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Stories in this section won awards at the state or national level or were published on Best of SNO. You can read more about each story’s accolades at the bottom of the story, or see the Best of SNO banner at the top.

Senior Nick Rui signs copies of his new book, Counting Like Sloths, to give to family friends. The book, completely designed, written, and published by Rui, came out on Aug. 8, 2023. He went in-depth into basic structures of math, along with their historical and anthropological roots.

Senior Nick Rui Loves Math so Much, He Wrote an Entire Book About It

Peter Philpott, Managing Editor
September 19, 2023
NEW REGULATIONS: Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston speaks during a protest about gun violence on April 29. Johnston spoke about recent gun-control legislation signed into law by praising its historic standing. “I think they are historic successes that have been led by historic organizing efforts by moms and students who came out and demanded action,” Johnston said. “They delivered the most significant package reform in 10 years. That’s a huge accomplishment for the state.”

The Breaking Point: Some Turn Fear of Gun Violence Into Activism

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
May 1, 2023
East SDA members hold signs and chant at Union Station as student protest leaders give speeches.

Metro-Area Students Demand Action Groups March Through Denver: See Moments Here

Carly Philpott and Peter Philpott
May 1, 2023
Representative Elisabeth Epps (D-HD6), the bills sponsor, opens with testimony. Its the guns, she repeated.

Colorado House Judiciary Hears “Assault Weapons Ban” Bill: See Moments Here

Carly Philpott and Quinn Rudnick
April 19, 2023
Junior Rose Chambers climbs a boulder problem at Rock’n and Jam’n, which closed Feb. 28. “So much of my life happened there,” Chambers said. “It’s really upsetting to have to let go of a place so important to me. It saw me grow up.”

Creek Climbers Mourn Loss of Indoor Rock Climbing Institution

Katya Roudakov, A&E Editor
April 11, 2023
A new Colorado law puts a small fee on disposable plastic bags and will completely eliminate them in 2024. “Plastic is really an egregious offender in climate change, both in the production and in disposal,” Colorado Senator Lisa Cutter said. The bill’s sponsors hope that their bill will positively affect Colorado’s environment and encourage more people to buy reusable bags.

Shoppers Pay for Plastic Under New Bag Law

Peter Philpott and Natalia Perusquia
March 12, 2023
1979: At age five, Joel Morris dictates a story to his dad to go with his illustrations. This lifelong love of storytelling led Morris to write multiple novels in adulthood, one of which is a Lady Macbeth prequel novel, set to be released in 2024.

English Teacher Joel Morris Takes Love of Writing, ‘Macbeth’ Into New Novel

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2023
Senior Maggie Lee (right) sings “Waste of Time“ by Early Eyes during Purely Indigo’s practice for the Talent Show on Feb. 14 in the Creek band room while junior Drewes Emerson (left) plays bass and senior Nathan Krause plays the drums.

Student Band Purely Indigo Takes the Stage

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2023
Senior varsity girls swim and dive member Lily Esmas competes against Cherokee Trail High School on Jan. 26 during the 100 yard backstroke event, placing first in the event with a 01:00.57. Creek went on to lose to Cherokee Trail 201-170, even though they won seven of five events competed in.

Bodies First, Swimming Second

Alex Gribb, Junior Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2023
Junior Michelle Markevych hangs off a handhold on boulder 18. “I saw everyone finish the comp strong physically, mentally, and emotionally,” Markevych. “Even if the scores werent exactly what they wanted.”

Creek Climbing Performs at State Championships, Girls’ Varsity Takes First Place

Katya Roudakov and Peter Philpott
March 10, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris visited Arvada on Monday to discuss the Biden Administration’s climate policies with U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen and rock climber Sasha DiGiulian. “When you combine what we have accomplished with the Inflation Reduction Act, together with the CHIPS [and Science] Act and the bipartisan infrastructure law, we’re looking at about $1 trillion that will hit the streets of America,” Harris said. “And what an impact we can have, to really fast-forward what is long overdue on a number of issues…what we’ll do around greenhouse gas emissions, what we will do in our water policy.”

Vice President Harris Visits Denver For Talk on Environmental Policy

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 7, 2023
Denver East High School students chant Luis Garcia, say his name! on the west steps of the Capitol. Garcia, 16, an East student, died March 1 after being shot outside his school on Feb. 13. “I hope that we can start to see that students are safe and that nothing has to happen, for example, to such a good kid that Luis was, said East senior Wesley Krebs, a soccer teammate of Garcias.

Denver East High School Students Rally For Gun Control in Wake of Student Death: “We Need the Student Voice”

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 6, 2023
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