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Loveland High School received a $25,000 Innovation Station grant from OtterCares. The grant will allow students and staff to remodel the school’s old metal shop into an innovation space. Students will have the opportunity to create and build class-based and cross-curricular projects using updated equipment and technology. Students, with teacher guidance and support, have been planning and redesigning the space throughout the fall semester, preparing it for the purchase of new equipment, furniture and technology.

Thompson Valley High School’s head cheerleading coach, Shari Robinson, was named Spirit Coach of the Year by the Colorado High School Coaches Association. She coached at the school from 1996 through 2008, bringing home a state title in 1998, and returned to Thompson Valley as coach five years ago. In between, she opened and ran an all-star gym.

Loveland High School’s football team won the 4A State Championship. The Indians had a perfect 14-0 season with the 62-14 win over Skyline at Broncos Stadium at Mile High—the seventh football championship in school history. Loveland quarterback Riley Kinney was named game Most Valuable Player. He rushed for 116 yards and five touchdowns and threw for another 91. Loveland’s Zach Weinmaster became the first 2,000-yard back for the Indians. He rushed for 111 yards, giving him 2,003 on the season. He leaves as the school record holder not only for a single-season, but in career yardage (4,823), single-season touchdowns (30, two at the state championship) and career rushing touchdowns (65).

Mountain View High School senior Kat Pfeiffer was named 2019 Miss Loveland Valentine by the Loveland Chamber of Commerce. She was selected from a group of eight contestants in the competition that involves an interview, a 500-word essay and a three-minute speech about the topic “Loveland, My Community.” As Miss Loveland Valentine, Pfeiffer will represent the city at several events, including a meeting with newly elected governor Jared Polis and an address she will give on the floor of the Colorado Senate. Miss Loveland Valentine contestants are high school seniors in Loveland who are selected by their high school guidance counselors because they have at least a 3.0 grade point average, are college bound and currently hold leadership roles in school or community activities.

The 180-member Loveland High Band took third place in the 4A division of the Colorado Bandmasters Association State Championships in Colorado Springs. The band started its eight-minute performance in sunny, breezy weather and finished amidst strong winds that snapped props in half and knocked some students over; snow was blowing in as their performance wrapped up. The Loveland High Band, which has medaled 13 years in a row, was one of two 4A schools that performed in the surprise storm. Liberty High followed the Crimson Regiment onto the field during the height of the snow for the semifinals before organizers called a weather delay to ensure student safety. The other two bands, Air Academy and Mesa Ridge, performed after the delay in sunny but cold conditions for their semifinal round. The semifinals became the finals when the Colorado Bandmasters Association decided to cancel the final rounds due to the initial delay and weather that would be coming in that night. Medals were awarded based on the semifinal scores. Loveland High took third place with a score of 82.55 points, only 1.65 points behind first-place Air Academy (84.2 points). Liberty High took second place (84.05 points).

Thompson Valley High School juniors Kenadi Krueger and Dylan Schubert finished in the top five in their respective 4A State Cross Country Meets at the Norris-Penrose Event Center in Colorado Springs. Schubert placed third for the boys and Krueger placed fifth for the girls.

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Lucile Erwin Middle School was honored at the Fuel Greatness Touchdown Recognition Celebration by Dairy MAX, which is the local dairy council and “Fuel Up to Play 60” (FUTP 60) program sponsor, and the Denver Broncos for the school community’s hard work, dedication and commitment to FUTP 60 during the 2017-2018 school year. This annual event is designed to recognize and honor high-achieving schools, student teams and program advisors in the state of Colorado that complete the six steps of the FUTP 60 program. Created by the National Dairy Council and the National Football League, FUTP 60 encourages students to get active and “play” for 60 minutes daily and “fuel up” with critical nutrient-rich foods missing from their diets, like low-fat and fat-free dairy foods, fruits, vegetables and whole grains.

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Bill Reed Middle School’s Girls Cross Country team won the 2018 Colorado State Championship. They won with 83 points, beating second place by 59 points, and had three girls finish in the top five.

Laurene Edmondson Elementary School and Monroe Elementary School were recognized by the Colorado Department of Education for their “Promising Practices in Family, School and Community Partnering.” They were among several schools and districts throughout the state that were recognized for their distinguished efforts in working with families for student learning. Known as “Promising Partnership Practices,” their activities align with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, which was adopted in Colorado legislation in 2009.

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Thompson Valley High School student Elizabeth Texeira earned the distinction of “National Hispanic Scholar.” Elizabeth scored in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in our region. Her achievement was shared with colleges and universities, who can now reach out to her for admissions and scholarship opportunities.