By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Please join us in congratulating the February Teacher of the Month, Elizabeth Bowman. Elizabeth is an outstanding member of our community and is dedicated to the school. She was nominated by students, staff, and parents. Elizabeth is in her 2nd year teaching at D’Evelyn as the Latin Teacher. Below is what people nominating her said.
Congratulations Elizabeth! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our community! By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of January. They were chosen by the Electives Department. John Emerson - 8th grade I would like to recognize 8th grader John Emerson for Student of the Month for PE. This is my 2nd semester having John this year and he is always willing to help with anything that is needed and always does what is asked of him. He is a good sport and team player that always puts forth effort every day in class. John has a positive attitude and is a pleasure to have in class.” - Ms. Battaglia, Physical Education Teacher Chelyn Kwon - 6th grade Chelyn is consistently prepared for orchestra rehearsal. She is the sitting principal violinist of our Advanced High School Orchestra and a 7th-grade student. She has been recognized as an accomplished young musician at the District, State, and National levels. Recently, she performed with the Jeffco Honors Orchestra and is currently working on repertoire for a solo competition. She is always looking for opportunities to perform outside the classroom expectation. She is an outstanding and humble musician and is a model student for her peers. - Dr. Theis, Instrumental Music Teacher Austeja Buzenaite - 10th grade Austeja is a determined and motivated drawing student. She makes an effort to exceed the required expectations for assignments, going above and beyond to create amazing works of art. Austeja spends extra time in seventh hour to make her ideas come to fruition. She is also very thorough in reflecting on and communicating about her finished work. She is a great example to her peers in the Art Studio classroom. - Mr. Anneberg, Art Teacher Ryan Clark - 11th grade Ryan is being recognized for helping to create a positive learning environment. He does this through his willingness to share his knowledge during class discussions, consistently working hard to better understand difficult concepts and assist his classmates in doing the same. Ryan's strong work ethic, positive attitude, and attention to detail will assist in his continual success. It is a pleasure to have him in class. - Mr. Vollmer, Computer Teacher By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Please join us in congratulating the January Teacher of the Month, Lori Aguiar. Lori is an outstanding member of our community and is dedicated to the school. She was nominated by students, staff, and parents. Lori is in her 18th year teaching at D’Evelyn as a Science Teacher. Below is what people nominating her said:
Congratulations Lori! Thank you for being such a valuable member of our community! By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winners for the month of January. These 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. Rebecca Taylor - 12th Grade Rebecca is having a great start to her senior season! At the halfway point of the session, she is averaging a career-best 10.5 points per game and adding 4.3 assists, 4.1 steals, and 1.8 rebounds per game. More than stats, she plays with a basketball IQ that is unmatched in the girl's game. Her court vision and anticipation on defense make her an invaluable player. On and off the floor, she is the unquestioned leader on our team; unanimously voted captain by her teammates. She also looks for ways to involve the younger players in our program and wants to include everyone. Always a “team first” leader, Rebecca has helped guide her team to an undefeated 13-0 overall record, the best start in school history! Her team also won championships at Mountain Vista/Rock Canyon, the Jeffco Jungle Jam, and the Palisade Winter Classic tournaments. We wouldn’t be the same team without her on-court play and her off-court personality. Thanks for all you do, Rebecca! Congrats! -Coach Olson, Head Girls Basketball Coach Ava Anderson - 12th Grade When Ava Anderson dives into the water, she is a game changer in a race for the AquaJags. As a senior, she is versatile in every stroke and distance, having qualified for 3A State in every individual swim event in which she has competed from the 50 Freestyle to the 500 Freestyle to the 200 Individual Medley. As the high-point leader on our team, she is a pivotal anchor leg on our highest-ranking relay that currently stands in 3rd for 3A schools. Her leadership does not stop at the pool edge. She models for the rest of the team how to constructively evaluate her races and adopt the changes needed in training. Her perseverance, calm but positive attitude and drive will ensure her future success both in and out of the pool. -Coach Carpenter, Head Girls Swim & Dive Coach By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Heart of D’Evelyn winners for the month of January. The Heart of D’Evelyn Award is intended to recognize students who exemplify the core values that we find in D’Evelyn’s Founding Document. These core values are Responsibility, Honesty, Self-Control, Kindness, and Fairness. These winners were chosen by their teachers based on their actions and behaviors in class, the lunchroom, and the hallways. Sebastian Kung - 8th Grade Sebastian is always responsible and looking to improve. He is an excellent student, but he's applying himself to improving still more, particularly in applying himself to his writing. He also is unflappable in his consistent participation in class - no matter what, he is focused, responsible, and applying himself. -Mr. Beams, Social Studies Teacher Adelyln Volz - 9th Grade Adelyn has been a very kind and fun student to get to know in Art class. She takes her work seriously but also has fun while working. She is a good example to her peers as she dives into her artwork with enthusiasm, yet with good focus and determination to exceed the requirements of the Art task. -Mr. Anneberg, Art Teacher By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Activities Member of the Month winners for the month of January. These winners were chosen by their Activities Sponsors based on their leadership qualities, work ethic, and other traits that represent what D’Evelyn wants to see in all of their Activities Members. They were chosen out of all the Activities Members that participate in outside-of-school events. Kaylee Kipp - 10th Grade The Activities Member of the Month award for Choral Music should go to Kaylee Kipp. Kaylee was selected to Jeffco Honor Choir and is an absolute rock star in Concert Choir. She is always on task, a great sight reader, and a rock star in the Alto