03.31.19 SCHOOL MESSENGER

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Hello Cougar Families and Happy Sunday,

We wish all of you had a wonderful, restful and safe Spring Break. Our students and faculty (and parents too!) had certainly earned it. Let's keep our fingers crossed for some sunny weather!

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Spring Testing

Testing

APRIL 2 - 4:  During study halls and free periods, Sophomores and Juniors will be completing pre-administration activities to prepare for the PSAT 10 and SAT.  Our students who provide consent will also answer the student questionnaires. Students will fill out the Student Data Consent Form during the pre-administration. Information regarding this consent process was provided to you directly from the district. We have also included them in this Messenger (PSAT 9 Family Letter 2019; PSAT 10 Family Letter 2019; & SAT 11 Family Letter 2019) To be taken to the family calendar CLICK HERE . You will be able to view the daily schedule for these testing weeks.


APRIL 9:  All 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students will take the PSAT 9, PSAT 10, or the SAT beginning at 7:30 am.  Seniors will report to school at 8am in the auditorium for a graduation informational meeting.  Busses will run as usual and lunch will be available on a very limited basis. All students testing need #2 pencils, a calculator, and juniors need their school ID.


Students testing with ACCOMMODATIONS should plan on being at school longer than their grade level peers, and will likely miss the lunch period.  Please have your student speak to Mrs. Speers if they have specific questions.


APRIL 15 and 16:  Juniors CMAS Science (Please read this linked letter for important testing information.) Testing is scheduled on April 15 from 7:30-9:30 am and April 16 from 7:30-8:30 am. All students will have a modified 7 period schedule on both days. Please note that students who skip these tests or are called out as sick will be expected to make up testing and may be pulled out of class to complete testing. These types of absences are not considered to be a valid form of test refusal. Please contact Mr. Wooten, School Assessment Coordinator, with any questions: [email protected] or 303.982.5145.



Counselor's Corner

School Counselor


Changing the College Conversation from “Getting In” to “Fitting in”

April 15, 2019

6:30pm to 7:30pm

EHS Auditorium

The recent college admissions scandal has brought to light the frenzy that is going on around college admissions. As a society, we’ve bought into the idea that the more selective the college the better it must be, and in order to be set-up for success in life you’ve got to attend one of the "best" schools. Students feel relentless pressure to get high grades and stellar test scores while being a star athlete that does heroic community work. 

It’s time to change the conversation.

During this session we will discuss how the world of college admissions has changed, why it changed, and the need to stop focusing on selectivity and rankings and start thinking about finding colleges that are a fit. Come learn how to approach college planning from a perspective of growth and opportunity, rather than fear and scarcity. Discover how to find colleges where your student will feel comfortable being themselves, and yet will be challenged to learn and grow. 

All Evergreen parents and students welcome.

Presenters:

Jill Athenour is a private college counselor. She has 25+ years’ experience in the education field and has earned the designation of Certified Education Planner (CEP), achieving the profession's highest standard. Jill visits over a dozen campuses each year, attends national conferences, and participates in professional activities and organizations to keep up with college admissions trends. Jill has lived in Evergreen for 27 years and has two children, both of whom graduated from EHS.

Merrie Wrinn is a EHS school counselor with 7 years’ experience. Merrie has earned her MA in school counseling, NCC and LPC. Merrie attends yearly college admission professional development programs and is a member of the College Fairs of Greater Denver. As a school counselor one of her favorite responsibilities is supporting students in post-secondary planning.   


Jeffco Virtual Academy
 has opened registration for the 2019-20 school year.  

  • Already a part-time JVA student:
    • You don’t need to fill out a new application. You need to contact your JVA counselor.
  • Not currently a part-time JVA student:
    • You will need to apply via the application on JVA’s website www.jeffcovirtual.org. Click Admissions and New Student Enrollment.

Please see your EHS school counselor with further questions.

Career Lunches scheduled for the first week of April:

CAD - Computer Aided Design - Scott Hatfield - during A lunch

Tue, April 2

Registered Dietitian - Susie Speers during B lunch

Tue, April 2

All Nursing Careers during B lunch- Michelle Stone & Heather Thomford

Fri, April 5

 

COLLEGE DAY at EHS

is

Wednesday, April 17

*Dress in your favorite college gear* Arrive on time and get your favorite college logo/mascot painted on your face* play all the fun college trivia games

 

SENIORS!

