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    2023 Family Favorites: Schooled

    Favorite Afterschool Program
    School of Rock

    Runners Up
    MindCraft Makerspace & Sage Canyon BASE

    Favorite Charter Elementary School
    Global Village Academy Douglas County

    Runners Up
    Global Village Academy Aurora & Stargate Charter School

    Favorite Charter Elementary School Principal
    Nicole Wetzel (GVA North)

    Runners Up
    Karla Deters (GVA Aurora) & Stacy Bush (GVA Douglas County)

    Favorite Charter High School
    Renaissance Secondary School

    Runners Up
    Golden View Classical Academy & Stargate Charter School

    Favorite Charter High School Principal
    Amy Stuart (Renaissance Secondary School)

    Runners Up
    Cindy Lamgo (Addenbrooke Classical Academy) & Leslie Foster (Pinnacle Charter School)

    Favorite Charter Middle School
    Global Village Academy – North Campus

    Runners Up
    Global Village Academy (Douglas County) & Renaissance Secondary School

    Favorite Charter Middle School Principal
    Amy Stuart (Renaissance Secondary School)

    Runners Up
    Nicole Wetzel (GVA North) & Stacy Bush (GVA Douglas County)

    Favorite College
    University of Colorado Boulder

    Runners Up
    Colorado Christian University & Colorado State University

    Favorite Magnet Elementary School
    Hulstrom K-8

    Runner Up
    Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School

    Favorite Magnet Elementary School Principal
    Trena Hand (Renaissance Expedition Lean Outward Bound School)

    Runner Up
    Amy Odell (Polaris Elementary School)

    Favorite Mother’s Day Out Program
    Wellshire Presbyterian Parents’ Day Out

    Runners Up
    Apple Tree Christian Preschool and Kindergarten PEPC Early Learning Center

    Favorite Preschool Program
    Montessori Academy of Colorado

    Runners Up
    Hope Montessori Academy, Iliff Preschool, & Kindergarten and School-Age Summer Camp

    Favorite Private Elementary School
    Midtown Montessori Academy

    Runners Up
    Denver Christian School & Montessori Academy of Colorado

    Favorite Private Elementary School Principal
    Alicia FaJohn (Montessori Academy of Colorado)

    Runners Up
    Dana Kohls (Aspen Academy) & Mark Twarogowski (Denver Academy)

    Favorite Private High School
    Humanex Academy

    Runners Up
    Denver Academy & Denver Christian School

    Favorite Private High School Principal
    David Ness (Lutheran High School)

    Runners Up
    Kati Cahill (Humanex Academy) & Mark Wood (Denver Academy)

    Favorite Private Middle School
    Montessori Academy of Colorado

    Runners Up
    Denver Academy & Denver Christian School

    Favorite Private Middle School Principal
    Alicia FaJohn (Montessori Academy of Colorado)

    Runners Up
    Beatrice Skoog (Ave Maria) & Mark Twarogowski (Denver Academy)

    Favorite Public Elementary School
    Sage Canyon Elementary School

    Runners Up
    Parmalee Elementary School &  West Woods Elementary School

    Favorite Public Elementary School Principal
    Mandy Hill (Sage Canyon Elementary)

    Runners Up
    Amy Moyle (Redstone Elementary) & Amy Rahne (Coyote Creek Elementary)

    Favorite Public High School
    ThunderRidge High School

    Runners Up
    Douglas County High School & Ralston Valley High School

    Favorite Public High School Principal
    Andrew Abner (Rock Canyon High School)

    Runner Ups
    Michael Burke (Prairie View High School) & Tony Kappas (Douglas County High School)

    Favorite Public Middle School
    Rocky Heights Middle School

    Runners Up
    Drake Middle School & Evergreen Middle School

    Favorite Public Middle School Principal
    Erin Kyllo (Ranch View Middle School)

    Runners Up
    Megan Madsen (Three Creeks) & Tim Vialpando (Evergreen Middle School)

    Favorite Special Needs Program
    TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades)

    Runners Up
    Feel the Beat & Kimel Psychological Services, LLC 

    Favorite Trade School
    TACT (Teaching the Autism Community Trades)

    Runners Up
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Broomfield Campus) & Warren Tech South

    Favorite Tutoring Program
    Top Notch Tutoring, LLC

    Runners Up
    Cherry Creek Tutors & Hopkins Education Services

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