GOOD NEWS
Widefield School District 3 ~ October 4, 2019
Widefield of Dreams ~ Annalicia Hayhurst
Running Strong
(Photo courtesy: Carl Burgess)
A Special Proposal at Talbott
Meet Our School Resource Officers
Adam Brown
Adam Brown is stationed at Watson Junior High, serving all our junior high schools. He has been in law enforcement for a total of 15 years. Brown served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer for seven years and as a canine officer for five of those years. Deciding to take a different path, Brown started with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in 2014. He worked in patrol until coming to us in 2019.
Michel Perkins
Michel Perkins is an SRO at Widefield High School. Perkins is a District 3 alum who attended King Elementary, Janitell Junior High, and graduated from Widefield High School. He served 20 years in the U.S. Army before joining the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in 2010. Perkins worked in patrol from 2012 to 2018 and now is part of the district.
Steven Paddack
Steven Paddack works at Mesa Ridge High School and is also a D3 alum. Paddack attended Pinello Elementary, Sproul Junior High, and graduated from Widefield High School. He has been working in law enforcement for 15 years. Paddack worked as an Arrest Control Instructor, patrol officer, and is currently a Cadet Advisor along with being an SRO.
Teacher Wins $1,000
D3 Awarded $750,000
Widefield School District 3 (WSD3) is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a $750,000 grant by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). The grant will be used toward the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) initiative in the district. The grant will be used over a five year period and directly benefit our junior high schools, high schools, and two elementary schools including Grand Mountain School and Talbott STEAM Innovation School. Some of these schools will be introduced to new computer science programs, such as computer literacy, programming, coding, information technology, and cyber security, while other schools will expand their current programs. Funding will also be used toward equipment, supplies, teacher training, and professional development. The DoDEA grant also helps to fund after school clubs and competitions. WSD3 will be participating in five competitions this school year utilizing robotics, coding, Sea-perch, and computer programming. This semester, junior high and high school teams will be competing at the BEST Robotics competition in Englewood, Colorado on Saturday, October 26. Elementary students will compete in the FIRST LEGO League El Paso County Qualifier at Janitell Junior High on Saturday, November 9.
1st Place
2nd Place
3rd Place
Mark Your Calendars
Widefield School District 3
Email: info@wsd3.org
Website: wsd3.org
Location: 1820 Main Street, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: (719) 391-3000
Facebook: facebook.com/WidefieldSchoolDistrict3
Twitter: @widefieldd3