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See What's New in the Art Galleries

Check out the current Theater Galleries above.
During the summer The Pikes Peak News will feature galleries that include photos from past productions. PPCC students in the Technical Theater program helped build many of the sets used in past Masquer performances. However, beginning this fall semester Technical Theater will no longer be offered to PPCC students.
Photos by Michael Stansbery

Please send photo submissions, reviews and articles to the pikespeaknews@ppcc.edu.
Over the Hill
Sparrows chirped in the pine trees. The cool summer breeze softly blew over the tops of the trees and sent leaves drifting down to the ground below. The white flowers blossoming from the dogwood swayed, touching petals with a lover-like caress. A white-haired woman sat on a rock, basking in the sun like a lizard. In the distance, wind chimes tinkled softly, and she listened with relish. It was a Saturday. It was her day...more
Desirae's First Experience with Death
It was in Desirae's first year working as a health care provider that she was faced with the most challenging part of her profession; experiencing death for the first time. She was working at Hildebrand Care Center in Canon City doing her daily duties--first of which were to get the vital signs on the list of required patients...more

Fixing that Flat
There comes a day in the life of many drivers when the unfortunate may occur, and one must know how to change a flat tire. Those who don’t already know how to handle a situation like this should take every opportunity possible to learn the necessary precautions and steps in order to turn a tire crisis into a no-sweat-situation...more
Rescue Me from This Shelter
Shattered fragments of beer bottle lay strewn across the concrete floor, a lonely light bulb swinging above it on a long cable from the ceiling. The bulb had been swinging for quite some time; in fact, every half hour the air conditioner would set it off again. This was the air conditioner that didn’t help ...more
A Bad Day
The smell of hay drifted up as one walked in the front door of the barn. Upstairs was a hay loft filled with loose hay. Old wooden beams stretched from one end to the other supporting the leaky roof. Ropes hung from a pulley in the center from which children once swung...more
Design by Design Photography The Pikes Peak News is a student-run newspaper sponsored by the Journalism department of Pikes Peak Community College. The opinions expressed in this newspaper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pikes Community College nor the Colorado Community College System.