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Home of the WarriorsLongmont Times-Call Publication

August 2012

Grand OpeningTuesday, August 215 to 7:30 p.m.

5690 Tipple Parkway, Frederick

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It’s not often a community hasthe opportunity to celebrate theopening of a new school, yet thelong hours of planning and collabo-ration have paid off. In November2008, District voters demonstratedtheir commitment to the commu-nity by approving a bond and milllevy override; we are now reapingthe benefits of community valuesand an investment in our future.On behalf of staff, administra-

tion, students and parents, we’dlike to welcome the Tri-Town com-munity to the new Frederick HighSchool. With support from theSt. Vrain Board of Education andSuperintendent, Dr. Don Haddad,our students enter a state-of-the-art facility that brings pride andinspires excellence. And just as thetradition started over 100 yearsbefore us, Frederick High Schoolwill continue to be the center of ourcommunity.We open the 2012/13 school year

with over 900 students ingrades 9-12th. Academi-cally, we have a variety ofcourse offerings in bothcore and elective classes.Frederick High is excitedto continue our partner-ship with CU Denver andthe CU Gold program.We continue to growour advanced academicprogramming, with over300 students enrolled in CU Gold,Honors, or Advanced Placementcourses.We are also looking forward to

working closely with Front RangeCommunity College to give ourstudents another option for highereducation. We are committed tooffering students an array of op-portunities to prepare them for thefuture.As the new school year begins, I

have the wonderful opportunity towork with a staff that can lead and

inspire young people.They are deeply commit-ted and believe each andevery student can learn.This top-notch group ofteachers, coaches andstaff ensure that eachstudent who walksthrough the doors ofthe new Frederick HighSchool feels respectedand connected. I’m look-

ing forward to the excitement andchallenges that await us.We celebrate the opening of a

new and impressive building, filledwith technology and endlesspossibilities, yet we won’t losesight of what happens inside itswalls – a commitment to academicexcellence.The new high school is a source

of pride and accomplishment forboth the school district and the Tri-Town community. I promise, on mywatch, we will not forget the tradi-

tions and responsibilities that havebeen built by many people. Yet,as we walk into the new building,we hope to build new traditions aswell as celebrate the old ones. Fromeveryone at Frederick High School,I want to once again thank you foryour continued support. This hasbeen a team effort; we are a greatexample of what ‘as one’ looks like.“It’s a Great Day to be Alive and

a Warrior!”Pete Vargas

Frederick High School

Vargas

Letter from the Principal

St. Vrain ValleySchool District

www.frederickco.gov

CongratulationsCongratulationsFrederick Warriors!

We can’t wait to watchyou thrive in your new home!

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Years ago, the Frederick school-house bell was a central part of theTri-Town community, defining astudent’s day and ringing for manyto hear. That very bell, which hassat silent for years – will once againring, giving students at the newFrederick High School an opportu-nity to remember the bell as part oftheir high school experience.Manufactured in 1886, the bell

was placed atop the FrederickK-12 schoolhouse in 1917. Freder-ick High School graduate ShirleyThompson Petroff (’53), remem-bers the bell ringing at the startof school, at lunch recess and atdismissal.“Our principal Mr. Walsh or the

janitor would ring it,” she says.“It was an important part of ourschool. I remember someone who

lived near the school, who was al-ways tardy, they would come run-ning up when they heard it. It wasa part of our school day; we knewwhat we were supposed to do.”When the schoolhouse was torn

down in 1961, the bell was soldto a collector in Evergreen, whohoused the bell in a museum in hishome. Some years ago, Thomp-son Petroff’s neighbor toured themuseum in Evergreen with hersenior citizens’ group, and discov-ered the bell, which was labeledas having been atop the Frederickschoolhouse. Recalling that Thomp-son Petroff had graduated fromFrederick, the neighbor mentionedit to her.The bell collector passed away,

and willed his bell collection tohis alma mater in Hastings,Nebraska. Thompson Petroff spokewith the executor of the estate, whowas willing to sell the Frederick

bell. Thompson Petroff went to theFrederick Town Board, who agreedto purchase the bell. Housed forseveral years in the FrederickMuseum in the Old City Hall,the bell has now found a new oldhome: In the new Frederick HighSchool.“We put the bell in the center of

our school,” Frederick High School

Principal Pete Vargas says. “Myvision is to ring it every Friday tostart school.”Asked who will ring the bell,

