Smoky Hill High School

Smoky Hill High School is located in Aurora, Colorado, United States. It enrolls around 2,600 students. Smoky Hill is part of the Cherry Creek School District and was the second high school built by the district in 1974.

Smoky Hill High School
Address
16100 East Smoky Hill Road

Aurora
,
Colorado
80015

United States
Coordinates39°37′40″N 104°47′59″W
Information
TypePublic
MottoHome of the Buffs
Established1974
School districtCherry Creek School District
PrincipalChuck Puga
Teaching staff104.21 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment2,024 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio19.42[1]
Color(s)Forest green and scarlet   
Athletics5A
Athletics conferenceCentennial League
MascotBuffalo
NicknameBuffs
Websitesmokyhill.cherrycreekschools.org
[2]

It goes by the short name 'Smoky'. The name comes from the fact that the school is located not far from the Smoky Hill Trail, an old pioneer trail stretching from Kansas to Denver.

Curriculum

In 1991, Smoky Hill became the second high school in Colorado to offer the International Baccalaureate Program. Since that time Smoky has been recognized in Newsweek's nationwide list of excellent high schools. In 2006, Smoky Hill's AVID program was the only school in the AVID Western Division to be recognized as a National Demonstration School with Distinction.[3] Smoky Hill also supports the Advanced Placement program and offers nineteen AP classes.

Renovations

In the summer of 2010, the Cherry Creek School District began renovations to improve the overall functionality of the building. The windows were enlarged, the pool area was completely reconstructed, new carpet was installed, and the general aesthetics of the school were modernized to comply with more current styles in design. All renovations were completed before the 2010–2011 year, except for the pool area, which was completed during the first quarter of the school year.

Athletics

Smoky Hill High School is part of the eight-team Centennial League that also includes Cherry Creek, Grandview, Arapahoe, Cherokee Trail, Eaglecrest, Mullen, and Overland high schools.

Track and field

In 1992, Smoky Hill won its first state championship in any sport. They also had a three-time state championship run during 2003–2005.[4]

International Baccalaureate

In 1991, Smoky Hill became the second International Baccalaureate Diploma School established in the state of Colorado.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP) is an educational programme examined in one of three languages (English, French or Spanish) and is a leading university entrance course.

The programme, administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization, is a recognized pre-university educational programme. Students take six subjects, and must also pass three extra requirements, for example Theory of Knowledge (ToK), a 4000-word Extended Essay (EE), and a requirement of at least a total of 150 hours in CAS (Creative, Action, Service).

Smoky Hill boasts its ability to offer one of the newer tests in the International Baccalaureate Programme, Digital Media Studies. 2009 was the first year that students tested in both the Higher Level and Standard Level of the test.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Smoky Hill High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  2. "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Smoky Hill High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  3. "AVID :: Welcome!". avidonline.org. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. "http://www.chsaa.org/about/pdf/champions.pdf" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-12-30. External link in |title= (help)
  5. Alison Dunlap Archived 2006-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Colorado College Success Stories. Accessed December 3, 2006.
  6. https://www.denverpost.com/2010/10/13/superman-maker-lauds-colorados-school-progress/
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