Crier Wins! | Douglas County School District

The Chaparral Crier's amazing students won some Best of Colorado Awards. Every high school in the state of Colorado competes for these awards. This is the first time in CHS history that our Newspaper has ever won 1st place in a photography category. We received the following Best of Colorado Awards:

1st Place for Sports Action Photo- Sydney Mullen, Naomi Martin, Amanda Lehmann

2nd Place for Personality Profile- Jamie Nickel and Ayla Main

Honorable Mention for Sports Feature Writing- Brittany Berrum

Please also congratulate the Editor in Chief Kendall Graham for her work this year overseeing all of this.

May 3, 2016 | By mdboatwright | Category: Chaparral High School

District News

High School Students Across Douglas County Pay it Forward During Wish Week

High school students across Douglas County, and many students in respective feeder schools, are once again learning that a little kindness can go a long way. Again this year, our high schools hosted Wish Weeks to make dreams come true for Make-A-Wish Foundation beneficiaries.

Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D. Named Sole Finalist for DCSD Superintendent

The Douglas County School District (DCSD) Board of Education has named Thomas S. Tucker, Ph.D. as the sole finalist to lead our 68,000-student district as superintendent on a unanimous vote.

Sagewood nationally certified as best-practice model for school counseling

The American School Counseling Association (ASCA) has certified Sagewood Middle School as a Recognized ASCA National Model Program (RAMP). A prestigious honor, Sagewood is now the only middle school in the state of Colorado to have gained this certification. Schools must receive a near-perfect score on ASCA’s scoring rubric, which outlines guidelines for building and maintaining student achievement, behavior, counseling curriculum, school culture, and several other factors, in order to become certified.