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The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle
The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle
The student publication of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado

The Arapahoe Pinnacle
Dalton Giesick

Dalton Giesick, Reporter

Dalton Giesick is the author of the three-time -Award -Winning book, Brotherly love and is an aspiring writer. Dalton is currently an ACC journalism and creative writing student.

All content by Dalton Giesick
Sudden Fiction book store. I

Sinners & Saints Bar & Lounge.

Wild+Blume.

Hours of operation.

Local shops and restaurants inside Ecclesia Market.

Sudden Fiction, local bookstore within Ecclesia Market excepts trades.

Connect to all the shops from anywhere.

Welcome to Ecclesia Market.

Ecclesia Market was formally a church, but now offers a unique dining and shopping experience. Located at 221 Perry Street.

Left to Right: Aditya, Jonathan , Melissa, Gabby. Caley Not Photoed.

Kevin Tilson Headshot

Meet your Castle Rock Alliance: Kevin Tilson

Dalton Giesick, Reporter
February 2, 2023
A postcard of the Cantril School's east facade, located at 312 Cantril Street., Castle Rock's Cantril. The two-story rhyolite structure has a bell tower and is made of this material. Double-hung windows with transom lights are present throughout the facility. The entrance is through the arched entry under the bell tower and is accessed via steps. On either side of the building are trees. It's colored up in the sky 1910-1930.

Cantril Elementary

Dalton Giesick, Reporter
January 27, 2023
Shelby O’Brien at the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens in Vail, Colorado

Faces of ACC: Shelby O’Brien

Dalton Giesick, Reporter
December 19, 2022
Attendees at the Holiday Fair were welcomed by screens of Christmas trees and a roaring fire. Taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

Photo Essay: Getting into the Spirit of the Season

Lilly Bisset, Dalton Giesick, Shelby O’Brien, and Leah Schreier
November 18, 2022
Booth belonging to Dawn Stratton, the Testing Center director at ACC. Her booth contained homemade gnomes, small painted stools, angels made of string and other hanging decorations. Stratton, who has been making crafts her whole life, described the process as “mental health therapy.” Image taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

Andrea Rector, owner of Rector Art Studio, had a display full of original acrylic paintings. The animated animals were “based on team mascots or animals I thought would be fun to paint… which are geared towards nurseries [and] children’s rooms,” said Rector. Image taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

The Trail’s End Candle Company booth at the Holiday Fair. Founded by Morgan Cummings, this company is homegrown in Parker, Colo. where Cummings creates hand poured, soy wax candles. Cummings originally started making her own candles because of her asthma. She said, “I was more sensitive to a lot of things with chemicals in them.” Image taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

Another booth at the fair was Mary & Martha, located in Golden, Colorado. Emerging 15 years ago out of Arkansas, was Executive Team Leader, Kela Lemer, who founded Mary & Martha. According to Lemer, “We sell everything from home decor, table products, kits, and Christmas products.” Image taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

Holiday fair attendees stopping at the study abroad booth. Image taken at ACC’s Holiday Fair on Nov. 3, 2022.

Cover image next to poem

A Page For Poetry Class

Dalton Giesick, Reporter/Writer
October 17, 2022
Faces of ACC: Kimber Daley

Faces of ACC: Kimber Daley

Dalton Giesick, Reporter
June 30, 2022
Image by Briana Tozour via Unsplash

Footprints From Heaven

Dalton Giesick, Contributing Writer
May 30, 2022
Grocery Hoarding and Missed Connections-#COVIDDiariesOfACC

Grocery Hoarding and Missed Connections-#COVIDDiariesOfACC

Dalton Giesick, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2020
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