Weekly Newsletter

2024-2025 Jaguar Tracks Issues

8/9/2024

November 2023

11/7/2023

November 3, 2023

Winter Weather Reminders
Finals Schedule
Finals Care Packages
DEF Annual Appeal
8th Grade Parent Meeting
Teacher Appreciation Corner
Jags School Store
Social Emotional Wellness
Dazzling Jags
Awards
Upcoming Activities and Events
Our Sponsors
Social Media

Jaguar Tracks is a monthly publication of the D'Evelyn Education Foundation!
Please keep an eye out for our newsletter on the first Friday of each month.

Winter Weather Reminders
By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal

Given the recent weather in the Denver metro area, it is important that D’Evelyn students, teachers, staff, and families understand our protocols in response to adverse weather conditions. There are three basic modifications that D’Evelyn may follow in the event of inclement weather:

15-minute delayed schedule (rarely used)
2-hour delayed schedule (along with Jeffco Schools)
School cancellation (along with Jeffco Schools)

D’Evelyn follows Jeffco Public Schools decision-making regarding 2-hour delays and school cancellations in weather-related incidents. Jeffco Schools communicates decisions on these cancellations via their School Messenger system to families/staff, their website, and their official social media platforms. Additionally, local media stations like CBS4, Denver 7, and 9News (among others) work to broadcast this information to the community.

In the past few days, we have received questions from our community members regarding where D’Evelyn fits in the district decision-making. D’Evelyn does and will continue to follow all district decisions on school delays and cancellations.

In addition to the district decisions on 2-hour delay and school cancellation, D’Evelyn maintains its own 15-minute delay protocol. This is decided by the D’Evelyn administration, generally around 8:00 am, on days with inclement weather when the district is on a regular start. The purpose of the 15-minute delay is to help provide relief in the case that a large number of students are running late due to weather conditions. We do not announce this delay publicly, but do share the information with students and teachers in the building.

In the event of inclement weather, our school district personnel have a thorough and thoughtful process for making a determination about whether school should be delayed or cancelled, or whether we should follow a regular start. These important decisions are made in consideration of over 80,000 students and their families across the broad geographic area of Jefferson County.

As Coloradoans, we are familiar with quickly changing weather conditions and significant snow storms throughout the fall, winter, and spring. It is important that you make sure your children have the proper clothing for winter weather - coats, gloves, hats. Planning ahead to make sure everyone has time to clean off their car, and extra time to drive carefully to school, will help us to keep everyone safe.

Final Exam Schedule
By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal

The Final Exam Days for the first semester will be December 18th and 19th. The bell schedule for these two days are as follows:

Monday, December 18th		Tuesday, December 19th
8:15 - 9:40	1st Period	8:15 - 9:40	4th Period
9:50 - 11:15	2nd Period	9:50 - 11:15	5th Period
11:25 - 12:50	3rd Period	11:25 - 12:50	6th Period

There will be no lunch period during the Final Exam days, so students are encouraged to have snacks available during passing periods and as appropriate once testing is complete in a class period. Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria from 7:30 - 8:10 am on both days of Final Exams.

We do not offer early Finals Exams. In the event that a student leaves early for vacation or is sick and misses Final Exams, make-up exams may be scheduled with the teacher(s) and will be taken after Winter Break.

Winter Break for students begins at the conclusion of the final exams on Tuesday, December 19th at 12:50 p.m. The Spring semester will begin for students on Thursday, January 4, 2024.

Finals Care Packages
By: Megan Kim

Volunteers Needed!
Finals Care Package time is here again! We need volunteers to help stuff the bags on December 15th from 1:15 to 3:15. Please use this link to sign up and invite your friends too!

Still need to buy a finals care package?
You can still buy care packages on the Jeffco fees website (OPT-24 Finals Pkg Allergy Kind) or call the D'Evelyn financial secretary to purchase over the phone: 303-982-5129. The cost is $25 and covers both semesters. All treats are nut, dairy, and gluten free! Please have your order in by November 17th.

DEF Annual Appeal
By: Kara Pharris & Cindy Perlman, D’Evelyn Education Foundation Managers

Let’s keep it going!

In case you haven’t heard, D’Evelyn is the #1 high school in Colorado as ranked by U.S. News! We have won the John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award, we are a Platinum Honoree of the College Board AP Honor Roll and our students have the highest average SAT scores in the state, 1284—a distinction held for 22 consecutive years! And let’s not forget the numerous titles our talented athletes and performers are racking up already this year! Let’s go Jags!
Our students, teachers, coaches and our school owe much of this success to your support. Thank you! We are asking for your support again this year with this appeal for donations.

A donation of any amount is welcome, whether it’s $5 or much more!
Donate Here: Square Donation Link

To see what’s included in the sweepstakes prize, visit Fundraising Events.

The D'Evelyn Education Foundation (DEF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose goal is to provide the financial support necessary to fill the gaps left by district dollars and maintain D'Evelyn's academic, athletic, performing arts, social and scholarship programs. We raise funds primarily through the DASH fun run, the dinner auction and this annual appeal. 100% of the money raised goes directly to the school to help ensure that D'Evelyn can continue to provide an education unequaled by other public institutions.

Please consider making a donation no matter the amount for your student, and if possible, another student in our community. To see how your donation dollars are used and to learn more about how the foundation works, visit How DEF Works

8th Grade Parent Meeting
By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal

We will be having the 8th Grade Parent Meeting in the auditorium on Wednesday, November 15 from 7-8 pm. This presentation is for all current D’Evelyn 8th grade families: those that were planning on continuing their child at D’Evelyn, those that are on the fence, and those that are planning on sending their child to another school.

At this meeting we will be presenting information that will help parents get a better idea as to what D’Evelyn has to offer students in high school, and why we think our program leads to better long-term success. Jefferson County Public Schools will be opening their enrollment window for the 24-25 school year in December, and we want to make sure that our parents are fully informed before making such a critical decision.

Every year, in the first couple months of school, we have parents of ninth graders that have left D’Evelyn call us to ask if they could transfer their child back to D’Evelyn. They tell us that the school they transferred to isn’t meeting their and their child’s expectations. Regretfully, we have to explain that we are unable to accept transfers. Additionally, we inform those families that since we don’t accept students in 10th grade, we have no way of re-enrolling them in the D’Evelyn program in the future.

We earnestly request that you attend our one hour meeting, so that you can better prepare yourself for the life changing decision of where to send your child for high school next year.

Sincerely,

The D’Evelyn Administration

Teacher Appreciation Corner
By Sarah McBride

Adopt A Teachers’ Treats Day
DEF is doing something special for the teachers each month and we have asked families to help with this venture. This month the Goman family helped show the teachers and staff how much we appreciate them with a special Halloween treat.

