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By: Josh Griffin, Principal I wish our students great success on the upcoming final exams. Our students have worked hard this year to learn and grow both inside and outside the classroom. I am confident that the hard work and dedication to learning shown by our students throughout the school year will serve them as well as they prepare for final exams. We are using a new schedule for finals this year which we hope will support greater distribution of workload, and therefore greater student success to wrap up the semester. By distributing the finals over three days, and officially starting exams at 8:30 AM, we are creating conditions to support greater student success. Students should make arrangements to be in their seat for each final exam before the exam starts for each class. Please review the final exam schedule below and as needed, share this information with your child(ren): Final Exam Schedule - May 2022
* During Open Office Hours, students have the option to check-in with their teachers to review, seek help, and prepare for finals. Quiet study is available for students that arrive before 8:30 AM. Once we conclude finals on Wednesday, May 25th, the school year will be over. It has been an incredible year at D’Evelyn, and particularly a huge relief to have moved past so many challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. I am uplifted by the fact that we have had a very typical school year for our students, staff, and families. It is my best hope for the future of our great school that this will continue.
I hope that your child(ren) has a great finals exam week! Congratulations to the D’Evelyn Class of 2022 on the completion of their D’Evelyn careers. I am so proud of this group of students and congratulate them and their families on the great accomplishment of graduating from D’Evelyn. I am looking forward to honoring and recognizing this distinguished group of young adults at their Graduation on Saturday, May 21st. I hope that the families of the Class of 2022 have a great week celebrating your soon-to-be-graduates. Congratulations to our students that completed AP testing in the last two weeks. We administered approximately 600 AP exams for D’Evelyn students between May 2 - May 13. I appreciate the hard work and dedication our students show to achieve success on AP exams, and I am grateful to our teachers, staff, and families for teaching and supporting these students throughout the year. I look forward to seeing how well our students did on these exams in July. The end of the school year for our students in grades 6-11 is just around the corner. I encourage our students to focus on a strong finish to the year. As we approach Final Week from May 23-25, the last few days of the semester are an important time for learning, studying, and reviewing key materials. We know that “cramming” for semester exams is not the best preparation for our students. I hope that our students will take the remaining days of school - in classes, in 7th hour, and after school - to commit fully to reach their full potential through the end of the semester. Thank you for your ongoing support of your child(ren) and our school. I hope that you all had a great weekend and I wish all members of the D’Evelyn community a successful conclusion to the semester! DEF Golf Tournament - Friday, June 17th at Arrowhead Golf Club Looking ahead, I encourage D’Evelyn community members to participate in the 2022 D’Evelyn Education Foundation Golf Tournament this summer. Thank you to the parent and alumni volunteers that have organized this great event. More information is below, and you can register for the tournament or post-tournament dinner here.
By: Josh Griffin
It is hard to believe that we only have five more days of school with the members of the incredible Class of 2022. Their six years at D’Evelyn have gone quickly, and have been filled with so many great moments and achievements - I will remember the D’Evelyn Class of 2022 forever. Please join me in congratulating and honoring our soon-to-be graduates this week. While it is a busy week of AP tests, final exams, sports and activities, and opportunities to celebrate, it is my most sincere hope that these students will enjoy their final week at D’Evelyn. I hope that the members of our greater community will join in recognizing these incredible people. The Class of 2022 has upheld the excellent academic tradition of this great school in so many ways. Even before their senior year, these students have performed well in their classes, on standardized tests, and AP exams throughout their high school years. They have contributed to D’Evelyn top rankings as identified by various media publications, the Colorado Department of Education, and the United States Department of Education. We have seen them continue their commitment to academic excellence as seniors, right down to the final bells of the year. Given the tumultuous nature of their sophomore and junior years, this is no small feat! These young men and women are great scholars who undoubtedly will find great postsecondary success. Outside of the classroom, the members of the Class of 2022 have achieved great heights in athletics and extracurricular activities. These soon-to-be-graduates have participated robustly in the various opportunities available to them, and in the process, have brought great recognition and acclaim to our school community. The Class of 2022 is composed of all-conference and all-state level athletes, and contributors to multiple conference and state championship teams. The musicians and performers in the Class of 2022 have raised the performing