School News: Udall Statement in Remembrance of Columbine Victims, Survivors

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.

April 21, 2011

Udall Statement in Remembrance of Columbine Victims, Survivors

Today, Mark Udall released the following statement in remembrance of the 12th anniversary of the attacks at Columbine High School in Littleton :

“Twelve years ago today, Colorado and the nation stood still watching the horrific events unfold at Columbine High School , where 12 students and a teacher were tragically killed, and many others injured. Today, let us take the time to remember the victims and survivors of this senseless act of violence and commit ourselves to being there for our youth, whether as educators, mentors or parents. We need to work at all levels of society so that what happened at Columbine will never happen again.”