A huge grant is helping fund a STEM program for students at Widefield School District 3. There’s something called a ‘Department of Defense Education Activity’ Grant. K-12 students in Widefield are getting $2 million of it and it’s already making a difference. Just ask Mrs. Martinez’s 5th grade class at Venetucci Elementary. Students there now have access to STEM kits.
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Every kid sings. How many do it with hundreds of others with a philharmonic inside a concert hall? That was the reality for 250 Academy D-20 honor choir students recently, getting the chance to perform at this year’s Honor Choir Festival at Pikes Peak Center. District all-star singers, ranging from 4th to 12th grade, also
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Thousands of schools worldwide participate in the annual Take Me Outside Day. This month, Trailblazer Elementary School was among them for the second year in a row. The D-11 school spent nearly the entire day with students outside, reading stories, creating art, interacting with wildlife, and eating lunch together. It’s
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Students traded their desks for (farm to) tables this week in Manitou Springs. About 40 kindergartners and 4th-graders from Ute Pass Elementary joined the Manitou Springs mayor for lessons on hands-on farming at Flying Pig Farm. The kids planted garlic, harvested seeds, and learned about cooking with naturally grown fruits and vegetables. The experience was
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Hispanic Heritage Month may have just wrapped up but there’s a teacher at Woodland Park High School leaving students with a lesson on culture for years to come. Sue Sinclair wanted to create a memorable lesson for her special needs class this year surrounding Hispanic Heritage Month. And she did just that, completing a two
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We live in a time when it’s as important as ever to spot dis-information, especially on social media. A project to make students more aware of the issue, while also teaching journalism ethics, is starting yet another year at Chinook Trail Middle School. And KRDO13’s Josh Helmuth was a focal point in kicking off the
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An Academy D-20 principal is being called a hero after possibly saving a life while at school and he’s getting a superhero-like award for it. Stephen Scott is the principal at Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School. He recently intervened when a staff member showed some health problems. It was a heroic effort that led to
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The annual Creek Week Cleanup wrapped up recently and Manitou Springs students made a huge impact during the effort. 500 students rolled up their sleeves to make a real difference, including students from Manitou Springs Elementary School and Ute Pass Elementary School. They got their hands dirty, collecting a record-breaking amount of trash. Each school
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Rhett Armstrong is the varsity football kicker for Palmer Ridge High School whose name should be changed to Rhett “Legstrong” after his latest field goal. Rhett kicked one of the state’s longest field goals in history two weeks ago against Lewis Palmer, a 62-yard mammoth that will go in the record books likely for decades
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North Middle School celebrated 100 years Tuesday afternoon with a birthday party all alums could be proud of. The D-11 school sits on the corner of Yamp and El Paso. It opened on September 29, 1924. “North is an amazing school and I really hope it stays open,” said Ray Sevits, a coordinator at the school.
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You may have had a wax museum project as a young social studies student. But Challenger Middle School takes history education to the next level on Tuesday with its annual Colonial Recruitment Fair. The D-20 school has 8th graders take part in the fair each year to learn more about the original 13 colonies that
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Middle school students in Colorado Springs District 11 are getting a head start on their radio broadcasting skills thanks to a program with the Air Force Academy and KVOR, now in its 15th year. It’s called the Kid Caster Program. The way it works — a student is selected by their principal and is invited to co-host
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Christmas came early for a special education teacher in Widefield School District 3. Ryann Long Larkins is a teacher at Sunrise Elementary School. She had no idea she was nominated for a $1,000 grant. Needless to say, when she won, she was stunned. “I was a little timid when I first answered the phone but as
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If a picture is worth a thousand words, the portraits Pine Creek High School students recently sent to Malaysia were biblical. PCHS has a National Art Honor Society chapter. Their summer project included adopting orphan children from Malaysia, creating portraits for them, and having them delivered in a memorable way. Beforehand, kids were asked to
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – If you know much about unified sports, you know how special they can be. Lewis-Palmer High School has a Unified Soccer program that is quickly making lasting memories. The unified soccer team, known as the Rangers, includes special needs and differently-abled athletes, even those from the Special Olympics Monument Warriors.
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — For Tom Beauchamp, it started out as something to do between watching TV and taking naps. “I had two grandsons at Woodmen Hills Elementary School,” he said. “I thought I’d give crossing guard a try.” Five years later, he’s still on the job — twice a day, five days
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MONUMENT, Colo. (KRDO) – Parents in Monument sent their kids back to school Wednesday. And they may have noticed a big upgrade if their kids ride the bus. Lewis-Palmer D-38 became the first school district in southern Colorado, and among a very small handful of schools along the front range as a whole, to start
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — As students in Academy District 20 begin resuming classes Tuesday, they’ll notice a safety zone with flashing yellow caution lights for the first time at Pine Creek High School. Pine Creek is one of five high or middle schools receiving the flashers for the start of the fall semester; it’s
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — The March 2023 crosswalk death of a Doherty High School student after being struck by a car led city traffic engineers to start an effort to improve safety around school zones. As students resume classes this week for the fall semester, five schools will now have flashing yellow lights in
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EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – All Patriot Elementary School students returning to school this week are treated like an A-list celebrity. The school is rolling out the red carpet, avoiding those back-to-school blues, for roughly the tenth year this week. It’s a tradition that includes cheerleaders, active duty military, staff, and educators, and it
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