Boulder High School
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1604 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80302 United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′49.36″N 105°16′25.67″W / 40.0137111°N 105.2737972°WCoordinates: 40°0′49.36″N 105°16′25.67″W / 40.0137111°N 105.2737972°W |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | "A Place For Everyone" |
| Established | 1875 (142 years ago) |
| School district | Boulder Valley |
| Superintendent | Bruce Messinger |
| Principal | James A. Hill |
| Faculty | 94.24 (FTE) |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,863 (2015) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.77 |
| Color(s) | Purple and gold |
| Athletics | CHSAA 5A Front Range League |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | Boulder High School |
Boulder High School is a high school in Boulder, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Boulder Valley School District.
Boulder High School was founded in 1875 as a preparatory school to the University of Colorado. It was the first high school in Colorado to graduate a class, in 1876. Its unofficial motto is "Still the First," and officially, "A Place for Everyone." The school is located in downtown Boulder, adjacent to the university’s campus and four blocks from the Pearl Street Mall.
Boulder High School's building at 1604 Arapahoe Avenue was constructed in 1933 by the Works Project Administration. The facade is classic Streamline Moderne. The school's art deco auditorium has also been preserved. The building was constructed with "Colorado Red" flagstone and limestone, the same materials from which the University of Colorado is built. With funding from a Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) bond program, parts of the school were renovated or expanded in 2008. The changes include a remodeled ESL wing and counseling office, a new gymnasium, a larger administrative wing, and a bigger auditorium backstage. Most of the school's recent additions also have flagstone facades, but none retain the original art deco design.
Boulder High football, soccer, lacrosse, and track teams compete at Christian Recht Field, accessed via a bridge spanning Boulder Creek. Recht Field received a multi-million-dollar upgrade in 2003, which included artificial turf installation to conserve water and reduce injuries caused by frozen turf during the winter. As part of the BVSD bond program, a visitors' field house was constructed at the west end of the field.
Fairview High School shares Recht Field for a number of varsity-level events. When Boulder and Fairview football compete against each other in the annual Boulder-Fairview duel, the schools' fans alternate use of the visitor and home stands each year.
Boulder High School is in the middle of the Boulder Creek flood zone. The school's adjacent soccer fields were the site of housing as late as the 1970s, but the houses were removed due to the flash-flood risk. The City of Boulder continues to remove residential buildings in the path of the most dangerous portions of the creek, replacing them with parks and fields. The Boulder Creek 100-year flood took place in 1894, destroying all buildings in the area. The 2013 Colorado floods caused the school to be closed for several days. Serious water damage was reported in several areas of the building, including many classrooms, the weight room, and the cafeteria. The soccer fields flooded, as did the softball field, which was the most damaged.
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