CEC News

We encourage our CEC communities and families to visit this page often to stay up to date on notable news and events taking place all across our CEC campuses.

News from Our Schools

Colorado Early Colleges Castle Rock Campus

School Spotlight: CEC Castle Rock Hosts Guest Speaker Donny Dust, Self Reliance Expert!

On January 29, our English 099 classes will welcome Donny Dust, a Marine Corps Veteran recognized globally for his expertise in remote primitive survival,

School Spotlight: CEC Douglas County North Awarded Ninth-grade Success Grant!

CEC DC North was awarded almost $200,000 over 2.5 years to develop curriculum and data systems to support ninth grade success and to support

School Spotlight: CEC Fort Collins Earns Performance with Distinction Rating for 2023!

CEC Fort Collins was assigned a ‘Performance with Distinction’ rating for 2023! Schools with this rating fall in the top 25% of Colorado public

CEC in the News: CEC Certification Coordinator Christina Davis named 2024 Certified Ambassador

Christina Davis, CEC Certification Coordinator, was recently named 2024 Certified Ambassador by Certiport, who provides certification exam development, delivery and program management. Certiport rececived
Douglas County North High School

CEC Parker and Inverness will combine to become CEC Douglas County North in Fall of 2024

Starting with the fall semester in 2024, CEC Parker will combine with CEC Inverness and be renamed as CEC Douglas County North (CEC DC
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CEC in the News: Colorado Early Colleges Hosts 2 Day Training with I Love U Guys and Local Law Enforcement

Colorado Early Colleges held a two day training for our school faculty across the state and local law enforcement on how to prepare for

CEC in the News: CEC Douglas County Announced as John Irwin Excellence Award Winner!

CEC Douglas County (Castle Rock, Inverness, and Parker) was just announced as a John Irwin Excellence Award winner! The John Irwin awards are given

CEC in the News: UCCS student and CEC Colorado Springs alum breaks record graduation age

Annika Mote, CEC Colorado Springs alum and UCCS graduate, is graduating from UCCS at just 17 years old, breaking the record for youngest graduate

CEC in the News: Arapahoe Community College Shines a Spotlight on CEC Parker 12th Grader, Matthew Stuckenbruck!

Arapahoe Community College recently featured Matthew Stuckenbruck as one of their Concurrent Enrollment Student Spotlights. Matthew will be graduating this year with his Associate
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CEC in the News: CEC Fort Collins and CEC Douglas County North Students Receive Daniels Fund Scholarship!

Congratulations to CEC Fort Collins 12th grader, Lauryn Oram, and CEC Inverness 12th grader, Stella Nolen, who have been selected as Daniels Scholars! Scholars

CEC in the News: CEC Parker and Windsor Students Honored as Charter Champions!

Ethan W, a CEC Parker student, and Abigail L, a CEC Windsor student, were recently recognized as “Charter Champions” by the Colorado League of

CEC in the News: CEC Aurora Director of Innovation, Alfredo Beltran Aguirre, Selected for Commissioner’s Teacher Cabinet!

Alfredo Beltran Aguirre, Director of Innovation at CEC Aurora, was chosen by the Colorado Department of Education to join the Commissioner’s Teacher Cabinet where

News from Our Schools

Colorado Early Colleges continues to outperform public education statewide

Student Spotlight: CEC Castle Rock 11th Grader, Hans Hertz, Competes in American Ninja Warrior on NBC!

Congratulations and good luck to CEC Castle Rock 11th grader, Hans Hertz, who will be competing on the NBC TV show “American Ninja Warrior!”

CEC in the News: CEC Douglas County Announced as John Irwin Excellence Award Winner!

CEC Douglas County (Castle Rock, Inverness, and Parker) was just announced as a John Irwin Excellence Award winner! The John Irwin awards are given

School Spotlight: CEC Castle Rock Has Great Turn Out at Career Expo!

We had a great turnout for the first-ever Opportunity Expo. Thank you to the organizations that came out for the event to speak with

School Spotlight: CEC Castle Rock Hosts Kenyan Maasai Chief Joseph ole Tipanko!

This month, CEC Castle Rock hosted Chief Joseph ole Tipanko of the Maasai Tribe of Kenya at their student assembly. Students and staff were

Student Spotlight: CEC Parker HOSA Team Wins Big at State Competition!

The competing team consisted of Connor W, Samantha T, Taylor C, Neviyah M, Tiffany H, Dhwanit S, Kai P, and Nicole B. The whole

Staff Spotlight: Mr. Ben Simonds, CEC Inverness and Parker Teacher, Presents with Student Panel at State Conference!

Mr. Ben Simonds, CEC Inverness and Parker Teacher, Presents with Student Panel at State Conference!

Announcement: Daniels Scholarship Program application opens 9/15

Student Spotlight: Brasen Russell, CEC Inverness Senior and Colorado Youth Avalanche Sled Hockey Goalie!

Meet CEC Inverness Senior, Brasen Russell, a student, drummer, and member of the Colorado Avalanche Youth Sled Hockey Team!

Student Spotlight: Congratulations to CEC Castle Rock Interact Club on Winning the “Ron Prascher Rising Star” Award for Their Exceptional Service Work!

Congratulations to our wonderful Interact Club on winning the “Ron Prascher” Rotary District 5450 “Rising Star” Award for their exceptional Service Work this year!