Compass Stories

MathCounts Team Hard at Work on a Snowy Friday Evening

February 7th, 2020

The MathCounts team met Friday night from 6-10pm to prepare for Regionals at UNC in two weeks. The team has now completed 2800 problems this school year. This is 93% of their goal of 3000 problems solved!

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Kayla's Performance Venture Visits the Lincoln Center!

February 4th, 2020

On Wednesday of last week, Kayla’s venture (1st Annual Compass Performance Showcase) went to the Fort Collins Lincoln Center. We learned how to walk through the building, what the rules were and where everything we will need for our performance is located.

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FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Wins Awards at Regionals!

February 3rd, 2020

Our upper school robotics team earned a 2nd place THINK award and 3rd place CONTROL award in this past weekend’s regional competition!

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Student Newspaper "The Weekly TP" Launches

January 28th, 2020

The first issue of The Weekly TP, our school’s first student-run newspaper, published on January 17. Way to go students!

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CSU Computer Science Career Conference

January 27th, 2020

Twenty students from 8th-11th grade went to Colorado State University on Thursday for most of the day to learn first hand about the computer science department and unique opportunities offered for CS majors.

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Students Qualify at Silver Level of National Math Club

January 21st, 2020

Compass has qualified for the Silver Level of the National Math Club, and will move on to consideration for Gold! Over a dozen students have contributed to the group’s efforts, with our official MathCounts team of Clara, Dylan G., Finn, and Jaden meeting four days per week to work on math problems.

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How Does One Design and Open an Innovative School?

January 20th, 2020

Technology is connecting schools across the country. Last week Compass School Leader, Jan Harrison, spoke to students in Boston!

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CCCS Board VP Presented at TEDx

January 14th, 2020

Our very own Board Vice President and International Baccalaureate history teacher, Russ Brown, was invited to speak at a TEDx Conference in Iowa this past year. The video of his presentation has finally been published and it is well worth the listen. We’re proud of you, Russ!

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