Summer Scholars Program “Sprang from the Community”
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Distributed to the Stapleton, Park Hill, Lowry, Montclair, Mayfair and Hale neighborhoods DENVER,COLORADO A U G U S T 2 0 0 8 Summer Scholars Program “Sprang from the Community” Students in the Summer Scholars program at Ashley Elementary sing at the annual fundraiser for Summer Scholars held at Denver School of the Arts on June 25th. Summer Program Preserves & Improves Reading Skills individually and in small groups to focus on their needs. It enjoy their work. And they understand that if they are good By Nancy Burkhart helps them fill in the gaps. The program focuses on one sub- students in the morning, then they’ll be able to do all the ac- ducators say that children can lose one to two grade ject – reading. They’re not trying to do too much.” tivities in the afternoon. If you work hard, then you’ll be re- levels in reading during the summer break. This po- “The students participating in Summer Scholars seem to warded. Without that piece, it would (continued on page 14) Etential loss can make it even worse for the students who already are struggling with reading. Summer Scholars, a non-profit organization (not part of Obama’s Acceptance Speech To Be on 45th Anniversary of “I have a dream” Denver Public Schools) that focuses on reading, officially was launched in the summer of 1994 with 511 students. This summer, there are more than 900 “at-risk” Colorado students from 20 Denver public elementary schools enrolled in 6-week-long Summer Scholars programs. Ann Byrne, Summer Scholars Executive Director, credits former Park Hill resident Cyndi Kahn with the creation of Summer Scholars. “When she was a volunteer at Hallett Ele- mentary School, she asked a teacher why she was so discour- aged. The teacher said the principal wanted her to pass a girl to the second grade who needed help with her reading.” The teacher said the girl needed six weeks of tutoring during the summer break, Byrne said. Therefore, Kahn went off to gather donations from the Greater Park Hill Community. “Mostly Park Hill people contributed,” Byrne said. “Northeast Denver is a strong place of support for us. “One of the really awesome things is that Summer Schol- ars sprang from the community. People saw a need to get in- volved with the community, and they’ve stayed engaged for us to survive. It shows what people can do,” says Byrne. Children compete against themselves in one-minute drills and repetition in order to improve their reading time. The goal is to bring the students up to grade level, or at least make sure that they don’t fall behind. When school starts, they are ready to jump right in. “I really like Summer Scholars because it diagnoses where What Non-Delegates Can Do During the Convention the kids are with reading and focuses on small group instruc- Democratic Party convention delegates plan to formally nom- August 28th, 1963 in Washington DC). Democratic Party officials tion, which is essential,” says Robby Herd, a 5th grade Ash- inate their party's presidential candidate, Barak Obama, at In- say there will be some tickets available to the public as "community ley Elementary School teacher who is spending his first year vesco Field on Thursday,August 28th, the 45th anniversary of credentials." Information about those tickets, as well as other as a Summer Scholars teacher, “You have to work with them Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have a Dream” speech (given on events open to the public, can be found in on page 26. Printed with soy-based ink. Paper contains 40% postconsumer waste. Dick Greyhound Anderson S.U.N. Convention 3 Retires Rescue 5 24 26 ¡ The old control tower and the mountains are in the background looking west fromStapleton’s Central Park. In the foreground is the annual 4th of July parade. CALENDAR Events in or near Stapleton that are free and open to the public. AUGUST MONTHLY EVENTS Saturday, Aug. 2nd Last Saturday Concert at Founders’ Green, Stapleton Sweet William Market (through Sept.) Something Underground 6:30 - 8pm 9am - 2pm, Founders’ Green, Stapleton [email protected] Saturday, Aug. 2nd Denver Art Museum Free First Saturday www.denverartmuseum.org MONTHLY MEETINGS Sunday, Aug. 3rd City Park Jazz, Funkiphino 6pm Monthly www.cityparkjazz.org New Stapleton Resident Orientation [Call 303.388.0724 for date & location] Monday, Aug. 4th Active Minds - History of the Olympics 7pm Every Tuesday Stapleton MCA, 2823 Roslyn St (see p. 8) Stapleton Rotary Club – Noon Stapleton Radisson Plaza Hotel Thursday, Aug. 7th 3333 Quebec St [[email protected]] Northfield Concert - Hazel Miller 6pm 303-375-5464 Every Tuesday AA Open Discussion Meeting – 7:30pm Friday, Aug. 8th MCA Community Room, 2823 Roslyn Street Movie on the Green - Curious George [Joe Mc at 303.912.7075] Tuesday, Aug. 12th Every Wednesday MeetYour Neighbors Happy Hour, 5:30pm Weekly Weeders, Bluff Lake Nature Center For location email [email protected] 9am-12pm [303.945.6717] Thursday, Aug. 14th 3rd Tuesday Bluff Lake Fireside Chat 6pm Greater Stapleton Business Assoc. 8am “Bodacious Bats” blufflakenaturecenter.org MCA Community Room, 2823 Roslyn Street Thursday, Aug. 14th [303.393.7700] Northfield Concert - Chris Daniels 6pm 1st Wednesday “1st Wednesdays” Home-based businesses Saturday, Aug. 16th [StapletonLife.com – most mtgs 11:30am - 1pm] Concert at Founders’ Green, Stapleton Opie Gone Bad 6:30 - 8pm 2nd Wednesday (Odd numbered months) Thursday, Aug. 21st SUN Transportation Committee 6:30pm Northfield Concert - Wendy Woo 6pm MCA Conference Rm, 2823 Roslyn St. Friday, Aug. 22nd [[email protected]] Movie on the Green - Horton Hears A Who 3rd Thursday Aug. 23rd - 29th Stapleton Citizens Advisory Board Mtg Denver Jazz and Blues Festival, Five Points Stapleton Development Corp (SDC) www.denverjazzfestival2008.com 7350 East 29th Ave. – 7:30 – 9am [SDC 303.393.7700] Monday, Aug. 25th Active Minds - Afghanistan 7pm 4th Thursday Stapleton MCA, 2823 Roslyn St (see p. 8) SUN Board Meeting – 6:30pm MCA Community Room Thursday, Aug. 28th 2823 Roslyn Street Northfield Concert - Opie Gone Bad 6pm [[email protected]] Saturday, Aug. 28th 2nd Saturday Bluff Lake Fireside Chat 6pm NE Denver/Park Hill MS Self-Help & Support “Clever Canines” blufflakenaturecenter.org Group, Dist. 2 Police Station 10:15-11:45am MONTHLY EVENTS 3821 Holly St. [Lillie 303-329-0619] Every Sunday through Sept. 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August 2008 2 Stapleton Front Porch Dick Anderson – “His Tireless Efforts” Helped Build the Best Community in the Nation By Tom Gleason Stapleton property. He also ick Anderson, one of served as Vice Chair of the Sta- the region’s most in- pleton Foundation for Sustain- Dfluential real estate able Urban Communities development professionals (formerly the Stapleton Rede- and a key player in the cre- velopment Foundation), which ation of two of the nation’s helps to oversee the implemen- most celebrated master tation of the Stapleton Develop- planned communities, has an- ment Plan created by the nounced he will retire this fall citizens of Denver, Aurora and as President and CEO of the Commerce City. That plan was Stapleton Development Cor- adopted as an amendment to poration. Denver’s Comprehensive Plan Mr. Anderson will be suc- in 1995. Mr. Anderson will ceeded by Cheryl Cohen- continue to serve in his current Vader, who has served for the capacities with the Metropolitan past two years as the Chief District and the Stapleton Deputy Manager of Denver Foundation until a date yet to International Airport (see be determined. story on page 16). “Dick’s steady, guiding hand Mr. Anderson was ap- will be missed,” said King Har- pointed President and Chief ris, Chairman of the Board of Executive Officer of the Sta- the Stapleton Development pleton Development Corpora- Corporation. “He has been the tion (SDC) in January 1998. single greatest influence on this The non-profit corporation project for the last ten years. was established by the City “Yet, as we see Dick’s influ- and County of Denver to ence continue based on plans manage and sell the assets of Dick Anderson holds a 1998 Denver Post photo taken on the runway of the old airport when he was named President and CEO now in place,” he added, “we the 4,700 acre Stapleton prop- of the Stapleton Development Corporation. In the newspaper photo, he is standing on a large X painted on the runway as a signal are happy to have the financial erty. Under his leadership, to pilots that the airport was closed.The above photo was taken in approximately the same location as the 1998 photo. and management experience of SDC conducted a process to select a master developer for Sta- to have 12,000 homes and a population of 30,000 people.