Author: Sue Mcmillin
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AFA to honor fallen grads, others who died in past year
The Air Force Academy will honor deceased graduates during its annual Homecoming Memorial Ceremony at 4:45 p.m. Friday. This year, 64 graduates will be honored, including those who died in combat or from other causes in the past year, or whose remains were recovered in the past year, according to an academy news release. The…
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AFA holds blood drive for troops at war
The Air Force Academy is hosting a blood drive 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, according to a news release. Donated blood will be sent to aid injured troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and is expected to arrive in those countries within four days, the release said. The public may donate during the…
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Irving rises from closure ashes to house array of programs
A year after it was mothballed, the former Irving Middle School is being transformed into a hub for alternative, adult and vocational education programs in Colorado Springs School District 11. Working under a tight deadline, construction crews have embarked on nearly $1 million in renovations, including adding childcare facilities and an expanded digital high school…
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Challenger event to commemorate shuttle explosion
An open house to commemorate the upcoming 25th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger will be held Saturday at the Challenger Learning Center of Colorado. Similar events are planned throughout the year at the 47 Challenger centers that were built in the wake of the Jan. 28, 1986, accident that killed seven…
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Lewis-Palmer superintendent’s resignation accepted at emotional meeting
The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a resignation agreement with Superintendent Raymond Blanch, effective June 30. Blanch will receive $78,500 and his accrued vacation and sick leave, and the district will provide health care insurance for up to a year for Blanch and his family, according to the agreement. A…
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Three Harrison board members targeted in recall
A recall was launched this week in Harrison School District 2 against three board members: Deborah Hendrix, president, Linda Pugh, treasurer, and Richard Price, the El Paso County Elections office confirmed today. The recall forms were approved Tuesday, allowing petitioners to begin collecting signatures on Wednesday. Those behind the recall have 60 days to collect…
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Five area high schools on Newsweek’s best list
Five Colorado Springs high schools are among the best in the country, according to Newsweek’s annual America’s Best High Schools list posted this week on the magazine’s website. The list of more than 1,600 schools, about 6 percent of the nation’s public high schools, are ranked on how hard their staffs work to challenge students…
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Budget cuts mean school bus fees in Woodland Park
Students in Woodland Park School District RE-2 will pay $50 to ride a school bus in the coming school year. The annual fee, with a maximum family charge of $100, was adopted this month as the district worked to cut $1.6 million and finalize its 2010-11 budget, said Superintendent Guy Arseneau. Transportation and other student…
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Summer space program nets students college physics credits
Less than a week after summer vacation started, 24 Academy School District 20 students were back in the classroom at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning to begin a weeklong Aerospace Institute. “At first I was like ‘why did I do this?’” said Blake Lock, a sophomore at Air Academy High School. “But in the…
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Woodland Park science teacher wins Presidential Award
A science teacher at Woodland Park High School who traded lectures for podcasts and spends much of his class time helping students individually has won one of the nation’s top teaching awards. Aaron Sams, 33, was one of two Colorado secondary school teachers to win the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.…