🌱 What blocked STEM School Highlands Ranch’s proposed move out of town?

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In today's newsletter:

• What blocked STEM School Highlands Ranch's proposed move out of town?
• How top-ranked is Highlands Ranch's Children's Hospital Colorado campus now?
• Know a standout Mountain Vista athlete who deserves statewide recognition?

Also on today's calendar: AfterShock Rocks Prost Octoberbest - Highlands Ranch and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: When geese fly, one side is longer than the other. do you know why that is ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 81 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Saturday: A t-storm in the afternoon, with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Colorado Board of Education rejects STEM School High School relocation into LPS (highlandsranchherald.com) — STEM School Highlands Ranch families just learned that Colorado's State Board of Education upheld Littleton Public Schools' decision blocking the high school's move from its Ridgeline Boulevard campus in Highlands Ranch to a Littleton site. The 6-3 vote keeps the high school in Douglas County for now, amid debate over enrollment, funding, and how much demand exists within the Littleton district.
   

• Children's Colorado among best hospitals nationwide (denvergazette.com) — Families in Highlands Ranch can take pride that Children's Hospital Colorado, which operates a major campus in town, has again been named among the nation's top pediatric systems by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital earned statewide and regional top rankings and national top-10 placements in several specialties, highlighting strong outcomes and resources for children needing advanced care.
   

• Positive Athlete nominations open for 2026-27 season (thegoldentranscript.com) — Highlands Ranch is represented in the Positive Athlete awards by Mountain Vista's Braelynn Looney, one of 28 Colorado student-athletes honored for character and community impact. With nominations now open for the 2026-27 season, local coaches, parents, and teachers can put forward more Highlands Ranch students for scholarships and statewide recognition focused on positivity in youth sports.
   

📸 Around Highlands Ranch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Highlands Ranch

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 19
• Clear the Clutter →
  8744 Kendrick Castillo Way, Highlands Ranch
  8:00 am

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Other local events

Friday September 18
• HS Boys Soccer AWAY Game vs Manual
  Manual High School, 1700 E 28th Ave, Denver
  4:00 pm
Saturday September 19
• AfterShock Rocks Prost Octoberbest - Highlands Ranch →
  Prost Brewing - Highlands Ranch, 53 Centennial Blvd, HIghlands Ranch
  5:30 pm
Thursday September 24
• Main Event Highlands Ranch Educator Appreciation Event →
  64 Centennial Blvd, Highlands Ranch
• Community Safety Volunteer Open House →
  Highlands Ranch Sub Station – Community Room, 9250 Zotos Drive, Highlands Ranch
  6:30 pm
Friday September 25
• Fete des Fables: Snow White →
  Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 East Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch
Saturday September 26
• Highlands Ranch Oktoberfest →
  Highlands Ranch CO
  1:00 pm
• Comedy at Max Taps →
  Max Taps, 2680 East County Line Road, Highlands Ranch
  7:30 pm
Sunday September 27
• Postino Highlands Ranch Yappy Hour with Chewy Vet Care →
  Highlands Ranch CO
  11:00 am
Monday September 28
• Annual Benefit Golf Tournament - Highlands Ranch Park and Rec Foundation →
  Highlands Ranch CO
  9:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Cold Cases & Cocktails →
  Highlands Ranch Community Association - Southridge Rec Center, 4800 McArthur Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch
• Spirits with the Spirits Mansion Tours →
  Highlands Ranch Mansion, 9950 East Gateway Drive, Highlands Ranch

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

Littleton

• SCHEELS Is Coming to Littleton With 300,000-Square-Foot Store Planned for 2029 (whatnow.com)
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Castle Pines

• Returners and first-timers alike find glory at Castle Pines (drivechipandputt.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: because there are more geese on that side (Thank you jo L. for sending it in!)
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