We are proud to offer families this program for high achieving 8th graders from both within and outside our district. Early High School is a unique public, one-year, full-day program for eighth graders on the campus of Littleton High School.
The program is based on three fundamental premises:
The point is to start early, not to finish early.
We are not proponents of early graduation. Our program is not aimed at sending sixteen-year-olds to college. Rather, the program is designed to allow students to get a jump start on the rich programs that are available at the high school level.
Step 1
Our information sessions are designed for both 7th grade students and parents. You will hear all the details of our program from our administration and Early High School teachers. This is the first step in our application process.
Dates coming soon.
Step 2
Campus tours and shadow days. We strongly encourage you to attend one of the above informations sessions before coming on a tour. Campus tours/shadows are led by a former Early High School Student and are not meant to be an information session.
Tours begin promptly at 10:45am. We will have a brief welcome in our main lobby and then tour our building. Following the tour there is an optional student-only shadow and pizza lunch for interested 7th graders. This will provide students an opportunity to sit in on an Early High School class and have lunch with some of our current EHS cohort. Parents will then pick up their 7th graders at 1pm sharp. This shadow/lunch portion is optional and spaces are limited.
Dates coming soon.
How to apply
More informtion coming soon.
The application process has three parts.
Part 1 is the online form. It includes a parent statement of support that may be up to 500 words.
Part 2 is a packet that you will assemble, which includes your academic records (transcript, current grades, test scores, IEP/504 if applicable, behavioral record, and attendance records), and a hand-written student statement.
The student statement should include: 3 words to describe yourself, why you would like to come to Early High School, how you can contribute to our program, and any challenges you see participating in Early High School and MUST be handwritten by the student. Successful student statements are approximately 1 page in length.
Please also print out the 2024-25 Early High School - Signature Page.pdf and either insert in packet or sign, scan and email directly to tclapsaddle[at]lps.k12.co[dot]us.
You must mail or deliver your Part 2 paperwork to Littleton High School, attn. Early High School.
Part 3 consists of three core (math, science, language arts, social studies) teacher references: We strongly suggest that one of your references come from a math teacher. In the application form you provide us with 3 teacher names and email addresses. After we send them the link, those three educators will complete an online form and submit it directly to the Early High School Program. Those recommendations are confidential, and you will not see them. Please allow your references adequate time to complete their part of the process.
Your application will be complete when all three parts have been received at Littleton High School.