May 19, 2016
DRIVE THROUGH
VOLUME 96 | ISSUE 11 | 75¢
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MEET THE CLASS OF 2016 Local graduates highlighted on PAGE 17.
Foster parents fill need Collaborative program matches homes with kids Heather Carr adjusts her sister Emily’s mortar board as they prepare for Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice commencement ceremonies. The sisters were among the 34 students who became graduates during the event. Photo by Tom Munds
Cheers followed by tears Englewood students take big step at commencement
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Many audience members had flowers
and some had congratulatory balloons, but just about everyone applauded enthusiastically and cheered as each of the 34 students received a diploma during Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice commencement ceremonies. As they donned their robes for graduation, sisters Emily and Heather Carr
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talked about what the upcoming events meant to them. “Today means a lot to me because I am graduating a year early,” Emily said. “It is sort of overwhelming. It was stressful, but it is exciting to be about to
Foundry Apartments construction begins Project on General Iron site slated to open in April 2017
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com About 90 minutes of discussion at the May 9 study session concluded with Englewood City Council Marijuana continues on Page 25
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By Tom Munds tmunds@colorado communitymedia.com A May 10 gathering marked
the start of a new chapter in the history of the General Iron Works site, with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Foundry Apartments. The development is to be an apartment complex on 2.13 acres on the southeast edge of
By Alex DeWind adewind@coloradocommunitymedia.com Kelly Mayr has five birth children, three adopted children and one foster child. So the month of May, which is National Foster Care month, resonates with her. She’s been a foster parent for about five years and, in that time, some 15 children have passed through her home. “Once you know there’s a need, it’s hard not to foster,” the Highlands Ranch resident said. “And there is a need all over.” Mayr fosters through the Collaborative Foster Care Program, a joint effort to help children in the departments of human services of Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties. On average, 1,100 children in the three counties are in out-of-home care on any given day, according to the program. Forty percent are teenagers. All have experienced trauma and almost all have special needs, including emotional, behavioral, medical or developmental. The Collaborative Foster Care Program started with Arapahoe and Jefferson counties in 2008 to maximize staff and reach a broader range of potential foster families, said Ruby Richards, the Douglas County child welfare administrator.
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