Senior Scholarships:  Each year EHS proudly recognizes the outstanding academic achievements of our graduating seniors by collecting scholarship award offer letters. Both accepted and declined. The monetary total is presented at both Senior Academic Awards Ceremony and Graduation.

Please have your senior submit ALL scholarship award offer letters that come from a prospective school to Michelle Yeager no later than Monday, April 29, at 2:30pm. Please indicate clearly whether the offer is accepted or declined. Accepted scholarships will be printed in the Senior Academic Awards Program.  

Misc.

The College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Colorado Denver has created a summer camp for high school students plus recent graduates called Architecture in the City. The camp will run from June 3rd to the 14th. Students will get the opportunity to explore architecture and the related fields in the studio environment through drawing and model building. Students will visit local firms and have a final project that will be installed near the CU Denver campus.   Please visit the website with more information: http://cap.ucdenver.edu/archinthecity

Career Days for Girls in Transportation & Construction. This program is a week-long event to introduce high school girls to engineering careers in Transportation and Construction. The deadline to apply is April 5th. Contact www.ConstructionGirl.org for more information.

RYLA - A leadership training camp for any High School Sophomore or Junior sponsored by Rotary International.  All expense paid 5 day conference July 14-July 19 OR July 21-July 26 in Estes Park, CO.   Application deadline is April 15.  Apply www.rmryla.org.

SERVICE ACADEMY DAY in Colorado.  This day is a big event for rising seniors that wish to attend any military academy and later serve as an officer in the respective branch of the military. You’ll learn about the admissions process and nomination requirements. Service Academy Day is April 13th at 11 am at Denver South High School. Information can be found in front of College & Career.



Mental Illness Education Program





Jeffco Summer Learning Opportunities

In Jeffco, our summer school options are varied and structured to meet different needs at different locations; some are academic while others are enrichment-based. If you are interested in exploring the options, CLICK HERE for more information.



Seniors


We will be holding our auditions for performances at Graduation after we return from Spring Break.  If you are hoping to perform at either Graduation or Academic Awards Night, CLICK HERE for the application.  Forms should be returned to Mrs. Allen, in the office, by April 3rd.


Career Days for Girls

Career Days for Girls


Yearbook

Your in it!  Do you have it?  The due date to pre-order yearbooks has passed and we have placed our order based on those who had already paid.  We do have additional books as part of that estimate, but quantities may be limited.  If you are still hoping to get a 2018-2019 yearbook, we need your order as soon as possible.  Please order now, before supplies run out! Remember that all school fees need to be paid prior to receiving a yearbook.  Fee payment is available thru Jeffco Connect.



Leanin.team


leanin.team

 

LEANIN.TEAM is now offering a resiliency workshop for high school students on the 4th Thursday of every month.  The primary focus will be on cultivating resilience & self-compassion, students will be engaged in important discussions surrounding these topics and will develop skills to help them through high school, college and beyond! Sign up at http://leanin.team.  If unable to sign up, feel free to attend anyway. If you have any questions please contact Jen at [email protected].

Reminder: Leanin.team offers free individual and group counseling sessions for youth ages 12-20!




 

The EHS Weekly Messenger will be featuring information and updates from the Evergreen High School Education Foundation. The EHSEF has served our school community for over a decade now, and has been instrumental in funding much of the technology that currently exists at EHS. The mission of this group, however, extends beyond technology to include the support of teacher training and tools for classroom use. Some recent examples include:

• Sending two EHS faculty members to a premier education conference in March of 2019.
• Support of the technological and curricular needs of the new-look EHS Business Program.

Without the efforts of this group, EHS would simply not be as successful as we are. Please consider financially supporting the Evergreen High School Education Foundation by donating HERE.

The EHSEF will be seeking new board members for the 2019/2020 school year! If interested, please contact EHSF Board President Dan O’Neil at [email protected] or 303-332-8170.


 

PTA

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


Athletics & Activites 

Cougar Claw

Spring Athletes and Parents:

The Jeffco Athletic Fee is now payable on your student’s Jeffco Connect account. Please take care of this fee as soon as possible. 

A Message from your Athletic and Activities Director

Well, it’s been a busy time with the weather creating chaos in our athletics world.  Scheduling, rescheduling, plowing fields, re-plowing fields, and of course, rescheduling!!  On behalf of our athletic and activities department, we wish you all the best during spring break.  Have a restful, wonderful break and we are looking forward to coming back and having a warm and dry (fingers crossed) April and May.  I’m really looking forward to getting out to our different athletic competitions this spring!  GO COUGARS!

