http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Gold shovels scooped earth Wed. March 1st, breaking ground for a new Bear Creek K-8 school.  The new 120,000 square foot facility, which will maximize the use of natural light with a north-south oreientation will replace the exiisting building, built in 1954.   The new school at 90601 West Dartmo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~58807.aspx3/3/2006 10:21:22 AMWilliam Bond It was back to school for an estimated 75 Alameda High School alumni, Friday night, March 3. The alumni first enjoyed a performance of the school's spring musical, Grease . After the musical, alumni were invited to a reception in the school cafeteria to enjoy refreshments donated by area busines...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~60246.aspx3/7/2006 1:56:29 PMWilliam Bond The 11th Annual Dollar Dictionary Drive visited Adams Elementary in Westminster, March 9th, to distriubte free dictionaries and thesauri to every student in third through sixth grades. The Dollar Dictionary Drive has already distributed over 76,000 dictionaries and thesauri to Denver Pulbic Schoo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Westminster/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~62375.aspx3/13/2006 1:23:54 PMWilliam Bond Students, staff, and parents at Glennon Heights Elementary are sending books to Abbeyville, Louisana to help replenish schoool libraries devastated by Hurricane Rita last September. Mitzi Pearlman , the school's library media specialist, spearheaded a book drive in coordination with the school's...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~64014.aspx3/17/2006 10:16:02 AMWilliam Bond Red Rocks Elementary celebrated it's 50th birthday April 25th, hosting a party for over 250 alumni, staff and students. Celebrants shared stories, enjoyed refreshments, and viewed a video and photo displays documenting the school's history. The school opened in 1955, soon after Jeffco Public Scho...http://denver.yourhub.com/Morrison/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~79099.aspx4/26/2006 12:19:32 PMWilliam Bond Jefferson High School celebrated their "Arts Walk and Awards Night" Thursday, May 4th with an evening of performances, an awards ceremony, and a silent auction. Among the perfromers were the Jefferson High "Clown Club," the schools' Folklorico dance group, the "Troop" dance group, break and hip-h...http://denver.yourhub.com/Morrison/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~82628.aspx5/5/2006 2:19:37 PMWilliam Bond Jefferson High School celebrated "Arts Walk and Awards Night" May 4 with an evening of performances, an awards ceremony and a silent auction. Performers included the Jefferson High School Clown Club, the school's Folklorico dance group, Troop, a stomp dance group withbreak and hip-hop dancers...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~83110.aspx5/8/2006 9:42:57 AMWilliam Bond Students and parents at Hackberry Hill Elementary in Arvada donated 271 inches of painstakingly grown hair for the "Locks for Love" progam Monday. Almost 30 individuals met the minimum donation reqirement of 10 inches of hair for a donation. Among them, Michael Ehrhardt , 4, who will attend Ha...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~85874.aspx5/16/2006 9:17:52 AMWilliam Bond ARVADA -- Students and parents at Hackberry Hill Elementary in Arvada donated 271 inches of painstakingly grown hair for the "Locks for Love" program on May 15. Almost 30 individuals met the minimum donation requirement of 10 inches of hair for a donation. Among them, Michael Ehrhardt , 4,...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~85941.aspx5/16/2006 12:27:47 PMWilliam Bond Two hundred ninety Little Saints, Mustangs, Owls, Dolpins and Eagles, attended their kindergarten continuation ceremony Tuesday, May 23,at Jefferson High School in Edgewater. The kindergartners from Lumberg, Martensen, Edgewater, Molholm and Stevenselementary schoolswill make up the graduating cl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~88183.aspx5/23/2006 3:33:36 PMWilliam Bond Jefferson High School graduation, Class of 2006, held on May 22.http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~88760.aspx5/25/2006 8:40:47 AMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~91209.aspx6/2/2006 9:33:26 AMWilliam Bond No more grunting and groaning, grinding and screeching, trying to shove wheel chairs through slippery pea gravel just to get to the Fletcher Miller School playground. Now, thanks to the Leadership Jefferson County - Class of 2006, students and staff will have a smooth ride out to the playgrou...