FES Gets Rock Wall
Michelle Lang, Falcon Elementary School PTA treasurer, helps Melissa Ardolf, PTA president, cut a ribbon to unveil a new rock climbing wall Jan. 10, 2013, at Falcon Elementary School in Falcon School...
View ArticleRMCA Breaks Ground for New Building
Sixteen students help break ground Sept. 27, 2013, during a Rocky Mountain Classical Academy ceremony in Colorado Springs.
View ArticlePPSEL Summits in Reading Scores
Seventh grader Caity Chudzinski, 12, watches classmate Jessie Harvilicz, 11, offer important questions, concerning Marco Polo's journey across the Silk Road hundreds of years ago, Aug. 21, 2013, at...
View ArticleClassrooms Put iPads to Use
Second grader Ayleanah Kottke, 8, uses an Apple iPad to launch Planet Boing!, an educational app that teaches math, science and literacy skills, Feb. 13, 2013, at Odyssey Elementary School in Falcon...
View ArticlePrincipals Kiss Goat After Pop Tab Fundraiser
Fifth grader Alexandra Smith, 11, pets a three-week-old Nigerian Dwarf buck held by principal Kelly Warren during an assembly April 12, 2013, at Woodmen Hills Elementary School in Falcon School...
View ArticleStudents Use STEM to Solve ‘Crime'
“I felt like I was going after someone who needed to be stopped, pulled over, you never know,” said seventh grader Maddelyn Sackuvich, exiting a flashing police vehicle Nov. 6 at Falcon Middle School...
View ArticleHow a Middle School United to Tell a Student’s Secret
Eleven-year old Katarina Lucardie had a secret she couldn’t hide any longer. She wanted to tell it. She wrote a note.
View ArticleBrain Bowl Team 6 Competes Against BOE
Sixth graders from Horizon Middle School's Brain Bowl Team 6 compete in oral quizzes against Board of Education directors March 13 ahead of a board meeting in Peyton.
View ArticleMayor Honors Student Engineers, Colorado's First Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam
"There are so many great things happening in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region, and this is an example of that," said Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach, congratulating engineering students.
View ArticleReturning Airman Surprises Kindergartner, Reads to Class
When kindergarten teacher Ashley Mullins announced March 18 that a special guest had arrived for story time, her classroom energized with speculation.
View ArticleFifth-graders Prepare for Pikes Peak Battle of the Books
Fifth-grader Frank Hoyle, 11, collaborates with teammates during a districtwide Battle of the Books event April 9 at Evans International Elementary School in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleStudents Exhibit Use of Scientific Method
Fourth-grader DeAndre Davis, 10, explains his "sodaspolosion" project to Air Force 2nd Lt. Jane Blore of 1st Space Operations Squadron, 50th Space Wing, during an annual science fair April 18 at...
View ArticleSchool Puts Community in Health Plan, Wins Grant
Skyview Middle School opened its doors for a community-led health expo March 21 in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleSchool Focuses on Community Service
Bradlee White, a firefighter and EMT for the Colorado Springs Fire Department, discusses public safety occupations during a community service career day April 23 at Sand Creek High School in Falcon...
View ArticleTeacher Brings Panama Exploration to Second Graders
Teacher Sandy Lamb explains her recent rain forest exploration for second graders Feb. 26, 2014, at Odyssey Elementary School in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleFalcon Middle School Rallies Ahead of TCAP
Seventh grader Tyler Weeda, 13, blindly guides principal Brian Smith in compiling a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during a motivational assembly Feb. 28, 2014, at Falcon Middle School in Falcon...
View ArticleLewis: 'I've become such a leader'
Fifth grader Roddy Lewis, 11, rallies excitement May 8 for a Play 60 Festival at Ridgeview Elementary School in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleTeacher: 'Incredible' First Grade Music Program
First graders perform "It's a Wonderful Life" in American Sign Language during a first grade music program April 24 at Stetson Elementary School in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleFifth Graders Exhibit IB Research Projects
Fifth grader Miguel Smith, 10, answers questions from fourth graders about his research project May 13 at Evans International Elementary School in Falcon School District 49.
View ArticleGED Prep Program Helping to Boost Earnings Potential
Hillary Dennis of Peyton studies mathematics during a GED prep class Feb. 18, 2014, at Patriot Learning Center in Falcon School District 49.
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