Golden High School
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701 24th Street Golden, Colorado United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′36″N 105°12′41″W / 39.7434°N 105.2115°WCoordinates: 39°44′36″N 105°12′41″W / 39.7434°N 105.2115°W |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Established | 1873 |
| School district | Jefferson County Public Schools |
| Principal | Brian Conroy |
| Grades | 9 to 12 |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Athletics | Football, soccer |
| Mascot | Demons |
| Rival | Wheat Ridge High School |
| Superintendent | Dr. Cindy Stevenson |
| Website | Official homepage |
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Golden High School
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Old Golden High School
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| Location | 710 10th Street, Golden, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′30″N 105°13′23″W / 39.7582°N 105.2230°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP Reference # | 97000229 |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1997 |
Golden High School is a secondary school located in Golden, the county seat of Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. It is part of the Jefferson County Public Schools district.
Golden High School was created in 1873, when the new consolidated school building of Golden was opened. It was named after the city of Golden, Colorado and was part of Golden School District #1. GHS was the first senior high school opened in Jefferson County, and was among the earliest high schools in the state. Originally Golden High did not offer graduation, but its first graduating class was in 1886, consisting of 11 students (Pearl A. Baird, Harry L. Bellam, Mary A. Camp, May E. Collom, Nellie M. Davidson, Robert W. Fisher, Beulah Moore, Myrmeta Perkins, Mary Constance Perrin, Lavinia L. Rowe and Henrietta Sampson). GHS remained in the South School, as it became known, eventually taking over the primary use of the building as the primary grades that shared the building moved on to other places.
A new location for the school was built in 1922-24. This building served until the third Golden High School was completed in 1956, which served until the current school was completed in 2008.
GHS athletics date at least as far back as 1893, when the Colorado Transcript reported that the GHS football team defeated Jarvis Hall college 22-4 at Brooks Field on October 14, 1893.
Golden High School has been housed in four buildings since it began in 1873. Originally it was housed in what became known as the South School, built in 1873 as a comprehensive school building to house all of Golden's classes. The South School was a two-story brick structure with stone trim located at 1314 Cheyenne Street, a beautiful Second Empire styled building designed by local architect James B. Baker. Over time several lower class levels were phased out and the building expanded, and in time Golden residents wished to have a pure high school building of the latest design.
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