Why Should You Attend Golden High School?
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.
Experiential Learning
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 application 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.
Comprehensive Curriculum
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
- 2D Art & Design
- 3D Art & Design
- Drawing
- Music Theory
- Language & Composition
- Literature & Composition
- Pre-Calculus
- Calculus AB
- Calculus BC
- Statistics
- Biology
- Physics 1
- Physics-Mechanics
- US Govt & Politics
- Human Geography
- Psychology
- Microand Macroeconomics
Honors courses
- English/Language Arts 9 and 10
- Geometry
- Algebra 2
- Biology
Postsecondary Opportunities
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.
Demon Academy
Golden offers a responsive period called the Demon Academy. During this 50-minute period, teachers can request to see students who need help; students can request a particular teacher to get help; or, if students are caught up, they can choose an enrichment period.
PLC
GHS takes great pride in using best instructional practices to help all students learn regardless of the level of academic coursework. We have established Professional Learning Communities so staff can plan common assessments, evaluate assessment data, and help students catch up and accelerate.