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Brighton High School
Location
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270 South 8th Avenue
Brighton, Colorado 80601-2132

United States
Information
TypePublic High School
Motto"The mission of Brighton High School is to provide a student dedicated community characterized by rigor, relevance, and relationships to empower life-long learners and leaders."
School districtBrighton 27J School District
PrincipalJohn Biner
Staff136 [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1590 [2]
Color(s)Cherry and White   
Athletics5A [2]
Athletics conferenceEast Metro [2]
MascotBulldog
Websitehttp://bhs.sd27j.org/

Brighton High School (BHS) is a secondary school located on South 8th Avenue in the heart of Brighton, Colorado. The school is one of two main high schools in the Brighton 27J School District.

History

Brighton High School, which dates back to the late 19th century, was one of the first comprehensive high schools in Colorado.[1] The school has been located in many different facilities over that period of time, including its current facilities and what is now the Brighton Heritage Academy.

Campus

Brighton High School is located in the heart of Brighton, Colorado at 270 South 8th Avenue. The classrooms are divided into four different sections: A (North Hall), B (Central Hall), C (Comprehensive Learning Center), and M (Modulars).

Facilities

The north hall (A) of Brighton High School is the original section of the school built in 1948. It is a two-story building which includes Bill Gamble's Gymnasium, a wrestling gymnasium, auditorium, the "Dawg Diner," locker bay, and various classrooms. The classrooms in this building serve as the location for most of the student's core classes. This section of the school has gone under many renovations, most notably in the late-1970s, early-1990s, and mid-first decade of the 21st century.

The Comprehensive Learning Center (CLC) is a facility built in 1973 as an additional, but separate building, from the main high school. The building was constructed to alleviate overcrowding of the school. It is a one-story building that now includes the counseling office, gymnasium, locker rooms, band room, choir room, numerous computer labs, school store, auto shop, locker bay, and more classrooms. Classes in the CLC serve mainly as elective courses. This building also underwent renovations in the early-1990s and mid-first decade of the 21st century.

A 2006 Addition/Renovation (B) of the high school relieved the school of overcrowding, as it was over double the capacity of students intended. The construction of the central hall allowed for a roofed walkway and lobby to connect the north hall to the CLC. The renovation included the construction of a lobby, new library, new main office, drama wing, athletic offices, locker rooms, and weight room. Supplementing this addition was the creation of the district's second high school, Prairie View High School.

Modulars, or "Mods," have also been placed on the campus of the school since the first decade of the 21st century to allow for extra class room. The numbers of mods have increased over the years in over to allow for more classroom space, but after the 2006 Addition/Renovation the number decreased. As the city of Brighton continues to expand, another temporary modular had been installed. There are currently five mods on school grounds, each containing two classrooms. They serve as the location for all student's math classes, being there is no other room in the other buildings.

Courses

Advanced Placement (AP)

Brighton High School offers students 11 AP courses:

At Brighton High School, AP Physics B and AP Chemistry were on a rotating schedule: AP Chemistry being offered one year and then AP Physics B offered the next, and vice versa. There had been a push to offer both courses each year, which was granted at the end of the 2010 school year for the following year.

The school does participate in weighed grades for students taking Honors and/or Advanced Placement courses for the class 2010 and beyond. For each Honors class, a students receives an additional 0.5 credit on their GPA for each class taken. Likewise, in an AP class students will receive an additional 1.0 credit on their GPA for each class. Although this system was enacted with the entry of the Class of 2010, it did not become affective with the previous classes already enrolled in the school.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

Brighton High School is a member of the 5A East Metro League of the Colorado High School Activities Association. Brighton High School has a variety of sports for all three school seasons:

Drama

The Theatre Department at Brighton High School has a long history of more than fifteen years with its current director. Actors and techies in the department annually put together a Fall Play and Spring Musical with various One-Acts and Diner Theaters to fill open periods of time. The auditorium which seats over 500 audience members, sports a newly renovated stage from the 1950s.

During the 2008 Colorado Thespian Conference, students part of the International Thespian Society at Brighton High School were chosen to perform their act, "The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet," and the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska.

References

  1. ^ a b [1]. Brighton High School Webpage.
  2. ^ a b c Profile for Brighton High School. Colorado High School Activities Association.

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