Greeley-Evans School District 6 Explained

Greeley-Evans Weld County School District 6 (also called Greeley-Evans School District 6) is a school district headquartered in Greeley, Colorado, United States. The district serves most of the City of Greeley, the City of Evans, the Town of Garden City, and unincorporated areas in Weld County, including Auburn.

The district has a strong dress code against clothing and dress associated with local gangs, such as jerseys with the numbers 13, 14, 18, or their reversals (respectively associated with the Sureños, Norteños, and 18th Street gang); and certain solid red or blue articles of clothing, including Dickies or Southpole brands.^{[1] [2]}

Schools

The following schools are operated by or through Greeley-Evans School District 6:^[3]

High schools

Zoned schools

• Greeley Central High School (Greeley)
• Greeley West High School (Greeley)
• Northridge High School (Greeley)

Other high schools

• Greeley Alternative Program (Greeley)
• Jefferson High School (Greeley)
• Early College Academy (Greeley)

K-8

The following schools teach kindergarten through eighth grade:

• Bella Romero Academy (Greeley, split into K-3 and 4–8)

Extraction Oil and Gas has been operating a fracking platform of 24 wells within 700 feet from the playground of the Bella Romero Academy. The controversial business activity has also been featured in stories from The New York Times, Mother Jones and others.^[4] In June 2020, a petition was submitted to shut down the fracking platform.^[5] Children and teachers were exposed to benzene levels from the fracking operations almost seven times higher than the lifetime safe exposure level for benzene by the World Health Organization.^{[6] [7]}

• Chappellow K-8 Arts Magnet School (Evans)
• Fred Tjardes School of Innovation (Greeley)
• S. Christa McAuliffe S.T.E.M. Academy (Greeley)
• Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering
• Winograd K-8 (Greeley)

Middle schools

Zoned schools

• Brentwood Middle School (Greeley)
• Franklin Middle School (Greeley)
• Heath Middle School (Greeley)
• Prairie Heights Middle School (Greeley)

Other middle schools

• Jefferson Junior High School (Greeley)

Elementary schools

• Centennial Elementary (Evans)
• Dos Rios Elementary (Evans)
• Heiman Elementary (Evans)
• Jackson Elementary (Greeley)
• James Madison STEAM Academy (Greeley)
• Maplewood Elementary (Greeley)
• Martinez Elementary (Greeley)
• Meeker Elementary School (Greeley)
• Monfort Elementary School (Greeley)
• Scott Elementary (Greeley)
• Shawsheen Elementary (Greeley)

Preschool sites

The school district operates preschools in Martinez, Scott, and Shawsheen elementary schools. Additionally, it has the following sites:^[8]

• Early Childhood University (Greeley)
• ABC East (Greeley)
• District 6 Early Childhood Preschool, Aims Campus (Greeley)

Affiliated charter schools

• Frontier Academy (Greeley, K-5, 6–12)
• Salida Del Sol Academy (Greeley, K-8)
• Union Colony Elementary (Greeley, K-5)
• Union Colony Preparatory (Greeley, 6–12)
• University Schools (Greeley, K-5, 6–8, 9–12)
• West Ridge Academy (Greeley, K-8)

Former Schools

• John Evans Middle School (Greeley, closed and students transferred to Prairie Heights Middle School in 2015)^[9]
• East Memorial Elementary School (Greeley, now Bella Romero Academy's K-3 building)^[10]

External links

• Greeley-Evans School District 6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Meyer . Jeremy P. . Greeley school ban on gang numbers includes Peyton Manning's 18 . The Denver Post . December 30, 2018 . September 5, 2012.
2. Web site: Dress codes and uniforms / Home . www.greeleyschools.org . en.
3. Web site: School Directory. www.greeleyschools.org. en. 2018-08-07.
4. News: Tyler Silvy . 2019-01-29 . Watch: Greeley’s Bella Romero fracking fight featured on The Daily Show . en-US . Greeley tribune . 2022-09-20.
5. News: Bonifazi . Steven . 2020-06-25 . Petition to Shut Down Bella Romero Academy Fracking Site Submitted . en-US . 2022-09-20.
6. Web site: 2020-03-11 . New Report Reveals Bella Romero Academy Exposed to Unsafe Levels of Benzene from Extraction Fracking and Production . 2022-09-20 . 350 Colorado . en-US.
7. News: Herrick . John . 2020-03-11 . Report: Cancer-causing benzene spiked more than once at Bella Romero . en-US . Colorado Independent . 2022-09-20.
8. Web site: Early Childhood Sites. www.greeleyschools.org. en. 2018-08-07.
9. News: Prairie Heights Middle School opens, officially replacing 50-year-old John Evans Middle School (video). 2018-08-07. en.
10. Web site: East Memorial Elementary School in Greeley History. www.greeleyhistory.org. 2018-08-07.