±«Óãtv High Schools

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Preparing every student for what¡¯s next.

±«Óãtv high schools combine academic excellence with real-world opportunities. Students can earn college credit, pursue Career and Technical Education pathways, and join championship athletics and arts programs ¡ª all while supported by counselors and mental-health teams in every school. Our graduates leave ±«Óãtv ready for college, career, and life.


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±«Óãtv High Schools

Centennial High School

exterior of Centennial High School

A small, student?centered alternative high school in Fort Collins that offers flexible scheduling, personalized learning, and strong support for social, emotional, and behavioral growth

  • Hexter model: students attend in six-week blocks, with new students enrolling every six-weeks. This helps them recover credits rapidly.
  • Four-day week: Students attend slightly longer days Tuesday-Friday, with one Monday attendance every six weeks. 
  • Small classes capped at 18 students within a positive, caring culture of dedicated staff 
  • Closed campus to help support students' attendance
  • Opportunities for off-campus experiences during E-week
  • Access to all ±«Óãtv programs such as the Career Tech Center, concurrent enrollment, etc.
  • Health clinic on campus
  • Major performance growth 
  • Discovery model to help students re?engage and succeed on paths to graduation
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways:  

 

Fort Collins High School

exterior of Fort Collins High School

Fort Collins High School, celebrating its 136-year anniversary, is a tradition©\rich neighborhood high school blending modern learning spaces with rigorous academic opportunities. 

  • ±«Óãtv¡¯s only school-wide AVID program
  • ±«Óãtv's only four-year Gifted and Talented Honors Academy
  • Comprehensive Advanced Placement (AP) offerings: the only high school in ±«Óãtv offering AP Seminar & Research, AP African American Studies, and AP Capstone
  • Wide-ranging work-based learning opportunities
  • High-performing athletics
  • Award-winning performing arts department
  • Inclusive programming including comprehensive center-based programs, unified drama, music, physical education, and art, plus and a strong unified athletics program
  • Spanish literacy pathway and newcomer English language development programming
  • Extensive community involvement and service learning opportunities
  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: Alternative Technical Education (ACE); ; ; ; ;  ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;  ;

 

    Fossil Ridge High School

    exterior of Fossil Ridge High School

    ±«Óãtv¡¯s LEED?Silver flagship school, combining the intimacy of smaller learning communities with the breadth of large?school opportunities, offering strong college prep and a stellar graduation rate

    • Excellent theatre and arts programs, award-winning competitive marching band
    • Strong athletics
    • Consistently exceptional math and reading scores
    • Center based integrated learning support and affective needs program
    • Credit recovery courses, HiSet preparation
    • 55 school-sponsored clubs and organizations
    • Sports Broadcasting program
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          Polaris Expeditionary Learning School (K-12)

          exterior of Polaris

          ±«Óãtv¡¯s innovative, choice-only* expeditionary learning school, featuring a small and close-knit student body, weeklong intensives, adventure trips, and fieldwork experiences 

          • A welcoming, game-changing option for students who feel like they don¡¯t fit in and students struggling in traditional school environments
          • Experiential, inquiry-based learning including portfolio development, presentations of learning, and standards-based grading throughout k-12
          • Equity focus and restorative justice approach to behavior management throughout k-12
          • Smallest middle school in ±«Óãtv, leaving no room for students to be overlooked
          • Unique rites of passage, mixed-age learning and mentoring, and crew model for belonging and community-building
          • Collaboration with Poudre Community Academy for sports
          • Concurrent enrollment courses offered for earning college credit
          • All seniors graduate with work-based learning project portfolios and capstone completions
          • High School Career & Technical Education Pathways: , (the only program of its kind in CO), (the only program of its kind in CO),

          *Choice-only schools are not charter schools ¨C they are ±«Óãtv public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

           

               

                 

                  Poudre Community Academy (8-12)

                  exterior of PCA

                  A closed?campus alternative school for grades 8?12 that combines small class sizes, strong expectations, service learning, and extensive support toward graduation and career readiness