We have had an amazing response and every month is adopted! If you are interested in helping in some way but were not able to adopt a month there is a place on the sign up and provide your name so I can reach out to you.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-adopt

Holiday Season is coming and WE NEED YOUR HELP!
DEF is starting to prepare for the holiday season by collecting gifts and treats for the teachers and staff. Please help us by going to the wishlist below or by donating $10-$20 gift cards for the staff (you can do this by dropping the gift cards off to the office in an envelope with Teacher Appreciation written on it). When checking out on Amazon please select to send the item to Sarah McBride so she can collect all the items to package for the Teachers.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UGNA3B4544MN?ref_=wl_share

If you have a talent for making unique wreaths and would like to help with a special project for the holidays please reach out to [email protected].

Thank you again D'Evelyn Community for all your help so far showing our teachers and staff how much we appreciate all they do for our students!

New at the School Store—Stickers!
Come see new stickers and car decals at the school store. $3! The school store is open during lunch hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Social Emotional Wellness
By: Cindi Samorajczyk-Lyon, SEL Counselor

Change (verb) – make or become different; give up (something) in exchange for
something else.

Change can be scary. There can be a multitude of factors that hold us back from giving
ourselves the permission to prioritize ourselves and the things we want for our lives. Are
you willing to make a change? To give yourself the chance to let go of who you are to
become – who you wish to be? If so, one step in that direction is to establish some new
habits.

Click here for Building Better Habits Worksheet

You become more resilient as you encounter and master any situation. Whenever you
have doubts, and you will, remember that you have everything you need to take care of
your emotional well-being.

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” - Lao Tzu

D'Evelyn Marching Band Wins 3A State Title!
Congratulations to the 2023 Marching Band for bringing home the State Championship in class 3A last night down in Pueblo. Six of the seven judges ranked D’Evelyn in first place as the students ran away with the competition. Please join us in celebrating the students’ dedication to excellence, perseverance, and teamwork. Up next for the Instrumental Music Department...performing in the New Years Day Parade & Festival in London!

First Ever Jags Single Tennis State Champion!
Congratulations to Boys Tennis #1 SIngles Aswaanth Karuppasamy for winning the Individual State Championship! He won all of his matches throughout the 3 day tournament, and dominated the final round, winning 6-1, 6-1 to take home the State Championship. This is our first Boys Singles Championship in school history! Visit the CHSSA website for the full story! (Photo by: Dylan Weaver/CSU-Pueblo)

If you would like to share about your Dazzling Jags' athletics, activities or accolades either at D'Evelyn or outside of school, please send a description and photo to: [email protected].

Athlete of the Month
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winners for the month of October. The winners were chosen by their coaches based on their leadership qualities, work ethic, and other traits that represent what D’Evelyn wants to see in all of their Student-Athletes. They were chosen out of all the Student-Athletes at D’Evelyn.

Sabrea Schulte - 11th Grade
“DHS XC has been blessed with an extremely talented individual who makes a huge difference in the success of the team. Sabrea Schulte has motivation to excel in both academics and athletics which is the epitome of an ideal student-athlete. She is a great student, extremely talented runner and consistently our top varsity athlete. In an incredible race, where she pushed herself beyond what she thought possible, she ended up 2nd in our Regional Championship meet which earned her an individual spot at the State Championship meet! Congratulations Sabrea!”

-Lisa Bell, Head Girls Cross Country Coach

Aswaanth Karuppasamy - 12th Grade
“Aswaanth has been an amazing leader for our team the entire season. At the #1 Singles position, he has set the tone for our team during practices and matches. The team went how Aswaanth went, and because of his leadership we had a lot of success this year. We made the Quarterfinals of Team State and had every line qualify for Individual State. With Aswaanth winning the #1 Singles State Championship, it was a great conclusion to a fantastic career. Thank you Aswaanth for all that you have done for the program and congratulations on this well deserved award!”
-Woody Oliver, Head Boys Tennis Coach

Scholars of the Month
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of October. They were chosen by the Teachers in the Electives Department.

Will Higgins- 6th Grade
Will is an excellent example to his peers. He has been participating in Inktober, which is an extra voluntary art opportunity and has been sharing these with his class. He is a very diligent artist with attention to detail and refines his finished product. He has also collaborated with his peers to assist with making their own artwork reach a higher level of precision and presentation.
- Mr. Anneberg, Art Teacher

Sadie Knoedler, 7th grade
Sadie plays cello in period 4 and is a delight to work with! She is a great leader, performs really well, and brings a great energy to class every day. Congratulations Sadie on a well deserved award!
- Mr. Morrissette, Instructional Music Teacher

Gia Doll, 10th grade
Gia is excelling in Beginning Drawing! She takes every assignment beyond the requirements and reaches a higher level of expression than the merely the baseline. Her attention to detail and craftsmanship is highly advanced. She has been participating in extra drawing exercises and is able to share these with her class through our Google Classroom.
- Mr. Anneberg, Art Teacher

Michael Otegui, 10th grade
Michael is rocking Intermediate Painting this semester and has been a consistent source of joy in the class. He works incredibly hard on every project, comes in during 7th hour to put extra time into his paintings, and is always engaged and excited for our projects. He asks questions and practices new skills to improve his paintings. Michael challenges himself by pushing the idea behind his projects and is extremely creative with his topics. Thank you Michael!
-Mrs. Lawrence, Art Teacher

Important Dates:

Nov 6 - Steering Committee Meeting, 4:30pm

Nov 10 - Veteran's Day Presentation, 2:30pm

Nov 14 - Accountability Meeting, 5:30pm
- Steering Committee Candidate Training, 6:45pm

Nov 15 - 8th Grade Parent Meeting

Nov 20 - 24 - Thanksgiving Break, No School

Nov 27 - Students/Staff Return to School

Nov 28 - DEF Board Meeting, 6pm

Nov 30 - Prospective Student Open House and Informational Meeting, 5pm & 7pm

D'Evelyn Dash Finish Line Sponsor Spotlight
By: Natalie Hart

To help make your ambition a reality.https://www.cibc.com/en/personal-banking.html

DEF is on Social Media!

We're excited to announce that the DEF is back on Instagram and Facebook! Please click on the links below to stay up date on all things D'Evelyn and DEF related!

