Hello Cougar Families and Happy Sunday,
For the 2nd consecutive year, EHS wins 1st place at the Stock Market Challenge! Let’s go Cougs! This is an unbelievable event. Hundreds of kids, dozens of schools, FIERCE competition.... Mr Harrison and Mr Newkirk take home the hardware! We’re so proud!
What a fantastic week in the EHS theater! "The Diviners" was breathtaking. The acting, stage crew, set design... from beginning to end, it was impressive. Thank you to our Director, Mr. Ogle, and Assistant Director, Ms. Carpenter, and our amazing students for creating such a special experience for our community!
TWITTER- @EHS_Cougars , INSTAGRAM- @ehs__cougars AND ON FACEBOOK!
We hope everybody had a wonderful weekend,
Brandon Brekke and EHS School Leadership
EHS Improv Show
The Fall EHS improv comedy show is here! Want some cheap laughs? Tickets for the world famous, well maybe Evergreen famous, show are only $5 at the door for the Friday Nov 15th 7pm show. Don’t miss out! It’s one night only!
NHS
This month's National Honor Society meeting will be on Monday, November 11. In honor of Veteran's Day, we will asking for donations for the Soldier Box Project. Members are asked to bring items totaling at least $3. Suggested items are listed below. If your student is not a member of NHS but would like to make a donation, please bring items to Mrs. Oren's room G306. Thank you for your support.
Soldier Box Project
Suggested Donation Items:
Travel sized toiletries
Combs and brushes
Razors
Lip balm
Toothpaste/toothbrushes
Personal hygiene wipes
Feminine products
Playing cards
Caps, gloves, socks (sand colored or camo yarn)
Heat packs for hands and feet
Spring Musical Auditions
Interested in being a part of the spring musical, "Curtains"? Come learn more about auditions during advise this Wednesday, November 13th at 8am in the auditorium. Please see Ms. Carpenter or Mr. Ogle if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!
Congratulations, you made it to your senior year! The Yearbook staff wants your senior picture.
The deadline for senior pictures is Friday November 22, 2019. This is a hard deadline. Here is the link to upload your picture, (this is the preferred method): https://images.jostens.com/upload.jsp
The link is live on my website under the Yearbook tab OR email them to [email protected]
For your photo to be used in the book, please be sure:
- The image is at least a 4 x 5 jpg between 200 and 300 dpi.
- The image must be titled with the student’s name – Last name, First name
We will use this to double check spelling.
You can get current information about the yearbook all year long at my webpage via EHS website/Staff/ English/Amy Graham. Click on the yearbook tab.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions! For the quickest response, please choose email over voicemail.
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Calling all Cougars!!
Do you have an interesting hobby or sport that isn't school related? Do you dance? Fly fish? Hunt? Rock climb? Sail? Surf? Ride horses?
Whatever it is, we want you in the yearbook! Send your pictures to Mrs. Graham, [email protected], or directly upload to the Jostens' site, (see Mrs. Graham’s website).
Also, don’t forget to purchase your 2020 yearbook! Contact our financial secretary, Mrs. Stephens to make sure you don’t miss out!
Counselors' Corner
Junior Parent Night
Junior Parent Night is this Monday, November 11th. It will begin at 6pm in the Auditorium. Please join the EHS counselors to learn more about college planning. We will cover everything from the college search process to applying to college. After an overview presentation the following break-out sessions will be offered:
The College Admission Process
Paying for College
Understanding the Common Application
Understanding the SAT
The Opportunities and Benefits of 2 year colleges vs. 4 year colleges.
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6 Week Grading Period
The second 6 week grading window closed last Wednesday, November 6th.
Progress reports will be available to students and parents on Infinite Campus November 11th.
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Sophomores
Sophomore counselors have been in Study Hall classes this week working on the second career lesson with their students on Naviance. If you want to see their progress, have your student sign in and see what they are doing!
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Parent Resources on Hot Topics
- What Phones Do To Teen Brains (And What Teens Wanted to Know About That)
- Teen Vaping Prevention Workshop - Hosted by Lakewood High School on November 7th and at Everitt Middle School on November 13th. RSVP's are being requested, as a light dinner is being provided.
- Start the Conversation - A Workshop for parents on how to talk to teens about vaping
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Reducing anxiety in teens:
Leanin1220 and Robbie's Hope present "LET'S GET REEL!".
The"Let's Get REEL!" film series kicks off the evening with live music from local group Orange Mountain with tasty snacks and beverages. You'll then view the critically-acclaimed documentary Angst which you can only see at an official showing. You'll then learn a basic meditation technique to calm the nervous system and finally engage with a panel of teens and mental health professionals to understand just how common anxiety is and to learn solutions and ask questions about reducing your own anxiety. Event is free but donations of $5 for teens and $10 for adults are welcome. Donations benefit Lean in 1220 and Robbie’s Hope.
Date: This Friday, November 15th, Evergreen Firehouse, 6-9pm
Sincerely
EHS Counseling
Free Confidential Counseling
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 12-20
IN THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES
WEST OF DENVER, COLORADO
Individual Counseling and Group Counseling
Services Provided by Licensed Therapists
www.resilience1220.org
EHS-PTSA November & December Appreciation Sign Up Events
Families,
We have two upcoming appreciation events - Support Staff Appreciation Day and our Holiday Gift Card Drive.
Wednesday, November 20th is National Education Support Professionals Day. This day we thank the professionals who support our students both in and out of the classroom. EHS has 28 Education Support Professionals including our secretaries, aides, counselors, assistants, security team, food services, and facilities team. Please use the link below to sign up for a brunch item to show our EHS support staff how much we appreciate them! Brunch items can be dropped off at the front desk before 1st period on 11/20.
