Hello Cougar Families and Happy Sunday,
20 years ago this week, Tammy Dufford began her career at Evergreen High School. On the last day of this month, it will conclude. Tammy Dufford will retire leaving a legacy few have in the history of this institution. Her contribution as a Campus Supervisor to our school community and to Jeffco Schools is simply unmatched, and she will be deeply missed. We wish her well in her next chapter spending as much time with her grandson (and granddaughter due this Spring) as she wants. Save the date for February 1st, for we are planning a retirement celebration for the ages, open to all community.
Investment Club
The Evergreen High School Investment Club is built around a real-world opportunity involving managing the EHS Education Foundation endowment asset portfolio. Members will build to a presentation of macroeconomic, industry, and company factors underlying investment recommendations to the Foundation's Board of Directors.
Investment Club meetings are expected to start in January and finish in April. Prospective Investment Club members must:
- Be in 11th or 12th grade;
- Have completed one Business or Economics class; and
- Prepare a short initial investment analysis
For the 2020-21 school year, students must take the Principles of Finance elective to participate in the Investment Club.
To take advantage of this exciting opportunity, students must complete the application form linked below by Friday, January 17. This form is also available on the Investment Club page on the EHS Business website.
EnrollJeffco
Jeffco Public Schools asks to have all Jeffco families use EnrollJeffco to indicate where students will attend school for the 2020 - 2021 school year, and EnrollJeffco is the tool to use to apply for choice enrollment as well. Make sure your Jeffco Connect contact information is up to date.
Round one of enrollment will close this Wednesday, January 15! Click HERE to get started.
Innovation Fund Voting
The Voting for Innovation Fund Finalists is open now and will close on January 17th. Twenty-nine projects, including one submitted by one of our students and Mr. Olyowski, have been selected as finalists for the Innovation Fund! Get your vote in!
Jeffco students and staff can vote using
THIS LINK.
Make Your Voice Heard Survey
The Make Your Voice Heard (MYVH) student survey will be administered online to all students in grades 2 - 12 Monday, 1/13 through Friday, 2/7. This year MYVH is required for all Jeffco Public schools. Please click HERE to view a letter describing the process.
Wish Week 2020
WISH WEEK IS COMING!! This year we will again be sponsoring a child with the Make a Wish Foundation the week of January 27th through the 31st. Look for details in next week’s video announcements, messenger, and on the family calendar. There will be numerous ways to get involved and help make a difference!
Leukemia and Lympoma Society
Hello Evergreen High School students, staff and parents,
My name is Connor Culligan and I am a sophomore at Evergreen High School. I have been nominated for the Student of the Year program for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I am the first student from Evergreen High School to have this honor. This program is a 7 week campaign which runs from January 9, 2020 to February 28, 2020 during which time I try to raise as much awareness and fundraising for blood cancer research, treatment protocol and patient support as possible.
I am participating in memory of both of my grandfathers who died from Acute Myeloid Leukemia in the year before I was born. Grandpa Murray, my Mom's father, died when she was 9 months pregnant with me and she was on bed rest in San Francisco. My Mom was not allowed to travel so she never had the chance to say her goodbyes in person. Grandpa David, my father's Dad, also died suddenly of AML that year. So, I never had the chance to know my grandfathers personally and I have felt that void in my life greatly.
Now 16 years later, I am doing my best to make a personal impact and to support other families who are navigating the heartbreaking loss and hardship caused by blood cancer. I do not want others to feel the way that my family has felt. My focus is to spread the LLS mission to create a world without leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma and other blood cancers.
I would love support from our Evergreen community. Thank you!
Counselors' Corner
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The "Sophomore Slump"
The Counseling Department would like to share two great articles that give some insight into why sophomore students may be falling into "a slump" and how to recover from these feelings.
US News Article
InGenius Article
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Credit Advancement
JVA will once again be offering some limited credit advancement classes this summer. Credit advancement allows students to take additional courses that they may need in order to graduate. Students must be classified as a sophomore or higher in order to apply. The application link can be found in our weekly messenger or accessed via the JVA website.
JVA Credit Advancement and Application.pdf
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Jeffco students graduating in and after 2021 must meet or exceed the new graduation requirements:
- accumulate a minimum of 23 credits in required courses
AND
- demonstrate their knowledge in English and math to show they are ready to pursue a career after high school
- Watch this VIDEO or visit the Jeffco Public Schools website for more information.
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Warren Tech Open House – January 23, 2020, 5:00 – 8:00 PM
Warren Tech is a springboard to a competitive edge in college readiness and career opportunities. They offer thirty innovative programs - including Culinary, Medical Assisting, and Graphic Design. If you are interested in attending Warren Tech next year, you will want to attend this informative event.
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Warren Tech Priority Application Deadline – February 13, 2020:
· 2020-2021 WT Application is open and students can apply!
· Students returning to a DIFFERENT Warren Tech program SHOULD use the online application
· Students returning to the SAME Warren Tech program SHOULD NOT use the online application – there is a separate pre-registration procedure for returning students that is done “in-house”
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Warren Tech Program updates and changes for 2020-2021:
· Business Administration – NEW program at Warren Tech North starting fall 2020
· Building Trades is moving to Warren Tech Central starting fall 2020
· Emergency Dispatch – One-semester program beginning fall 2020. This one-semester course will be offered both 1st and 2nd semester, and comes with 1.5 elective credit, NO English credit.
· Reminder: Emergency Dispatch and Emergency Medical Services are now located on the Warren Tech Central Campus
· New to Culinary Arts this year is ProStart 3 curriculum which is sanctioned by the Nat’l Restaurant Association (WT is the first high school in the nation to offer)
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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
PTSA will be hosting a workshop for students during advise this Wednesday, January 15th, in the EHS Auditorium. This workshop will be discussing healthy relationships and how to how to navigate relationships that are not so healthy.
See details below.
Please visit this link to join PTSA.
Athletics and Activities
Cole Shymanski's First GS Run of the Year
Ticket Booklets: Remember that there are discounted ticket booklets available for purchase in the EHS Financial Office. ($55 for 10 tickets) Regular adult entry to Jeffco athletic competitions is $6 at the door. Purchasing the ticket books saves a few dollars as well as eases the entry process at the games.
Weekly Eligibility: The weekly reports will start again on Friday.
Upcoming Varsity Events:
1/14 Tues - Boys Basketball @ Holy Family
1/15 Wed - Boys Basketball vs Littleton, 7pm @ EHS
1/15 Wed - Girls Basketball @ Littleton
1/16 Thur - Wrestling @ Littleton
1/17 Fri - Girls and Boys Basketball Double Header @ Ralston Valley
1/17 Fri - Alpine Ski @ Loveland
1/17 Fri & 1/18 Sat - Swim and Dive @ Meyers Pool
1/18 Sat - Wrestling @ Rock Canyon
Results: Congratulations to all our Winter Athletes - everyone competed this week! For the latest EHS scores and information on our winter sports teams follow this link. Evergreen Team results available here.