Submitted by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office With warmer temperatures just around the corner and the urge to stay out late during summer break, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office would…

Project Strong Boys takes root at Timber Trail Elementary with key tenets and core values.  Thirteen boys from first through fifth grade enjoyed the first Project Strong Boys session –…

Information and photo provided by Douglas County The second of Douglas County’s two slash/mulch sites will open May 2 at 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. That means it is…

For Timber Trail’s annual spirit week, students were invited to dress up according to different themes each day.  Fourth grader Keira Schnell, had a nerdy take on the theme of…

Frogs, and chicks and fishies, oh my!  Students at Sage Canyon Elementary are hatching chickens, and learning about the care and feeding of insects and amphibians through the school’s “Circle…

Students at the DCS Montessori school learned about product development and marketing by participating in a Junior Achievement challenge.  One team from DCSM has advanced to the final round and…

Math, chemistry and reading are all part of baking for students (left to right) Allie Oestman, Isabel Morgenthaler and Ben Pauka.  Below, twelve-year-old Aiden Ingenthron spent time as a “dough…

Patte Smith While working at an elementary school book fair in one of the Douglas County schools last month, I stood there smiling at the kids as they shopped for…

BRE fifth graders rock out in “American Pop Forever.”  Singing songs such as “Rock Around the Clock”, “I Feel the Earth Move”, “YMCA”, and “Hold My Hand”, the performers captured…