arts at D’Evelyn to new heights. It was a great pleasure to see all of the students, and the seniors in particular, contribute to the amazing Newsies performance this winter, and our Marching Band, Orchestra, and Choral Music students have had amazing performances for many years. The group of senior band members contributed to multiple CBA state championships, a concert at Red Rocks, and a performance in the 2020 presidential inauguration ceremony, and we have seen many musicians recognized as all-county and all-state in the past four years. What an incredible group! Most importantly, the Class of 2022 features a group of young people of great character and integrity. We know that adolescence is a crucial period of growth for our kids, and watching this special group grow and mature over their six years at D’Evelyn has been incredible. I shifted into the role of interim principal during the middle of these students’ 7th grade year, and while it will be bittersweet for me on May 21st, I am so proud and honored to be able to enjoy my final graduation as D’Evelyn principal in their company. The Class of 2022 is a special group of young people. When I see them in our school, competing in sports and activities, and engaging in the community, I have great confidence in our future as a community and nation. This is a group with great character and great intellect, a combination that will serve them well in their futures. I know that this group will shine as people, family members, citizens, scholars, and professionals in the future. I take great pride in my affiliation with this group of students and wish them the very best going forward. I look forward to more formally celebrating the Class of 2022 at the Senior Banquet on May 18th and the Class of 2022 Graduation on May 21st. I hope that our younger students and families will take an opportunity to congratulate and honor this outstanding group in the upcoming days and weeks. We owe them a great debt of gratitude and appreciation for their hard work, dedication, and leadership in our school community. By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I hope that you and your family enjoyed a great weekend. We are looking forward to a great May here at D’Evelyn - I hope that this week is a great one for your child(ren) at D’Evelyn! Today, I want to bring forward two important community celebrations and extend my best wishes to our AP students with their upcoming exams. National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 2 - May 6, 2022 This upcoming week, we recognize our teachers at D’Evelyn, and around the county, state, and nation, with the 2022 National Teacher Appreciation Week. Please join me in thanking and recognizing our outstanding teachers during this week. We will honor our teachers throughout the week in school, but encourage students and families to reach out to thank teachers throughout the course of the week as well. We are fortunate to have a knowledgeable, dedicated, and passionate group of teachers, committed to providing a rich liberal arts education to all D’Evelyn students. I am grateful to our teachers particularly this year, as they have navigated the challenges associated with the return from previous years that were so heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. We have had a remarkable year at D’Evelyn - thank you to our teachers and staff for their hard work to support our students! US News & World Report Top High Schools - 2022 D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School was recognized this week as the #1 public high school in Colorado and #85 in the United States by US News & World Report. Congratulations are in order for D’Evelyn students, faculty, staff, and families - you all play an important role in the success of our school in these rankings. This recognition is a remarkable tribute to the contributions of so many people! In addition to the rich liberal arts curriculum and school philosophy outlined in the D’Evelyn Founding Document, the hard work and dedication of our students, faculty, and staff, and the support and engagement of D’Evelyn parents and families are all integral in the success of our school. These rankings are based upon college readiness, math and reading performance, underserved student performance, AP test participation and performance, and graduation rates. To view the national rankings and learn more about the selection methodology, please visit the US News & World Report website. You can also review the Colorado rankings and the D’Evelyn profile at the US News & World Report website. AP Exams Good luck to D’Evelyn students completing AP exams between Monday, May 2 and Friday, May 13. We know that you have worked hard all year and prepared diligently for these exams - I am confident that you will find great success in these assessments. Best wishes on a successful performance on these important year-end assessments. By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I hope our students and families enjoyed Prom and After Prom this past weekend. I am pleased that we were able to host these awesome events, and I appreciate the parent volunteers and student leaders that made both Prom and After Prom such a great success. My steadfast focus remains on ensuring that our students, faculty, staff, and families enjoy a successful conclusion to the 2021-2022 school year. The end of the school year is a very busy and exciting time in our school. In addition to the upcoming AP testing and end-of-year exams and finals, we have a multitude of awards events and ceremonies, athletic and extracurricular events, and annual traditions lined up to wrap up the year. It