Students will be building rockets on Wednesday, October 2 at 2 p.m. at Centennial Elementary School in preparation for launch day on Friday, October 4 at 2 p.m. at Mountain Vista Community School.
This inaugural Rocket Day event will enable 800 Harrison School District (D2) fifth-grade students to build and launch their very own rockets. Rocket Day planners are partnering with Harrison School District to provide their students with free Estes rocket kits and volunteers from Rocky Mountain NDIA, the Colorado Springs Rocket Society (COSROCS) and the UCCS Development Foundation will help them with assembly and launch.
The event is part of an ambitious quest to have every fifth grader in El Paso County build and launch an Estes rocket by 2026. Through having the experience of building their own rockets, students will be encouraged to use their STEAM skills and gain more of an interest in a future career in a related field.
Details:
Build Day
Wed, Oct 2 2 p.m. Centennial Elementary- Centennial Elementary School (1860 S Chelton Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80910)
Launch Day
Friday, Oct 4 2 p.m. Mountain Vista Community School (2550 Dorset Dr, Colorado Springs 80910)
UCCS is inviting the public to the 2024 UCCS Homecoming Tailgate & 1,000 Neighborhood Gathering. This free event is your chance to enjoy food and live entertainment with alumni, UCCS students and neighbors of UCCS.
Event Details:
Homecoming Tailgate & 1,000 Neighborhood Gathering: 6:00pm-7:00pm (Parking Lot 580)
UCCS Men’s Soccer Game: 7:00pm-8:30pm (Mountain Lion Stadium, Across from the Ent Center for the Arts)
UCCS Bonfire: 9:00pm (Parking Lot 580)
All events are free to attend.
Learn more and register at https://web.cvent.com/event/797eaf41-2bcc-4746-999f-ad7f14d9e7f7/summary
Thursday, September 26, 2024, will be an exceptionally busy day and night on the UCCS campus, filled with exciting and engaging events, including the annual Economic Forum, a Theatreworks production, the Homecoming Tailgate/1,000 Neighborhood Gatherings event, a Men’s Soccer Game, and our Homecoming Bonfire, along with regularly scheduled classes and athletic practices!
All these events will be occurring on the west side of the UCCS campus, so we are encouraging members of the community to be aware of the high volume of traffic and activity.
Approximately 600 UCCS students will be participating in a UCCSlead Day of Service tomorrow, September 14, at various locations across the Pikes Peak Region. The Day of Service will run from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Students will meet in Berger Hall on the UCCS campus an hour before their shift time for breakfast and a welcome introduction. From there, UCCS shuttles will take them to the service location of their choosing.
UCCSlead Days of Service encourages student participation in community engagement and activism by volunteering in service-learning projects that benefit and connect to the broader Colorado Springs community.
Students will be transported to one of 13 partner locations in the Colorado Springs area to complete their three-hour service-learning project. Each Day of Service has unique partners and service-learning opportunities available for students to select from. At each Day of Service, students will also have the option to perform a service-learning project on the UCCS campus, if they desire to volunteer with a campus partner or stakeholder.
Students will volunteer for organizations including The Resource Exchange, Special Kids Special Families, Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, Christmas Unlimited, Care and Share Food Bank, the Humane Society, Project Angel Heart, Rocky Mountain Field Institute, CPCD – Giving Children a Head Start and Concrete Couch.