May 2009
Photos for May 2, 2009
Janet Sheridan talks March 27, shortly after being named a winner of <cite>The Denver Post</cite>'s Colorado Voices program. Sixteen people from across the state - out of 230 who submitted entries - were chosen to write guest columns for the paper.
<cite>The Denver Post</cite> recently chose Janet Sheridan as a columnist for its Colorado Voices program. Sheridan, a former educator-turned-writer, is scheduled to have her first column published in <cite>The Post</cite> on Sunday.
Fernando Duarte stands in the master control room at the Moffat County Jail during a tour Moffat County High School students took Friday afternoon as part of law week. The event is meant to introduce students to the legal system, from the courts to the jail.
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MCHS' Callie Papoulas prepares to tee off Thursday during the Moffat County Invitational at Yampa Valley Golf Course. Papoulas shot a 93 at the tournament, which earned her second place overall. The golf team now prepares for regional play Tuesday at Cobble Creek Golf Course in Montrose.
Katie Ellgen, a Moffat County High School sophomore, battles with Steamboat Springs defenders Thursday at Woodbury Sports Complex. The Bulldogs lost the game, 7-0, to their rival.
More than 60 players attended the weeklong camp that was hosted at the high school. Bulldogs football players acted as coaches for the camp, and proceeds from the event will help fund the high school football program.
Aaron Daigle, 6, looks to sneak past defenders Thursday at the Big Blue Football Camp at Moffat County High School. The camp, for kindergartners through eighth-graders, featured MCHS football players teaching the fundamentals of the game. On the final day, the different age groups broke apart to scrimmage one another.
Hart hosted a guitar recital April 18 for her students at the Center of Craig. Students performed a variety of songs from 1967-69, and they dressed for the time period. Pictured above are, back row from left, instructor Tracey Lynne Hart, Andrew Field, Colter Tegtman, Sam Leonard, Jessica Snowden, Brodie Schulze, Nathan Mack, Nicole Ferree, Dylan Reed, Caitlin Harjes and Tom Schnellinger; front row from left, Skyler Leonard, Zach Ahlmer, Travis Walsh, Hannah Lambrecht, Jaycee Prather, Kearn Gerber, Isacc Montoya and Mike Miller.
Kearn Gerber, lower, and Tracey Lynne Hart play a Beatles song Wednesday in her studio. Hart said she likes to cater to what her students enjoy, but "I try to give them a taste of all different styles," she said.
Left: Instructor Tracey Lynne Hart, right, helps Gerber with his handwork at a session Wednesday in her studio. Hart said guitar is "about playing with other people. It's like I'm training wheels, they have to take off the training wheels."
Kearn Gerber practices his classical guitar work Wednesday at Tracey Lynne Hart Guitar Studio. Gerber practiced everything from classical to rock to improv at the session.
Instructor Tracey Lynne Hart, center, plays a Johnny Cash song with students Kearn Gerber, left, and Caitlin Harjes on Wednesday in her studio. Between sessions, Hart says she likes for the students to play songs together.
Connie Guttersen, a nutrition instructor at the Culinary Institute of America, says to pair lean meats with vegetables and whole grains for a variety of dishes, including pot roast.
Lizeth Lopez was among several students who spoke during the ceremony. More than 70 students received Gateway laptop computers after completing the program.
More than 200 people listened as former state Sen. Jack Taylor spoke Tuesday at the Work and Life Skills Coalition recognition ceremony. Taylor was the keynote speaker for the event.
Mackenzie Jowell picks up her new laptop computer Tuesday for completing the Work and Life Skills Coalition program during a recognition ceremony at the Boys & Girls Club of Craig. Seventy-one students received computers for completing the program that assisted with life after high school and how to get and keep a job.
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Question of the week
Should high school officials be allowed to withhold diplomas from students as punishment for behavior deemed inappropriate during a graduation ceremony?
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