![Black & Gold Yearbook Editor-in-Chief Chloe Farson ‘25 works on a winter trends and events page for the yearbook during period four in room 4113 March 25. The deadline for the final version of the yearbook is this Friday, March 29. “Although I’m quite nervous and stressed about [the deadline], I’m looking forward to seeing the finished product more than anything,” Farson said. “I’ve found our book to be extremely unique from ones in past years, and it’s been so beautiful to work on. It’s wonderful to see it truly begin to come together, even though we don’t necessarily have all the time in the world to make it perfect.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_8224-e1711942407745-1200x1046.jpg)
![The girls varsity soccer team walk back to their bench during halftime April 1. The Jags played against the Castle View Sabercats at the Douglas County Stadium and scored 3-0 W. “It felt really good [to beat Castle View]. I feel like that was a big win for us because knowing that we came together to beat a pretty good team has definitely given us some leverage for this season,” attacking midfielder Grace Rossner ‘24 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DSC_4906-1-1200x1057.jpg)
![English teacher Colleen Lamb grades College Prep English assignments during period two Nov. 10. Lamb, who has been teaching for 27 years, decorates her classroom with posters and handmade college flags from her senior students. Everything I enjoy about English happens primarily in the classroom, Lamb said. So, thankfully, the college [I worked at] had a teaching program, and I was able to do my post-grad work for free while I was working [there].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1158-1200x900.jpeg)
![At Prairie View High School, the winterguard team poses with their plaque after winning first place at their competition Feb. 24. This was the second time they won first place this year, this time with a score of 74.190 points. “I [love being] a witch, but my favorite [part of the show] is the trios, it’s so cool,” Heather Strickland ‘27 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/PRARIE-VIEW-BY-MARGO-SANFORD-e1709531739910-1200x910.jpg)
BREAKING: Power Outage Leaves Community in Dark for Two Hours
After a two-hour long power outage spanning three high schools in Highlands Ranch, power was restored at 1:23 PM.
media by Amanda Brauchler
Kitchen staff manually enter orders during second lunch after the power outage at noon April 8. Around 2000 student orders need to be manually entered into the lunch system after power was restored.
April 8, 2019
Power was restored today after an outage that affected about three and a half mile radius of the Douglas County community, including both Mountain Vista and Rock Canyon schools and their feeders.
Lights shut off and pod doors slammed shut abruptly around noon April 8, and within seconds back-up-generated lights flickered on. The most common, initial reaction from teachers was to put their classrooms in lock out, but resume teaching.
“It was pitch black in [my office], I grabbed my radio and went out to see what it was. I was notified right away that another school’s power went out too,” School Resource Officer Ryan Wood said. “I just thought maybe a transformer blew or somebody hit something that made the power go out here.”
The power outage occurred 25 minutes before second lunch started, leaving the lunch line and kitchen responsible for manually entering around 2000 student orders. The food served during lunch was room-temperature due to the lack of electricity for heat or refrigeration.
“Oh my god,” Diana Caliz, Kitchen Manager said in reaction to the outage. “We have to write down every number and every name and every item you guys get. Now we backtrack and charge all of those students that came when the power was off.”
As of now, there is no explanation for the power outage. We reached out to Xcel Energy, the company that manages Rock Canyon’s power, and have not received a comment.
