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A representative of Meow Wolf, a psychedelic walk-through art experience that opened a location in Denver in September 2021, smiles at the crowd during the parade. The Denver Pride parade was on Sunday, June 25 after a weekend of other celebrations, including a 5K and small marketplace, in downtown Denver.

Thousands Celebrate During Denver Pride: See Moments Here

Quinn Rudnick, Junior Editor-in-Chief
June 27, 2023
The Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Championship after beating the Miami Heat 94-89 on Monday night.

Denver Nuggets “End it on Home Court,” Securing 2023 NBA Championship Title

Quinn Rudnick, Junior Editor-in-Chief
June 14, 2023
Hundreds of protesters organized a sit-in on the Colorado State capitol on Monday, and will remain there until Thursday in an effort to convince Governor Jared Polis to ban guns statewide. “I was talking to one of our organizers yesterday, and she said that the women gathered here are the most beautiful women shes ever seen,” Here 4 the Kids member Kay Coughlin said. “And we decided that its because were united in this purpose, which has to do with liberation, liberating all of us from guns…and that makes you glow from the inside.”

Protesters Demand Ban on Guns in Colorado Through Sit-In on State Capitol

Quinn Rudnick, Junior Editor-in-Chief
June 7, 2023
Chess has rapidly taken over at Creek, and students are joining a student-run chess club to participate in the trend.

Chess Club Cheers On Students of All Skill Levels

Ephraim Bantshi, Staff Writer
May 26, 2023
The Denver Center for the Performing Arts hosted Colorados annual Bobby G awards on May 16. The awards seek to honor exeptional high school theater cast and crew. A member of ThunderRidge High School’s The Addams Family cast (left) hugs a friend on the red carpet. Members of The Addams Family cast came in costume to the red carpet in preparation to perform later in the evening on the Buell theater’s stage.

Creek Senior Amelia Mindlin-Leitner Wins Prominent Theater Award: See Moments From Bobby G Awards Ceremony Here

Quinn Rudnick, Managing & Sports Editor
May 22, 2023
West and Creek French teacher Jennifer Polland introduces an assignment on April 27 to her 7th class of 10 students. French enrollment at West has been steadily declining ever since students have returned from online learning.

Le Départ: Declining Enrollment Threatens French Program

Aram Bazarian and Maddie Hart
May 9, 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 Facebook post from Smoky Hill High School journalism advisor chronicles the schools decision to cancel the journalism and speech & debate classes.

Smoky Hill High School Cancels Student Journalism Class Due to Low Enrollment: “We as Students Need to Speak Up”

Carly Philpott, Editor-in-Chief
March 23, 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
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
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