Horizon Middle School students are being praised for their “brilliant thinking” while building projects for their STEM class. The STEM program at the D-49 school has a project called the “Physical Computing Interaction” project. It’s taught by Ms. Schmidt, who says her students continue to impress her. Ben and Mason are two of those students.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) confirms they are working a school bus crash at Galley Road and Wooten Road. According to District 11, there were no students aboard. The driver was transported with minor injuries. CSPD has officers en route who will be able to provide more details. A
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – The Lewis-Palmer School District said they’ve had to cancel school on Tuesday, but the issue lies with some of their buses. With freezing temperatures slamming Southern Colorado, the school district says multiple buses can’t hit the roads. “Our transportation team showed up early this morning to prepare our buses for their
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Discovery High School (Widfield D-3) students are already proving they have what it takes to run a small business. It’s called Phoenix Creations. It’s an engraving business that students from Ms. Hagmaier’s class have been working on for over a year now. It just launched in November and they’re taking
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – Students at Fountain-Fort Carson High School are teaming up with the city of Fountain to refurbish a historic tuberculosis hut. The hut is located across from Aragon Elementary school and next to the library. Such huts were used during the turn of the century to treat those seeking better health. The one in Fountain
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Discovery Center Museum at the Space Foundation in Colorado Springs is starting a new annual competition for 7th and 8th graders to encourage more students into STEM. This year’s prompt is coming up with a design to remove space waste orbiting Earth. “I just want to see kids involved
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Jenkins Middle School will close after school on Friday, according to school officials. In recent weeks, fire safety officials took to the school and their presence was noted by parents and staff. According to Superintendent Michael Gaal, in December “the Fire Department observed changes in the building’s condition that warranted
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Attorney General’s Office released the latest numbers from the state’s Safe2Tell program. Safe2Tell allows students, parents, and community members to anonymously report safety concerns at any time or day of the year. While some data from 2024 was in line with data from 2023, reports in September– just after
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MANITOU SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Manitou Springs School District says some students experienced coughing and burning eyes during a situation involving an “unknown substance” on Tuesday at Manitou Springs Elementary School. The situation was enough to evacuate students from the school. The Manitou Springs Fire Department was called to the school at 9:23 a.m.
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Young AmeriTowne has spent the last week at the Citadel Mall helping students in Colorado Springs understand civics in a way that’s fun, interactive and memorable. 6th-graders from Vanguard are just a small handful of students who visited Young AmeriTowne at the mall this month. It’s a travel version of the program that’s been around
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A Colorado Springs teacher is making a difference through, not only her job, but as Ms. Black Colorado. Ms. Stansell won her crown earlier this year. Her mission, alongside her work, is to bridge the literacy gap. Her colleagues call her a “ray of sunshine.” Stansell is a first-year Kindergarten teacher at Adams Elementary School.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A 50-year-long contract between Colorado Springs District 11 and the Colorado Springs Education Association (CSEA) will expire on June 30, 2025. The Colorado Springs District 11 Board of Education voted to end the agreement on Dec 11, 2024. The district says teacher’s pay won’t change, their benefits aren’t changing, nor
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A restoration project is now complete at Woodland Park High School thanks to a small group of students who put their education to work. The facility director reached out to the school’s welding shop personally to see if there would be interest in restoring an old trailer that was falling apart. Matt Widtfeldt, the teacher
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The divisiveness among union members and opponents could not have been more obvious at the Colorado Springs District 11 school board meeting Wednesday night. Half the seats were filled with red shirts, worn by members and supporters of the Colorado Springs Education Association, which represents more than 2,000 public employees in D11. The other half
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FOWLER, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials with Black Hills Energy say Fowler School District R4J recently received a $71,037 rebate as a part of an energy efficiency program. According to Black Hills Energy, the district received the rebate for energy efficiency upgrades for its addition to Fowler Jr. and Sr. High School. The district says they
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Imagine your 6th-grade biology class, possibly a health class. It’s incredibly doubtful it was as hands-on as the TIPS class for Ray E. Kilmer’s 6th-graders this year. The elementary school welcomed UCHealth professionals recently for a day immersed in teaching emergency response and trauma. It included surgical simulation, CPR training, and education about making healthy,
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Students in Cascade are getting into the Thanksgiving spirit in a really special way, cooking up a storm as part of their annual Literacy Luncheon. The way it works? Each classroom chooses a book, and then the students create a recipe inspired by that story. They use their math and reading skills in the process and end
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ALAMOSA, Colo. (KRDO) – The Alamosa Police Department responded to an accident this morning involving a local school bus. According to officials with the City of Alamosa, the accident happened at the intersection of West Avenue and 8th Street early Thursday morning. Officials say 14 students were on board, and it’s believed the bus driver
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28 teams went head to head at Janitell Junior High School recently for the first Lego League El Paso Qualifier. 12 of those teams were from Widefield D-3, and three qualified for the station championships in Denver next month. The competition is extensive. It requires students to design a robot, program it and then complete
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Students at Fountain Valley School have been getting hands-on in the kitchen as they cook up jams and salsas, but the project ties into larger initiatives. According to Fountain Valley School officials, students have turned local produce into tasty treats. Along the way, students learn valuable lessons on sustainability, food
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