http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5The Arvada Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth (AWRSAY) program is unique in that it recognizes teens who have faced adversities and obstacles, ranging from major health issues, to drugs and crime within the family. They have not let these adversities stop them, but rather they chose to o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/Middle/Story~532297.aspx10/9/2008 9:55:00 AMKatherine Van Scoyk In a short three months, the students of Van Arsdale Elementary raised $50,000 with some spare change and cookie dough. Students sold $15,000 in cookie dough, collected $4,500 in spare change and sold playground plaques for $500 a piece to local families. The money they raised will be matched by ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~566045.aspx1/8/2009 12:49:16 PMKatherine Van Scoyk When kids care, people notice. The special education classes of Normandy Elementary and Chatfield High School were recently honored with the Denver Newspaper Agency January Kids Care Grant. Chatfield teacher Sharon McManus led the student project, Operation Support Our Troops, that sent o...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~566054.aspx1/8/2009 12:59:54 PMKatherine Van Scoyk One Jeffco principal knows exactly how to motivate his students. After promising to shave his head if students reached the goal of donating 1,000 canned food items, Principal John Schalk had to make good when the students of Mandalay Middle School in Broomfield came through. They collected 1,306 ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Westminster/Stories/Archive/Education/Middle/Story~566057.aspx1/8/2009 1:03:48 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Children in need got a helping hand from the students of McLain Community High School. The school collected 64 pairs of new children's pajamas and the teachers matched that with more than 60 children's books as part of the PJ's and Pages campaign. The pj's and books will be donated to Inter Faith...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~566508.aspx1/9/2009 12:39:19 PMKatherine Van Scoyk D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School ranks in the top 100 high schools at #93. More than 21,000 public high schools from around the country were analyzed by U.S.News & World Report and School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis business that provides parents wit...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~566512.aspx1/9/2009 12:46:31 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Erica Romberg is only a junior, but is already making a political statement. The Lakewood High School junior was appointed as a charter member to the Youth Advisory Council by Senator Dan Gibbs , D-Silverthorne. The General Assembly established the council earlier this year to advise the leg...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~566515.aspx1/9/2009 12:50:35 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Over 1,500 Jeffco students have been identified as homeless this school year and to prevent these students from going home hungry, many Jeffco schools have teamed up with the Arvada Community Food Bank to provide schools with take home backpacks filled with food every Friday. Students from Allend...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~566518.aspx1/9/2009 12:55:31 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Take a look at the track at Vivian Elementary on a Tuesday or Thursday morning and you'll find students and teachers logging miles. They are part of a new club called the Exercising Eagles. The group walks or runs and records their laps to receive tokens that can add up to prizes. Over 100 studen...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~566524.aspx1/9/2009 1:04:14 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Nearly 150 Pomona High School students, faculty and parents volunteered an entire Saturday to give their school a fresh new look. The first Pomona Pride Day gave a fresh coat of paint to the school's hallways, storefront and choir room. The district provided the group with all the paint and suppl...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/High-School/Story~566526.aspx1/9/2009 1:07:14 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568759.aspx1/15/2009 1:56:46 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Broomfield/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568766.aspx1/15/2009 2:01:59 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Conifer/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568770.aspx1/15/2009 2:04:23 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Denver/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568772.aspx1/15/2009 2:06:04 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Edgewater/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568774.aspx1/15/2009 2:08:15 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Jan. 24 for the 2009-2010 school...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568776.aspx1/15/2009 2:09:56 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568778.aspx1/15/2009 2:11:38 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568783.aspx1/15/2009 2:14:33 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568785.aspx1/15/2009 2:17:31 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Morrison/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568790.aspx1/15/2009 2:19:37 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Westminster/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568793.aspx1/15/2009 2:21:25 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Jefferson County families who wish to enroll their children in a school other than their neighborhood school, have the option of participating in Jeffco Public Schools' choice enrollment process. First round choice enrollment began on Tuesday, Jan. 6 and closes on Saturday, Jan. 24 for the 2009-2...http://denver.yourhub.com/WheatRidge/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~568795.aspx1/15/2009 2:22:56 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Needy families in the Belmar Elementary School area get a helping hand from the school's students sharing the holiday spirit. Students have been collecting money for families in need since 1998 through the Belmar Giving Campaign and Belmar staff contributes to the holiday fund instead of exchangi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Lakewood/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~569460.aspx1/16/2009 3:30:05 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Nearly 25,000 grocery bags never made it to the landfill thanks to Girl Scout Troop 2113. The troop organized a 10-day drive to collect the bags at Stony Creek Elementary.The sacks were taken to Wal-Mart to be recycled and the store contributed $180 to Mortensen Elementary School's Autism Spectru...http://denver.yourhub.com/Littleton/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~569464.aspx1/16/2009 3:32:33 PMKatherine Van Scoyk Mitchell Elementary School students set aside a day to share with their community. The Day of Giving Back event, on Monday, Jan. 19, from 9 a.m. to noon, had students and their families partnering with the PTA to host a hands-on community service day. Students raised donations of food and other i...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~569465.aspx1/16/2009 3:37:23 PMKatherine Van Scoyk The Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School is reaping the rewards of strong parent and community volunteers and helping to build a sense of community. Student achievement is increasing and the results of the Make Your Voice Heard Survey are improving. Out of 92 Coal Creek families, 52 parents volunteer reg...http://denver.yourhub.com/Golden/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~569466.aspx1/16/2009 3:39:04 PMKatherine Van Scoyk The Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School is reaping the rewards of strong parent and community volunteers and helping to build a sense of community. Student achievement is increasing and the results of the Make Your Voice Heard Survey are improving. Out of 92 Coal Creek families, 52 parents volunteer reg...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~569469.aspx1/16/2009 3:40:23 PMKatherine Van Scoyk The Jeffco Public Schools Gifted and Talented Department will be implementing a second round for the application and testing process for placement in gifted center programs for elementary and middle school students. •Application will be available online from Monday, Jan. 20 to Friday, March 2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Arvada/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~571397.aspx1/22/2009 1:24:20 PMKatherine Van Scoyk The Jeffco Public Schools Gifted and Talented Department will be implementing a second round for the application and testing process for placement in gifted center programs for elementary and middle school students. •Application will be available online from Monday, Jan. 20 to Friday, March 20...http://denver.yourhub.com/Broomfield/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~571403.aspx1/22/2009 1:30:25 PMKatherine Van Scoyk The Jeffco Public Schools Gifted and Talented Department will be implementing a second round for the application and testing process for placement in gifted center programs for elementary and middle school students. •Application will be available online from Monday, Jan. 20 to Friday, March 2...http://denver.yourhub.com/Conifer/Stories/Archive/Education/Elementary/Story~571407.aspx1/22/2009 1:32:58 PMKatherine Van Scoyk