Where the Great Plains Meet the Rockies, Schools Are the Centers of Community

By Mark Walsh

Columbine High School is in an unincorporated but rapidly growing section of Jefferson County, Colo., the state's largest county and home to its largest school district.

"It's where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains," said Ann Grider, a spokeswoman for the Jefferson County government. "It's a real booming area. It used to be grasslands, and now there are lots of new houses and shopping centers."

Jefferson County, due west of Denver, is a long, 780-square-mile...

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