Brighton High School (Brighton, Colorado)
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Brighton High School 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.
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.
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.
Fall
Winter
Spring
All Seasons
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
.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
located on South 8th Avenue in the heart of Brighton, Colorado
Brighton, Colorado
Brighton is a Home Rule Municipality in Adams and Weld counties in the U.S. state of Colorado, and the county seat of Adams County. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the city population was 31,380 in 2008.-Geography:...
. 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. 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.
Advanced Placement (AP)
Brighton High School offers students 11 AP courses:- AP BiologyAP BiologyIn the United States, Advanced Placement Biology , is a course and examination offered by the College Board to high school students as an opportunity to earn placement credit for a college-level biology course....
- AP Calculus AB
- AP ChemistryAP ChemistryAdvanced Placement Chemistry is a course and examination offered by the College Board as a part of the Advanced Placement Program to give American and Canadian high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and earn college-level credit.-The course:AP Chemistry is a course...
- AP English Language and CompositionAP English Language and CompositionAdvanced Placement English Language and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program....
- AP English Literature and CompositionAP English Literature and CompositionAdvanced Placement English Literature and Composition is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The Course:This course is designated for motivated students with a command of standard English, an...
- AP Physics BAP Physics BAP Physics B is an Advanced Placement science course that is divided into nine different sections: Newtonian Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Physics, Waves and Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics. The course is equivalent to a one-year college course that...
- AP Spanish LanguageAP Spanish LanguageAdvanced Placement Spanish Language is a course and examination offered by the College Board as part of the Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
- AP Spanish LiteratureAP Spanish LiteratureAdvanced Placement Spanish Literature is a high school course and examination offered by the College Board's Advanced Placement Program.-The course:...
- AP StatisticsAP StatisticsAdvanced Placement Statistics is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program...
- AP US History
- AP World HistoryAP World HistoryAdvanced Placement World History is a college-level course offered through the College Board's Advanced Placement Program designed to help students develop greater understanding of the evolution of global processes and contacts and interactions between different types of Human societies...
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.
Athletics
Brighton High School is a member of the 5A Skyline League of the Colorado High School Activities Association. Brighton High School has a variety of sports for all three school seasons:Fall
- Cross-Country
- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- Boys' GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- Boys' Soccer
- Girls' SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Boys' TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Girls' VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
Winter
- Boys' BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Girls' BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Girls' SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
/DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one... - WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Spring
- Boys' BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- Girls' GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- LacrosseLacrosseLacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
- Girls' Soccer
- Girls' TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- Track & Field
- Boys' SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
/DivingDivingDiving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
All Seasons
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- DanceDanceDance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
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 deteriorating, yet original, stage from the 1950s.During the 2008 Colorado Thespian Conference, students part of the International Thespian Society
International Thespian Society
The International Thespian Society is an honorary organization for high-school and middle-school theatre students located at more than 3,600 affiliated secondary schools across the United States, Canada, and abroad. The International Thespian Society was founded in Fairmont, West Virginia...
at Brighton High School were chosen to perform their act, "The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet," and the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska
Lincoln, Nebraska
The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....
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