Commitment best describes 2013 Walnut Hills’ Scholarship winners
Submitted by the Walnut Hills Scholarship Committee The 2013 Walnut Hills’ Scholarships winners are very active and dedicated group of students. They certainly speak well for the Walnut Hills’ community and those who live in it. Due to the continued support of the residents of Walnut Hills, the Walnut Hills Civic Association, the Walnut Hills [...]
Littleton High celebrates 108th Commencement
By Tom Barry On May 24, under the hot sun and a light breeze, Littleton High graduated 332 seniors. The stands were full of happy family members joined by friends and classmates of the seniors to celebrate their accomplishment. The students were dressed in purple gowns and matching mortarboards for the special spring ceremony. The [...]
Arapahoe High conducts 48th annual commencement exercise
By Tom Barry On an exceptionally beautiful spring morning, May 23, Arapahoe High School had its graduation ceremony at Littleton Public Schools Stadium. The old stadium was filled with families, friends and classmates to enjoy the memorable occasion. The 520 graduates were on the field sitting in precise lines and flanked by teachers and staff [...]
Cherry Creek High School class of 2013 graduates May 22
District’s 6 high schools earn more than $44M in scholarships Congratulations to the 3,788 students who graduated from the Cherry Creek School District’s six high schools; Cherokee Trail, Cherry Creek, Eaglecrest, Grandview, Overland and Smoky Hill. Cherry Creek High School had its commencement ceremony on May 22. Graduating students from the district earned in [...]
Regis University launches master teacher series
An initiative designed to serve teachers in Colorado and provide affordable professional growth opportunities begins this summer when Regis University’s School of Education and Counseling in the College for Professional Studies and the Regis College Master of Arts in Education launch the university’s first Master Teacher Series with two workshops featuring nationally-known speakers. The Master [...]
Englewood Schools goes digital
District distributes iPads, graduates its first ‘digital student’ By Peter Jones Englewood Schools has graduated into the 21st century. As Englewood readies for a state-of-the-art combined middle school/high school campus that is slated to open early next year, the once-beleaguered school district is making technological strides that few could have predicted. Beginning in the fall, [...]
LPS students participate in Math Olympiad
Submitted By Littleton Public Schools Fourth and fifth-grade teams from across LPS participated in the district’s Math Olympiad competition. The teams met weekly throughout the year to stimulate enthusiasm and love of math, introduce important math concepts, develop math flexibility in solving problems, strengthen math intuition and to provide for the satisfaction, joy and thrill [...]
LPS high schools nominated for 2013 Bobby G. Awards
Arapahoe, Heritage and Littleton high schools were all recognized in the Bobby G. Awards, which are sponsored by the Denver Center for Performing Arts and often called the “Tony Awards for High School Musicals.” The 2013 nominees for the Colorado regional awards program for the National School Musical Theater Awards were recently announced. LHS’s musical [...]
Is community service important for college applications?
Dear Estelle. Knowledgeable people tell me that community service is an important component of the college application so we are considering sending our daughter to Costa Rica this summer to “do”a two-week volunteer stint in a small village near San Juan. She’s very excited about this but also would like to participate in a summer [...]
Colorado Track & Field State Champs 2013
Creek, Arapahoe girls take top 2 spots in state meet By Tom Barry After a wild springtime of snow and cold weather canceling a number of regular season meets, the state track and field state championship was held last week at the Jefferson County Stadium, May 16 – 18. The girls and boys teams [...]
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