Tag: monument academy
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El Paso County rejects multi-family zoning request near Monument Academy
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners narrowly rejected a developer’s bid to convert land from low- to high-density residential zoning. The request, made by MA Infrastructure, LLC, would have allowed 12 units per acre on half of a 14-acre property and 30 units per acre on the other half. The land is at the…
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El Paso County rejects multi-family zoning request near Monument Academy
The El Paso County Board of Commissioners narrowly rejected a developer’s bid to convert land from low- to high-density residential zoning. The request, made by MA Infrastructure, LLC, would have allowed 12 units per acre on half of a 14-acre property and 30 units per acre on the other half. The land is at the…
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Physics takes center stage at boat float
There was a lot going on Saturday afternoon at the YMCA pool in Monument. There was physics. There was competition. There was even a battle between superheroes and supervillains. The first two were expected by Monument Academy physics teacher Esme Wilhelm, who organized the First Annual Monument Academy Boat Float. The third was unexpected, as…
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Beyond the Badge: Dakota Degenhart, School Resource Officer, Monument Academy
Before the first bell rings at Monument Academy, Dakota Degenhart is unlocking side doors and waving through the car line. A little later, he’s helping kindergartners with milk cartons, talking safety with fifth graders and high-fiving students in the hall. During a recent interview, that warmth was impossible to miss. Kids stopped to wave or…
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Former teacher arrested in connection with deadly Friday stabbing in Colorado Springs
A man suspected of stabbing three people — one of them fatally — in Colorado Springs on Friday had been a teacher at Monument Academy, according to a letter from school administration. Matthew Regnier, 33, is being held without bail at the El Paso County jail, court records show. Colorado Springs police arrested Regnier on…
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Monument Academy teacher arrested in connection to murder
Matthew Regnier, a secondary campus art teacher at Monument Academy, was arrested Saturday in connection to a fatal stabbing that took place just before midnight on Friday. Regnier faces several charges, including murder in the first degree. Monument Academy announced that Regnier has been terminated from his employment with the school. Police were dispatched to…