section. In addition to her vocal abilities, Kaylee is a wonderfully positive and joyous person who lifts others up. She is showing high promise in her leadership skills and she is most deserving of this award. -Mr. White, Choral Music Director Diya Gupta - 10th Grade I would like to nominate Diya Gupta. She has been with the team for three years now and has always been a great student with our club. This year she has been a huge help as we have a lot of newer students participating and she is very quick to offer help to the new students, sharing her experiences and knowledge. She is also always very well prepared and excited, coming with a great attitude and excitement for the activities of our club. The coaches can count on her to help out when we need to, and her insight into the cases and legal analysis we have to do for mock trial is great. I will say, I wish I had more colleagues in my legal profession that had such a great work ethic as Diya has. -Mr. Andrews, Mock Trial Coach By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of December. They were chosen by the Social Studies Department. Adam Sias - 7th grade Adam in class asks amazing questions and is the driver of many discussions that push us toward deeper levels of learning and understanding. He is not afraid to give his viewpoint on multiple topics even when it is an opinion that not everyone shares. We are lucky to have Adam as a student at D'Evelyn because he models for others what a curious mind looks like in a classroom. -Mr. Boswell: Social Studies Teacher Doan Lau - 8th grade Doan is remarkable. She is new to D'Evelyn this year, but you'd never know it. Every day, she walks through the halls and into class with a smile on her face. She is witty and has a fresh perspective on all the topics we discuss in U.S. History. Her writing is out of this world; hands down she is one of the most thoughtful and creative students I've had the pleasure of teaching. Doan extends her kindness to her peers & is the embodiment of sunshine. -Ms. Paske: Social Studies Teacher Giselle Wipper & Reid Benfield - 12th grade Both Giselle and Reid are currently taking Advanced Placement U.S. Government and Politics but through all of their history classes, they have demonstrated a commitment to excellence in the classroom. Both Giselle and Reid offer insights into class discussions and demonstrate an aptitude for research and argumentation in their superb term papers and essay writing. Overall, both Reid and Giselle are exemplary students whom we have been continuously impressed by in our classrooms. Both were nominated by all of their history teachers, past and present. -Mrs. McSkimin: Social Studies Teacher By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Activities Member of the Month winners for the month of December. These winners were chosen by their Activities Sponsors based on their leadership qualities, work ethic, and other traits that represent what D’Evelyn wants to see in all of their Activities Members. They were chosen out of all the Activities Members that participate in outside-of-school events. Elizabeth Nhan - 8th Grade Elizabeth Nhan exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding NJHS student. Elizabeth was nominated by her peers to be one of the four NJHS officers/treasure. As an officer, Elizabeth is excellent at collaborating with the other officers to help organize informative yet creative ideas to share during the NJHS monthly meetings. NJHS students conduct a monthly fundraiser and as a group, students decide at the end of the year where to donate the money raised. A major fundraiser that NJHS hosts is the monthly Dairy Queen Blizzard sale and Elizabeth has been more than willing to help organize the sale. She even stays late to help count money and clean up. After the Blizzard sale, Elizabeth offers to help me to my car, as there are containers that need to be returned to Dairy Queen. Because of these actions, what stands out the most to me regarding Elizabeth is her selflessness. Every time I see her, she asks if she can help me with anything and as you can tell, I put her work. Elizabeth is kind, generous, helpful, hardworking and overall a wonderful student. -Ms. Writz, Counselor and NJHS Sponsor Corvina Graham, 12th Grade Corvina played the Flute Solo on Fantasia - Variations on Greensleeve in the concert and recently was selected as Principal Flute in the Colorado All-State Orchestra. Corvina is an incredible member of our Instrumental Music program, we are lucky to have her. -Dr. Theis, Instrumental Music Director By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Heart of D’Evelyn winners for December. The Heart of D’Evelyn Award is intended to recognize students who exemplify the core values that we find in D’Evelyn’s Founding Document. These core values are Responsibility, Honesty, Self-Control, Kindness, and Fairness. These winners were chosen by their teachers based on their actions and behaviors in class, the lunchroom, and the hallways. Charlotte Collard - 7th Grade Charlotte is one of the kindest students I have ever met. If there ever was a student in need for any reason, Charlotte would be the first to step up and help them out, even if she did not know them. The high standard of kindness towards all she demonstrates for the other students at the school deserves to be recognized. -Mr. Boswell, Social Studies Teacher Gysette Gonzalez - 10th Grade I can always count on Gysette to be honest and kind. She takes responsibility for her actions and shows a lot of maturity for her age. I've also noticed that no matter who I sit her near in class, she is always smiling, patient and kind with her peers. She really epitomizes the ideals of the Heart of D'Evelyn and I enjoy having her in class. -Ms. Bender, Spanish Teacher By: Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winners for the month of December. These 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. Shealah Van Wazer, 10th Grade Shealah embodies what it means to be a student-athlete at D’Evelyn. Shealah prioritizes her academics while also balancing cheerleading, student council, and other responsibilities. Shealah is a great mentor to our younger athletes and is always willing to help people out. We are grateful for Shealah’s involvement in the cheer program and are always impressed by her strive for excellence, on and off the mat. -Coach Jiron and Coach Holmes, Cheer Coaches Nick Vacanti, 12th Grade Nick has been an incredible Senior leader for our program this year. Although he is quiet, he leads by example. Everyone in the program can count on him to work hard and set a good example on and off the court. We are fortunate to have Nick in our program, he makes everyone better every day. Congratulations Nick on a well-deserved award! -Coach Gosch, Head Boys Basketball Coach |
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