Carly Rose

1 week ago | rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Peter D. Vo |Lucas Brady Woods

DENVER — It’s easy to remember what date Cinco de Mayo falls on. But the history behind the holiday — often symbolized in America by tacos, tequila, sombreros and other stereotypical Mexican iconography — is less obvious. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexican resistance against colonial forces. It commemorates Mexico’s military victory against much larger French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.

1 week ago | rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Peter D. Vo |Stephanie Wolf |Bente Birkeland

DENVER — Watching Charlie Myers glide across the stage in a sparkly blue gown and bring a theater to its feet after a rousing tap dance performance makes it hard to imagine her being shy about anything. As confident as she is on stage, Myers still cringes when she says her age out loud. But don’t worry, she’s working on that. Myers, 78, competed in the 31st annual Ms. Colorado Senior America pageant April 26, along with 10 other contestants who are all more than 60 years old.

2 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Joshua Vorse |Peter D. Vo |Carly Rose |Melanie Asmar

CLIFTON, Colo. — Sixteen kids walked quickly down the hall of the Clifton Assembly of God church. A chorus of adults calling out “no running!” followed after them. The kids, mostly ages six to 10, attend Clifton Elementary School, and visit the church for an after-school program called The Hub. At the program on April 7, Pete Nuncio, age 10, started a loosely organized soccer game, while other kids dangled from the purple and green monkey bars in the church backyard.

2 weeks ago | rmpbs.org | Peter D. Vo |Carly Rose |Melanie Asmar |Ziyi Xu

DENVER — Paul and Linda McCartney’s “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” played in the background of a brightly lit classroom, construction paper masterpieces lining the walls and preschoolers scattering their work over the carpeted floor: it was the end of class for the early childhood education cohort at Traylor Academy. About 20 three to five year olds lined up next to the door, giggling and whispering about the mess they just left. As they exited, the kindergarten class walked in, eyes wide.

1 month ago | rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Melanie Asmar |Ziyi Xu

DENVER — Castro Elementary School, which has served generations of students in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, will close at the end of the school year. The school is named after education and civil rights activist Richard T. Castro. The building will welcome a different cohort of students in August. Summit Academy is moving into the building this summer with plans to open in time for the 2025-26 school year. The academy is a Denver Public Schools-run “pathways school” for sixth through 12th graders.