2019 Spring Five Star Journal
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Trailblazers<br />
Rocky Top Middle School earns<br />
statewide recognition<br />
Rocky Top Middle School was recognized as a <strong>2019</strong><br />
Colorado Trailblazer Schools to Watch by the Colorado<br />
Association of Middle Level Education and the<br />
Colorado Schools to Watch Program. On Wednesday,<br />
March 20, Superintendent Chris Gdowski, along<br />
with members of the Adams 12 <strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Schools<br />
Superintendent, Executive Director of Middle<br />
Schools and Board of Education members<br />
surprise Rocky Top Middle staff on March 20.<br />
Board of Education and the Executive Director of Middle Schools Tara Pena, surprised Rocky Top<br />
staff with cookies and balloons in celebration of their achievement.<br />
“Rocky Top Middle School excels in providing active and engaging student learning for every<br />
child. They have built a powerful, high-quality middle grades program that is a model for our<br />
state,” said Diane Lauer, state director of the Colorado Schools to Watch program.<br />
Rocky Top is one of more than 100 schools to be recognized nationwide at the National Schools<br />
to Watch Conference on June 28, <strong>2019</strong> in Washington, DC. •<br />
<strong>Five</strong> <strong>Star</strong> <strong>Journal</strong>, <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | 11
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