is the busiest and most uplifting time of the school year. The past couple of weeks have been challenging at D’Evelyn. The developments in the principal hiring process since April 14th created a stir in our community. As the current D’Evelyn principal, I was disappointed to see and hear the divisiveness and negativity that this matter brought into our community. Once again, we experienced great strife and conflict in our community. While it does seem that the uproar over the principal hiring process has been substantially reduced throughout the course of the week, that has not erased my disappointment in behaviors I observed and heard throughout the past two weeks. Throughout my D’Evelyn tenure, as a teacher, coach, administrator, and principal, it has always been my goal to ensure the success and wellbeing of current and future D’Evelyn students. Particularly in my role as principal in the past 5+ years, we have endured a significant number of crises in our school, and I include the recent events associated with the principal hiring process among them. I have learned a lot through those experiences, and in my last few weeks in this role, I hope to position the school to be better equipped to manage challenging circumstances. At a foundational level, I believe that students, faculty and staff, and families in the D’Evelyn community love this school and want the school to be successful, now and forever. We share a common belief in the importance of a liberal arts education and the transformative personal and academic experiences our students enjoy. The shared belief in and love for the school should be unifying. Nonetheless, when challenging issues arise in our community, I have not seen our common love for this school and our students flourish. All too often, I have seen negative presumptions of intent and divisive language and behaviors rise to the surface. Specifically, I have witnessed personal attacks, vitriolic emails/correspondence, and unhelpful commentary on social media outlets as very disruptive to the common goal of ensuring the success and wellbeing of our students and school. These and other similar actions do not support a healthy, thriving school community, and most importantly, it can negatively impact our success and wellbeing of our students and our great school. My best hope for the D’Evelyn community in the future is that we can collectively grow in our willingness to consider the various perspectives of fellow community members, whether from students, faculty/staff, or parents and families. In difficult times in our school, it is important that we presume positive intent of others, that we listen and consider all angles of an issue, and that we work together towards the common good throughout our community. On a very specific level, I cannot imagine how venting angry, negative comments on social media outlets are in any way healthy or helpful for our community. Actions like these widen the gap between people and harden different groups from a willingness to work together to support our students and the school. There are a multitude of community stakeholders in our school, and when questions arise or further clarification is needed, it is important that we can directly and respectfully communicate with one another in pursuit of the common good. Going forward, we will undoubtedly have challenges that arise in our community. I call upon all D’Evelyn community members to consider how they can contribute respectfully and productively to those future challenges - let us all commit to rising above the fray that we so often see in the world around us, and work together directly, hand-in-hand, for the continued success and betterment of D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. Open and honest discourse is essential to the future success of D’Evelyn; however, that productive discourse cannot thrive without openness and willingness to thoughtfully consider the opinions, inspirations, and perspectives of your fellow community members. Please consider how you can work together with our various constituencies within our community to ensure the current and long-term success of D’Evelyn students and the stability of our school. I appreciate your consideration of this message. I love this school and I want to see it thrive in the future - I look forward to the continued success of our students. Without a doubt, I believe that our community will be more successful in the future with more open, healthy discourse. I wish you all the very best for a great week ahead and a happy, fun, and successful conclusion to this school year. By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I hope that this message finds you doing well and having enjoyed a great weekend. We are in the midst of a very busy time at D’Evelyn, and I am so proud of the hard work and dedication of our students, faculty, and staff to finish the year well. Thank you to our students that completed a number of standardized tests in the past few weeks - we are happy to have completed our regularly scheduled administration of all CMAS grades 6-8 testing, the PSAT 9, PSAT 10, and SAT 11 in the past few weeks. I appreciate the commitment offered by all of our community members to ensure that we have a successful implementation of these assessments. There have recently been important developments unfolding in our school community. Specifically, this past week, as a community, we received several updates from the Steering Committee on behalf of the Principal Hiring Committee. I want to acknowledge the members of the hiring committee for their dedication to seeking the next D’Evelyn principal, and thank them for their efforts