April 28, 2016
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Celebration planned as school nears end St. Louis enrollment decline means current term will be the last By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com Activities including a Mass and school tours will mark the May 1 St. Louis Catholic School Legacy Celebration scheduled at the church and the school in the 3300 block of South Sherman Street. The Mass will be held at St. Louis Church at noon. A recep-
tion with light refreshments will start about 1:15 p.m. and from 1:30 to 4 p.m. there will be school tours and an open house in the gymnasium and cafeteria where there will be exhibits highlighting each decade in the school’s 87year history. “While this is bittersweet because our school is closing, it also is an opportunity for former students and faculty members to join us in the celebration of all St. Louis had done and been over the years,” said Patty Hagen, St. Louis principal. “Father Reycraft, who has been so involved with our school, will officiate at the
Mass and we hope many former students and faculty members will join us at the celebration.” In an interview earlier this year Karen Swanson, director of public relations for the Denver Archdiocese, said declining enrollment was one of the factors in the decision to close St. Louis School. “We have watched the enrollment slowly decline for about the last 10 years despite the best effort of the very supportive Englewood and St. Louis communities to attract more students to the school,” she said. “There
Students will continue to attend classes at St. Louis Catholic School in Englewood until the end of the current term, when the school will close its doors for good. The school has served the community for 87 years, and declining enrollment is given as a key reason for the closing. Photo by Tom Munds
School continues on Page 14
Talk of civic center sale put on hold Suggestion is to look at what CityCenter could become By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com City Manager Eric Keck has announced that the discussion of selling the Englewood Civic Center building has been put on hold, because officials are taking a step back to investigate the possibility of a more extensive study of the entire CityCenter project. CityCenter continues on Page 14
Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ralph DeQuebec, right, thanks Vacations for Warriors for sending him and his wife, Katie, left, on a vacation to Hawaii. Vacations for Warriors founder Bob DeMonbrun is in the center. Photo by Kyle Harding
Group sends injured Marine on vacation Highlands Ranch man’s nonprofit sending four veterans on trips this year By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com Gunnery Sgt. Ralph DeQuebec and his wife, Katie, haven’t had a chance to take a honeymoon in the nearly four years they’ve
been married. The Marine Corps explosive ordnance disposal specialist had both of his legs amputated after he was injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in 2012. He and Katie were married soon after.
But the DeQuebecs are traveling to Hawaii this summer thanks to the nonprofit group Vacations for Warriors. They joined Vacations for Warriors and supporters on April 23 at the Littleton Elks Lodge for a Hawaiian luau-themed fundraiser.
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