If you haven't joined the private D'Evelyn Community Group on Facebook, you still can! This group is for staff, students and families of D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School. Alumni and upcoming students/staff are welcome too! This group is not affiliated or supported in any way from the Jefferson County District or D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School.
This is the place for you to post your questions, comments, events, thoughts, whatever to our community. We are here to support the amazing D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, students, teachers and community. Let's keep this a supportive and safe place! Please make sure to answer the membership questions or you will not be admitted into the group (Enter code **** when asked for the Jag Tracks code). This is to keep the group a safe and private space for our community.
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October 2023

10/9/2023

October 6, 2023

Jeffco Schools Celebrates D'Evelyn
After Prom
Counseling Update
Healthy Kids Survey
Teacher Appreciation Corner
College Recruiting Presentation
Accountability Meeting
DEF Party Planning
Dazzling Jags
Student Art
Awards
Fundraising
Baseball
Upcoming Activities and Events
Our Sponsors
Social Media

Jaguar Tracks will now be published monthly!
Please keep an eye out for our newsletter on the first Friday of each month.

Jeffco Schools Celebrates D'Evelyn Academic Achievements!
At D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School’s homecoming pep rally, the school had a little something extra to celebrate. U.S. News & World Report ranked D’Evelyn number one in Colorado high schools and 68th in National Rankings.

D'Evelyn After Prom
By: Wendi Graper

D'Evelyn's After Prom is a big party designed to give our kids a safe place to continue Prom celebrations and is a super fun event to volunteer for!

Students can attend After Prom, even if they choose not to attend the dance. The party is full of fun activities like swimming, bounce houses, climbing wall, games, food and much more. Since After Prom is a parent planned event, your help is needed! We are gathering interest for parents interested in helping with pre-planning activities and creating decor.

A virtual informational meeting will be held on Wednesday October 11th from 7:30-8:00pm. Come find out more about this event and how to get involved with the planning of a super fun night!

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/76792731010?pwd=wvNbXaVyXtz9TbCgtv8r3zcL0UR3by.1
Meeting ID: 767 9273 1010
Passcode: hR5i93

Interest Signup Form: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44A4AC2EA2F4C43-preplanning

Can't attend or already know you want to help out? Be sure to fill out the interest form below to receive details about our first pre-planning meeting that will be held in November. You are also welcome to send any questions to [email protected].

Interest Signup Form: https://t.ly/O9SJj

Events and Resources from the D’Evelyn Counseling Office
By: Becca Knoblock, Counselor 9-12, A-L

Explore college options at these upcoming college fairs

In and Out-of State Fair- Mountain Vista High School, Saturday, October 7, 2023, 10:00am- 12:00pm. Register at https://www.strivescan.com/greaterdenver/

NACAC National College Fair – Sunday, November 5^th at 1:00-4:00 PM. Register at this link.

Seniors – get help with your college applications!

Common Application Workshops – 7^th hour, Oct. 9^th and Oct. 23^rd

Apply to Colorado College for FREE on Free Application Day$– October 17-19^th

Apply to any college in Colorado for free – click here for instructions for each college

Reminder about meeting college admission deadlines:

The Counseling Office will be processing a high volume of transcript requests for the early Nov. 1^st deadline. In order to make sure your transcript and letters of recommendation are processed on time, we ask that you submit your applications and your transcript request by Oct. 25^th for the Nov. 1^st deadline.
For instructions, click here for the Senior College Application Guide.

Upcoming Scholarship Deadlines

Daniels Fund Scholarship (up to full cost of attendance per year) -Oct. 15^th
Boettcher Scholarship ($20,000 per year) – Nov. 1^st
Greenhouse Scholars ($5,000 per year) – Nov. 21^st
Elks National Foundation MVS Scholarships ($1,00-$7,500 per year) – Nov. 13^th
- Choose Lakewood Elks Lodge #17777 as your sponsoring lodge

Upcoming college/career preparation lessons taught by counselors:

9^th Grade: Admissions Game – Oct. 3^rd
11^th Grade: Admissions Case Study – Oct. 10^th
10^th Grade: Game of Life – Oct. 17^th

Social Emotional Wellness
Cindi Samorajczyk-Lyon

Healthy Kids Colorado Survey
By: Josh Shapiro, Principal

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Dear families,

Our school has been selected to participate in the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS) on Wednesday, October 25 . HKCS is Colorado’s widely-administered survey on the health and well-being of young people and school health policies and practices that support youth health. The survey is administered by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the Colorado School of Public Health (CSPH).

Please be aware this survey contains questions regarding gender identity and sexual identity preferences. The high school survey also contains questions about sexual health. You can see the survey question using the link below.

Families can opt-out of the survey using THIS FORM. (You must complete the Opt-Out form by Tuesday, October 24th- this is one day prior to the survey date listed above.) Participation is voluntary and students can decline to participate or answer questions in the survey. Explore Survey FAQs here.

Information about the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey:
HKCS is an optional-participation survey given to 6-12 graders in Colorado
HKCS is Colorado's most comprehensive survey on the health and well-being of young people.
The survey is voluntary, anonymous, and happens every two years in the fall.
The HKCS has a rigorous policy to protect confidentiality and anonymity of student data
Students take the online survey during one class period
Families can preview the survey questions here.

Please contact Jeffco Healthy Schools with any questions regarding your school’s participation in the survey.

Sincerely,
Josh Shapiro
Principal, D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School

Teacher Appreciation Corner
By Sarah McBride

A HUGE THANK YOU! And Winner of the Chili Cook Off

THANK YOU to the families who helped to provide wonderful meals for our teachers and staff on both nights of conferences. There was a large number of families who helped make the dinners a huge success and the teachers were so appreciative.

We had 8 families participate in the Chili Cook Off for the teachers on Wednesday night. The WINNER was the delicious TEXAS CHILI made by BRENNA KUBASKA.
Congratulations!

Adopt A Teachers’ Treats Day

DEF is doing something special for the teachers each month and we have asked families to help with this venture. We have had an amazing response and every month is adopted! If you are interested in helping in some way but were not able to adopt a month there is a place on the sign up and provide your name so I can reach out to you.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-adopt

Amazon Wishlist for D'Evelyn Teacher Treats

Please check out this wishlist throughout the year to see what items you can purchase to help with Monthly Teachers’ Treats, Holiday gifts, and Teacher Appreciation week. It will be updated throughout the year as the needs change. When checking out please select to send the item to Sarah McBride so she can collect all the items to package for the Teachers.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UGNA3B4544MN?ref_=wl_share

Thank you D'Evelyn Community for such a great start to the year and for helping show our teachers and staff how much we appreciate all they do for our students!

College Athletic Recruiting
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, D’Evelyn Athletic Director and Assistant Principal

D’Evelyn Community,

We have an exciting opportunity for all D’Evelyn students in grades 6th through 12th and their families. If you have the desire to play athletics in college, we have a must attend event coming to D’Evelyn. On Wednesday, October 11th, our very own Boys Head Basketball Coach Matt Rogers will share his extensive knowledge on the college recruiting process with the D’Evelyn Community. Coach Rogers brings over 20 years of experience as a college coach and scout in the college recruiting process. He has also recently written a book about the college recruiting process called Significant Recruiting. Come to the D’Evelyn Auditorium at 7:00 pm on 10/11 to be coached on how to make the most of your college recruiting experience. It’s never too early to start thinking about this process, so that’s why we are encouraging Junior High student-athletes and families to attend too. Please see the flier below for more information.

