 A memorandum of understanding was signed on April 4, 1994 to establish the school as an extension of the Dennison program with Dr. Lloyd Carlton, principal of Dennison, as the principal overseeing both programs for the 1994–1995 school year.In August 1994, the school commenced classes in the building formerly occupied by Manning Junior High School at 3200 West 32nd Avenue in Golden, Colorado with its first class of ninth graders and the seventh and eighth grade classes transferred to the school from the Dennison program.Succeeding years saw the first class advance in grade until the school served a full 7–12 program in the 1997–1998 school year.