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A man and woman shake hands across a white table in a library setting, positioned next to a white announcement panel for Parent Teacher Conferences.
An aerial view of Boulder High School

Boulder High was the first high school in Colorado and has a prime location in downtown Boulder next to CU-Boulder.

A photo from above of the Boulder High School Football Stadium

What a view! Boulder High's field from above!

A large crowd of people, likely students, gathered in a stadium or outdoor venue, with a group of cheerleaders in the foreground wearing purple and yellow uniforms.
The front of Boulder High School

Boulder High is a place for everyone.

Dr. Morales joined the Jewish Culture Club in December 2025 and learned about playing dreidel. 

Jewish Culture Club

Two Students in Latin Club speaking to students.

Two students in Boulder High's Latin Club entertain and teach the 8th graders at the BHS Showcase in November.

2026-2027 Purpose Statement

Boulder High School is known as A Place for Everyone. Our purpose is to ensure that a community of excellence is cultivated and achieved for every student. As the oldest, and one of the most prestigious high schools in Colorado, we embrace the legacy of greatness that the educators and community before us established through academics, athletics, arts, and activities. Boulder High School’s passionate educators will commit to an intentional focus on, and collective ownership of, building a positive culture and climate with a focus on student academic growth leading to meaningful preparation for life beyond high school. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive, and forward-thinking community where every student is empowered to grow, achieve, and thrive.

 

 

 

Our Values

  • all students, staff, family and community by embracing diversity and respecting individual strengths.
  • high expectations for all students, addressing unique learning needs through differentiated instruction.
  • academic pursuit, creativity, physical health, and the social emotional wellness of students.
  • collaboration based on trust, integrity, listening, compassion, accountability, respect, transparency and presuming positive intent.
  • our school as a place for everyone where societal inequities will not be a barrier to student learning.

VISION

At Boulder High School innovation, critical thinking, and creativity are cultivated so that individual potential is actualized, and all members of our school community are actively engaged in pursuing their dreams.

MISSION

The mission of Boulder High School is to graduate civically engaged students who are college and career ready.

 

BHS Calendar

October 2026
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Sunday, September 27
Monday, September 28
BHS Master Calendar FET (library)
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Tuesday, September 29
Wednesday, September 30
BHS Master Calendar 4A's Rally- Courtyard, Cafeteria and Library
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BHS Master Calendar Orchestra Concert- First United Methodist Church
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Thursday, October 1
BHS Master Calendar NAHS #1510
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Friday, October 2
Saturday, October 3
Sunday, October 4
Monday, October 5
BHS Master Calendar P/T Conferences in person
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Tuesday, October 6
Wednesday, October 7
BHS Master Calendar P/T Conferences Virtual
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Thursday, October 8
BHS Master Calendar PTO Meeting (Room 1116)
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Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
BHS Master Calendar NAHS #1510
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Friday, October 9
Q1 ends
All Day
Q1 ends
All Day
Saturday, October 10
Sunday, October 11
Monday, October 12
Tuesday, October 13
Wednesday, October 14
BHS Master Calendar Picture retake-Cafeteria SAC
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BHS Master Calendar IMPA Meeting ( Band Room)
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Thursday, October 15
BHS Master Calendar NAHS #1510
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BHS Master Calendar SAC meeting-Library
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Friday, October 16
Saturday, October 17
BHS Master Calendar PSAT/NMSQT
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Sunday, October 18
Monday, October 19
Tuesday, October 20
Wednesday, October 21
BHS Master Calendar BVSD IS THE PLACE TO BE SHOWCASE
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CU Events Center, CU Events, 950 Regent Dr, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
Thursday, October 22
BHS Master Calendar NAHS #1510
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Friday, October 23
BHS Master Calendar Haunted House
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Saturday, October 24
BHS Master Calendar Haunted House
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Sunday, October 25
Monday, October 26
BHS Master Calendar FET in the Library
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Tuesday, October 27
BHS Master Calendar FAFSA Workshop - in 2228
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Wednesday, October 28
Thursday, October 29
BHS Master Calendar CLEP Testing -#1116
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Boulder High School, 1604 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80302, USA
BHS Master Calendar NAHS #1510
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Friday, October 30
BHS Master Calendar Haunted House
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Saturday, October 31
BHS Master Calendar Haunted House
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