Tag: teens
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After-school snack: A blending best of s’mores and puffed rice treats
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save School often starts when kids still have summer on the brain. So these easy-to-make bars have summer in mind, too. We aimed for a simple snack with the flavor of s’mores, but with the texture,…
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Former school board member pleads guilty to sexual assault
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Trembling before a judge, former Ellicott School Board member Stefanie Dickinson pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy. Stefanie Dickinson, 38, faces 10 years to life on sex-offender intensive supervised parole under…
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Former school board member pleads guilty to sexual assault
Trembling before a judge, former Ellicott School Board member Stefanie Dickinson pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy. Stefanie Dickinson, 38, faces 10 years to life on sex-offender intensive supervised parole under a plea agreement that will allow her to avoid prison time. In exchange, prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges that she…
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Soap Box racers coast through downtown Springs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Eager racers aged 7 to 17 lined the top of the hill on Costilla Street in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday with soap box cars of every color.At the 9th annual Pike Peak Soap Box…
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Soap Box racers coast through downtown Springs
Eager racers aged 7 to 17 lined the top of the hill on Costilla Street in downtown Colorado Springs early Sunday with soap box cars of every color.At the 9th annual Pike Peak Soap Box Derby, 46 racers coasted down the course in pairs, some besting their opponent by miniscule fractions of a second.Among them…
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Hiking with kids requires patience, planning
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Some questions about the outdoors have simple answers. Such as, “How old does my child need to be before we start hiking?” There’s no “right” time to start hiking with your kids except “now.” No…
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Hiking with kids requires patience, planning
Some questions about the outdoors have simple answers. Such as, “How old does my child need to be before we start hiking?” There’s no “right” time to start hiking with your kids except “now.” No matter where you live in the Pikes Peak region, you’re near a hiking trail. Hiking is free, gets you and…
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Springs student takes a first at international science fair
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sara Volz has been into the algae again. And all that green yucky looking stuff she grows in her bedroom has won her another first place award at the International Science and Engineering Fair held…
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Springs student takes a first at international science fair
Sara Volz has been into the algae again. And all that green yucky looking stuff she grows in her bedroom has won her another first place award at the International Science and Engineering Fair held recently in Pittsburgh. Volz was one of two first place winners in the Energy and Transportation category, which had 84…
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Indiana High School Senior Expelled for Profane Tweets
A high school senior in Indiana has been expelled for the content of his tweets. Austin Carroll, a student at Garrett High School in Indiana used profanity in a tweet posted to his personal Twitter account. While he claims that the tweet was published from home, the school says it was posted using a school…