An edition of the Littleton Independent
WEEK OF NOVEMBER 28, 2024
VOLUME 23 | ISSUE 52
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SPECIAL HOMETOWN HOLIDAYS EDITION
Offering ‘big opportunities in a small district’ Englewood Schools provides programs for student success BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Prices range from holiday cards for $2 to silver jewelry for $150. Artists receive 80% of the funds from their sales, and 20% of the money goes towards the operation of the volunteer-run gallery, Dietz said.
From sparking a passion for cooking to offering advanced academic tracks, Englewood Schools provides a diverse array of programs that prepare students for success beyond graduation. At a November showcase, Englewood Schools highlighted the wide variety of these innovative programs and courses available to its high school students. From Career and Technical Education pathways to the arts, the showcase gave attendees an inside look at the exciting opportunities that the district has to offer. “Englewood High School has many interesting programs and courses for students to explore and engage in during their high school experience,” Superintendent Joanna Polzin said. “Programs and courses range from academic decathlon to biomedical science to culinary arts and hospitality.” Polzin added that Englewood High School prides itself on offering a comprehensive curriculum that blends academic rigor with real-world skills. Additionally, Polzin said the school has courses in music, marching band and the performing arts. “This is all in addition to our Career and Technical Education pathways which offer aligned sequences of classes within a focused career area,” Polzin said. “Each of these pathways offers students multiple classes they can take during their high school experience.” Polzin said a few of the popular programs include digital media and engineering, and manufacturing and design. “Englewood High School also offers a variety of advanced placement classes and concurrent enrollment courses,” Polzin said. “With both options, students can earn college credit.”
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Hand-crafted ornaments are just one of the many holiday treasures and gifts created by artisans from the Littleton Fine Arts Guild that people can find at this year’s holiday boutique at the Depot Art Gallery in Littleton. PHOTO COURTESY OF PEGGY DIETZ
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Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery offers unique holiday gifts for event running through Dec. 29 BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Littleton shoppers can purchase unique artwork and holiday gifts this season while supporting local artists at the Depot Art Gallery’s annual holiday boutique. The event will run through Dec. 29, offering original, handmade work from more than 40 artisans from the Littleton Fine Arts Guild. “Our Christmas-time show has been a standard in our Depot for many, many years, stretching back to the ‘80s when it was called the ‘Holiday Express,’ tying in with the historic railroad theme,” said gallery spokesperson Peggy Dietz. The boutique includes jewelry, pottery, ornaments, wreaths, scarves, botanical trivets, key fobs, purses, painted glassware, stained glass and more, Dietz said.
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The Depot Art Gallery in Littleton displays ceramics, paintings, fused glass and other original FILE PHOTO arts and fine crafts during a holiday art sale in a previous year.
Since its opening at the end of October, Dietz said the boutique has had a great response from the public. “Gifts and art are ‘flying through the door’ as our loyal customers see this as a valuable venue,” she said. “Artists replenish our shelves daily with more art.”
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