DSST: Stapleton High School was among three finalists for a $15,000 award from nonprofit Colorado Succeeds for “Transformational Impact” at the high school level.
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Letters to the Editor
This month’s letters: DPS official explains methodology for number of new middle school seats needed. Inspire PTO President writes concerns about number of seats and transparency. A reader gives his reasons for supporting Proposition 112 on the upcoming ballot.
Local Experts Weigh in on Superintendent Search

If all goes according to plan, Denver will welcome a new public schools superintendent by the end of the year.
Three Schools Vie for North Stapleton Site

What do local families want to see in a new local middle school? That’s the question on the minds of three school leaders vying to open a new 500-600 seat middle school in the Greater Park Hill/Stapleton enrollment zone in Fall 2019.
2018 CMAS Test Results for NE Denver Schools
A Winning Softball Season

Four years ago, the Riptide girls competitive softball team was formed—and they didn’t win a single tournament game that year.
September SUN News: DPS Call for Quality Schools

Three programs have responded to the Denver Public Schools (DPS) call for quality middle schools issued in late July 2018: The Denver Green School, High Tech, and Beacon Middle School.
Jets Lacrosse Nets 6 State Championship Teams

The Jets Lacrosse Club, which started in 2009 with “a handful” of players, now has 14 teams with a total of about 250 players, mostly from Stapleton, Park Hill and Lowry, says U13 coach Stephen Flannery.
What is an iZone?

Four northeast schools with a shared commitment to the International Baccalaureate (IB) programme have been approved by the Denver Board of Education to form an Innovation Zone (iZone).
A Fun Place to Become Tech Savvy

“We’re helping kids to be creative problem solvers who can navigate fast-evolving technology,” says Brenda Lane, co-owner of MindCraft Makerspace in the Stanley Marketplace.