Golden began offering a high school education in 1873, when we opened the South School. By the 19-teens, that school was over-crowded, and local boosters began agitating for a new High School. After a lengthy publicity campaign, in 1921, Golden voters approved a $100,000 bond issue to fund it. They later approved an additional $30,000 in bonds to make the planned school even better. A new high school was a point of civic pride, and the local business community was strongly behind the plan.
There was some controversy about the location for the new school, with “southsiders” (people living on the south side of Clear Creek) favoring either the site of the current school (14th and Cheyenne) or in City Park (16th and Arapahoe). “Northsiders” pushed for a location north of Clear Creek.
In the end, they chose the site at 10th and Washington. The property had previously held a hardware store and livestock dealer called the Eagle Corral, which was razed to make way for the new High School. Shortly after the new school opened in 1924, the Golden Kiwanis Club decided to clean up the town dump across the street from the school and turn it into a city park, named after their first president, George W. Parfet.
In 1956, the School moved to its current location on 24th Street. In 2008, a new High School was built on the same property. In 2023, Golden High School will celebrate its 150th anniversary!
This history was compiled by reading historic Colorado Transcripts and Golden Transcripts. Many thanks to the Golden History Museum for putting the Transcripts online, and many thanks to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
Golden High School PTA Silent Auction
The online silent auction for Golden High School starts today. At noon today the online auction will go “live” with 20 items available for bidding. The online auction will close at noon on Thursday, and then many more items will be auctioned Thursday night at the Chili Cook-off at Golden High School. This is a great community event and fundraiser for the high school.
Visit the Silent Auction Buy tickets for the Chili Cook-off and Silent Auction: htps://www.goldendemonspta.org/
Today’s Heart and Soul of Golden events are brought to you by the Quilt Museum, Miners Alley Playhouse, the Library, and the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra.
Miners Alley is offering tickets for Buy One/Get One 50% Off for today’s performance.
1PM Sandra Dallas Book Signing at the Quilt Museum Westering Women
2PM Miners Alley Playhouse – Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de Lune
2:30PM Golden Library Textile Society
3PM Jefferson Symphony Orchestra – Winter Concert
9AM-2PM Brunch at the Rose – Menu | Reservations
4PM Swing Night Supper Club at the Buffalo Rose
Sunday Music:
11AM Tony Rosario at Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
3:30PM Chrispy – One Man Live Looping Band at Mountain Toad Brewing
4PM Jeff White at Over Yonder Brewing
Preview of Monday Events:
Federal Holiday: Washington’s Birthday
9AM Dinosaur Ridge Winter Day Camp
10AM NREL Walking Campus Tour (not sure this will happen, because of the holiday)
11AM Make It Count MAGIC Monday at the Buffalo Rose – Golden Backpack Program
7:30PM Nar-Anon Family Group at Calvary Episcopal (map)
