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Kerry Hart: The life and death of Advanced Placement
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Advanced Placement is a program implemented by the College Board more than 50 years ago that allows students in more than 60 percent of the high schools in the United States — including Steamboat Springs — to receive college credit by taking exams for selected college courses. Read story.
Students put individual touches on Yampa Valley School mural
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Joel Ocejo, 16, drowned out the light-hearted conversation of his classmates as he leaned forward and focused on his artwork.
Read story.New president joins in luau spirit
CMC faculty, staff from nine campuses gather in Steamboat
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Stan Jensen, the new president of the Colorado Mountain College system, liked what he saw under the big top in Steamboat Springs on Friday afternoon.
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Students swap studies for service
Friday, May 9, 2008
Instead of breaking out the books in language arts and social studies classes Thursday, Soroco Middle School seventh-grader Brittney Romero got a hands-on lesson in tree planting and high-water avoidance.
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Hayden children paint, clean, plant on service day
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Hayden Middle School students labored happily under cotton ball clouds and a soft spring sun Wednesday.
Read story.Fewer expected for all-day K
Families of about 70 children have confirmed for this fall
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Steamboat Springs School District leaders have a rough idea of how many students will wind up in full-day kindergarten this fall. Read story.
Tech expansion shaping up
Hayden vocational building should be finished this summer
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Kevin Kleckler radiates enthusiasm when he discusses Hayden High School’s vocational education facility. The expanded Babson-Carpenter Career and Technical Education Center is slated to be finished this summer. Read story.
All-day K on agenda
School Board to discuss curriculum and needs for program
Monday, May 5, 2008
The Steamboat Springs School Board will discuss proposed curriculum for an all-day kindergarten program for the 2008-09 school year at its meeting tonight. The conversation is part of an effort to determine staffing needs and potential tuition costs to accommodate the 110 families who have expressed interest in the program.
Read story.West African man comes from civil war to earn degree
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Daouda Adama is proud of just one thing: The Senegalese flag will soon hang in the Colorado Mountain College library. The 35-year-old West African man spoke humbly about graduating Saturday with his associate of the arts degree from CMC’s Alpine Campus in Steamboat Springs.
Read story.Hayden Destination Imagination team invents story behind mythical ocean zone
Sunday, May 4, 2008
With just a nail and some copper wiring, Ian Cadenhead can explain the secrets of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
Read story.Preschool students get comfortable with unfamiliar foods
Sunday, May 4, 2008
It’s not every day you hear preschoolers begging for okra and jicama, but that’s exactly what 4- and 5-year-olds at South Routt Preschool were doing Friday morning.
Read story.High school Knowledge Bowl team places 13th in state
Saturday, May 3, 2008
If members of the Steamboat Springs High School Knowledge Bowl team were baseball players, they would have hit nearly .500 this season.
Read story.Soda Creek taking shape
New elementary school features broad arcade, roomy feel and a fireplace
Friday, May 2, 2008
The new Soda Creek Elementary School is nothing like its predecessor. The ceilings are higher. The hallways are wider. There are no pillars in the middle of classrooms.
Read story.Hayden CSAP results strong
Steamboat steady; South Routt third-grade reading scores dip
Friday, May 2, 2008
Hayden improved, Steamboat Springs held steady, and South Routt struggled in unofficial third-grade reading test results released Thursday by the Colorado Department of Education.
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