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Head of School

Dr. Mike Davis: Mustang grit

Dr. Mike Davis·May 2, 2021

The last 10 days have made me extremely proud of our CA community. The Colorado Academy we know...

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Day of Silence leaves lasting message

Dr. Mike Davis·April 29, 2021

April saw many schools and organizations recognize the national student-led Day of Silence. Across the United States, many...

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Earth Day 2021: Study the data and dig into the issues

Dr. Mike Davis·April 22, 2021

April brings Earth Day—a day that is designated to raise awareness about environmental issues in the world. The...

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Lower School Principal

Morning meeting sunshine

Angie Crabtree·March 30, 2021

“Morning Meeting helps me to get settled and be with my classmates before the busy part of my...

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What we have learned by the 100th Day of School

Angie Crabtree·February 22, 2021

During our 100th Day of School Celebration in February, Lower School students had the opportunity to share what...

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What to say if you really want to build a child’s self-esteem

Angie Crabtree·January 21, 2021

I think it is safe to say that all parents and educators want children to develop a healthy...

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Middle School Principal

Principals and soapboxes

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·March 30, 2021

Principals and soapboxes go together. We often find ourselves doing what we can to help kids make good...

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ThinkingLAB in Math

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·February 25, 2021

I am fresh from participation in a ThinkingLAB hands-on and minds-on parent workshop which focused on Math. The...

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Out with the old and in with the new

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·December 17, 2020

I don’t imagine a lot of people had trouble saying goodbye to 2020. I certainly did not. That...

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Upper School Principal

The roller coaster year

Dr. Jon Vogels·March 30, 2021

I’ve never been a big fan of roller coasters. Because I get motion sickness easily—even turning around in...

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Launching Speech and Debate program during a pandemic

Dr. Jon Vogels·February 22, 2021

What does it take to launch a new program during a pandemic? In the case of Speech and...

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Advice to live by: ‘Get a dog’ and ‘cultivate our lilies’

Dr. Jon Vogels·November 20, 2020

“What can we do to manage our children’s crazy busy lives?” That is one of the many questions...

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Arts Director

An educator’s epiphany

Katy Wood Hills·April 22, 2021

At one of our professional development meetings last August, we spent a significant amount of time as a...

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All-School Art Festival 2021: ‘Make and Believe’

Katy Wood Hills·March 31, 2021

Art allows us to feel joy, challenges us to see, hear, and feel in new ways, and connects...

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16 inches of snow? Pandemic? No theater? No problem!

Katy Wood Hills·February 28, 2021

What does a group of actors do on the night of their final performance, during a pandemic, without...

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Athletic Director

Season C sports finish strong

Bill Hall·May 2, 2021

Despite spring weather providing challenging issues, all Season C sports progressed well and overcame stout competition. My thanks...

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Season B Captain’s Award

Bill Hall·April 9, 2021

Every competitive athletic season, the Colorado Academy Athletic Department recognizes an individual who recently completed their competitive season...

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Season B winter sports wrap

Bill Hall·March 30, 2021

Traditional winter sports were condensed into a seven-week season and shifted by CHSAA to later in the school...

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College Counseling Director

Applying to college during a global pandemic

Sonia Arora·September 1, 2020

Colorado Academy Seniors and parents of Seniors are familiar with the routine: Check email obsessively for communication from...

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Class of 2020 Merit Scholarships

Communications·September 1, 2020

Each year many Colorado Academy Seniors are awarded merit scholarships at the institutions to which they apply. In...

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Alumni help current students with thoughts and advice

Sonia Arora·April 3, 2020

This winter, Colorado Academy hosted two alumni panels, one that focused on topics relevant to CA Juniors,...

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Libraries Director

Raether Library hosts Camp NaNoWriMo

Allison Peters Jensen·April 22, 2021

Every Tuesday in April, Raether Library Assistant Becci Marzonie hosted 32 Middle and Upper School students for Camp...

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The library as a garden

Allison Peters Jensen·March 17, 2021

While snow is still on the agenda for the next several weeks, I can’t help but look ahead...

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What we learned from COVID-19

Allison Peters Jensen·February 23, 2021

The Library Department is a busy team of five. At any time of day you will find us...

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Parent Association President

The antidote to exhaustion

Alice Rydberg·April 21, 2021

Our final SPEAK event of the year was an intriguing departure from the usual topics of our SPEAK...

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An anniversary

Alice Rydberg·March 30, 2021

We didn’t count down the days. We didn’t plan any events. This was no ordinary anniversary—it was the...

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Everyday celebrations

Alice Rydberg·February 26, 2021

Colorado Academy’s Lower School recently celebrated the 100th Day of School, and I’ve enjoyed seeing all the pictures...

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Horizons Director

Horizons Giving Day and getting ready for summer 2021

Daniela Meltzer·April 22, 2021

It is around this time of year that the entire Horizons network comes together to help raise funds...

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Bringing HOPE to Horizons families

Daniela Meltzer·March 17, 2021

In the fall of 2020, when we were all trying to figure out how to get through the...

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Ode to Mary Henning

Daniela Meltzer·February 24, 2021

Mary Henning September 27,1951 – January 29, 2021 “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the...

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Inclusivity Director

Award-winning author meets with literature class

Sarah Wright·January 30, 2021

Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, two-time National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward...

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Students of multicultural backgrounds meet with alumni

Sarah Wright·November 27, 2020

This month our Upper School students who are part of the Students of Racially Diverse Backgrounds Affinity Group...

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The art of civil discourse

Sarah Wright·October 29, 2020

The art of civil discourse is not an easy one. Some even avoid having civil conversations in a...

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