It’s all over! Now, we need your prize choices. Thank you all for participating. First place, Christi S., chose a free Stapleton All Sports multi-sports program. Please contact us if you are in the following group. Thank you!
Zach Bisek
Ryan Hayes
Beau Olivere
Nils Satterstrom
Michael M.
Chris Leding
Michelle Lazar
Sara A.
Craig Lyle
Evan Fauerbach
Tony Ferrufino
tim brown
Megan Y.
johnny futbolhiro
Michael Tognetti
2014 Stapletonion Bracket Challenge Prizes
- Stapleton All Sports: Free mutli-sport summer camp
- Mici: Two of the following: 16″ XL Specialty Pizza & Bottle of Italian Wine
- Happy Cakes: Build a Happy Cake, 8″ two-layer birthday cake (feeds 25)
- Chipotle: Five of the following: Dinner for four certificate
- Berkshire: Two $30 gift cards
- KevinCarlsonGolf.com: 1.5 hour golf workshop – $250 value – The winner can invite up to 5 friends.
- Wine Cellars, The Bottle Shop of Stapleton: $25 gift card
- Rocky Mountain Chili Bowl: $25 gift card
- Blue Creek: Swag bag of Eminence Skin Care products ($70 value)
- Stapleton Help Desk: Two hours of service ($250 value)
- Smart Space: $200 Smart Space Gift Certificate
Denver Public School officials met with members of the Stapleton community last Tuesday to discuss where things are at in regards to the high school being built in Stapleton. Pretty early into the discussion, officials let community members know that the project was a 
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In a recent meeting with Denver Public Schools, the “intense” parents who actually want their kids to have a high school to attend discovered there is a $15 million shortfall in school building budget. To offset this budget crisis, DPS has decided that it would be a good experience for the Stapleton kids to build the high school themselves.
It didn’t take long for former Miami Dolphin Richie Incognito to land on his feet after being let go by the Dolphins. The NFL cast away was given an opportunity by a Stapleton family. “We have a seven year old boy and a 10 year old boy,” said Stapleton parent John Gibbs. “I have been trying to toughen my kids up, but I feel like they need a little bump in the right direction. I figured no one would be better than Richie at bullying my kids to put a few callouses on their souls.”
When DPS announced the budget shortfall for the soon to be built high school in Stapleton, the ripples spread quickly through the community. It wasn’t long before community members were demanding meetings and looking for solutions. “We live in a very proactive community,” said Kimberly Gaies. “Plus, people here want to be very involved in their children’s educations. It’s only natural that when DPS drops a bombshell like this people, get up in arms.”
Stapleton residents are already organizing and working towards next steps to figure out a solution. “It’s great how quickly people in this community come together,” said Gaies. “With the efforts and energy of the people here, something will be figured out before the school is slated to open. What concerns me is that there is a more urgent issue falling through the cracks. The school isn’t supposed to be completed for a year, but the groundbreaking is in one month. Where are they getting the money for the groundbreaking ceremony? It needs to be done right. It is, after all, the first sign of the new school.”
2014 has been a year where Americans have really had to look at our history of bigotry and hate, and decide whether we are okay staying with the status quo or if we are ready to move forward as progressive thinkers. Of course, gay rights and gay marriage have come out big winners so far in 2014, with several states legalizing gay marriage within the last year (Iowa was the second state to do this in 2009—