Vargas excitedly replied, “It’sgonna be me!”“I think it’s wonderful, I really

do,” Thompson Petroff says. “I’mglad it’s in the school; it’s where itshould be.”

By Melissa HowellLongmont Times-Call

Historic bell will remaina part of new high school

The historic Frederick High School bell resides in its new location in the middle of the newschool. (Matthew Wiggins)

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Like a scene from “Little Houseon the Prairie,” Frederick HighSchool (FHS) was once a small,modest schoolhouse. Built in 1901,the school served only a smallnumber of students for many years.Although small at first, in size andstudent population, today, nearly975 ninth to 12th grade studentsare projected to attend FHS for the2012 to 2013 school year. And thiswill mark the first school year FHSis housed in a new, state-of-the-artbuilding.For the past 111 years, this school

has been a keystone in the Tri-Townarea, strengthening the communitythrough its education, innova-tion, staff and students. AlthoughFHS has moved from building tobuilding, both the school and itsstudents have always been knownas the Frederick Warriors. “Wedon’t know why, we haven’t beenable to figure it out, but the Freder-ick Warriors is what we’ve alwaysbeen. Being the Warriors has beena part of the students’ culture forsome time,” Peter Vargas, buildingprincipal of FHS, says.FHS roots run deep in this Tri-

Town area, which includes the cit-ies of Frederick, Firestone and Da-cono. Many current FHS studentsare second and third generationstudents. In fact, many familiesstay in the area because of theirties to and history with FrederickWarrior pride. “There is a lot ofrich tradition in this school. We areinvolved in major growth, but halfof our student body is second andthird generation students,” Vargassays.

What generations past can’texperience is the new, modernbuilding FHS will now call home.Located at 5690 Tipple Parkway inFrederick, FHS is not your typicalhigh school. In fact, this buildingwas not modeled after any otherschool in the area. Together withcontractors, FHS school administra-tors developed a unique, progres-sive design to fit the needs of alarge student population and tech-

nological advancements in educa-tion, ensuring their students areprepared, competitive candidatesfor college and the 21st century jobmarket.“Our goal is to make sure our

students can compete globally inthe future. With the way technol-ogy is progressing, we have toensure our students are prepared.Our new building has seventechnology labs. Every classroom

will have a projector, every teacherwill operate with a laptop, and wehave document cameras that hookup to their laptops for teachingpurposes,” Vargas says. “The entireschool has Wi-Fi, and we’re alsoworking to develop a multi-techlab with music technology, photoart and video and photography inthat lab.”The entire building is well lit

with natural light streaming in

A technology lab atthe new FHS build-ing. Bottom from left:Classrooms have plentyof natural light. Thenew library will get ahigh-tech upgrade.(Photos courtesyMatthew Wiggins)

Frederick High School:Building on deep roots

By Dominique Del GrossoLongmont Times-Call

“Our goal is to make sure our students can compete globallyin the future. With the way technology is progressing,

we have to ensure our students are prepared.”

– Pete Vargas, FHS Principal

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from windows located all around the school.Because of the amount of windows and thequality of light shining in, the entire school canoperate for a full day of classes without anyfluorescent or artificial lighting. With less strainto the eyes, the idea was to aid students duringtheir school day through a progressive, naturalapproach.

What is more, even the library will get ahigh-tech upgrade, making more textbooks and

resources readily available to students andstaff.

