Golden is a comprehensive high school that is dedicated to experiential education. Students have the opportunity to pursue extracurricular enrichment through numerous clubs, activities and athletics. GHS students will graduate ready for success in whatever postsecondary path they choose. Golden offers the below experiential learning opportunities: Students can take part in a unique Senior Seminar program during the second semester of the senior year. Students are selected through a competitive a…
pplication process to spend the semester in an experiential learning environment. This program includes trips to San Diego, Washington, D.C. and the Ute Reservation. Juniors have the chance to participate in a junior rafting trip at the end of the school year. For sophomores, a biology field study program in Hawaii is offered during the summer. GHS provides a comprehensive curriculum that includes college prep classes, engineering, culinary, woodworking, metalworking, and a variety of classes in fine and performing arts. AP courses include: 2D Art & Design, 3D Art & Design, Drawing, Music Theory, Language & Composition, Literature & Composition, Pre-Calculus, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Physics-Mechanics, US Govt & Politics Human Geography, Psychology, Micro and Macroeconomics, Seminar. Honors courses include: English/Language Arts 9 and 10, Geometry, Algebra 2, Biology. Students also have the opportunity to receive up to 21 college credit hours at no cost through Red Rocks Community College. Courses include Astronomy, Chemistry, College Algebra, U.S. History, World History and Spanish III, IV and V. Although most students attend a two or four-year college upon graduation, GHS offers industry certificates and workplace internships or apprenticeships for students who are interested in entering the workforce after high school.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.