Colorow Elementary School makeover realized
A Colorow Elementary student has a little fun with a main hallway mirror while checking out a massive upgrade of his school in Littleton. The construction zone that was Colorow Elementary School has...
View ArticleSo, You Want To Be a School Bus Driver
Jeffco Transportation Trainer Technician Valerie Pelc carefully watches a new bus driver trainee go through a pre-trip checklist aboard bus #617. Robin Sandoval admitted to being nervous as she sat in...
View ArticleThe grass at Lakewood Memorial Field has a little something extra
A revolutionary type of athletic playing surface has passed the one year mark at Jeffco’s Lakewood Memorial Field with flying colors. A fierce back and forth battle between the D’Evelyn Jaguars and...
View ArticleThe school where kindness rules
Students at Green Gables elementary school enjoy a sunny recess on the school playground where they have fun with a leaf pile. Take a moment to walk the halls of Green Gables Elementary, and you’ll...
View ArticleMaple Grove Grizzly Growl 5K a success
Nearly 300 runners came out for the eighth annual Grizzly Growl 5K to support the Maple Grove Elementary PTA, students and teachers. The cool and cloudy October day made for nearly perfect course...
View ArticleAnother Blue Ribbon for Jeffco Public Schools
Evergreen High Principal Ryan Alsup stands near the school’s Legacy Wall Of Honors which celebrates student academic successes. Nestled in the mountains of Evergreen, Colorado is a Jeffco school worth...
View ArticleJeffco’s North Area Athletic Complex named field of the year
Jeffco North Area Athletic Complex Stadium Manager Sun Roesslein works the paint machine near one of the football endzones in preparation for a doubleheader game. It was Friday night under the lights...
View ArticleMotorcyclists gather for Emily’s Parade
Motorcyclists line up in front of Columbine High before setting out for Platte Canyon High as part of the 2015 Emily’s Parade. Motorcyclists from across Colorado gathered at Columbine High School to...
View ArticleTrick-or-Treat Street at Lakewood High School
Noal Blessings, a student at Rocky Mountain Deaf School, and his sister Lily, who attends Havern School, dressed up as “The Titanic & The Iceberg” as part of the fun at Lakewood High’s...
View ArticlePomona’s Day of the Dead
The Pomona High School library was the setting for a student art exhibit that used the Day Of The Dead as a launching point to explore loss in all its many forms. Pomona High School students shared...
View ArticleBatty at Betty Adams Elementary
Bat biologist Michael Schirmacher explains the skeletal structure of a bat as part of his presentation for first graders at Betty Adams Elementary School. On the eve of Halloween, Betty Adams...
View ArticleThe story of Gator Jack and Amber
Mellophone player Jack Knight gets ready for a halftime performance with his service dog, Amber, and fellow members of the Standley Lake High Marching Band. Standley Lake High School student Jack...
View ArticleFoster Elementary: One school, two languages
A student at Foster Elementary reacts during dual language instruction. Foster is widely known as a pioneer in educating Jeffco students in two languages. Recess is the universal cure for school time...
View ArticleNinja Warrior Day
The wide smiles and high fives said it all. The latest in a series of events hosted by Jeffco’s Adapted Physical Education Department, gave dozens of Jeffco students with disabilities the chance to...
View ArticleA hallway for heroes
U.S. Army Major Jeffrey Girod high fives his way down a hallway lined with applauding students as part of a first-ever Veterans Day observance at West Jefferson Middle School in Conifer. The students...
View ArticleAround the world in one night
World traditions, food and music were just part of the fun at South Lakewood Elementary’s 2015 Intercultural Fair. South Lakewood Elementary School hosted a diverse cultural evening full of dancing,...
View ArticleTwo Roads Charter School holds parent informational meetings
Two Roads Charter School, with campuses in Arvada and Littleton, will hold informational meetings for parents who are interested in enrolling their students for the 2016-17 school year. The following...
View ArticleTwo Roads Charter School Presents Play “Dead Man’s Cellphone”
Two Roads Charter School (TRCS) will present four performances of the play “Dead Man’s Cellphone” on Friday Dec. 4, Saturday Dec. 5, Friday Dec. 11 and Saturday Dec. 12. All performances begin at 7...
View ArticleEvery week is computer science education week for Denver non-profit
From December 7-13, millions of people will learn an “Hour of Code” for Computer Science Education Week. But for the 1,200 students enrolled in OpenWorld Learning (OWL)’s free after school programs,...
View Article2015 Jeffco Hero Award Honoree: Maria Jelinek
Lincoln Academy first grade teacher Maria Jelinek is interviewed in her classroom about how she and her students dealt with the cancer diagnosis, battle and eventual passing of classmate Savannah...
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