Tag: Stem School
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Highlands Ranch school shooting hero Kendrick Castillo honored with memorial dedication
Six years ago, Kendrick Castillo sacrificed himself to protect his Highlands Ranch classmates. Now, his memory will live on forever with a physical presence in the community. The Douglas County Community Foundation, along with Castillo’s parents John and Maria, unveiled a memorial for the former STEM School student Friday morning at Highlands Ranch’s Civic Green…
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Former STEM Highlands Ranch school student addresses mental health struggles after shooting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back home for summer break, former STEM School Highlands Ranch student Ellie Wyse first saw the new street signs along the renamed Kendrick Castillo Way, a reminder of what she described as a tedious mental health recovery process after the tragic 2019 school shooting. The…
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Expulsion of Douglas County student who allegedly made ‘hitlist,’ allusions to shooting, upheld by court
A trial judge correctly upheld the Douglas County School District’s expulsion of a student who allegedly created a “hitlist” and made other allusions to school shootings online, Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week. At the time the student, identified as “John Doe,” made the comments over messaging platform Discord, it had been less than a…