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Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School
Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School in the Buena Vista School District Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School in the Buena Vista School District
Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School in the Buena Vista School District
Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School in the Buena Vista School District
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    Buena Vista High School is a Chaffee County School in the Buena Vista School District

    Buena Vista School District R-31
    113 N. Court St. (POB 2027), Buena Vista, CO 81211
    www.buena-vista.k12.co.us

    The Buena Vista School District includes northern Chaffee County. The District is served by Buena Vista High School, McGinnis Middle School and Avery-Parsons Elementary School, with a total enrollment of approximately 960 students and 75 certified staff.

    The Administration Office is open year round (closed Fridays from June through August). It is located on E. Main St., directly behind Buena Vista Heritage Museum. If you have any questions concerning school business, please call and we'll do our best to find the answer.

    Superintendent ,Tina Goare ­ (719) 395-7000
    Secretary, Shelley Mueller ­ (719) 395-7000
    395-7000
    Payroll Clerk, Connie Avery
    Curriculum/Assessments, Diane Lively ­ (719) 395-7005
    Fax: (719) 395-7007


    Buena Vista High School
    Railroad/Marquette St., Buena Vista, CO 81211
    www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/bvhs

    Principal, Michael Kruger ­ (719) 395-7100
    Secretary, Jennifer Gilden ­ (719) 395-7100
    Activities/Athletic Director, Bob Marken _ (719) 395-7102
    Secretary, Pam Rucker ­ (719) 395-7102
    Counselor, Jeanne Shane ­ (719) 395-7105
    395-7105
    Fax: (719) 395-7106

    The athletic office is open two weeks before school starts in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring. The other offices open one week before school starts in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring. If you need to get transcripts during the summer, call the administration office and the message will be relayed.


    McGinnis Middle School
    Railroad/Marquette St., Buena Vista, CO 81211
    www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/mms

    Principal, Scott Cope ­ (719) 395-7060
    395-7060
    Counselor, Amie Urbine ­ (719) 395-7064

    Middle school is grades 6 through 8. The office is open two weeks before school starts in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring.


    Avery-Parsons Elementary School
    516 E Main St, Buena Vista, CO 81211
    www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/apes

    Principal, Stefani Franklin ­ (719) 395-7020
    Secretary, Tammy Culp ­ (719) 395-7020
    395-7023

    Elementary is grades Pre-K-5. The office is open two weeks before school starts in the fall and one week after school is out in the spring.


    Darren Patterson Christian Academy
    518 S. San Juan (PO Box 1243), Buena Vista, CO 81211

    395-6046
    Secretary, Kathy Akers ­ (719) 395-6046

    Kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment is 108. The average class size is 10 to 12, and the average classroom size is 18.

    Darren Patterson Christian Academy equips preschool and K-12 students for excellence in Christian life and service by providing a nurturing, distinctly Christian school environment that emphasizes knowing Christ, imitating His character, integrating the Bible in all of life and learning, mastering academic knowledge and skills and affirming the uniqueness of each child.


    Special Programs

    Head Start Preschool
    Head Start is a federal program for preschool children from low-income families. Children who attend Head Start participate in a variety of educational activities. They also receive free medical and dental care, have healthy meals and snacks and enjoy playing indoors and outdoors in a safe setting.

    Head Start helps children succeed. Services are offered to meet the special needs of children with disabilities. Most children in Head Start are between the ages of three and four. Cut off for ages is September 1. Applications with proof of child's age and family income must be received and verified no later than mid-August. For more information, call Arlene Fisher at (719) 395-7029.


    Avery-Parsons Preschool
    516 E. Main St., Buena Vista, CO 81211

    Director, Lindsay Pulsipher or Arlene Fisher ­ (719) 395-7029

    Classes Monday through Thursday mornings and afternoons for children 2 1/2 to 5 years of age. This is a preschool, not a daycare facility. Tuition is based on income.


    Busy Bees Pre-School (operated by Darren Patterson Christian Academy)
    605 S. San Juan (PO Box 831), Buena Vista, CO 81211

    Supervisor, Joyce Markham
    (719) 395-2661


    Chaffee County High School
    613 E. Main St. (POB 2027), Buena Vista, CO 81211
    www.buena-vista.k12.co.us/cchs

    Principal, Laura Hefner ­ (719) 395-4064
    Secretary, Larkin Weigert ­ (719) 395-4064
    Fax: (719) 395-8267


    Special Education Programs
    Title 1 Program
    Gifted and Talented Program
    Advanced Placement
    School to Career
    6th Grade Conservation Camp


    School-to-Work Alliance Program
    (719) 207-1063


    Statistics:
    Approximate enrollment for the 2002-03 school year:
    High School - 304
    Middle School - 257
    Elementary School -
    County High School - 30


    Colorado Mountain College
    Chaffee County Academic Center
    27900 CR 319 (POB 897), Buena Vista, CO 81211
    (719) 395-8419
    Web site: coloradomtn.edu

    Begin your four-year degree with a two-year degree from CMC. Colorado Mountain College offers two-year transfer and vocational degrees, as well as certificates of occupational proficiency in 20 different occupational specialties. Each year, CMC serves the training and educational needs of over 25,000 students throughout the Rocky Mountain region.


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