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Bear Facts Bear Creek High School Lakewood, CO
Issue Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 Issue: September 2009 Last Update: Wednesday, September 23, 2009
  • Where do those doggone sayings come from?

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Becky Hiett

    Graveyard shift: The exact origin is not clear; however, many believe it originated from the 1500s practice of tying strings to the hands of corpses in their coffins. The string was attached to a bell

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  • Remembering the Fun Run...

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Hannah Smith

    Eager runners take off from the starting line at the second annual Bear Creek Fun Run, a 5K, which was held on Friday, August 28. Participants included students, teachers and administrators, parents,

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  • Connections...what a ball

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Karen Cortez

    Every Thursday for 40 minutes, all Bear Creek students are required to go to Connections, a newly established program designed to promote collaborative partnerships between students and their teachers

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  • Feeling pain of failed referendum

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Dan Kramer

    Last year was a transition year for Bear Creek. Many students and parents think of the move to the new building as the only change. However, other modifications occurred last year. Modifications that

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  • Carts secure campus

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Sabrina Linn

    The two new golf carts that the security guards have been zipping around in since the first day of school have been beneficial in helping them patrol the school grounds.According to Ken Franek, Bear C

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  • Student Submissions: Michael Jackson- a musical icon

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Alyssa Barker

    On the afternoon of June 25, 2009, almost unbelievable news struck earth –international icon and legend Michael Jackson had passed away. The "King of Pop" was not only a prodigy but a greater represen

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  • Fall movies

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Leah Scott

    As the cold months approach, seeing movies becomes a popular things to do, and 2009 will feature fall films everyone can enjoy.

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  • New interventions are childish, but apathetic students are to blame

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Bear Facts Staff

    At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year, Bear Creek implemented a variety of new interventions, aiming to help the student body achieve academic success and prepare for life in the twenty-first

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  • Student Spotlight: Carey Rowe

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Lynndel McCullough

    "I’m bald – so what?" Carey Rowe, junior, states as I stand before her in the main office during seventh period. She is wondering why she was singled out to be interviewed. She is wondering why, of al

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  • Traveling tenured teacher returns home from trip

    Wednesday, September 23, 2009 By: Hannah Smith

    After nearly ten years of teaching in Jefferson County, AP Psychology teacher Aaron Scott opted for a "very different kind of teaching experience" during the 2008-2009 school year. He traveled halfway

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At-a-glance

Graveyard shift: The exact origin is not clear; however, many believe it originated from the 1500s practice of tying strings to the hands of corpses in their coffins. The string was attached to a bell
full story 
Eager runners take off from the starting line at the second annual Bear Creek Fun Run, a 5K, which was held on Friday, August 28. Participants included students, teachers and administrators, parents,
full story 
Bear Creek provides a multitude of opportunities for students to receive college credit. Advanced Placement courses, a total of 17, are offered in most subjects, ranging from AP history classes to AP
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On registration day, students receive a list of items they need to buy, classes they have to pay fees for, and other miscellaneous costs associated with a typical year attending a public high school.P
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The Athletic Hall of Fame and the Academic Achievement walls near the counseling office have remained empty over the past several months. This is because the walls of fame have been receiving an overh
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Every Thursday for 40 minutes, all Bear Creek students are required to go to Connections, a newly established program designed to promote collaborative partnerships between students and their teachers
full story 
Feeling pain of failed referendum
Last year was a transition year for Bear Creek. Many students and parents think of the move to the new building as the only change. However, other modifications occurred last year. Modifications that
full story 
The two new golf carts that the security guards have been zipping around in since the first day of school have been beneficial in helping them patrol the school grounds.According to Ken Franek, Bear C
full story 
At the assembly on the first day of school, the Bear Creek student body seemed strong as each class cheered incessantly, striving to be the loudest, and embodied an undying sense of school spirit. How
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On the afternoon of June 25, 2009, almost unbelievable news struck earth –international icon and legend Michael Jackson had passed away. The "King of Pop" was not only a prodigy but a greater represen
full story 
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