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

Other high schools

K-8

The following schools teach kindergarten through eighth grade:

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]

Middle schools

Zoned schools

Other middle schools

Elementary schools

Preschool sites

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

Affiliated charter schools

Former Schools

References

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

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