Help Your Student Look Forward to Finals: Order a Finals Care Package!
They may be one of those necessary evils of academic life, but Finals don't have to be completely dreaded when you order your student a Finals Care Package. Finals Care Packages are an easy way to reward your student for hard work, give him/her something to look forward to during Finals week, and contribute to the fundraising efforts for Prom and Senior Banquet. Finals Care Packages consist of two bottled drinks (typically iced teas), and 8-10 snacks that vary each semester. Snacks are typically a balance between granola bars, fruit snacks, pretzels, popcorn, and sweet treats like licorice, mints, chocolate bars, and jolly ranchers. All bags are completely nut free. There is also an option to order a bag that in addition to being nut free, is also dairy and gluten free. Parents are also invited to write a Personal Note of Encouragement that is included in their student's bag. This form can be found on the D'Evelyn Website under Families>Finals Care Packages (form is attached at the bottom of the FAQ's) and must be submitted to the front office no later than December 7. All bags are delivered the morning of your student's first Final directly to their classroom. If you forgot to order them in advance and want to order for Winter Finals, the price is $15. If you want to order for both Winter and Spring, the price is $22. The fastest, easiest, and cheapest way to order Finals Care Packages is during Registration in the summer or right now by going to the Jeffco Fees website. The Finals Care Packages are listed as an Optional Fee and both semesters are sold as a single unit costing $22. All funds raised from the sale of Finals Care Packages goes toward funding for Prom and Senior Banquet. If you are interested in joining in on the fun and helping to stuff the 650+ bags that are assembled each semester, watch for an announcement a couple of weeks before Finals to sign up to volunteer. You can also find more information on the D'Evelyn Website under Families>Finals Care Packages. Do you have a connection to some discounted/free snacks or bottled drinks for the Final Care Packages bags? Perhaps you might work for a company that might be able to donate some of their product? If so, please contact Tara Sawinski @ [email protected] before November 30th 2018. Thank you to the over 250 people who helped us to celebrate 25 Years of Academic Excellence Friday evening! Our D’Evelyn Choir provided entertainment and there were many different ways to support our school: The Auction committee sold beautiful Spirale Wine Glasses, Boys and Girls Soccer held a wine pull, the DEF Board distributed some high value re-loadable DEF King Soopers Cards, and we held some fun drawings in addition to the silent and live auctions. Financially, we also have reason to celebrate! After expenses, Friday evening we raised more than $70,000. Half (~$35,000) will be dedicated to the gym renovation project, and half (~$35,000) to the DEF general fund, that is used to support academics, the arts, athletics and scholarships for D’Evelyn students annually. Since the paddle raise generated over $30,000, the Foundation has agreed to grant $30,000 from reserve funds to the Gymnasium Renovation project. Thank you again to all our sponsors, our numerous dedicated volunteers and item donors who made this evening an event to remember. Our Honor Roll Auction Sponsors: Cunningham Swaim, LLP, Julie & Greg Schottland, Anne & Dwayne Blakemore, Troy & Heather Thompson, Jeremy Kane Homes, Mathnasium of Littleton, Kulkarni Orthodontics, Goozell Yogurt. Honorable Mention: Green Bag Lady, Gully Metal Services, LabJack, Pet Scoop, Grace & Leedy, Denver Zipline, Boback Orthodontics, Bank of Denver The 2018 Auction Committee: Lisa Baird, Wendi Graper, Elise von Luhrte-Neugebauer, Jenny Pekarek, Leticia Dyson, Heidi Erickson, Regina Arledge, Jenna Spendlove, Stephanie Passarelli, Teresa Vanhatten, Cathy MacFarland, Rebecca Reynolds, Tamara Solari, Barb Haerbig, Molly Stensland, Amy Oden, Lisa Rusktales, Laura Bechtel, Mettet Karpinski, Jennifer Bountry, Jen Allbritton, Jody Dart and Sarah Carlson.
By Becky Paschke “Music is the shorthand of emotion.” ― Leo Tolstoy What an incredible season the 2018 D’Evelyn Marching Band experienced which was topped off by winning the 3A State Championships at CSU in Pueblo! It was the accumulation of countless hours of practice, multiple competitions held throughout the metro area, and varying degrees of temperatures and weather. Our incredible Drum Majors Emily Smith and Evie Hupka did an outstanding job!
