Hello Cougar Families and Happy Sunday,

Your input and feedback as our school community is so vitally important as part of our continuous efforts to provide excellence in education. Below you will find a link for the annual Family and School Partnership survey, an excellent opportunity for providing input on a range of issues that impact your child on a daily basis; from school climate and culture to parent relations and communication, this survey provides Evergreen High School with incredibly valuable data to inform and inspire our work here. 

Please consider taking a few minutes out of your day before 12/14 to complete the survey. 

Thank you, and have a wonderful weekend!

Brandon Brekke and EHS School Leadership

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Family-School Partnership survey

The Family-School Partnership (FSP) survey is currently open!  This survey offers an opportunity for parents to provide feedback on our schools’ communication, collaboration, and support for student learning. It closes next Friday, December 14.  The survey was sent directly to all families via SchoolMessenger by Communication Services.  Click HERE to be taken to the survey now.  We would love to hear your feedback.  Let us know how we are doing!

School Start Time Task Force

The School Start Time Task Force has been meeting since last spring, analyzing the research around school start times and its effect on students, especially in middle and high school. The Task Force will be issuing a parent survey for all parents in Jeffco, beginning Friday, November 16 and ending Sunday, December 2.  The Task Force will then use this information to make recommendations to Dr. Glass and members of the Cabinet in January.  Check out the Jeffco School Start Time webpage for more information.

Hour of Code

Our students are changing the future with an Hour of Code!

We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly depend on understanding how technology works.

But only a tiny fraction of us are learning how technology works. Only 35% of all high schools teach computer science. EHS now offers a class, but we want everyone to know at least a little something about this important skill.

That’s why our school is joining in on the largest learning event in history: The Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week (December 3-9). More than 100 million students worldwide have already tried an Hour of Code. Our Hour of Code is making a statement that Evergreen High School is ready to teach these foundational 21st-century skills. To continue bringing programming activities to your students, we want to make our Hour of Code event available to most of our 9^th and 10^th grade students (and some other grades) through their science classes. This is a chance to change the future of education in Evergreen, Colorado.

See http://hourofcode.com/us for details, and help spread the word. 

Mr. Brooks,

Digital Teacher Librarian, EHS

Still thinking about summer travel?  It’s not too late to join Ms. Gordon in Greece.  THIS attachment discusses details.  The deadline is December 14.  See Ms. Gordon in E-307 if you have questions!

Parents of Freshmen: Preparing for final exams at the end of the semester can be a new and stressful experience for freshmen, so their Link Leaders are here to help! On December 13, Link Leaders, along with Senate and National Honor Society students, will host our annual Cocoa & Cram study session in the EHS library from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. Specific study strategies and expert help will be available for core subjects, including AP and Honors levels. All freshmen are welcome at this free event, and hot cocoa and light snacks will be provided.

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Winter Finals Schedule

The Winter Finals Schedule is now available.  Refer to the family calendar on our website for details.  You can click on any of the daily schedules for a link to the schedule for the week as well.

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Girls Lead the Way Leadership Conference

Join EHS Key Club on December 14th at 7pm in the EHS Auditorium for a screening of Bending the Arc! Bending the Arc is a documentary about a team of young people—Paul Farmer, Jim Yong Kim, Ophelia Dahl—whose charitable medical work, 30 years ago, ignited a global health movement. Their goal was simple but daring: to make high quality health care available to everyone, even in the world’s poorest countries. Fighting entrenched diseases, political and bureaucratic machinery, and the existing charity and medical establishments, these crusaders took their fight from the village to the world stage, to ensure that health care is a right for all, and that geography should not determine destiny.

      Bending the Arc chronicles their journey as they started Partners in Health, an organization the works to bring modern medicine to under-served communities across the globe. $5 donation is suggested; all money raised goes to Partners in Health.

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Yearbook

 - Important dates to remember for Yearbook

Tribute ads are due December 31, 2018 - 

These are pages that traditionally include baby pictures, alternate photos from your senior session, and words of congratulations and encouragement. You will find information on how to order tribute pages on Mrs. Graham’s website. This service is provided by Jostens and is done directly through their website.

