By Nicole Chen The DTC Computer Science Camps are a student-led, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching the fundamentals of computer science to middle school students in the Denver Tech area. Despite its Denver origin, the camps have taught students from several other regions and states, including California and New York. The camps were founded by …
Urban Land Conservancy (ULC), Denver Public Schools (DPS), and Denver Housing Authority (DHA) announce they have purchased the former Johnson & Wales University Denver campus. Last summer, the university announced it would cease operations in Denver after the 2020-21 school year and sought to sell the entire 25-acre campus. In January of this year, JWU …
The Alchemist, a quirky little novella from Paulo Cohelo, is the perfect self-help book for high school students because it comes in the form of a readable parable, and the narrative helps to disguise the preachy nature of books designed to help teens find themselves and their way in the world. For many years I …
Dr. Stephanie J. Fujii has been named the new president of Arapahoe Community College (ACC). Fujii will assume the presidency on July 12, 2021, succeeding Dr. Diana Doyle after her retirement at the end of June, announced Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia. Currently the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Scottsdale Community College within the Maricopa …
BY FREDA MIKLIN – STAFF WRITER The Colorado Business Roundtable (CBR) “engages with elected leaders, business and nonprofit leaders, and other strategic allies to improve the business climate in our state by unapologetically amplifying the voice of business in all four corners of Colorado.” On May 19, CBR held a live and virtual panel discussion with leading educators about …
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Cherry Creek High School graduating senior and Greenwood Village resident Nicole Yee Chen is one of three United States Presidential Scholars chosen from Colorado this year. The others are Whitney Blue from Boulder’s Fairview High School and Kayson Marler from Loveland High School. At least two students, one male and one female, are given this …
U.S. Presidential Scholar Nicole Chen is as genuine as she is intelligent Read More »
Board president notes AAPI American Heritage Month and VP Bates seeks re-election At the regular Cherry Creek School District Board of Education (CCSD) meeting on May 10, school board vice-president Kelly Bates announced she would run for re-election to a second four-year term in November. Board president Karen Fisher will step down from the board …
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At the end of the regular meeting of the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education on May 10, several parents from a full house of spectators at the in-person and virtual meeting rose to address the board about a message sent to CCSD parents on April 23 from outgoing Superintendent Dr. Scott Siegfried. That …
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I don’t think I like the idea of a shot clock in high school basketball. That potential change to the game was announced last week by the National Federation of State High School Associations which voted to permit state associations to adopt a shot clock for the 2022-23 school year. This progressive approach to basketball …
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BY FREDA MIKLIN – STAFF WRITER In recent meetings of the Cherry Creek School District Board of Education (CCSD), several parents have made pointed remarks on issues involving how different groups are treated and their lack of inclusion in district curriculum. At the regular monthly CCSD school board meeting on March 8, a woman who …
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