Hello Cougar Families,

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See below for some important announcements and information.

Brandon Brekke and EHS School Leadership

Please join us in College and Career for our upcoming college visits.  See below for the colleges that will be here this week.

Wednesday September 26^th:

                University of Missouri @ 11:30am

                John Brown University @ 12:30pm

 Thursday September 27^th:

                Nebraska Wesleyan University @ 8:30am

4.25 & ABOVE GOLD HONOR ROLL 
4.00 - 4.249 SILVER HONOR ROLL
3.75 - 3.99 BRONZE HONOR ROLL

academic letter:  4 or more ap/honor classes and maintain a 4.0 or higher

*8 term classes of ap/Honor of 4.0 or higher
*must have completed 2 terms with a final grade 4 or more ap/honor classes and maintain a 4.0 or higher 

October Count - October 3rd

Mark October 3 on your calendar – it’s October Count! The most important action you can take to support school funding is to make sure your student attends school that day. Much of public education funding from the State of Colorado is based on student count, and the official student count day this year is October 3.

The “count window” the state observes is September 26 - October 10, and the key student count day is Wednesday, October 3. Please help us ensure all our students are accurately counted by having your student in class that day! If your child must be absent on October 3 due to serious illness, call our attendance line, 303.982.5041to report the absence. Attendance during the “count window” will help counteract an absence on October 3, but it’s best to come to school that day.

Thank you for your support of Evergreen High School!

For many years, EHS has used the October National PSAT/NMSQT testing date to administer multiple tests.  EHS calls this day TEST FEST.  Students will be taking the 9^th, 10^th, and 11^th grade PSAT tests on Wed., Oct. 10.  All of these tests are used to identify college readiness, and we use the results in our academic counseling process to help determine proper academic placement in classes.  The National Merit Scholarship is awarded to a small amount of students every year to help them fund their college experience.  In fact, the PSAT is sometimes referred to as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT).  Three benefits of taking the PSAT are—

1. Since the junior year is the only year that students can qualify for the National Merit Scholarship, they might want to give it a practice shot during the sophomore year.
2. It helps students connect with colleges.
3. It better prepares students to take the SAT.

Test registration closed at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, September 21, 2018.  Students are considered registered when the OPTIONAL fee has been paid online through Jeffco Connect. 

Please take note that only students testing attend school on October 10.  Parents do not need to call the attendance line.  Buses will run on a normal schedule.

ON TEST DAY:

• Students need to arrive by 7:25 a.m. with a calculator and #2 pencils.
• Freshmen students will be done at approximately 10:45 a.m.Sophomores and juniors will finish at approximately 11:30 a.m.(Students with accommodations will finish at various times.)

As a reminder, all students will take a free PSAT or SAT in the spring as part of our state mandated testing.

Youth Farm Stand

The Employability Skills class started the Youth Farm Stand (previously the Farmers Market) in August.  We are set up near the front entrance of Evergreen High School every Friday afternoon by 2:00 pm and go until 5:00 pm. We will have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to offer each week through October. Organic pears and Gala apples will be available for a limited time. We also have a large variety of fruit and vegetables each week.  The students are working hard on life skills and would love for you to stop by and say hi! 

REGISTRATION IS OPEN NOW – DEADLINE IS SEPT. 26^TH

Raise Your School IQ! Come to Jeffco U!

Here’s a chance for the community to get an inside look at how Jeffco Public Schools works. This conference-style event offers sessions on:

• School Safety Planning
• How Facility Use Supports Education
• What We Teach & Why
• School Funding 101
• What We Learn From Testing and more!

All are welcome to attend this FREE event. Space is limited, registration due September 26. Breakfast and lunch catered by Jeffco Food Services. Click here for more information.

Interested in participating in a Winter Sport? Each team has information linked on the EHS website.  Check out their individual websites for details and coach contact info. The Jeffco Athletic Registration will be “open”  on October 15^th. Keep in mind that every athlete must have a current physical on file in order to participate and to complete the registration.

Upcoming Varsity events:

Good luck to our Mountain Bike team at their next competition on Sunday 9/23 in Buena Vista!