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Heritage High Seniors Selected as Boettcher Foundation Scholarship Recipients

Heritage High seniors, Claire McKeever and James Holley, have been selected as Boettcher Foundation Scholarship recipients.

Options Senior Receives President's Volunteer Service Award

Options senior, Micaela Lell, received the President's Volunteer Service Award for volunteering significant amounts of her time to the community.

Arapahoe's Jazz I, Jazz II, and The Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs Awarded at the Mile High Jazz Festival

Arapahoe's Jazz I and their traditional jazz combo, The Dry Creek Dixie Dawgs, were awarded superior ratings at the Mile High Jazz Festival on March 7. Jazz II achieved an excellent rating at the festival.

Goddard Teachers Selected to Attend the Space Academy This Summer

Goddard teachers Tom Andrews, Liz Blei and Chris Pautler have been selected to attend the Space Academy in Huntsville, Alabama this summer. This opportunity is provided by the Honeywell Corporation and their Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy program.

Arapahoe and Powell Students Four of 25 Winners at UNC Math Competition

Arapahoe High students Matt Cullen, Sean Egan, Kyle Stachowiak, and Powell Middle School student John Logan Brock were four of the 25 winners in the final round of the University of Northern Colorado Math Competition in February. Ryan Beckett, Arapahoe, earned an honorable mention.

Powell 2006-2007 Yearbook Teacher and Staff Receive Award

Powell Middle School yearbook teacher, Yvette Manculich, and 2006-2007 student yearbook staff produced an award-winning yearbook. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association awarded The Prowl, the Silver Medalist Certificate.

Arapahoe High Students Receive Writing Awards

The Colorado Language Art Society recently recognized student writers. Arapahoe High juniors Sara Kirk, Jessica Ward and Sarah Stoeck received state Writing Contest Awards. William Hea and Rob Newell, Arapahoe seniors, received the National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in Writing.

Highland Rising Stars DI Team Receive Award for Outstanding Creativity

Highland Elementary Rising Stars DI Team received the DaVinci Award for Outstanding Creativity at the recent DI regional competition. This is Destination ImagiNation's most prestigious award. The team members are Emily Fraser, Ben Chilton, Anand Trehan, Angela Dean, second grade; Owen Bilek, kindergarten; and Thaddeus Alderson, first grade.

Littleton Public Schools Facility Use Task Force absorbs data;
discussions to take place in following weeks

(posted 3.18.08) The Littleton Public Schools Facility Use Task Force began meeting in February. So far, the meetings have been heavily focused on studying data from a number of areas; everything from student achievement to enrollment projections. Now, members of the Task Force will begin to discuss what the data tells them and what kinds of changes may need to be made, so long as changes result in an improved situation for the children served by the district.

The Facility Use Task Force includes broad membership representing parents, community members, teachers and principals from elementary, middle, and high schools levels, a classified staff member, and three liaisons from the district level.

Task Force members were charged with reviewing all data concerning district facility use and academic programs. This includes academic performance, demographic trends, school demand, facility condition and capital investments/needs, and financial considerations. Their goal is to develop principles, filters, and criteria to guide decisions when considering potential program and facility changes. Factors the Task Force will consider include academic achievement trends, long-range enrollment forecasts, impacts to students, parent choice and community preferences, demographic shifts, financial implications, and potential for future growth.

The Task Force is scheduled to present a preliminary report to the LPS Board of Education in April, with one of several public forums to be held before school is out in the spring.

“The district has the responsibility to periodically review how its facilities are being used, not just to identify areas that might be under used, but to also see if there are better ways to house programs that benefit students,” said Kirk Madsen, LPS assistant superintendent of operations. “Any changes that might be made must improve the learning environment for the students we serve.”

Beef investigation concludes; beef to return to school menus

(posted 3.3.08)
Littleton Public Schools Food Services has completed its investigation into all beef products, and beef items will return to school food menus as early as today.

LPS Food Services did a complete investigation into all the district's beef products to ensure that all products recalled by the USDA had been identified and properly destroyed. The recall came about three weeks ago as a result of the USDA's investigation into Westland Beef, which is a major supplier of beef products to public schools food services programs.

During the time of the investigation, all beef products had been pulled from LPS food services menus as a precaution. Beef crumbles had returned to the menu last week, as the district's supplier had been cleared as not being one of the suppliers of the recalled beef crumbles.

LPS' investigation into all other beef products concluded late last week, and any recalled products have been properly destroyed. Schools are now able to return beef to the menu.

Thanks to all LPS Food Services employees and school staff for their assistance in these efforts! And, thank you to LPS students, parents, and staff for their patience as LPS Food Services worked to ensure the highest quality products for those they serve.


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