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Colorado House Bill 25-1135 requires all public and charter school to adopt formal cell phone/electronic devices by July 1, 2026 – how local school districts are complying
An assistant principal at Girls Athletic Leadership School, a Denver charter school where cellphones were already prohibited, takes a phone from a student in September 2025 This fall, all Denver students will have to turn off or tun in their phones at school. Photo credit: Rachel Woolf for Chalkbeat The use of cell […]
Fort Hays State University releases spring 2026 Dean’s Honor Roll
HAYS, Kan. (June 16, 2026) – Fort Hays State University has named 1,996 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. […]
Dixie Bitner attends Positive Athlete Awards event in Denver to formally receive O.P.E.R.A.T.E. awards
Left to right: College Football Hall of Famer Montee Ball, Dixie Bitner, and Denver Nuggets Community Ambassador Mark Randall As previously reported in a Prowers Journal article, recent Wiley High School graduate Dixie Bitner was the recipient of an O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship from the Positive Athlete organization. Dixie was presented with her award and $2,500 check […]
Fort Hays State University announces spring 2026 graduates
HAYS, Kan. (June 5, 2026 ) – Fort Hays State University recognized approximately 1,732 graduates during its spring commencement ceremonies Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16, at Gross Memorial Coliseum in Hays. Graduates who requested privacy are included in the count but omitted from this listing. Lamar, CO Brandy Branom, Bachelor of Science in […]
Priya Mayjoy of Lamar High School competes at 2026 International Science & Engineering Fair
Priya Mayjoy and her project at the International Science & Engineering Fair Lamar High School Junior Priya Mayjoy recently had the honor of spending a week in Phoenix, Arizona attending the International Science & Engineering Fair. She qualified through the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair held in Fort Collins in April as a sophomore. At […]
Abigail Barr named to Spring 2026 Nebraska Wesleyan University academics honors list
NWU students named to spring 2026 semester academic honors list LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its 2026 spring semester academic honors list recognizing undergraduate students with superior academic performance. Students earning at least a 3.75 semester grade point average while completing a full-time course load of at least 12 credit hours of […]
Lamar Community College hosts two graduation ceremonies -87th Annual Commencement and Adult High School Diploma Commencement
Lamar Community College celebrated two historic graduation ceremonies this spring, honoring students’ educational journeys. The college first celebrated its 87th Annual Commencement Ceremony on May 9, recognizing the achievements of the Class of 2026. One week later, on May 16, LCC hosted a second historic ceremony, the college’s inaugural Adult High School Diploma Program graduation, […]
2026 Rod Crum Memorial Scholarships awarded to Heston Seufer and Briley Seufer
Two Thousand and Twenty-six marks twenty years of scholarships given by the ROD CRUM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP fund. His family has been honored to award 24 scholarships over those twenty years and contributed over $14,500 to the youth if this community thru the scholarships alone. Those funds came to us generously, from this community, at a […]
Hastings College honors 140th graduating class – Melissa Kay Hines of Lamar receives degree in Criminology
HASTINGS, Neb. – Hastings College held its 140th Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, awarding degrees to 190 undergraduates and seven Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 21 states and nine countries. The student speaker was graduating senior Bri Narick, an English major from Bellevue, Nebraska. Graduation honors are awarded to those students […]
Independent Study Highlights GOAL High School’s Economic Impact for State of Colorado
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Independent Study Highlights GOAL High School’s Economic Impact Pueblo, Colo. – April 2026 – An independent economic impact study released in April 2026 concludes that GOAL High School generates substantial economic and social benefits for the State of Colorado, including significant long-term savings in public healthcare, criminal justice, and public assistance costs […]
Kree Wallace is recipient of 2026 Golden Plains Insurance Sholarship
Kree Wallace, recipient of 2026 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Golden Plains Insurance is thrilled to announce Kree Wallace as the recipient of the prestigious Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship for 2026. This annual scholarship, awarded by Golden Plains Insurance, recognizes outstanding dedication to community, education, faith, and academic excellence among graduating seniors. Golden Plains Insurance is […]
Science and art come to life in Pueblo this June with opening of da Vinci museum along revamped riverwalk
The museum is part of a renaissance happening on the city’s Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, where “learning never exhausts the mind.” Article by Colorado Sun writer: Sue McMillin Bonnie Waugh, one of the artists in residence at the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America prepares to paint the entry of the Piazza Leonardo as […]
Lamar RE-2 School Board meeting May 11, 2026
The Lamar RE-2 School Board met on Monday, May 11, 2026. The Board voted to approve payment of April bills and payroll. Also approved was the upcoming awarding of diplomas to the Class of 2026, LEAF Scholarship recipients, a food service contract with Chartwells for the 2026-2027 school year, grades 3-5 Social Studies curriculum, and […]
Lamar High School Senior Keiton Chavira is recipient of 9th Annual Larry D Eberhardt Memorial Scholarship
Keiton Chavira, recipient of 2026 Larry D. Eberhardt Scholarship Being raised on a farm, Larry paved his way into an agricultural lifestyle. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America (FFA), receiving his Star Greenhand Award. He also worked at a local farm in Lamar as his summer job. Larry attended college receiving […]
