Skinner Fall Festival was fun for all

For all of you who attended Skinner's 2nd annual Fall Festival and Community Day, thank you for coming out. Despite the wet, cold weather, we had a great turnout.

The PTA's goal for the Fall Festival was provide an opportunity to come together as a Skinner Community. Many of our current families participated in organizing and assisting with the many different booths. Participants enjoyed the Chili and Salsa contests, holding and viewing reptiles, making crafts, to bobbing for apples. Fun was enjoyed by all, especially at the pie throwing booth!

The 6th and 7th grade music students made their debut, performing four songs on guitar. We look forward to their future performances with the band and orchestra instruments.

Throughout the day parents and children had the opportunity to interact with current and future Skinner families. We look forward to having the 4th and 5th grade students and parents we met tour and shadow during the upcoming weeks.

Local non-profits, local businesses, our Skinner Neighborhood Center, Skinner Families, students and staff all made the day a success. We look forward to growing this event started by our PTA in the years to come.

NOW Supports Skinner, Not School Board Candidates (or their billboards)

A recent school board candidate billboard at Speer/Federal Boulevard has resulted in several inquiries if the NOW organization is endorsing a specific candidate. The answer is no.

While our demanding ways resulted in our catchy abbreviated name 'NOW', the organization is NOT using that recognition to endorse a candidate, nor did we give permission for the implication to be made. NOW is fully focused on supporting Skinner Middle school as a strong and growing neighborhood school. We still work on behalf of the very large number of parents and community members in northwest Denver who signed our 2010 petition to support a strong, socioeconomically diverse neighborhood middle school that would provide strong core academics and a range of support courses for kids in grades 6-8.

Any political endorsement would not appropriately represent the varied petitioners and NOW blog members. We pursue our mission and that is where we put our volunteer efforts. Individuals and blog members pursue politics and support candidates separate from NOW.

There is so much to say about education in northwest Denver...and so many ways to say it or show it! If you are able, we invite you to focus your energy and support directly on students and our neighborhood schools. Why not spread the word of Skinner's hard earned rising scores, fantastic teachers and growing number of students. Take a stand for your neighborhood middle school!

Join us to celebrate THIS SATURDAY at the Skinner Community Fall Festival (10 AM to 3 PM at Skinner); just click on the invite above for details.

There will be food, fun, students, teachers and community.

Skinner softball team makes the playoffs!

The Skinner girls' softball team finished off their regular season with a dominant victory over Centennial K-8 last Thursday. The Skinner Scorpions put in a solid team effort with excellent defense and superb offense.

Not only did we make the playoffs, we're #1 in our division and we scored a first round bye! Next up for the softball team is a home playoff game this Tuesday, October 4th.

Come root for your Skinner Softball Scorpions as they begin their playoff run!