COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Springs School District 11 students are back in class, and this year every single one of them gets a hands-on learning experience outside the classroom tied directly to their grade level.
KRDO13 rode along on a D-11 school bus Tuesday morning for the first day of school, including a stop at Doherty High School, where an all-school welcome tradition greeted incoming freshmen.
It is called The Gauntlet. Hundreds of Doherty students and staff lined up to cheer every new freshman onto campus on the first day. The energy was loud and deliberate…