“We will be moving our library into ane-learning environment. Our hope is to haveour textbooks, novels, etc., all online and haveevery student and teacher operate in that way,”Vargas says.

With rapid population growth comes theneed to accommodate more students withadvancements and an expansion of square feet.

That is exactly what was needed at FHS for thefuture and continued success of its staff andstudents. No matter how large FHS may grow,the homegrown feel is here to stay.

“Just about 10 years ago, FHS had only about400 kids, which included seventh to twelfthgrades. Now, with nearly 1,000 students, westill have that small-town feel, which is sounique and something we’re very proud of,”Vargas says.

The Auditorium. A lab in the new FHS bulding.

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If the new Frederick High School is the figurativecenter of the Tri-Town community, it can be cred-ited to the fact that many voices from throughoutthe community had a say in the planning process.From administrators to students, teachers to com-munity members, board members to taxpayers, thenew school is the culmination of a process that hasreflected all aspects of the local community.

According to FHS principal Pete Vargas, the pass-ing of the mill levy and bond showed that the generalcommunity acknowledged that Frederick High Schoolneeded a new home. School Board member MikeSchiers says such groups as Grassroots St. Vrain andparents were influential in spreading the word to getthe mill levy and bond passed.

“The mill levy and bond passing was a sign that thecommunity was on board and behind this,” Schierssays.

From there, the community OK’d the funding forthe new school, then had a say in what it would looklike.

Students from throughout the district were assem-bled into a Superintendant Student Advisory Com-mittee, to lend voices as to what they would want in anew school.

“I attended the district student meeting,” says RickRing, chief operating officer for St. Vrain Valley SchoolDistrict. “The idea was devised by Clip Architects andBrian Lamer, the construction director. It was valuableto have student input; one of the reasons we broughtBrian on board is because he understands whereeducation and design come together.”

Location for the new school brought on

Community Collaboration

New FHSbecomes a

reality throughcommunity

supportBy Melissa Howell

Longmont Times-Call The new school design took into account the growing Tri-Towncommunity and its needs. It also provides a “natural” learningenvironment, with plenty of natural light to help promotestudent learning. (Matthew Wiggins)

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discussions, with one of the options being to addon to the existing school, in addition to consider-ing a completely new location.“I went to the Frederick Town Board meeting,

and said, ‘We need 60 acres of land, and oh, weneed it for free,’” Schiers says.“The next week I got a call, a developer and

owner donated 30 acres from his subdivision,the City (of Frederick) had 30 acres of greenbeltspace from the subdivision, all 60 acres weredonated.“That was a huge factor (in building a new

school rather than remodeling the existingschool). The donated land gave us more leewayto do more with the school.”A planning commission was created to pro-

vide community members input into the designof the new school; among its members wasCarmine DeSantis, a 1947 Frederick High Schoolgraduate who went on to become a shop teacherat Frederick for 31 years.“When they started planning the new school,

I was walking to the post office. Someone driv-ing by stopped and asked me where the highschool is. It was the architect, and someone withhim recognized me and said I need to be on thecommission,” DeSantis says. “Things happenedat the right time.”When Vargas came on board, he assembled a

group of current FHS students – freshmen at thetime, who are now seniors – to have input intowhat they wanted in their school. He selected 16students – eight athletes and eight from musicprograms.“Mr. Vargas picked kids that demonstrate the

heart of the Warrior, and kids who are athletical-ly and musically talented, all have good grades,in AP classes,” says Courtney Zimmerman, avolleyball player who is one of the 16 studentswho helped plan part of the new school.“We met one day after school, we had all the

building plans out; it was really fun. We got topick the words on the wall in the cafeteria, thecolors on the gym floor … we had some argu-

ments about the cool words in the cafeteria, butin the end we came together.”Those 16 students’ names are placed within

the large W-A-R-R-I-O-R-S on the cafeteria wall.At the end of a process that lasted for several

