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We Salute our Mighty Middles for School Choice Week

We Salute our Mighty Middles for School Choice Week

In recognition of National School Choice Week, we are spotlighting our middle schools – Our Mighty Middles. Each of these outstanding campuses has a distinct and unique approach to supporting students as they develop their personal pathway to success.

What Makes D49 Middle Schools Mighty? 

Skyview Middle School (POWER Zone) 

Skyview is a two-time, consecutive winner of the Colorado Springs Gazette’s Best of Springs Places to Work. Skyview is also the winner of Platinum School of Distinction top honors from Jostens Renaissance for deploying a refreshed and reinvigorated school culture.

Skyview Middle School

 

Horizon Middle School (Sand Creek Zone)

Horizon is a four-time, consecutive winner of Platinum School of Distinction top honors from Josten’s Renaissance AND has opened a brand new Panther Den, which holds 12 classrooms, dedicated space for orchestra and band along with an auxiliary gym. 

Picture of Horizon Middle School

 

Falcon Middle School (Falcon Zone)

The Falcon Zone has achieved role-model status for its work to empower all learners through the creation of modern and personalized classrooms. Teachers and school leaders have earned top ratings and national distinction from the Modern Teacher organization over consecutive years as they’ve deployed the EmpowerFZ model zone-wide. The Firebird Campus recently expanded, opening a new sixth-grade annex where students are receiving modern teaching in modern spaces.

Picture of Falcon Middle School entryway

 

Springs Studio for Academic Excellence (iConnect Zone) 

SSAE, which finds its home at The Campus, is D49’s first blended-model learning school. Middle school students access rigorous, personalized online and blended educational opportunities in a state-of-the-art building, often described as a “Google meets Starbucks” learning environment. Students who complete middle school at SSAE may continue through high school, or enroll in Pikes Peak Early College also located at The Campus.

Picture of the Campus: SSAE and PPEC

 

We Salute our Mighty Middles!

Whether it’s the neighborhood school in the zone where you live, or if your student has found a home in any of our Mighty Middles, Your Choice is the Best Choice!

 

**Update - January 27, 2025**

After thoughtful review, and careful consideration of a growing concern over financial constraints projected for school year 2025-26, School District 49 is making the difficult, but necessary decision to pause the planned addition of a middle school to the Patriot Campus. 

Nothing about this pause will impact the PHS transition to an Applied Learning Campus where CTE and non-traditional classes serve students from across the district. 

D49 is grateful for all who are interested in the expanded program at Patriot. Because we must put plans on hold, we are canceling the open house scheduled for Wednesday, January 29, and will be unable to begin enrollment as planned on January 31. 

Our district, the iConnect Zone, and the Patriot leadership team look forward to the day we can welcome middle school students to the Patriot Campus in their pursuit of a successful launch from D49.