Colfax High School

Love the pine trees!
This is my second time to watch an SYF game in this school. It’s the Colfax Jr Falcons vs Liberty Ranch Jr Hawks playing this Saturday. This review is for the Robert O. Marson Field. The school colors are green and white. There are bleacher seating on both sides (home and visitor side) but smaller scale than I’ve seen compared to other schools. The field is beautiful, has real turf grass and surrounded by pine trees all around. It’s so green and pretty. The field is located behind the school. Actually, the whole school is encircled in beautiful, tall pine trees.
The officials were provided a tent, which is nice. The weather calls for a highs 88 degrees today and it’s good that the referees are able to take some break under a shaded canopy in between games. They have a nice sound system, clearly heard across the field. I thought it was cool that the officials’ full names were mentioned during the game prior to playing of the National Anthem.

My daughter just completed her Freshman year at Colfax High School and I am thrilled with how things are going so far. She already has her schedule for the next three years as far as which classes she will be taken and her counselor has worked with her to make sure that the career choice she has in mind for the future will be well served by her curriculum in the coming years. I am especially thrilled with the R.O.P. programs Colfax High offers. Fire Safety and EMT training will be essential to her and to be honest, I’m a little jealous that these courses weren’t offered back in the day when I was in high school.
I do wish the Home Access Center worked for us. We’ve tried numerous times to access it and have even contacted the school to try to resolve the problem but to no avail. My daughter and I have always checked her grades online together so that we can keep track of where she is in each of her classes and what she needs to do to maintain her G.P.A. I hope that her Sophomore year will bring an easier home access experience and if it does, I will gladly change my rating of Colfax High School to a full five stars.

Went to the theater departments Dracula performance last fall; very cool, we enjoyed it very much.

Just went here for the 2008 graduation.
Matt’s daughter was there, and she made valedictorian… congrats on that, sir! And perfect attendance for four years? Damn… she’s good!
The graduation was LONG. 200 students names, goals, and fondest memories were read off by two ladies who were very good at reading and speaking, I was impressed by them.
The audio set up was pretty sad… (my best friends are audio majors, my roommate a dj) so the sound quality was lacking and I couldn’t help but notice. They didn’t have fireworks or a big projection screen like my high school… but I really liked the personal attention given to each student. Yeah, it was hard to sit through, but I found it interesting.
Teachers ran up and gave their students hugs as they received their diplomas. I’m impressed with the connections they had with each student… and I think my cousin was lucky to go here. After all, fancy graduations are not as important as a quality education in a healthy caring environment.
Only one question… whats with everyone wanting to be a CHP officer when they grow up?
Uhhh… Don’t speed around here in a few years.
Congrats to the class of 08′. Specifically my cousin!

My daughter attends this school in Colfax, CA, where she is a Senior about to graduate in Spring of 2008.
Its a small high school, with just under 1,000 students.
Because its so small, there are a limited number of Advanced Placement and Honors classes available. Students (like my daughter) who need Academic Enrichment (there is no GATE program), enroll at nearby Sierra College and get to take classes there for FREE. (Qualified HS students can attend Sierra with no registration fees or class unit fees… they only have to buy books).
Like any small town school, there is an emphasis on Sports Programs. Nearly half of the student body participates in some type of extra-​curricular athletic team… My daughter was the Co-​Captain of the Varsity Cross Country team that went to the CA State Finals in 2006 & 2007… the football team (Div 4) always makes it to the Section Playoffs.
At Colfax, it is the Music Department that excels, under the direction of band & music teacher, Todd Wilkinson… The award-​winning Chamber Choir continues to win every competition they enter. Their last championship was in Anaheim, CA at the 2007 Heritage Festival.
(My daughter is also one of the stars of the Chamber Choir).
The Drama Department is good too, with some stellar plays and productions under the tutelage of Mr. John Deaderick. (My daughter has been in several of his plays, one as the lead character).
My only complaint about this school is the lack of a Musical Theatre Production… what’s a High School without a High School Musical?
Unfortunately, there is not enough manpower in the faculty to direct such an undertaking, despite the abundance of standout singer/​actresses that could perform in such musicals (My daughter in particular… who played «Sandy» in GREASE in a local Auburn theatre group).