School News: Adams County School District #14: Rose Hill Students Collect Pennies for Patients

Students at Landmark academy at reunion celebrate first annual latin culture week

Landmark Academy at Reunion , a tuition-free public charter school, recently hosted their First Annual Latin Culture Week, a week focused on educating students on the various aspects of Latin culture, from music and art to sports and celebrities, through unique activities. During the week-long celebration, students were able to step into the lives of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans with Latin culture lessons through piñata making, cultural crafts, songs, traditional foods and more. Students made maracas and learned a traditional Mexican Hat Dance; created Aztec suns working with metal tooling; and studied different countries in Mexico , Central America and South America . Aztec dancers from the Colorado Folk Arts Council also visited with students and educated them on the spiritual and traditional aspects of Aztec culture through dance. “We reside in a community with strong Latin and Hispanic roots,” said Matt Carlton, principal of Landmark Academy at Reunion . “Our community culture is important to us at Landmark. By providing unique ways for our students to learn the various backgrounds of our diverse community they are able to understand and appreciate different cultures.” For more information about Landmark Academy at Reunion , please visit www.landmarkacademy.org.

March 23, 2011

Adams County School District #14: Rose Hill Students Collect Pennies for Patients

The students at Rose Hill Elementary once again participated in the Pennies for Patients® program through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Rocky Mountain Chapter.

The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Pennies for Patients is a service and philanthropy program that gives students a unique experience making a difference through teamwork – working together to aid thousands of children and adults in the fight against blood cancers like leukemia.

Principal Samara Williams has been supporting Pennies for Patients for many years, and continues to support this remarkable charity in honor of a childhood friend who lost her battle with leukemia as a child.

The students at Rose Hill happily collected spare change over the last three weeks from family and friends to support this worthy cause. Second-grade students in Cristine Goodman’s class raised the most money in the school with $114.12.

This week Samara presented a check for $993.71 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rocky Mountain Chapter on behalf of the students at Rose Hill.