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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2022
N VOLUME 63 ISSUE 43
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Bergen Meadow slated to combine with its sister school Jeffco school board to close 15 other elementary schools down the hill BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Henry Bergeson of Conifer makes kaleidoscopes and then creates wall hangings from the kaleidoscope images. He was one of the PHOTOS BY DEB HURLEY BROBST artists featured at the Evergreen Fine Arts Festival.
Evergreen Fine Arts Festival displays beautiful pieces from 100 artists BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The artwork displayed at the Evergreen Fine Arts Festival came in literally all shapes and sizes from tiny earrings and pendants to giant photographs more than eight feet high. The festival Aug. 27-28 at the Buchanan fields had something for everyone — and while some attendees simply perused the art from nearly 100 artists, others came away SEE ARTS FEST, P4
It appears that Bergen Valley and Bergen Meadow elementary schools will return to being one school. If approved by the Jeffco school board on Nov. 10, Bergen Meadow, which houses students in preschool through second grade, will close after the 2023-24 school year. Meanwhile, an addition will be built onto Bergen Valley, which currently has third- through fifth-graders, to accommodate preschool-fifth grade beginning in fall 2024. The school board heard recommendations for school closures at its meeting on Aug. 25 since enrollment districtwide continues to decrease. Fifteen other elementary schools in the district — all down the hill — are slated to close in June and combine with nearby schools. Before the Nov. 10 decision, district officials promised community meetings to get feedback from the
Attendees at the Evergreen Fine Arts Festival check out photography by Randy Thomae of Boulder.
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