School News: Rose Hill Teacher Needs Your Vote for America’s Got Talent

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.

August 30, 2011

Rose Hill Teacher Needs Your Vote for America’s Got Talent

Jody Roper, fourth-grade teacher at Rose Hill Elementary, would love to count on your vote for the Silhouettes on America’s Got Talent.

The Rocky Mountain Silhouettes are 42 kids from ages three to 19 that are technically trained in every style of dance plus acting, singing and tumbling. They are a part of the Rocky Mountain School of Dance, an award winning competitive performing arts studio from Denver.

Jody’s two children, Emerson (age four) and Brady (age seven) have been competing with the group on America’s Got Talent, and they have made it to the next round! The group will compete on Tuesday, Aug. 30 on NBC.

Click here to watch their video from the last show.