The Bear Truth

Teachers Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
February 28, 2021
By Luxe Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief
It has been nearly a year since COVID-19 took over the world, shutting down schools, businesses, and society. We are all now very familiar with masks, social distancing, and terms such as "unprecedented" and "new normal." The health industry has finally made some headway after a year of developing the...
Striving for Snowball: StuCo’s Attempt at Normalcy
February 26, 2021
By Mallory Sale, Reporter
With COVID-19 impacting the majority of normal events in school, Palmer Ridge's Student Council is trying their best to give the student body as fun of a year as possible. There are usually two dances and the annual Make-A-Wish fundraiser during the second semester, so how will those be affected by...
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Lolley’s Ice Cream!
February 24, 2021
By Taylor Goss, Reporter
Photo taken by Taylor Goss In 2020, we realized the importance of supporting our local, small businesses here in Monument when COVID-19 hit. A new small business called Lolley's Ice Cream has recently come to Monument. Here is everything there is to know about our new ice cream shop! At the moment,...
The Contest Of The Keys
February 12, 2021
By Tanja Pohl, Reporter
Halfway through the school year, the winner of the annual Scholastic Art Awards have been announced and PRHS obviously has some talents up its sleeve! The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards are the nation's longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teenagers in grades...
The Curtain Opens Again!
February 4, 2021
By Tanja Pohl, Reporter
It has been a while since the Palmer Ridge community has seen their Drama Club perform one of their wonderful plays on the stage, which used to be so full of life! Starting in March 2020, the planned spring show called the "Radium Girls" as well as the annual fall musical was postponed. The annual...
Read the Bear Truth’s Print Issues Online!
April 10, 2020
If you missed out on our printed issues this past school year, not to worry! Here are the 2019-2020 issues of the Bear Truth. The Bear Truth, October 2019 Bear Truth Newspaper October 2019Download The Bear Truth, December 2019 Bear Truth Newspaper December 2019Download The Bear Truth,...

By Madissyn Moore, Reporter • May 10, 2021

The Boettcher is an extremely difficult and widely known scholarship that hundreds of Coloradan students apply to every year. According to the official website for the scholarship, the scholarship was started as a way for the Boettcher family to give back to Colorado....

Our Upcoming Principal: Dr Frank

By Luxe Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • May 5, 2021

With Dr Bramschreiber leaving, a new era is dawning on Palmer Ridge High School, headed by our new principal, Dr Adam Frank. Dr Frank hails from Miamisburg, Ohio and is moving to Monument to fill the position. Having gotten his doctorate in philosophy and...

Science Olympiad Grabs Awards at State Competition

By Luxe Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • April 28, 2021

Congratulations to our Science Olympiad team! Over the weekend, the results of the Science Olympiad State Competition, held on April 10th, were released. The PRHS team placed 6th in the overall competition, with Ethan Michon and Ben Carlander earning 3rd place...

PRHS Hurries Back to In-Person Learning Before Spring Break

By Luxe Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 24, 2021

Two days before spring break, Palmer Ridge returned to full in-person learning- no cohorts, no online days, no hybrid option. The original plan was for school to resume in-person learning for all grades in a graduated manner. Freshman and sophomores (which a conducted...

"Hope in the shadow of fear is the world

Review: Scythe

By Kaitlyn Ketchell, Reporter • May 14, 2021

Author: Neal Shusterman Synopsis: In a post-mortal society, humans no longer have to fear death by natural causes. But population growth has to be kept in control somehow,...

SEW Coalition Works to Mend Mental Health

By Amber Wright and Kaitlyn Ketchell • May 12, 2021

The Social Emotional Wellness (SEW) Coalition is a Tri-Lakes organization that works to have open conversations about mental health and improve the overall social and emotional...

Riley Jones Wins Boettcher Scholarship

By Madissyn Moore, Reporter • May 10, 2021

The Boettcher is an extremely difficult and widely known scholarship that hundreds of Coloradan students apply to every year. According to the official website for the scholarship,...

Recipe: Tomato Soup From Scratch

By Luxe Palmer, Co-Editor-in-Chief • March 6, 2021

If one thinks of winter, it quickly brings to mind the image of either drinking a hot cocoa, sitting by the fire, or eating warm soup after a long day playing in the snow....

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Starbucks

December 10, 2020

The end of the year is near, with disastrous 2020 getting left behind, and that means the jolly holiday season is fast approaching. The best part about this time? Starbucks,...

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