Many thanks to our staff Rob Even, Abe Eng, Jason Shin, Jeff DesMarteau, James Lesley, Darcy Dakonish, Mandie Levy, James Ketchum, Ben Wiebe, McKayla Dolan, and Chris Paschke. We’d also like to thank our lead parent volunteers Rene and Mike Beck, Aaron Peterson, Randy and Gretchen Schmetter, Del and Elizabeth Smith, Jenny Pekarek, Bridget Widmann, Jeff and Stephanie Culligan, and Scott and Jenna Spendlove as well as the numerous other parent volunteers. Thank you to our fellow students and parents who supported us! Here is a recap of the Season: Wheat Ridge Carnation Parade 1st Place Music Entry Jeffco Marching Band Festival/Competition 1st Place 3A Monarch Marching Festival 1st Place 3A Legend Marching Festival 1st Place 3A State Qualifying Metro Regionals 1st Place 3A Arapahoe Marching Festival 1st Place 3A State Marching Competition 1st Place 3A Here is a video link to our final performance: 2018 Finals Performance Cheers! We can’t wait to see you at our Annual Auction at the Baldoria on the Water. If you are not attending, you can still participate! Cheers to 25 Years! is using Handbid, a mobile silent auction platform that allows you to bid from your smartphone. Our auction is now open, so you can begin bidding as soon as you download the app. By downloading the app now -- and by Wednesday, November 7th -- you will be automatically entered in a drawing for a bag of Trader Joe's Fall Favorites. We will select the winner at the auction, but you do not need to be present to win! BIDDING SETUP INSTRUCTIONS: STEP 1: From your iPhone download the Handbid app from the Apple iTunes App Store. If you use an or Android phone, visit the Google Play store to download the Handbid app. STEP 2: SIGNUP Next, create an account. From the app home screen, tap on “GET STARTED” button and complete the information (please use your cell phone number - this is important as this is the number your notifications will be sent to). Tap NEXT Handbid will text you a 5 digit code. Enter this code to login. Once you are logged in, select Cheers to 25 Years from the list of auctions and START BIDDING! STEP 3: START BIDDING Whether you are bidding online or in the Handbid app, here are some easy tips to help:
No smartphone? No problem. You will be able to access the auction through a web browser at URL:https://events.handbid.com/auctions/cheers-to-25-years or we will also have iPad's available at the event to get you signed up and bidding! By Dan Wille
We celebrate our patriotism in many ways at D’Evelyn emphasizing the unique values, freedoms, and liberties established in the founding of our nation. Our students are encouraged to exercise their rights and fulfill their civic duties essential to our democratic republic. In celebration of these principles, we find it very important to recognize those who protect our liberties which is why we are eager to invite American veterans to D’Evelyn’s Veterans Day Tribute event taking place on November 12th at 12:00 pm by the flagpole. We will recognize our veterans who have selflessly sacrificed so much for our nation demonstrating service, heroism and honor. Please invite any veterans and their families to our event. When: November 12th at 12:00pm Where: D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School 10359 W. Nassau Ave Denver, CO 80235 Who: Veterans connected to the D’Evelyn community (i.e. parents, grandparents, siblings, graduates, faculty/staff, etc.) and their families What: D’Evelyn’s Principal, Mr. Griffin, will open with remarks regarding the appreciation our school has for our veteran heroes along with a patriotic performance by the D’Evelyn Concert Choir. In addition, Navy veteran and retired D’Evelyn teacher, Chris Baker, will present. *Refreshments and snacks will be provided Please email Dan Wille, [email protected], for questions regarding this event. Thank you for your support as we celebrate our veteran heroes. Congratulations to our D’Evelyn Robotics team for winning an award for their Engineering Notebook on October 20th at Englewood High School. The team overcame a very challenging course to score the highest of any team in one round and placed 9th overall out of the 18 teams that participated. We are very proud of their efforts and resiliency! Pictured:
Dax Dalberg, Ellen Khatsianevich, Ryan Diep Ananya Alfred, James Fiedler, Viet Ngomai, Tran Ngomai Not Pictured: Glenn Spofford, Mr. Vollmer |
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