Fowler School District R4J

School district in Colorado, United States

Fowler School District R4J
Address
600 West Eugene Avenue Fowler , Colorado, 81039 United States
Coordinates	38°07′41″N 104°01′46″W / 38.127980°N 104.029420°W / 38.127980; -104.029420
District information
Grades	PreK–12^[1]
Superintendent	Alfie Lotrich
NCES District ID	0804110^[1]
Students and staff
Students	368^[1]
Teachers	34.17^[1]
Staff	23.4^[1]
Student–teacher ratio	10.77^[1]
Other information
Website	www.fowler.k12.co.us

Fowler School District R4J is a school district headquartered in Fowler, Colorado. It operates two schools: Fowler Elementary School and Fowler Jr./Sr. High School.

It serves students in northwestern Otero County and a small section of Pueblo County.^[2]

History

Education in the Fowler area dates back to 1887, when the first documented school met about a mile southeast of the center of town with Miss Grace Fenlason as teacher. A school board was established around 1889. Fowler voters approved a bond to build a permanent schoolhouse in 1901.^[3] Fowler School District 26 was organized in 1903, the same year that the high school saw its first graduate.^[4] By 1906, students were being educated at the school in Fowler and a schoolhouse in Omer.^[5]

A reorganization in 1961 created Fowler School District R4j and brought in superintendent Larry Vibber, who had been the superintendent in nearby Sugar City prior to Crowley County school districts being reorganized and consolidated. A new high school was constructed in 1964.

Superintendents

Jearl Nunnelee
Larry Vibber (1962 - 2009)^[6]
Steve Grasmick
Alfie Lotrich (2017-)^[7]

Extracurricular activities

The Fowler Grizzlies compete in Colorado High School Activities Association sports in the 2A classification and 8-man football. Brent Van Hee is among the 29 four-time state wrestling champions in Colorado with titles won from 1983 to 1986.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Fowler School District No. R4J". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pueblo County, CO." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 2, 2017.
^ "Fowler Votes School Bonds". La Junta Tribune. June 22, 1901. p. 3.
^ "News of Fowler". La Junta Tribune. April 18, 1903. p. 3.
^ "Fowler's School System". Fowler Tribune. January 26, 1906. p. 6.
^ Culver, Virginia (August 4, 2009). "Fowler school chief served 47 years". Denver Post.
^ "Board chooses superintendent". Fowler Tribune. February 17, 2017.
^ "Four-time state wrestling champions in Colorado". Colorado High School Activities Association. July 23, 2021.