Prospect Ridge Academy

PRA alumnae Shloka Dhar ’18 and Giovanna “Gio” Ruffolo ’21 have both been awarded the Women Who Make a Difference award from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Read more about the award and their nominations on our blog: https://pra-miners.org/2024/02/08/pra-alums-dhar-ruffolo-awarded-women-who-make-a-difference-award/ Congratulations, Shloka and Gio! You've made PRA proud! #PRAMiners #PRAAlumni #PRAAlwaysAMiner

Hannah S. has the honor of being the first senior to put her college pin on the counseling office map. Over the coming weeks, the map will be filled with flag pins showing where the class of 2024 will attend next year. #PRAMiners #PRAClassOf2024 #CollegePrep

We're less than a week away from Core Knowledge Night! Bring your kids and their friends for this fun night of hands-on activities on Thursday, Feb. 8. The event is free and open to the public. Food trucks from iPie and Sweet Cow will be on site to make dinner easy. We're looking forward to seeing you! #PRAMiners #PRACoreKnowledgeNight #CoreKnowledge

Happy Friday Miners! Shout out to our PRAHS Girls Cheer team! They are always there cheering on our athletes, families, and all of PRA! #minerlife #PRAHS

PRA seniors Hannah S. and Lars E. spoke yesterday (Feb. 1) to a group of more than 150 people at Charter School Advocacy Day at the Colorado State Capitol. Way to represent PRA and charter school education! #PRAMiners #CharterAdvocacy

Thanks, PRA Miners, for participating in the campus clean-up this last Saturday. Your work is truly appreciated. The campus now stands cleaner and more appealing; thanks to your efforts. Great job! #PRAMiners #ThePRAWay

Learning can be lots of fun! Join us for Core Knowledge Night on Feb. 8 and enjoy a variety of hands-on activities that highlight what Core Knowledge is all about. Read more about this event: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/article/1415037 #PRAMiners #CoreKnowledge

Happy Thursday Miners! It is almost Friday, thank you for a great week, and keep up the good work! #PRAHighSchool #MinerLife

It is Throwback Thursday! Throwback to the Powderpuff game, in which the senior and junior boys showed up and showed off their cheerleading and stunting skills! #PRAHighSchool #MinerLife #TBT Photo creds: Isaac Felix ig:@isaaccc_51

Graduation rates were up in Adams 12 Five Star School District in 2023 and PRA topped the list with a 99% on-time graduation rate! That's one way we create academic, social and ethical leaders! Learn more: https://www.adams12.org/newsroom/news-details/~board/district-news/post/five-star-graduation-rates-reach-all-time-highs-1705597542967 #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool

Six PRA advanced band students were named to the Adams 12 Honor Band. They performed at Horizon High School this past weekend. Congratulations go out to: Julia Tolitsky Natalie Grandchamp Logan Lostroh Nathan Yoho Harrison Regensburger Kyan Robbins #PRAMiners #PRAPerformingArts #PRABand

Last Thursday, Dr. Bennett's Medical Science class dissected a pig heart to learn about the areas of the heart and what they all do! If you need class suggestions, Medical Science is a great one to take! #PRA #PRAMiners #PRAAcademics #PRAHighSchool

On Saturday, Jan. 20, PRA hosted the First Tech Challenge Qualifying Match. So much fun to see the creativity and ingenuity displayed by these student robotics teams! #PRAMiners

PRA Mathletes team—Megan S., Dheetcha K., Dean W., and Nicolas J.—took second place during the team competition round at the MathCounts Adams12 Five Star Schools Preliminary Competition held at Rocky Top Middle School on Saturday, Jan. 20. Dean Wilkin and Megan Stowell took fourth and fifth place respectively for the individual competition rounds. Congratulations to our PRA Mathletes—Daniel M., Isaac N., Aarohan P., Jason L., Dheetcha K., Nicolas J., Dean W., Megan S., Amelia G., Anselm L., and Chase L. The team's next competition is the North Metro Chapter MathCounts, which will be held at Rocky Top Middle School on Feb. 10. #PRAMiners #PRAMiddleSchool

Why PRA? We help shape students into academic, social, and ethical leaders! What we offer: - A math and science intensive focus kindergarten through 12th - Small class sizes - Core Knowledge in K-8 - College prep high school - One campus allows for each transitions - Leadership opportunities through sports and clubs Interested in becoming a Miner? Submit your application today! Visit our website: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/page/enrollment-process Applications are accepted through Jan. 31. The enrollment lottery will be run on Feb. 7. #PRAMiners #PRAEnrollment #CharterSchool #ColoradoCharterSchool

PRA is partnering with Colorado Children’s Hospital to provide toys for children who end up spending the night in the hospital. The collection starts Thursday! Each grade/Peak is responsible for collecting different toys. K/6th: Play-Doh, individual Hotwheels 1st/7th: coloring book, markers/crayons 2nd/8th: fidget toys/Poppits 3rd/Longs: foam stress balls/24-48 piece puzzles 4th/Pikes: sketchbook/notebook, markers 5th/Blue Sky: deck of cards/Slinky Capitol: teen puzzle/activity books #PRAMiners #PRAWay #MinerMania

As part of the Five Star District on 1/16/2024, PRA will be CLOSED due to forecasted extreme cold temperatures.

Come out on Feb. 8 and experience Core Knowledge Night with hands-on activities for all ages. PRA teachers, students and outside vendors will present fun and educational stations that help highlight our Core Knowledge curriculum. It's an event that you don't want to miss! The night starts at 5 p.m. and continues until 7 p.m. The iPIE food truck and Sweet Cow food truck will be on site to make dinner and dessert easy. #PRAMiners #CoreKnowledge #PRACoreKnowledgeNight #CharterSchool

Did you travel over Winter Break? Flat Doug did! Kindergartener Utkarsha and 1st grader Mahanya had fun showing their Miner Pride in Utah with Flat Doug. If you took Flat Doug on vacation with you, we would love to see his adventures! Send them to communications@prospectridgeacademy.org. #PRAMiners #FlatDoug #WorldTraveler #CharterSchool #ColoradoCharterSchool

Smaller class sizes in PRA's small school environment means your student is known by our staff. Our 14:1 student-to-teacher ratio allows us to differentiate instruction so your student can excel. Prospect Ridge Academy, a kindergarten through 12th grade, public, charter school located in Broomfield, offers students the opportunity to attend school on the same campus in a small school environment from the first day of their school career through graduation. Come see all PRA has to offer! Register now to attend one of our upcoming Open Enrollment Sessions. Our next session is Tuesday, Jan. 9. Click here to learn more: https://www.prospectridgeacademy.org/page/visit-pra #PRAMiners #ThePRAWay #PRAEnrollment #EnrollNow