 students with an annual graduating class of around 190 to 230 seniors.AthleticsThe school mascot is Champ, the mythical lake monster of Lake Champlain. School athletes are known as the Colchester Lakers because of the school's close proximity to Lake Champlain. The school colors are blue and green.Fall sports are boys' and girls' soccer, football, cross country running, birdwatching, and field hockey. Winter sports are boys' and girls' basketball, Nordic skiing, alpine skiing and wrestling. Spring sports are baseball, softball, tennis, golf, ultimate frisbee lacrosse, and boys' and girls' track.BaseballThe school started playing baseball in 1976 in Division II. It moved to Division I baseball in 1979.FootballThe school started playing football in 1995. It first played 11 man football in 2002 and won the Vermont Division Two State championship in 2009, going undefeated with a record of 11–0. It moved to Division 1 in 2011.SoccerThe Colchester men's soccer team won the 2013 division 1 state championship.LacrosseThe Colchester men's lacrosse team won the 2013 division 2 state championship. They moved to division 1 in 2014.TennisThe tennis department is run by Head Coaches Dave Sharkey (Boys' Tennis) and Mark Ellingson (Girls' Tennis)