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By Mike Bauman Last week people from every demographic and ethnicity waited in line for more than 24 hours to participate in what one observer described as an “Oklahoma Land Rush” –like race to ensure the best place in line. They were not running for the best spot to homestead. Nor were they racing for [...]
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By Mike Bauman As early as 8:45 on Thursday April 14, parents were lining up to enroll children into West Ridge Academy. At that time, there were approximately a dozen cars with waiting parents sitting in them in the parking lot of Grace Church, which is adjacent to the future sight of West Ridge. Mountain [...]
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By Mike Bauman Parents and students of Mountain View Academy will tell you one of their favorite imports from Canada is not a product, but a person; fourth grade teacher, Sue Bridgman. A naturalized US citizen, Bridgman is one of the school’s trained dyslexia specialists. Her dedication to her students extends beyond classroom hours. Her [...]
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Greeley Tribune staff incorrect By Mike Bauman In a letter dated February 7, 2011, Colorado Department of Education Public School Finance Director, Leanne Emm, determined that the proposed charter school, West Ridge Academy, was not a private school conversion as defined in Colorado law. In the letter, which was sent to attorneys for District 6 [...]
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By Mike Bauman Greeley’s own Nica Digerness, a 5th grader at Mountain View Academy, has shown an ability to excel academically and as an athlete. Described by her mother as a perfectionist, Nica comes from a family of top level athletes. Her father, Theo Digerness, was a world class gymnast and a technical advisor to [...]
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Story and photo By Jack Minor Residents at a public forum regarding the approval of two new charter schools overwhelmingly showed their support for the proposal on Monday, Nov. 8. The hearing was held regarding two new applications for charter schools received by the district. Union Colony Preparatory had requested to expand to include K- [...]
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By Mike Bauman Much hay has been made of late by self-appointed experts in our community regarding two charter school applications before the School Board that propose the use of Direct Instruction curriculum. Opponents have stated that D6 already uses direct instruction in its reading program with dismal results. The Greeley Gazette was able to locate [...]
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Barbara D. Nelson died Saturday, September 11, 2010 at her home in Greeley. She was born January 11, 1943 in Circleville, Ohio to Ned H. and Jeanne (Thatcher) Barnes. She was baptized on July 9, 1943. Barbara married Fred Nelson on October 8, 1971. They later divorced. Barbara lived in Circleville, Ohio and Arvada, Colorado. [...]
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One Family’s Story About District 6 By Mike Bauman Every member of the community pays for education through a variety of taxes and fees. So why would some parents choose to pay hundreds of dollars per month extra to send their children to a tuition based private school? “That’s simple. Results!” says one Greeley family. A [...]
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Jeanne Brewster Thacher Turner December 31, 1922 ~ August 25, 2010 Residence: Nunn, Colorado Born Dec. 31st 1922, in Columbus, Ohio, to Colonel Edward S. Thacher Jr., and Virginia Dent Van Swearingen, the youngest of six children. Her early years were spent in Pickaway, Co, Ohio, on her grandfather’s farm. It was a wonderful childhood [...]
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By Mike Bauman This week parents of students at Mountain View Academy received a letter advising that, after nearly six months of waiting, the school District 6 Administration had denied Union Colony Preparatory School’s request to combine with MVA to create a K-12 charter under the name Union Colony Preparatory School. Union Colony Prep is [...]
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By Vanessa Dominguez On June 16th several agencies joined forces to conduct an Emergency Response Exercise. The public was not informed about this exercise and as a result, there was a call to 911 about what you see above. This was not a real body and instead part of the exercise. The exercise was designed [...]
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By Mike Bauman This week parents of students at Mountain View Academy received a letter advising that, after nearly six months of waiting, the school District 6 Administration had denied Union Colony Preparatory School’s request to combine with MVA to create a K-12 charter under the name Union Colony Preparatory School. Union Colony Prep is [...]
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