Tag: harrison high school
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Avoid cancel culture, especially with kids | Rachel Stovall
Recently, several students at Harrison High School shared a social media photo involving balloons arranged to resemble a racial slur. The N- word. According to classmates, the balloons had originally been part of a graduation display that read “Congratulations Seniors” before being rearranged for the offensive image. When confronted, the students reportedly claimed the balloons spelled “Niger,” the African nation, and dismissed…
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Return to normalcy? Colorado Springs-area educators reflect on lessons learned since pandemic years
Dana Bottolfson knew she wanted to be a teacher since she was little. Like most people who pursue the profession, she felt an innate desire to help others in a way she believed would be the most meaningful and impactful. “Whether it was teaching swimming lessons or Sunday school or volunteering in my mom’s classroom,…
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Community rallies around Harrison senior battling recurring brain tumor
On a recent afternoon, a Harrison High School senior and her mother huddled in front of a laptop computer in the school’s cyber café, preparing for a telehealth conference with a doctor at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver. Mother and daughter were bracing themselves for bad news. Zariea Patrick, 17, has been battling a brain…
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Rampart boys soccer takes down Harrison on its home turf to advance to second round
The Rampart boys soccer team may have been the underdogs Thursday, but it played like they were the ones on top. In front of a loud Panther home crowd, No. 18 Rampart defeated No. 15 Harrison 3-2 to advance to the second round of the 4A Colorado High School Activities Association state playoffs. “We were…
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New home for Colorado Springs Philharmonic’s Fourth of July concert, fireworks
After more than half a century the Colorado Springs Philharmonic has new digs for its annual Fourth of July concert. “Star-Spangled Symphony,” followed by a fireworks show in partnership with Colorado Springs Sports Corp, will now take place at Ford Amphitheater, the new outdoor venue on the city’s north side, with capacity for almost 10,000.…
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Colorado Springs high school group helps keep traditional Mexican folklorico dance alive
The Friday after-school vibes at Harrison High School are electric. While students flood the hallways and pour out onto the front patio of the school on the southwest side of Colorado springs, worlds collide in the cafeteria. In one corner are the football players, wearing their black and white Panther jerseys, enthusiastically engaging with each…
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First, only Latina two-star U.S. general to speak at Colorado Springs event
As a plucky 13-year-old, Maj. Gen. Linda Urrutia-Varhall watched Air Force Academy cadets do noon meal formation during a visit with her family, and proclaimed her future. “I got caught up in the moment,” said the Colorado Springs resident. “I pointed at the cadets and said I’ll be down there one day.” But it was…
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Easter Sunday brings surge in worshipers at Colorado Springs churches
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Last Saturday, about 200 members of the nondenominational Manna Church took to the streets of Colorado Springs. They were scattered in location but united in mission: hand out calling cards to people with the times and locations of the church’s three Easter Sunday services. At…
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Easter Sunday brings surge in worshipers at Colorado Springs churches
Last Saturday, about 200 members of the nondenominational Manna Church took to the streets of Colorado Springs. They were scattered in location but united in mission: hand out calling cards to people with the times and locations of the church’s three Easter Sunday services. At Bear Creek Dog Park on the city’s westside, the card…
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SPORTS | 2023 CHSAA State Track & Field Championships
Highlights from the 2023 CHSAA State Track & Field Championships on Saturday, May 20, 2023.