Granada School is a public school serving

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, United States. It is the only school in Granada School District RE-1. As a school project, students have set up a museum with details about and artifacts from the Granada War Relocation Center. John Hopper, a history teacher at the school, started a program in the early 1990s to educate students about the

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camp located near the community during

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, gathering photos and interviewing those interned at the camps. Through the efforts of students and their Amache Preservation Society, the camp has been designated as a

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. Students from the school have traveled around the state, teaching other students about the internment camp.

Athletics

The Granada Bobcats compete in the High Plains League of the

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. The team colors are green and white. Despite the school's extremely small enrollment, the school's sports teams have earned recognition as state champions in several sports administered by the

: * Baseball: 1991 (1A-2A) and 1995 (2A) * Boys' basketball: 1989 (A-II) and 1991 (1A) * Girls' basketball: 1996 (1A) * American football: 1979, 1988 and 2006 (A-8). The Granada Bobcats won the 2006 Class A 8-man football state championship in triple overtime with a 47–46 win against Stratton Senior High School, after three previous championship game losses against Stratton. "Go, go, Granada"
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'', November 28, 2006. Accessed July 23, 2007.

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* {{authority control Public high schools in Colorado Schools in Prowers County, Colorado Public middle schools in Colorado