Today's News

Four Evergreen Montessori School eighth-graders had a four-day trip of a lifetime over the summer to learn about another culture — and they never left Colorado.

The students traveled with school director Beth Heller-Atencio to Alamosa in the San Luis Valley to practice their Spanish and to help others.

The students stayed in the home of an Alamosa family, where they received cooking lessons. Then they put those lessons to good use by cooking at a homeless shelter.

Triathlete and Evergreen businesswoman Julia Purrington was seriously injured in a bicycle accident on Rampart Range Road near Chatfield Reservoir on Saturday, Aug.22

Richard Paradis of Vail was also seriously injured after hitting his head on the pavement and being transported out by Flight for Life. He was in Swedish Medical Center in an induced coma.

Purrington’s friend, Kathleen Allen, was also in the riding group of six people, but she was not injured.

Change is a constant at Evergreen schools. As the new year approaches, parents and students should be aware of what will be new and different at their schools. Following is a sampling of some of the change happening this month.

Jeffco Schools policy changes

At the Jefferson County district level, three new policies will affect parents and students.

It won't be long before kids will be waking up earlier, boarding buses and spending their days learning those three R’s.

For parents, this is the time to begin their kids’ transition from sleeping late to early rising, from being couch potatoes to being bright-eyed learners five days a week.

The question is: How should parents prepare their children for the rigors of school?

The answers from Evergreen and Conifer principals spanned a range of issues that will lead to students’ success in the new school year.