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Leadership

Korina Bierman
Principal/Administrator

korina.bierman@asd20.org

By the Numbers

Offered at This School
Grades 9 - 12
Year Founded
1998
Enrollment
1901

School Path

Challenger Middle School
Chinook Trail Middle School
Chinook Trail Elementary School
Ranch Creek Elementary School
Edith Wolford Elementary School
Encompass Heights Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School

Unique Offerings

AFJROTC
AVID
Biomedical Sciences
Business & Marketing
Computer Science
Cybersecurity
eSports

Awards & Honors

John Irwin School of Excellence

Academics

Advanced Placement (AP)
Advanced Placement (AP) are college-level classes and examinations offered to high school students.
Coding and Design Thinking
Students build on foundational programming skills and use current coding methodologies for computer problem solving to design and construct innovative, real-world technology solutions.
College & Career Advising
College & Career Advising gives students the opportunity to explore and learn through practical application of academic and technical skills and knowledge preparing them to compete in a global economy.
College Pathways
College Pathways gives students the opportunity to earn college credit at a significant cost and time savings by taking courses on college/university campus or by taking high school courses aligned with equivalent college courses.
Concurrent / Dual Enrollment
We partner with local colleges and universities to provide opportunities for our students to earn college credits while still in high school. Hgh school students can take a variety of courses and programs in preparation for their college/university studies.
Counseling
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence teaches young people skills such as active listening, self-awareness and empathy to help them succeed both academically and socially.
English as a Second Language (ESL)
English as a Second Language (ESL) is a program that promotes a safe and encouraging learning environment for all English language learners.
Honors Education
Honors Education is characterized by class and extracurricular activities considered to be broader, deeper and complex than typical learning experiences.
Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Project Lead the Way (PLTW) provides all students access to real-world, applied learning experiences that empowers them to explore career paths, engage in problem solving and process thinking, develop technical knowledge and skills and build communication skills so they will thrive in college, career and beyond.
Seal of Biliteracy
We recognize and honor the skills our students attain through bilingualism. The ability to read, write, and speak in multiple languages provides a marketable advantage with colleges, universities, and competitive job markets. Students who meet requirements for proficiency will be awarded the Seal of Biliteracy on their official student transcript.
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
The Talented and Gifted (TAG) Program develops and nurtures students with exceptional abilities and talents in academics, creative thinking, leadership, or visual and performing arts.

Arts

2D/3D Art
Drawing, painting, printmaking, and clay will allow students to explore both 2-D and 3- D art. Our curriculum may coordinate with themes used in math, science, language arts, and social studies to enable students to have a well-rounded art education experience.
Band
Our band programs blend rehearsal and performance to build real-world skills: musicianship, discipline, teamwork, and stage confidence. Depending on your school’s program, students can play woodwinds, brass, or percussion in concert band, jazz band, pep band, or percussion ensembles.
Choir
A choir is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which spans from the Medieval era to the present, or popular music repertoire.
Marching Band
Our marching band blends music and movement to build real-world skills: endurance, precision, leadership, and collaboration. Depending on your school’s program, students can perform as woodwinds, brass, battery percussion, front ensemble, or color guard in field shows, parades, and competitions.
Orchestra
A large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which mixes instruments from different families, including bowed string instruments such as violin, viola, cello, and double bass, as well as brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments, each grouped in sections.
Theatre
Our theatre programs blend performance and production to build real-world skills: public speaking, problem-solving, time management, and collaboration. Depending on your school's program, students can try acting, directing, stage management, set construction, costumes, and technical theatre.
Visual / Fine Arts
Our visual/fine arts courses blend studio practice and critique to build real-world skills: creativity, craftsmanship, problem-solving, and visual communication. Depending on your school’s program, students can explore drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, or digital media and develop a portfolio.

Athletics

Baseball
Basketball
Cheer
Cross Country
Field Hockey
Football
Golf
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swim & Dive
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball
Wrestling

Career & Technical Education

Career & Technical Education
Career & Technical Education provides students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners.
Career Academies
Career Academies are designed to prepare students for postsecondary education and careers. They are “schools within schools” that link students with peers, teachers, and community partners in a structured environment that fosters academic success.
College & Career Advising
College & Career Advising gives students the opportunity to explore and learn through practical application of academic and technical skills and knowledge preparing them to compete in a global economy.
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA)
Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) is program for high school students interested in business, marketing, management and entrepreneurship.
Rocky Mountain Robotics
After school program for middle and high school students, who have a passion for creation and development. Students will learn how to build and engineer robots.

Supports

Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS)
​Multi-Tiered System of Supports provides academic and social/emotional/behavior support for students based on their needs.
Sources of Strength
Sources of Strength is a youth program designed to harness the power of peer social networks to change unhealthy norms and culture, ultimately preventing suicide, bullying and substance abuse.
Special Education (SPED): Affective Needs Program (AN)
Affective Needs Program (AN) serves students with emotional disabilities in a highly structured classroom setting with an emphasis on developing self-monitoring and emotional regulation skills.
Special Education (SPED): Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN)
Significant Support Needs Programs (SSN) Programs serve students who have cognitive disabilities, and may have developmental, physical or orthopedic disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injury or multiple disabilities.