to this point. I am confident that this group will continue the important work for hiring a new principal to lead the D’Evelyn community. Once the full process is complete, I look forward to supporting the new principal in any way that I can during our transition period. My concern at this juncture in the principal hiring process is that it could disrupt or obstruct our community in a manner that takes our focus away from what it should be - to ensure that all D’Evelyn students have an opportunity to continue to learn and grow throughout the conclusion of the school year. My greatest hope for the last eight weeks of my tenure is that we have an outstanding finish to the year, in classes, major assessments, athletics, extracurricular activities, and community engagement. I remain committed to ensuring that all members of our community are supported for an awesome conclusion to this school year. We have many celebratory opportunities forthcoming to honor our students and staff, but in addition to that, I have an acute focus on ensuring a great finish to the year. I hope that as members of our great community, you will join me in that effort. I wish you and your family a great week ahead. This will be an exciting week with Prom spirit events going on. I hope that our students and families have an awesome upcoming Prom weekend! By: Josh Griffin, Principal
It is hard to believe that we are just a few weeks away from the D’Evelyn 2022 Prom / After Prom. We are so excited to return to our normal traditions after several years that were heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic - I know that this will be an amazing weekend for our Classes of 2022 and 2023. I am grateful to the numerous parent volunteers that have stepped forward to ensure that we have fun, safe, and enjoyable plans for both Prom and After Prom. On behalf of the D’Evelyn Education Foundation and the parent leaders of the Prom and After Prom committees, I ask that our families consider ways that they can support these two important events this month. In order to support these crucial events, we need a lot of parent volunteers and welcome monetary contributions to offset the significant costs associated with both events. Please consider how you may support either/both event(s). While the events are for members of the junior and senior classes, we welcome support from parents of younger students. These are very fun events and are a great way to get more involved in supporting D’Evelyn students - I encourage our families with younger students to consider participating. More information on these events and ways to support are included here: HELP NEEDED PROM (Event for Juniors & Seniors only) We are looking for volunteers for Prom especially from those who do not currently have a Junior or Senior. Our students prefer that their parent(s) is not a chaperone at prom. Details are as follows: Saturday, April 23rd 7:00pm – 11:00pm The Cable Center 2000 Buchtel Blvd S, Denver Volunteer / Donate Food & Beverage for Prom HERE Make a Monetary Contribution HERE Questions? Contact develynfoundationmgmt@gmail.com AFTER PROM (for Juniors & Seniors only) We are in DIRE need of volunteers especially from those who do not currently have a Junior or Senior! This massive event has numerous activities that require many volunteers as well as donations. This is an opportunity to pay it forward. After Prom is a parent sponsored/supervised event with games, food, drink, rock wall, and swimming which provides a fun and safe setting for our students. It also serves as a good-bye party for our Seniors. Details are as follows: April 23rd & April 24th The Ridge Recreation Center 11:30pm – 3am Volunteer for After Prom HERE Donate Items for After Prom HERE Make a Monetary Donation for After Prom HERE (To contribute via check/cash make check payable to DEF & drop at D’Evelyn office in envelope labeled After-Prom Attn: Ann/Wendi) By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I hope that you and your family had a great weekend and that you enjoyed a restful Spring Break. It was great to welcome our students back to school on Tuesday, and I am looking forward to a very exciting conclusion to the 2021-2022 school year in the next few weeks. Spring is always a vibrant and exciting time at D’Evelyn, and this year will be no different. I want to thank our junior high students for their vigilance and commitment to completing CMAS English testing on Friday, April 1st. I know that these tests ask a lot of our students, and interrupt their typical flow in school. I appreciate the focus and determination our kids brought forth to performance at their best level for these tests. Coming up in April, we have additional testing, including CMAS math and science, as well as the annual PSAT 9, PSAT 10, and SAT 11 testing. D’Evelyn students have a great tradition of excellence in the PSAT and SAT testing, and previously, had an incredible track record on the ACT, when it was the state-mandated, 11th grade assessment. On April 13th, we look forward to the administration of PSAT 9, PSAT 10, and SAT 11 on the statewide testing administration day. For 20 consecutive years, D’Evelyn juniors have earned the highest average ACT or SAT scores in Colorado among all public, non-charter high schools. These tests play an important role in the college admissions process, and we are proud of the great achievement shown by our students over many years. Specifically, this performance is a great reflection of the hard work and dedication of D’Evelyn students and teachers, the strong support of our families, and the countless benefits of a rich, liberal arts curriculum in our school. I take