{"id":1311052,"date":"2019-06-05T14:17:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T20:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=980067"},"modified":"2019-06-05T14:17:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T20:17:41","slug":"preschool-on-wheels-makes-its-final-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/preschool-on-wheels-makes-its-final-stop\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool on Wheels makes its final stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/POW-rct-060619-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/POW-rct-060619-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/POW-rct-060619-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.postindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/06\/POW-rct-060619-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Gus the Bus teachers Kim Gorsett and Elizabeth Russo with student Khitaiyah Ketzenberg.<\/strong><br \/><em>Aspen Community Foundation, Pre-School Graduation, May 30, 2019<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Garfield County\u2019s Preschool on Wheels program officially made its final stop earlier this year as the last class of graduates celebrated the hundreds of kids who\u2019s footsteps they followed over the years. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>41 children graduated at the program\u2019s final summer celebration on Thursday, May 30, but it was truly a celebration of all 593 children that have graduated from the program since 2012.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Summer Celebration is a way to wrap up the successful school year and honor the Gus and Sunshine students and teachers,\u201d said Tamara Tormohlen, executive director of Aspen Community Foundation, said in the press release. \u201cIt is a special time that brings together families \u2013 parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins \u2013 to recognize this important milestone for the students.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Created through a partnership with the Garfield County School District Re-2, Aspen Community Foundation\u2019s Preschool on Wheels program has served children and families of Rifle, Silt and New Castle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Originally established to fill the gap in access to early childhood education as an estimated 150 local students were not able to access preschool, since then numerous additional site-based preschool spaces have been created as program managers determined the need was no longer there.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/rifle\/preschool-on-wheels-makes-its-final-stop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Post Independent<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gus the Bus teachers Kim Gorsett and Elizabeth Russo with student Khitaiyah Ketzenberg.Aspen Community Foundation, Pre-School Graduation, May 30, 2019 Garfield County\u2019s Preschool on Wheels program officially made its final stop earlier this year as the last class of graduates celebrated the hundreds of kids who\u2019s footsteps they followed over the years. &nbsp; 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