Tag: fountain-fort carson district 8
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Local schools to offer free meals to students over summer
The summer season is here, but that doesn’t mean the free meals students enjoyed during the school year are ending. Starting Wednesday, Coloradans 18 years or younger will have access to participating sites serving breakfast and/or lunch at no cost, Monday through Friday, during the summer months. The Summer Food Service Program is federally funded…
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Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 student council to host youth voice summit
What started as an effort to dissuade student vaping in their schools, Fountain-Fort Carson District 8’s recently revived youth advisory council is expanding its reach and mission. The council, colloquially known as the YAC, is preparing to host its first annual Youth Voice Summit next month to bring together local students and adults to identify…
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Fountain-Fort Carson District 8 leaders honored in 2020, 2021
Keith Owen, superintendent of Fountain Fort Carson School District 8, has a simple philosophy when it comes to education: Kids come first. “I really do try, in every decision I make, to put the needs of kids first,” Owen said. “And I’ve tried very hard to empower our leaders to make decisions that are in…
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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely,…
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Even without pandemic, 2020 was a hectic year in Colorado
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As government leaders, health officials, and frontline and essential workers navigated what a “new normal” would look like for Coloradans amid the pandemic, 2020 was nevertheless a hectic year of growth in Colorado. Despite new public health restrictions that limited or halted some operations completely, this year Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region saw…
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For Fountain-Fort Carson schools, safety begins outside the building
Keeping an armed attacker or some other assailant out of a school is a lot like preparing for military combat, Fountain Police Chief Chris Heberer says. “You’ve got to be on the offensive,” he said. Once they’re inside, “you’re too late,” the former Fort Carson military police battalion commander explained, because then it’s likely students…
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For Fountain-Fort Carson schools, safety begins outside the building
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Keeping an armed attacker or some other assailant out of a school is a lot like preparing for military combat, Fountain Police Chief Chris Heberer says. “You’ve got to be on the offensive,” he said.…
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Widespread walkouts expected as Colorado Springs-area students observe Florida shootings
Shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Deanna Cooper sat on the floor of a Coronado High School classroom with her back pressed against a wall. The senior squeezed her eyes shut and took a few deep breaths. The school was undergoing a “shelter in place” drill, an…
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Widespread walkouts expected as Colorado Springs-area students observe Florida shootings
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Shortly after the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., Deanna Cooper sat on the floor of a Coronado High School classroom with her back pressed against a wall. The senior…
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Fountain educator pays for trip reuniting father and daughter after 40 years
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After finding his daughter through Facebook after a 40-year separation, Christopher Lupella longed to meet her in person. But he didn’t have the money to travel from his home in Colorado Springs to where his…