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In addition to the cover articles from each published magazine, this section features articles about issues or events that assess multiple angles of a story.

A recently-signed Colorado law by Governor Jared Polis guarantees abortion rights in the state. But some protesters pointed out that they shouldn’t have to be in Colorado to be guaranteed this right. The end of legal abortion means the end of a womans right to choose the path in her life, League of Women Voters national secretary Jessica Rohloff said.

Denver Erupts in Protest Over Roe v. Wade Overturning

Carly Philpott, Quinn Rudnick, and Alex Gribb
June 25, 2022
Evidence based grading has been a topic that has prodded the education system in the last decade. The idea has now become more prevalent at Creek with around 20 teachers taking part in the system this year. Evidence based grading is to show the growth and understanding a student has on a concept, it theoretically allows students to make mistakes but not have to be completely defined by that mistake.

Grading for Success: How Evidence Based Grading has Impacted Creek

Olivia Darnel, Staff Writer
May 18, 2022
Sophomore Jaelynn Bourdeon gave a passionate speech at the student-led walkout protesting the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned on May 12. The protest was held in Greenwood Village Park and was organized by freshman River Sailers.

Creek Students Take A Stance On Reproductive Rights

Quinn Rudnick, Managing Editor
May 13, 2022
An American flag stands on a burned property in Old Town Superior. The Old Town neighborhood was among a few burned entirely to the ground in Superior and Louisville, Colorado, in the Marshall Fire, which swept Boulder County Dec. 30.

How We Can Stop the Burn

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 2, 2022
NEW EDUCATION BILL: Assistant Minority Leader Tim Geitner introduced bill HB 22-1066 to the Colorado House of Representatives on Jan. 14, 2022.

New Bill Asks Teachers to Publish Curriculum

Quinn Rudnick, Managing Editor
March 2, 2022
Gilbert is pleased with the departments response. “I love that the department has been really willing to consider changes and to work with me so that we can strengthen what we offer to students and hopefully meet their needs more so than we have in the past, Gilbert said.

English Department Coordinator Kim Gilbert Makes Major Changes

Raegan Knobbe, Editor in Chief
February 25, 2022
Regis Jesuit High Schools principal and president said they fired the advisors to their student magazine program and retracted the winter issue in its entirety over a pro-choice op-ed. The op-ed, pictured above, mostly argued for the safety of anti-abortion laws and the human rights involved.

Regis Jesuit High School Fires Journalism Advisors, Removes Winter Issue of Student Magazine Over Pro-Choice Op-Ed

Carly Philpott, Amanda Castillo-Lopez, and Quinn Rudnick
January 11, 2022
A Colorado flag hangs on a chimney in Old Town Superior. The Old Town neighborhood was among a few burned entirely to the ground in Superior and Louisville, Colorado, in the Marshall Fire, which swept Boulder County Dec. 30.

‘This Isn’t Even Possible’: Boulder County Residents Tell the Story of the Marshall Fire

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
January 10, 2022
A week after the Jan. 6 insurrection, a sign stood in a Centennial yard counting down the days until former president Donald Trump would leave office. After helping to incite the insurrection, Trump was impeached for the second time before his term was over. A year after the insurrection, it feels to many like the nation is still healing.

A Year After the U.S. Capitol Was Breached, America’s Wounds Have Yet to Heal

Carly Philpott and Quinn Rudnick
January 8, 2022
Political strife highlighted 2021 for the U.S. After the MLB All-Star game was moved from Atlanta, Georgia, in protest of Georgias harsh voting restrictions, to Denver, protesters lined up outside the game July 13 to display their dissent – and to protest the results of the 2020 presidential election, a common theme this year.

2021: The Year in Pictures

Carly Philpott, Amanda Castillo-Lopez, Quinn Rudnick, and Staff
December 31, 2021
We asked students what they hoped administrators would understand about the Creek student experience. Here were some responses. (Carly Philpott)

What Administrators Learned in the Shadows

Raegan Knobbe, Editor-in-Chief
December 18, 2021
Many students at Creek use they/them/theirs pronouns, and French teachers hope to make a more inclusive environment by using the French equivalent of these gender-neutral pronouns, “iel”, in their classrooms.

The Two Sides of a New French Pronoun

Quinn Rudnick, Managing Editor
December 8, 2021
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