Primero High School saw five students presented with an annual award celebrating their leadership and “upstanding” qualities as citizens this month. Primero seniors Rebecca Vigil and Klay Riggins, junior Cade Vigil and freshmen Riley Monarco and Kyler Spleen were all presented with the Beacon Award Thursday, March 4.
Colorado high school students will continue to take the SAT and PSAT as the state’s way of measuring school and district academic performance, but they’ll switch to the computerized version in spring 2024.
Holy Trinity Academy, a Trinidad private K-12 school, saw two students receive recognition this month for their writing abilities. Vanessa Port, a sophomore, and Briella Phelan, a freshman, both placed in the annual VFW Post 7305 Colorado City Voice of Democracy Essay Contest.
DEAR ABBY: My brother and sister-in-law recently told me their 5-year-old son claims my 9-year-old son touched him inappropriately on several occasions. Understanding that any parent believes what their child says, I asked my son if he has ever touched or done anything inappropriate to anyone. His response was, “Why would I do that?”
Last week we talked about traditional kinds of homemade bread and even learned a new “how-to” trick to make fast rising bread in the microwave oven. I promised you that I’d show you more fun ways this week to make a variety of the bread items that we all dearly love — and in the slow cooker, no less.
Rosemary Olive Oil Crockpot Bread 3-1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 packet dry active yeast (2¼ teaspoons) 1-1/4 cups warm water 1/4 cup fresh rosemary, chopped, divided 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt, divided In a large bowl, mix together the water, yeast, and sugar. Let sit 10 minutes.
I never stop being intrigued by how we react to single words, both emotionally and cognitively. We give them our own meaning based on our experiences and background.
When my mother was eighty-seven, she called to ask my opinion about some counsel she had received from some well-meaning Christian friends. They told her that the Devil was always present, always beside her, always trying to make her fall. Near the point of tears, she asked if that was true. A widow for thirty-three years, the thought of the Devil constantly beside her, testing her, only served to deepen her sense of loneliness and fear.
Primero High School junior Cade Vigil represented the district on the state-level this month when he competed at the Colorado Poetry Out Loud competition on Wednesday, March 1, in Colorado Springs. Vigil earned the right to represent Primero after winning first place in both his class and school competitions with his poetic recitation of “Siren Song.” “Poetry Out Loud is a humanities and arts education program held each year during National Poetry Month,” said Primero high school English teacher and competition sponsor Patricia Johnson.
No-Time Bread Here’s a super easy bread recipe that tricks the yeast into a fast rise. No time to bake? No problem! Makes one artisan loaf of bread.