great pride in the achievements of our students in these assessments. Good luck to the students in the D’Evelyn Classes of 2023, 2024, and 2025 with your SAT and PSAT testing on April 13th! For additional review of the full spring testing calendar, please review this document. Please accept my best wishes to your students and family on a great conclusion to this semester. We have a lot of important events and milestones in the next few weeks for our students, and I look forward to supporting and participating in them! Upcoming Events: April 5, 2022 CMAS - ELA 6th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades April 6, 2022 CMAS - ELA 7th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names A - G 6:00 p.m. Junior College Night (11th Grade) April 7, 2022 CMAS - ELA 8th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names H-O April 8, 2022 End of 2nd Six Weeks CMAS - Science 8th Grade (½ Day) Normal schedule schedule for other grades April 12, 2022 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names P-Z 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting April 13, 2022 7:30 a.m. SAT for 11th Grade CMAS - Math 6th - 8th Grade PSAT Test 9th & 10th Grade No School for 12th Grade Only April 15, 2022 CMAS - Science 11th Grade Normal schedule for other grades D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
Please accept my best wishes to you and your family for a great Spring Break! This is an important time for D’Evelyn students, staff, and families to rest and relax prior to the last few weeks of the school year. In a rigorous, challenging environment like that of D’Evelyn, it is particularly helpful for our community members to recharge throughout the year. April and May tend to be very exciting and busy periods of our school year, so this break is very timely. Regardless of your plans, I hope that the Spring Break is just what you need at this point of the year. I look forward to welcoming our staff back on March 28th and our students on March 29th for the final stretch of the school year. Below, please find important upcoming school events: March 21 - 25, 2022 Spring Break March 28, 2022 No School for Students April 1, 2022 CMAS - ELA 6-8 Grade Regular schedule for 9th - 12th Grade Modified Lunches April 4, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee April 5, 2022 CMAS - ELA 6th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades April 6, 2022 CMAS - ELA 7th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names A - G 6:00 p.m. Junior College Night (11th Grade) April 7, 2022 CMAS - ELA 8th Grade Make-Up Normal schedule for other grades 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names H-O April 8, 2022 End of 2nd Six Weeks CMAS - Science 8th Grade (½ Day) Normal schedule schedule for other grades April 12, 2022 4:00 p.m. New Student Math Placement Assessment Last Names P-Z 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting April 13, 2022 7:30 a.m. SAT for 11th Grade CMAS - Math 6th - 8th Grade PSAT Test 9th & 10th Grade No School for 12th Grade Only April 15, 2022 CMAS - Science 11th Grade Normal schedule for other grades D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
As we are now just a few more school days away from the start of Spring Break, I hope that our students, faculty, staff, and families have a strong week and a wonderful, restful Spring Break. During the course of a busy school year, breaks are important for all of our community members. Please take the time needed to rest, relax, and recharge for a strong finish to the 2021-2022 school year. During April and May, D’Evelyn students will be completing several different standardized tests. I am grateful to Assistant Principal Dan Wille for his hard work and thoughtfulness in organizing an excellent testing schedule that minimizes the loss of valuable instructional time during these vital last few weeks of the semester. While we maintain a steadfast focus on liberal arts education at D’Evelyn, we understand the significant role that these standardized tests play in our state’s public education system. We encourage all students to give their best effort on the upcoming tests. An overview of upcoming tests:
Additionally, D’Evelyn Class of 2022 members will complete their final exams on May 12th and May 13th - it is hard to believe that the last day of school for our seniors is only 38 more school days away! You can review our full testing calendar for April and May 2022 here. We ask all students & families to build familiarity with the assigned days for testing. Thank you for your ongoing and continued support of your child(ren) and D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. Upcoming Events March 14, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. DEF Meeting March 21 - 25, 2022 Spring Break March 28, 2022 No School for Students April 4, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