Christian Ramaker

Athletic and Activities Director

 

Big Fish Musical

We want to thank the entire cast, crew, orchestra, and parent volunteers for putting on a phenomenal musical production.  A special thanks to Ms. Carpenter, Mr. Ogle, and Mr. Cruse for leading this incredible work!  I was able to bring my wife and daughters last Saturday afternoon, and we were blown away by the level of professionalism and talent in a high school musical.  Truly, an amazing experience, and again shows how special our community is, and just another example showing the incredible talent and dedication of EHS students.  Congratulations!  You should all be very proud!

 

Team Websites

Each team manages their Team Websites.  You will find the most recent information there.  They are all linked to the EHS Athletic website, but here too are the links.

Baseball: https://www.ehscougarbaseball.com/

Girls Golf: http://2018ehsgirlsgolf.weebly.com/

Boys Lacrosse: http://ehslax.assn.la/

Girls Lacrosse: http://ehswlax.assn.la/

Girls Soccer: http://www.ehssoccer.net/

Boys Swim: https://ehsboysswimming.weebly.com/

Girls Tennis: https://ehscougarstennis.weebly.com/

Track: https://evergreenhighschooltrackandfield.weebly.com/

 

Results

EHS Boys Swim and Dive came in 2nd in their first competition on Sat 3/16.

Congratulations to 1st place finishers JC Appleton (100 free) and Ryan Dick (100 back)!

Our 200 free and 200 medley relay teams qualified for State, as well as Martin Schiewe (100 fly), Bhodi Yohn (100 fly), JC Appleton (100 free), and Nick Delany (200 IM, 100 breast, and 50 free). Great start to the season!  Next week: 4/6 Jeffco Relays @ Meyers Pool

Evergreen Girls Golf team placed 2nd in 4A competition at Jeffco Applewood tournament, Tuesday, March 19th. Golden High School narrowly beat out Evergreen by just 8 shots in the 4 person team total. (Golden – 379, Evergreen -  387, Littleton – 400) The players braved the cold temperatures of 40 degrees and frozen ground. Kate Lisle lead the Cougars with an 87, tied for low individual 4A honors with Haley Prey of Golden. Lainey Urbas shot 93, Riley Roberts 97, and Rachel Malpass rounded out the team with 110. Next week: 4/1 Grandview Invite, 4/3 @ Broadlands GC

 

EHS Girls Soccer – now have a record of 1 wins and 2 losses after 3 tough games this week. Hope to see a big crowd next week at the Mountain Cup at Conifer on Tuesday 4/2. Next week: 4/2 @ Conifer 6pm, 4/4 @ LMF vs Air Academy, and Home on Saturday vs The Classical Academy

 

Boys Lax – the weather has delivered some challenges for our well-travelled Lacrosse team. Chatfield, Fairview and Battle Mountain games have been played – and Thompson Valley and Vail Mountain to be played this week – all on the road. Looking forward to some home games the following week! Next week: 4/2 @ TVHS, 4/5 @ VMHS

 

Baseball has had weather related issues as well and has been busy travelling for the past 4 games.  Check their website for recent results. Next week: 4/2 @ HRHS

 

Please come out to support the Girls Lacrosse at Home on 4/1 at 4:30pm. They have been patiently waiting for this season opener! Next week: 4/1 vs Thompson Valley, 4/4 @ Trailblazer vs Chatfield, and 4/6 @ Pine Creek HS

 

Track and Girls Tennis have been busy this past week with three events each.  Result details are available on the their websites. Next week: Track 4/5 @ Jeffco and 4/6 @ EVHS, Tennis 4/5 vs Littleton

 

Announcements

Cheer Team 2019-2020

We are looking to form a cheerleading team!  We will build the team this spring and hope to have the team up and running for our fall sports season.  We are in need of support as we start this new team.  We are looking for a cheer coach, 8-12 cheerleaders, and booster support, mainly a booster president to start this work.  This is exciting news as we continue to grow our athletic programming here at EHS.  Please call AD, Christian Ramaker, at (303) 982-0489 or email at [email protected].

 

Open Coaching Positions

Cheerleading coach and boys golf coach


National Letter of Intent

The next and last letter of intent ceremony for the 2018-2019 school year will be on April 17th.  Please call or email Ms. Kristen Krupka, athletic and activities secretary, at (303) 982-5105 or [email protected] to notify us of your student athletes exciting news!

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