Congratulations to Evans PEAK for winning the Miner Cup on Friday! And for the first time in Miner Cup history, the pick ax wasn't found. It rested in hiding all day under food pantry donations in a false-bottomed box.
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Preparations are underway! It's Miner Cup Day at PRA. Today our high school students will compete in the final PEAKS competition of the year. Who will win? Stay tuned...
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It's opening night! Tickets for PRA Theater's production of Fiddler on the Roof are selling fast! Don't miss your opportunity to see this production. Go to www.seatyourself.biz/prospectridgeacademy to get your tickets today! Performances are: April 13, 14, 15 at 6:30 pm, and April 15 at 1:30 pm. Cost: $10 for adults and $8 for students/seniors.
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Today nine PRA student-athletes signed their national letters of intent committing to continue their education and athletic careers in college!
Logan Goodman: Cross Country, Marquette University
Elise Wheeler: Cross Country/Track and Field, The College of Wooster
Ella Young: Volleyball, University of Bridgeport
Ashton LeRoy: Football, Nebraska Wesleyan University
Roee Sela: Tennis, DePauw University
Breanna Voigt: Cheer, Southeastern University
Emma Schauble: Swimming, Willamette University
Tyler Stewart: Boys Volleyball, Pepperdine University
Kateri Trujillo: Soccer, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Congratulations, Miners!
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PRA teams finished strong at the finals of the 2023 Colorado Science Olympiad Tournament. Kyle Nguyen '23 and Max Meador '23 earned the second-place medal in Cell Biology for the high school team. Other top ten finishes for high school were Bridge, fourth; Codebusters, fifth; Forestry, sixth; Rocks and Minerals, fourth; and Trajectory, sixth.
Dean Wilkin '28 and Nicolas Jasiewicz '28 earned the third-place medal in Bio Process Lab for the middle school team. The other top ten finish for middle school was Meteorology, placing seventh.
The tournament was held on on April 1 at UCCS in Colorado Spring. Congratulations, Miners!
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Congratulations to all of the PRA middle schoolers and high schoolers who participated in the C-ASTA Festival concert in March. This competition took place at Fairview High School in Boulder with other local high school orchestras around the region. Our PRA musicians received superior and excellent ratings. Mr. Galerstein announced at the festival music concert last night that this group placed in the top 20 orchestras out of 70 that performed! Pretty amazing stuff from this small but mighty group! Congratulations, PRA orchestra, for an outstanding job representing PRA!
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Have you seen the chalk art outside the high school building? Both Peaks and our Spanish students have displayed their artistic abilities this week. For Peaks, it was a competition, won by Capitol (Longs, 2nd; Pikes, 3rd; Evans, 4th). For our Spanish students, the art was in honor of Semana Santa. This week each year, many cities in Mexico, Guatemala and other Central American and South American countries decorate the streets in beautiful patterns in honor of Semana Santa.
The PRA Athletic Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Jason Madrid as the Prospect Ridge Academy head volleyball coach.
Coach Madrid combines tremendous energy and passion for the sport with more than 10 years of experience. Recently he has coached the varsity girls team at Bishop Machebeuf High School, assisted with the boys varsity team at Eaglecrest High School, and is a club coach for the Momentum Volleyball Club. He is also a paraprofessional at Horizon Community Middle School in the Cherry Creek School District. Coach Madrid is a proven leader who focuses on building the program by developing players of all ages. He creates a sense of his community with his ability to instruct his players on all aspects of the game and life.
"I am excited to start as the new head coach at Prospect Ridge Academy. I have been coaching for 10 years at the high school and club level. I have been playing volleyball since I was 12 years old, also playing at the collegiate level. I am excited to bring my knowledge and love for the game to Prospect Ridge. Go Miners." - Coach Madrid
Welcome to PRA, Coach Madrid!
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Model UN helps high school students to see issues from a global perspective. In February, PRA's Model UN team traveled to the Netherlands to compete at a conference held at Farel College. Read more about their experience on our blog https://pra-miners.org
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Parenting teens has always been an adventure, but parenting teens during and after a pandemic has added new layers of complexity to the job. On April 25, Dr. Lisa Damour, New York Times bestselling author, will share information from her latest book, "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers," with parents, including how to support and cultivate adolescent mental health, when to worry about a teenager, and what to do about it.
