All Entries in the "Youth" Category
Southeastern Developmental Services holding children’s gardening camp July 17th
We are pleased to announce that Southeastern Developmental Services will be offering a children’s gardening camp “Grow Together”. In an effort to get children outside and grow community mindfulness, over the course of 5 days we will teach gardening basics and its impact on the world around us. Please join our kickoff on Friday, July […]
Colorado school districts post cellphone policies. But do they match research?
By Jenny Brundin/CPR News Hart Van Denburg/CPR News -A student uses a cell phone for research reference during a class at Cripple Creek-Victor Junior/Senior High School. Despite early research on school cellphone bans suggesting stricter, bell-to-bell policies can sharply reduce phone use and may bring small gains in attendance and test scores, many of Colorado’s […]
How trapshooting is teaching Colorado high schoolers gun safety
Students and adults take aim at an unseen hat belonging to an athlete on the Sterling High School Trapshooting Team who shot a “25 straight” — 25 clay pigeons in a row. The tradition is a rite of passage for young shooters, who say the sport gives them a sense of belonging. (Cheney Orr, Special […]
Local students attend recent Rotary Youth Leadership Academy sponsored by Lamar Rotary Club
From left: Mila Macias, Mae Shelton, Allie Rushton, and Hudson Gourley Lamar Rotary is so excited to have sponsored four outstanding students from our area for this prestigious opportunity. We started this tradition in 1993, with the exception of the summer in 2021 (Covid) and it is ongoing. We began at Lamar Community College for […]
Help Your Teen Driver Reduce Risk for a Crash with information from Colorado State Patrol
Troopers encourage hands-free devices (COLO) – In 2025, Colorado State Patrol troopers investigated 521 injury or fatal, at-fault crashes involving distracted driving by drivers aged 16-21 years old. Gaining experience begins with 50 hours of supervised driving time with a permit and this is an opportunity to instill safe habits from the start. “As parents […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lamar Middle School Student Council members detail recent trip to RE-2 Board at June 8, 2026 meeting
Lamar Middle School Student Council members with chaperones and sponsors in front of Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. during recent study trip The Lamar RE-2 School Board met for a regular meeting on Monday, June 8, 2026. All board members were present with the exception of Rick Robbins. A revised agenda, which added an […]
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 […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County sponsors Lamar Days Royalty, presents student awards and installs new Board of Directors
Lamar Days King and Queen Ron and Lonna Cook driven by Isaiah Felan The Zonta Club of Prowers County has been active recently. They sponsor the Lamar Days Royalty each year, driving the King and Queen in the Lamar Days parade. At this year’s parade on May 16, King and Queen Ron and Lonna Cook […]
Dixie Bitner receives prestigious O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship
Dixie Bitner, 2026 O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship recipient Dixie Bitner of Wiley High School is one of two Colorado students receiving a 2026 O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship. The $2,500 college award is given by the Positive Athlete Organization – (PositiveAthlete.org ) to male and female high school student-athletes in Colorado who exhibit seven core principles – Optimistic, Prepared, Educated, […]
Lamar High School graduate Armoni Moreno receives first-ever Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy Scholarship for Excellence
Joe McCaleb, left, with scholarship recipient Armoni Moreno Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy of Lamar awarded 2026 Lamar High School graduate Armoni Moreno with the first-ever $2,000 “Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy Scholarship for Excellence”. Presenting the award to Armoni at the Lamar High School graduation ceremony on May 17, 2026 was Joe […]
Local high school graduation books available for sale at Robinson Printing
Robinson Printing continues its tradition of printing graduation booklets that feature pictures and names of all local high school graduates (Lamar High School, Wiley High School, Holly High School, Granada High School, and McClave High School). Each graduating senior receives two free booklets at their respective ceremonies. Additional copies are available for purchase for graduates […]
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 […]
