Roy J Wasson Academic Campus

Roy J. Wasson High School was the second-oldest high school in District 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. When the high school closed at the end of the 2012-2013 school year, it became the 12th school in the district to close since 2009 due to declining enrollment.

Type: School
Description: high school in Colorado, United States
Also known as: “Roy J Wasson Community School of Innovation”, “Roy J. Wasson Academic Campus”, “Roy J. Wasson High School”, “Wasson Campus”, and “Wasson High School”
Address: 2115 Afton Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palmer Park and St. Mary’s High School.

Palmer Park

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Palmer Park is a regional park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Located at 3650 Maizeland Road, the park is several miles northeast of the downtown area.

St. Mary’s High School

School

St. Mary's High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is affiliated with the Diocese of Colorado Springs. In the 2023–24 academic year, the school enrolled 151 students. St. Mary’s High School is situated 1 mile south of Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.

The Citadel

Shopping center

Photo: Duncan1800, Public domain.

The Citadel is a shopping mall in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Opened in 1972, it features JCPenney, Dillard's, and Burlington as its anchor stores. The mall is owned by Namdar Realty Group and managed by Mason Asset Management. The Citadel is situated 1½ miles southeast of Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Papeton and Cragmor.

Papeton

Hamlet

Papeton, was a coal mining town, now in the area of Venetian Village, a neighborhood in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that is 1.4 miles west southwest of Palmer Park. It is located at 6,184 feet in elevation. Papeton is situated 1½ miles northwest of Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.

Cragmor

Neighborhood

Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cragmor, first known as Cragmoor, is an area in northeastern Colorado Springs, Colorado, between Templeton Gap and Austin Bluffs. A coal mining site during the 19th century, the area became known as the Cragmor around the turn of the century because the Cragmor Sanitorium was located there. Cragmor is situated 2½ miles northwest of Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.

Roswell

Suburb

Roswell, now annexed into the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was a coal mine settlement near the northern bluffs of Colorado Springs and a 19th-century railroad junction. Roswell is situated 2½ miles west of Roy J Wasson Academic Campus.