I was five years old when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record. Even though I was young, I was old enough to recognize that his 715th career home run ma...
This coming Wednesday is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Among the many disturbing moments at the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol w...
I wake up every day and am psyched to come to work. I am grateful to be at Colorado Academy. Our community is special. We are a school that always tries to do i...
I think we would all agree that we are glad to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. I went into last year at Colorado Academy with such hope. But early on, we lost ...
It’s so easy to go negative. In fact, it’s too easy. Even when we aren’t in a pandemic, stress and anxiety lead humans to go a little dark. But, when we are try...
How did the week feel? For me, it was just too quiet. I missed seeing students and faculty and staff. Our “new normal” at CA has become a familiar routine, and ...
It stood for 43 years, providing a home for countless plays, musicals, meetings, concerts, assemblies, recitals, and Town Halls, but it did not take long for Co...
Dr. Mike Davis performs for Upper School students at a pre-pandemic gathering.
In the age of COVID-19, I have found music to be a source of healing and reli...
Slow down, observe, listen. At Colorado Academy, there are soaring, chirping, and fluttering rewards in taking that moment. Birds—attracted to our trees, ground...
Editor's Note: This is one of a series of articles about ways that Colorado Academy is living its mission during challenging times.
Mackenzie Wagner, Senior
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At Monday’s Upper School Town Hall, Colorado Academy Junior Helen Blake organized a celebration for Veterans Day. Helen wrote to me last year, wanting to do som...
I sadly have to write about this topic too much, but the pressures of the past year are only increasing. With COVID-19, we have to be vigilant and prepared for ...
“I’m hot!” That was the only complaint costumed Colorado Academy Lower School students had as the annual Halloween Parade tradition took place under bluebird sk...
I am writing today on a difficult subject—American politics. I think it’s important to prepare our community for an election that has the potential to not only ...
A few years ago, I quit Facebook and Twitter. At first, it was hard. I felt like I lost connection with friends and some former students and families. I soon re...
It’s a classic line from the great Violent Femmes song “Kiss Off?” As a young student. I vividly remember perseverating about that “permanent record” and what i...
I remember when I was in elementary school in the late 1970s, hearing Eddie Van Halen’s famous guitar solo “Eruption.” It was life changing. Word of his death e...
When Rockies and Mustangs united for the first all-Senior day in the Upper School, there was plenty to celebrate. It was the first time the Class of 2021 had...
As I was riding my mountain bike under a canopy of bright orange aspen leaves, I was overcome by the power of nature. I stopped and looked out to the west and t...
Many Americans were saddened by the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night. Her friend, NPR reporter Nina Totenberg tweeted: “A Je...
On the first day of Week 5, Colorado Academy marked a significant milestone—all Lower School students had the option to return to their classrooms to learn in p...
