![On Oct. 30, 24 Eco Club members took a tour of the school’s solar panels on the roof. They were guided and taught by an employee from E Light Electric, the company that maintains the school’s solar panels, and learned about how the panels are maintained and cared for. “I was definitely very excited about being on the roof in general,” Eco Club member Olivia Fang ‘26 said. “[It was exciting to] learn more about solar panels and how they work and how they supply energy to our school.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RCH_2632-1200x800.jpg)
![Ice and snow make it difficult for drivers on the road. During snowstorms, drivers have poor visibility, and frozen roads make it difficult to stay in control. “Driving home from Denver [on Friday], the neighborhoods weren’t plowed. By the time we got back they were only plowing highways. We spun out, nearly got stuck and fishtailed a few different times,” Connor Pugh ‘26 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Untitled_Artwork-e1732045465987.jpg)
![Varsity girls soccer midfielder Leah Sheahan ‘24 hugs a friend during the Senior Night celebrations before the home game against Mountain Vista High School (MVHS) at Echo Park Stadium April 29. During Senior Night, seniors were given flowers and the opportunity to walk out and take pictures with their family as their future plans and favorite memories were announced over the speakers. The Jags tied 0-0, losing the Continental League Championship. “We were obviously the stronger team but just couldn’t find a way to score, but otherwise our connection and our intensity was really high so I’m proud of that. We just have to find the net,” defense midfielder Clara Geuzaine ‘24 said. “[Losing League] wasn’t the best. It’s better than last year and like, I know our team and we are doing really good. I don’t want to jinx it but like hopefully [we’ll do] good [in playoffs].”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Copy-of-DSC_4277-1-1200x868.jpg)
![In room 4101, Natalie Patterson ‘26, Ariana Magor ‘25 and Celina Salazar ‘25 create a poster in science teacher Kerry Reilly’s Chemistry Honors April 18. The three completed a worksheet and drawing to explain the implosion of a tank for their unit on gas laws. “At the start of class, we watched a video of the tank imploding,” Patterson said. “I think [making a drawing] is something new. I like more artsy activities.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5019-1200x900.jpeg)
Snow-No, After School Activities Cancelled Feb. 3
BREAKING: All after school activities cancelled in anticipation of snow. Q&A with Activities Director, Kevin Carey, answers common questions.
media by Ben
Snow covers the upper parking lot at 2:48 pm Feb. 3. All after school activities were cancelled due to predicted, dangerous road closures.
February 3, 2020
After school activities, including athletics, were closed today due to a forecasted blizzard and harsh road conditions. According to accuweather , Highlands Ranch is predicted to get around six inches of snow tonight.
Mr. Kevin Carey, the Athletics Director, answers commonly asked questions in regards to the closure.
Q: How does after school activities being cancelled affect students?
A: “Many students are in activities and are affected, but safety is the first priority.”
Q: What caused the activities to be cancelled?
A: “It’s closed due to the upcoming forecast and road conditions that weren’t safe for students and coaches.”
Q: Can we foreshadow that school will be cancelled tomorrow?
A: “My daughter put a spoon under her pillow and wears her pajamas backwards and flushes ice down the toilet, because it is a superstition that you will have a snow day. I would like to think that we would have a delay tomorrow due to the conditions, but Colorado is so hard to predict that we might get nothing or we might get a bunch.”
One of the activities that was cancelled was the Continental League Feb. 3 concert that combined orchestra, choir and band. The students selected for Continental League travelled to Denver for the concert this afternoon, but are making their way back home after activities were cancelled. Ethan Mead ’20, who plays saxophone in band, was one of the students that had to come home due to the cancellation.
Q: How do you feel about the Continental league being cancelled?
A: “I believe having this being cancelled is absurd. I understand the main safety is keeping people safe, but we have put hours into this performance and the least the district could do is reschedule the event,” Mead said.
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Minh-Kha Nguyen • Feb 6, 2020 at 7:50 pm
Another Continental League musician here. I absolutely agree with Ethan. The immediate cancellation of all activities, including the concert, feels like such a hair-trigger response – absurd is definitely a good word to describe it. I don’t know if the district understands exactly what they did to somewhere around three hundred of their students, but we have poured hours upon hours, not to mention our hearts, into getting into these honor ensembles, practicing the repertoire, and rehearsing it. There are many seniors in these ensembles for whom it’s the last year, and they’ve just had one of their most special, anticipated days yanked away from them. As Ethan’s already said, the very least the district can do for us is reschedule the event. And, you know, we were already in Denver – if safety was a concern, wouldn’t sending us back home pose just as much of one? Moreover, we were going to perform at Boettcher Concert Hall. It costs $13,000 to book a performance there – $13,000! – this is not something that should be cancelled lightly! – but it feels like that’s exactly what happened.
Please give us some news on what’s going to happen next.
Sincerely,
One among many devastated musicians