COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Some big changes are coming to Pikes Peak Community College this fall semester, beginning Monday, August 29. The school will now be going by the name Pikes Peak State College and have new programs. School officials say the name reflects the expansion into offering Bachelor’s Degrees and diverse programs that
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Summer doesn’t officially end for another month or so, but it’s technically over for school districts 11 and 20, the city’s largest. KRDO District 20 led the way by welcoming grades kindergarten through 6 and grade 9 Monday, with the remaining grades returning Tuesday; District 11 is on a similar
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Jenny Schumaker knew today would come. But she admits the journey hasn’t been easy. “The beginning is very hard. No one wants that diagnosis.” Her daughter, Bexley, was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. A lot was up in the air. “She’ll take her pills, she swallows them, and then
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CAŃON CITY, Colo.(KRDO) — The Cañon City Schools Fremont RE-1 Board of Education has decided to table proposed policies meant to create a safe environment for transgender students. This decision came after pushback from some parents. Tuesday, Superintendent Adam Hartmen told KRDO the proposed policy was created to make all students, regardless of gender identity,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo District 60 is continuing renovations and construction for several schools throughout the city. While the new buildings won’t be ready for students this year, construction is nearing its end. The upgrades and new buildings are thanks to a voter-approved $218 million bond. Those funds allowed new buildings for two high
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — According to a Deloitte Back school survey, parents should expect to spend around $661 per child on school supplies and clothes this year. For teachers, they should brace for a rise in classroom supply prices too. Tuesday, KRDO spoke with teachers who said it was common for educators to spend their
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PUEBLO, Colo.(KRDO)– According to the Colorado Divison of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM), Pueblo School District 70 and Widefield School District 3 received the school access for emergency response (SAFER) grant. According to the DHSEM, The SAFER grant, enacted by SB18-158, provides funding for interoperable communication hardware, software, and equipment maintenance. The grant also works to create
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Thanks to a proposed ballot initiative, Colorado teachers could receive a pay increase. Supporters say Initiative 63 would funnel more funding into education without raising taxes. According to the Great Schools Thriving Communities Collation (GSTSC), Initiative 63 would put almost $1 billion into Colorado’s K-12 schools. The GSTSC proposes the state
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The final School Buzz segment of the season highlights two remarkable graduates from two separate southern Colorado high schools. First up is Schon Moore, this year’s valedictorian at Rye High School. Schon is class VP, FFA VP and part of the National Honor Society. He is involved with the facilities maintenance rotation at Parkview Medical
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A D11 middle-schooler is being recognized for stepping up during an emergency. Ignatius Barajas, a 7th-grader at North Middle School is being called a hero. While in Ms. Bricker’s social studies class earlier this year, a fellow student started having a seizure. Ignatius didn’t get scared or freeze up. He jumped into help immediately, alerting
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Graduations for Pueblo D60 begin Thursday and last through Saturday. There is a smorgasbord of remarkable graduates worth highlighting. Aly Ross is a Centennial Bulldog and Hurliman Scholar who is graduating as a junior! She’s already holding down two jobs, one being a Certified Nursing Assistant. Aly plans to attend UC Denver majoring in Biochemistry.
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Lewis-Palmer D38 has three very impressive seniors who are graduating. Edwin Flores-Caballero is a Lewis-Palmer High School graduate who’s been a huge leader on the soccer team. Not only did he lead them to the state playoffs two years in a row as an All-State soccer player, this past year he mentored a new student
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Friday’s graduation is quickly approaching for seniors in Pueblo County D70. There are four, especially remarkable, graduates worth highlighting as part of KRDO’s School Buzz. Aiden Perez is a Pueblo West senior. He received the Army ROTC full-ride scholarship and Pratt Merit and Presidential Scholarships. He’s been a leader on the student council, National Honor
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Most of us are learning how to read at 7-years-old. At Merit Academy, students that age are writing their own published books. First and second-graders at the Woodland Park elementary school read their self-written excerpts last Thursday in front of staff and parents at a gala meant to celebrate “Animals Around The Globe” and “This
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Colorado requires fourth-grade students to learn economics. But the way one Stratton Elementary School teacher is leading her students is creating plenty of buzz. Some parents are calling it a “mini-society.” “The kids had to make a lot of economic decisions, figure out where their money was going. They created a flag,” said Lauri Griffin,
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Laydien Dominguez is diving into the record books at a clip not seen in decades. And he’s only a sophomore. Laydien set a Palmer Pool record earlier this season. But, the week before, while at the NoCo Last Chance Dive meet at Windsor High, he also broke the Widefield 11-dive team record (412.10), a record
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A D11 engineering teacher is being recognized for making a huge difference in the classroom and with his school’s robotics club. Bryce McLean is an engineering teacher at Coronado High School and a mentor for the school’s robotics team, “Cougars Gone Wired.” McLean was just given the honor as the Colorado State Air Force Association
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A student-run rocket team from the Vanguard School in Colorado Springs may be among the nation’s best. The team is competing for the American Rocketry Challenge national championship May 14 outside Washington D.C. The club has competed in the challenge every year since 2003 and it’s their 11th year in the finals. The team has
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First-graders at Gateway Elementary School are learning about history’s most famous people by becoming them. It’s a living wax museum, an annual project for the Woodland Park first-grade class led by Brandy Havens and Jessica Stickley. Students and their families picked famous people to learn about. The kids had to research the person, write about
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While some students are cramming for a test, others at Rampart High School are KRAMming for their student-run news broadcast, one of which is now the recipient of a national award. The D-20 high school has a lot to brag about regarding KRAM. The student-news outlet recently won first place in Best of Show for
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