WE are that mountain school

You know about that school located in Colorado’s south front range just off 285? The one that sits between Barkley Road and Grey Moose Trail? The one with the baseball field and big uphill climb? You know about that painted rock at the bottom of the driveway to show spirit? That’s what Conifer is.

How about the 8 parking lots to contain 73 staff members and 824 students, not to mention the countless visitors? We can’t forget the public library that supplies students with hundreds of thousands of books and resources. That’s what Conifer is.

The line of traffic that goes down the entire driveway to the traffic light and beyond? The buses that cross the double yellow to load and unload hundreds of students? Students running around Conifer to grab five dollar sushi, promise to “get you something from In-N-Out downtown,” and speeding up the hill over 20 mph just to make it to class in time even if it’s worth the ticket? That’s what Conifer is.

Can’t forget about the Conifer Crazies cheering with their orange traffic cones; our boys soccer with the best turn-around season in recent history, and softball who always crushed the opposition (looking at you, Evergreen). Some athletes have to hike 460 steps passing bear proof trash cans, just to practice for tomorrow’s Mountain Bowl game. It doesn’t faze us, that’s what Conifer is.

We aren’t just another run-of-the-mill school, we flourish in the mountain views and expansive curriculum, including twenty-six Advanced Placement courses. Some of the best test scores in the county come from this campus, and the teachers spend time with every student to ensure they understand the meaning of an imaginary number, or maybe that their essay was the best they’ve read all year. Science projects that imitate a crime scene, Physics classes exploring how to build a model rocket, and World History that just makes sense. That’s what Conifer is.

We are Conifer, and we make ourselves what we are. Interim principals and canceled buses won’t stop us from being loud and proud. “We are Conifer,” is the chant heard around the school during our pep rallies, and it couldn’t be more true.

So yes,