Glenwood Springs High School


Glenwood Springs High School is a high school in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States. It is a member of Roaring Fork School District Re-1, along with Basalt High School and Roaring Fork High School, in Carbondale.

Mock Trial

Glenwood Springs High School's Mock Trial team is the most successful in Colorado state history, claiming seven state championships to date. The team is a fixture at the state championship, which it won in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 under the coaching of Judge Vic Zerbi, and again in 2011, 2014, and 2015 under coach Charlie Willman. In 2011, the team went undefeated and finished third in the nation. In October 2012, the Glenwood Springs High School Mock Trial Team placed third internationally at the Empire Cup Competition.

Football

The football team has had success over recent years. Under the coaching of Rocky Whitworth, they went undefeated and won the regular season Western Slope League title in 2007, before being upset in the state playoffs by 16-seed Sterling High School. The next year the team again went undefeated and avoided upset to win the Colorado 3A State Championship. In 2010, they were state runners-up, losing in the title game to Elizabeth High School.

Rivalry with Rifle

Glenwood Springs has a storied athletic history with nearby Rifle High School. For over two decades, the teams competed against each other in nearly every sport, before Rifle switched to a lower conference bracket in 2010. Football and basketball games in particular frequently sell out in attendance.