$8.6 million in grants boost St. Vrain schools coffers

Last week, the district was notified that it would receive $5 million in funding through the federal Education Jobs Fund program. Earlier in August, the U.S. Department of Education announced that SVVSD would receive a $3.6 million Investing in Innovation grant.

Students greeted by changes, improvements at St. Vrain schools

As the new school year begins in the St. Vrain Valley School District, many students will find both big and small changes at their schools. “We’ve had a really busy spring and summer in the district with all the construction projects underway,” said Brian Lamer, director of construction operations and maintenance. “We have been able [...]

Silver Creek musicians tune up at camp

It’s broiling hot and the recruits are sweaty. People are yelling “left, right, left, right,” to the sound of marching feet. There’s a loud, incessant pounding beat. No, it isn’t a military boot camp. It’s band camp at Silver Creek High School. “There’s just nothing like being swarmed by sweaty people,” joked Jay Clanin, band [...]

Crayons to Calculators drive hits high gear

And to spur the collection drive, two Longmont businesses are offering sweet deals for customers who bring in donations for the drive.

Ziggi’s Coffee House, 400 Main St., will give double punches on their frequent buyer’s cards from Aug. 1 through Aug. 7 for customers who bring in school supply donations. The Texas Roadhouse restaurant will host a benefit luncheon for customers who RSVP by Wednesday and bring their donations to a free luncheon Thursday.

Hands-on history: Longmont Museum camp explores life of early settlers

The “Searchers, Seekers and Settlers” day camp is based on historical accounts of pioneer life in the Longmont area.

Kickin’ it at Kiwa: Girl Scouts gather at Lyons day camp

A very enthusiastic rendition of “Hermie the Worm” sung by about 100 elementary-age girls started one day in late June at the Girl Scout Kiwa Day Camp near Lyons. Then it progressed to chants for taking attendance – “Unit 3, shout with me, Comets, comets, whoosh!” — followed by a much more respectful flag-raising ceremony [...]

Trio of Universal High School grads going their own way

The Universal High School program, housed at Silver Creek High School, offers self-directed learners an alternative to the traditional structured classes in high school. UHS students can choose from a menu of options for their classes, including college courses at Front Range Community College or the University of Colorado, online courses, correspondence courses, independent study and traditional high school classes. The students also must complete 100 hours of career exploration and 100 hours of service learning as graduation requirements.

Eleven area teams on a creative problem-solving odyssey

Students on one of the Alpine Elementary Odyssey of the Mind teams were practicing their competition performance last week, and it became a chance to use some really bad puns. There’s a “kelp-wanted” ad to answer. And a joke about seafood – no, not the one your first-grader tells. Instead, this joke is about reading [...]

Students Flatt-out impressed by figure-skating champ and Niwot Elementary alumna

U.S. national figure-skating champion Flatt isn’t just being polite when she says she’s back – she attended Niwot Elementary from third through fifth grades before her family moved to Colorado Springs. And in her fifth grade yearbook, she listed her goals for the future: to be a national figure skater and a writer.

On Friday, Flatt spoke about what it took for her to achieve her dreams.

CSI, Longmont-style: Westview students scour scene of ‘crime’ to learn forensics

The May 1 event was part of a “CSI” – that’s short for crime scene investigation – forensics science enrichment class underway for sixth-grade Westview students.

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