DPS Board At-Large Candidates Natela Alexandrovna Manuntseva, Tay Anderson and Alexis Menocal Harrigan talk about their policy priorities.
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Active Shooter Drills: Do they train or traumatize?
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Annette Haugh was just seventeen when two bad guys with guns changed her life forever. “I separated myself into two parts that day—Columbine survivor and Annette—and I’ve spent the last twenty years trying to put those parts back together.”
School Board Issues and Questions. Four former board members talk about the upcoming DPS Board election.
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With the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board election coming this fall, the Front Porch brought together four former Board members to share wisdom born of experience.
NE Denver Student Test Results
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Statewide, 3rd through 8th graders take the Colorado Measure of Academic Success (CMAS) Test. High school students take the PSAT (9th and 10th graders) and the SAT (11th graders) to track their readiness for college.
Wildlife Contraband Becomes Conservation Library
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A lion, row upon row of feline heads of many varieties, bags of bear claws and dozens of coin purses made of frogs are among the 1.3 million items stored at the National Wildlife Property Repository in Commerce City.
East High Con Law Wins National Competition
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East High School AP Government and Politics students took first place at an annual national mock trial competition.
Three Local Students Win National Merit Scholarships
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In May, as neighborhood teens prepared for final exams, prom, and high school graduation, three Stapleton students also received great news: each had received a National Merit Scholarship for $2,500.
Northfield HS Graduates Its First Class
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When Northfield High School opened its doors in 2015, no teams or clubs were in place for freshmen to join—they were the ones who would create them. A number of boundary families looked to East and George Washington instead, feeling a small new school could not offer the academic rigor or varsity sports they sought. Less than half of the school’s boundary students made it their first choice. Today, however, NHS has the longest waitlist of all DPS high schools.
Choice Outcomes in NE Denver
Young Mothers Celebrate Success in School and in Parenting
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New Legacy completes its fourth academic year this spring, a milestone for the school as well as for two generations: students and their children.