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• Fight at bus stop hospitalizes three students Play Video

  February 29, 2012 1:13 PM

  Three female middle school students from the Galileo School of Math and Science were taken by ambulance to the hospital following a fight with an unidentified woman at a bus stop Wednesday morning. School District 11 spokesperson Devra Ashby said it is unclear who started the fight and that... more »

• Local agency aims to curb teen dating violence Play Video

  February 1, 2012 7:01 PM

  As many as a third of all teens have been the victim of some form of physical or emotional abuse and counselors at the domestic violence advocacy group TESSA say the abuse is happening at a very early age. Clinical and Advocacy Manager Charity Richardson says they are finding children... more »

• Falcon middle schoolers hold special drive for local soldier

  September 26, 2011 6:49 PM

  Falcon Middle School students are collecting snacks and other supplies to send to one special soldier and his fellow troops in Afghanistan. Lucas Musseau is a former Falcon Middle School student and a graduate of Falcon High. He is currently serving on a one-year deployment with his platoon. His... more »

• No natural gas leak found at Colorado City school

  January 12, 2011 3:31 PM

  Students at Craver Middle School in Colorado City got an unplanned field trip this morning when they noticed the smell of natural gas inside their building. The school's staff and about 170 students evacuated the building and headed to the clubhouse at a nearby golf course. They were able... more »

• Pueblo school gets grant money for fitness

  January 6, 2011 7:19 PM

  With obesity rampant among our young people, Roncalli Middle School in Pueblo continues to receive grant money to help students stay fit. Today "Miles" the official Denver Broncos mascot was at the school. He encouraged students to exercise for 60 minutes a day and eat healthier. In the... more »

• District 11 student says crosses banned at school

  October 11, 2010 5:55 PM

  A Washington D.C. law firm is representing a 7th grader from Colorado Springs who says he was told in school last week he can't openly wear religious jewelry because some people are or could be offended. Cainan Gostnell goes to Horace Mann Middle School in District 11. He said... more »

• Hero of Colorado school shootings to receive honor

  June 3, 2010 8:54 AM

  A teacher who tackled a suspected shooter outside a Colorado school is being honored by a group of school resource and drug use prevention officers. David Benke is credited with knocking down Bruco Stong Eagle Eastwood outside Deer Creek Middle School after two students were shot and wounded Feb.... more »

• Air Force Academy gives $210K to local education

  March 29, 2010 4:20 PM

  The US Air Force Academy Research Office and Chief Scientist Col. Rob Fredell announced the donation of $215,000 to support education efforts for students in grades kindergarten through 12 as well as providing professional development opportunities to local educators. Programs in Academy School District 20, District 11 and the... more »

• Father: Suspect may have contacted students online

  February 25, 2010 9:41 PM

  LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Deer Creek Middle School is scheduled to reopen for classes on Monday. The school just miles from Columbine High School was the scene of a shooting Tuesday that left two students injured. Student Reagan Weber was treated at a hospital and released. The mother... more »

• 2 teens shot at Denver area middle school

  February 23, 2010 5:54 PM

  Two teens were injured in a shooting at a Denver-area middle school Tuesday afternoon, as school was letting out. Both have been taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Witnesses say the suspect was tackled by teachers, and held until Jefferson County Sheriff's deputies arrived and took him... more »

• McClelland holds High School Fair

  November 18, 2009 6:50 AM

  McClelland School will be hosting the 1st Annual McClelland High School Fair on Wednesday, November 18th from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in the school gym located at 415 E. Abriendo Ave. in Pueblo. Thirteen high schools have been invited to send representatives to answer questions and share information about... more »

• Middle school students face charges after spiking soda with urine

  November 8, 2009 10:08 AM

  Two Kentucky middle school students face criminal charges after pulling a prank in which one allegedly urinated in the drink of another student. The mother of the alleged victim says her son, a seventh-grader at McNabb Middle School, got so sick from the prank that he vomited several times.... more »

• H1N1 virus confirmed at school in Canon City

  September 8, 2009 2:34 PM

  The Fremont County Health Department says an illness sweeping through Canon City Middle School is the H1N1 virus or swine flu. Becki Vettesse, Director of Public Health in Fremont County says three students tested positive for the virus. The test results came back Tuesday morning from a state health... more »

• Large number of students sick

  September 3, 2009 2:04 PM

  A large number of students are out sick at Canon City Middle School on Thursday. The Fremont County Public Health Department is working with the state health department and Canon City Schools to gather samples to have students tested for H1N1. The superintendent of Canon City Schools, Rboin Gooldy, said... more »