On Dec. 15, 2016, the Denver Board of Education took two votes that will impact the future of Northfield High School (NHS) and the Paul Sandoval Campus, located in north Stapleton.
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Over $4 Million in Grants to Provide Outdoor Education for Youth and Better Access to the Wildlife Refuge
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A $2.7 million grant, announced by Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) on Dec. 8, will fund outdoor education and recreation programming for 37,000 youth and 13 organizations serving them.
Holly Peace Courts: Paying it Forward
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In 2008, fire engulfed Holly Square, a neighborhood shopping center in northeast Park Hill.
Cultivating Compassion
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On a crisp December morning, 100 children and their parents gathered at Northfield High School for an event organized by the Kids’ Compassion Project (KCP).
DPS Meeting Monday, Dec. 5th at 6pm
DPS will present its plans for building a new elementary school, the temporary placement of the elementary school at Sandoval, the use of newly approved bond funds to add a DSST high school at Sandoval, and the completion of Northfield High School.
A Top-Performing Alternative
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The top-performing alternative high school in the Denver Public Schools (DPS) district this year is Denver Online High School, which serves a surprisingly diverse array of students.
DPS Signals Change: SPF Ratings Highlight Equity
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School Performance Framework (SPF) “stoplight” scores are out for DPS schools, for the first time in two years, and the results are surprising to many in the local community.
Meet Eirina
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Eirina, an eight-year-old female Sumatran orangutan arrived from Germany’s Zoo Dortmund in September and has made her home in the Denver Zoo’s Primate Panorama.
Teens Take to the Streets
Drivers Ed from Anne Hebert on Vimeo.
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While DPS has been scrambling to find seats for the many children who started arriving in Stapleton over 10 years ago, residents have been wondering what the streets will be like when those babies are teenage drivers.
Front Porch Guide to Momtrepreneur Businesses
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Check out our latest Front Porch Resource Guide, a listing of mom-owned businesess. All Momtpreneur businesses in the Front Porch distribution area may submit to this list.