Jeffco Schools Hero Awards: Maxlene Augustin
Arvada West High School senior Maxlene Augustin smiles during a read-aloud exercise in her English as a Second Language class. Maxlene Augustin has traded her second-floor classroom at Arvada West High...
View ArticleJeffco Schools Hero Awards: Ron Woitalewicz
Dakota Ridge High School Head Football Coach Ron Woitalewicz watches his players take the field during a game at Trailblazer Stadium in Lakewood. It was weight room training time for some of the...
View ArticleJeffco Schools Hero Awards: Rusty Owston
North Arvada Middle School P.E. teacher Rusty Owston makes a point during a class on training zones. North Arvada Middle School P.E. teacher Rusty Owston was leading his students through a lesson in...
View ArticleJeffco Schools Hero Awards: Lisa Ragon
Arvada West High School counselor Lisa Ragon (right) chats with a colleague on her way to a student appointment. Counselor Lisa Ragon was on her way to talk post-high school options with one of the...
View ArticleCU Wizards “Surfing like a Mathematician”
Saturday, January 26, 9:30-10:30 a.m. CU Boulder Applied Mathematics Professor Mark Hoefer presents “Surfing with a Mathematician” FREE S.T.E.A.M show for ages 5-18 that demonstrates how mathematics...
View ArticleIB Times Three: Alameda International Jr./Sr.’s IB Programmes Set Students on...
Students in a bilingual medical terminology class carry out mock patient interviews as part of Alameda International Jr./Sr. High School’s IB Career Programme. Alameda International Jr./Sr. High School...
View ArticleExperienced Mount Carbon teachers focus on kindergartners academic, social...
Two students enjoy some partner reading as part of their Mount Carbon Elementary School kindergarten class. Johnny Arnold was getting the morning started in this kindergarten classroom at Mount Carbon...
View ArticleReady for Launch
Lakewood High School/Warren Tech students Katee Harrington (left) and Stella Meillon make adjustments to a plant growing chamber for use aboard the International Space Station. There are few science...
View ArticleOne super car is never enough: STEM students from two Jeffco high schools...
STEM students from Wheat Ridge High School and Warren Tech pose with three ultra-energy-efficient vehicles they both designed and built. Everybody knows about strength in numbers. STEM students at...
View ArticleGet Your Tech On 2019 at Jeffco Public Schools
Jeffco’s Ed Tech department hosts a day of learning for Jeffco educators to explore the benefits and pitfalls of educational technology.
View ArticleFrom Class to Court at D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School
Attorneys answer student questions at D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School as part of the “Courts in the Community” program. Another school day was fully underway at D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School. On one side...
View ArticleB Is for Bison: Jeffco Public Schools Students Judge Bison at the National...
Devinny Elementary student Mason Rapp heads out to the bison pens at the National Western Stock Show. There were a few thousand pounds worth of 100 percent, Grade A, authentic learning here at the...
View ArticleThe Gift Wave at Rooney Ranch Elementary
Rooney Ranch Elementary School teacher Laura Kendall guides her students through a “Gift Wave” brainstorming session. Third-grade brains were heating up in Laura Kendall’s class at Rooney Ranch...
View ArticleCU Wizards “BOOM! The Physics of Sound & Music”
Professor Micheal Dubson’s “BOOM! The Physics of Sound and Music!” will both delight and inform kids of all ages! An award-winning physicist demonstrates and describes in humorous, entertaining ways...
View ArticleShattering the cybersecurity glass ceiling
Outdated operating systems. Users without a password. Unsecured media files. Potential data breaches were around every line of code during the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot youth cybersecurity...
View ArticleMaking It Great For ’68 Part 1
Warren Tech chef instructor Joachim Schaaf goes over menu details with culinary arts student Tatiana Murphy as part of a catering assignment for the Jefferson High School Class of 1968 reunion. Happy...
View ArticleMaking It Great For ’68 Part 2
The Jefferson High School saint mascot decorates the tables at the Lamar Street Center in Arvada as part of the 50th reunion dinner for the school’s Class of 1968. The load-in and setup are parts of...
View ArticleAvid for AVID at Pomona High School
Pomona High student Jasmyne Wilson-Derby takes part in a group math tutorial as part of her school’s AVID program. Andy Geise switched on his principal radar at Pomona High School. It was not the kind...
View ArticleThe Caregivers at Wheat Ridge High School
Wheat Ridge High School opens a Certified Nursing Assistance lab designed to train students in caregiving.
View ArticleI Didn’t Really Expect It
The Jeffco Schools Foundation and Red Rocks Community College host a wide ranging exhibit of art created by Jeffco elementary students.
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