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A college district in Colorado has plans to put off valedictorian awards at its excessive colleges.
Beginning with the category of 2026, the Cherry Creek College District in western Arapahoe County, Colorado, won’t give particular recognition to college students who’ve earned the very best grade-point common of their class at graduations, in accordance with FOX 31 Denver KDVR.
The varsity district notified dad and mom concerning the ceremonial change in a current publication, the native information station reported.
The publication stated school have discovered the custom not applicable for his or her college students.
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“The practices of sophistication rank and valedictorian standing are outdated and inconsistent with what we all know and imagine of our college students,” stated the letter, which is dated March 9, 2022.
“We imagine all college students can study at excessive ranges, and studying just isn’t a contest.”
As an alternative of getting the highest-ranking pupil ship a commencement farewell tackle, the Cherry Creek College District will acknowledge educational achievements “by means of varied different methods,” together with an honor roll, GPA honor cords at commencement, and department- and school-specific award ceremonies.
The letter claims the Cherry Creek College District consulted native colleges, faculties and universities in Colorado to make sure its determination to get rid of valedictorian distinction doesn’t hurt college students in admission processes.
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The varsity district cited a quote from the vice chancellor of enrollment on the College of Denver, Todd Rinehart. The district stated the college is “not involved with colleges eliminating class rank or valedictorian recognition” as a result of the excellence isn’t factored in its admission course of; it additionally stated that “many school and college admission committees stopped contemplating class rank years in the past, as only a few excessive colleges nonetheless report a category rating.”
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Additional information assessments can be carried out to watch Cherry Creek college students, the letter continued.
Fox Information Digital reached out to Cherry Creek Faculties for remark.
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The varsity district hasn’t shared information about its determination on its social media accounts, however folks have taken the time to share their ideas about it on Twitter and Fb.
Valedictorian is a title that is sometimes awarded to college students who’ve earned the very best grade-point common of their class at commencement. (iStock)
Many commenters look like in opposition to the thought of eradicating the valedictorian recognition.
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“This has escalated poorly,” one Twitter consumer wrote.
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“Now everybody will get a trophy and we’re eliminating a number of the highest honors as a result of it’s not honest to those who don’t earn it?”
A extremely shared op-ed from The Denver Publish acknowledged, “Cherry Creek colleges redefine ‘valedictorian’ as ‘mediocrity.’”
“Now everybody will get a trophy and we’re eliminating a number of the highest honors as a result of it’s not honest to those who don’t earn it?”
Members of academia are the uncommon few who seem to see the change as a constructive.
The Cherry Creek College District isn’t the primary to get rid of valedictorian recognition.
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Previous to its change for tutorial distinction, the college district prided itself on having “a four-year commencement fee of 90.7% for the Class of 2021, a rise from 2020,” which it famous in a January 2022 Fb submit.
The Cherry Creek College District wrote that its 2021 commencement fee surpassed the Colorado state common of 81.7% and the nationwide common of 86%.
Historic data present commencement ceremonies reportedly date again to the primary universities in twelfth century Europe.
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The custom of honoring valedictorians appears to have began in 1772 on the historic School of William & Mary, in accordance with the college textbook “Their Majesties Royall Colledge: William and Mary within the seventeenth and 18th Centuries.”
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When devastation strikes, it often uproots more than just physical homes and structures — it tears apart the very fabric of a community.
For Sara Trepanier, a Navy veteran, single mother of four and emergency room doctor, the California wildfires reduced her home this week and beloved community to ashes.
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On Tuesday, Trepanier and her family evacuated their home in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, on Swarthmore Avenue.
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The mom and her 14-year-old daughter, Remy Trepanier, were in tears as they spoke with Fox News Digital about the loss of their home and how they managed to exit amid the chaos and destruction. (See the video at the top of this article.)
“I decided to walk my dog one block over as I went around the corner to the main street on the bluff,” said Sara Trepanier. “You could see a little plume of smoke not on our hill, but on the hill to the left.”
Veteran, ER doctor and mother of four Sara Trepanier, second from right, lost her home and entire community this week in the California fires. (Sara Trepanier)
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“As we watched it, it just rapidly went over the hill. Within 10 minutes, you could see these huge flames,” she said.
“This is miles away. It’s not on our direct hill. So as an ER doctor, I’m usually very calm, but I was like, ‘It’s moving so fast. It is.’ You could tell it was climbing over the hill,” she said.
“The winds were so strong — that’s what pushed this to [occur at] a ridiculous pace,” she said.
