Author: tiffanylosasso

July 6, 2021

Marlene Bigsby: Polocrosse Player

Polocrosse is an exciting game on horseback that combines polo with lacrosse. Two six-person teams compete head-to-head to score points by using their rackets to carry and throw a small rubber ball between the opposing team’s two goal posts.... Continue Reading

September 30, 2019

Beck Strommer: Competitive Figure Skater

When Denver Online High School student, Beck Strommer, skates onto the ice this season for his short program, he’ll be skating to “Believer” by Imagine Dragons. “It personifies like being yourself, and being strong, and not being worried about what others think of you,” Strommer said.... Continue Reading

March 21, 2019

Student Profile: Lamise Witt

“I just like making stuff,” Denver Online High School senior Lamise Witt said. “Like a lot of 3D stuff because 2D stuff is like, well it’s there, but you can’t move it, touch it, interact with it as much. So sculpture and fashion design really called to me.” As she makes a new dress from her own pattern,... Continue Reading

November 16, 2018

Ethan Swaidner: Competitive Track Cyclist

Just as the sun is setting in the mountains in Colorado Springs, Denver Online High School Junior Ethan Swaidner heads to practice. “We’re at the Colorado Springs Olympic training velodrome,” he said. “It’s a training facility for track cycling. Track cycling is kind of a weird sport.... Continue Reading

June 21, 2018

CBS4 TV News Story: Teen Becomes First For DPS To Graduate High School & College Concurrently

Link to television news story. Reporter: Jeff Todd, CBS4Published: May 23, 2018 Alex Jones isn’t sure what to do with his free days now because for the past four years he’s been taking high school classes and completing college degrees at the same time!... Continue Reading

May 9, 2018

Metro State University Article: Degree before diploma

Reporter: Doug McPherson, Photographer: Olga Sago Published: May 9, 2018 18-year-old will graduate from MSU Denver, then from high school. When Alex Jones was about 3 years old, he was multiplying numbers. So it’s not completely surprising that at age 18 he’ll earn his bachelor’s degree in computer science this week – before he receives his high school diploma from Denver Online High School on May 23.... Continue Reading

April 26, 2018

9News TV Story: This 18-year-old has an education beyond his years

Author: Mike Grady, 9 News Published: 04/26/18 Alex Jones quietly unzips his backpack, pulls out a laptop, and launches a video game. Not just any video game. His video game. “I just call it the 2D/3D game,” he explains. “It’s more of just a proof of concept right now.” Software engineering is what this high school senior calls a leisure activity.... Continue Reading

March 23, 2018

Iain Riordon: Hockey Goalie

“The thing I want the most is to play in the NHL. That’s my dream. That’s what I’ve always wanted to do. That’s what I always will want to do,” Denver Online High School sophomore, Iain Riordon, said. But he isn’t just any type of hockey player,... Continue Reading

February 26, 2018

Student Profile: Chun Lee

How do you measure the size of a heart? It’s hard to. “My neurologist, he said, before the surgery, it was two tennis balls,” Denver Online High School Junior, Chun Lee, said. But a brain tumor? That’s a little easier. Plagued by olfactory hallucinations that made him detect smells that weren’t actually there,... Continue Reading

October 23, 2017

Teacher of the Year: Jessica Glynn

Denver Online High School has changed drastically over the past four years. The school morphed from an online school that struggled with connection, retention, enrollment, and student academic success, into a blended learning school that now is proud of continuously growing enrollment numbers and some of the strongest school performance ratings in the district,... Continue Reading