Many of us drive down Federal, pass the school and don't even give it a second thought. "What school is that?" "What school district? Huh?" Or the popular "well, that's just Sheridan Middle School.

What if you knew it is a school that offers a Competitive Scholars program? You know the program that competes in the National Geography Bee, Word Masters, Science Olympiad, Math Counts, and the International Optimist Brain Bowl? Or that also has a Health class where students become first aid/CPR certified while working with nursing students from CU.

Or, how about a school that has surround-sound systems in every room so that all kids get a front row seat and can easily hear the teacher. Or, a school with 5 computer labs, 7 interactive Smartboards and classroom monitoring cameras that aid in instruction and safety.

You probably wouldn't want to know about the 14'er mountaineering club which has already scaled 2 of Colorado fifty-four tallest peaks. Or the outstanding athletic programs and weight room that afford middle school boys and girls the opportunity to participate and compete in 10 different sports.

Or that it is a school where academically students met 48 of 54 target areas on the federally mandated Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) report. And a school where the 6 th graders have improved their CSAP scores 26% in math and 15% in reading over the past few years.

Maybe if you knew all of these things as you drove past, you might stop to check it out. Sheridan Middle School is very proud of what their staff and students are doing every day. SMS students are soaring high! Come by to see for yourself what is happening in the little brick school building along Federal Boulevard.

Sheridan Middle School is located at 4107 S. Federal Blvd. 720-833-6853.