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Steamboat offers skiing on champagne powder
When people come to ski Steamboat Springs, they look forward to powder, trees, and world-class ski runs.
Sizing down
The small-class debate
Class size is perhaps the central debate in the only contested race for the Steamboat Springs School Board on Nov. 1.
CHS students get medieval
Event is a celebration of students' achievement during first quarter of school
Christian Heritage School was filled Friday with princes wearing royal cloaks, princesses with their puffy dresses and knights covered in armor.
Union endorses DeVincentis
The Steamboat Springs Education Association has endorsed candidate John DeVincentis for the School Board's District 1 seat.
Middle school abandons survey
After complaints from several parents, Steamboat Springs Middle School students will not take a survey about student attitudes and behaviors.
National program encourages teens to read
Alison Lambart pointed to the books lining the shelves in the young adult reading area at Bud Werner Memorial Library. In an ideal world, there wouldn't be any books there, she said.
School salary package passes
Plan wins approval in every school and department
Steamboat Springs School District employees overwhelmingly approved a revised salary package Thursday.
School candidates debate
The two candidates for the District 1 seat on the Steamboat Springs School Board highlighted their strengths during a candidates' forum Wednesday.
Choir performances to bring taste of Halloween
Expect spooky decorations, fog and first-rate music in Steamboat Springs High School's commons area tonight.
Schools plan for higher fuel
The South Routt School District's budget for the 2005-06 school year is not very different from last year's.
Vote on salary package set for Thursday
Steamboat Springs School District employees will vote Thursday on a revised salary package.
Man tries to steal noodles, candy
A man was arrested at City Market on Saturday night after he tried to leave the store with more than $100 worth of Top Ramen noodles and candy that he hadn't paid for.
Kidd arrested in grocery incident
Steamboat Springs ski legend Billy Kidd was arrested last week after taking a package of buffalo steaks and a dozen pink roses from City Market while it was closed for renovations.
Local woman dies in rollover
A 45-year-old Steamboat Springs woman died Sunday night when her car rolled down an embankment off U.S. Highway 40 near the base of Rabbit Ears Pass.
Loomis funds small against DeVincentis
Steamboat Springs School Board incumbent Michael Loomis has raised only a fraction of the money accumulated by his challenger for the board's District 1 seat, according to campaign finance reports turned in to the Routt County Clerk and Recorder's Office on Monday.
Quakes have history of rockin' 'Boat
Much of Northwest Colorado shook violently Feb. 10, 1955, when an earthquake later determined to be of intensity VI originated on one of the area's many faults.
No Soroco board races contested
There will be no election for the South Routt School Board because there are no contested races this year.
One percent payment raises concern
A proposed salary and benefits package for Steamboat Springs School District employees could be revised to exclude administrators from receiving a one-time bonus payment. But that doesn't mean high-level school officials won't receive the bonus.
School district evaluates learning programs
The Steamboat Springs School District now has a process to evaluate programs. For the first time, officials last year considered the Montessori strand at Strawberry Park Elementary School, the elementary Spanish program, the alternative high school and the Students Engaged in Active Learning, or S.E.A.L., program.
Eat pizza, learn about parenting
The "Parenting and Pizza" event Oct. 25 is designed to attract busy parents -- it's short, child care is provided, and dinner is free.
Schools seek input on facilities
The Steamboat Springs School District has scheduled 13 meetings to gather public input about what to do with its facilities.
Revised salary package on table
All Steamboat Springs School District employees -- teachers, staff and administrators -- might receive a one-time payment of 1 percent of their salaries this school year.
Role reversal sees teachers hitting the books
Educators from across regionparticipate in development day
On Monday, the tables were turned on about 250 teachers from Northwest Colorado -- they were the ones being taught.
Man arrested after fight
A fistfight in Oak Creek sent one man to the hospital on Saturday, police said.
Rain a sign of winter
The storm that pushed through Steamboat Springs on Sunday and was expected to continue through today likely will not cause snow in town.
Fund Board discussed
School Board to address whether it is directing policy
Whether or not the Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board is trying to direct district policy will be discussed tonight.
