By: Josh Griffin, Principal Next week, we will celebrate D’Evelyn Wish Week 2022 - thank you to the D’Evelyn Student Council for organizing such a great week of spirit events and fundraisers to support our 2022 Wish Kid - Anna! Anna is four years old and has been diagnosed with a congenital heart condition. 100% of fundraising efforts during this Wish Week will go to support her wish of going to Disney World. I have great confidence that our amazing D’Evelyn community will come together to support Anna and her dream! D’Evelyn students, faculty, staff, and families can donate to support Anna’s wish by visiting this online donation site.
Additionally, the Student Council has organized multiple events to raise funds for the 2022 Wish Week. Students will have 7th hour activities throughout the week of January 31st, and we have several off campus events scheduled to raise funds: Tuesday, February 1, 2022 - enjoy dinner at Chick-Fil-A at 5260 S. Wadsworth Blvd. between 4-7 pm, let them know you are with D’Evelyn, and a portion of the proceeds will support the D’Evelyn 2022 Wish Week. Wednesday, February 2, 2022 - enjoy a refreshing beverage at Boba Zone at 5005 S. Kipling Pkwy Unit A8 any time during their hours of 11 AM - 7 PM, and a percentage of proceeds will support our Wish Week. Thursday, February 3, 2022 - enjoy a meal at Panda Express at 7850 W. Quincy Ave., any time during the day and a percentage of proceeds will support our Wish Week. We are grateful to the basketball program for supporting Wish Week fundraising efforts during their games this week. Thank you for your support of Anna and other kids supported by the Make-A-Wish program. This is an incredible opportunity to support kids and their families under very difficult circumstances. As always, I admire the great kindness and generosity we have among the members of the D’Evelyn community. By: Josh Griffin, Principal
As a school community, we are quickly approaching the window for course selection for D’Evelyn students currently in grades 6 - 11. This is an important time for our students, staff, and families for multiple reasons. For our students, the course selection window is their opportunity to request courses for next school year. As a relatively small school offering seven grade levels and a six-class period school day, we have some natural limitations in our scheduling process which can limit the availability of some advanced elective courses for our students. During the course request process, students are conveying their wishes and intentions for the 2022-2023 school year, which directly informs the construction of our school master schedule. It is crucial for our students and families to make informed, thoughtful choices in the course request process, including in alternate elective courses. Additionally, within the framework of our rigorous academic program, it is important that students and families seek balance in the course request process. We now offer nearly 20 AP courses per school year, and particularly juniors and seniors have a multitude of opportunities to engage in advanced coursework. Nonetheless, it is important for students to be judicious in their requests for next year - I encourage all D’Evelyn students to seek a healthy balance between requesting advanced coursework and to especially consider the volume of homework that they may face in our advanced courses prior to making formal requests. By seeking a balanced approach to scheduling, students have the opportunity to shape their academic, extracurricular, and personal experiences in the next school year, an opportunity that I encourage them to engage with thoughtfully. For students and families wishing to learn more about available courses for the 2022-2023 school year, please review our updated Course Planning Guide. This is an incredibly valuable document, as it outlines junior and senior high school courses requirements, high school graduation requirements, and course lists, course descriptions, and course prerequisites. This document provides outstanding foundational information to support students in their thoughtful decision making in the course request process. Students have the opportunity to learn more about available AP courses by attending course information sessions as scheduled during 7th hour during the next few weeks. Additionally, the D’Evelyn AP contract can be found in the linked document. During the week of February 7th, D’Evelyn counselors will be visiting with students in their English classes to provide an important presentation regarding the course request process. During this presentation, counselors will provide an overview of coursework options for each grade, and more details on the formal logistics of the course request process. This is a great opportunity for students to learn more about class offerings at D’Evelyn, and to ask questions of counselors to support the planning process for next year. Finally, please note the logistical importance of thoughtful requests by all students. Because we build our master schedule upon these requests, we make course selection changes in very rare and specific circumstances after the submission of course request forms. I appreciate your partnership in supporting your student with the course selection process. After the course selection presentations in the week of February 7th, should you or your child(ren) have questions regarding the process, I encourage you to work directly with your child’s counselor to seek additional information and support. I hope that this update finds you and your family healthy and doing well and staying healthy in the face of the (hopefully slowing) spread of the omicron variant. I appreciate your continued support of your child(ren) and our greater school community. Upcoming Events: January 24, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting February 7, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting February 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting February 15, 2022 6 p.m. DEF Meeting February 18, 2022 End of 1st Six Weeks D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
I am proud of the strong start to the second semester we have enjoyed at D’Evelyn. Please accept my gratitude and appreciation for the commitment of our students, faculty, staff, and families to supporting a strong return to school. Particularly given the recent surge in Covid cases in our community, I am grateful for our smooth start after Winter Break. On Monday, I tested positive for Covid, and since then have been isolated and working remotely to the greatest extent possible. Fortunately my symptoms are mild, and the symptoms of our two older daughters (who also tested positive in the last two weeks) were also mild. Thus far, we have successfully managed to avoid our youngest daughter Madison from contracting Covid, which given her youth and pre-existing medical conditions has been a paramount concern in our family. I have a deep appreciation for the commitment of our faculty, staff, and administration to lead a successful start to the semester in my absence. In our community, we have had a greater number of positive Covid cases among students, staff, and families than we have