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~111172.aspx8/7/2006 12:16:39 PMWilliam Bond It was a great beginning for approximately 225 Arvada elementary students as they walked through the doors of the new Al Meiklejohn Elementary for the very first time. The school in NW Arvada officially opened Tuesday. To help celebrate the occasion, Debbie Benefield of District 29, State ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~117245.aspx8/23/2006 4:35:37 PMWilliam Bond Bulldozers and cranes were silenced long enough at Arvada West High School Wednesday afternoon, for the sounds of golden shovels scooping earth to be heard. A crowd of approximately one hundred staff, students, parents and community members gathered at the school for a ceremonial ground breaking ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~120231.aspx8/31/2006 12:26:34 PMWilliam Bond When Jessica Hennesy took the practice ACT in the sixth grade she received a 29! That is well above the average score of 20.3, scored by the 74,000 Colorado high school seniors who took this year's test. Now, as a senior at Lakewood High School, Jessica is one of only eight to receive a perfect...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Student-News/Story~128520.aspx9/22/2006 3:28:01 PMWilliam Bond Three Jeffco Public Schools teachers were honored Sept. 23, at South West Plaza Mall at the fifth annual, "2006 My Teacher, My Hero" awards ceremony. The event honors three teacers each year for extradinary work in the classroom. The teachers are nominated by their principals. This year's...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~129287.aspx9/25/2006 12:31:45 PMWilliam Bond No one counted the number of dogs at the event, but approximately 1900 runners, walkers, riders, volunteers and spectators made the fifth annual "Second Wind Walk/Run/Ride a great success on Sunday, Sept. 24. The event which benefits emergeny counseling funds for uninsured and underinsured stu...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Promotions/Community-Giving/Story~129348.aspx9/25/2006 2:25:23 PMWilliam Bond For more than thirty years the sound of drumlines and marching music, and the glitter and sparkle of colorful uniforms have marked the annual Jeffco Marching Band Festival. This year's event was held Tuesday, Sept. 26. at the Jeffco Stadium at Kipling and 6th Ave. Over 1500 students from sixteen ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~131493.aspx9/29/2006 2:26:03 PMWilliam Bond Dean Gutmueller , assistant office manager at Home Depot, describes it as a gene problem -- he's missing the gene that says he should be doing something else on his day off. Instead, he and about 20 other "Team Depot" members from the Lakewood and Golden, Home Depot stores, and several PTA vo...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~131518.aspx9/29/2006 3:15:33 PMWilliam Bond To the sounds of hoops, hollers and cheers, students, staff and dignitaries cut the ribbon Tuesday, Oct. 3, to open a brand new playground at Pennington Elementary in Wheat Ridge. The new playground, funded by bonds approved by Jeffco voters in Nov. 2004, is compliant with the Americans with ...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~134331.aspx10/6/2006 1:53:05 PMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~135056.aspx10/9/2006 10:04:54 AMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~135195.aspx10/9/2006 12:57:36 PMWilliam Bond Clown's faces often strike one as that of an older person, but as members of the Jefferson High School Clown Club found out, the real person behind the makeup is often quite young. Four professional clowns from the Ringling Brothers Circus visited the club in Edgewater on Tuesday, Oct. 10, to...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~136751.aspx10/12/2006 9:36:51 AMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/General-Education/Story~139830.aspx10/19/2006 2:14:37 PMWilliam Bond With tears of joy flowing down her cheeks, Coronado Elementary teacher Karen Brown was surprised to recieve the prestigious Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award at an assembly last Friday, Oct. 20, in Littleton. Ms. Brown is the third Jeffco teacher in as many years to receive the...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/Teacher-News/Story~140910.aspx10/23/2006 9:05:03 AMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~140935.aspx10/23/2006 9:38:08 AMWilliam Bond Under perfect autumn skies Monday, Oct. 23,students, staff, diginitaries and community members celebrated the groundbreaking for the Golden High School replacement facility. The 188,554 square foot, $33 million facility is designed to accomodate 1,450 students, and will replace the old school whi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~141580.aspx10/24/2006 11:52:35 AMWilliam Bond http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~144625.aspx11/1/2006 8:49:07 AMWilliam Bond Images of trees, water, fish, fisherman, hikers, mountains, and color, lots of color, all fused into stained glass. That's how Evergreen Middle School students captured "Life in Evergreen" in two fused glass panels that now hang in the windows to the entrance of the school. The public art pro...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Education/School-News/Story~146752.aspx11/6/2006 10:01:02 AMWilliam Bond