We look forward to seeing you in the D’Evelyn Auditorium on Wednesday, October 11th at 7:00 pm. Please reach out to Mr. McCaslin-Hahn if you have any questions. Go Jags!

Sincerely,

Eric McCaslin-Hahn
D’Evelyn Athletic Director and Assistant Principal
[email protected]
303-982-8151

Next D'Evelyn Accountability Meeting - This Tuesday!
By: Magdalena Arbat-Pennington, Co-Chair - D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Accountability Committee

I hope you are having a great week! I've attached the Agenda (draft), Accountability Flyer and parent Group Discussion Topics for our next meeting on Tuesday October 10, 2023, which will be held in the D'Evelyn library from 5:30-7:30pm. Also the current Accountability flyer which I'm very much enjoying creating every month.
Our guest speaker will be Amber Bauer, Dean of Students. She will give a powerpoint presentation, introduce herself and explain her current role as well as address current topics (tardies and dress code) with data and teacher feedback. There will be time for Q&A after her presentation.
If you will attend in person, it's almost Halloween; expect candy!

Parent group discussion time includes:

Does your student understand new expectations and discipline at D’Evelyn?
What are some challenges your student is facing this year?
What are some challenges you face at home with regards to school?
Do you have any ideas on how to improve balance of schoolwork, fun and socialization at school or in classrooms?
Do you have ideas for creating leadership opportunities at D’Evelyn?
What speakers and topics would you be interested in having at D’Evelyn Accountability Meetings?

If you will attend virtually, the final Agenda will be emailed over the weekend and it will include the dial in code. If you are attending virtually, please email your contact email and phone number to this email, so we can keep track of who was present. The best way to get us answers to parent group discussion topics is to email them as well. Answers and ideas will be read at the next meeting as well as forwarded to help with the School Improvement Plan. We will do our best to check feedback during the meeting, but please feel free to email as well.

Thank you so much and we hope to see you Tuesday!

Party Planning
By: Kara Pharris & Cindy Perlman, DEF Co-Managers

Party Planning!
We are looking for volunteers to help plan our annual Dinner Auction. The Dinner Auction is the school's largest fundraiser and issuccessful each year because of the incredible volunteers who put it together. We are hoping to make this year's auction all new! We need new ideas, new creativity and lots of hands! Have a vision for the venue, theme, and entertainment? Join us in planning! Collect donations, design invitations, make auction items pretty, create an on-screen presentation, or donate your talent or business services! We've moved the event to the spring - likely the last Friday of Feb.or first Friday of March to allow time for planning. This event alone provides much of the money needed to fill the gaps for your student's athletic, performing arts, and academic needs—we need your help to make it happen. Contact Kara or Cindy at [email protected] or sign up to help:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a094aaba723a3f58-dinner#/

Student Fee Fundraising
By:Julie Vanek, D'Evelyn Parent

Are you looking for an easy way to raise money to help with school related fees? RaiseRight (aka SCRIP): Simply the right way to fundraise. Raise funds by buying gift cards from RaiseRight to pay for your everyday shopping and spending year-round. Groceries, dining out, home improvement, and everything in between. It’s the most convenient and eective way to fundraise because earning becomes part of your everyday life. Plus, gift cards are great for helping you to set and keep a budget. It's never been easier to create opportunities for what matters most to you. No extra money spent. No extra time wasted. How it works:

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Pick from eGift cards and physical gift cards.
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Watch your fundraising account grow throughout the year, thanks to the brands that give back to support your community!

Get started today! Create a free fundraising account on the RaiseRight mobile app or at RaiseRight.com. Have questions or need our organization’s enrollment code? Contact: Julie Vanek (D’Evelyn parent coordinator), 303-906-2762, [email protected]

Jags Baseball Meeting
By:Kylah Balcer

Jags Baseball is having their monthly meeting Tuesday October 10th at 630 p.m. in the cafeteria. This meeting will be mandatory to finalize fundraising, activities/timeline, etc. Our club relies on parent participation to give our players the best experience! Come and hear the available openings and select what works best for you! If you have any questions feel free to reach out to Kylah Balcer- [email protected]

Girls Softball Wins League For 1st Time Ever!
Congratulations to the Lady Jags Softball team on their historic win!
(Photo by Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools)

Jags Conquering Mountains!
D'Evelyn students Jett, Sam & Chris climbed 14'er, Mount of the Holy Cross the day after competing at the Lake County Cross Country Invitational Cross Country race in Leadville, CO.

If you would like to share about your Dazzling Jags' athletics, activities or accolades either at D'Evelyn or outside of school, please send a description and photo to: [email protected].

Rockin' Homecoming Rally!
D'Evelyn's Homecoming Pep Rally was featured on the Jefferson County Sheriff's Facebook page thanks to JCSO SRO Deputy Everhart that joined in the celebration playing the drums in a pep rally this morning. The principal is on guitar, a student on bass, and the music teacher on vocals. The impromptu band plays a modified version of the Guns and Roses song “Welcome to the Jungle” in support of the school's theme. Great job Jags!

Check out the video here: https://fb.watch/nuSv3iBkMT/

Student Art at New York Bagel
By: Roy D. Anneberg, D'Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School Art

Some of the Drawing 1 students have their large Zentangle drawings on display at New York Bagel for the next few weeks! Nwe. York Bagel is near the corner of Yale and Wadsworth. Go check them out!
Congratulations to Sophia Vandepeutte Santoyo, Sophia Jones-Ramirez, Giselle Meza Sauzameda, Gia Doll, Aiden Nguyen, Dohnovan Valdez, Bradley Fuller and Conor McCarthy

Athlete of the Month - September
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winners for the month of September. The winners were chosen by their coaches based on their leadership qualities, work ethic, and other traits that represent what D’Evelyn wants to see in all of their Student-Athletes. They were chosen out of all the Student-Athletes at D’Evelyn.

Dreyton Rossetter - 10th Grade
“Dreyton worked hard all summer to become one of our best runners. He has improved his times over last year by two to three minutes on every course. Dreyton does all of the little things that are essential to be at your best every meet. He is diligent about warming up, cooling down, and getting in the appropriate milage every week. In addition, Dreyton is a 4.0 student and works just as hard in the classroom as he does at the workouts. Congratulations Dreyton.”

