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Head of School

‘When opportunity meets preparation’

Dr. Mike Davis·June 3, 2021

Editor’s note: This is Head of School Dr. Mike Davis’ 2021 Commencement speech, delivered on June 3, 2021,...

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Memorial Day: Let’s honor our country’s fallen soldiers

Dr. Mike Davis·May 30, 2021

Memorial Day is a sacred holiday for American servicemen and women across the globe. On this day, we...

A salute to the Colorado Academy Class of 2021

Dr. Mike Davis·May 27, 2021

Excitement is building for next week. Colorado Academy holds in-person Fifth and Eighth Grade Continuations and Commencement for...

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Lower School Principal

Your advice for the world

Angie Crabtree·May 12, 2021

Editor’s note: This is Lower School Principal Angie Crabtree’s 2021 Continuation speech, delivered on June 1, 2021, to...

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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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Middle School Principal

Bring on summer

Bill Wolf-Tinsman·May 12, 2021

Editor’s note: This is Middle School Principal Bill Wolf-Tinsman’s 2021 Continuation speech, delivered on June 1, 2021, to...

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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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Upper School Principal

After 18 years, one chapter ends and a new one begins

Dr. Jon Vogels·May 12, 2021

Editor’s note: This is Upper School Principal Dr. Jon Vogels’ 2021 Commencement speech, delivered on June 3, 2021,...

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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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Arts Director

Don’t miss this video about courage, identity, and pride

Katy Wood Hills·May 26, 2021

Dignity, self-affirmation, and equality: these are traits we all hope to achieve at some point in our lives,...

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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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Athletic Director

Season C Captain’s Award

Bill Hall·May 17, 2021

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

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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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College Counseling Director

This summer: ‘Spark joy’

Sonia Arora·May 26, 2021

As Colorado emerges from quarantine this summer, high school students have the opportunity to rethink what they value...

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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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Libraries Director

‘Windows & Mirrors’ in the Library

Allie Bronston·May 20, 2021

Colorado Academy Eighth Grade students recently wrapped up the pilot of a new English unit developed by Middle...

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A book that has me thinking

Dr. Mike Davis·May 13, 2021

A kind CA grandparent recently gave me a copy of Adam Grant’s Think Again. I have always been...

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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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Parent Association President

Honoring our families with their last child graduating from Colorado Academy

Alice Rydberg·May 14, 2021

We are all (rightfully) focused on Colorado Academy’s graduating Seniors this spring. While we are celebrating their rite...

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A view of our community from the front row

Alice Rydberg·May 12, 2021

As we near the end of the school year and consider the year that this has been, I...

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The power of a simple yard sign

Dr. Mike Davis·May 6, 2021

This week was National Teacher Appreciation Week. At Colorado Academy, the Parent Association led efforts to thank our...

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Horizons Director

Can’t wait for summer!

Daniela Meltzer·May 18, 2021

On a monthly basis, we have check-in meetings with the entire Horizons National network. Even though these meetings...

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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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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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