 -  Hey EHS! Do you do something cool outside of school? Do you dance, rock climb, scuba dive, surf, play hockey, ride horses, or anything else that isn’t featured in the yearbook? If so, we want your pictures! You can send your pictures to Mrs. Graham at [email protected].

Senior quotes are due December 31, 2018

Don’t forget to add yearbook to your senior fees.

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Warren Tech and Jeffco Virtual Academy

• Warren Tech:  The application is open for the 2019-2020 school year. Priority deadline is early February. Current Sophomores and Juniors can apply. The application is located on their website under admissions. Admission is not first come first serve. It is based on credits earned towards graduation, attendance, GPA/current grades, standardized test scores and behavior records. Students can select a first and second choice. If you plan on riding the bus, you need to select the AM session. Please see an EHS counselor for more information. http://warrentech.jeffcopublicschools.org/

• Jeffco Virtual Academy:  JVA may open their enrollment for the Spring semester. Students can fill out a waitlist application now. http://jeffcovirtual.jeffcopublicschools.org/home

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 Leanin.team

All students can now book free, confidential Leanin Counseling Sessions directly on the website.  The website is LeanIn.team and you can book with a group of friends or by yourself. Click HERE to learn more about this opportunity and the group's mission to serve our community.

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Upcoming Parent Learning Opportunity

As an ongoing service to our GT community, the Jeffco Gifted and Talented department will be hosting a parent education night on Monday January 28th in the 5th Floor Board Room at the Jefferson County District Office. Please click here for further information.

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Check in with EHS PTSA any time! To get more information visit the EHS PTSA website HERE (also linked on the EHS homepage).

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Athletics

I want to thank each coach/advisor/sponsor/teacher, student, parent volunteer and supporter, our incredible boosters, facilities, Ms. Krupka, and everyone else that made our fall season a success!  We have engaged in some great work and will continue to refine our practices and approaches to ensure a positive culture and climate in our athletics and activities programming.  Excellence is defined in many ways, but the outward signs of excellence are clearly the smiles and laughter that we see on our students faces when they practice, compete, perform, and succeed in their individual and team endeavors.  I’m proud to be the athletic and activities director at EHS and I’m looking forward to a wonderful holiday and winter season.  Please know that my door is always open and I look forward to our continued collaboration.

GO COUGARS!!!
Christian Ramaker

General Announcements:

Winter Sports Payment:

Winter sports are up and running, and about to be at full steam, as we have our first contests this week/weekend.  We are asking that the district fee of $175.00 is paid in Jeffco Connect as soon as possible.  If you have any questions about payment, please contact EHS financial secretary, Ms. Patricia Stephens, at (303) 982-5102 or [email protected]

Ticket Books for Sale:

Come see us in the financial office if you are interested in saving a few dollars on general admission to Jeffco sporting contests.  We have 10-ticket booklets available in the office for $55.00.  Please contact EHS financial secretary, Ms. Patricia Stephens, at (303) 982-5102 or [email protected]

Open Coaching Positions:

Boys Swim Coach, Asst. Varsity Girls Lacrosse Coach, JV Girls Lacrosse Coach, Head Girls Golf Coach, Head Boys Golf Coach, Pole Vaulting Coach

Events:

Next Week’s Home Varsity Games:

Tues., 12/4- Boys Basketball vs. Holy Family- Gymnasium, 6:00 p.m.

Wed., 12/5- Girls Basketball vs. Arrupe Jesuit- Gymnasium, 7:00 p.m.

Thurs., 12/6- Wrestling vs. Standley Lake, Gymnasium, 7:00 p.m.

Fri., 12/7- Girls Swim & Dive vs. Arvada West, Wulf Pool, 4:00 p.m.

Fri., 12/7- Girls Basketball vs. Dakota Ridge, Gymnasium, 6:30 p.m.

Next Week’s Performing Arts Events:

The Madrigal Faire was on Saturday, 12/1.  The event had not occurred when authoring this messenger, so more details and kudos to come in next week’s messenger, after I attend and see the event in person.