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Before the winter break, DCS Montessori (DCSM) lower elementary students learned about international holiday traditions. Some of the parents helped in the fun by adding their experiences from their home countries, respectively: South Korea, Brazil, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Italy and Ukraine. The students embraced the Swedish culture, celebrating St. Lucia on December 13. The festival…
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Buffalo Ridge Elementary School (BRE) fourth grade students recently took their first field trip to the History Colorado Center in Denver. Fourth-grade curriculum includes a unit on Colorado history and the students also did in-school research projects for the school’s Colorado Day. For the past few years and because these students were kindergarteners when the…
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Rocky Heights Middle School (RHMS) Principal Chris Cooke was super excited to share the news that the school has 22 students (the highest of all DCSD schools) who qualified for All State Choir. “Mr. [Zachariah] Smith, the choir teacher, is incredible and the impact he continues to have on our choir program and the kids…
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Third-grade students at Timber Trail Elementary (TTE) made the holidays very special for three adopted families at the Crisis Center in Castle Rock. The economics and civics project “Lean on Me” was a project-based learning experience that asked students the driving question: how they could help those in the community in need. Through TTE family…
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School Resource Officer (SRO) Deputy Eric Rhymer has some new wheels to help him reach the students on the campus of American Academy (AA). The new ride will surely catch the eye; it is atypical of what one might find a sheriff’s deputy in. This SRO can be found checking on the school kids…
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The “Pumpkin Shine” event was a fun, at-home project put on by the Timber Trial Elementary Parent Teacher Organization. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade, along with their families, decorated a craft pumpkin to resemble their favorite character in a book they had read or listened to. Characters ranged from classic children’s books to popular…
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DCS Montessori (DCSM) middle school students sponsored a food drive to raise essential items for Bin Blessed, a nonprofit organization providing support to There With Care, an organization which provides meaningful services to families and children during the critical phase of a medical crisis. The one-week drive was a project for the students’ service…
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The American Academy (AA) community welcomed 50 veterans to honor them for their service and duty during the annual Veterans Day Breakfast on November 11. The celebration kicked off with an assembly introducing all six branches of the military, then a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the national anthem performed by…
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Rock Canyon High School (RCHS) senior Charlie Tucker took home a double win from the 5A Boys Golf State Championship in Fort Collins in October. The RCHS boys varsity golf team won the state championship and Tucker won the individual title. The 18-year-old has been serious about golf since he was 10, when he got…
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Rocky Heights Middle School (RHMS) produces two plays a year; the fall performance this year was the comedy Help Desk by Don Zolidis. When choosing a play, the performing arts department has a general rubric they use: shows with as large a cast as possible so more students can participate; running time of around…
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