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Located at 6,800 feet nestled in a canyon along Rampart Range, Stone Canyon Outdoor EdVentures served as the perfect environment for both Buffalo Ridge Elementary (BRE) and Timber Trail Elementary (TTE) fifth grade students’ outdoor learning experience. Stone Canyon OutdoorEd is a rite of passage for fifth grade students, and the highlight of the school…
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CORE Electric Cooperative held a poster contest in May for “National Electrical Safety Month.” The contest was open to elementary school students, grades first through fifth, in the Douglas County School District. Two cash prizes were given for each grade winner. The students each received a check for $100 and then chose a teacher at…
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The Timber Trail Elementary librarian offered students a 40-book reading challenge during this past school year. The goal was to read 40 books from various genres ranging from fiction and fantasy to history. Books had to meet the genre requirements but could be read in any order and accomplished via listening to audio books or…
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The circus came to town and stopped to visit DCS Montessori (DCSM) friends and families. Circus Olympus, a play written by Lindsay Price, tells Greek stories and myths through different circus-theme characters. Seventh and eighth grade students enjoyed dressing and playing circus roles as a part of their dinner theater presentation. The show was complete…
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American Academy (AA) performing arts students recently took a trip to the Big Apple to participate in a workshop presented by Hugh Jackman’s understudy. After practicing The Music Man’s “Seventy-Six Trombones” on the stages of Radio City Music Hall, the AA actors and stage crew came home well prepared for their own live performance of…
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Jerome Price has a passion for working with special needs students and athletes. “It’s very rewarding. They show you love. They’re always happy to see you,” said Price. His passion started at a young age while growing up in San Diego, California. Price remembers people making fun of his cousin, who had Prader-Willi syndrome. As…
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CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL Estrella Borroel Hernandez Kate Cejudo Valdez Diana Chavez Castro Alyssa Claypool Arianna DiMartino Cooper Dyer Keyvan Gholipoursani Cameron Gladstone McKenna Gonzalez Jacob Guillory Phoenix Hamster Emma Harris Dylan Hettinger Chance Huddleston Antoneo Ibarra Dianna Lucy Nicholson Abigael Marquez Nomar Moreno Ethan Nicholas Corah O’Laughlin Michael Perry Elizabeth Riedel David Rivera Grimaldo…
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Mike Sullivan has been a high school counselor with the Douglas County School District (DCSD) for nearly two decades. This year, he was recognized with the District’s top honor at the Apple Awards: Secondary Educator of the Year. The Apple Awards “honor exceptional DCSD educators and staff who are inspiring a love of learning in…
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The Douglas County School District (DCSD) is seeking volunteers to fill six empty seats on the District’s Mill Bond Oversight Ad Hoc Committee (MBOC). The MBOC is currently accepting applications for: One (1) Safety and Security Representative One (1) Licensed Educator-Secondary Representative Two (2) Parent/Community Members Region: Highlands Ranch One (1) Licensed Educator-Elementary Representative One…
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Rocky Heights Middle school (RHMS) drama students didn’t hold back in their recent spring musical performances of Frozen Jr. The performers followed Elsa’s advice for their acting inhibitions and “let it go.” Their hard work, practice and stage presence paid off. Drama staff at RHMS is actively working to build the department and interest in…
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