Tag: palmer high school
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Palmer’s first flag football season comes to an end after 12-8 loss to Dakota Ridge in first round of playoffs
There was no shortage of tears Wednesday night after No. 16 Palmer fell to No. 17 Dakota Ridge 12-8 in the first round of the Colorado High School Activities Association 4A state playoffs. Still, with a 7-7 record and playoff berth in their first year as a girls’ flag football team, the Terrors have much…
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‘We want you to listen’: Students in Colorado Springs, Widefield walk out after recent gun incidents in Colorado schools
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dozens of Palmer High School and Widefield D-3 students walked out of class Wednesday to protest gun violence in schools, calling for district officials to implement more safety measures such as providing mental health screenings…
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City Council candidate could serve in city government, school board at same time
Parth Melpakam was elected to a second term on the board for Colorado Springs School District 11 in 2023. In two months, the school board president may simultaneously be serving on the Colorado Springs City Council. Melpakam is one of three candidates running for the District 6 council seat. The seat is currently held by…
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Retired Colorado Springs police officer’s new book details history of department
Dwight Haverkorn’s new book detailing the history of the Colorado Springs Police Department started with bloody murder. It was 1998 and the now retired Colorado Springs police investigator was having breakfast with friends. One of them told Haverkorn a story about a downtown house her mother once owned before being converted into apartments. After stopping…
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Designs for potential Palmer High School renovations presented at town hall
Students, alumni and various community members were presented a series of conceptual designs Monday evening in the Palmer High School auditorium during an update on the planning for the school’s renovations. The drafts are the first to be presented to the public and reflect the feedback that designers had gathered to date since work began…
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Colorado Springs high school temporarily on lockdown following ‘man carrying AK-47’ false alarm
Palmer High School was temporarily locked down Thursday morning after police received two reports of a man carrying an AK-47 assault rifle near the school’s campus. The first report, which came just before 10 a.m., said the man was at East Boulder Street and North Wahsatch Avenue and patrol officers immediately began responding. The second…
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D-11 to begin plans for $130 million in district upgrades
District 11 has resumed discussions on how it will spend $130 million in upgrades throughout the district. Wednesday night during a work session, the Board of Education gave the go-ahead to determine how exactly it will allocate the funds through a certificate of participation (COP) approved back in November. Rather than a bond or a…
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A last ride for Colorado Springs WWII Buffalo Soldier John Nichols
Buffalo soldier John Nichols has taken his last ride. The 96-year-old Colorado Springs native was remembered during a celebration of life ceremony Sunday at the rebuilt 1830s fur trading post Fort Lupton, northeast of Denver. With Nichols’ passing, only two Buffalo Soldiers from World War II remain alive, according to Nina Amos, vice president of…
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PHOTOS: End of a school year without kids
When Palmer teacher Courtney Bzymek said goodbye to her students for an extended springs break March 13, 2020, because of the COVID-19 virus she thought they would be back in the classroom in a couple weeks, three or four weeks at the most. Wednesday she packed up her classroom and joined her colleagues in a…
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