-Erik Bell, Head Boys Cross Country Coach

Tess Miller - 11th Grade
“Tess Miller is a junior softball player on the lady Jags team. Tess is the team's number #1 pitcher and has been a key factor in the team's success this year. The Lady Jags have a 16-4 record and she has 14 of those wins pitching. In 100 innings pitched she has 84 strike outs and only 9 walks. She is also one of our strong hitters with a .467 average, 2 doubles and 2 home runs. Tess is not only a force on the mound but a valuable leader showing team dedication and commitment to her teammates and the D'Evelyn softball program. Thank you, Tess, and Congratulations. Well deserved.”
-Dan Porreco, Head Softball Coach

Scholars of the Month - August
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of September. They were chosen by the Teachers in the Social Studies Department.

Silas Helton - 8th grade
Silas brings a sense of warm enthusiasm for learning US History with a smile on his face each day. He participates constantly and is engaged with the learning process in a way that encourages Mr. Beams as a teacher to give it his best. He is consistently strong with his work and really engages with the concepts. He also has a resilient and dedicated spirit - completing his work whether he is absent or not, without asking. He is a real blessing to have this year!
-Mr. Beams, Social Studies Teacher

Francesca Kerr - 7th grade
Francesca has started this school year with great enthusiasm and effort! She comes to World Geography ready to learn every day and is always fully engaged with both the content and her fellow students. This commitment has paid off with strong grades on her assignments and tests. Thanks for modeling how to be successful at D'Evelyn, Francesca!
-Mr. Gause, Social Studies Teacher

Rowan Moden, 10th grade
Rowan is an absolute gem in Western Civ. Rowan is inquisitive, perceptive, and a natural sponge when it comes to historical information. If Ms. Paske poses a question to the class, Rowan always has their hand up with an answer, opinion, or witty remark. Rowan is thorough with work, and is always focused. Ms. Paske greatly appreciates having Rowan in class; the class wouldn't be the same without Rowan!
-Ms. Paske, Social Studies Teacher

Jack Beckman - 11th grade
Jack exudes a quiet confidence that stems from his sharp intellect and active engagement with material covered in APUSH. Jack takes a leading role in class discussions and always looks for complexity and nuance when analyzing historical concepts. Jack exhibits great skill as a writer and critical thinker, pushing himself and his peers to delve beneath the surface of historical developments in search of hard truths about patterns of human behavior. His hard work and dedication to excellence inspire Mr. Carson to always come to class at the top of his game!
-Mr. Carson, Social Studies Teacher

Save the date for this fun Halloween tradition at D’Evelyn! Please share with your friends, family and neighbors! We hope to see you there!

Important Dates:

Oct 6 - Senior photos and baby ads DUE!

Oct 10 - Accountability Meeting - 5:30pm

Oct 11 - College Athletic Recruiting Presentation, 7pm
- After Prom Informational Meeting 7:30-8:00pm

Oct 13 - Vision/Hearing Screening for 7th & 9th Grade

Oct 17 - DEF Board Meeting 6:00-8:00PM

Oct 19 - No School or Students
Oct 20 - No School or Students or Staff

Oct 19-20 - No School for Students

Oct 23-27 - Spirit Week

Oct 28 - Trick or Treat Street 5:00-7:00PM at D'Evelyn
Improv Show, 7:30PM

Oct 31 - Nov 3 - 6th Grade to Outdoor Lab

D'Evelyn Dash Finish Line Sponsor Spotlight
By: Natalie Hart

DEF is on Social Media!

We're excited to announce that the DEF is back on Instagram and Facebook! Please click on the links below to stay up date on all things D'Evelyn and DEF related!

If you haven't joined the private D'Evelyn Community Group on Facebook, you still can! This group is for staff, students and families of D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School. Alumni and upcoming students/staff are welcome too! This group is not affiliated or supported in any way from the Jefferson County District or D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School.
This is the place for you to post your questions, comments, events, thoughts, whatever to our community. We are here to support the amazing D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, students, teachers and community. Let's keep this a supportive and safe place! Please make sure to answer the membership questions or you will not be admitted into the group (Email [email protected] for access code). This is to keep the group a safe and private space for our community.
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September 2023

9/1/2023

September 1, 2023

Let's Go Jags!
Social Media
Homecoming
D'Evelyn Honor Roll & Academic Lettering
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Counseling Update
CMAS Data
D'Evelyn Dash
Yearbook Announcements
Teacher Appreciation Corner
Youth Basketball
Dazzling Jags
Upcoming Activities and Events
Our Sponsors

Jaguar Tracks will now be published monthly!
Please keep an eye out for our newsletter on the first Friday of each month.

Let's Go Jags!
By: Josh Shapiro, Principal

"I’m very excited to announce that I just received word that D'Evelyn is one of the recipients of the 2022 Colorado John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award (The John Irwin awards are given to schools that demonstrate exceptional academic achievement over time. These schools received an Exceeds Expectations rating on the Academic Achievement indicator of the School Performance Frameworks reflecting exceptional performance in Math, English Language Arts, and Science). The Irwin Award is in addition to D’Evelyn being ranked #1 in Colorado High Schools by The U.S. News., and having the #1 Highest Average SAT Score-1284 in the state of Colorado. We are going to celebrate these incredible achievements next month. More to come on that later. Go Jags!"

DEF is on Social Media!

We're excited to announce that the DEF is back on Instagram and Facebook! Please click on the links below to stay up date on all things D'Evelyn and DEF related!

Homecoming Volunteers Needed!
By: D’Evelyn Student Council

We are looking for parent volunteers to help guarantee a fun and safe Homecoming Dance. If you are interested in donating time, drinks, or snacks, please fill out this Google Form by Tuesday, September 5th.

Event Date: Saturday, September 16th

Time: 7-10 PM

Location: D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School

Please direct any questions to Mrs. Sprague at [email protected].

D’Evelyn Honor Roll & Academic Lettering
By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal

Honor Roll & Academic Lettering are two important ways that students are recognized for their academic achievements at D’Evelyn.

Honor Roll
The Honor Roll is broken into four categories and is based on the grades from spring semester of the 2022-2023 school year: (weighted grade point averages are used in these calculations)
Platinum - Students earned a 4.0 or higher
Gold - Students with G.P.A.s of 3.75 - 3.99
Silver - Students with G.P.A.s of 3.5 - 3.74
Bronze - Students with G.P.A.s of 3.0 - 3.49

If your child’s name is missing, on the wrong list, misspelled, or you have any questions about the Honor Roll, please email me at [email protected]. Parents of Honor Roll students should visit the main office to pick-up their “D’Evelyn #Honor Roll Student” bumper sticker.

