![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)
![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)
Serving Students Over the Summer: Update
Continue reading to find out more about how students are obtaining food they need over the summer, and how you can help.
media by Kira Zizzo
Feature image for Summer Food Update, displaying meal bags ready for students and families to pick them up. PC: June Everett
July 13, 2021
For many students, summer means no school, warm weather, and summer activities. For some students, however, summer means hunger. Two programs in Douglas County are trying to end food insecurity over the summer.
Douglas County School District (DCSD) Nutrition Services Summer Feeding:
DCSD Nutrition Services is working this summer to make sure no one under 18 years of age faces hunger.
“We are able to provide free meals to anyone ages 18 and under regardless of their income,” DCSD Nutrition Services Training Specialist Kristina Keer said.
The Summer Feeding has been actively providing meals for three weeks, and has served over 117,000 meals in these first weeks, according to Keer.
The Summer Feeding program includes walk-up sites in Castle Rock, Parker, and Highlands Ranch Monday through Friday. A seven-day meal bag pickup is also available on Wednesdays from 11:30am-12:30pm.
Check this link for more information.
Backpack Society:
The Backpack Society is an independent organization that works with Douglas County to provide meals to all students and their families who need them.
“Our mission is to fill the food gap on weekends and during school breaks for students, thus eliminating hunger as a barrier to the student so they can be at their best and have every opportunity to thrive and learn,” Backpack Society founder June Everett said. “We currently support 20 schools!”
The Backpack Society offers five programs: the Student Weekend Program (during the school year), the Family Program (during the school year), School Staff Program (during the school year), School Pantry Program, and the Summer Program, which provides food for the entire week.
Students can volunteer for the Backpack Society to help students and families in need and to give back to their community.
“I loved volunteering at the Backpack Society because it was a reminder that there are still good people out there that want to help,” Marissa Segal ‘21 said. “With so much negativity, it was refreshing to see so much good.”
The Backpack Society is currently accepting donations and volunteers. Check their website for more information. You can sign up here to volunteer.
![Sameer Arora ‘23 works on a computer in Chris Cassic’s classroom during access Sept. 22. Cassic teaches AP Computer Science Principles, AP Computer Science A, and engineering, which can qualify students for Computer Science Honor Society. “Students will be able to apply if they [are taking] a computer science class right now,” Arora said. “Well be advertising our honor society within the AP computer science classes.”](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/4658BC34-6DB4-4E6A-BF63-1AA4233ED1B2-e1664932740571-475x418.jpeg)
