Columbine High School Columbine High School Columbine High School (CHS) is a high school in Columbine, Colorado, United States. The school is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools district. The school is located at 6201 South Pierce Street, one mile west of the Littleton city limits and one-half mile south of the Denver city/county line. The official school colors are blue and silver. Columbine High School opened in the fall of 1973 with a capacity for 1,652 students. It was named after the surrounding community of Columbine, which in turn was named after the state flower of Colorado: the columbine. The school's
Columbine (book) feverish response to the alleged "martyrdom" issue is also chronicled. "Columbine" begins four days before the massacre, at a school assembly hosted by Principal DeAngelis just before Prom weekend. Scenes from the massacre are graphically depicted in the early chapters, and later through flashbacks. Published by Twelve (Hachette Book Group) on April 6, 2009, "Columbine" debuted at number seven on the bestseller list for "The New York Times" in the United States. It peaked at number three, and spent eight weeks on the list. The book was very well received by critics, and by news media, which focused heavily on