Academic Lettering
The high school students that earned at least a 3.75 G.P.A. for both semesters of the 2022-2023, will be awarded an Academic Letter. The first year a student earns this award they are given a certificate, chenille “D” Letter for D’Evelyn, and an academic pin. Every year after they are given a certificate and a bar pin. This year our Academic Lettering ceremony will be on the morning of September 19 at 7:30am in the auditorium. The students that earned an Academic Letter during the 2022-2023 school year can be seen at the following link:
D’Evelyn’s Academic Lettering Students or 2022-2023

If your child’s name is missing, misspelled, or you have any questions about Academic Lettering please email me at [email protected].

Congratulations to all students that earned an Honor Roll and/or Academic Letter. Your work ethic and dedication to your studies are applauded by our community.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes
By Emily McCaslin-Hahn & Megan Choun, FCA Sponsors

Hello D'Evelyn Parents!

We are excited to announce there will be both a senior high and junior high chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at D'Evelyn this year! FCA is for all students, not just athletes. This is a great time of fellowship for students on Fridays during 7th Hour. Our student leaders have a lot of wonderful plans for the year! In order for that to happen, we are looking for parent volunteers to help in a variety of ways. If you are interested in learning more about FCA or in volunteering from time to time, please complete this Google Form. We will reach out to you soon!

To keep up on our events throughout the year, please follow us on Instagram at develyn_fca and develynjh_fca

Blessings,

Emily McCaslin-Hahn and Megan Choun
FCA Sponsors

Counseling Update
By Crystal Frigo,Post-Grad Secretary

College Visits

September 5 – Elon University, Elon, NC

September 7 – Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI

September 7 – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

College Prep

September 6 – College Night - Rob Franek is a national expert on colleges and higher education. He is a publisher, editor, lecturer, media contributor and author of four books as well as a former college admissions administrator. Check out this quick clip of Rob on NBC Today: "The Best 388 Colleges / Financial aid, internships, and more" August 18, 2022, https://tinyurl.com/4bku4w8m

Breakout sessions will give you additional information on the college process:

Writing An Effective College Essay
Financial Aid and College Affordability
Who Gets in And Why?
Dive Into Test Optional and Digital SAT
College Admissions Panel

We are expecting to sell out this year so please copy the link into your browser if you plan to reserve a spot: https://forms.gle/hYPfhqzHJg6Et6oMA

September 7 – Essay Workshop during 7^th hour

September 18 – Common Application Workshop during 7^th hour

Spring 2023 CMAS Data
By Daniel Wille, Assistant Principal

CMAS ELA, Math, and Science student level achievement reports have been uploaded to Student Insights and families can now access individual performance results. Paper reports will be available in mid-September. Families and students can login to Student Insights by visiting the Family Portal and clicking on the Student Insights icon or by visiting www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/student_insights. Use the same username and password as your other district tools such as Infinite Campus Parent Portal or Student Portal.

D'Evelyn Dash Crew - A HUGE THANK YOU!
By: Natalie Hart

THANK YOU to all who registered for the 5K or 2K, bought a T-shirt, donated money, volunteered,
sponsored, hosted a booth, or gave your time or talent in any way. You made the DASH a huge success! We raised over 21k and had 302 participants. Way to go Jaguars!

The Dash Crew would like to especially thank the following DHS groups: Girls Basketball, Marching Band, Student Council, Choir and Cheerleaders - The Dash could not have happened without these clubs going above and beyond to help! We appreciate you so much!

A very special thank you to: Katrina Millette, Jenn and Paul Bountry, Julie Glynn, Michelle Linder, Mishan Pils, Kristi Gulley, Lorraine Barnes, - not possible without any of you!

Thank You Natalie!
By: Kara Pharris & Cindy Perlman, DEF Co-Managers

We would like to thank Natalie Hart and the Dash Crew for everything they have done to make The Dash happen. Year after year, Natalie’s dedication and the hard work from her team has given us the opportunity to raise money for our students and teachers and to come together as a community to have some fun. Thank you, Natalie!

If you would like to help with the Dash next year, please reach out!
[email protected]

Yearbook Announcements
By: Megan Choun, Math Teacher & Yearbook Advisor

2022-2023 Awards

A huge congratulations to the 22-23 Yearbook Staff! The “Own it” yearbook earned the Award of Commendation from the Colorado Student Media Association. The categories in which the yearbook was evaluated included: theme development/structure, coverage, reporting, photography, and design. D’Evelyn earned the Award of Commendation in all areas, except in coverage where they earned the All-Colorado Award!

Some of the judge’s comments included:

“Bravo! I can see you reached out to find all sorts of activities that happened throughout the year and made a great space for the junior high students. That’s a lot of coverage and you showed great care for ALL students and their stories.”
“Your templates are extremely pleasing to the eye due to their structure and playfulness.”
“Your photos show a thoughtful approach to the emotional intensity of movement, from senior sunrise and all throughout your sports section. It takes time and patience in a space to cultivate that same skill in academic and classroom settings.”
“You have so much of which to be proud…you have a command of the complicated, intricate, painstaking task of telling the story of the year in an expert publication.”

Way to go 2022-2023 Yearbook Staff!

Purchasing a 23-24 Yearbook

If you did not already purchase a yearbook during registration, you still have time to purchase one now! The price of the yearbook is $70, as the registration special has now ended. Be sure to purchase a yearbook soon as the price will go up to $75 in January.

Senior Photos and Baby Ads

All senior photos and baby ads are due no later than October 6^th! You are welcome and highly encouraged to submit any time prior to the deadline. Please read through the details on where and how to upload photos and the specs needed for both senior portraits and baby ads HERE.

-Click HERE to upload photos and messages for baby ads.

-Click HERE to upload senior portraits. *Read details sheet for code to upload

Teacher Appreciation Corner
By Sarah McBride

D’Evelyn Education Foundation (DEF) will be coordinating ways to show our amazing teachers how much we appreciate them throughout the year. Please consider helping us by donating your time, items, or money toward any of the following events. Click on the Sign Up Geniuses below for more information. If you have any questions please email Sarah McBride at [email protected].

Adopt A Teachers’ Treats Day
We want to make sure our teachers feel appreciated throughout the year so we are going to do something special for them each month. When there is not already an event like conferences or Teacher Appreciation week, we will provide a small token of our appreciation through a treat or gift on the 1st Friday of the month. If you want to help with this endeavor you can adopt the teachers for a month.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-adopt

Parent Teacher Conference Meals
Help D’Evelyn Education Foundation provide a good meal for teachers during Conferences on September 20th and 21st.

Wednesday, September 20th will be a Chili Cook Off (teachers will vote for their favorite chili and the winner will get a D’Evelyn t-shirt)
Thursday, September 21st will be a Pasta dinner

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-conference

Amazon Wish List for D'Evelyn Teacher Treats
Please check out this wishlist throughout the year to see what items you can purchase to help with Monthly Teachers’ Treats, Holiday gifts, and Teacher Appreciation week. It will be updated throughout the year as the needs change. When checking out please select to send the item to Sarah McBride so she can collect all the items to package for the Teachers.
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UGNA3B4544MN?ref_=wl_share

Upcoming Youth Basketball
By: Michelle Ziemian, [email protected]

Team placement for D'Evelyn Youth Basketball!

