2018-2019 Upper School Awards
Every year, Colorado Academy faculty spend a great deal of time deliberating about who should receive the...
Upper School
Three days, three State Championships
Within the span of three days in May, Colorado Academy athletic teams captured three State Championships! CA is...
Computer Science students bring home honors
Colorado Academy computer science students tested their talents and brought home honors this spring. American Computer Science...
Doherty steals the show at Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Colorado Academy Senior, Jane Doherty, was the only student invitee to attend the inaugural symposium of The...
How CA students are helping Karen refugees
Early on a snowy Saturday morning at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Library in Aurora, the doors have...
Five ways to prepare for the transition to college
When I graduated from Colorado Academy in 2001, the end came fast. Graduation excitement was followed by graduation...
PlatFORUM: leaning in to conversations on social justice and inclusion
Guest speaker Stephen Brackett kicked off this year’s Upper School PlatFORUM, Colorado Academy’s full-day inclusivity conference, with songs,...
Padworski joins CA as Vocal Music Director
Colorado Academy’s new Vocal Music Director will be conductor, composer, and career musician Dr. Kevin T. Padworski....
CA earns Computer Science Award
Colorado Academy has earned the first College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving...
Team advances to National Ethics Bowl
When four Colorado Academy Juniors decided to tackle the National Ethics Bowl competition, their efforts seemed like a longshot—even...
Learning physiology through real-life experience
Ever since her Freshman year at Colorado Academy, Senior Lena Schneck has wanted to become a physician. Her...
Students honored with 2019 regional writing awards
Colorado Academy Middle and Upper School students picked up seven awards from the 2019 Scholastic Art & Writing...
Unplug! Students challenge the community to ‘Face-to-Face Friday’ (and beyond)
The other day I was rehabbing my knee and my physical therapist said, “Look out! Your phone is...
2019 Upper School Interim Brochure
Interim provides opportunities to get out of the classroom to learn by doing, through exposure to new ideas,...
Two Mock Trial teams advance to State
Two of Colorado Academy’s three Mock Trial teams are moving on to the State competition on March 7...
Why CA Students are the best
So, I am finding rich irony that nearly every school in Denver canceled school on a pristine, blue-sky,...
CA Advanced Spanish students practice language skills, make an impact through literature, theater
Colorado Academy Upper School students taking Meg Hill’s Advanced Spanish Seminar are putting their language skills to real-world...
Why parents and children need a “JUUL” education
Public health experts and the FDA now say that e-cigarette use among teens has become an epidemic. Fueling...
Eli Saslow returns home with a message of hope
Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and author Eli Saslow came home to Colorado Academy for a day in January and...
Studying “big data” prepares CA students for the future
Who was most likely to survive when the Titanic crashed into that iceberg on its ill-fated maiden voyage?...
Classic art with a feminist twist
Sometimes it pays to listen to your big brother. During his Junior year at Colorado Academy, Nick Bain...