                  • Tailored, personalized, flexible learning and support, including credit recovery
                  • Trauma-informed focus
                  • Sports programs: basketball, track and field, volleyball, and e-sports
                  • Concurrent enrollment and work-based learning
                  • Quarterly experiential Learning Activities like climbing, rafting, and visiting museums 
                  • Established, well-qualified staff with low turnover
                  • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways:

                   

                     

                      Poudre High School

                      exterior of Polaris

                      ±«Óãtv¡¯s only IB high school, featuring a robust agriculture program among its six pathway options

                      • 6 pathways incoming freshman choose from:
                        • Agriculture and the Environment
                        • Arts and Humanities
                        • Engineering and Design
                        • Entrepreneurship
                        • Health Science and Human Services
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                      • Home to the district¡¯s , , (OU) and the Career Tech Center Programs
                      • National Demonstration School for the Center for High School Success
                      • Alternate site for Front Range and AIMS community college
                      • Chickens, honeybees, and an industrial size greenhouse
                      • Student-run escape room
                      • Geometry and Construction students build two houses each year in partnership with Habitat for Humanity
                      • Center-based affective needs program
                      • Excellent choice for multilingual learners

                       

                        ±«Óãtv Global Academy (K-12)

                        exterior of PGA

                        A K-12 hybrid learning program welcoming diverse learners ¡ª from advanced students to those seeking an alternative to traditional schooling

                        • ±«Óãtv's only hybrid learning program
                        • Small-school environment, small class sizes, supportive environment
                        • Extensive family involvement opportunities
                        • On-campus learning 2 days per week; at-home, asynchronous learning 3 days per week
                        • Teachers provide and grade at-home assignments
                        • Parents (Learning Coaches) provide guidance and review assignments completed at home
                        • K-8 students attend on Tuesdays and Thursdays
                        • 9-12 students attend on Mondays and Wednesdays
                        • Engagement opportunities including Friday Fun Club, Learning Coach Wellness Walks, Student Ambassadors, Pioneer Way support for 9th graders, Learning Coach Coffees, Learning Labs for extra in-person support, National Honor Society, Garden Club, e-sports, enrichment clubs
                        • High school students can participate in ±«Óãtv's, Concurrent Enrollment classes, and Front Range Community College

                         

                        *Choice-only schools are not charter schools ¨C they are ±«Óãtv public schools that do not have a neighborhood boundary, so they require a School of Choice application to attend.

                         

                           

                             

                              Rocky Mountain High School

                              exterior of Rocky Mountain High School

                              A community-oriented neighborhood high school with expansive, state?of?the?art facilities, experiential learning options, a strong arts and athletics culture, and a holistic student growth focus

                              • Lobo 101 class to help create cohesive school culture
                              • Award-winning programs such as journalism, video production, speech and debate, and e-sports
                              • Voyager intervention program for 9th and 10th graders needing additional math and/or language arts support
                              • Strong visual and performing arts programs
                              • Over 60 student-initiated clubs and activities and over 40 school-sponsored clubs and activities
                              • Affective needs and integrated learning support center-based programs
                              • Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing program
                              • Career and Technical Education (CTE) Pathways: , , , , , , , , , ,

                               

                                 

                                   

                                     

                                      Timnath Middle-High School

                                      exterior of Timnath Middle High School

                                      A middle-high model that eases transitions and strengthens community, a state-of-the-art new building, and a thriving ICAP (Individual Career & Academic Plan) structure.

                                      • Professional Learning Community guided by the Four Essential Questions model to inform instruction
                                      • Middle School Career & Technical Education Pathways: Family & Consumer Sciences, Multimedia Production, Computer Science, Technical Theater, Culinary Arts, Design & Technology, Entrepreneurship, Coding, Digital Design
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                                      Wellington Middle-High School

                                      exterior of Wellington Middle High School

                                      A small-town, close-knit, smaller high school environment with a renowned agricultural program and community service opportunities

                                      • Strong arts and athletics programs
                                      • Strong family and consumer sciences
                                      • State-of-the-art facilities including for art, technology, woodwork, metalwork, commercial FACs kitchen, ensuring a hands-on learning experience that nurtures creativity and technical skills
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