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This is Part 2 in a two-part series regarding public school enrollment in Boulder Valley. Part 1 focused on the Boulder Valley School District. Part 2 focuses on the St. Vrain Valley School District. In its Sept.18, 2024 issue, the Left Hand Valley Courier covered declining enrollment throughout the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD), and how BVSD is helping manage the decline. Nearby, the St. Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) seems to be facing less decline than BVSD though, with an estimated 0.41% decrease having occurred in the past ye...
According to a recent report issued by the Colorado Department of Education in October of 2023, there were 1,800 fewer students enrolled in Colorado Public Schools than in 2022. School districts across the state have been facing declining enrollment issues, with some, like Denver Public Schools, expecting upwards of an 8% decline in students in the next five years. Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) is projected to lose 1,700 students over the next 5 years based on reports from 2022-2023. In response, it has created a Long Range Advisory...
It is once again college application season. For the next several months high school seniors will be diligently working to fill out applications, tour schools, and write essays as they prepare to enter the next stage of their lives after high school. The process is long and often difficult, filled with hours of writing and planning as students strive to submit the best applications possible. Here are some tips and tricks that might be helpful throughout the process. 1. First consider what would...
The Boulder City Council met on Aug. 22 to discuss the feasibility of implementing a higher minimum wage to address concerns about wage equity from community members. Colorado’s statewide minimum wage currently sits at $14.42, a wage that the cities and towns in Boulder County adhere to for its minimum wage workers. Unincorporated Boulder County’s minimum wage, however, is $15.69 an hour, and is scheduled to increase to $25 per hour by 2030. The Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA), a non-profit focused on helping out struggling fam...
"About six months before I joined hospice, I had a grandmother who passed away," Lillian Osborne-Durst said. "She was diagnosed with dementia...towards the last few months of her life, there were multiple hospitalizations... At the last hospitalization, somebody mentioned hospice... I'll never forget the nurse, I'll never forget the day." Grieving comes in many shapes and forms. The process has plenty of ups and downs, with some days feeling wonderful, and others feeling abysmal. For many, the...
Anyone who attended the Niwot Jazz Festival in Niwot last week might recall the music of Keith Waters, the co-organizer of the event for the Niwot Cultural Arts Association who played piano with The Keith Waters Trio to accompany renowned jazz vocalist Dominique Eade. Waters, a Niwot resident and co-owner of Inkberry Books, has played jazz most of his life. Waters said, "I started playing jazz as a kid. I started doing it professionally pretty early on... Then I went to New England Conservatory...
Having moved into the historic Niwot Tribune Building and former space of The Wandering Jellyfish Bookshop in 2024, Lightwell Architecture is the small architectural firm of husband and wife Chad and Katherine Willis. The new office space, with its gorgeous wood floors, and artwork is highlighted by the people working diligently at a large wooden table near the front. Laid out across this large workstation are schematics and beautiful architectural diagrams showing floor plans and designs for...
