Author: Sue Mcmillin
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Manitou’s superintendent to leave after one year on job
The superintendent of Manitou Springs School District 14 resigned this week, effective at the end of the school year. Edward Longfield said he’d accepted the top job at Delta County School District 50J, where he worked for years in several capacities before accepting the Manitou position last year. “This was a rough decision but one…
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D11 board to consider $7m in cuts Wednesday
A recommendation to cut nearly $7 million from the Colorado Springs School District 11 budget will go to the board for a vote tonight. The board also will tackle a second list of 64 items — $24 million in programs— to identify another $9 million in potential cuts. The district expects to slash up to…
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Hanover to shutter elementary to balance budget
El Paso County’s smallest school district will shutter an elementary school for at least a year — affecting 85 students — and is recommending staff cuts as it struggles to slash its budget by as much as 19 percent. The Hanover School District 28 board voted Wednesday to suspend operations at Hanover Elementary School for…
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Bracelet forges bond between ex-POW, wearer
This story originally ran in the Jan 21, 1990, edition of The Gazette-Telegraph, on the 23rd anniversary of the day Baugh’s jet was shot down over North Vietnam. The name was clearly etched in the young woman’s mind. But there was no face, no age, no story to go with it. Over the years, her…
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Qwest pitches in to help food BackPack Program
Each Friday, about 350 youngsters in the Pikes Peak region take home special and rather heavy backpacks.It’s not extra homework. The backpacks are filled with food to help them and their families get through the weekend. Care & Share’s food BackPack Program got a boost this week with a $10,000 grant from the Qwest Foundation…
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Freezing fog, mist lingering over region today
Wintry weather and slick streets should be expected all day today, and Colorado Springs police remain on accident alert. That means if you’re in a crash in which no one is seriously injured, no public property is damaged and alcohol or drugs aren’t suspected, each driver must file their own report. Forms can be picked…
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Students tune in to studies at Mitchell’s Saturday School
The 60 or so teens who arrived at Mitchell High School around 8 a.m. Saturday admitted they didn’t really want to get up and get out on the icy, foggy morning. But they wanted to be where they were: Saturday School. Really. Their reasons varied: study for a calculus test coming up this week, make…
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Qwest grant gives boost to food program for needy students in D-11
Each Friday, about 350 youngsters in the Pikes Peak region take home special and rather heavy backpacks. It’s not extra homework. The backpacks are filled with food to help them and their families get through the weekend. Care & Share’s food BackPack Program got a boost this week with a $10,000 grant from the Qwest…
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D-20 principal recommendations headed to school board
A principal from northern California and an assistant principal at Pine Creek High School are the recommended candidates for the top jobs at Rampart and Air Academy high schools in Academy School District 20. The candidates’ names were announced to the school staffs and parents on Friday and will be forwarded to the D-20 board…
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D-11 unemployment benefits expected to triple
The unemployment benefits paid this year in Colorado Springs School District 11 are expected to be nearly three times last year’s payout, the school board was told Wednesday night. The board approved a transfer of $265,000 from its general fund contingency budget to cover the costs. The district paid $180,731 in the first half of…