Bear Creek High School (Lakewood, Colorado)

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Bear Creek High School
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Bear Creek High School (completed 2009)
Address
9800 West Dartmouth Place
Lakewood, Colorado 80227
United States
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Information
Established 1920 (1920)
School district Jefferson County Public Schools
CEEB Code 061043
Staff 141 (as of 2006-07)[1]
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,732 (as of 2015-2016)[2]
School color(s) Forest Green and Gold [3]
         
Athletics CHSAA 5A
Athletics conference Jefferson County League
Mascot Bear
Publication Bear Creek Television Network
Newspaper Bear Facts
Website School website

Bear Creek High School is located in the southwest corner of the Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of the greater Denver, CO Metro area. It is one of 18 high schools in Jefferson County, Colorado. The school colors are forest green, gold, and white. The mascot is a bear. The principal is Kevin Carroll. There are 1,732 students as of July, 2015[4] along with 97 full-time teachers.[5] It is a Class 5A Athletic Program and has over 34 clubs and activities.

History

Bear Creek Consolidation School[6]

Bear Creek High School was established in 1894 as the Montana School.[7][8] The school was a single room that served elementary grades one through eight. It was not until 1920 that the neighboring community decided to consolidate, thus giving the region its first high school.[9] Before the school was built all student planning to continue their education either had to live in or commute to schools in Denver.[10] The Bear Creek Consolidated school was the result of five elementary school school districts. The four schools were: Montana School, Lakeview, Midway and Mount Carbon.[10] The first class in 1923 consisted of five graduates; it is from this point that the school was known as the Bear Creek Consolidated School.[9] By 1950, all of the schools in Jefferson County had been consolidated and became the Jefferson County School District R-1.[8] The class of 1952 became the first to graduate in the newly named Bear Creek High School.[8] Although a fire in 1959 destroyed the original structure, classes were still held in the gymnasium as the new building was built just east of where the current school stands.[8] This building stood for nearly 57 years until a new building, completed in 2009, was built where the original Consolidated School once stood.[11]

Bear Creek 1962-2009[12]

During the construction of the new building, Bear Creek High School students experienced another major fire that destroyed a gym and damaged many classrooms.[13] After further investigation, it was determined that the fire started on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 11:52 AM, was arson by two Bear Creek students.[14] The fire started in the school's small gymnasium used for gymnasts and wrestlers. An exercise mat caught on fire by a discarded cigarette. This is the second fire within a year at a Jefferson County school. On June 1 at Weber Elementary School a fire, also determined to be arson, caused nearly $65 million in damages.[14]

Instrumental Music Program

The Bear Creek Instrumental Music Department includes a concert band, a wind ensemble, a marching band, a jazz band, a string orchestra, a chamber orchestra, winter percussion, and a winterguard, among other various small ensembles. It has participated in the Percussion Scholastic Concert Open since 2006[citation needed], the ensemble has been in state championships twice.[citation needed]

The marching band has also been competitive in the state, being named a semi-finalist in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, and named finalist in 2010 after being named finalist numerous times in the 1990s and the year 2000.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

References

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External links

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