The Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education honored the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society’s (CSMS) Junior Division for their work on an article about semiprecious gemstones used in ancient Egyptian artifacts during a regular board meeting on February 21, 2012. The Superintendent of District 11 presented each student a citation for their work and excellence in producing a publishable article that combined earth science and archaeology.
This was a joint effort with students from the Lake George Gem and Mineral Club, a student from Castle Rock, and an Internet student from Denver. The article won first place in the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS) editor’s bulletin contest and third place in the national editor’s bulletin contest (American Federation of Mineralogical Societies). The article the students wrote, in collaboration with the Lake George Gem and Mineral Club and a Internet student, was published by Deposits magazine, an international, glossy type, rock, gem, and mineral magazine.
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| The six co-authors, who are District 11 students in Colorado Springs, are getting ready to each receive citations from the Superintendent of School District 11 for their work on the magazine article. Steven Veatch, Pebble Pup leader, is seen in the background. Photo by J. Gordillio. |
The District 11 board room was filled with parents and grandparents taking pictures of the junior members of the CSMS during the presentation of citations from the superintendent. A reception was later held where Steven Veatch, leader of the CSMS Pebble Pup and Junior program, presented the students with their RMFMS and AFMS plaques. The students honored by the Superintendent of School District 11 were: Krystal Arnold, Victoria Arnold, Victor Gordillo, Kyle Helmick, Cameron Jesse, and Kurt Lahmers.
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| The six co-authors, who are District 11 students in Colorado Springs, are getting ready to each receive citations from the Superintendent of School District 11 for their work on the magazine article. Steven Veatch, Pebble Pup leader, is seen in the background. Photo by J. Gordillio. |
Several of these students continue to work with Steven Veatch and are writing original research papers that will be published in a literary magazine for teens. Victor Gordillo recently had one of his articles on a petrified tree cone published in a local newspaper. The members of the RMFMS and the AFMS are very proud of the accomplishments of these students.
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