“We do not need a white man sitting on our board,” said Bates On November 2, voters in the Cherry Creek School District will elect representatives for Director District D and Director District E. Candidates for Director District D are incumbent Kelly Bates and challengers Jen Gibbons and Schumé Navarro. There is no incumbent in …
Between September 14 and October 7, the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) will have held six separate candidate forums at six of its public high schools. We previously reported on the first one. In this report, we share some of the highlights from the forums held on September 21, 22 and 28. The candidates for …
Members of the Class of 2021 were honored on May 9 at Andy Kerr Stadium for Colgate University’s 200th Commencement in Hamilton, NY. Alexandra Bestick of Englewood, a graduate of Colorado Academy, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude in Political Science Abigale Goffinet of Greenwood Village, a graduate of Littleton High School, …
BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On Nov. 2, voters in the Cherry Creek School District will elect new school board members from director districts D and E. Incumbent Kelly Bates and challengers Jen Gibbons and Schumé Navarro are running for director district D. Kristin Allan, Bill Leach and Jason Lester are seeking the position of director …
BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On November 2, residents of the Littleton Public Schools school district (LPS) will elect three new members to its board of education from among five candidates in the race. One of those candidates is Andrew Graham. The Villager sat down with Graham over lunch to find out why he wants the …
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SUBMITTED BY ANNA DOLANCHERRY CREEK SCHOOLS “Go Stella!” yelled Sophia Pratt. “Come on, Heitor!” screamed Paige Adler, as dozens of other fifth-grade students cheered for the first graders running around the Cottonwood Creek athletic field on Sept. 10. The atmosphere was jubilant. Enthusiasm was high, and so were the temperatures, so parents and younger siblings …
BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On August 14, we ran into Bill Leach and his wife Karen, along with two of their six children, Grier Laughlin, a freshman, and Julia Leach, a sophomore, both at Cherry Creek High School, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Open House at 13101 E. Broncos Parkway. All four were wearing …
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BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER In a six-page public health order issued by Tri-County Public Health (TCHD) on August 18 and signed by its executive director, Dr. John Douglas, the wearing of facial coverings in indoor spaces was ordered in all schools and child care settings for children ages two through 11, along with their adult …
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BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER Of the 122 people who signed up to speak publicly at the August 9 Cherry Creek School District board of education meeting, a significant number did so to express their agreement or disagreement with CCSD’s mask policy, which changed four days later from not requiring masks to requiring them for all …
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BY FREDA MIKLINGOVERNMENTAL REPORTER On Monday, August 9, when the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) board of education held its regular meeting at 14603 E. Fremont Avenue in Centennial, its policy was that “all students and staff are strongly encouraged to wear a face mask in school,” according to Superintendent Chris Smith, to prevent the …
