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Internet Options for Families
Take a look at internet and hotspot options for D60 students.
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RAY AGUILERA’S LEGACY LIVES ON THROUGH VOCABULARY CHALLENGE
For years, Mr. Aguilera and his Pueblo Poverty Foundation sponsored an end-of-year “Vocabulary Challenge” that rewarded those students who learned the most new words. Mr. Aguilera passed away before the results of this year’s Challenge could be revealed. Prior to his passing, however, he prepared a host of “Fun in the Sun” gift bags earmarked for those scholars who best padded their vocabularies throughout the year.
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'Minnequa is My Home:' Principal Harshman Continues to Serve the School She Began Her Career At
Like her brothers and sisters, Mrs. Harshman is a product of District 60, progressing from Sunset Park Elementary to Pitts Middle School to South High School. A standout athlete, she harbored a dream of becoming a professional soccer player until a serious injury effectively ended those pro dreams and shifted her focus to her schooling.
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A Birthday is a Great Day, and a Great Way, to Say, 'Hey! Books are A-OK'
Across the district, Read Across America Week, which annually coincides with the birthday of Theodor “Dr. Suess” Geisel, saw D60 students revel in the wealth of activities and specially themed days designed to add a fun component to the pro-literacy campaign. As is tradition, a number of district and community notables, from Superintendent Charlotte Macaluso to Sheriff Kirk Taylor to Mayor Nick Gradisar, donned the famous “Cat in the Hat” headware and read their favorite Dr. Seuss book.
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At Minnequa, It's About "Bringing a lot of Diversity to our Kids"
Inside Sloan’s Wightman’s English Language Arts classroom hangs a poster highlighting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A poignant remnant from a lesson that illustrates Minnequa Elementary School’s commitment to broadening the worldview of its young scholars and exposing them to influential figures, and issues, both past and present.
