Fort Lupton Press

27J Schools — which serves Fort Lupton-area families along with Brighton, Commerce City and Thornton — approved new attendance boundaries this month that take effect in fall 2027.

Two new schools are driving the changes: Rocky Vista High School in Commerce City and Talon Ridge Middle School in Thornton. Prairie View High in Brighton will lose more than 600 students by 2030; Brighton High and Riverdale Ridge see smaller shifts.

Families won't be able to look up their address until the district updates its online boundary tool later this year, before open enrollment opens Dec. 1.

Reporting by Education Editor Suzie Glassman:

27J's new boundaries: relief for some schools, cuts for PV School boundaries in district 27J will shift by fall 2027, accommodating new schools and easing overcrowding, but also reducing Prairie View High’s enrollment significantly. Families await updated tools.

Colorado junior heads to Native American All-Star Showcase. Ryker Robinett of Kiowa High School will attend the fifth annual Native American All-Star Baseball Showcase on June 27-28. Athletes will take part in a pro‑style workout on Saturday, June 27, followed by a showcase game on Sunday, June 28.

Colorado player invited to Native American All-Star Showcase Every year for the past four years, 50 of the nation’s best Native American high school baseball players descend on Atlanta for a showcase at Truist Park, the home stadium of the Atlanta Braves. This year, one of them is from our Colorado backyard.

The Luck of the Broncos: Remembering ‘Rocky the Leprechaun’.
Perhaps the most famous of all Broncos super-fans was Rocky the Leprechaun — a small, orange and blue-donned man with a big personality who lit a fire in the Broncos’ crowd for decades. He crossed the other side of the rainbow on May 4 at age 75.

The Luck of the Broncos: Remembering ‘Rocky the Leprechaun’ Perhaps the most famous of all Broncos super-fans was Rocky the Leprechaun — a small, orange and blue-donned man with a big personality who lit a fire in the Broncos’ crowd for decades. He crossed the other side of the rainbow on May 4 at age 75.