Read more about the book and upcoming talk on our blog at: https://pra-miners.org/2023/04/05/dr-damour-to-speak-april-25-on-the-emotional-lives-of-teenagers/
Tickets are free but seating is limited. Reserve your spot today at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-lisa-damour-the-emotional-lives-of-teenagers-tickets-603982948257
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Today a group of PRA students and staff participated in the annual Charter School Advocacy Day at the state capitol. The event is hosted by the Colorado League of Charter Schools. Each year the charter school community—including school leaders, teachers, parents, students and community members—come together to learn how become an effective advocates. #PRAMiners #CharterSchool
Congratulations to PRA's Noah Pillow for being named Player of the Game in Mountain Range's game against Boulder in March! Awesome job, Noah!
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Today PRA's 1st graders are 120 days smarter! For the 120th day of school, the 1st graders dressed up as if they were 120 years old. Gray wigs and moustaches, curlers and canes abounded! It was a fun way to mark a milestone in the school year.
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On Thursday, PRA held its Senior Leadership Capstone Symposium for the class of 2023. During the symposium, seniors displayed posters detailing the research they've done this year on a career that is of interest to them. Throughout the year, seniors develop their project with the help of a mentor who works in this area of interest. The successful completion of the capstone project is a graduation requirement at PRA.
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Earlier this month, Adam Wilk '19, a senior at the US Military Academy, returned to PRA to talk to students about his experiences at West Point. He was accompanied by his fiancée, Lauren Paredes '19, who will graduate from CU this spring. #AlwaysAMiner #PRAAlumni
Read more about Wilk's experience at West Point and the couple's plans for the future on our blog at:
https://pra-miners.org/2023/03/29/west-point-cadet-adam-wilk-19-ready-for-future-with-lauren-paredes-19/
Can crêpes be part of healthy eating? Of course! That was the lesson that PRA's 10th grade health class learned as they looked at the dietary guideline "balance meals with exercise." Working in teams, the students researched the calories contained in one crêpe and each possible topping, discovered why many calories one would need to be burn to equal those calories, cooked the crêpes, enjoyed the fruits of their labor, and then burned the calories with a preferred exercise. PE teacher Dr. Flo said it was a fun learning moment for the class who left with the skills of making crêpe batter from scratch, cooking, and even flipping the crêpes!
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PRA middle schoolers celebrate their Pi Day successes at their annual Pi Day Assembly on Thursday. Seven students were recognized for reciting 100 or more digits of pi and will have their names added to the plaque displayed in the middle school. Sixth grader Ilakkia G. named 200 digits, which was the most this year. Rounding out the top digit winners were: Isaac F., 7th, with 105 digits; Ian S., 8th, with 101 digits; and with 100 digits, Nicholas D., 8th; AJ S., 8th; Itai S., 7th; Brayden E., 6th. The assembly also included teachers and administrators receiving pies in the face, a pie eating contest (won by Ms. Slocum), and more. #PRAMiners #PRAMiddleSchool
On Wednesday, PRA High School hosted its first High School Transition Night to introduce new high schoolers to the academic and extracurricular offerings of PRA. Thanks to all who participated and to our staff and students who helped make the evening a success! #PRAMiners
Congratulations to the PRA sophomores who competed at the Colorado National History Day Regional competition on March 4! The following students will move on and compete in the state competition on April 29 at CU Denver:
Historical Paper: Alexander M., 1st place; Kyla E., 3rd place
Group Documentary: Saige S. and Evelyn A.
Individual Exhibit: Payton S., 1st place; Mae J., 2nd place; Maddie S., 3rd place
Group Exhibit: Korinna C., 1st place; Emily J., 2nd place; Madysen J. and Brie S., 3rd place; Samara G. and Sierra B.
Congratuations, Miners!
Earlier this month PRA hosted its inaugural PRA College Day. College admissions representatives from across the country and abroad gathered on the PRA campus to do presentations and meet with our students. The goal of this event was to help high school students learn about the variety of colleges and universities available to them. The representatives did classroom presentations and set up for the college fair. It was an amazing afternoon for our students!
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