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12 I EDUCATION SEPTEMBER 25, 2013 I DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER St. Cat's supports Pinwheels for peace St. Veronica ministry PHOTO PROVIDED PHOTO PROVIDED STUDENTS of St. Catherine School in Denver recently raised $85 for the St. Veronica Outreach Ministry of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver, while supporting the Denver Broncos at the same time. On Sept. 5 students had the option to pay 50 cents to wear an orange and blue jersey or T-shirt; several students are pictured here displaying their Broncos' pride. St. Veronica Outreach provides assistance with rent, utilities and medical bills for individuals and families having trouble making ends meet. For more information, visit www.ccdenver.org or call 720-377-1313. TO RECOGNIZE the International Day of Peace Sept. 20, students at St. John the Evangelist School in Loveland, from kindergarten through eighth grade, participated in Pinwheels for Peace. Students, pictured here, "planted" pinwheels with messages of peace outside the rotunda of the elementary school. On one side of the pinwheel, they wrote their thoughts about war and peace, tolerance and living in harmony with others; and on the other side they illustrated their feelings. The project was coordinated by art teacher, Cheryl Brown. Pinwheels for Peace was launched by two art teachers in Florida in 2005 as a way for students to express their feelings about what's going on in the world, as well as in their own lives. Last year more than 4 million pinwheels were planted at 3,500 locations worldwide. Bishop Machebeuf High School An Academic Community of Faith www.machebeuf.org School happenings Holy Family High School's event coordinator Nicole Salter will dance in the Sept. 26 Dancing with the Broomfield Stars event at the 1STBank Center in Broomfield. Salter and her dance partner will compete to win the most votes and earn donations for the Broomfield Community Foundation. and addressed challenges faced by post-traditional students including juggling full-time work and families, and difficulties in financing a college education. The guest speaker was Colorado Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia, executive director for the Colorado Department of Higher Education— an event co-sponsor along with My Degree Matters Colorado and the Three members of Regis Jesuit Council for Adult and Experiential High School's class of 2014—Jas- Learning. mine Lennert, Peter Middlemist The Porter-Billups Leadership and Sean Standbridge—earned a top composite score of 36 on the Academy raised $195,000 during ACT, a standardized test assessing its annual fundraising initiative college readiness. Typically less than that included a dinner, silent aucone-tenth of 1 percent of students tion and golf tournament in late taking the ACT nationally earn a top July. The academy works with youth score. Middlemist also earned per- from grades 4 through 12 to develfect scores (800) in both math and op leadership, critical thinking and reading on the SAT test. conflict resolution skills; to help prepare them for college. Lonnie Nearly 200 people attended Re- Porter, longtime men's basketball gis University's College for Profes- coach at Regis University, estabsional Studies' first Colorado Adult lished the Lonnie Porter Summer Learning Symposium on the main Academy in 1996 for at-risk stucampus at 3333 Regis Blvd. in Den- dents from inner city Denver. In ver July 29. The event educated par- 2006, NBA All-Star and Denver naticipants on best practices for adult tive Chauncey Billups joined forces learning, raised awareness about with Porter. Both grew up in inner attaining post-secondary degrees, city neighborhoods.