Lee Peters, the principal at Legacy High School, has been named the new district athletic and activities director of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
“It’s always been an area of interest for me; I was a longtime high school athletic director,” Peters said on Thursday. “I was attracted to the opportunity to serve in a district position to oversee some of those activities that are going on.”
Lee Peters. (Courtesy of Legacy HS)
It marks a return to athletics for Peters, a 1989 graduate of Northglenn. Prior to becoming principal, he was the athletic director at Legacy for ten years, and was also the boys basketball coach at Legacy for two seasons.
“I’ve certainly been involved in athletics as a young person, and then have continued to be as a professional,” Peters said.
Peters became the principal at Legacy in August 2011.
“I think the thing I probably most enjoy about Legacy High School is the strong emphasis on both academic and activities being valued at our school,” he said. “We’re very academically focused, but at the same time, we have lots and lots of student who are participating in co-curricular activities — music, drama, athletics, and other activities. It turns out well-rounded students.”
Peters takes over the role at Adams 12 from Eddie Hartnett, who left to become the athletic director at Boulder High School.
Asked about his goals for the district, Peters said, “We have to find new and better ways to fund our co-curricular programs. I think continuing to operate on a shoestring budget is just really difficult for programs to find ongoing success. I would like to hopefully find some ways some of the budget constraints we’re facing.
“Secondly,” Peters added, “it will be a priority for me to find new and better ways to hire and retain high-quality coaches. The success of any program is dependent upon the person leading that program, and we need to work in ways we haven’t maybe done in the past to ensure we have the best folks leading those programs.”
Peters will begin his new job on August 1.
Adams 12 consists of eight high schools, five of which are CHSAA members: Horizon, Legacy, Mountain Range, Northglenn and Thornton.
The district has two stadiums: Five Star Stadium, a 7,500-seat venue in Thornton, and 1stBank Field in Westminster, which seats 2,500.