School News: Winners Selected for United Power’s 2011 Holiday Card Coloring Contest

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.

November 13, 2011

Winners Selected for United Power’s 2011 Holiday Card Coloring Contest

The winners of United Power’s 2011 Holiday Card Coloring Contest have been selected from nearly 400 entries. The following children have won $50 in cash and the honor of their drawing decorating corporate holiday cards mailed by the electric cooperative this holiday season. Congratulations to the following students:
Kindergarten: Ace Miles, Lochbuie Elementary
1st Grade: Titon Hebert, Northeast Elementary
2nd grade: Aylin Gomez, Hudson Elementary
3rd Grade: Chloe Ortolani, Second Creek Elementary
4th Grade: Alexandria Miles, Lochbuie Elementary
5th Grade: Cali Breed, Bacon Elementary
6th Grade: Erica Kolanowski, Coal Ridge Middle

All winning drawings can be viewed on the cooperative’s website www.unitedpower.com. The seven winning cards will be available for sale in a Holiday Card Variety pack in late November. Sales of the holiday cards benefit Operation Round-Up, United Power’s charitable foundation.

A committee of employees narrowed the selection to the top four entries in each grade category and then all employees were invited to vote anonymously for their favorite drawings. This is the second year United Power has held the Holiday Card Coloring Contest. The coloring contest asked children in grades kindergarten through sixth to illustrate “How Electricity Makes My Holidays Bright”. The drawings detailed holiday memories of baking cookies, gifts that require electricity to operate, holiday lights hung both inside and outside, and many more creative ideas.

United Power, Your Touchstone Energy® Partner, is a member-owned, not-for-profit cooperative delivering electricity to more than 67,000 customers at homes, business, and farms in Colorado's north central front range. More information about the organization and energy saving tips can be found at www.unitedpower.com.