Wednesday, December 18th is our annual gift card drive. Our goal is to collect one $25 gift card (merchant of your choice) for every EHS faculty and staff member. This year we have 90 faculty and staff at EHS to celebrate. Gift cards can be addressed to Carly and dropped off at the front desk anytime before Friday 12/13. Please use the link below for additional information and to sign up. Thank you for your support!
Please visit this link to join PTSA.
Athletics and Activities
Fall Sports Weekly Highlight (in alphabetical order)
Gymnastics
Varsity took 5th place at Regionals!
JV Gymnastics placed 2nd (out of 10 teams) at Leagues!
Also a couple of JV individual results:
Carsen Burns - 1st Place All Around
Roxy Sanford - 4th Place All Around
Mountain Bike
The Evergreen Mountain Bike Team wrapped up its 2019 season on October 19 and 20 in Durango. The team had 21 racers at State, with everyone "leaving it all on the dirt!"
Robbie Day concluded a stellar year by finishing 15 seconds behind his arch nemesis to take 2nd place for Varsity Boys.
Julia Wordley, in her first year EVER racing mountain bikes, finished a very respectable 15th.
Ben Leifer finished in 19th for Freshmen Boys, rounding out our top twenty finishers.
As a team, we finished in 9th Place in the super competitive Division 1 at State, which, considering that many of the teams in the division fielded much larger teams, is very respectable.
For the regular season, we finished in 3rd overall in Division 1, South Conference, which is a huge accomplishment!
The team was also the NICA Team of the Month in Mountain Bike Action magazine, which is a huge honor!
We also volunteered with Jeffco Open Space to repair a long section of the turnpike across the meadow at Alderfer/Three Sisters, and we also had the largest registration for the team EVER, with 72 riders signed up to ride and approximately 50 racing during the regular season.
For our 10th season, is was truly a banner year! Ride on, Cougars!
-Coach Booth
Softball
The senior loaded Evergreen softball team entered the 2019 season with big goals and a lot of hype following their State qualifying season in 2018. Joining this veteran squad was a skilled group of underclassmen eager to earn their spots. While they got off to a slow start in the winning column, battling multiple injuries and dropping several close games, the team refused to quit. They banded together and changed the trajectory of their season – working diligently to improve not only their physical skills, but their trust and belief in one another. Their persistence soon paid off as they first knocked off mountain rival Conifer 16-0 and subsequently began conference play 4-0, including a memorable home win over the #1 ranked team in CO, Golden – two pivotal mid-season moments!
The team later earned their bid into post-season play and advanced out of Region 8 with statement wins over Falcon (11-0) and Mountain View (10-4). One week later the team entered the State Tournament as underdogs to the #1 seeded Golden Demons, knowing they were beatable and that they were 1 of 2 teams to complete that task this season. For 9 innings they battled - with confidence, heart, and desire – moving runs across the plate and making phenomenal defensive plays behind the Vermuelen sister pitcher-catcher duo who handled a dangerous Demons lineup with confidence and poise. Despite an amazing effort, the team came up 1 run short, losing 4-3 on a line drive down the 3rd base line in the bottom of the 9th inning – finishing their season 13-13-1.
While, Friday, October 25, 2019 marked the end of an era for 9 talented, and extremely special, Cougar Softball players (Elizabeth Vermeulen, Kathryn Vermeulen, Lucca Shields, Sidney Lawless, Charlotte Nuccio, Paige Richmond, Lauren Brandt, Aspen Grady, and Analee Zimmerer) they leave a lasting impression of love, trust, and respect on this program. Farewell Seniors & Thank You for all you have given to Evergreen Softball! Underclassmen, it’s your turn to take the wheel and continue the tradition of what it means to be a COUGAR!
Upcoming Events:
Fall Sports are wrapping up and we are gearing up for our first winter sports practices and competitions.
As of this messenger’s publication, we are awaiting the results of our volleyball team in their regional competition at Palmer Ridge H.S. this weekend. If the volleyball team advances at regionals, they will be at the Volleyball State Championships set for November 14-16 at the Denver Coliseum. Our Poms team is at regional competition this weekend at the National Western Complex and our Gymnastics team is competing at State this weekend at Thornton H.S. Results will be posted in the 11/17 messenger.
For details on Fall sports results:
CHSAA website - Fall Sports
Max Preps website - Evergreen
Interested in EHS Winter Sports? NOW is the time to Register!!
Follow this link: Athletic Registration
Visit the team websites and contact coaches for information on parent meetings or practices.
EHS Athletic Registration is currently OPEN for Nordic Ski Team, Wrestling, Girls’ Swim & Dive, Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball (Alpine Ski team is full & registration is closed). Registration for Winter Sports closes on Monday. Please make sure that you are registered if you plan to practice the following Monday.
Requirements necessary prior to tryouts:
- Jeffco ID #
- EHS online Athletic Registration submitted and “cleared”
(Winter registration window = Oct 21st - Nov 11th)
- current physical must be on file
- active planetHS student account
- $175 Jeffco Athletic Fee paid on Jeffco Connect (due prior to competition)
- Note that additional Booster Fees may be requested
First day of Winter Sports: Basketball, Girls Swim/Dive, and Wrestling = Nov 18th (Ski Teams = Nov 5th)
NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT SIGNING DAY - November 13th, 2019 – Students who plan to sign with a college or university as an athlete should notify Mr. Ramaker or Kristen Krupka this week. We would love to include you in our National Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony on the morning of the 13th, 8-9am, during advise in the EHS Auditorium.