Kepner Educational Excellence Program | Kepner Middle School | Denver http://www.keepdenver.org Kepner Middle School | Denver, Colorado Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:19:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 DC 2011 August Meeting http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/08/27/dc-2011-august-meeting/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/08/27/dc-2011-august-meeting/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:04:58 +0000 Carrie http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=479 We had a successful meeting in Room 276 last night!  What a great turnout.  Thank  you to all the parents who stayed until the end in hot, hot room.  We are excited so many parents are interested in sending their students on our 19th annual DC trip.  In case you missed it, here are the documents from our meeting that you can download.

DC 2011 August Meeting

Please contact Ms. Arriaga or I if  you have any questions.

Our first meeting from Europe 2011 and Europe 2012 is Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 276.  Hope to see you there!

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Our DC 2011 meeting is this Thursday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m. in Room 276 at Kepner Middle School.  Come and hear all about this amazing trip!  We will also go over all the fund raising options for this month.  Don’t miss it!

Our Europe 2011 meeting is on Thursday, September 2 at 6:00 p.m. in Room 276 at Kepner Middle School.  This is for all participants in the 2011 trip to Europe from March 21 – March 31.  Be sure you come to get your account updates and learn about all the new fund raisers.  See you there!

If you are a student who has traveled with us in the past and want to go to Eastern Europe to learn more about the Holocaust, please email Ms. Olson at KEEPTravels@gmail.com.  A trip is scheduled with EF but we need to know how many of you are interested in raising money to travel again.

]]> http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/08/22/trips-2011/feed/ 0 Blacktie-Colorado Revisits KEEP http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/16/blacktie-colorado-revisits-keep/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/16/blacktie-colorado-revisits-keep/#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 00:41:31 +0000 admin http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=466 A few years ago Blacktie-Colorado featured Carrie A. Olson, Executive Director of KEEP, in its “Have You Met?” feature as a person making a difference in the Colorado community.  Blacktie’s “Have You Heard?” newsletter editor Nancy Koontz recently visited KEEP again and published the following article in the May edition.

]]> http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/16/blacktie-colorado-revisits-keep/feed/ 0 KEEP Students on FOX News http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/03/keep-students-on-fox-news/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/03/keep-students-on-fox-news/#comments Mon, 03 May 2010 11:34:51 +0000 Carrie http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=463 Kim Posey did a nice story on our KEEP students! Thank you so much! Watch and learn more about what we do.

]]> http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/03/keep-students-on-fox-news/feed/ 0 Days 1 and 2 in DC with KEEP students http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/01/days-1-2-in-dc-with-keep-students/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/01/days-1-2-in-dc-with-keep-students/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 02:22:27 +0000 Carrie http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=456 Our 18th annual trip is off to a great, but hot, start.  We left Denver’s 40 degrees and landed in DC’s 85 degrees!  We spent Friday night touring the war memorials on the Mall and ended up at the Lincoln Memorial to catch the view as the sun set.  Amazing!

We are back at the BEST hotel in Washington, DC. The Embassy Suites on 22nd and M has always been our favorite.  Our friend are all here and are taking great care of us.  Breakfast is always brings a smile to our faces as we observe made to order omelets, do-it-yourself waffles and all the breakfast items one could want.

A group picture at the White House is as close as we have been able to get since 9-11 but we hold out hope that someday Obama will invite us in.  Our trip to the top of the Washington Monument was such a treat since it is a clear day. The students always understand map skills better when we see DC from the top!

For 18 years, Tony Cheng’s Mongolian Barbecue has been exposing our students to great food and this year as no exception.  When the students see the raw food, they are very hesitant but one bit dispels all their doubts.  We love it!  As you can see from the photos, the cooks are outstanding!

A visit to the Capitol ended our day.  We will sure miss seeing Congressman Perlmutter this year.  It’s too bad that our schedules didn’t coincide to meet him because he and his staff are always so kind to us!  Our visit was very educational since we learned new things here such a the fact the John Wilkes Booth was captured in a photograph at Lincoln’s second inaugural address.

I’ll type more tomorrow (hopefully) but for now, I have eight delightful girls who would like some attention!

Thank you to all who support us!  Be sure to check out our photos on the Flickr site.

]]> http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/05/01/days-1-2-in-dc-with-keep-students/feed/ 0 18th Annual Washington, DC Trip http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/04/24/18th-annual-washington-dc-trip/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/04/24/18th-annual-washington-dc-trip/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:49:57 +0000 Carrie http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=449 We are getting ready to depart on the DC 2010 trip.  We leave Friday, April 30th from Kepner Middle School.  Students, be sure to be on time at 6:30 am. sharp!

Our packing list is also available for any 6th graders needing last minute reminders.

Here is our itinerary if you’d like to follow along with us!

Be sure to check back for updates as we travel You also can call our update line, 720-424-0080 for listen-only messages about our trip.

Thank you for your support!

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When I am over jetlag, I’ll write a bit more about our trip.  In the meantime, please look at all our happy faces!  What a great trip!  Thanks to all our great Europe travelers who made this such a good trip.

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Be sure to check back for updates as we travel You also can call our update line, 720-424-0080 for listen-only messages about our trip.

Thank you for your support!

Ms. Olson

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]]> http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/02/27/50-in-52-interview/feed/ 0 International Book Sharing Project & KEEP http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/01/19/international-book-sharing-project-keep/ http://www.keepdenver.org/2010/01/19/international-book-sharing-project-keep/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:41:12 +0000 Carrie http://www.keepdenver.org/?p=424 Once again, our 8th grade KEEP students are taking part in the International Book Sharing Project.  This year we are paired with the students in Ms Larisa Raiter’s class of Ort  Oren in Afula, Israel.  We will read the Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev and converse with each other in our forum.  We are very excited to begin this project.

Be sure to go to KEEP Flickr site to see  the KEEP students who will travel to Europe in March 2010 who are participating in this project.  We can’t wait to see pictures of our Israeli friends!

Ms. Olson

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