Tag: Columbine High School
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Columbine survivor’s death ruled a homicide, 26 years after shooting
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The Columbine High School shooters claimed their 14th victim last month in the opinion of those who were close to Anne Marie Hochhalter. And now officially, according to the Jefferson County Coroner. For 26 years, everyone knew that 12 students and a teacher died on April 20, 1999, the day of the Columbine massacre. However,…
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Columbine High School fire forces evacuation, 2 firefighters injured
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A fire within Columbine High School’s woodshop classroom closed the school for the remainder of Wednesday, injuring two firefighters and leading to a school evacuation. There were no reported injuries of students or staff. The fire was first reported on a scanner at 10:47 a.m., according to a series of South Metro Fire District postings…
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Columbine shooting survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter dies after years in wheelchair
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It wasn’t until they knew they had saved her life that surgeons told Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter she came close to being the 14th victim. “She never wanted to be called a victim. She considered herself a survivor,“ said Sue Townsend, who considered Hochhalter a second daughter. After she lost her stepdaughter, Lauren, to…
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Columbine students give back during 25th anniversary of shooting
On a frosty morning after a late-April snowstorm, nearly 1,200 Columbine High School students worked on their day off, bringing together a positive light from the darkness of tragedy. The Jefferson County high school held its eighth-annual Columbine Day of Service on Saturday — the 25th anniversary of the world-altering shooting in which 12 students and…
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Columbine 25 years later: FASTER Colorado arms school staff to protect students
More than 400 educators in 41 Colorado school districts are carrying guns today.
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Remembering Columbine: The legacies of the 13 lives lost 25 years ago
More than names: They were sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. More than students: They were writers, volleyball players and future Navy pilots. More than a teacher: He was a father, coach and mentor. Twenty-five years ago, on April 20, 1999, Cassie Bernall, Steve Curnow, Corey DePooter, Kelly Fleming, Matt Kechter, Daniel Mauser, Daniel Rohrbough, Rachel…
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The Annaleigh Ashford express keeps rolling along | Arts news
Annaleigh Ashford, Hollywood’s leading Colorado-connected actor of the moment, just had three new projects announced this past week alone – one on TV, one on film and one on stage. And that doesn’t even count her Emmy Award nomination earlier this month. Ashford, a graduate of Wheat Ridge High School, will next star in the true…
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Controversial in some quarters, not all districts can afford armed police officers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Everybody thinks that SROs are all over the place,” said Christine Harms, director of the Colorado School Safety Resource Center. “Most school districts haven’t been able to afford them,” she said. The center provides resources, training and technical assistance to support safe learning environments. School…
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Graduation ceremonies moved indoors due to storm
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A spring snowstorm on Friday forced Denver area schools to move their graduation ceremonies indoors. Commencements for Broomfield, Monarch, Centaurus and Peak to Peak high schools were moved to the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, according to the Boulder Valley School District. Boulder High School’s ceremony…
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Columbine High School students to commemorate anniversary of school shooting by volunteering
Columbine High School students and staff will volunteer in the community on Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of a school shooting that killed 12 students and a teacher. The Day of Service began in 2017 and brings together students and staff with alumni and volunteers to perform acts of kindness for first responders, senior…