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Eyer sits on his bed and plays the guitar. Sometimes it can be difficult to make music because a lot of different people have different ideas in their heads,” Eyer said. “So if everyone’s not on the same page, it can be extremely difficult to make music.”

More than a hobby

Lindsey Manor, Ranger Review Reporter • November 1, 2019

Andrew Eyer 11 has always had a passion for music. He recently decided to further his passion to the next step. A year ago he started a band. The band mainly focuses on the Indie Rock genre but is also...

While on stage, Tom Chapman, band director at Lewis Palmer High School plays his trumpet as he recites his chromatic scales. The longer Ive done music, the better my attention to detail has become because the better I get, the more I want to be good at it, Chapman said.

Tom Chapman reflects on musical career

Pia Lyhne, Ranger Review Reporter • November 1, 2019

Born and raised in Grand Junction, Colorado, Tom Chapman, Lewis-Palmer band director, has been playing trumpet since the sixth grade and has directed band for twelve years. He knew from his sophomore year...

Sean Perry checks out a car interior at a car show in Colorado Springs, CO. Perry is using his mechanic skills to earn money, and he hopes to be a full-time mechanic by profession in the future.

Perry fixes cars

Tristan Clark, Ranger Review Reporter • November 1, 2019

Sean Perry loves cars. He is a freshman at Lewis-Palmer High School, and has been experienced with car maintenance and repair for many years, and has even recently used this skill as a job. According...

Mrs. Gregory poses in front of her spaceship themed door cover in her classroom. “My main interest, just by looking around the room, is Astronomy,” said Mrs. Gregory.

Gregory addresses astronomy at science conventions

Ashlynn Vrieze, Ranger Review Reporter • October 29, 2019

Along with her passion of teaching Earth Science, Astronomy, and Conceptual Chemistry at Lewis Palmer High School, Mrs. Gregory uses her free time to teach Astronomy at the Space Foundation and at the...

Gregory Lewis 10 hits the ball out on the range. “I’ve been playing golf for about as long as I can remember, so it has been my way of living my life in what I want to do,” Lewis said.

Gregory Lewis’ Golf Journey

Taryn Blatchford, Ranger Review Reporter • October 29, 2019

After being featured in the Gazette and being one of the top ten in the state, varsity golfer Gregory Lewis 10 already has a lot going for him. With 14 years of experience, he is passionate and dedicated...

Alyse Olsen 9 hikes with her parents in Salida before her surgery. “I was really depressed for a while,” Olsen said. “I really didn’t know what to do with myself.”

Student recovers from debilitating disorder

Lilly Pike, Ranger Review Reporter • October 29, 2019

Alyse Olsen 9, an active middle-schooler at Lewis-Palmer Middle School, played on the competitive girls basketball team. Over the winter break in 7th grade, her ability to continue an active role in sports...

Carrie Ellis, a Spanish teacher at Lewis-Palmer, takes over the Sources of Strength program for the 2019-20 school year. “It gets the kids that are social connectors, kids that might be on the fringe, and helps them develop leadership abilities as well, Ellis said.

We are Sources

Emelia Evory, Ranger Review Reporter • October 29, 2019

Carrie Ellis is a Spanish teacher at Lewis-Palmer, as well as a leader of Sources of Strength. Ellis got involved in the program when vice principal Bridget O’ Conner introduced the program to the school...

Joel Warren lines up the shot for the independent film he is making. “I feel like independent film is really important to me because I feel like my entire life I’ve loved movies, Warren said.

Warren starts film club

Riley Smith, Ranger Review Reporter • October 17, 2019

Joel Warren 10, is starting Lewis-Palmer High School’s film club. Joel wants to start this club so that he can expose more students to different film genres. He also wants to open an opportunity for...

Micheal Wolfe rides along with Monument Fire Department. “Experiencing the camaraderie that comes along with being in the fire department is a great feeling,”

Senior rides along with Monument Fire Department

Samantha Wilkins, Ranger Review Reporter • October 17, 2019

Micheal Wolfe 12 has begun “ride along's” with the Monument fire department in order to gain experience to become a firefighter. Wolfe enjoys the aspect of teamwork that is an innate characteristic...

Jaidyn Schortzman poses with her book Inception. Writing for me is kind of an escape into my own world where I control whats going on, and I know whats going to happen next,” Jaidyn Schortzman 12 said.

Teenager writes science fiction novel

Laura Bird, Ranger Review Reporter • October 17, 2019

Jaidyn Schortzman 12, started a book called Inception in 2015 and published it in the summer of 2019. Many people know about the movie Inception, a film about a man that can see into other peoples’ dreams....

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