Archive for the ‘Steamboat Springs Schools’ Category
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
Steamboat Springs High School Tier 2 Sports Teams in Jeopardy
Steamboat Springs is located in a beautiful valley far enough away from metropolitan areas that it’s safe to say no one moves here with any delusions of being able to make a quick trip to the mall, or Costco or Target for that matter. Every once in a while living in your corner of paradise can be a negative, and that seems to be the case with the Steamboat Springs High School athletic budget. As budget money everywhere is cut and/or re-allocated, the reality has hit Steamboat Springs High School that the cost of shuttling athletes across the state to compete might be too much to field many of the teams next year.
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Tags: Athletic Department, Baseball, Basketball, Budget, charlie dresen, Economy, Football, Golf, high school, Sports, steamboat springs, Tennis
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Steamboat Springs’ High School is a 4 time winner and Steamboat Springs’ Middle School is now a 5 consecutive year winner of the John Irwin Schools of Excellence award for academic performance for the 2010-2011 school year. The Colorado Department of Education issued 150 schools this prestigious award which signifies that Steamboat Springs’ secondary schools met or exceeded the requirements established for last school year’s Colorado Student Assessment Program. High schools have an additional “college readiness” requirement that is based on attaining higher levels of graduation rates and ACT scores in order to receive the award.
Student at Computer Station
Given that quality of schools ranks high in any family’s decision to relocate to a town or city, Steamboat’s solid and consistent history of academic excellence is a big advantage for anyone with school age children who has Steamboat Springs on their radar as a potential new community to call home. Among the factors it takes to create a highly accredited academic environment, community support and a staff dedicated to pushing excellence to the next level year after year are significant contributors to the excellence that’s been established in the Steamboat Springs’ school system.
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Steamboat Springs’ Schools Among Best In Colorado
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Tags: Academics, Community, Honors, John Irwin Schools of Excellence, Schools, steamboat springs, Students, Teachers
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
When someone tells you that a local real estate agent posted a great blog, you might be surprised that it’s not a blog on real estate market trends or simply straight listing information copied and pasted from a marketing brochure. Good real estate agents realize that when people look for a home, they are looking for more than square footage, they are looking for a lifestyle to compliment their perfect home. From schools to shopping to annual, holiday and special events, a community is comprised of day to day opportunities that add to your overall quality of life and get you out of the home you and your realtor so carefully selected for you.
Winter Carnival Steamboat Springs
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Real Estate Agents Sell a Community, Not Just a Home
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Tags: buying, Champagne Powder, Community, home, lifestyle, Neighborhoods, Outdoor Sports, real estate, Selling, skiing, steamboat springs, Winter carnival
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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
As 2011 winds down, it’s worth noting that one of Steamboat Springs’ most popular neighborhoods, Fish Creek Falls, has had a really good year real estate sales wise. Just in the last 2 month, 12 single family and townhomes have sold. Since January 1st, 28 Fish Creek Falls’ neighborhood homes have sold with an average sales price of $814,035. Even more encouraging, the average sales price was 97.8% of the average list price which strongly indicates that Steamboat Springs’ Fish Creek Falls neighborhood is a good buy in a very attractive neighborhood.
Fish Creek Home
Situated between Steamboat Springs’ downtown area and the ski mountain, Fish Creek Falls neighborhood is in close proximity to everything Steamboat Springs has to offer including schools. A trail system runs through Fish Creek Falls neighborhood that will get you anywhere if traveling by car is not an option, or you simply want a little more exercise. While a variety of home styles are available, the majority of Fish Creek Falls’ neighborhood homes are family homes with attached garages and yards for kids and pets to play in.
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Homes are Selling in Steamboat’s Fish Creek Falls Neighborhood
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Tags: buying, Downtown, Fish Creek, Fish Creek Falls neighborhood, real estate, Schools, Selling, Ski Mountain, steamboat springs, Trails
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Steamboat Springs, Colorado schools rank high with the Colorado Department of Education. As a parent and Realtor in Steamboat, schools are important to the community. So it’s great to hear the recent news that the Steamboat Springs schools earned top marks again within the state. Steamboat is one of 18 school districts, out of 178 in Colorado, to be “accredited with distinction” for its academic performance in the 2010-11 school year, according to the Colorado Department of Education. Steamboat is in the District of RE-2.
Steamboat Springs Schools
These measures that are determined by Colorado Student Assessment Program and ACT scores. And more importantly determine the students preparedness for college. In the 2010-11 school year, every school and every grade level in the Steamboat Springs School District surpassed state averages in the CSAP, according to test results released by the state Department of Education.
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