Test theft postpones Cherry Creek High School ACT test
By Peter Jones A security breach this week at Cherry Creek High School means about 800 juniors will have to wait until May 8 to take their ACT college-placement tests. On April 23, ACT and Advanced Placement test materials were discovered missing from what was described as a “very secure area” within the school, Cherry [...]
Cherry Creek to mull bond issue: Proposal would expand overcrowded high schools
By Peter Jones Voters in the Cherry Creek School District may decide this fall if a bond issue is the way to address overcrowding problems in several high schools. The district’s Long Range Facility Planning Committee has voted unanimously to recommend the Board of Education place the $125 million question on November’s ballot. Much of [...]
Fleurish – Former CCHS student Aron Ralston speaks at Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Leadership Luncheon
By Glory Weisberg Aron Ralston spent five days in a crevice in Canyonlands National Park in Utah, his right arm trapped literally between a rock and a hard place. Ralston lived to tell about his incredible story and shared it at the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Leadership Luncheon. Ralston, a Cherry Creek High School graduate, [...]
Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Luncheon honors students
District, community members receive recognition The Cherry Creek Schools Foundation will honor three students and two district and community members, March 15, at its annual luncheon. The event benefits the Cherry Creek School District and its 50,000 students. Aron Ralston, a Cherry Creek High School graduate, will share his remarkable story of survival at the [...]
Sports – Arapahoe Warriors 3 seconds away from winning championship
By Tom Barry Two hours after the University of Colorado won the PAC-12 championship in Los Angeles, advancing to the March Madness tourney, Arapahoe and Chaparral high schools were playing on the Buffalo’s court for the Boys’ 5A State Championship basketball game. More than 1,000 enthusiastic fans heated up the Coors Events Center – literally, [...]
Prominent journalism conference selects local high school student
By Peter Jones Arapahoe High School sophomore Lizzie Stephani is one of six Colorado students who have been selected to serve as “national youth correspondents” at a prestigious journalism conference this summer at George Mason University. But the 15-year-old student will not have any clips from her school newspaper to show the distinguished faculty. “That’s [...]
Sports – Cherry Creek boys’ basketball has outstanding year
Team profiles reveal top-notch players, students Submitted by Susan Stoveall Congratulations to the Cherry Creek High School Bruins boys’ basketball team for an outstanding season. The team went 18-8 overall and 11-3 in conference play, giving them a No. 3 seed position in the 5A High School Boys State Tournament bracket. The Bruins made it [...]
Disney magic spells success for AHS Tom Toms: Team receives high places in national dance competition
Submitted by Kathi Kotelko The Arapahoe High School Tom Toms returned Feb. 7 from the UDA National Dance Team Championships in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla., with two large pieces of hardware that are currently on display in the trophy hallway at Arapahoe. The Toms competed in two different categories, and received a 12th place [...]
School/Sports – Learning curve for Cherry Creek Schools: District credits outreach for rise in Hispanic graduations
By Peter Jones Alejandro Salazar did not always appear destined for high school graduation, much less honors and advanced-placement classes. “I struggled for my first year in kindergarten,” the Grandview High School senior said. “I didn’t speak any English. For the first few months, I had absolutely no way of communicating other than with one [...]
Cherry Creek High School defeats George Washington, moves on in basketball playoffs
Creek plays Ralston Valley Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Submitted by Matt Bower On Feb. 24, “Rock the House Fan Night” was a huge success with a win by the Cherry Creek High School Bruins and record attendance by fans. Creek defeated George Washington in the second round of class 5A boys’ basketball championship 58-49. Creek’s [...]
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