Provided by: Kristin Morin, YourHub.com
School celebrates “sweet” taste of success
Contributed By:
Joey Kirchmer/YourHub Staff
Matthew Carter vowed to swim through a river of chocolate if students at his school could hit a fundraising goal and last week, he did his best to deliver on that promise. Carter, the dean of students at Second Creek Elementary School in Commerce City, barreled down a slip and slide runway covered with chocolate pudding to the delight of hundreds of students and staf...
Keep Reading »
Provided by: Adams 14
Seniors: Volunteer with Adams 14 for tax rebates
Adams 14 is launching the Senior Tax Rebate Volunteer Program for the 2009-10 school year. The program is an easy way for senior citizens to receive a rebate for their property taxes by volunteering in the School District. "In a time when folks often struggle to pay their monthly bills," says Superintendent Sue Chandler, "this program gives our senior citizens a chanc...
Keep Reading »
Provided by: Jeff Martinez
Youth paint smile on face of Commerce City senior
A Commerce City senior this week saw the spirit of selflessness at work in the next generation. That's when a group of teens representing the national Youth Works service organization volunteered to paint the home of a Commerce City senior as part of the 31 st Season of the Brothers Redevelopment Paint-A-Thon. In all, nearly a dozen teens spent two days painting th...
Keep Reading »
Provided by: Rich Keen
New additions to Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR
The "dog days of summer" have become the "calf days of summer," as the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge recently welcomed two new bison calves into the fold. The first was born on July 29, and the second followed shortly thereafter on Aug. 6. With these two new additions, the bison herd has grown to 29 since coming to the Refuge in March 2007. At birth,...
Keep Reading »
Provided by: Adams 14
Adams 14 Celebrates National School Lunch Week
In recognition of National School Lunch Week*, Adams 14 Superintendent Susan Chandler and other executives helped serve lunch to some of the more than 7,000 students throughout District schools. Donning the same brown aprons and caps that food service staff wears every day, they stepped in enthusiastically to serve full lunches of spaghetti and meatballs, salad and ro...
Keep Reading »