June 23, 2016
SCREEN THE SUN
VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 23
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Report doesn’t fault school board members Silverthorn, Reynolds broke no rules or laws in encounter with student, probe finds By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Douglas County School Board’s president and vice president were found not to have violated any rules or laws in the alleged bullying of a Ponderosa High
School student. An independent report, which cost the district Community $178,000 and protests on heels was released the of investigative evening of June report. See page 9 20, focused on an incident in which Meghann Silverthorn and Judith Reynolds spoke to Grace Davis about a planned protest at her school in March. The investigation was conducted
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by Denver-based law firm Sherman & Howard LLC. “We have investigated all aspects
of the March 4, 2016 meeting between Directors Silverthorn, Reynolds and Ms. (Davis) in which they discussed the planned protest,” states the report, in which Davis’ name was redacted. “Many of the individuals indicated that they would have handled the meeting differently if they could have stepped into the shoes of Directors Reynolds and Silverthorn. But their reasons for doing so differed widely. Several Directors felt it was inappropriate
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Let there be light — green light Rock Canyon students implement project to save money, energy in gym By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Skylar Harmon gets a little help from her mom, Marrissa, at the Lone Tree Summer Concert Series event in Sweetwater Park. The flag painting booth was a popular stop for the little ones before the concert on June 18. Photos by Rick Gustafson
Residents soak up music, sun, fun Another free concert will be held in mid-August By Rick Gustafson Special to Colorado Community Media
Matis Uhlde Morais swings on the soccer goal while his little sister Alexa watches from above.
The last time the March Fourth Marching Band took the stage at Sweetwater Park in Lone Tree, officials were forced to evacuate the park when the sky opened up with hail, rain, thunder, and lightning before the band finished its first number. Not so this year. Clear skies, sunshine and evening temperatures in the low 80s greeted concertgoers on June 18 who spread out blankets, set up umbrellas and turned the kids loose at the park’s playground, before settling in to experience a mix of music and Vaudeville-style performances by the band. Also known as M4 by their fans, March Fourth’s “genre-breaking” performance
features a 20-member core of brass and drum musicians and a whirlwind of dancers and other artisans. The performance is billed as “taking audience members of all ages, from all walks of life, on a joy-inducing, foot-stomping, bootyshaking, soul-stirring journey that defies categorization.” The performance by M4 was the first of two free concerts featured in the 2016 Lone Tree Summer Concert Series scheduled to straddle the Independence Day celebrations on July 4. For those who didn’t bring picnics, the Savory Life food truck offered a menu featuring Colorado bratwurst, medallions of beef layered in duxelles or breaded fried shrimp coated in a creamy spicy-wweet sauce. For dessert, Coaches Scoop Frozen Desserts served up homemade ice cream from their mobile ice cream parlor.
The lights shine a little brighter these days on Rock Canyon High School’s basketball court: It’s the first and only school in the Douglas County School District with energy-conserving LED lights in the gymnasium. “It is definitely a little different,” basketball coach Kent Grams said. “There’s more clear lighting. The floor looks better. There’s more shadowing on the walls, but we’re not playing on the walls.” The student-driven project that installed the lights — and also implemented other conservation measures throughout the school — has already saved the school $1,000 in electricity costs. The lights are “a lot cheaper to run, they are brighter, they turn on and off right away,” Rock Canyon Athletic Lights continues on Page 22
FIGHTING CANCER More than 200 participants gathered for this year’s Relay for Life of Highlands Ranch and Lone Tree. PAGE 5
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