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Education
Schools
Grand Valley High School
Photo by Linda Prendergast
Garfield County School District
251 North Parachute Avenue
Parachute, CO 81635
Phone: (970) 285-5701
Fax: (970) 285 5711
Garfield County School District No. 16 is home to five unique campuses, the Grand Valley Early Childhood Literacy Center, the Grand Valley Educational Career Center, Bea Underwood Elementary School, L.W. St John Middle School and Grand Valley High School.
Early Childhood Literacy Center
Photo by Sandy Hanson
The Grand Valley Early Childhood Literacy Center opened in 2002 and is home to the districts youngest students, housing preschool and Kindergarten classes. Bea Underwood Elementary (1982) houses grades 1-6 while L.W. St John (1983) is home to grades 7-8. Grand Valley High School (2002) serves grades 9-12. The Grand Valley Educational Career Center (2005) is home to advanced classes offered by Colorado Mountain College.
Bea Underwood Elementary School
Photo by Sandy Hanson
All of the buildings are equipped with the latest technology and are set to take the students of Garfield County School District No. 16 far into the future. With the addition of the Grand Valley Educational Career Center, District 16 is able to offer students greater opportunities to advance their education. Students are able to earn dual credits giving them a head start on their college education.
L W St. John Middle School
Photo by Sandy Hanson
Mission Statement: As a result of our efforts, all students will be successfully prepared for life.
A Brief History
Garfield County School District No. 16 was founded in the early 1900’s to govern all of the small rural schools in and around Parachute. Two of the schools in the district included The Book Cliffs School and Granlee, both built around 1895. As the population dwindled between 1900 and 1910, schools in the areas surrounding Parachute consolidated with District 16. The U.S. government and a government work project helped erect a new school during the Great Depression. The school has evolved and survived multiple remodels, expansions, and changes in purpose, but today it is the Grand Valley Early Childhood Literacy Center. Grand Valley High School opened in 2002, and is built to house 400 students. It can be expanded to hold 600.
Griffith Centers for Children
1252 County Road 294
Rifle, CO 81650
625-4446
Youth Zone
803 School Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
945-9300
Colleges
Colorado Mountain College
Pam Arsenault, Rifle Campus Dean
703 Railroad Ave.
Rifle, CO 81650
625-1871
parsenault@coloradomtn.edu
Colorado Mountain College is a two-year community college in the Colorado Rockies, that has twelve Rocky mountain locations that includes a branch at Rifle with some classes also being offered in Parachute.
Mesa State College
Founded in 1925, Mesa State College is a comprehensive, liberal arts college offering programs at the master, baccalaureate, associate degree, and certificate levels.
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