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“So we ended up trying to evacuate. Finally, when our neighbors were evacuating, we rushed out of the house,” said the mom.
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Originally from North Carolina, Trepanier said she was used to dealing with hurricanes and consulted her neighbors upon leaving with a mutual acknowledgment that areas were evacuating in stages.
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“The one thing that we’ve heard is there have not been fatalities in the Palisades, which shows the community that they know how to do this,” she said. “They know that respectfully, let the people who are in the direct line go.”
Trepanier said the fires moved so quickly given the strong winds that no one expected the town would be leveled. She snapped this picture. (Sara Trepanier)
She added, “Our neighbor was the one who has lived there his whole life. He was directing us to hang and see until it was time — and you could see it was coming toward the town,” she added.
Daughter Remy said each family member took only one suitcase with some clothes, along with their dog and some dog food.
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“We just went up the street, and it was like a dead zone. There was nobody around, and it was ashy, so we ended up finding our way out through Santa Monica and to Venice, to a hotel,” said the mom.
“We just see videos of my high school burning down.”
When they heard the fire had jumped over to their community, the daughter said her heart dropped.
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“We just see videos of my high school burning down and then [the homes of] all those friends of ours across the street from the high school catching on fire,” said the teenager.
“I get all these texts [from] all my friends. One after the other they are losing their houses.”
Sara Trepanier lost her house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, on Swarthmore Avenue. She took this photo above.(Sara Trepanier)
Only two homes on the family’s block survived the fire.
Sara Trepanier is currently searching for a rental property for her family.
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Through tear-filled eyes, the daughter shared her admiration for her mom, reflecting on her resilience and describing how her mother remained calm and decisive.
California evacuee Trepanier, a mother of four, said the hardest part is losing her whole community. She’s right now searching for a rental property for her family. (Sara Trepanier)
“She doesn’t give herself enough credit,” shared the daughter, noting that her mom served in the active-duty Navy for four years and then on reserve for six years.
The mother said the hardest part to come to terms with was that the schools, local businesses and the whole town are now gone.
“I think what hits me the most [about] the house is really this precious community that was so amazing … I don’t think anyone ever conceived that [the fire] would wipe out the whole town.”
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A fundraiser has been set up by a friend of the family’s on GoFundMe entitled “Sara’s home was completely lost in the CA fires.”
FOX Weather explains why scientists favor the newer Moment Magnitude scale to measure the power of an earthquake over the Richter scale developed in the 1930s.
CONCORD, Calif. – The San Francisco Bay Area was met with another earthquake on Sunday morning, the second quake to affect the area since Friday.
The magnitude 3.7 earthquake’s epicenter was recorded near Concord, California, but a U.S. Geological Survey report indicates light shaking was felt all throughout the Bay Area.
The earthquake happened at about 8:50 a.m. PT. The USGS said the earthquake had a depth of nearly 9 miles.
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Sunday earthquake struck near Concord, California. (FOX Weather)
Friday’s quake, also a magnitude 3.7, was reported just off the coast of San Francisco, in the Pacific Ocean.
No injuries or damage were reported from either earthquake.
After falling to the Buffalo Bills 31-7 in the Wild Card round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday, the Denver Broncos have have now entered offseason mode.
The Broncos have 19 players scheduled to become free agents this spring, including 13 players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents in the spring, according to OverTheCap.com.
The team’s list of UFAs includes running back Javonte Williams, defensive lineman D.J. Jones, inside linebacker Cody Barton and both backup quarterbacks: Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson.
Denver also has a restricted free agents in long snapper Mitchell Fraboni, plus five exclusive rights free agents, including slot cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian. Here’s a quick list of the team’s 19 pending free agents, with the RFAs and ERFAs noted.
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Broncos 2025 free agents
DL D.J. Jones
QB Zach Wilson
QB Jarrett Stidham
LB Cody Barton
CB Tremon Smith
RB Javonte Williams
P Riley Dixon
LB Justin Strnad
OL Matt Peart
CB Levi Wallace
LB Zach Cunningham
FB Michael Burton
WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey
LS Mitchell Fraboni (RFA)
TE Lucas Krull (ERFA)
OLB Dondrea Tillman (ERFA)
DB Devon Key (ERFA)
DL Jordan Jackson (ERFA)
CB Ja’Quan McMillian (ERFA)
The NFL’s 2025 negotiating period will run from March 10-12 ahead of the official start of NFL free agency on March 12.
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