Smoky Hill High School

at 16100 E Smoky Hill Rd, Aurora , 80015 United States

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Smoky Hill High School is located in Aurora, Colorado and has around 2,600 students. Smoky Hill is part of the Cherry Creek School District and was the second high school built by the district in 1974.It goes by the short name 'Smoky'. The name comes from the fact that the school is located not far from the Smoky Hill Trail, an old pioneer trail stretching from Kansas to Denver.CurriculumIn 1991, Smoky Hill became the second high school in Colorado to offer the International Baccalaureate Program. Since that time Smoky has been recognized in Newsweek's nationwide list of excellent high schools. Also, in 2006 Smoky Hill's AVID program was the only school in the AVID Western Division to be recognized as a National Demonstration School with Distinction. Smoky Hill also supports the Advanced Placement program and offers nineteen AP classes.RenovationsIn the summer of 2010, the Cherry Creek School District began renovations to improve the overall functionality of the building. The windows were modified to become larger, the pool area was completely reconstructed, new carpet was installed, and the general aesthetics of the school were modernized to comply with more current styles in design. All renovations were completed before the 2010-2011 year, except for the pool area which was completed during the first quarter of the school year.Extracurricular studiesModel UNThe Model UN program at Smoky Hill High School is coached by Donald Hawley and Janice Zuk in which the students represent the countries given and assume the roles as delegates as in UN. After preparation, Model UN teams from different schools meet at the scheduled conferences. During the conference, given issues are discussed among the delegates in process of developing a successful resolution. The Smoky Hill High School Model UN team has received numerous awards including many best delegations award. In 2008, November 10, Cherry Creek High School and Smoky Hill High School hosted a conference named the 2008 Cherry Creek - Smoky Hill Model Conference.

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Michelle A.

Craft Fair. Always fun and most of the time I find gifts to buy for the holidays. It's free and I personally think one of the better ones for crafty itemd

Vienna W.

This school has great school spirit, and the school is so diverse!! It's crazy how much you can learn from just spending a day here! Great school

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Smoky Hill High School is Aurora based place and this enity listed in Public School category. Located at 16100 E Smoky Hill Rd CO 80015. Contact phone number of Smoky Hill High School: (720) 886-5300