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Brighton Public Schools
27J Schools is a school district headquartered in Brighton, Colorado. The district was established in 1959 when several existing school districts were consolidated. Dr. Chris Fiedler is currently the superintendent. The district includes sections of Adams County, Weld County, and Broomfield. Text list/ref> In addition to Brighton it serves Aurora, Commerce City, Henderson, and Thornton. In August 2018 the district switched a four-day school week. In that period the district had around 18,000 students. Schools Elementary: *Brantner Elementary *Henderson Elementary *North Elementary *Northeast Elementary *Mary E. Pennock Elementary *Reunion Elementary *Second Creek Elementary *South Elementary *Southeast Elementary *Southlawn Elementary *Thimmig Elementary *Turnberry Elementary *West Ridge Elementary Middle: *Overland Middle School *Prairie View Middle School *Quist Middle School *Otho E. Stuart Middle School *Vikan Middle School High: * Brighton High School * Prairie Vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton, Colorado
Brighton is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality city located in Adams County, Colorado, Adams and Weld County, Colorado, Weld List of counties in Colorado, counties, Colorado, United States. Brighton is the county seat of Adams County and a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. The city population was 40,083 at the 2020 United States Census with 39,718 residing in Adams County and 365 residing in Weld County. History The town was named for Brighton Beach, New York (state), New York. Brighton was founded in the 1870s as a stage/railroad depot and farming community. The town was originally named Hughes Station. The town was incorporated in 1887. Among the notable scholars born there are Richard Ling, founding editor of ''Mobile Media & Communication'', currently the Shaw Foundation Professor of Media Technology at Nanyang Technological University, and Max Pfeffer, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adams County, Colorado
Adams County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 519,572. The county seat is Brighton, Colorado, Brighton. The county is named for Alva Adams (governor), Alva Adams, an early Governor of Colorado, Governor of the State of Colorado in 1887–1889. Adams County is part of the Denver–Aurora, Colorado, Aurora–Lakewood, Colorado, Lakewood, CO Denver metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History On May 30, 1854, the Kansas–Nebraska Act created the Territory of Nebraska and Territory of Kansas, divided by the 40th parallel north, Parallel 40° North (Baseline Road (Colorado), 168th Avenue in present-day Adams County). The future Adams County, Colorado, occupied a strip of northern Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory, immediately south of the Nebraska Territory. In 1859, John D. Henderson, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weld County, Colorado
Weld County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. As of the 2020 census, the population was 328,981. The county seat is Greeley. Weld County comprises the Greeley, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Denver–Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area. History On May 30, 1854, the Kansas–Nebraska Act created the Nebraska Territory and the Kansas Territory, divided by the Parallel 40° North (Baseline Road or County Line Road or Weld County Road 2 in the future Weld County). Present-day Weld County, Colorado, lay in the southwestern portion of the Nebraska Territory, bordering the Kansas Territory. In July 1858, gold was discovered along the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. This discovery precipitated the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. Many residents of the mining region felt disconnected from the remote territorial governments of Kansas and Nebraska, so they voted to form their own Territory of Jefferson on October 24, 185 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broomfield, Colorado
Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The Broomfield population was 74,112 at the 2020 United States Census, making it the 15th most populous municipality and the 12th most populous county in Colorado. Broomfield is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. History Several railroads figure in the development of this area. The Colorado Central Railroad built a narrow gauge line from Golden in 1873, the Denver, Utah and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1881, and the Denver, Marshall and Boulder Railway built a line through what would become Broomfield in 1886. The Denver, Utah and Pacific was widened to standard gauge in 1889. One of the early names for the area was Zang's Spur, after the railroad spur serving Adolph Zang's grain fiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurora, Colorado
Aurora (, ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Arapahoe, Adams County, Colorado, Adams, and Douglas County, Colorado, Douglas List of counties in Colorado, counties, Colorado, United States. The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States Census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. Aurora is the Colorado municipalities, third most populous city in the State of Colorado and the List of United States cities by population, 51st most populous city in the United States. Aurora is a principal city of the Denver metropolitan area, Denver–Aurora–Lakewood Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and a major city of the Front Range Urban Corridor. History Before European settlement, the land that now makes up Aurora was the territory of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, Núu-agha-tʉvʉ-pʉ̱ (Ute), and Očeti Šakówiŋ (Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commerce City, Colorado
The City of Commerce City is a home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 62,418 at the 2020 United States Census, a 35.95% increase since the 2010 United States Census. Commerce City is the 18th most populous municipality in Colorado. Commerce City is located north of Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Front Range Urban Corridor. Commerce City is a mixed residential and industrial community that is known for an oil refinery with a capacity of , operated by Suncor. Dick's Sporting Goods Park, a soccer stadium in Commerce City, hosts the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. History In 1859 after fighting in Bleeding Kansas, John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson built a ranch, trading post, and hotel on Henderson Island in the South Platte River in Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory north of Denver, from which he sold meat and provisions to gold seekers on their way u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henderson, Colorado
Henderson, formerly known as Henderson Island, is an unincorporated community and a U.S. Post Office in Adams County, Colorado, United States. Henderson has the ZIP Code 80640. Portions of the Henderson area have been annexed by Commerce City, Brighton, and Thornton. A post office called Henderson has been in operation since 1894. The community was named after John D. "Colonel Jack" Henderson. Geography Henderson is located at (39.921586,-104.868279). Henderson Island is today the site of the Adams County Regional Park and Fairgrounds. Current Day Along with a post office, a few buildings remain of old Henderson along Brighton Road north of 120th Avenue. The Henderson Congregation Church (now Henderson Community Church) which has been in existence for over 100 years, stands as one of the last remaining vestiges of historical Henderson. Ralphie IV, one of the mascots of the University of Colorado Buffaloes is buried in Henderson. She retired after 10 years of service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thornton, Colorado
The City of Thornton is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality located in Adams County, Colorado, Adams and Weld County, Colorado, Weld List of counties in Colorado, counties, Colorado, United States. The city population was 141,867, all in Adams County, at the 2020 United States Census, an increase of +19.44% since the 2010 United States Census. Thornton is the Colorado municipalities by population, sixth most populous city in Colorado and the List of United States cities by population, 191st most populous city in the United States. Thornton is north of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver and is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Thornton consisted solely of farmland until 1953, when Sam Hoffman purchased a lot off Washington Street about north of Denver. The town he laid out was the first fully planned community in Adams County, and the first to offer full municipal services from a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brighton High School (Brighton, Colorado)
Brighton High School (BHS) is a secondary school located on South 8th Avenue in the heart of Brighton, Colorado, United States. It is one of three main high schools in the Brighton 27J School District, History Brighton High School, which dates back to the early 20th century, was one of the first comprehensive high schools in Colorado. The school has been located in many different facilities over its existence, 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 7 sections: WS (Wall Street), TA (Tech Avenue), SB (South Bulldog Avenue), NB (Main Hall/North Bulldog Avenue), CA (College Avenue), UA (University Avenue), and MOD (Modulars/Math Operations Drive). Facilities The north hall (NB) of Brighton High School is the original section of the school, built in 1955. It is a two-story building which includes Bill Gamble's Gymn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prairie View High School
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Riverdale Ridge High School
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