Tag: air academy high school
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Academy D-20 loses $70 million in federal funding for Air Academy High rebuild
Major changes are coming to Air Academy High School — just not how school administration originally intended. After securing $49 million in funding through a bond vote last November, Academy D-20 will now rethink its rebuild for its oldest high school after losing over $70 million in federal funding for the project. Because of its location…
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Blues concert to raise funds for former Colorado Springs musician’s family
It’s been one year since a living nightmare began for Colorado Springs blues and rock musician Austin Young and his family. Just after Christmas last year, Young’s 35-weeks pregnant wife, Clairelise Young, was rushed to the hospital after experiencing extreme back pain. The results weren’t good: She had a mass the size of a grapefruit…
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Boys Soccer Peak Performer of the Year: Ben Brown credits God, family and team in successful final season
For Ben Brown, soccer is a family affair. Among his extended family, many of his cousins play soccer, two of whom were teammates at Air Academy. Through the years, Brown’s parents supported him as he played club ball, which he credits as being a major part of getting him to where he is today: The…
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D-20 educator named high school assistant principal of the year
Air Academy High School Assistant Principal Liz Walhof has been named the 2025 High School Assistant Principal of the Year by the Colorado Association of School Executives. This award honors school administrators who demonstrate exemplary leadership and a deep commitment to education and are selected from a competitive pool of nominees across Colorado. Walhof has…
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UPDATE: Air Academy High School student found
UPDATE: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office reported on Dec. 4 that Beitelman has been located. An Air Academy High School student, 17-year-old Brock Beitelman, has been reported missing. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says Beitelman left school around 2 p.m. Wednesday on foot and has not been seen since. Beitelman is 5-foot-11 and…
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Colorado Springs woman competes on ‘The Price is Right’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage. That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show ‘The Price is Right’ in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all…
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Colorado Springs woman competes on ‘The Price is Right’
Being a college graduate with no job worked to Caroline Rather’s advantage. That’s what her bright pink T-shirt claimed as she successfully competed for the attention of producers on the game show ‘The Price is Right’ in Los Angeles this summer. She made it all the way to the famous Showcase Showdown, which pits two…
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Rampart High School marching band celebrates first Colorado state championship in 18 years
When Irene Wich joined the Rampart High School marching band in 2021, she felt a mixture of excitement and apprehension. Schools in Colorado and across the U.S. were still adjusting to the havoc wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the band’s numbers reflected the lingering uncertainty. Rampart fielded 65 students that year. But Wich was…
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What’s on the line for Academy D-20’s bond vote?
Major changes could be coming to Academy School District 20, depending on the will of local voters this November. Their general election ballot this year will include a question asking them to approve or deny an $83.14 million bond to address various facility needs for all of its non-charter and charter schools. The bulk of…
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Air Academy defeats Liberty in season opener
Highlights of Air Academy’s season-opening victory over Liberty