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(1-9-08) Ron Booth, Principal of Arapahoe High School, was recently selected by the prestigious Boettcher Foundation to become a member of it scholarship selection panel. The Boettcher Foundation provides lucrative full scholarships to Colorado High School Graduates admitted to Colorado Colleges and Universities. Booth has been the Principal of Arapahoe High School for 23 years. During his career he was the President of The Colorado Association for Secondary School Principals and Colorado High School Principal of the Year in 1993-1994.

Dr. Barb DeSpain, principal at Lenski Elementary, was one of 23 Colorado principals to be recognized by The Colorado Department of Education, Colorado State Library, Colorado Association of School Librarians, Colorado Library Consortium and the University of Denver for their support and collaboration between classroom teachers and certified teacher-librarians, thereby leading to improved academic achievement.

Heritage High School soccer coach, Tony Hurt, has been named large high school regional girls coach of the year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of American (NSCAA) and Adidas. Tony will be honored at a dinner on January 19^th as part of the NSCAA Coach’s Convention in Baltimore, MD, where the National coaches of the year will then be announced. Colorado’s region includes coaches from Utah, Montana, New Mexico and Wyoming, as well.

Littleton High students participated in the project-based, simulated learning program developed by the Washington, D.C.-based Urban Land Institute. A few Colorado schools are among the first to use this program, which provides hands-on learning about the workings of local government, business, finance and urban planning.

Goddard students and staff collected 1,661 non-perishable food items during their annual canned food drive for Inter-Faith Community Services.

Littleton High ESL teacher, Chris Colias, has been certified by the National Board in English as a New Language/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood Social Studies/History.

Eleanor Dickinson, Goddard 8^th grader, was recognized at a reception for her third place award in the Tattered Cover Banned Books Essay Contest.

Heritage High boys and girls soccer programs have received the National Soccer Coaches of American Association Team Academic Award for the 2007 academic year. Heritage High is the only school in Colorado to win for both boys and girls.

For the sixth year Arapahoe High students and staff have collected toys, hats and gloves to be donated to Fairview Elementary School (DPS), and the Denver Indian Center.

Arapahoe High Warrior Marching Band placed first at the Pikes Peak March of Champions in Colorado Springs in October and was named the overall 2^nd place marching band at the 2007 Parade of Lights.

Arapahoe High Music Program has been selected as a 2008 Grammy Signature School Finalist. Of the 128 finalists, a maximum of forty will be named Grammy Signature Schools.

Former Heritage High soccer player, Alex Hooker, has been named a high school All American soccer player by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Adidas. Alex will be honored at a luncheon on January 19^th as part of the NSCAA Coach’s Convention in Baltimore, MD.

Arapahoe High Wind Ensemble has been selected to perform at the 2008 Colorado Music Educators Association Annual Clinic Conference to be held at the Broadmoor Hotel January 24^th.

Littleton Public Schools partners with local law enforcement to provide
crisis training for all LPS employees

Training supplements emergency planning efforts already in place in LPS

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is providing crisis situation training for all Littleton Public Schools employees. The training supplements other emergency planning efforts already in place in all LPS facilities, such as heightened security, quick-reference crisis plans and regular table-top drills.

From last November through the end of May, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s officers – and Littleton Police Department officers in the City of Littleton jurisdiction -- are visiting with each LPS school staff about what they can expect from law enforcement personnel in the event of a crisis situation. A crisis could include a hostage situation or an incident involving an armed individual in a school. Officers also give staff members suggestions on how to keep everyone as safe as possible while law enforcement responds.

According to law enforcement officers, the protocols being discussed during these training presentations apply to any public place, such as a mall or a grocery store.

The Littleton Public Schools district has always taken the safety of students and employees very seriously and currently has a number of protocols in place that help keep schools and other facilities safe. These training sessions give employees an opportunity to ask questions and to learn directly from law enforcement officers. It’s an extension of the ongoing, positive relationship LPS has with all local law enforcement organizations to do what is best for its students and employees.


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