RIP Eddie Van Halen Dr. Mike Davis·October 8, 2020I remember when I was in elementary school in the late 1970s, hearing Eddie Van Halen’s famous guitar...ArtsFeaturedHead of School
A look inside the new Leach Center for the Performing Arts Gravely Wilson·September 28, 2020The future home of Colorado Academy’s performing arts program reached two important milestones recently: the Froelicher Theatre was...All-School NewsArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
When life gives you lemons… Katy Wood Hills·September 28, 2020What does a Theater Department do during a year where they have no theater and are in a...ArtsArts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter
Metamorphosis: The story of the Froelicher butterflies Vicki Hildner·September 1, 2020If you ever walked past the back of the Froelicher Theatre at Colorado Academy, you may have stopped...AlumniArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
How CA said ‘Bye, old friend’ Vicki Hildner·September 1, 2020It stood for 43 years, providing a home for countless plays, musicals, meetings, concerts, assemblies, recitals, and Town...All-School NewsArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
Introducing Michael Gadlin: CA Guest Artist for 2020 Katy Wood Hills·September 1, 2020The Ponzio Arts Center is a happy place to be these days. Not only have our young artists...ArtsArts DirectorOn CAmpus Newsletter
What makes Pre-Kindergarten ‘Special’ Vicki Hildner·July 10, 2020The Specials at Colorado Academy Pre-Kindergarten are aptly named. These are times of each day when students leave...ArtsLower School
The advantage of the arts Vicki Hildner·July 10, 2020At Colorado Academy, there are always three “A” disciplines in every student’s life—Academics, Athletics, and the Arts. While...Arts
A farewell to Froelicher Communications·July 7, 2020By Bailey Walker ’20 The coronavirus pandemic has upended almost everything in our daily lives. As a third...Arts
Senior artists go virtual Katy Wood Hills·April 28, 2020If you had taken a stroll through the studios of Colorado Academy’s Ponzio Arts Center before March 13,...ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
Don’t miss ‘Zoomlights’ Vicki Hildner·April 20, 2020Senior Will Ungar had never been deeply involved in the Colorado Academy student government, but COVID-19 changed all...ArtsOn CAmpus NewsletterUpper School
No stage, no audience, no problem Vicki Hildner·April 13, 2020Colorado Academy Senior Aidan Klingbeil remembers the day that the Upper School musical, The Addams Family, was officially...ArtsUpper School
John Prine: We’ve lost a great American balladeer Dr. Mike Davis·April 9, 2020I will miss John Prine. Much has been written about Prine’s tremendous song writing and observations of American...ArtsHead of SchoolNews
Bryan Terrell Clark: ‘You have to be brave’ Communications·March 31, 2020For Bryan Terrell Clark, who played George Washington in Hamilton on Broadway, this was a first. Never before...All-School NewsArts
The Pirates of Penzance, from 1978 to 2020 Vicki Hildner·February 27, 2020When the Colorado Academy Middle School performed Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance in February 2020, it...ArtsMiddle SchoolOn CAmpus Newsletter
Kevin Padworski: First Impressions of CA singers Communications·December 19, 2019What intrigued you about the position of Vocal Music Director at Colorado Academy? I was fascinated by CA’s...ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
Gift honors teacher, helps make Performing Arts Center a reality Vicki Hildner·November 22, 2019 Check out the many cast photos hanging in the Froelicher Theatre, from Robin Hood to to Seussical, Annie to Pippin, and for nearly a...Arts
Composers plus artists equal the charming Opus Vicki Hildner·November 21, 2019Opus. The first definition of this word is quite simple: work. More specifically, opus refers to a musical...ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
Katy Hills named Director of Visual and Performing Arts Renee Rockford·November 14, 2019 Head of School Dr. Mike Davis is pleased to announce that Katy Hills has been named the...All-School NewsArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
The Big Draw 2019: Drawn to Life Vicki Hildner·October 28, 2019“I think the love for drawing is about observing and making marks. Anyone can do it, and this...ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter
What’s Slick Unknown? Think Meow Wolf! Vicki Hildner·June 4, 2019 What’s Slick Unknown? Think Meow Wolf! Currently in Santa Fe, N.M., and soon to come to Denver,...ArtsOn CAmpus Newsletter