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WALDO CANYON FIRE: Kids, families reunite at school gathering
Community is reason enough to celebrate, especially after the Waldo Canyon fire burned into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Chipeta Elementary School in Colorado Springs School District 11 hosted a gathering Wednesday evening to give parents, students and others in the community a chance to spend time together and trade stories. “It’s a wonderful idea to…
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St. Mary’s students argue their way to 5th place at nationals
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two St. Mary’s High School debate team members finished fifth at the Forensic League National Speech and Debate Tournament in Indianapolis. Alexa Jakusovszky and Jake Keuhlen won as partners in the Public Forum Debate category,…
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St. Mary’s students argue their way to 5th place at nationals
Two St. Mary’s High School debate team members finished fifth at the Forensic League National Speech and Debate Tournament in Indianapolis. Alexa Jakusovszky and Jake Keuhlen won as partners in the Public Forum Debate category, winning $1,500 scholarships. It’s no easy feat, considering more than 130,000 high school students in the U.S. competed in speech…
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Gift of modular buildings helps Pikes Peak Prep grow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Pikes Peak Prep students will return to a much larger school when classes start Aug. 13. The first of eight modular buildings were delivered Monday to the charter school at 525 E. Costilla St. The…
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Gift of modular buildings helps Pikes Peak Prep grow
Pikes Peak Prep students will return to a much larger school when classes start Aug. 13. The first of eight modular buildings were delivered Monday to the charter school at 525 E. Costilla St. The buildings are from The Classical Academy charter school in Academy School District 20. “You can’t turn down such a generous…
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D-49 teachers go back to school for Macs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Falcon School District 49 teachers went back to school early this week to pick up new computers and get training before classes begin next month. “I’m very excited,” said Michelle Weaver, a fifth grade teacher…
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D-49 teachers go back to school for Macs
Falcon School District 49 teachers went back to school early this week to pick up new computers and get training before classes begin next month. “I’m very excited,” said Michelle Weaver, a fifth grade teacher at Evans International Elementary School, as she picked up her MacBook on Friday. Teachers started trading in their old laptops…
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Sammie, the Bemis greeter dog, recovering from surgery
When she arrived for surgery, Sammie, like any celebrity, wore her best faux pearls — the ones with the angel locket attached. But alas, the Labrador retriever had to take it off during the hour-long repair of her anterior cruciate ligament. Instead, she received a trendy lime green leg wrapping to hold a catheter in…
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Sammie, the Bemis greeter dog, recovering from surgery
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When she arrived for surgery, Sammie, like any celebrity, wore her best faux pearls — the ones with the angel locket attached. But alas, the Labrador retriever had to take it off during the hour-long…
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D-49 delays some innovation plans; new staff welcomed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Money questions and wording have stalled work on several innovation plans in Falcon School District 49. The school board voted Thursday night to temporarily withdraw plans for changes at three schools to give staff time…