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Fly’N B Park | Highlands Ranch Hidden Gem

July 18, 2011

New Park is Ready for you in Highlands Ranch I love all the parks, trails and wonderful outdoor amenities provided in Highlands Ranch. It is one of the reasons I really enjoy living here and so do thousands of others. The Highlands Ranch Metro District takes such care and pride in providing outstanding amenities, and [...]

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Private Schools Apply For Douglas County Schools Voucher Pilot Program

April 20, 2011

There has been many opinions, pro and con regarding the Douglas County Schools of Choice Scholarship / Option Certificate / Voucher Pilot Program. I have also seen it called a variety of names including vouchers, option certificates and Choice Scholarships, the latter seeming to be the current. In any case, the pilot program has passed [...]

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STEM Charter School in Highlands Ranch CO

February 20, 2011

STEM School in Highlands Ranch You have probably been hearing for some time that there would be a new charter middle & high school in Highlands Ranch – attempts to get it opened for this current school year didn’t get far enough – but it is a go for next year. STEM School did collect [...]

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Day 107: 5 Things To Do In Highlands Ranch In Below Zero Temps

February 2, 2011

Here we are on our 2nd day of Sub Zero Temps and 2nd day of no school for Douglas County kids. So today I give you not 1, but 5 Things To Do in the South Denver Suburbs if you are brave enough to bundle up and leave the house. Most of these are in [...]

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Day 104 Denver CO Outdoor Ice Skating

December 29, 2010

Today on Day 104 of 365 Things To Do in South Denver Suburbs, we are throwing on the coat and heading outside to enjoy some outdoor ice skating in the beautiful Rocky Mountain air. I don’t know about you, but I could use a few laps around the rink after that holiday cheesecake. Here are [...]

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Colorado Schools Registration: Open Enrollment is Now, Or About To Be

November 27, 2010

Colorado Schools: School of Choice Open Enrollment Information If you have recently moved to Colorado or are planning on relocating to Denver, you may not know that as far as the public schools go – Colorado is an open enrollment state. Now, while you have the option to do this and open enroll, many families [...]

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Day 77 Redstone Skate Park

September 27, 2010

Day 77 | Redstone Skate Park | Highlands Ranch CO On Day 77 of 365 Things To Do in South Denver Suburbs we are heading over to Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch, but specifically to the Skate Park at Redstone. The Redstone Skate Park is on the north side of the park, just west of [...]