years and heard voices from throughout thecommunity, the end result is largely a collectiveone. From the large turnout to the open house,which included the developer and owner whodonated the land, to the responses that continueto pour in, the reactions reflect a community’spositivity and pride.“The open house was packed; people came

from all over to attend it,” Schiers says. “Thetown of Frederick has been so supportive. Theyare doing a 7-foot bronze statue of a Warrior toput in the median off of Tipple and Colorado.”“I’m grateful for how we were treated,” Var-

gas says. “It’s a beautiful facility. We were taken

care of very well … Our kids are going to beable to come here and have a wonderful experi-ence and learn. It will be exciting to see theirfaces when they walk in the first day.”“I was speechless, didn’t know what to say,

thinking, ‘This is my school now, I helped de-sign it,’” Zimmerman says. “50 years from nowwhen I come back and see all this growth, myname will still be up there. It’s an amazing op-portunity, so blessed to have a new high school.I’m very thankful. We’re all excited to come backto school.”“I’m absolutely excited about the Tri-Town

area having a new high school and the op-portunities for student programs and excellentacademics,” Ring says. “The reception from thecommunity has been very positive. Now I’mexcited about what teachers and staff can do forthe students.”

Along with the new state-of-the-art building, FHS was able to provide students with a football field and track, baseball and softball fields, and tennis courts. Above: The new gym forthe FHS Warriors. (Matthew Wiggins)

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By Dominique Del GrossoLongmont Times-Call

In a community where students aren’t re-quired to attend a predetermined school basedon city boundaries or a public school feeder-system, deciding which high school to attendcan be a big decision. For Frederick High School(FHS), this school offers students the opportu-nity to experience a brand new building startingin the 2012 school year, progressive educationalprograms and technologically savvy classroomsthat may entice many more students to attend inthe near future.

Some school districts require students to feeddirectly from a specific elementary school intoa particular middle school and again for highschool. Generally, that type of feeder system isconfigured by city boundaries and the locationof your home. However, for FHS, this isn’t thecase.

In the Tri-Town area, which includes the citiesof Frederick, Firestone and Dacono, families canchoose the school they would like their studentto attend. Although there is a feeder-system inplace for all schools in the area, families are notrequired to adhere to the predetermined design.

Amy Weed, area assistant superintendentwith the St. Vrain Valley School District, saysa feeder-system is in place to ensure the bestinterest of the student’s education is kept atthe forefront. “The purpose of a feeder-systemis to align the standards and requirements ofa curriculum and school. It’s a great way tostandardize the school grades to ensure we’renot repeating curriculum and missing pieces ofthe different school level,” she says. Ultimately,the feeder-system helps to ensure students areprogressing on the timeline they should, helpingto guarantee a competitive edge for their highereducation dreams and future career pursuits.

Because parents can choose to send their

students to any school in the area, they must optinto the open enrollment system. Doing so isn’tas complicated as it may seem. No transporta-tion to and from school is offered for studentsin the open enrollment program, so parents arerequired to manage this aspect. In addition,there is a short paperwork process to opt-outof the feeder-system and into open enrollmentinstead, Weed says.

“As a large administrative group, we make a

point to go into classrooms and evaluate whatis happening in the classroom to see whereimprovements can be made. It’s an eye-openingexperience and a great learning opportunityfor us. It keeps everyone accountable,” Weedsays.

The schools that feed directly into FHS are:Coal Ridge Middle School, Frederick Elementa-ry School, Prairie Ridge Elementary School andLegacy Elementary School.

