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Tiffany Ripkoski-Taylor provides a big grin outside Horizons Specialized Services’ Moffat County office. Ripkoski-Taylor has a passion for enriching the lives of people with special needs and previously performed similar services while with Moffat County School District. (Andy Bockelman / For Craig Press)
It takes a kind and caring person to make a connection with a child or adult with special needs. And, Tiffany Ripkoski-Taylor certainly fits into that skill set.
With a high capacity for love and a patient, compassionate nature that she brings to her work with Horizons Specialized Services.
A background working with students in special education for Moffat County School District helped her find a position with the nonprofit organization. Ripkoski-Taylor found a perfect fit aiding the mission of Horizons, which works to coordinate services for individuals with learning disabilities and their families and enhance their lives.
Ridgeview students Curtis Kuberry and Yahir Duarte listen to the judges in front of the robotics board in their classroom. (Courtesy Photo)
Through robotics, a handful of Ridgeview and Sandrock Elementary students connected with students across the country and around the world Friday in the Rise Above Vex IQ competition.
As part of the Project Lead the Way, Ridgeview Elementary’s fifth-grade class had five students participating in Friday’s competition, including Curtis Kuberry, Yahir Duarte, Nate Steele, Mel Chamberlain and Logan Miller. The students were separated into two teams, known as Triple Threat and the Shark Hunters.
Team Triple Threat was made up of Kuberry and Duarte, while Steele, Chamberlain and Miller made up the Shark Hunters. The competition was supervised by the three Project Lead the Way teachers in Allison LeWarne, Ty Kuberry and Rhonda Counts. Ridgeview elementary school had a total of three teams participating, and Sandrock elementary school had three of
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Interim Superintendent Scott Pankow will receive a 3% raise each year of his three-year contract, according to the official terms of his agreed upon contract with the Moffat County School District. Pankow’s new contract, which…