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NEWS
Denver Digs Trees Earth Day tree sale, April 19
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COLORADO HISTORY
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DU celebrates 150 Years of Excellence in Education
The annual Earth Day Tree Sale is on Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m. – noon, at City Park Greenhouse and Sloan’s Lake Park Boathouse.
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The University of Denver is celebrating 150 years with events throughout the year. DU was originally founded as the Denver Seminary in 1864.
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SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS
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Vol. 93 No. 14
Annual parade draws thousands of participants, spectators
Denver celebrates
St. Patrick’s Day
Photo by Stefan Krusze
The Carpenter family: Rodee, Dustin and Eryce with parents, Shannon and Mike enjoy the 2014 Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Chef Tom Bruce earns Distinguished Teacher Award
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he Denver Teachers’ Awards organization announced the finalists for its 2013-2014 Distinguished Teachers Award and among the winners is CEC Middle College Culinary Arts teacher, Chef Tom Bruce. Bruce has dedicated 25 years of service at CEC, teaching high school students the art of commercial cooking, preparing them for advanced culinary arts training and for many, ultimately working in the field. Having begun his culinary career at age 15, Bruce has worked his way up from dishwasher to executive chef over the course of his career and has worked at several well-known five-star restaurants. This experience has translated well to the classroom and training kitchen, teaching students not
only the technical aspects of cooking, but guiding them on the pathway to success in the field. The Distinguished Teachers Award recognizes outstanding teachers who have served five or more years in the Denver Public Schools. While the schools do the nominating, the judging, scoring and final selection, are completed by a committee of college professors. CEC Principal Scott Springer said, “As a master chef, Tom could certainly make a lot more money in the culinary profession, but money does not drive his passion for his work. His commitment to our students and CEC drives his work everyday and is quite evident. His passion for teaching young people the art of food
preparation, responsibility, and work place skills brings out the best in his students.” Bruce is inspired by the collective CEC experience and credits his success to many facets of his job. “It is great honor to be acknowledged as a Distinguished Teacher for DPS, however a huge part of my success can be attributed to my fellow culinary instructors as well as that of my co-workers. I have a genuine and sincere passion for teaching students to cook. My greatest joy in teaching is to see a students overcome an obstacle through perseverance and to witness that special moment when the students achieves success,” he said. The awards banquet will be held on May 8 at the Doubletree in Denver.
Chef Tom Bruce