Author: Eric Young
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Colorado Youth Outdoors announces plans for new Colorado Springs campus
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak region families will soon have more bonding opportunities through the great outdoors. Colorado Youth Outdoors (CYO) announced it will establish full-time operations in Colorado Springs starting this month with plans to open a regional campus based in the area that will offer…
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‘The biggest relief:’ Fountain-Fort Carson senior among Pikes Peak region students awarded prestigious scholarship
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A group of Pikes Peak region students were among those recently announced as recipients of a full-ride scholarship to a college of their choosing, provided by the Daniels Fund charity. The yearly scholarship, started in 1997 through the creation of Daniels Fund in 1997, awards…
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Colorado Springs receives state grants to bolster local businesses
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A newly announced grant will bolster a cohort of local businesses in downtown and southeast Colorado Springs both looking to expand and rebuild. Mayor Yemi Mobolade announced Monday afternoon that 12 local businesses and their nonprofit fiscal sponsors will receive a total of $372,000 to…
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Lewis-Palmer school board discusses increasing staff pay
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During Dr. K.C. Somers’ final board of education meeting as Lewis-Palmer School District 38’s superintendent, staff morale, culture and a successful strategic plan were touted as some of the district’s accomplishments under his leadership. Going forward, though, better wages throughout the district remains a goal.…
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‘It’s definitely painful’: One of Colorado’s oldest charter schools is closing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save GLOBE Charter School, one of Colorado’s oldest charter schools, will close its doors upon the conclusion of the 2023-24 schoolyear. The school’s board president Doug Hering sent out a letter to parents and guardians March 20 informing them that the board had voted to close…
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Widefield School District 3 selects next superintendent
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Widefield School District 3 has found its new superintendent. During its regular board meeting Thursday night, the District 3 board of education announced its selection of secondary student learning executive director Aaron Hoffman as the successor to current superintendent Kevin Duren. Hoffman will take over…
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Widefield District 3 high school students stage walkout, continue demands for board resignations
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Widefield School District 3 students are continuing to call for the removal of members on the district’s board of education. A group of Mesa Ridge High School students, parents and faculty members staged a protest outside the school Wednesday, calling for the resignation of District…
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Lewis-Palmer school board discusses increasing staff pay for next school year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During Dr. K.C. Somers’ final board of education meeting as Lewis Palmer School District 38’s superintendent, staff morale, culture and a successful strategic plan were touted as some of the district’s accomplishments under his leadership. Going forward, though, better wages throughout the district remains a…
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Lead removal in El Paso County schools largely unfinished as next phase begins
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County parents may not have as much to worry about their kids drinking water with lead at school these days, but the complete removal of lead in public schools remains ongoing nearly a year later after the process started. Under state law passed in 2022,…
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Palmer Ridge student dies in crash at ski resort
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A Palmer Ridge High School student died March 4 from injuries suffered while snowboarding at Keystone Resort. Levi Inama, 14, from Monument hit a tree near the beginner trail Two Sled on Dercum Mountain about…