Prospect Ridge Academy

For Kindness Friday, Dr. Flo's 10th grade health class created a birthday card for a Broomfield resident with a special birthday—Connie turns 100 years young today (May 4, 2023)! Students made individual cards, which were organized into a mega birthday card. What a kind gesture, Miners! #PRAMiners

Our amazing Battle of the Books students competed against other Adams 12 schools in the District Battle on April 26. They placed 10th out of 24 and lost their last battle by only one question. They showed amazing character and sportsmanship! Ms. Rimmer and Ms. Rosebrook are proud of them! Congratulations! #PRAMiners #PRAElementarySchool #PRAWay

Check out the profiles on our March Athletes of the Month for middle school and high school! Great job, Miners, on representing the school and the PRA Way! #PRAMiners #PRAAthletics

Thanks Papa Johns in Erie for making 63 pizzas in less than hour for us when we had a change in schedule today and needed to feed some hungry high school students. The students were thankful for the food and we're thankful for your help! #PRAMiners

Tonight is the Annual Board Meeting, which serves as a state-of-the-school address. The meeting starts at 5:30 in the HS Commons, but come at 5 pm and get a sneak peak of the new connector! #PRAMiners

Congratulations to PRA's two middle school Battle of the Books teams! Our 8th grade team earned second place and our 6th/7th grade team tied for fourth place. They have worked hard reading and preparing for the district battle against other Adams 12 middle schoolers, which took place at Century Middle School on April 12. #PRAMiners #PRAMiddleSchool #PRATeachingTuesday

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. #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool #PRAPeaks

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... #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool #PRAPEAKS

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. #PRAMiners #PRAPerformingArts

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! #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool #PRAAthletics

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! #PRAMiners #PRATeachingTuesday #PRAExtracurriculars

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! #PRAMiners #PRAFineArts

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! #PRAMiners #PRAAthletics #PRAHSVolleyball

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 #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool

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 #PRAMiners

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! #PRAMiners #PRAHighSchool

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. #PRAElementary #PRAMiners

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. #PRAHighSchool #PRAClassOf2023