We have enjoyed a busy and fulfilling several weeks at D’Evelyn. I am proud of the hard work, dedication, and achievement of our students across their various interests - academics, athletics, and performing arts in particular. Please join me in recognizing and honoring our incredible students, teachers, and coaches / sponsors for their great work. At the time of this writing, the D’Evelyn girls basketball team is a few hours away from their Great 8 state tournament game with #1-seeded Windsor High School. We are proud of the incredible regular season and postseason success of our girls program. You can keep tabs on the CHSAA 4A girls state tournament here, and I am sure hopeful that we are celebrating an upcoming trip to the Final Four by late Friday night! Our boys basketball team saw their season end last Wednesday night on a buzzer-beater in an incredible game with Frederick High School. You can read more about the game here. The boys wrapped up an outstanding season that included the first Jeffco 4A league championship for the program since 2014. Congratulations on an outstanding season. Congratulations to the students and leaders involved in the D’Evelyn High School production of “Newsies” over the past two weeks. We had great participation in all facets of the production from our students, and they turned in a series of incredible performances over the five shows. I am very proud of this group and it was a thrill to see the show live and in-person this year! The week of March 7th is an important one for our vocal and instrumental musicians. We have four nights of concerts scheduled, and we hope to see a great turnout to support our student-musicians in these concerts. You can find concert days, times, and locations on our school calendar and on this nifty graphic of extracurricular events for next week. Congratulations to our Mock Trial team, who by way of a 2nd place finish in the Regional competition, have qualified the “A Team” for the Colorado state championships on March 18th and 19th. The official start of D’Evelyn spring sports kicked off on Monday, February 28th. Good luck to our 100s of spring student-athletes - we wish you the best as you start your season! Stay tuned for updates and please get out and support our students throughout the spring as you are able. Best wishes to our students on a great last two weeks of school prior to Spring Break. We have had a busy, productive, and fruitful semester to date - I know that the Spring Break will be a great opportunity to refresh and recharge for the end of the semester. Let’s work together to ensure we stay strong throughout the next two weeks prior to the break! Thank you for your continued and consistent support of your child(ren) and our great school! Upcoming Events: March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m. Junior High Choir Concert March 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting 7:00 p.m. High School Choir Concert March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m. Orchestra Concert March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m. Band Concert March 14, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. DEF Meeting March 21 - 25, 2022 Spring Break March 28, 2022 No School for Students April 2, 2022 7 p.m. Melodrama April 4, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
Thank you to the students and families that attended Parent Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, February 23rd. It was great to see so many attendees here to work with teachers to support student success this semester. As you have likely heard, we have had two significant schedule changes that will impact student school days this semester. As a result of recent changes to the Jeffco Schools schedule, there will be no school for students on Monday, March 28th and Friday, April 22nd. These will be teacher work days. Thank you for your support and understanding with this recent change in the Jeffco Schools calendar. Additionally, we have made changes to our schedule for the end of this semester at D’Evelyn. We will shift our Final Exam schedule from two days to three days. As a result of these changes, the final exam schedule for students will be as follows: Monday, May 23rd - Periods 1 & 2 Final Exams Tuesday, May 24th - Periods 3 & 4 Final Exams Wednesday, May 25th - Period 5 & 6 Final Exams Wednesday, May 25th will remain the last day of school for students. Additionally, we will follow a unique bell schedule for these final exam days. Please review the 2nd Semester Final Exam schedule, which includes a later official start time for final exam days than a typical D’Evelyn school day. We believe that these changes to the final exam schedule will create a better opportunity for our students to thrive on their end-of-year assessments. Thank you for your continued support of your child(ren) and our great school. I appreciate the important role that you play in ensuring the success of our school. Upcoming D’Evelyn Events: February 28, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. New Student Welcome Night March 4, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical March 7, 2022 7:00 p.m. Junior High Choir Concert March 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting 7:00 p.m. High School Choir Concert March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m. Orchestra Concert March 10, 2022 7:00 p.m. Band Concert March 14, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting March 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. DEF Meeting March 21 - 25, 2022 Spring Break March 28, 2022 No School for Students D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar  By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I hope that you and your family have enjoyed the President Day weekend. February is typically a very busy and exciting month at D’Evelyn, and February 2022 is no exception. We wish our students the best of luck as they continue with academics, athletics, and performances in the upcoming weeks. With a variety of opportunities to support our student-athletes and performers, I am excited to see strong community support for our kids as they wrap up the winter season. Musical The D’Evelyn High School Theater Department presents its production of “Newsies” with five shows on four different days. Show dates & times are as follows: Friday, February 25th - 7:00 PM Saturday, February 26th - 12:30 PM & 7:00 