- Grandview High School (Colorado)
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name =Grandview High School
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established =1998
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district =Cherry Creek School District
grades =9-12
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principal =Kurt Wollenweber
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enrollment =2851 [http://www.chsaa.org/schools/schools.asp?schoolId=555 Colorado High School Activities Association profile for Grandview High School. Accessed March 20, 2007.] ]
athletics =5A
conference =Centennial League
colors =royal blue, black, and white color box|bluecolor box|blackcolor box|white
mascot =Wolf
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location =20500 E. Arapahoe Rd. Aurora, CO 80016
information =720-886-6500
website =http://www.ghs.ccsd.k12.co.us/Grandview High School is the second largest
high school in theCherry Creek School District , with approximately 2,800 students. Grandview opened in 1998 as CCSD's fifth high school, built to accommodate a population boom the district's growing southeastern region. Grandview is located inAurora, Colorado and sports the wolf as its mascot.History
The process to plan and complete the school that would become Grandview began in the mid 1990s, when it became clear that another high school in the eastern part of the Cherry Creek District was needed. During the 1995-96 school year a committee of teachers, administrators, parents and students gathered to meet with architects to design the blueprints for High School 5. In January 1997, Linda Fox formally accepted the assignment as the founding principal. By March of that year, groundbreaking at the site began and a cadre of coordinating teachers were hired to create what would become Grandview High School. Mrs. Fox, Associate Principal Harry Bull, bookkeeper Sherry Andrews, and secretary Vickie Davis settled into Rolling Hills elementary in a nearby neighborhood to spend a year preparing to open a new high school. The cadre joined them in the evenings and then full time in January 1998.
One of the most important aspects of planning "High School 5" was community involvement. To this end, numerous meetings were held over the months, beginning in January of 1997. According to Terry Conley, Executive Director of High Schools, one clear message from parents was that they "wanted students to have a competitive edge upon graduation." From this, the Mission Statement evolved: To inspire academic achievement, responsible citizenship, and individual development in a supportive environment.
With this goal in mind, it was time to choose a name, colors, and a mascot. In the fall of 1597, three names for the high school were submitted to the school board, with Grandview garnering the highest recommendation. In the winter of 1997-98, the school colors were chosen. Black, teal, and purple had the greatest number of votes until a student brought a photograph of Duke athletes in uniform to a community meeting. The entire group changed their vote to blue, black and white which became Grandview's colors. Choosing the mascot proved more difficult. Wanting a mascot that made "good tracks," the Let's Get Started" committee recommended the wolf over a hornet or diamondback.
As the year progressed, staff was hired, curriculum decisions were made, and the school was built. On
August 3 ,1998 , Mrs. Fox received the keys to the building. With semi-trailers lined up to unload all the furniture, parents came to help assemble desks and ensure that the color-coded furniture made it to the right wings of the school. Books were unpacked, computers were set up, and the staff began to move in.On
August 24 ,1998 , Grandview proudly opened its doors to 830 ninth and tenth grade students.In
2000 , the principal of Grandview, Linda Fox, was promoted to Executive Director of High Schools and Assistant Principal Harry Bull was selected to become the new Principal of Grandview High School.In
2006 Dr. Harry Bull was promoted to Executive Director of High Schools, after Linda Fox's retirement. Assistant Principal Kurt Wollenweber was selected to become the new principal of Grandview High school for the 2007-2008 school yearGordon Young is known as the voice of the wolves. He announces at various sporting events. He is remembered for his wolf call at the beginning of every game. Even after his retirement from teaching, he still fulfills his announcing duties.
On December 1, 2007, Grandview's varsity football team defeated
Douglas County High School to win the Colorado 5A State Football championship. The game was tied at the end of regulation play and Grandview won in the first overtime on a touchdown.In 2007 the Grandview Poms team won the title of League and State Champions. At Nationals their dances, Poms and Jazz, earned them 7th place in Pom and 9th in Jazz.
Academics
Grandview offers wide variety of courses for students to choose from. Grandview, like many other schools in the
Cherry Creek School District offers an Advanced Placement Program, but Grandview does not have an IB program.Advanced Placement
Grandview offers the following
Advanced Placement Classes:English
AP English Language AP English Literature
Social StudiesAP European History AP Human Geography AP Psychology
AP U.S. Government
AP U.S. HistoryAP World History AP Comparative Government and Politics (Introduced 2006-2007)
MathematicsAP Statistics AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC
ScienceAP Environmental Science AP Biology AP Chemistry AP Physics B AP Physics C
World LanguageAP French Language AP German Language AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature
OtherAP Computer Science A AP Computer Science AB AP Music Theory tate Accountability Report
For the 2005-2006 school year, Grandview was rated as a "High School" with Stable academic growth. Grandview met the AYP for Reading, but failed to make AYP for math; out of the 35 goals grandview had, they achieved 33.
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