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Graduate Profile
The Garfield Re-2 community, including students, collaborated to create the graduate profile. This illustration displays the agreed-upon traits that we want our graduates to possess.
Perfil de egresado
La comunidad de Garfield Re-2, incluidos los estudiantes, colaboró para crear el perfil del graduado. Esta ilustración muestra los rasgos acordados que queremos que posean nuestros graduados.
student success
Student success means increaseing performance for all, increasing access to career and technical education opportunities, professional certifications, and concurrent enrollment courses, and establishing and strengthening systems to meet the mental, social, physical, and emotional needs of all students.
Staff success
Staff success means secureing and maintaining the resources necessary to attract, recruit & retain outstanding staff for our schools and maintaining high job satisfaction, a productive workplace, and a positive district climate and culture.
Family & Community Success
Garfield Re-2 will support family and community success by improving communications and collaboration with school & community stakeholders - with special emphasis on building authentic connections with our diverse communities.
News & Events
![Headshot of Chance Jenkins, Garfield Re-2 school board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709925517/garfieldre2net/xhwk6i1xmzber78pxhts/Chance.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709925517/garfieldre2net/xhwk6i1xmzber78pxhts/Chance.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709925517/garfieldre2net/xhwk6i1xmzber78pxhts/Chance.jpg","width":667}])
I hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Students have returned from Christmas break refreshed and ready to tackle the second half of the school year. Let’s make it a great one!
Winter sports are in full swing, and we’re excited for the basketball and wrestling seasons ahead. A huge congratulations to the Coal Ridge Cheerleaders for stepping up into a higher division in the state classification and still dominating their way to the state title. Way to make us proud!
![Garfield Re-2 begins move to ParentSquare for family communication]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1734987102/garfieldre2net/zwpwt8r38elqfbqcx8sw/parentsquare.png","width":256}])
The Garfield Re-2 School District is excited to announce that we have adopted a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare.This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with our teachers, coaches, and the District.
Beginning in January, several schools will pilot this platform before all schools make the transition for the 2025-26 school year. In addition, spring athletic coaches will be using ParentSquare as their communication platform with students and families. Other teachers can choose to begin using the platform if they wish.
![Child hanging a christmas ornament on a tree]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1732557893/garfieldre2net/tl1ujprk1qwet91ycieh/DSC09198.jpg","width":1612}])
Wamsley Elementary first graders brought a busload of holiday cheer to the Hotel Colorado when they visited just before Thanksgiving break. These tiny tree trimmers helped the Hotel Colorado staff fill the halls with Christmas spirit.
Armed with handmade ornaments resembling tiny, colorful ski hats, glittered pine cones, and clay-crafted snowflakes and candy canes, these holiday helpers transformed two of the hotel’s iconic Christmas trees into dazzling displays of warmth and community spirit. Their thoughtful contributions now sparkle among the more than 60 decorated trees and boughs of holly that fill the hotel, as they have for over 130 years.
![Headshot of Britton Fletchall , Garfield Re-2 school board member]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1709925503/garfieldre2net/gwtvebcgfigcv37e1vio/Britton.jpg","width":667}])
I would like to say, “thank you” to the Cactus Valley Elementary administration and staff for hosting our November 13 board meeting. It is always appreciated to be a part of Shine the Light, meeting everyone and sharing awesome food. When I first visited CVE three years ago we were preparing for a major renovation project to fix the floor slabs, and the school was beginning its Grow To Green campaign.
Over the last three years, $5.6 million in school improvements have been made, including a BEST grant, and CVE is now working on Blooming to Blue to reach the highest Colorado Accreditation benchmark.
![Rifle and Coal Ridge High Students Dive into Democracy as Student Election Judges]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731356849/garfieldre2net/dmg5jnuwqldsvsxusgfu/DSC08630.jpg","width":2048}])
In a powerful step toward civic engagement, this November, Rifle and Coal Ridge High School students swapped their schoolbooks for ballots, serving as election judges across Garfield County. These students, just shy of voting age, got a rare inside look at democracy in action on Tuesday, November 5—greeting voters and witnessing firsthand the importance of each vote. Their participation is part of a renewed effort by Garfield County’s new Clerk and Recorder, Jackie Harmon, who believes they are the future of our democracy.
Harmon spearheaded the effort to involve students this year.
“The opportunity for student judges has always been available, but as the new Clerk, I felt it was important to get the information out to the schools and students. They are the future of our democracy.”
Garfield Re-2 By The Numbers
Here are just a few of the numbers that make Garfield Re-2 GREAT!
Diverse Student Body
Garfield Re-2 is 54% Hispanic
College and Career Readiness
In 2022-23, Garfield Re-2 high school students took a total of 110 college courses at Colorado Mountain College for a total of 2166.5 college credits!
English Language Learners
Garfield Re-2 has nearly 25% of our students classified as English Language Learners
Budget
The Garfield Re-2 School District has a total budget of $65,014,001for 2023-24.