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Stadium makeover underway Replacing north stands and installing new track part of project By Tom Munds

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Homecoming King and Queen, Sean Bowering and Maddie Smith, are all smiles after being crowned during the halftime ceremonies at the Oct. 3 football game. The two are both seniors and athletes. Bowering is quarterback on the football team and Smith is the catcher for the softball team. For more on homecoming, turn to page 18. Photos by Tom Munds

Pirates celebrate homecoming Students participate in variety of activities to mark homecoming By Tom Munds

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(ISSN 1058-7837) (USPS 176-680) OFFICE: 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210 Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 PHONE: 303-566-4100 A legal newspaper of general circulation in Englewood, Colorado, the Englewood Herald is published weekly on Friday by Colorado Community Media, 9137 S. Ridgeline Blvd., Suite 210, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129. PERIODICALS POSTAGE PAID AT Littleton, COLORADO and additional mailing offices.

Special lunchtime contests, after-school float building and a number of other activities marked Englewood High School homecoming week, culminating in the Oct. 3 football game and the Oct. 4 dance. Midweek, there was a pep rally, bonfire and the annual Powder Puff Flag Football Game matching a team of juniors and seniors against a team of freshmen and sophomores. This year’s game underwent alteration because only 11 students signed up for the underclassmen team. So it was a 7-on-7 matchup, and the upperclassmen won, 6-0. The floats were unveiled at the Oct. 3 homecoming parade. In keeping with tradition, the Pirate Marching Band led the parade. The route took the parade past Clayton and Cherrelyn elementary schools. Students lined the fence to cheers and screams support for the Pirates. The students had special cheers for the Pirate mascot who ran along the edge of the fence. As the sun went down, focus switched to Englewood High School Stadium for the homecoming football game, which included the crowning of the homecoming king and queen during halftime ceremonies. After the marching band performance, the royalty was introduced and the closely-kept secret was revealed when the announcer intro-

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Memorial ready for installation Madelyn Niser donned her Pirate attire as she took part in the Oct. 3 homecoming parade. With a family member pushing the stroller, the little girl joined the marching group, floats and bands taking part in the parade. duced the king and queen, seniors Sean Bowering and Maddie Smith. A wet blanket of disappointment descended over all the excitement and joy of the evening when, in the final minute of the football game, Vista Peak scored a touchdown and preserved the lead to win, 27-26. Homecoming culminated with the well-attended dance Oct. 4 at the high school.

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Heavy equipment engines and equipment has replaced the cheers of supporting fans at Englewood High School Stadium as a major makeover is underway. The makeover includes replacement of the north stands and press box, as well as the track, and also encompasses terracing the slopes adjacent to the south stands. Crews demolished one section of seating at the east end of the north stands last week. By Oct. 6, they had removed all of the seats from the west section of the stands and were busy taking out the steel girders that used to support the stands. “The contractor is recycling all the aluminum and steel,” said project manager Donovan Nolan. “I don’t know the weight of the aluminum and steel but estimates are that the company is recycling metal worth between $5,000 and $10,000.” The original plan was to completely demolish the north stands immediately. Part of that demolition has been put on hold, however. “All the north stands seating will be removed but there will be access to the press box during the remaining soccer and football games which will be later this month,” Nolan

Fans cheer in support of the Englewood football team as they battled Vista Peak in the Oct. 3 homecoming game. The Pirates gave the hometown fans a lot to cheer about but lost the game 27-26 when the Bison scored the winning points with less than a minute left on the clock.

Monument honoring military personnel to be put in place in November By Tom Munds

tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com The rose-colored Englewood High School Military Memorial and the pavers that will surround it will soon be installed at the new Englewood High School complex. “The plans are to have the memorial set in place sometime in November,” said Kay Howard, the EHS alumni who spearheaded the effort. “We are working with the contractors to set the final date for the installation.” The centerpiece of the memorial is a pentagon-shaped 6,000-pound stone from a quarry in Lyons. The seals of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard are attached to the memorial plus there will be a plaque honoring all men and women who have served in the military. Stone pavers that have been purchased by individuals, families and organizations as a tribute to a service member will surround the memorial. Organizers also established a donor fund and used the money to buy pavers for veterans who couldn’t afford to buy them or for service members with no family members remaining in the area. There will be about 200 pavers put in place when the memorial is installed. Those engraved to honor an individual will be put in place first. The remainder of the pavers will Memorial continues on Page 23


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