Author: Sue Mcmillin
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Air Academy senior named Presidential Scholar
High school senior Preston So can add one more thing to his long list of accomplishments: Presidential Scholar. Put that one at the top of the list. The U.S. Department of Education on Monday announced the 141 winners of the prestigious annual award to seniors who have excelled in academics, the arts, leadership and service.…
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MacLaren School’s classical lessons include Latin, orchestra for all
The eighth-graders stood ramrod straight, violas and violins perched on shoulders or cellos and basses in front of them as they worked through a piece of music. “Again,” said Cathy Hanson as the group ran through a half-dozen measures. “Better. Let’s do it again.” Once proper orchestral posture is assured, perhaps they’ll sit. Down the…
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Mitchell students to showcase year’s efforts
Student projects in the making since September will be scrutinized Thursday (April 29) by other students and community members. The 54 students in an honors-type class divided into 14 groups to tackle social action projects such as dating violence, child soldiers in Uganda, the effect of drug cartels in the United States and post traumatic…
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D-11 board approves changes at Wasson, Trailblazer
A plan to break some of the rules governing regular public schools and apply to the state to transform Wasson High School into a School of Innovation was unanimously approved Wednesday by the Colorado Springs School District 11 board. The board also unanimously approved a plan to add sixth grade at Trailblazer Elementary School, a…
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Plow drivers battle winds in northern El Paso County
Driving remains treacherous in some part of northern El Paso County this morning as snowplow crews battle high winds in attempts to clear roads. According to an El Paso County news release, all roads now have at least one lane open. The area was hit Friday with spring storm that dropped 10 inches or more…
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State cuts mean fewer teachers, textbooks in area schools
The initial toll of state cuts to public schools in the Pikes Peak region includes cutting 250 jobs, closing two schools, eliminating some summer school programs, reducing money for books and classroom supplies, increasing student fees, and implementing pay freezes. The full impact won’t be known until all the state numbers and funding formulas are…
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Wasson to get new principal in midst of change
Sean Dorsey, the principal who spent more than a year developing a plan to break some rules and remake Wasson High School into a School of Innovation, has accepted a job in Falcon School District 49, Colorado Springs School District 11 officials confirmed Friday afternoon. “The Wasson plan is going forward,” said D-11 spokeswoman Elaine…
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Cheyenne Mountain educator named principal of year
The principal at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School has been named the Colorado Middle Level Principal of the Year. Lori Smith was selected for the honor by her peers in the Colorado Association of Secondary School Principals, a division of the Colorado Association of School Executives, according to a news release from Cheyenne Mountain School…
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Mac & cheese from scratch hits D-11 lunchrooms
Highly processed food is getting booted from school lunchrooms in Colorado Springs School District 11, and the Food & Nutrition Services Department is trying to make the community aware of its Good Food Project. Food services workers have vowed to rid the cafeterias of highly processed foods within two years, replacing it with more wholesome,…
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Ministry leader chosen as president of The Classical Academy
A man who headed an international church leadership training ministry for nine years was chosen this week as president of The Classical Academy, the state’s largest charter school. David Bohn will begin his duties with the Academy School District 20 charter school on June 8, said TCA board President Steve Pope. (Gazette Publisher Steven Pope…