Super Wolf Blood Moon

January 23, 2019

Photo by Laurel Ainsworth
Senior Laurel Ainsworth tracked and photographed the progress of the eclipse on January 20 over the course of three hours to record the beginning, totality, and the end.

The Humane Society runs a thrift store in Vero Beach, Florida. (Photo by Bart Everson on Flickr)

One Person’s Old, Another’s Gold

Junior Matthew Harker (right) shows 8th grader Minowa Brake Eymer (left) how to control a small robot in the robotics room.

Eighth Graders Tour Conifer High School in Preparation for next Year

Waylon Keane (center), Anessa Gonzales (center-right), Micah Kipp (right), and other choir members sing valograms for students in Mr. Anderson's classroom on February 12. A lively scene, valograms are sung as a celebration for Valentine’s Day during labs. Waylon Keene, Anessa Gonzales, Mica Kipp, and other members of the choir sung valograms to a student in Mr. Anderson's lab.

Valograms

Senior Hannah Norris studies near the entrance of the library. With finals nearing and the library now a school-specific space, students are utilizing the room they have to do classwork and study for exams next week. Students are also studying in the learning center where they can get additional help from teachers and peer tutors.

Shift Your Studies for Finals

Digital Teacher Librarian Karen McIntosh cuts the ribbon to the new CHS library on October 3. The library originally planned to open mid-September, but due to needed setup time and interfering events, the library was instead 'soft-launched,' opening the space for students prior to the official opening and tour. "I love having autonomy and choice over what we want to do with our library space," McIntosh said.

Conifer Library Begins a New Chapter

Devotion embering, troubles burning, campfire flames burn against a low dusk at Deer Creek Campground in Bailey, CO.

Embering Devotion

La Sintra Townscape: Various buildings in Sintra, one of the most urbanized and densely populated municipalities of Portugal. For their second day in Portugal, Conifer High School’s travel group of 42 students and 7 chaperones traveled to various locations within the Lisbon district, seeing historical towns and buildings like the National Palace of Sintra, which was a location of Portuguese royalty that incorporated town celebrations into its walls.

Beyond the Mountain Barrier – Photo Essay

Cassidy Vallin (Left) and Bryan Connolly (Right) from Circus Foundry dance as a part of their show during the opening ceremony of Conifer High School’s 9th annual Peace Day. Circus Foundry is a Denver-based contemporary circus that formed to share their art, help others in the process, and support local under-represented demographics in community gatherings. “Our main goal with your show was to be able to share the excitement of what the circus brings to people throughout the world,” Vallin said.

Kaleidoscope of Perspective – Photo Essay

Conifer students dressed in white cheer on the Lobos in the first playoffs game against Pueblo County. The night had a “Greek” theme, so some students took the opportunity to dress up in togas and leafy, golden headbands. Some even came prepared with handmade signs.

Boys Basketball Ends the Season as League Champs

A vase holding mini American flags and blue tissue paper sits in the center of one of the cafeteria tables. Student government spent time putting up red, white, and blue decorations throughout the cafeteria, in honor of the upcoming holiday.

Photo courtesy of Katherine Ryan

Veteran Breakfast