By: Josh Griffin, Principal
As we quickly approach the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and break (only five more days!), I know that I have a lot to be thankful for in both my personal and professional life. It has been a great pleasure to wrap up week 2 of my return to work at D’Evelyn. Each day, I am impressed by the quality of student engagement and learning, the thoughtful dedication of our teachers and staff, and the orderliness of the academic environment in our school. I offer my sincere gratitude to the parents and families of D’Evelyn students - without your support, care, and consideration, our school would not be the same! I hope that the upcoming holiday will be a great time for all D’Evelyn students, staff, and families to enjoy some rest, relaxation, and quality time with family, friends, and loved ones. This has been a remarkable fall at D’Evelyn. I am incredibly proud of the thoughtfulness, hard work, and dedication shown by all of our community members to help us with our “return to normalcy”. We know that we will continue to face challenges as we reacclimate to our typical in-person learning, athletic, extracurricular, and social operations in the school. However, I have observed outstanding progress to this point of the year throughout our school, and I am proud of all those involved in helping us make this school year such a success. Please know that we remain committed to supporting students that may still be struggling with the return from the disruptive environment of the past two school years. We encourage students and families to continue productive conversations with teachers, staff, counselors, and administrators as needed as we proceed through the year. Outside of the classroom, D’Evelyn students have shined in many different arenas. As we have now concluded the fall athletic season, and look ahead to the winter sports season, I would like to recognize and honor the great achievements of our students and staff throughout the course of this year. Our fall sports teams collectively had an amazing season - there are many athletes, coaches, and teams to recognize for their hard work and success, and I highlight the following today: Congratulations to the boys & girls cross country programs, who had a very successful fall season. The girls were 3rd in Jeffco 4A League, 3rd in their CHSAA Class 3A regional, and 15th at state. Junior Jaden Miller earned honorable mention all-conference honors. The boys program placed 6th at league, 3rd at regionals, and 18th at state. Senior Adrian Lopez earned 2nd team all conference. Congratulations to the boys football team on a strong fall season. The Jaguars ended with a 3-6 record, but showed improvement throughout the course of the year, and offered valuable opportunities to many younger student-athletes in the program. We look forward to the final results of their all-conference recognitions this year. Congratulations to the boys golf team on a successful season, culminating in a 6th place team finish in the Jeffco 4A league, and all-conference honors for D’Evelyn sophomore Taj Kumar. Taj also qualified as an individual for the state tournament. Congratulations to the boys tennis team, who finished 4th in the Jeffco 4A state championships and were the runner-up in league. D’Evelyn sophomore Aswaanth Karuppasamy earned the Jeffco 4A MVP and 1st team all-state recognition. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn girls volleyball team, who won the Jeffco 4A league championship with an undefeated conference season. The girls qualified for the regional tournament where they were defeated by Frederick High School. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn girls softball team, who for the 2nd consecutive year qualified for the CHSAA 4A state final four. This year, the girls made it all the way to the state championship game, where they lost to Holy Family. What a great season! Multiple athletes were recognized as all-conference, and sophomore Peyton Marvel earned the CHSAA 1st team all-state designation. Congratulations to the boys soccer team on a great season that concluded last week. The boys had an outstanding run through their conference schedule, earning 2nd place in the league standings and making it to the Round of 16 in the state tournament. Our students involved in performing arts had a great fall season as well. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn Marching Band, winners of their 9th state championship in the past 10 years. The Marching Band is an incredible group of over 100 students between grades 8 and 12. Thank you to the coaches and parents for their hard work and support of the students in the Marching Band program. Congratulations to the D’Evelyn Cheer Team who has had an outstanding season thus far. The team qualified for the National High School Cheerleading Competition in February. Additionally, just this past week, they placed 2nd at the Jeffco League competition and they will compete at state in Colorado Springs on December 9th. The D’Evelyn High School fall theatre production of The Frogs was excellent. We had great participation from students in the production and an awesome turnout of community members. Thank you to our hard-working students and coaches for their efforts to produce this great production. We are looking forward to Newsies in the winter. D’Evelyn junior and senior high vocal and instrumental musicians are gearing up for their winter concerts, which occur right after the Thanksgiving Break. We look forward to these great concerts, and annual tradition that is a wonderful way to get our students, staff, and community members into the holiday spirit. Thank you to the National Honor Society for organizing an outstanding Trick or Treat Street community event for local youth to celebrate Halloween. Many student clubs contributed to decoration and candy distribution during this wonderful annual holiday event. Thank you to the Spanish Honor Society for leading a successful canned food drive to support the Jeffco Action Center during this holiday season. The drive runs through November 17th, and we encourage D’Evelyn students, staff, and families to contribute to this effort as they are able. As you can clearly see, we have a lot to celebrate. I take a great deal of pride in, and hold sincere admiration for, the remarkable achievements of our students and staff each year. While this is an extensive list, I know that there are countless other students shining in school and programs, clubs, and organizations achieving great things in their competitions and community service. I am honored to serve as the leader of this great school, and appreciate all the hard work and dedication that goes into student development and growth throughout the D’Evelyn experience. I hope that you and your family have enjoyed a wonderful weekend. I know that we are all looking forward to the upcoming break - best wishes to our students, staff, and families on a strong final week before Thanksgiving! Comments are closed.
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