Bear Creek High School (Colorado)

Bear Creek High School
Bear Creek High School (completed 2009)
Address
Map
9800 West Dartmouth Place

Lakewood
,
Colorado
80227

United States
Coordinates39°39′28″N 105°6′28″W / 39.65778°N 105.10778°W / 39.65778; -105.10778
Information
Established1920 (104 years ago) (1920)
School districtJefferson County Public Schools
CEEB code061043
Staff80.46 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,431 (2022-23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.79[1]
Color(s)Forest green and gold[2]
  
AthleticsCHSAA 5A
Athletics conferenceJefferson County League
MascotBear
RivalLakewood High School
PublicationBear Creek Television Network
NewspaperBear Facts
Websitebearcreekhs.jeffcopublicschools.org

Bear Creek High School is located in the southwest corner of Lakewood, Colorado, a suburb of the greater Denver metro area. It is one of 18 high schools in Jefferson County.

The school colors are forest green, gold, and white. The mascot is a bear. The principal is Shannon Vigil. There are 1,634 students as of October 2018,[3] along with 87 full-time teachers.[4] It is a Class 4A Athletic Program and has over 34 clubs and activities.

History

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Bear Creek Consolidation School[5]

Bear Creek High School was established in 1894 as the Montana School.[6][7] 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.[8] Before the school was built, all students planning to continue their education either had to live in or commute to schools in Denver.[9]

The Bear Creek Consolidated school combined five elementary school districts. The four other schools were Montana School, Lakeview, Midway and Mount Carbon.[9]

The first class in 1923 consisted of five graduates. From this point on, the school was known as the Bear Creek Consolidated School.[8]

By 1950, all of the schools in Jefferson County had been consolidated and became the Jefferson County School District R-1.[7]

The class of 1952 became the first to graduate in the newly named Bear Creek High School.[7]

Although a fire in 1959 destroyed the original structure, classes were still held in the gymnasium. The new building was built just east of where the current school stands.[7] This building stood for nearly 57 years until a new building, completed in 2009, was built where the original Consolidated School once stood.[10]

Bear Creek 1962–2009[11]

On April 22, 2008, during the construction of the new building, Bear Creek High School students experienced another major fire that damaged a gymnasium and several classrooms.[12] After further investigation, it was determined that the fire was an act of arson by two unnamed Bear Creek students.[13] The cause of the fire was a discarded cigarette which caught an exercise mat on fire. This was the second fire within a year at a Jefferson County school. On June 1 at Weber Elementary School a fire that was determined to also be arson, caused nearly $65 million in total damages.[13]

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "JEFFCO Public Schools - Bear Creek High Profile". jeffcopublicschools.org. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Demographics: Bear Creek High" (PDF). JEFFCO Public Schools. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Bear Creek High School Overview". US News.
  5. ^ "Bear Tracks 1947-1948" (PDF). Bear Creek Foundation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  6. ^ "BCHS History". Bear Creek High School. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "Bear Creek High School Community Foundation". Bear Creek Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Bear Creek High School Community Foundation History". Bear Creek Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  9. ^ a b Wilcox, Patricia (1994). Lakewood, Colorado: An Illustrated Biography. Lakewood, Colorado: Lakewood's 25th Anniversary Commission. p. 34. ISBN 0-9641751-1-8.
  10. ^ "Bear Creek High School Construction Overview". JEFFCO Public Schools. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  11. ^ "BCHS History". Bear Creek High School. Archived from the original on 28 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  12. ^ "Fire at Bear Creek High School Extinguished". The Denver Channel. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  13. ^ a b Schrader, Ann (23 April 2008). "Arson Gutted Bear Creek High Gym". The Denver Post. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Dennis Rasmussen". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  15. ^ "Jeremiah Sirles". Chargers. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
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