The schools, studentsthat makeup FHS

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It’s hard to miss, the 60 acres onthe corner of Colorado Boulevardand Tipple Parkway that nowhouse the new 190,351 square footFrederick High School. Opening itsdoors to students this year, whatonce was just a big empty field willnow house more than 900 studentsthis fall in its halls, along with twobaseball fields, two softball fields, afootball stadium and track, as wellas six tennis courts. But as manywonder, where did this land comefrom?According to Rick Ring, chief op-

erations officer for the St. Vrain Val-ley School District, the land camefrom the Town of Frederick anddevelopers in the area as part of aland dedication. This dedicationoccurred after the school districtand Town of Frederick started talk-

ing about the need for a new highschool in the Carbon Valley area.The current one was overflowingand a need to expand due to thegrowing student body was needed.Jennifer Simmons, planning

director for the Town of Frederick,says that the land the new schoolwas built on was originally slatedfor a future community park. Butwhen the talks came about for anew school, the town approachedits developer and came up witha new plan. Under the new plan,the Town of Frederick donated 30acres and the developer another30 acres to the school district for astate-of-the-art school to be builton.Pete Vargas, principal of Fred-

erick High School, says the newschool is three times larger than theold one and that he and the com-munity are excited to have a biggerfacility that they can grow into

and one that adorns a state-of-the-art technology system. He is alsoexcited for the expansion in sportsfields, not only for the school butfor the community. Housing

six tennis courts will provide aneed to the community, which lackstennis courts, and hopefully to afuture Warriors tennis team, Vargassays.

Donated land for FHS expands offerings to students, communityBy Summer StairLongmont Times-Call

The new tennis courts at FHS will not only provide a need to the Carbon Valley commu-nity, but will allow the school to have a future Warriors tennis team. (Matthew Wiggins)

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If there is one thing that helpsFrederick High School (FHS) standout in the Tri-Town area of Colo-rado, the CU Succeed Program isa good place to start. Much ofwhat is said about the high schoolexperience revolves around friends,dating, sports and school dances.However, the CU Succeed Programat FHS can enhance the averageacademic experience by groomingstudents’ study habits for college-level material and building up theirconfidence in the process.The CU Succeed Program allows

students to earn dual credits forhigh school and college while si-multaneously testing their skills forhigher education in a controlled,supportive environment on FHScampus. Students are able to begintheir college career in high schooldue to this partnership betweenFHS and the University of Colo-rado at Denver.“In terms of readiness, universi-

ties all over the country are findingthat freshmen require remediationcourses,” Doug Jackson, assistantprincipal of FHS says. “With moreactual college exposure in highschool, we’re finding that the needfor college remediation is decreas-ing among our students.”The purpose behind the CU

Succeed Program is simple: helpstudents feel more prepared for

college and assist them in earningcollege credit at a reasonable rate.The credits earned carry the sameweight as college courses takenon CU campus, and the creditsare transferable to any acceptinginstitution.“In addition to the aforemen-

tioned elements of readinessand credit, a great benefit is thatstudents can choose to engage atwhatever level is appropriate tothem,” Jackson says. “We havestudents who have earned 18 to 20credits, nearly entering college assophomores, and we have oth-ers who are choosing to challengethemselves by taking their first col-lege course to help them and theirparents decide on a future path.”Not just any high school teacher

can participate in instructingstudents enrolled in the program.“Typically, the instructor is an FHS

teacher who has been approvedas a CU adjunct professor, knownas ‘CU Gold.’ Occasionally, theinstructor in an actual CU professorwho comes to FHS, known as ‘CUSilver,’” Jackson says.In addition to helping students

feel prepared to navigate the rigorsof college coursework, the CU Suc-ceed Program costs are affordablecompared with the rising tuitioncosts of universities in and out-of-state. In fact, the CU Succeedprogram offers credits at the rate of$75 per credit hour.Jami Revielle, social studies

department chair and AP govern-ment/CU Succeed ProgramAmeri-can political science instructor, saysshe knows through experience theimpact this program can have onher students’ future.

“I have had several studentscontact me after high school andhave commented on how theydon’t know how kids who don’ttake the CU Succeed Program class-es are ready to deal with the rigorof college life,” she says. “Unfortu-nately, I told them that many aren’tand end up struggling throughout.