PM Friday, March 4th - 7:00 PM Saturday, March 5th - 7:00 PM D’Evelyn students, families, and community members can buy tickets at school during lunch or purchase them online here. Girls & Boys Basketball The D’Evelyn girls & boys basketball teams wrapped up their regular season on Friday, February 18th against Littleton High School. Both programs have had outstanding seasons, and we look forward to their upcoming postseason opportunities. CHSAA should announce the high school basketball state tournament brackets on Sunday, February 20th, and we look forward to a great turnout of support for both programs as they advance into the playoffs. Spring Vocal & Instrumental Music Concerts During the week of March 7th, our junior and senior high school musicians will perform their annual spring concerts. Please join us to hear our amazing student performers show off their hard work and talent in these performances: Junior High Choir - Monday, March 7th, 7:00 PM High School Choir - Tuesday, March 8th, 7:00 PM Orchestra Concert - Wednesday, March 9th, 7:00 PM Band Concert - Thursday, March 10th, 7:00 PM Parent-Teacher Conferences We look forward to hosting students & families for the 2nd semester Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, February 23rd (3:00 - 6:00 PM). These conferences will be in-person and operate on a first-come, first-served basis. This is an important opportunity for students and families to connect with teachers to receive feedback. Please note that given the format of this event, individual conferences must be limited to up to five minutes in length. If further conversations are needed, teachers and families can schedule a follow-up meeting after conferences. District Start Time Decisions As you have seen in recent communication from Jeffco Schools, the district is considering a change to start and end times for the 2022-2023 school year. As you review those resources, please know that the plan for D’Evelyn would be to align with the proposed district-wide high school schedule. This means that school would start at 8:15 am and end at 3:30 pm. Because of our robust high school athletics and activities, it makes the most sense that D’Evelyn would align with the other Jeffco high schools. As a leadership team, we are in the process of forming a faculty committee to review and update our bell schedule for implementation should the transition of start/end times occur for the 2022-2023 school year. Student Non-Contact Days As outlined in the Jeffco Schools communication on the evening of Wednesday, February 16th, two school days this semester have been converted from school days to non-student contact days. Specifically, there will be no school for students on March 28th or April 22nd. While students do not have school on these two dates, teachers will have work days. Thank you for your ongoing support of your child(ren) and our school. I hope that we can all enjoy the many upcoming athletic and extracurricular events in support of our hard-working students. Upcoming Events: February 18, 2022 End of 1st Six Weeks February 21, 2022 No School - Presidents Day February 23, 2022 3:00 p.m. Conferences in Main Gym February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical February 28, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m. New Student Welcome Night March 4, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m. Musical D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
On Thursday, February 10th, Jefferson County Public Health voted to end the mask mandate in schools effective Friday, February 11th at 11:59 PM. Beginning on Saturday, February 12th, masks will no longer be required in schools or during indoor school events. After nearly two years of the pandemic, this is a significant change in expectations for students, staff, and community members. As a school community, we will respect the choices of all individuals at D’Evelyn, whether individuals choose to continue or stop wearing masks. It is important for all community members to respect the individual choices of others in our community as we work to continue to proceed through this pandemic. Further, with the removal of the mask mandate, it is important for students and staff to stay home from school if they are exhibiting Covid-symptoms, or if they have tested positive for Covid. Our objectives remain clear - we intend to support the health and safety of all community members to the greatest extent possible, and to ensure minimal disruption to in-person learning opportunities for all of our students. D’Evelyn Accountability Committee Parent Survey Deadline is February 15, 2022 Thank you to the parents/families that have already completed the Accountability Committee Parent Survey. Please note the deadline for completion of this important survey is Tuesday, February 15th. Parents/guardians can access the survey link here, and are encouraged to fill out the survey individually for each of their child(ren) that attend D’Evelyn. Link to Parent Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2DSQNY5 Parent-Teacher Conferences We look forward to welcoming parents and students to our 2nd semester Parent-Teacher Conference event on February 23rd from 3-6 pm. We encourage students to join their parents in this event to learn more about feedback and growth opportunities directly from teachers in this setting. This is an important event to support thriving parent-student-teacher partnerships, and we hope to see a great turnout at this event. Thank you for your continued support of your child(ren) and D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. |
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