experienced in months. I am relieved that overall our students and staff are bouncing back well from illness, and I appreciate the resolve of those that have missed school due to Covid upon returning to school. To start this semester, we have made a few slight adjustments as we continue to manage the challenges of the ongoing pandemic. In particular, our administrative team has been organizing outreach to students and families to offer guidance and support when a student is home with a Covid diagnosis or exposure. We hope that this adjustment to more proactive communication will better support students and provide more clarity on how they can, if able, keep up with school work during an absence. Teamwork and partnership will be important factors in supporting our students through the end of this pandemic, and I hope that up-front communication will best support open communication going forward. Additionally, we continue to maintain health and safety standards in accordance with policies established by JCPH and Jeffco Public Schools. The primary mitigation strategy in school is required mask wearing. I understand growing fatigue and concern about mask wearing throughout our community and nation, but share my appreciation for your continued support for encouraging your child(ren) to uphold mask-wearing expectations during their time in the school each day. If we continue to work together, I am confident we can move forward past and through this ongoing pandemic. Enrollment 2022-2023 The 1st round choice enrollment process in Jeffco Schools formally began on January 10, 2022. The window for 1st round choice will end on January 28, 2022. To access the Jeffco Schools enrollment platform (EnrollJeffco), please visit this website: https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/enrollment/enrolljeffco For new students to D’Evelyn next year, and current D’Evelyn students that may seek opportunities in another school for next year, the Enroll Jeffco 1st round choice enrollment window is the best opportunity a student has to earn admission to another Jeffco School for 2022-2023. At D’Evelyn, we intend to address two audiences for three purposes with enrollment information. Prospective D’Evelyn students for 2022-2023: We thank the 100s of prospective families that have attended our Open House and Information Night events so far. For interested families looking for one more opportunity to attend a Prospective Student Information Night, please join us on Wednesday, January 26th, at 7:00 PM for one final informational presentation. Additionally, all families seeking enrollment for their child(ren) in 2022-2023 at D’Evelyn should complete the 1st round choice enrollment process in EnrollJeffco no later than January 28, 2022. Current D’Evelyn students We ask families of current D’Evelyn students that plan to return in 2022-2023 to designate that in EnrollJeffco. It is helpful to our school administration as we plan for enrollment and budget in the new school year. Thank you for taking the time to complete this task. While we hope that all D’Evelyn students will return in 2022-2023, I understand that for some students and families, it is important and appropriate that they consider other schools for next year. The 1st round choice enrollment window is the best time to search and select schools for future enrollment, and I would encourage families considering a transfer to complete that process in this window in order to have the best opportunity to find their school of choice next year. Best wishes to all prospective and current families in your planning for the 2022-2023 school year. Please feel free to contact members of the D’Evelyn counseling, administrative, or office staff teams with questions regarding the enrollment process. Upcoming Events: January 17, 2022 No School - MLK Day January 18, 2022 6 p.m. DEF Meeting January 24, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting January 26, 2022 7:00 pm Prospective Student Information Night February 7, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting February 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Accountability Meeting February 15, 2022 6 p.m. DEF Meeting February 18, 2022 End of 1st Six Weeks D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar By: Josh Griffin, Principal
It was a pleasure to welcome back our students, faculty, and staff for the start of 1st semester on Wednesday! I hope that you and your families enjoyed a happy holiday season and a great new year. I am looking forward to a great 2nd semester at D’Evelyn. The Winter Break included several tragic events in the greater Denver metro area, as well as a significant increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in our community. The victims of the senseless violence in Lakewood and Denver and the Boulder County wildfires in the past two weeks are in my thoughts as we reconvene for this semester. It is my most sincere hope that all members of the D’Evelyn community were not impacted by these tragic events. As the new semester begins, we continue to navigate the challenges associated with the Covid-19 pandemic. I am thrilled that we are able to resume this semester in full in-person learning, in spite of the big spike in cases over the holidays. I am planning that we will be able to stay in the 100% in-person learning model for the duration of the year. In order to support our efforts to keep our community as healthy as possible, please ensure that your child(ren) stay home when they are sick, particularly when they are exhibiting symptoms of Covid-19. As teachers have outlined in the classrooms to start the semester, students can access classroom materials through Google Classroom or teacher websites (in the specific case of Science teachers). By utilizing available online resources from their teachers, we encourage students that are home and well enough to do so to keep up with their schoolwork to the greatest extent possible. I offer my best wishes for the health and wellbeing of all members of our community throughout this semester. Finally, I encourage our students to focus on a strong start to the semester, building solid routines and commitment to their academic class work from this first week of the new year. By establishing a strong start early in the semester, students will have a solid foundation for successful learning throughout the rest of the semester. Additionally, it is far easier to maintain grades throughout the semester than it is to raise them substantially over the course of the semester. I hope that all students will take the opportunity to start this semester off successfully. I wish all of our students an outstanding semester of rich learning, great growth, and fulfilling social and extracurricular opportunities at D’Evelyn. Thank you for your continued support of your child(ren) and our school! Upcoming Events: January 10, 2022 4:30 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting January 11, 2022 5:30 p.m Accountability Meeting January 13, 2022 7 p.m. Prospective Student Information Meeting January 17, 2022 No School - MLK Day D'Evelyn Calendar of Events D'Evelyn Sports/Activities Calendar |
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