Tag: military families
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‘The best of the best here’: Families fill Falcon Stadium to cheer on Air Force Academy graduates
For every cadet graduating from the Air Force Academy on Thursday, there was a family cheering them on from the stands of Falcon Stadium. People gathered from across the country at the stadium to see their children, siblings and family friends graduate from the academy. Some relatives came in uniform from the Air Force and…
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How El Paso County schools show support for military students and families
By Laura Fitzgerald, Special to The Gazette Near the end of her sophomore year, Haven Cain enrolled in Widefield High School without knowing a soul. Cain is used to being the new kid at school. The daughter of two military-involved parents, she has attended more than 10 schools since kindergarten. While she’s used to the…
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Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 completes school rebuild years in the making
You would have never known that Fountain-Fort Carson D-8 called a snow day on Dec. 4 at Abrams Elementary. That day, the school’s students, parents and staff members, along with distinguished guests including school board members, Fort Carson garrison commanders and Colorado Governor Jared Polis, crowded into a state-of-the-art building that will soon be called…
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Remington Elementary School in Colorado Springs receives national award
With just the lift of a finger, Colorado Education Commissioner Susana Córdova is able to bring the chatter of excited students to a hush in the Remington Elementary School gymnasium, even during a momentous occasion for the school. Both the students’ enthusiasm and disciplined behavior exemplified what brought her there to begin with. “You can…
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Colorado Springs military families receive free backpacks, school supplies from national nonprofit
Hundreds of Colorado Springs-based military families recently received a needed financial boost as the start of the 2024-2025 academic year approaches. Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that supports service members and their families, conducted its 17th annual Back-to-School Brigade on Saturday at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. With the support of a host of local and…