Summary
Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6 (also called Greeley-Evans School District 6) is a school district headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The district serves most of the City of Greeley, the City of Evans, the Town of Garden City, and unincorporated areas in Weld County, including Auburn.
The district has a strong dress code against clothing and dress associated with local gangs, such as jerseys with the numbers 13, 14, 18, or their reversals (respectively associated with the Sureños, Norteños, and 18th Street gang); and certain solid red or blue articles of clothing, including Dickies or Southpole brands.[1][2]
Schools edit
The following schools are operated by or through Greeley-Evans School District 6:[3]
High schools edit
Zoned schools edit
- Greeley Central High School (Greeley)
- Greeley West High School (Greeley)
- Northridge High School (Greeley)
Other high schools edit
- Greeley Alternative Program (Greeley)
- Jefferson High School (Greeley)
- Early College Academy (Greeley)
K-8 edit
The following schools teach kindergarten through eighth grade:
- Bella Romero Academy (Greeley, split into K-3 and 4–8)
Extraction Oil and Gas has been operating a fracking platform of 24 wells within 700 feet from the playground of the Bella Romero Academy. The controversial business activity has also been featured in stories from The New York Times, Mother Jones and others.[4] In June 2020, a petition was submitted to shut down the fracking platform.[5] Children and teachers were exposed to benzene levels from the fracking operations almost seven times higher than the lifetime safe exposure level for benzene by the World Health Organization.[6][7]
- Chappellow K-8 Arts Magnet School (Evans)
- Fred Tjardes School of Innovation (Greeley)
- S. Christa McAuliffe S.T.E.M. Academy (Greeley)
- Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering
- Winograd K-8 (Greeley)
Middle schools edit
Zoned schools edit
- Brentwood Middle School (Greeley)
- Franklin Middle School (Greeley)
- Heath Middle School (Greeley)
- Prairie Heights Middle School (Greeley)
Other middle schools edit
- Jefferson Junior High School (Greeley)
Elementary schools edit
- Centennial Elementary (Evans)
- Dos Rios Elementary (Evans)
- Heiman Elementary (Evans)
- Jackson Elementary (Greeley)
- James Madison STEAM Academy (Greeley)
- Maplewood Elementary (Greeley)
- Martinez Elementary (Greeley)
- Meeker Elementary School (Greeley)
- Monfort Elementary School (Greeley)
- Scott Elementary (Greeley)
- Shawsheen Elementary (Greeley)
Preschool sites edit
The school district operates preschools in Martinez, Scott, and Shawsheen elementary schools. Additionally, it has the following sites:[8]
- Early Childhood University (Greeley)
- ABC East (Greeley)
- District 6 Early Childhood Preschool, Aims Campus (Greeley)
Affiliated charter schools edit
- Frontier Academy (Greeley, K-5, 6–12)
- Salida Del Sol Academy (Greeley, K-8)
- Union Colony Elementary (Greeley, K-5)
- Union Colony Preparatory (Greeley, 6–12)
- University Schools (Greeley, K-5, 6–8, 9–12)
- West Ridge Academy (Greeley, K-8)
Former Schools edit
References edit
- ^ Meyer, Jeremy P. (September 5, 2012). "Greeley school ban on gang numbers includes Peyton Manning's 18". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Dress codes and uniforms / Home". www.greeleyschools.org.
- ^ "School Directory". www.greeleyschools.org. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ Tyler Silvy (January 29, 2019). "Watch: Greeley's Bella Romero fracking fight featured on The Daily Show". Greeley tribune. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Bonifazi, Steven (June 25, 2020). "Petition to Shut Down Bella Romero Academy Fracking Site Submitted". Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "New Report Reveals Bella Romero Academy Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Benzene from Extraction Fracking and Production". 350 Colorado. March 11, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Herrick, John (March 11, 2020). "Report: Cancer-causing benzene spiked more than once at Bella Romero". Colorado Independent. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Early Childhood Sites". www.greeleyschools.org. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "Prairie Heights Middle School opens, officially replacing 50-year-old John Evans Middle School (video)". Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "East Memorial Elementary School in Greeley History". www.greeleyhistory.org. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
External links edit
- Greeley-Evans School District 6