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3 days ago | 
rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Joshua Vorse |Cormac McCrimmon |Andrea Kramar
DENVER — Kindergarteners through fifth graders walked out of Castro Elementary School for the last time Tuesday after an early dismissal, kicking off their summer vacation under gray, cloudy skies. The somber weather matched the bittersweet ending to the school year. After more than 30 years of welcoming students in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, Castro Elementary is closed.
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1 week ago | 
rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Alec Berg
DENVER — When English Labrador retriever Galway dons her purple checkered vest and makes her rounds through the airport terminal, she’s officially on duty. But unlike most working dogs, Galway’s uniform invites people to pet her. In fact, that’s her whole job. Galway is one of more than 115 dogs (and one cat) in the Denver International Airport’s Canine Airport Therapy Squad, or DEN CATS. The DEN CATS program is the largest of its kind in the United States.
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1 week ago | 
rmpbs.org | Alec Berg |Carly Rose |Chase McCleary |Emma Vanden Einde
DENVER — Abi Loihl kept a close eye on the news during her time as an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) member. As the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency slashed funding for environmental and social service programs, she feared AmeriCorps, a 32-year-old federal program that sends workers from 18 to 26 years old around the country to do service work, would be next.
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3 weeks ago | 
rmpbs.org | Carly Rose |Cormac McCrimmon |Joshua Vorse |Alec Berg
DENVER — Trucks, SUVs, school buses — if it could haul a tree, people drove it into the parking lot at the City Park Greenhouse. A well-oiled machine of orange-vested volunteers milled about the lot, taking down names and returning with one or several trees, which the receiving parties happily loaded into their vehicles.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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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.
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1 month ago | 
rmpbs.org | Melanie Asmar |Ziyi Xu |Carly Rose |Chase McCleary
DENVER — Colorado will refuse a demand from the Trump administration to certify that its schools have eliminated what the federal government says are illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, state Commissioner of Education Susana Córdova said Thursday. “I am not signing that,” Córdova said.
