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Math teacher Robert Matuscheck teaches Calculus 3 Honors, Differential Equations Honors, and Linear Algebra Honors while also being a facilitator for the Evidence Based Grading (EBG) Group at Creek. He, like all members of the EBG Group, works towards implementing equitable grading practices in his classes.

Rethinking the Grade: Teachers Push For More Equity

Amanda Castillo-Lopez, News Editor
March 15, 2023
In January, Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced a statewide ban of the AP African American Studies curriculum. He claimed that the inclusion of queer identity and Black feminism was part of a political agenda.

Ramsey Responds to AP African American Studies Revisions

Vee Williamson, Staff Writer
March 15, 2023
English teacher Christin Jacob lectures her AP Language and Composition class. After teaching at Creek for 18 years, Gilbert will next year take on the role of English Coordinator.

Christin Jacob to Become New English Department Coordinator

Sydney Smith, Staff Writer
March 13, 2023
English teacher Jason Foster is the founder for the new CP Mythology and Folklore course which students can take next school year.

New Elective Emerges: CP Mythology & Folklore

Meron Banjaw
March 13, 2023
Although the Honors Physics class has been replaced by the AP Physics 1 class, AP Physics 1 will still have the same curriculum.

Honors Physics to Become AP Physics 1

Jonathan Lee and Ephraim Bantshi
March 13, 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
The Creek theatre program opened its seasonal musical, The Man of La Mancha on March 8. The production ran through March 11.

Creek Theatre Runs Production of “The Man of La Mancha”

Quinn Rudnick and Peter Philpott
March 11, 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
Students gathered in the Fine Arts Theater on Thursday night to watch Mr. Creek, a longtime Power Week tradition where male Creek students perform in a pageant-like competition. After battling against other candidates, senior Cooper Collins won the title of Mr. Creek in front of a sold out crowd. “It was very unexpected and kind of surreal. Any one of the candidates could’ve won Mr. Creek, and when they said my name I think I almost passed out,” Collins said. “I probably would’ve if the guys didn’t pick me up.”

Creek Raises $51,000 For Bags of Fun in Record Power Week: See Moments Here

Carly Philpott, Alex Gribb, Quinn Rudnick, Gillian Neale, and Gabby Schrock
February 24, 2023
Student ID lanyards are thrown on the floor, disregarded by faculty and students.

Creek’s Decline in Student ID Enforcement

Gillian Neale, Assistant Features Editor
February 16, 2023
Junior Jazz B baritone saxophone Micah Davis performs a solo during the song 702 Shuffle. Because it was the bands third concert, more students performed solos than their first two concerts.

See Moments From Jazz Bands’ February Concert: “It Was Our Best Concert of the Year”

Peter Philpott, Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2023
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