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Community Day Lesson Encourages Families and Students to be Engineers
Empathy and engineering go together. This is what families and students at Mesa Elementary learned when they engaged in STEM lessons together last month. Mesa held their first... — Updated 11/22/2022
FFC8 brings back Foster the Future 5K to benefit student programs in the district
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 (FFC8) is hosting the Second Annual Foster the Future Fountain Community 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m. on the Fountain-Fort Carso... — Updated 8/30/2022
FFC8 scholars luncheons
On Feb. 9, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 Superintendent Dr. Keith Owen recognized over 150 students from Fountain Middle School and Carson Middle School for earning a 4.0... — Updated 3/15/2022
YMCA awards FFC8 as community partner
Cowpokes from across the region, and up and down the I-25 corridor, settled in for a night of food and festivities at the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region 143rd Annual Celebration at... — Updated 11/30/2021
FFC8 looks to future with facilities improvements
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 currently has a couple of large construction projects ongoing, both located in Fountain. The district is also looking to the future with a... — Updated 6/1/2021
FFC8 provides free COVID-19 testing to students and staff
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 began offering COVID-19 tests to all staff and students, as well as members of immediate households, on Nov. 30, 2020. For the 2020-21 school... — Updated 1/20/2021
District 8 building education center with unique purpose
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 is currently constructing a new building off Jimmy Camp Road in Fountain, that will be called the A.I.M. Education Center. A.I.M. stands for... — Updated 12/15/2020
Major construction project at Mesa Elementary progressing
Construction on the new addition at Mesa Elementary is progressing, with teachers and classes in grades kindergarten through third set to move in later in November, before the... — Updated 11/11/2020
FFC8's Dr. Owen named state's top superintendent
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 Superintendent Dr. Keith Owen has been named the 2021 Colorado Superintendent of the Year. The Colorado Association of School Executives... — Updated 11/4/2020
Construction of new wing visible at Mesa Elementary
By Christy McGee, APR, FFC8 Director of Communications After months of construction activity, students, families, and neighbors near Mesa Elementary School (located at 400 Camino... — Updated 4/29/2020
STEM opportunities expand at District 8
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) opportunities abound in the workforce. As of 2016, 17.3 million workers ages 25 and older were employed in STEM occupations, compris... — Updated 2/19/2020
Hail Storms Lead to Savings and Improvements in School District 8
Along with community members and families south of Colorado Springs, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 suffered hail damage to all of its buildings from two storms that hit in... — Updated 9/11/2019
Mesa Elementary Renovation Project to Accommodate for Growth to 700+ Student Enrollment
Due to growing population and enrollment, along with facing the complications of an aging building, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 made the decision in the spring of 2019... — Updated 9/4/2019
New Program Launches Aragon Elementary in a Transformative New Direction
Each school day, all students at Aragon Elementary begin their day with a Morning Meeting. This practice is just one of the Elementary Classroom Practices outlined in the... — Updated 2/27/2019
Superintendent's Scholars from District 8 Middle Schools Honored at Luncheon
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 hosted its second annual Superintendent's Scholars Luncheon for middle school students Tuesday, Feb. 12, at the Beckett Event Center. This... — Updated 2/27/2019
School District Eight News
Fountain-Fort Carson School District Eight trains throughout the year with various staff groups on safety scenarios. Over the Winter break, many new staff volunteered their time on... — Updated 1/16/2019
District Eight Students Makes Sure Fellow D8 Families
On Thursday, Nov. 15, Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 )FFC8) students gave out hundreds of turkeys and meals to FFC8 families in need for the holiday season. Thousands of... — Updated 12/5/2018
Fountain-Fort Carson Schools Can Celebrate Some Successes from State Assessments
Each spring, students in Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8, and across the state, participate in assessments known as the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS). CMAS... — Updated 9/26/2018
First in the State:
Fountain-Fort Carson School District is dedicated to the safety and security of all schools, students, and staff. Over the past three years, safety has become more of a priority... — Updated 8/29/2018
School Safety Focus of Safety Town Hall Meeting Last Week
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 held a Safety Town Hall Thursday, June 7, at Fountain-Fort Carson High School. Panelists for the event included school administrators from every level, Fort Carson’s Department of Emergency... — Updated 6/13/2018
Bus Monitor Inspires Preschoolers
Bus Monitor Inspires Preschoolers story and photo by Christy McGee, APR, Public Officer, School District 8 Lisa Locke gets so much joy out of working as a bus monitor for a bus... — Updated 5/9/2018
School District Eight Welcomes Back Staff Members/Honors Employees of the Year
School District Eight welcomed back approximately 1000 staff members at a special Welcome Back Breakfast Monday morning. School Board President Suzanne Foster led the team in a spir... — Updated 8/9/2017
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 Welcomes 110 New Teachers
Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8 welcomed approximately 110 new teachers to its ranks Monday. They will spend the week in a New Teacher Orientation designed to introduce the... — Updated 8/2/2017
An Open Letter from School District Eight
To the Fountain Community, We very much appreciate the partnership and collaboration between the school district and our local paper. The Fountain Valley News is critical to our community and helps support our students by keeping... — Updated 7/19/2017
Chemistry Magic Show Wows Summer Learning Institute Students
On Wednesday, June 28, students in the Literacy and Power Science classes in the Summer Learning Institute at Aragon Elementary were treated to a fun way to experience chemistry.... — Updated 7/12/2017
