Prospect Ridge Academy

Congratulations to PRA graduate Walker Franklin on earning a spot in this week's 60th Colorado Open!! Franklin was a two-time Colorado High School Player of the Year during his time with the Miners. Currently a collegiate golfer at UTSA, Franklin earned his way into the 50 player field after carding a round of 5-under-par on Monday during the final Colorado Open qualifier. Click here to read more: https://prospectridgeacademyathletics.com/2024/07/24/pra-graduate-walker-franklin-earns-spot-in-this-weeks-250000-inspirato-colorado-open/

Hey Miners! Just in case you missed it in last week's Miner Mail, be sure to mark your calendars for the K12 Check-In Fair and Elementary Open House, set for Monday, August 12! The K12 Check-In Fair is strongly encouraged for all elementary, returning middle school and returning high school students. All families are also welcome. Click the link for more information: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/article/1679589

PRA would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our 393 families who have helped us raise nearly $5,100 this quarter through the King Soopers Community Rewards program!! This program makes fundraising easy by donating to local organizations based on the shopping you do every day and at no added cost! For more information, or for steps on how to link your King Soopers card to PRA, follow the link below and use the organization code (TN045) https://www.kingsoopers.com/i/community/community-rewards

The 13th annual PRA Gala has been set for Saturday, November 9 at the Omni! Early registration runs through Oct. 4 so be sure to select your favorite ticket package ASAP and come celebrate the 90's with us! Click here to read more and view registration options: https://pragala24.givesmart.com/

The contract is signed! PRA’s charter status has been renewed for another five years through June of 2029. Thank you to every person who assisted with the renewal process! We are excited to continue being a part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools District #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud #PRAMiners

It's never too early to get ready for the annual Miner Gold Rush and Fall Festival! Tickets and sponsorship packages are now available, with early bird registration running from now until through September 7. Follow the link for more information on the event and to get your registration in today! https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/article/1668495

Prospect Ridge Academy is digitally inclusive! We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Recite Me accessibility and language support online, allowing our web users to customize their digital experience to suit their own needs! #PRAMiners Read more here: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/article/1666350

Wishing everyone in our PRA community a very safe and happy Fourth of July!! #PRAMiners

Did anyone else see PRA's own Hope Torres in Wednesday's edition of the Boulder Daily Camera?! Already named First Team All-State and the Class 3A Player of the Year by CHSAA, Torres has earned the Daily Camera's Golfer of the Year honors! #PRAMiners To read the story online, click here: https://www.bocopreps.com/2024/06/18/girls-golf-pras-torres-is-the-daily-camera-poy/

Join us in congratulating our 2023-24 PRA Middle School yearbook staff, under the direction of Olivia Toth, for earning a 2024 Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence award for the spring semester!! Link to full story: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/article/1643845 #PRAMiners

Congratulations to the following girls soccer players who earned Metro League All-Conference Honors! #PRAMiners Kayah Robbins - First Team, Sarah Sellers - First Team, Ava Stockard - Second Team, Madison Skinner - Honorable Mention and Sierra Bennett - Honorable Mention

Congratulations to PRA High School assistant XC/Track and Field coach Ben Mulvaney on winning the Metro League's Assistant Coach of the Year award last week! #PRAMiners ⛏️

More exciting news for PRA Athletics!! The Miners Track & Field teams send four relays teams and two individuals to the 2024 CHSAA Track & Field State Championships! The boys 4x100 relay and girls 4x800 both finished on the podium, placing 7th and 8th, respectively. Congrats to all our Miners who competed! #PRAMiners Boys 4x100: Ashton Brown, Mac Puga, Tavin Coleman. Sebastian Diaz. Alternate: Andrew Beyer. Girls 4x800: McKenna Cook, Emily Jones, Avery Marr, Skye Polla. Alternates: Haley Zuniga. High Jump: Nathan Yoho 110m Hurdles: Reese Brasov Boys 4x200: Ashton Brown, Josh Carrasco, Andrew Beyer, Torrin Bennett. Alternates: Tavin Coleman, Colin Wolf. Boys 4x800: Brody Bender, Chris Rueda, Nick Shoemaker, Gordon Trujillo. Alternates: Connor Geiser, Wilson Jones.

Still looking for summer camp options for your elementary and middle schoolers? PRA is offer 8 camps during the months of June and July. Check it out HERE: https://prospectridgeacademy.rschoolteams.com/page/3258 #PRAMiners #PRAAthletics

Congratulations to our four PRA girls' golf team members who earned Class 3A All-State honors!! #PRAMiners Hope Torres earns First Team All-State and Class 3A Player of the Year honors. Kate Dinges and Ye Yoon Choi earn Second Team All-State recognition. And head coach Anna Stavola wins Class 3A Coach of the Year!!

Congratulations to these PRA baseball players who earned Metro League All-Conference Honors! Zeke Bote - First Team Ethan Free - Second Team Liam Schilling - Second Team Brady McKenney - Honorable Mention #PRAMiners #HSBaseball #K12CharterSchool

This morning, PRA's high school students honored the achievement of the girls golf team—earning both the team and individual state titles earlier this week—with a clap out! Click to read more about Hope Torres's comeback to take the individual title: https://chsaanow.com/news/2024/5/21/prospect-ridge-hope-torres-crowned-3a-2024-chsaa-girls-golf-state-champions.aspx (or at the link in our Instagram bio) Great job and congratulations, golfers! #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool #PRAGirlsGolf #GirlsGolfStateChampions

State Champions! The girls golf team brought home PRA's first TWO state titles in the sport with the team win and junior Hope Torres' individual win today! Congratulations to the team—Kate Dinges, Hope Torres, Ye Yoon Choi, and Leyni Stavola—and coaches, Anna Stavola and Kyle McGee! Way to make PRA proud! #PRAMiners #PRAGirlsGolf #StateChampions

PRA's girls golf team (pictured with their regional trophy) sits in 1st place going into day two of the CHSAA 3A state tournament! The team has a 10 stroke lead over the second place team and PRA's Hope Torres '25 is current 2nd in the individual standings. Read more about day one's round here: https://chsaanow.com/news/2024/5/20/3A-Girls-Golf-State-Championship-First-Round-Recap.aspx #GoMiners #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool #PRAGirlsGolf

This morning PRA celebrated the Class of 2024 with our traditional Senior Clap-out. During this event, students and staff at alls levels line the hallways and clap as the seniors walk through the halls. It's a wonderful time to celebrate our K-12 community and it was extra special this year since the Class of 2024 is the first class to have students who have attended PRA from kindergarten through 12th grade. Way to show your Miner Pride! #PRAMiners #PRAClassOf2024 #K12 #Charter School (Special thanks to Noel Steiner these photos and for supporting PRA throughout the year taking photos at special events.)