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Vista Ridge Seniors gathered at Fox Run Regional Park for the class retreat to play games, do team-building, and make a commitment to graduate. 

Crossing Guard Tom Beauchamp has safely walked students to and from school for over five years.

Vladislav "Izzy" Izboinikov, coordinator of D49’s High Performance Program returns from the Paris Olympics. 

District 49 hosted the first Fantastic 49 celebration of the new school year.

Skyview Middle School was honored as a Best Workplace by The Gazette, Best Middle School by The Gazette, and Platinum School of Distinction by Jostens Renaissance.

D49 Transportation Staff Members Earn Honors at the State Bus Road-eo.

District 49 honored the best of the best.

All of those honored in May are great examples of leadership in the district.

For National Physical Fitness and Sports Month we take a look at Ben Wells, BRES PE Teacher

Teacher Appreciation Week 2024

Mini-courses are back at Falcon Middle School

Schneider, VRHS, named the Mountain Plains Region Manager of the Year by the School Nutrition Association.

D49 students participated in job interviews with local businesses.

RVES Math Academy is helping students that just need a bit more.

District 49 honored staff and volunteers during Fantastic 49 festivities on April 11.

District 49 and the Lieutenant Governor have officially declared April the Month of the Military Child.

Teacher exchange program allows teachers to travel abroad to learn and share ideas

MRES is taking a positive attitude approach to testing that includes inspirational letters

Opening day for Horizon Middle School softball included a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new turf field.

With staff and students returning from spring break this week, we finally had the opportunity to hand-deliver Fantastic 49 Awards to our March honorees.

Flexible seating provides learning opportunities for FESOT students.

March is Music in Our Schools Month: take a look at Winter Percussion.

National Foreign Language Week: District 49 families speak a total of 71 languages.

The team has been working on their robot, “Godzilla.”

Preschool application process is now open.

Come see what might be for lunch or for breakfast in school year '24-25!

D49 honored team members who are exceptional examples of the district’s Cultural Compass during Fantastic 49.

D49 Early Childhood Education offers free developmental screenings for children.

Topping-out tradition symbolically marks the completion of one significant phase of the expansion to VRHS

District 49 honored staff members who have made an impact schoolwide or districtwide during the Fantastic 49 presentation on Jan. 24 at Creekside Success Center.

For students like Brandon Muller, sophomore at Sand Creek High School, a day at school includes more than typical math and English classes.

TREP program provides two years of free college for qualified education pathway.

The first of its kind in District 49, Stetson Elementary School is home to a language immersion program.

A new academic wing is currently under construction.

PPEC senior takes advantage of available college courses.

District 49 kicked off the new year by honoring 23 exceptional teachers and four support staff team members during the Fantastic 49 presentation on Jan. 11.

Two district-operated schools in District 49 made an elite list. Skyview Middle School and Sand Creek High School were selected as winners in The Gazette’s Best Workplaces for 2023.

School District 49’s bus drivers decked the halls of the transportation building for 52 students on Dec. 2.

FMS wrestling team is taking an undefeated record into the league championship.

D49 celebrated fantastic staff, students and community members during the Fantastic 49 presentation on Nov. 9 at Creekside Success Center.

Jennifer Hepworth’s “Holocaust & Genocide” classes had Dr. Kurt Metzl share his life story of escaping the Holocaust.

The Campus hosted an ICAP Day and Career Fair for their students.

Dave Hurley was named Public School Personnel of the Year by The Arc of the Pikes Peak Region

Horizon Middle School choir, band and orchestra visited elementary schools in the Sand Creek Zone.

School District 49 is filled with caring educators, and where you find genuinely invested teachers, you also find successful students.

Vista Ridge High School's, Anneliese Gatlin, was presented a Distinguished Alumni Award from UCCS

Students participated in mock interviews as part of an English class project.

Martina Meadows, Principal at Bennett Ranch Elementary, jumped into the saddle for her first rodeo.

Across District 49, there is a love for teachers and staff who support them for their roles in the classroom.

On Sept. 18, the District 49 Student Board of Representatives hosted a Candidate Forum for the citizens running for the open seats on the D49 Board of Education.

District 49 kicked off Fantastic 49 festivities for the ’23-24 school year on Aug. 10.

D49 Superintendent Peter Hilts provided an update on the recent Magellan public survey and a proposed ballot measure.

D49 continues to make progress on a list of important projects that will expand our capacity to deliver top-notch education to every D49 learner.

Here are some thoughts from our amazing teachers we would like to share with you.

Cheers and smiles filled the gym of Falcon Middle School on Aug. 1. The school’s WEB Leaders welcomed sixth graders on their first day.

The addition will add 32,000 square feet of much-needed space, which will relieve capacity concerns and include classrooms for career and technical education.

A workshop for potential BoE candidates will take place Thursday, August 3, 2023 Click for more information

Three employees from the District 49 Transportation Team earned miles of accolades at the State Road-E-O Contest.

Falcon Zone hosted a ribbon cutting for the new Falcon Middle School Annex at Bennett Ranch Elementary School on Tuesday, July 18.