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On April 15, 14 BVMS and BVHS students traveled to Ken Caryl Middle School in Littleton to perform in the American School Band Directors Association Solo & Ensemble Festival. 

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“Every 15 Minutes” is a 2-day program that offers real-life experience without real-life risk and is designed to show teenagers the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving.

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The top 20 middle school students were chosen from their essay entries and the second phase of the first annual Buena Vista National Civics Bee proceeded April 18 at the Surf Hotel’s Ivy Ballroom.

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Chaffee County Republican Women’s club is offering a $1500 scholarship to 2023 graduating female seniors from Buena Vista High School, Salida High School, Chaffee County High School, a private school or a home school in Chaffee County. The scholarship can be used at any accredited technical or educational institution.

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Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1166 is sponsoring two $1,000 scholarships for graduating students intending to pursue trade/vocational school education. Home school students are eligible for consideration.

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A local team of elementary-age students will be heading to the global competition for Destination ImagiNation, a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math) challenge program for kids.

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U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) announced the start of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition on Monday, Apr. 3. This contest is open to high school students throughout Colorado’s Seventh Congressional District and submissions will be due at the beginning of May. Each year, th…

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On Feb. 18, hundreds of middle and high school students from across Colorado gathered at Colorado State University-Pueblo for the Colorado Southern Regional Science Olympiad Tournament.

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The Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area and the nonprofit Greater Arkansas River Nature Association are sponsoring a free four-part educational series to train volunteers to help steward the public lands of the Upper Arkansas Valley.

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Early Wednesday afternoon, the BV School District sent a mass text to parents and community members announcing they would be going into “Secure” status at all district schools "due to a notification by law enforcement of possible police activity in the surrounding area.”

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Early Wednesday afternoon, the BV School District sent a mass text to parents and community members announcing they would be going into “Secure” status at all district schools "due to a notification by law enforcement of possible police activity in the surrounding area.”

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The town of Buena Vista and the Boys & Girls Club of Chaffee County were awarded $500,000, the Colorado Opioid Abatement Council announced in a press release Monday.

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“We have so many amazing opportunities and industries in Chaffee County for our students to explore potential careers,” said Liz Barnaby, BVHS principal. “Our Work-Based Learning program allows students to connect with the community in the school setting to learn more about the various careers in our county, as well as being able to partner students with an internship.”

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Bartlows’ students gave a presentation on their book during DPCA’s Celebration of Learning on Feb. 23 with Buena Vista Police chief Dean Morgan and a few officers present.

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The Buena Vista Optimist Club and Mayor Libby Fay acknowledged this year’s Youth Appreciation Award recipients Feb.2. (Above) Middle and high school students, front row from left: Macy Reavis, Darren Flores, JJ Rinebarger, Lilly Lazarus, Lux Flavin and Charlotte Brown. Back row: Jonathan Wil…

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Cody Norton of Buena Vista has earned a trip of a lifetime this summer – he will participate in the 2023 National Rural Electric Association Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. in June, sponsored by SDCEA.

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MONMOUTH, Ill. – Luke Reavis of Buena Vista, a 2026 business administration major at Monmouth College, has made the Dean’s List for the Fall 2022 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students needed to take at least 3.0 academic credits while maintaining a grade-point average of at …

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ST. GEORGE, Utah – Corina Barr of Buena Vista was one of the Utah Tech University students who excelled in the classroom during the fall 2022 semester. Barr was among the 10 percent of the student body who earned President’s List honors. Inclusion on the President’s List requires students to…

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The newly dedicated Douglas E. Bennetts Industrial Arts Education Building was packed on Thursday, Jan. 12, as the community gathered to share stories of the shops teacher and wrestling coach.

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Buena Vista High School will be dedicating the industrial arts building Jan. 12, celebrating the recent improvements funded by an emergency BEST grant and ESSR dollars to support improved ventilation due to the public health emergency.

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Buena Vista High School seniors took on their mock interviews last week, sitting down with local business owners and town staff to prepare for the real deal after graduation.

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Out of nearly 1,500 Colorado juniors and seniors who auditioned and the 300 selected, five Buena Vista High School students were accepted into Colorado’s high school all state and Jazz Choirs, along with 10 BV Middle School students who received All-State acceptance.

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Watershed Inc., a preservation-focused nonprofit corporation founded by Buena Vista locals Rick Bieterman and Katy Welter, acquired the property from the school district in Sep. 2022, pledging to rehabilitate the gym for school and community use.

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Buena Vista High School announced in a press release it has signed a multi-year partnership with Under Armour through Denver Athletic as the school’s official outfitter.

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The world premiere of Brad Fritsch’s “The Mistakes of a Night” took place at Buena Vista High School through the Trident Theatre Company Nov. 11-13.

Actors and audiences came together to support and enjoy Fritsch’s comedy of relationships, lies and misunderstandings through two separate casts and five shows.

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Every semester Buena Vista High School recognizes our outstanding students earning a grade point average of 3.8 or greater in at least five academic classes. We are proudly sharing these students with our community to allow all to recognize our high academic achievers.