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Articles from the August 11, 2017 edition


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  • Letter to the Editor

    Eric Rauschkolb, Principal of Niwot High School|Aug 11, 2017

    How to Support your Child and Niwot High School The 2017-2018 school year is only days away and the excitement for new opportunities and friendships is buzzing across Niwot and St. Vrain Valley School District. Now is an ideal time for students and parents to get a fresh start and consider the impact they want to have in the coming year. Below are recommendations for Niwot High School families to make the most of the academic year and ways to partner with the principal, administration, teachers and Niwot High School Education Foundation to supp...

  • Porter in top 40 at World BMX race

    Bruce Warren, [email protected]|Aug 11, 2017

    Reid Porter of Niwot finished in the top 40 in the BMX World Championships in Rock Hill, SC. Porter, at eight years old, already has multiple national championships under his belt. The World Championships, however, use a different age cut-off than the U.S. competitions. Although Porter is only eight years old, and won’t turn nine until December, he raced in the nine-year old division at the Worlds, where the top 110 riders from 25 countries gathered to compete. He said, “ I didn’t make it as fa... Full story

  • Student-athlete of the Week: Kenny Lang

    Jocelyn Rowley, [email protected]|Aug 11, 2017

    Don’t look now, but Niwot is becoming a hotbed of world-class youth cycling talent. While Niwot Elementary students Collin Blatchley and Reid Porter were getting ready for the BMX World Championships in South Carolina, Niwot High student Kenny Lang was racing through the rural Canadian countryside in the Tour de l’Abitibi, an international junior road cycling race held each summer in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of Quebec. “It was crazy,” said the senior of the seven-stage race held Jul...