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📣 Welcome Freshman Class of 2030

Dear Future Demons and Families,

Welcome to Golden High School—the oldest high school in Colorado and proud Home of the Demons! We’re excited to welcome the Class of 2030. Below, you’ll find information about the upcoming 2026-2027 school year.

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📅 Important Dates

• Student Schedule Release: August 13, 3:30 p.m. (via Infinite Campus)
• Back to School Night: August 18, 5 – 7:10 p.m.
• First Day of School (9th Grade Only): August 19, 8:15 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

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🧭 Freshman Orientation – August 19 - This is a required attendance day just for 9th graders.

Schedule:

• School day: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.  
• Lunch A: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• Lunch B: 12:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• Bus Pick Up: 3:35 p.m.

What to Bring:

• Your class schedule (printed or digital)
• A notebook and a pen or pencil
• A sack lunch or cash for lunch
• 👉 There’s no official supply list for high school. Just bring the basics for now—your teachers will let you know what you’ll need once classes start.

During orientation, you’ll:

• Join a small group led by upperclassmen
• Tour the campus
• Walk through your schedule
• Meet your teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Get your school photo taken for your ID and yearbook

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💻 Chromebook Information

Freshmen will keep their currently assigned Jeffco Chromebook and bring it with them on the first day of school, August 20 (not on orientation day). For more information on the Jeffco Tech4Ed program please visit https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/services/technology/tech-for-ed.

Students will exchange their current Chromebook for a new one within the first couple weeks of school. If you’re a new Jeffco student, you will be issued a new chromebook on Freshman Orientation day. 

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🖥 Infinite Campus and Annual Household Registration

• Watch for an email from Jeffco in late July or early August prompting you to complete the required annual update. Click here for more detailed instructions.
• Parents/guardians must log into Infinite Campus Parent Portal to review and update contact information, sign agreements and update/confirm student information for the upcoming school year as part of the annual update.
• Need Help Logging in?
  • If you have forgotten your username, password, or the email address associated with your account, please visit https://pam.jeffco.k12.co.us and use the options at the bottom of the login screen.
    • Instructions to reset/recover your username/password
    • If you do not have a Jeffco Parent Account, use these instructions to set one up.
  • New to Jeffco student login (after August 1) = student ID; default password = birthdate (MMDDYYYY). 
• Pro tip: Access Campus through the GHS Homepage only.

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📘 Schedules, Counselors and Administrators

• Student schedules will be available on Infinite Campus starting August 13 at 3:30 PM
• Counselor assignments by Last Name:

Last Name Range	Counselor	Email
A - Fi	Ms. Sarah Julius	sarah.julius@jeffcoschools.us
Fj - Le	Ms. Maureen Costello	maureen.costello@jeffcoschools.us
Lf - Re	Ms. Therese Patrick	therese.patrick@jeffcoschools.us
Rf - Z	Mr. Rory Best	rory.best@jeffcoschools.us

• Please be advised that counselors are unavailable to respond to emails during the summer break.

Administrators - assignments by Last Name:

Last Name Range	Administrator	Email Address
A - Fi	Mr. Josh Stephenson	josh.stephenson@jeffcoschools.us
Fj - Le	Ms. Jayne Vahle	jayne.vahle@jeffcoschools.us
Lf - Re	Ms. Hanisi Accetta	hanisi.accetta@jeffcoschools.us
Rf- Z	Ms. Tonya Thompson	tonya.thompson@jeffcoschools.us

 

 

 

 

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🎓AP & Honors Course Info

If you requested AP/Honors classes during registration, they’ll be included in your schedule.

• Summer assignments are posted on the GHS Homepage.
• No schedule changes will be allowed for AP/Honors courses you requested.

📚 Requested AP Human Geography?
Don’t miss the AP Boot Camp on August 18, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. All the details are on the GHS website.

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🏅 Fall Sports Info

• Register online July 1 – August 1: Official registration via the Athletics Webpage, click on Registration
• Sports physical required
• Questions? Contact Athletic Secretary Amber Hayes, amber.hayes@jeffco.k12.co.us, 303-982-4225 (after July 20); or Athletic Director Josh Stephenson, josh.stephenson@jeffcoschools.us, 303-982-7398 (before June 12, or after July 13).

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📘 PTA

• Learn more about the Golden High School PTA.
• Join monthly meetings the second Tuesday of each month at 5:45 p.m.

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📣 Questions?
Contact the registrar, lynn.nguyen@jeffco.k12.co.us, after July 5.

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We look forward to welcoming you to the Golden campus this fall. In the meantime, enjoy your summer!

Preparation for the upcoming school year is officially underway! To ensure all students are ready for the first day of classes, summer assignments for the following courses are now available. Please click the links below to access your required reading, packets and prep work.

AP Human Geography

ELA 9 Honors

ELA 10 Honors

AP English Language & Composition

AP English Literature

AP Chemistry

AP Biology - assignments were shared with students in May 2026, contact Mr. Blincoe, jblincoe@jeffcoschools.us, if you have any questions.