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Leadership

Meghan Sanders
Principal/Administrator

meghan.sanders@asd20.org
(719) 234 - 2015

By the Numbers

Offered at This School
Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded
1982
Enrollment
1466

School Path

Mountain Ridge Middle School
Academy Endeavour Elementary School
Academy International Elementary School
Frontier Elementary School
High Plains Elementary School
Pioneer Elementary School
Ranch Creek Elementary School
Rockrimmon Elementary School
Woodmen Roberts Elementary School

Awards & Honors

Designated as a No Place for Hate School.
KRAM named best student broadcast program in the nation.
National Leader in the Bald for Bucks fundraiser.

Academics

Advanced Placement (AP)
Advanced Placement (AP) are college-level classes and examinations offered to high school students.
Career & Technical Education
Career & Technical Education provides students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.
College & Career Advising
College & Career Advising gives students the opportunity to explore and learn through practical application of academic and technical skills and knowledge preparing them to compete in a global economy.
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is program for high school students interested in business, marketing, management and entrepreneurship.
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence teaches young people skills such as active listening, self-awareness and empathy to help them succeed both academically and socially.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program that promotes a safe and encouraging learning environment for all English language learners.
International Baccalaureate (IB): Diploma Programme
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), for students aged 16 to 19, aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge – students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically.
International Baccalaureate (IB): Middle Years Programme
International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IBMYP), for students aged 11 to 16, is a challenging framework encouraging students to make practical connections between their studies and the real world. IBMYP is inclusive by design; students of all interests and academic abilities can benefit from their participation.
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER)
Recognizing, Understanding, Labeling, Expressing, and Regulating (RULER) is a school-wide approach to social and emotional learning developed at Yale University and is used in kindergarten through eighth grade to promote emotional intelligence.
Seal of Biliteracy
We recognize and honor the skills our students attain through bilingualism. The ability to read, write, and speak in multiple languages provides a marketable advantage with colleges, universities, and competitive job markets. Students who meet requirements for proficiency will be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy on their official student transcript.
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program develops and nurtures students with exceptional abilities and talents in academics, creative thinking, leadership, or visual and performing arts.

Arts

Band
Our band programs blend rehearsal and performance to build real-world skills: musicianship, discipline, teamwork, and stage confidence. Depending on your school’s program, students can play woodwinds, brass, or percussion in concert band, jazz band, pep band, or percussion ensembles.
Choir
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Marching Band
Our marching band blends music and movement to build real-world skills: endurance, precision, leadership, and collaboration. Depending on your school’s program, students can perform as woodwinds, brass, battery percussion, front ensemble, or color guard in field shows, parades, and competitions.
Orchestra
A large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.
Theatre
Our theatre programs blend performance and production to build real-world skills: public speaking, problem-solving, time management, and collaboration. Depending on your school's program, students can try acting, directing, stage management, set construction, costumes, and technical theatre.
Visual / Fine Arts
Our visual/fine arts courses blend studio practice and critique to build real-world skills: creativity, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and visual communication. Depending on your school’s program, students can explore drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, or digital media and develop a portfolio.

Athletics

Baseball
Basketball
Cheer
Cross Country
Dance Team
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swim & Dive
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Supports

Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength is a youth program designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying and substance abuse.
Special Education (SPED): Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN)
Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN) Programs serve students who have cognitive disabilities, and may have developmental, physical or orthopedic disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury or multiple disabilities.