Having their first college expe-rience in a class that generallyaverages less than 25 students witha teacher they have probably hadbefore, makes their first collegeclasses a lot more comfortable.”So how does the CU Succeed

Program differ fromAdvancedPlacement (AP) programs in otherhigh schools? Jackson says the CUSucceed Program ensures collegecredit while AP programs onlyguarantee high school credit. Inaddition, for a student who wouldlike college credit for participat-ing in an AP program, they mustpass a College Board exam, andthe amount of credits awarded forthose classes can vary from univer-sity to university.“The CU Succeed option is also

great because, like most of life, youare rewarded for ‘all’ of your work,not just one test like you are withthe AP option,” Revielle says.For additional schools

information about the CUSucceed Program, visitwww.ucdenver.edu/academics/continuing-education/CUSucceed/Pages/default.aspx.

College BoundFrederick High School’s CU Succeed ProgramBy Dominique Del GrossoLongmont Times-Call

“With more actual college exposure in high school,we’re finding that the need for college remediation isdecreasing among our students.”

– Doug Jackson,Assistant Principal at FHS

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With the new Frederick HighSchool built and ready to welcomestudents this fall for the 2012/13school year, community eyes haveturned to the old building, locatedat 600 Fifth St. in Frederick, thatonce housed the Warriors. As asmall-knit community it’s hard notto be curious of the fate of the oldhigh school, as a fence surroundsthe old building and visible con-struction is taking place.

Amy Weed, area assistant super-intendent with the St. Vrain ValleySchool District, says plans are inthe preliminary stages right now,but once the school is renovated(hopefully, by late spring 2013) theold FHS building will be readyfor a new Tri-Town K-8 school.Renovations include updating thebuilding to a newer-state, makingit more up-to-date technology wise,and to make accommodations forelementary and middle school-aged students.

While the renovations are “fullspeed ahead,” the process of get-ting the K-8 school to be ready byFall 2013, a lot of planning stillneeds to happen. According toWeed, a planning team has beencreated, which will work with theteachers and community to comeup with a name, colors and mascot.“There’s a process of getting a lotfrom the community; setting up

community meetings to get feed-back from parents,” she says. “Wewill be working on a curriculum,as well.” Weed says the hope is thatby November, the information canbe presented to the School Boardand accepted.

So which students will be at-tending this new K-8 school inFrederick? According to Weed,the entire Frederick Elementarywill move to this building, whichis approximately 550 students,and then it will relieve Coal RidgeMiddle School of approximately250 students.

Once Frederick Elementarystudents are moved to the newK-8 school in the Fall of 2013, thecurrent Frederick Elementarybuilding, located at 555 Eighth St.,will become a state-of-the-art earlychildhood center. “We are in thevery beginning stages of what itis going to be called. We believe itwill house six to eight classes fromCentennial, Prairie Ridge, Legacyand Frederick Elementary,” Weedsays. “This will provide relief to theelementary schools, and they reallyneed it.”

The growing Tri-Town commu-nity had recently found many ofits schools “bursting at the seams,”so the new K-8 school and earlychildhood center will be welcomeadditions.

“We are really excited because itwill be our (St. Vrain Valley SchoolDistrict) first K-8 school,” Weedsays. “It is a wonderful structure,because you really get to know thestudents and parents.”

Aside from the family-feelingK-8 schools are known to provide,Weed says it also helps eliminatethe elementary to middle schooltransition that so many studentsstruggle with. Another bonus, is

by having elementary and middleschool-aged students in the samebuilding a mentor program can beimplemented.

“We are excited for the manyopportunities in a K-8 school.”

By Summer StairLongmont Times-Call

Community will gain a new school, early childhood centerDistrict makes plansfor old FHS building

The old Frederick High School building, at 600 Fifth St., is currently being renovated tohouse a future K-8 school. (Times-Call file photo)

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