You probably never had a field trip like 5th graders at Springs Ranch Elementary just received in their own classroom. For the second time in as many weeks, surgeons from UCHealth came to D49 to show 5th-grade students at Springs Ranch what it’s like, firsthand, to be a doctor, more specifically a trauma surgeon. Doctors
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PUEBLO, COLORADO (KRDO) — Pueblo County High School (PCHS) students have partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation to host a ‘Wish Week’ from March 8 through March 15 to raise money for Make-A-Wish Colorado. The school and community members are working together to help six-year-old Cash have a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse built in his backyard. This is
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Fountain Middle School has something called “Kindness Week.” And spread kindness they did! The Fountain Middle School’s student council recently went to the Fountain Valley Senior Center to hang out with local seniors. And it looks like everyone had a blast. They did crafts. They played games. They sang songs. They even did aerobic dancing!
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It’s a simple gesture that’s really music to everyone’s ears at Timberview Middle School. Isaac Ortiz is an 8th grader at Timberview Middle School. He plays the piano, nearly every day, at lunch. And he’s incredible. The most amazing thing about Isaac, and his talent, is that he taught himself how to play piano. He watches
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Starting now, multiple Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) high schools will provide students with free access to courses from top-named universities. Students who complete these courses will receive high school and college credit. In a partnership between D11 and the National Educational Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab), a non-profit
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A sixth grader from Colorado Springs is already a published author. Makenna Trahan is a sixth grader at Jenkins Middle School. And she’s already a published poet! Below is her poem, which was posted on TeenInk.com recently. It’s titled My Butterflies. Fluttering all around My stress flies away with my butterfly It reminds me to continue to
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It’s called a financial literacy partnership. And young students in Pubelo got immersed in it this past week. Young AmeriTowne is a Denver-based, town simulation that’s used as an educational tool for elementary school students. It’s used to teach students what it’s like to work, contribute and socialize in a town as an adult. The
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A D-20 middle school is really taking advantage of a special day to help students remember what it’s like to have fun at school. Day Of Play is celebrated in 75 countries. Chinook Trail Middle School participates every year; this past Wednesday was no exception. With the help of volunteers, CTMS spent the entire afternoon
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Two students are stepping up at Canon City High School to help those with disabilities. Atalia Fisher and Chloe Martin are both students with disabilities. They’re involved with Thespian Troupe, band, and show choir. And as part of what’s called a “capstone project,” they both recently took it upon themselves to put together a presentation,
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The Manitou Springs School District is doing what it can to empower its female students when it comes to STEM fields. Nine girls from Manitou High School recently attended the SheTech Explorer Colorado Day in Denver. The goal? Encourage and inspire young women to consider pursuing a STEM (science, tech, engineering, math) career, as much
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Students at Pueblo West are truly making a difference. As part of their DECA “community giving project,” Lainey Parsons, Aaron Amella and Carol MacNeill recently held a donation drive to help the homeless. It’s the second year in a row the three have held such a drive. The Pueblo West High Schoolers reached out to
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Students from Manitou Springs High School are returning from a trip to Mars … through a simulation, of course. Science students from Manitou Springs High recently visited the Challenger Learning Center in Colorado Springs. They used real critical thinking, solving codes, while working in “mission control,” learning to prioritize safety while finding water with a
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–Tuesday, District 70’s school board announced Ronda Rein as the new incoming superintendent. She will be the first female superintendent in District 70. Rein will succeed Ed Smith, who is retiring at the end of the school year and who has led the district for nearly 13 years. Rein grew up in Colorado
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A D-8 teacher isn’t just climbing the education ladder. He’s in the record books now for his climbs on the famous Manitou Incline. Jacob Godino, who teaches 4th grade at Patriot Elementary in Fountain-Fort Carson D-8, just became the 26th person to enter the 500 Club — someone who accomplishes the incredible feat of ascending
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We’re just ten days away from Christmas and the spirit of giving is alive and well in Pueblo’s D60. Park View Elementary School recently continued a neat tradition they’ve been doing since the 90s, that helps many of their students around the holidays. It’s called Santa’s Segunda. The school takes in like-new or slightly used
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A first-of-its-kind collaborative in Colorado is helping several students get a head start to their possible careers. It’s called the Fremont Multidistrict Initiative (FMI). Canon City Schools, Fremont Schools, and Cotopaxi Schools have teamed up resources with each other and with Pueblo Community College’s Fremont Campus over the last couple of school years. And it’s
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Doherty High School unveiled its new Hall of Honor last week on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day. It’s $14,000 donor-funded mural project that honors Petty Officer Daniel T. Griffin, a 1928 Colorado Springs High School graduate, who is widely considered the first casualty of the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. It
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Mesa Ridge High School has a lot of school buzz to brag about. Well, more so, music to your ears. Five Mesa Ridge High School musicians have been selected to play in the Pikes Peak Honors Orchestra Festival on January 20: Mari Marsh (violin), Aaron Welch (viola), Hayleigh Duez (cello), Gabe Browlowe and John Pope
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New Summit Charter Academy had a lot to smile about last Thursday. Along with a 1972 Corvette Stingray, a $5,000 check also accompanied the delivery for the school. Meineke made the donation for the school after delivering the classic car on campus to the school’s dean and security director, John Coppin. Coppin entered the company’s
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Haaff Elementary School has a crossing guard going well beyond her job description. Christine Magan hand-knit and gifted 40 beanies to students at the Pueblo school recently. And the students really loved the hats, many of them wearing them daily to class. Do you know a remarkable student or project at your school? Email us!
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