Board of Trustees Notes and Votes | March 2016
Board of Trustees Notes and Votes for March 2016 At BOT Meeting on March 8, 2016 ● Approved minutes from 2/9/16 Board meeting by consensus vote. ● Received update from Mark Evans, Chair of Campus Development Committee. A preliminary meeting took place on 3/7/16 with 15 interested individuals, both from within and outside of our community, […]
School Director Notes | March 2016
Dear SMWS Community, WOW. What an incredible journey this school has been on this past weekend, bearing witness and supporting our championship High School Boys Basketball Team on their achievement of 2nd place in the Great State of Colorado’s Class 1A Basketball Tournament. We were all in the presence of greatness, each and every one […]
Inventing for Life – An interview with Alex Pacanowsky, class of 1999
When you graduated from SMWS, what were your plans for the near and far future? And how have these changed over the years? When I graduated from high school I wanted to become an expert in human-machine interfaces and to help people with disabilities re-enable their lives. I planned on living in Seattle. I am […]
Best of Boulder County Nomination
We’ve been nominated for the 2016 Best of Boulder™ Survey. The survey is live from March 1 through midnight on March 31. The survey will be able to be reached through www.BoulderWeekly.com, or directly via http://bit.ly/BestOfBoulder2016. Votes may be cast by smartphone, tablet or computer, but only one vote per device and per email address is allowed. All […]
Alumni News :: Letters Home | by Paisley Sheehan (2015)
If someone had told me a year ago where I’d be today, I probably wouldn’t have believed them. That being said, I had no idea what to expect for my life after SMWS. Going to the same school for thirteen years made it difficult to imagine something different, but nevertheless I was excited. I started […]
“Wethering” it In Style – An Interview with Rustin Coburn, class of 1999
In one to two sentences, describe what you do. I come up with new ideas, and then try to execute on those ideas. Some of them end up turning into projects, companies, organizations, and products that work. I try to always build things that matter and make this world a little bit better. As we […]
“German Day” at CU Boulder | by Paula Blum
On Wednesday February 10th, all SMWHS German students participated in “German Day” at CU Boulder. During this day of German immersion, the students took part in interactive workshops which were led by the German TAs and graduate students. They watched film clips from a selection of German films and then acted out what happened next. In a game […]
SMWHS Student Future Search | by Michael Shaun Conaway, Board of Trustees Member
On Thursday February 4th, 32 middle school and high school students came together to participate in a High School Student Future Search. The Future Search was facilitated by myself, Board Member Andy Horning and Adjunct Faculty Member Nita Davanzo. The Future Search process is designed to give participants the chance to express their vision […]
Shining Mountain World Language Teachers Attend State Conference |by Joshua Berman
“Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.” This Goethe quote appears on this year’s Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers, or CCFLT, spring conference program cover. This past February professional development break, while other SMWS faculty were attending workshops, trainings, and conferences around the country, three members of the […]
Board of Trustees Notes and Votes for February 2016
Approved minutes from 1/12/16 Board meeting by consensus vote. Participated in Board of Trustees continuing education program with John Suitor, Head of School at Boulder Country Day, regarding fundraising and development in independent schools. Received update from Mark Evans, Chair of Campus Development Committee. Subcommittees are currently being formed and populated. Received update from Finance […]