Cat Care Society’s Santa Paws Festival in 10 days!
Santa Paws Festival 2016 Cat Care Society’s Annual Santa Paws Festival Returns The Weekend of December 3-4, 2016 Lakewood, CO – The Cat Care Society (CCS), Lakewood’s cage-free shelter for homeless,...
View ArticleScouts Team Up with Blessings in a Backpack Food Program
A big tip of the hat to the members of Den 2, Cub Scout Pack 628 for their recent assistance supporting a local community service program here in the Denver area called Blessings in a Backpack. Scouts...
View ArticleI Wanna Be a Hamster
By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools A Colorow Elementary student is rewarded with a spin in a human hamster ball as part of a...
View ArticleThe Visit
“The Prospect Valley Singers” brighten the afternoon with a holiday concert at the Sandalwood Manor Assisted Living Home in Wheat Ridge. Prospect Valley Elementary’s choir brightened the afternoon at a...
View ArticleSimply the Best
Green Mountain High School Principal Colleen Owens reflects on what it means to be on the receiving end of one of the highest honors in Colorado education. By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, and...
View ArticleDouble Duty Classes: Students Earn College AND High School Credit
By Devan Crean and Tracie Apel, communication specialists, Jeffco Public Schools Students in Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School’s concurrent enrollment child development/parenting class work with teacher...
View ArticleChatfield High School student sings at Stock Show
Chatfield High School sophomore Britta Kraakevik concentrates as she performs the National Anthem at the National Western Stock Show & Rodeo. Photo courtesy AJae Curtin Photography. Each year in...
View ArticleJeffco Public Schools continues to lead in Adapted Athletics program growth
Gateway High School took home the 1st-place trophy during the tournament that featured 21 schools from across the state. (Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools) By Dennis Pleuss Jeffco Public Schools...
View ArticleThe Return of Rose Stein
Rose Stein Elementary Principal Esther Valdez and her staff give preschoolers the VIP treatment at the school’s January re-opening. A Jeffco elementary school that has a lot of meaning and memories for...
View ArticleAn Open House in the Open
By Jack Maher, digital media journalist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools A young visitor turns an old fashioned grinder on the porch of the Pioneer House at Windy Peak...
View ArticleDeer Creek Middle School Offering Additional Pathways for Students with New...
By Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools Deer Creek Middle School seventh-grader Brooklyn Montoya and seventh-grade math teacher Hilary Westercamp talk about their school’s new...
View ArticleUnderstanding Jeffco’s Digital Footprint
By Jack Maher, digital media journalist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools Jeffco has created a new internal data privacy site to help protect the digital footprints of...
View ArticleA Boost for Brain & Body at Jeffco Schools’ Welchester Elementary
By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, Jeffco Public Schools A student practices belly breathing at Welchester Elementary as part of the school’s efforts to help students reach their full potential by...
View ArticleThe Reunion
By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, Jeffco Public Schools Ryan Elementary third grader Bryce Beach embraces his Dad, MSG Rex Beach during a surprise assembly. On Valentine’s Day, everyone at...
View ArticleJSO Shines the Spotlight on Young Artists Featuring the 2017 International...
Kamalia Freyling, 2017 Jefferson Symphony International Young Artists Competition Winner GOLDEN – The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra (JSO) has a long history of supporting music education through its...
View ArticleJeffco Public Schools to hold inaugural Cans Around the Campus
Jeffco Public Schools will hold its first Cans Around the Campus food drive March 6-10. By Dennis Pleuss Jeffco Public Schools GOLDEN — Jeffco Public Schools is set to hold a district-wide food drive...
View ArticleMartensen’s New Mission
By Jack Maher, multimedia specialist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools Members of the Jeffco Sheriff’s Department conduct emergency first response medical training at...
View ArticleLet’s Eat at Vivian Elementary
By Jack Maher, multimedia specialist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools Vivian Elementary cafeteria manager Marsha Scadden helps get ready for the lunch rush. It was...
View ArticleThe Puzzle at Everitt Middle School
By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools A student at Everitt Middle School waves to a camera recording a time lapse of a giant floor...
View ArticleBreaking Up with Nic at Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School
By Jack Maher, multimedia journalist, and Devan Crean, communications specialist, Jeffco Public Schools Student penned “breakup letters” were part of a creative anti-tobacco push at Jefferson Jr./Sr....
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