Sunday September 10, 2023 at D'Evelyn High School
Team Placement is FREE!!
Advance Registration is Required!
Register HERE and invite your friends!!
Address: 10359 W Nassau Ave, Denver, CO 80235

Schedule:
2nd and 3rd grade - 9:30-10:30am
4th grade - 10:30-11:30am
5th grade - 11:30am-12:30pm
6th grade - 1-2pm
7th grade - 2-3pm
8th grade - 3-4pm

XC Team takes 2nd at D'Evelyn Dash!
Congratulations to the boys and girls cross-country teams for their performances in the D'Evelyn Dash. Both teams finished in 2^nd place out of 15 teams in Division 2. The boys had 3 top ten finishers: Dreyton Rossetter (4th), Jett Cowee (7th) and John Schrader (9th). The girls had 2 in the top 10, Sabrea Schulte (8th) and Ainslie McCabe (10th) with Avery McMillan (11th), Ali Fawcett (13th) and Sofia Cieslewicz (15th) rounding out the scoring 5.
Great job Jags!

If you would like to share about your Dazzling Jags' athletics, activities or accolades either at D'Evelyn or outside of school, please send a description and photo to: [email protected].

Athlete of the Month - August
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winner for the month of August. The winner was chosen by their coaches based on their leadership qualities, work ethic, and other traits that represent what D’Evelyn wants to see in all of their Student-Athletes. He was chosen out of all the Student-Athletes at D’Evelyn.

Graham Truesdel - 12th Grade
“Graham has been playing Varsity golf since his freshman year. We realize the challenge of being a high school athlete and what it takes to balance academics and athletics, let alone doing that while being a senior on the golf and football team during the same season. His commitment and athletic abilities were demonstrated by his participation in the last two tournaments where he shot in the 70's, which were personal best scores. This helped our team narrowly prevail over other schools in back-to-back 4th place finishes in these Jeffco 4A League tournaments. Congratulations Graham for your outstanding commitment to D'Evelyn athletics, as well as your team leadership and the example you set—they are important and appreciated.”
-Coach Helfner and Coach Boswell, Head Boys Golf Coaches

Scholars of the Month - August
By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director

Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of August. They were chosen by the Science Department at the end of last school year.

Darsh Bhandari - 8th grade
Darsh comes into Science everyday ready to learn. His work ethic and participation is outstanding and he is a great role model to his peers.
-Mrs. Newcomb, Life Science Teacher

Madilyn Schrade, 8th grade
Madilyn is a student that Mrs. Newcomb can count on to participate with every single question. That's not an exaggeration. She works hard on all of her assignments and is a great leader in the classroom.
-Mrs. Newcomb, Life Science Teacher

Evelyn Oltmans, 12th grade
Evelyn is an exceptionally hard worker who gives 100% to every lesson and assignment. She comes in regularly outside of class to clarify material and she studies it until she truly masters it. Evelyn makes it clear that she is not simply striving for good grades; rather, she is striving for understanding. Evelyn will do very well in any future Science coursework but, more importantly, she is a positive leader and role model at D’Evelyn in and outside of the classroom.
-Coach McKellips (Physics) & Mr. Ray (AP Biology)

Robert Lane III, 11th grade
RJ has done an outstanding job in chemistry this year! He is always focused during class and ready to learn, and he works very hard both in and outside of class to complete his assignments and truly understand the concepts. His mind is always going, so he notices little details that most students miss. He asks great questions and challenges his classmates to learn and understand the material at a deeper level. Great work this year, RJ!
-Mrs. McGee, Chemistry Teacher

Sept 04 - No School - Labor Day

Sept 6 - College Night: RSVP here: https://forms.gle/hYPfhqzHJg6Et6oMA

Sept 11 - Steering Committee Meeting: 4:30pm

Sept 11 - Sept 16 - Homecoming Week

Wednesday - Bonfire: 7PM
Friday -
- Varsity Football Game: 4PM @ Trailblazer Stadium
- Jr. High Fall Social, 3:15PM - 4:45PM, Donate & Volunteer
Saturday - High School Homecoming Dance: 7PM @ D'Evelyn

Sept 20 - Parent Teacher Conferences: 5PM - 7:30PM
Sept 21 - Parent Teacher Conferences: 3:45PM -5:45PM

Sign up to help with meals for teachers at conferences: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-conference

Sept 22 - No School for Students

Sept 28 - 30 - Fall Play

Oct 2 - Steering Committee Meeting: 4:30pm

Oct 6 - Senior photos and baby ads DUE!

Oct 19-20 - No School for Students

D'Evelyn Dash Finish Line Sponsor Spotlight
By: Natalie Hart

Jared Conlin at The Conlin Homes Group powered by START Real Estate is a professional, resourceful, REALTOR extraordinaire. Working with Jared and his team at The Conlin Homes Group powered by START Real Estate, you will not only have someone looking out for your best interest, they will make the process go by faster than his company name. For every D’Evelyn family that works with The Conlin Homes Group, Jared will donate $1,000 to the D’Evelyn Foundation.

www.jaredconlin.com

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August 2023

8/18/2023

August 18th, 2023

Let's Go Jags!
Social Media
Upcoming XC Race
D'Evelyn Dash
Volunteer Spotlight
Teacher Appreciation Corner
2023 DEF Fundraiser Golf Tournament
Dazzling Jags
Upcoming Activities and Events
Our Sponsors

Jaguar Tracks will now be published monthly!
Please keep an eye out for our newsletter on the first Friday of each month.

Let's Go Jags!
By: Kara Pharris & Cindy Perlman, DEF Co-Managers

Looking back on last year, we were blown away with all of our students' amazing accomplishments! Outside of the school this week is a row of signs detailing numerous achievements across many disciplines, from athletic and musical championships to scholarship dollars earned. We want to recognize that D'Evelyn is home to award-winning athletes, performers and club members as well as exemplary students. Take a look at drop-off or pick-up and congratulate your students, their teachers and their coaches on their efforts and dedication to their scholastics and extracurricular activities! We look forward to seeing what amazing things our Jags do in 2023-2024!

