Schools

Julie Ahrens, a kindergarten teacher at Twin Peaks Classical Academy, was selected as a semi-finalist for the Colorado Department of Education’s annual Teacher of the Year award, alongside 21 other Colorado teachers.

Earlier this month, the Cemex Lyons cement plant, through the St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation and the Lyons Community Foundation, provided scholarships to five students from St. Vrain Valley Schools.

St. Vrain Valley Schools continues to lead in developing a strong, future-ready education workforce through its P-TEACH program, which offers high school students the opportunity to explore teaching careers while earning college credit and gaining hands-on classroom experience.

This fall, a new behavioral health career pathway will be implemented at five high schools in Aurora in an effort to expand access to healthcare-related careers. The pathway builds on the existing Pathways in Technology Early College High School model.

The award was presented to Harvey on Thursday morning. It comes in conjunction with her retirement from the elementary school, which she helped to open 16 years ago.

199 St. Vrain Valley School District high school seniors will graduate with a Seal of Biliteracy this year, an award certifying a student’s proficiency in two or more languages.

The U.S. Department of Education informed the Colorado Department of Education late last month that a five-year grant targeting school-based mental health services will be terminated at the end of this year, leading to uncertainty from officials about the future of mental health support in Colorado schools.

A clip from a unique, drum-less performance by Lakewood High School’s drumline at a band concert went viral on TikTok, with 2.5 million views accumulated in less than a week.

Preschoolers across St. Vrain Valley Schools will be participating in Young Athletes Field Day events in May.