FRIDAY FOLDER: A roundup of regional school news
Budding Picassos get an art show
Every artist dreams of having his work on display for all to see, which means 17 students from Turman Elementary School in Harrison School District 2 are having their dreams come true. The kids' artwork is on display in the third floor hearing room of the El Paso County office building, 27 East Vermijo, through a program, called Art in the Boardroom. The program provides K-12 schools a chance to get their students' art seen during county commission board meetings on a rotating basis. The idea is not only to give budding artists an artistic outlet but introduce them to government at work.
Win money for grandkids' college
Here's a way for creative grandparents help their grandchildren pay for college. CollegeInvest, a not-for-profit division of the Colorado Department of Higher Education, is sponsoring a scholarship essay contest that will award 10 Colorado grandparents $2,500 scholarship savings plans for their grandkids. The contest is open to Colorado residents with grandchildren or great grandchildren 12 years old or younger. For information and to receive an entry form, visit collegeinvest.org, or call 1-877-285-0018.
UCCS education programs accredited
The teacher education programs in the College of Education at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs meet the highest standards for professionalism in teacher education, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education has determined. The programs received a seven-year accreditation following a five-day, on-site evaluation.
Districts get time to give thanks
Many school districts have no school next week for the Thanksgiving holidays, while a few will hold classes on Monday and Tuesday. Those with the whole week off are Academy School District 20, Edison School District 54-JT, Ellicott School District 22, Fountain Fort Carson School Distirct 8, Hanover School District 28, Lewis-Palmer School District 38,Manitou Springs School District 14, Miami-Yoder School District 60-JT, Peyton School District 23-JT and Woodland Park School District RE-2.
UCCS professor honored
For the second time in the 43-year history of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, a faculty member has been named a distinguished professor. Psychology professor Tom Pyszczynski received the distinction during a meeting of the University of Colorado Board of Regents on Thursday. Pyszczynski, a UCCS professor for more than 20 years, researches terror management theory, which looks at the role of self-esteem and cultural belief systems in providing protection against core human fears, such as death. He has been ranked as high as the 11th most productive researcher worldwide in social psychology, and has received about $90,000 a year in grants.
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North students build sweet houses
Students from North Middle School in Colorado Springs School District 11 are once again brightening the holidays for seniors who live alone or in nursing homes. In what has become an annual event, the students built and decorated gingerbread houses on Thursday. Parents will deliver the 80 to 100 houses to Silver Key Senior Services today for distribution to seniors.
Wasson student sings way to acclaim
Wasson High School junior Brianna Walker has been named to the All-State Women's Jazz Choir as one of the top 16 singers in the state. She is a member of the Wasson Arts Magnet Jazz Choir. The choir will perform at 2 p.m. Jan. 24 at The Broadmoor.
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