Browse past news stories for Russell Middle School in Colorado Springs, CO.

• Money Matters: Advice comes from the strangest places (FOX21 Colorado Springs)
  posted on March 9, 2010 at 05:34:03 pm
  From a simple trip to the dentist to hanging out with middle schoolers -- you never know where you might find your next piece of financial advice.
• FRIDAY FOLDER 3/5/10: A roundup of regional school news (Colorado Springs Gazette)
  posted on March 5, 2010 at 08:01:01 pm
  Car seat check at school open houseSidewalk’s End Montessori School is hosting a free car seat safety check in conjunction with an open house 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the school.The new preschool, at 3215 Woodland Hills Drive, serves children...
• Update: Madison Elementary will be closed Friday (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)
  posted on December 11, 2009 at 01:44:07 pm
  Madison Elementary School in Colorado Springs District 11 will remain closed Friday because of broken water pipes. The school was closed Thursday. This is the second D-11 school in two days to close because of broken water pipes. Wednesday, Russell Middle School was closed. D-11 reports that 5 schools have been damaged because of the cold weather. The school board has requested a report on why ...
• Pipes Burst, Flood Co. Springs School (CBS4 Denver)
  posted on December 10, 2009 at 10:18:28 pm
  A group of Colorado Springs students went back to school Thursday after their school was flooded.
• Broken Pipes Forces Madison Elementary To Close (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
  posted on December 10, 2009 at 06:34:10 pm
  Due to broken pipes, and the lack of water to the building, Madison Elementary School in Colorado Springs closed for the day Thursday and will remain closed Friday, December 11.
• Another D-11 school closing due to broken pipes (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)
  posted on December 10, 2009 at 06:29:09 pm
  Madison Elementary School in Colorado Springs District 11 is closed for the day because of broken water pipes. A decision will be made later as to whether the school will reopen tomorrow. This is the second D-11 school in two days to close because of broken water pipes. Yesterday, Russell Middle School was closed. D-11 reports that 5 schools have been damaged because of the cold weather. The ...
• Cold and flooding close Russell Middle School (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 11:44:07 pm
  Extreme cold has led to freezing that causes flooding.  One of the spots in Colorado Springs impacting a lot of people is Russell Middle School. Pipes there froze and broke overnight. Classrooms and halls flooded so school was cancelled. "At Russell we had a combination of factors. We had broken pipes," according to district spokeswoman, Elaine Naleski, "The second floor was flooded and there ...
• Russell Middle School Closed Due to Flooding (KRDO Colorado Springs)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 05:23:09 pm
  COLORADO SPRINGS - Busted pipes have flooded Russell Middle School causing the school to close Wednesday morning.
• Weather Issues Around Town; Russell Middle School Closed; Other D-11 Schools Affected By Cold Weather (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 04:58:54 pm
  Russell Middle School in Colorado Springs tells 11 News the pipes have burst inside the school, flooding the entire school. Students and staff were under a two hour delay, so they were not inside the school. District 11 officials say the school has to be closed for the day so students and staff need not report.
• Broken water pipes close D-11 school (KOAA Colorado Springs - Pueblo)
  posted on December 9, 2009 at 04:53:41 pm
  Russell Middle School in Colorado Springs School District 11 is closed for the day because of broken water pipes. District spokeswoman Elaine Naleski says several classrooms have been flooded. Permalink | Comments
• Memorial Trophy For Late Coronado Athlete Unveiled Saturday (KRDO Colorado Springs)
  posted on November 22, 2009 at 04:22:59 pm
  COLORADO SPRINGS - A new trophy in memory of a local athlete killed last Thanksgiving week was awarded Saturday.
• Springs pastor doesn't condone preaching near schools (Denver Post)
  posted on May 18, 2009 at 03:24:04 pm
  The senior pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church says the proselytizing that took place near several Colorado Springs schools last month was done by a handful of zealous teenage members acting without church sanction.
• Christopher Brauchli: Bees, Baptism and Salvation (The Huffington Post)
  posted on May 12, 2009 at 10:22:06 pm
  I'll convert YOU! Into a stew. A nice little, white little, missionary stew! T.S. Eliot, Sweeney Agonistes They're still at it. I'm referring to...
• NOREEN: Church should leave our kids alone (Colorado Springs Gazette)
  posted on May 8, 2009 at 05:43:33 pm
  Cornerstone Baptist Church, leave our kids alone. Colorado Springs police made the right call this week in not pursuing a criminal case in connection with a proselytizing effort near Russell Middle School and Keller Elementary School.
• Springs church, school clash over proselytizing (Denver Post)
  posted on May 4, 2009 at 02:01:39 pm
  Representatives of a local Christian church tried to lure a seventh-grader at Russell Middle School into a church van last week, school district officials said.
• Church Members Accused Of Soliciting Young Students (KRDO Colorado Springs)
  posted on May 2, 2009 at 03:08:45 pm
  COLORADO SPRINGS - Students on their way to and from school accuse a nearby church of soliciting them and trying to entice one student into a van.
• Church Says It's Not Involved in Child Luring Cases (KKTV 11 Colorado Springs)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 08:40:23 pm
  A Colorado Springs church is denying a connection with reports that children from nearby schools are being approached by strangers as they walk home.
• Russell Middle School plagued by proselytizing church members (Colorado Springs Gazette)
  posted on May 1, 2009 at 06:28:33 pm
  Members of a Colorado Springs Christian church on Thursday tried to lure a seventh-grade student at Russell Middle School into a church van, Colorado Springs School District 11 officials said.
• Program moving to Sabin in fall (Colorado Springs Gazette)
  posted on April 28, 2009 at 04:43:33 am
  The Student-Centered Academic Interdisciplinary Lab (SAIL) middle school program for the east side of Colorado Springs School District 11 will be housed at Sabin Middle School beginning in the fall. The program has been at Irving Middle School, which is closing.
• Three-legged service dog keeps up care for teen with cerebral palsy (The Durango Herald)
  posted on March 27, 2009 at 02:57:11 pm
  COLORADO SPRINGS - The timeless act of the faithful dog resting his wet nose on his loving boy's lap is a bit more complicated with Comet and his master, Veren Betzen.
• 3-Legged Dog Keeps Up Care For Disabled Teen (CBS4 Denver)
  posted on March 22, 2009 at 11:35:54 pm
  The timeless act of the faithful dog resting his wet nose on his loving boy's lap is a bit more complicated with Comet and his master, Veren Betzen.
• Three-Legged Dog Keeps Up Care For Disabled Teen (KMGH 7 Denver)
  posted on March 22, 2009 at 05:29:28 pm
  The timeless act of the faithful dog resting his wet nose on his loving boy's lap is a bit more complicated with Comet and his master, Veren Betzen.
• 3-legged dog keeps up care of disabled teen (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
  posted on March 16, 2009 at 06:52:46 am
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The timeless act of the faithful dog resting his wet nose on his loving boy's lap is a bit more complicated with Comet and his master, Veren Betzen.