At the midpoint of the fall semester, it has been a week of great accomplishments at D’Evelyn. I am proud of the outstanding effort and achievement demonstrated by D’Evelyn students inside and outside the classroom, but this week has been particularly noteworthy. On Wednesday, D’Evelyn juniors completed the national administration of the PSAT/NMSQT, the test used to determine qualifications for the National Merit Scholarship Program each year. We are grateful for the efforts of our students on these tests and look forward to seeing the results of our students in the future. D’Evelyn student-athletes, musicians, and performers have been hard at work in the heart of the fall season. Congratulations to the students and leaders involved in the Fall Play, “As You Like It” - last week we enjoyed a three-night run of the D’Evelyn High School performance of “As You Like It”, a Shakespearean comedy. I am consistently impressed by the diligence and commitment of our student actors and stage crew members as they take on challenging, complex dramatic performances. Congratulations to the students and teachers involved in organizing this great production. Congratulations to D’Evelyn students in vocal and instrumental music programs - We enjoyed a wonderful series of concerts from our junior and senior high vocal and instrumental musicians this week. Thank you to the teachers, Mr. White and Mrs. Paschke, for their hard work and dedication in preparing those students for their outstanding performances. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn Marching Band - on Monday in Parker, the award-winning, 7-time state champion D’Evelyn Marching Band earned 1st place in their Regional Meet. They enter the Colorado Bandmasters’ Association state championships as the #1 overall seed for the state competition, held on Monday, November 4th in Grand Junction. Good luck to the Marching Band as they defend their state championship in a few weeks. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn boys tennis team - in the past few weeks, the D’Evelyn boys tennis team won the Jeffco 4A League Championship and placed 2nd at their regional meet. All three D’Evelyn singles players and all four D’Evelyn doubles teams earned the chance to compete at the state meet in Pueblo on Thursday 10/17 and Friday 10/18. We are excited to see how well the team does at the state championships. Results from the state meet can be found here. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn girls cross country team - On Friday, October 11th, as the snow was melting, the girls cross country team won their 2nd consecutive Jeffco 4A league championship, and on Thursday, they had an amazing performance to win their Colorado regional meet. The team of Eliana Thompson, Sonja Morin, Kati Livingood, Jayden Miller, Molly Rogers, Emma Kjellsen, and Marley Somers were outstanding in yesterday’s meet. The entire girls team thereby qualified for the Class 3A state championships, held next weekend in Colorado Springs. Good luck to the girls cross country team at state next weekend. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn girls softball team - for the first time in school history, the softball team earned a top 8 seed in the state regional softball tournament, which gives the program the opportunity to host regionals on Saturday, October 19th. Best of luck to the softball program as they seek to earn a place in the state tournament next weekend. Regional tournament brackets can be found here. Congratulations to D’Evelyn senior Medhaj Shrestha - Medhaj had an outstanding senior season as a leading member of the boys golf team. This week, he was recognized as a 2nd-team all-state performer by CHSAA based on his great performance at the state meet in Montrose on October 7th and 8th. The D’Evelyn girls volleyball, boys soccer, and football programs are in the midst of concluding their regular season schedules as they all push to reach the postseason. Good luck to all three programs as they seek continued success in the remaining regular season games and in the postseason. I am proud of the accomplishments of our students. I believe strongly in the value of student participation in athletics and extracurricular activities during their years in secondary education. These activities are an important complement to the experiences of D’Evelyn students during their tenure in our liberal arts academic program. The skills and traits needed for success in the classroom translate well to supporting success in sports, theater, music, art, and other extracurricular endeavors. We are fortunate to offer so many opportunities for our students to shine outside the classroom - these opportunities will help to positively shape the lives of our students. Comments are closed.
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