Retired teacher is unopposed in District 3
Denise Connelly has an intimate knowledge of the Steamboat Springs School District. She retired last year from teaching English and Spanish for 28 years in Steamboat's middle and high schools, and she and her husband have three children in district schools. She also has been involved with curriculum, has chaired departments and served on the Steamboat Springs Education Association.
Miller-Freutel uncontested in District 5
Tom Miller-Freutel said his desire to serve on the School Board reflects his commitment to "education first."
ELL enrollment jumps
Steamboat Springs School District officials expected another increase in the enrollment of non-English-speaking students. They just didn't expect such a big increase.
Tax would help land preservation
It has been nine years since voters approved a 1-mill property tax to preserve ranchlands and natural areas. More than 7,400 acres spread among 13 projects have been preserved, with another 1,400 acres on the way.
Growth, no pains, at school
North Routt Community Charter School has increased enrollment, new program
It was chilly in North Routt on Wednesday morning -- snow coated yellow-leaved aspens -- but the kitchen of the North Routt Community Charter School was warm, its air filled with the sweet smell of freshly baked blueberry muffins.
Steamboat Springs School Board: District 1
Former principal faces incumbent board member
The two candidates for the Steamboat Springs School Board's District 1 seat say they have a lot in common. But they also said differences between them do exist.
Area preschools expanding
Under the pressure of growing waiting lists and increasing demand for child care and education, preschools across Routt County are expanding.
The Yampa Valley through a fourth-grader's eyes
Strawberry Park Elementary School fourth-graders spent Thursday morning writing about what they saw and felt as they stood along the Yampa River near the Boardwalk at Rotary River Park.
School candidates debate
Potential board members discuss taxes, class sizes in forum
The two candidates for the only contested Steamboat Springs School Board race have similar priorities for the future.
Board discusses how to use funds
Some Steamboat Springs Education Fund Board members said Wednesday night that more of the city's half-cent sales tax for education should be used for small class sizes.
Student enrollment counted
Final tally falls between projections, estimations
Official enrollment in the Steamboat Springs School Dist�--rict is 1,915 full-time funded students, almost 20 more than was expected at the end of last year.
Teen's autopsy still pending
A complete autopsy report about the death of 17-year-old Adele Dombrowski is expected today, according to the Routt County Coroner's Office.
A different learning environment
Steamboat, Hayden middle school students are taught about -- and in -- nature
On Tuesday afternoon, with gray clouds looming overhead, a group of sixth-graders sat in a circle in the middle of an aspen grove.
Panel mulls graduation requirements
The committee looking at graduation requirements for Steamboat Springs students met for the first time last week.
Teachers union sues district
Seven months after first considering legal action against the Steamboat Springs School District, the teachers union filed a lawsuit against the district about alleged policy violations.
State education department awards schools
The Colorado Department of Education has recognized five Routt County schools for improvement or sustained achievement on standardized tests.
Students work together to help hurricane victims
Students from across Routt County have raised more than $10,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims during the past couple of weeks.
Enrollment numbers on the rise at CMC campus
This fall marks the fifth straight year in which the number of full-time students attending Colorado Mountain College's Alpine Campus has increased.
School distribution policy updated
The Steamboat Springs School District now has legally up-to-date policies about what materials students and adults can distribute at schools.
Schools react to tragedy
As soon as Steamboat Springs School District officials learned that a 17-year-old senior had died at her home, they began preparing ways to provide support for students, parents and staff.
Class offers choice
New tastes for Senior Odyssey
Kim Mayer, a Senior Odyssey teacher at Steamboat Springs High School, has sensed a more positive feeling in the classroom this school year.
Kids are climbing the walls
Thanks to fundraising, elementary schools put rock climbing into PE curriculum
On Thursday morning, fifth-graders at Soda Creek Elementary pulled, stepped and hefted their way along a 60-foot-long traverse rock-climbing wall. They climbed quickly, using their hands and feet. They looked for their next moves while trying not to fall to the mats below.
For SSMS, math's a plus
Steamboat Springs recognized for gains on assessment
Steamboat Springs Middle School has been named a "2005 Gain-Maker School" for its continued improvement in math during the past three years.
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