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WATER BOTTLE ART PROVES A POINT
Coronado Elementary School students created environmental project out of trash as part of Project:
Water Bottle. The school collected disposable water bottles for six months, strung them up and displayed
them out on the school grounds. The bottles, laid end to end, stretched over half a mile. Teachers walked
their students through the project to learn more about the use of bottled water and the available sustainable
choices. The project was meant to educate students, teachers and community about the waste created by
drinking water from disposable water bottles. Lessons included the cost of making plastic bottles, the price
of water, and the sustainable choices, such as filtered water fountains, refillable water bottles, and support
of municipal water. Coronado students say that if every school in Jeffco collected the exact same number
of bottles, they would have a string which reached to Colorado Springs. If every school in Colorado did the
same, they would reach Disneyland in just six months.
SHELTON STUDENT WINS NATIONAL PTA CONTEST
Shelton Elementary School second-grader Siena Frankland snapped a picture of a fleeting moment
between her two brothers that helped her win a National PTA contest. Frankland received an Award of
Excellence in photography for her age group. She was one of the top three scores from each art category in
each age division. This year’s Reflections theme was The Magic of a Moment. Frankland’s picture,
Brotherly Love, was related to the contest theme. Her artist statement explains, “My brothers are laughing
together instead of teasing each other. That is a moment of magic.” See the winning picture at
www.sheltonptsa.org.
SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS ARE SPOTLIGHTED
Several Jeffco schools, including Bear Creek, Evergreen and Lakewood high schools are recognized in
the 2013 Bobby G. Award nominations. The awards program is named after pioneering local theater
producer Robert Garner, who died last year. The parent national awards program is known as The Jimmys,
after Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander. The categories are patterned after Broadway’s Tony
Awards, with honors going to best actors, actresses, directors, student designers and many more. View the
2013 Bobby G. Award nominations.
SUMMIT RIDGE FORMS AN ALLIANCE
Summit Ridge Middle School is the only school in the county to receive a 2013-14 Alliance Project grant
from the Scientific and Cultural Collaborative. The non-profit organization, comprised of cultural
organizations, distributes funds from a sales and use tax to cultural facilities throughout the seven-county
metro area. The grant helps to partner the arts, cultural and science organizations with teachers in creating
curriculum applications and learning opportunities for students. The cost of museum admissions, oncampus activities, library materials, substitute teachers, and the majority of bus costs are also covered by
the grant. Students from Powderhorn Elementary School will participate in the project as a partner
school.
STUDENTS DRIVE UNDERWATER
Bell Middle School’s iSTEM program is headed to Indianapolis to compete in the National SeaPerch
Competition. Students built an underwater, remote-operated vehicle that they have practiced driving at the
Golden Recreation Center pool. In the competition, students will move their underwater car through a
course of rings, pick them up with an arm and finish in a set amount of time. Find more information about
SeaPearch.
STUDENTS REACH OUT TO BOSTON WITH KINDNESS
Two Normandy Elementary School sixth-graders were moved to act after watching the aftermath of the
Boston Marathon bombings. They created a card and letter to the Boston community sending best wishes
and thoughts to the victims, their families and the city and sent it off to Boston TV station Fox25. The
newsroom was so moved by their card and its sentiment that they invited the Normandy class to join them
live via Skype on their newscast. Watch the Boston Fox25 segment.
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