D'Evelyn Community

We would like to invite you to join the private D'Evelyn Community Group on Facebook! This group is for staff, students and families of D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School. Alumni and upcoming students/staff are welcome too! This group is not affiliated or supported in any way from the Jefferson County District or D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School.
This is the place for you to post your questions, comments, events, thoughts, whatever to our community. We are here to support the amazing D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, students, teachers and community. Let's keep this a supportive and safe place! Please make sure to answer the membership questions or you will not be admitted into the group (Enter code **** when asked for the Jag Tracks code). This is to keep the group a safe and private space for our community.
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Upcoming XC Race
By Eric McCaslin-Hahn

On Friday, August 25th, D’Evelyn will be hosting the 23rd Annual High School D’Evelyn DASH on our campus. High School Cross Country teams from throughout the state will be running on the same course that we will use for the D’Evelyn Dash that will be on Saturday, August 26th. The first race will start at 3:30 pm and the final race should be done around 5:30 pm. Due to the High School Cross Country Meet being on campus, parking and traffic will be greatly impacted after school that day. Please pick up your students as quickly as possible after school. Here are a few points of important information for Friday:

D’Evelyn will not have 7th hour on Friday, August 25th. We will dismiss students after the completion of 6th hour at 2:15 pm. We ask that students be picked up promptly after school because race participants and spectators will be arriving on campus around 2:45 pm.
The West Parking lot will be closed to non-race traffic after 3:00 pm. To ensure the safety of the runners, cars will not be able to enter or leave the West Parking lot between 3:00 pm and 5:30 pm.
The East Parking lot will be the easiest to use throughout the afternoon and evening. We encourage you to use this lot for after school activities. The West Parking lot will be packed with race participants and spectators.

We are sorry for the inconvenience, but we are excited to host the 23rd Annual D’Evelyn DASH Cross Country meet. This will be a wonderful opportunity to have high schools from throughout the state come together and see what an amazing community we have at D'Evelyn. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Eric McCaslin-Hahn at 303-982-8151 or at [email protected]

The DASH: EAT, SLEEP, RUN!
By Natalie Hart

BIB PICKUP: August 23rd from 2:25PM - 4:00PM in front of the school.

We invite you to bring your family, friends and neighbors to the D’Evelyn DASH on Saturday,
August 26th, for a 5K or 2K run/walk event! The route covers 3.1 or 1.2 miles of paths in the
gently rolling open space west of the school. There will be the Senior Parade, games, activities,
food, & live entertainment! Organized by the D’Evelyn Education Foundation, the DASH is a
key fundraiser that provides support for scholarships, sports, academics, and activities
throughout the year.

Get Registered!
- Course maps are available on the Registration website. The cost is $35 for the 5k and $30 for the 2k. Attendance and parking are free but bring cash for food/drinks and to support the student activity booths.
Get Involved!
- We need your help! Go to the race registration page and click Volunteer on the right side

Questions? Contact Nataile Hart at [email protected]

Dash Schedule:
7:30AM Check in, late registration, pick up shirts and timing chips; food available
8:30AM Opening Ceremonies and Senior Parade
8:40AM DASH Same Day Registration closes
9:00AM Timed 5k Run/Walk start
9:30AM Timed 2k Run/Walk start
11:30AM Awards Ceremony

Volunteer Spotlight

We would like to thank and welcome volunteers that are hard at work this month.

Please thank Natalie Hart and the Dash Crew when you see them Saturday, August 26th at the Dash!
Susan Aberle: Junior High Social Committee.
Sarah McBride:Teacher Appreciation.
Kristi Gulley: your new Jaguar Tracks Editor!

And of course thank you to all of you still giving your time and support to our students and teachers.

What is DEF and how do I volunteer at D'Evelyn?

The D’Evelyn Education Foundation (DEF) is a non-profit 501c3 fundraising organization, providing financial support for academic, social and extracurricular programming throughout the school. We host 4 fundraisers a year that help fund scholarships, text books, teacher development, athletic and performing arts needs and school events such as After Prom, Junior High Socials, Teacher Appreciation Week, the School Store and more! —your volunteer time and donations make these events happen! To learn more about the volunteer opportunities available, visit http://www.develyneducationfoundation.com/volunteering.html.

To learn more about how the foundation works, visit http://www.develyneducationfoundation.com.

As always, you can reach the Foundation [email protected] and we hope you, too, will help have an impact on our amazing students and staff!

Wednesday, September 20th will be a Chili Cook Off (teachers will vote for their favorite chili and the winner will get a D’Evelyn t-shirt)
Thursday, September 21st will be a Pasta dinner

2023 DEF Fundraiser Golf Tournament Success!
By: Jeff Pilkington

Thank you to all who played in the DEF Golf Fundraiser!

It was a great day at the absolutely beautiful Arrowhead Golf Club. Thank you to the D'Evelyn High School alumni who attended, as well as parents and grandparents of current students. If you are an alumni or know one, save the date for next June! More information about next year's event coming in the spring. Special Thank you to Alumni Ned Hamilition and Jeff Pilkington for making it happen!

Summer Fun!

Jags were busy this summer enjoying their break! Take a look at what amazing experiences some of our Dazzling Jags took part in!

Charlotte (left, 8th) and Everly (right, 6th) Collard visited Maine, Quebec City, and Boston! (Ramona, center, in the stripes is not yet a Jag; 5th grade at Ralston Elem).

Addison C. traveled to Boise, ID to compete at the Western Zone Age Group Swimming Championships with Team Colorado.

Sophia B. (9th) and Nicolas B. (6th) with their Mimi at a Detroit Tigers game.

Jags in Spain!

Lilly G. is a first year student at D’Evelyn and this summer she danced 40 hours a week, traveled to Jamaica and Mexico, as well as hiked her 1st fourteener.

6 Jags on vacation to Belize in May!
From back row L to R:
Robby Z., Liam S., Brady Z., Ben G., Grace G. and Genna Z.

Aug 18 - Back to School BBQ for 6th - 8th Grade: 5:00PM - 7:00PM, Sign up here to contribute.

Aug 21 - Picture Day (through Social Studies)

Aug 23 - Back to School Night: 6:00PM - 8:00PM

Aug 26 - D'Evelyn Dash: 7:00am - 2:30pm

Sept 04 - No School - Labor Day

Sept 11 - Sept 16 - Homecoming Week

Wednesday - Bonfire: 7PM
Friday -
- Varsity Football Game: 4PM @ Trailblazer Stadium
- Jr. High Fall Social, 3:15PM - 4:45PM, Donate & Volunteer
Saturday - High School Homecoming Dance: 7PM @ D'Evelyn

Sept 20  - Parent Teacher Conferences: 5PM - 7:30PM
Sept 21  - Parent Teacher Conferences: 3:45PM -5:45PM

Sept 22  - No School for Students

Sept 28 - 30 - Fall Play

Thank you to our 2023 D'Evelyn Dash Finish Line & Bib Sponsors!
On behalf of the D’Evelyn students, staff, community, and the D’Evelyn Education Foundation, we genuinely appreciate the generosity of our sponsors.

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