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 ==