Page  1  of  3

Congratulations, Class of 2015!

Ninety-six percent of KIPP Denver Collegiate High School's Class of 2015 received their high school diplomas on Tuesday,June 2. Of those, 95 percent are headed to college. See more photos of the Class of 2015.

Support KIPP before our fiscal year ends

on June 30! Make a gift today.

Sixth Graders Explore onYear-End Trips

Sixth graders from KIPPMontbello College Prep

KIPP Denver Collegiate High SchoolRanks #9 in ColoradoOn its 2015 Best High Schools list, U.S. News & World Reportranked KIPP Denver Collegiate High School (KDC) as ninthamong all public high schools in Colorado. Among the top tenschools in Colorado, KDC is the only high school serving a highpopulation of students from low-income backgrounds. We areextremely proud of our KDC students and staff for transformingopportunities for students every day.

Page  2  of  3

discovered Southern Coloradoon their year-end trip to MesaVerde and Durango. The Classof 2021 hiked, explored, andeven climbing into a kiva in acliff dwelling at Mesa VerdeNational Park!

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academysixth graders visited Utah ontheir year-end trip, where theycamped in Arches and Zionnational parks, white waterrafted and swam in theColorado River, and explorednarrow the trenches of theVirgin River.

By the end of these trips, therewere many tired KIPPsters withamazing experiences to wrapup the school year!

Upcoming Events

June 5Last Day of School

KIPP In the NewsThe Denver Post Tech Blog:Young entrepreneurs competefor cash at Denver's first-everGuppy Tank

The Denver Post: DenverColfax Marathon: Running toremember a family member, afriend

Denver Business Journal: 14Colorado high schools rankedamong nation's best by U.S.News

9NEWS: Group runs ColfaxMarathon in honor of lateteacher

Growing Minds Luncheon ExceedsFundraising GoalThank you to themore than 230education andcommunity leaderswho attended theGrowing MindsLuncheon andmade thisinaugural event ahuge success. With yoursupport, we exceeded our fundraising goal to support ourmission of providing our KIPPsters with a life of opportunity andchoice. Browse photos from the event.

Teacher Spotlight: Phil MunstermanPhil teaches algebra and statistics and is the mathdepartment chair at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School(KDC).

For some mathteachers, thelessons stop atnumbers andformulas. Not forPhil Munsterman,who was one of 9teachers statewideto receive the9Teachers Who Care award from 9NEWS. He's made it hismission to partner with students and families to empower themto pursue their dreams. With 95 percent of KDC studentseligible for free or reduced price lunch, Phil knows many of themhave not had an easy time in life. He believes deeply in what hisstudents can accomplish with the right support system, and hesays his students' desire to be the best rubs off on him.

Award winners were nominated by colleagues, friends, parents,and students for excellence in educating Colorado's children.Watch his story here. Congratulations, Phil!

KIPP Colorado Leads in Number ofColfax Marathon Runners

Page  3  of  3

Join the Team andFamily

As we prepare to open our firstelementary and second highschool this August, our Team &Family is growing! We areseeking phenomenal educatorsand leaders for 2015-16,including:

Elementary Spanish,Learning Support,Science, & SocialStudies teachersMiddle school EnglishLanguage Arts, Math, &Special EducationteachersHigh school SocialStudies, Physics andEnvironmental Science,& Special Educationteachers

See all opportunities here.

Connect with us:

On Sunday, May 17, 178 runnersrepresented KIPP Colorado Schoolsin one of the seven events at theColfax Marathon. We are proud tosay that KIPP Colorado had themost runners out of all the 190+nonprofits that participated. Thankyou to everyone who helped makeour second year participating in theColfax Marathon a huge success!

View more pictures from the race.

Stay in the Know!Sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.

Our Contact InformationKIPP Colorado Schools1390 Lawrence Street, Suite 200Denver, CO 80204(303) 934-3245www.kippcolorado.org

Unsubscribe | Manage email preferences