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People have been working hard to capitalize on as well as support the Stapleton community with different concepts, web sites, and ventures. In fact, a new site or business focused on Stapleton pops up almost weekly. A few will make it, but many will simply fade away. Resident Scott Marshall may just have one that succeeds in the long term. Scott launched StapletonNaps.com on August 30th. The concept is to help Stapleton residents get some much needed rest in their time of need, but at someone else’s home. “I thought of the idea when I was coming back from the mountains from a guys trip,” says Scott. “I drove back early, and realized that if I went home, their was no way my wife and kids were going to give me the opportunity to sleep. So I called my friend Jay and asked him if I could use his basement for a couple hours. He said it wasn’t a problem, and I had a phenomenal nap. Everyone should get to experience that.” [Read more…] about Resident Launches StapletonNaps.com

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You may recall the above email ad that was sent a couple weeks ago to you by Stapleton MCA. It turns out that resident Jim Farrell was having a disagreement with his wife, Karissa and entered a photo of her into this contest. Jim thought that the photo would get a couple chuckles from the staff and then get discarded. To his surprise her photo labeled, Playful Basset Hound, was chosen as July’s Dog of the Month to be featured in the calendar. [Read more…] about Neighborhood Husband and Stapleton MCA Play Blame Game

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After dropping her children Ramsey and Beckett off at SMIS, Julie Dunn met several friends at a “back to school, parents-only party” before heading up to the Berkshire for an all-day drinkathon. Parents danced and sang “Summer’s out” in a mix-up parity of the famous 70’s hit “School’s out” by Alice Cooper (whatever happened to his bar in LoDo?). “This is the greatest day ever,” announced a highly intoxicated Cael Sanderson, who is part of a massive number of parents that take the first day of school off from work and go drinking. “I love my kids, but I was so f***ing sick of them!” Other parents traded beads, flashing fake boobs, and kissing strangers. The first day of school has become Stapleton’s very own Mardi Gras. See our poll and vote for the holiday you think is the easiest to get lucky. “We finally don’t have to worry about driving them to camps, packing lunches for camps, worrying if they will enjoy it, etc.,” said resident Jolene Westwick. “Now, we just drop them off at the bus stop, and no fuss, no muss.” The day also is a way for parents from other schools to get together and agree that although they may disagree on what school is the best, they agree that getting back to school is fantastic. Westerly Creek Parent Chris Sword is glad parents from all three schools can share some camaraderie. “During the year, it’s a big pissing contest about what school is the best.  But the day school starts is just all about partying.” The Berkshire plans to open their doors by 9:30 next year, and will be providing a live band for entertainment, along with roping off a large portion of 29th ave. School is back, baby!]]>

When Brett Price accepted the teaching position at Bill Roberts Elementary in Stapleton, he was very excited, but also understood the challenges that come with teaching at a public school.  “Teaching at a public school in a major metropolitan area is always going to have its challenges,” says Mr. Price.  “What I didn’t predict was the outpour of support we would get from the community.  Mom’s from kids in my classes, and even moms of kids not in my classes have offered to help and be paras in the classroom.  In fact, I actually have a wait list for paras right now. It’s great.” The former college lacrosse player who has also done some modeling for sports equipment companies believes that this type of parent support will definitely produce strong results in the classroom. “Some parents have even offered to come over in the evenings to go over the next day’s lesson plans. I never expected this.” [Read more…] about New Teacher Getting Plenty of Help

When the new school began construction, there was some controversy immediately due to its location. Many EaWe (former Eastbridge) residents had purchased their homes with the belief that the school would be built off of Iola in the east part of EaWe. When that did not occur, many residents were disappointed. Residents eventually got over it, and moved on to another topic to complain about. [Read more…] about SMIS Starts off on Wrong Foot with Different ZIP Code

A recent study conducted at Stanford University shows that kids schooled at home by their parents are significantly less weird now than they were 25 years ago. The study, which has been going on for more than two decades, followed 1,200 home-schooled kids each year from 1985 through 2010. Results clearly show a decline in weirdness from that time until now. “Right now, there is only speculation as to why home-schooled kids aren’t nearly as different as they used to be,” says lead doctor on the project Dr. Greg Artz. “There is still so much work to be done.” Some speculation is that large class sizes and lack of personal attention to students is not nearly as beneficial now as it was 25 years ago. “Technology may be affecting the way kids in public schools socialize now,” says Dr. Artz. “Because of the homogenization public schools are creating, along with the ‘everyone wins’ attitude, what we consider normal now may not be so normal.” [Read more…] about Study: Home-Schooled Kids Not as Weird as They Used to Be