![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)
![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: Educational Assistant Jerome Price and Family Face Tragedy
How you can help the Price Family after a recent tragedy.
media by courtesy of Jessica Bird
A collage of photos of the Price Family on the GoFundMe Dec. 9. After a car accident Dec. 8, Special Education teacher Jessica Bird and other faculty members created a GoFundMe to help raise money for medical expenses, with a goal of $100,000.
December 9, 2022
After former Rock Canyon student Makai Price, the son of football and Unified Sports coach and Special Educational Assistant Jerome Price, was involved in a serious car accident Dec. 8, fellow Special Education department teachers Jessica Bird, Nick Mahan, Theresa Crump, Jolynn Duris, Kristin Acker, Myrian Renzelman and Julie Pedersen set up a GoFundMe to support the Price family.
According to information on the GoFundMe, Makai remains in the Intensive Care Unit in critical condition, with damage to many bones and vital organs as well as his brain and spinal cord. Currently, there is concern that his legs may have to be amputated. The crash details have yet to be made public.
Makai attended Rock Canyon High School and is completing his senior year at Cherry Creek High School. He continued helping his father Jerome in the classroom with his siblings, Zxavier and Darius. Makai is described as a kind and intelligent person who has made a difference in many lives.
“Makai is an impressive young man. He excels in and out of the classroom competing in football, basketball and track. His intelligence, kindness, and athleticism touch everyone around him,” according to the GoFundMe page.
The founders of the GoFundMe page hope to raise money to go towards the Price family’s medical expenses.
“Being at a new [preschool teaching] job, April [Price] is not yet eligible for Family and Medical Assistance. In order to accommodate Makai’s care, they will also have to change their living arrangements,” the GoFundMe page said.
![Grabbing at the exercise bands, Jonas Thelander ‘24 pulls Emmet Dunham ‘25 back from grabbing dodgeballs during Hungry Hippos Jan. 19. Before the game began, participants were tied together with the bands and had to take their shoes off. “I enjoyed being apart [the game]. I didn’t really know the rules, so I was just trying to grab as many as I could,” Thelander said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0698-1-1-600x415.jpg)
![Shooting guard Mac Terry 24 runs alongside a Falcon guarding him near the end of the fourth quarter Jan. 13. With three minutes and 45 seconds left on the clock, the teams were tied 57-57. [The hardest part was that] they’re full-court press team. Theyre just putting on pressure the whole time, so getting the ball off the court and just finding my open teammates [was hard], Terry said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DSC_0376-1-1-600x452.jpg)
![Principal Andrew Abner, the varsity poms team and Athletics Director Tom Brieske smile with the State trophy and poster after being announced as State Champions Dec. 9. This was the team’s sixth state championship win in school history. “When they announced us [as] the winners, we were all so excited and relieved that our work had paid off. Our next step is Nationals,” varsity poms dancer Harper Rank ‘25 said.](https://rockmediaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Team-w_-Abner-and-Brieske-1-e1703101639674-600x472.jpeg)
