September 2023

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September 1, 2023 Let's Go Jags! Social Media Homecoming D'Evelyn Honor Roll & Academic Lettering Fellowship of Christian Athletes Counseling Update CMAS Data D'Evelyn Dash Yearbook Announcements Teacher Appreciation Corner Youth Basketball Dazzling Jags Upcoming Activities and Events Our Sponsors Jaguar Tracks will now be published monthly!  Please keep an eye out for our newsletter on the first Friday of each month.   Let's Go Jags!  ​By:  Josh Shapiro, Principal "I’m very excited to announce that I just received word that D'Evelyn is one of the recipients of the 2022 Colorado John Irwin Schools of Excellence Award (The John Irwin awards are given to schools that demonstrate exceptional academic achievement over time. These schools received an Exceeds Expectations rating on the Academic Achievement indicator of the School Performance Frameworks reflecting exceptional performance in Math, English Language Arts, and Science). The Irwin Award is in addition to D’Evelyn being ranked #1 in Colorado High Schools by The U.S. News., and having the #1 Highest Average SAT Score-1284 in the state of Colorado. We are going to celebrate these incredible achievements next month. More to come on that later. Go Jags!"  DEF is on Social Media! We're excited to announce that the DEF is back on Instagram and Facebook!  Please click on the links below to stay up date on all things D'Evelyn and DEF related!      If you haven't joined the private D'Evelyn Community Group on Facebook, you still can!  This group is for staff, students and families of D'Evelyn Jr/Sr High School.  Alumni and upcoming students/staff are welcome too!  This group is not affiliated or supported in any way from the Jefferson County District or D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School. This is the place for you to post your questions, comments, events, thoughts, whatever to our community.  We are here to support the amazing D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School, students, teachers and community. Let's keep this a supportive and safe place!  Please make sure to answer the membership questions or you will not be admitted into the group (Enter code **** when asked for the Jag Tracks code). This is to keep the group a safe and private space for our community.  Click on the image below to visit the group:  Daily Announcements: If you would like to keep up to date with the daily announcements made during school, click on the link and hit the Subscribe to Daily Emails button to have them delivered to your email inbox.  Homecoming Volunteers Needed!  By: D’Evelyn Student Council We are looking for parent volunteers to help guarantee a fun and safe Homecoming Dance. If you are interested in donating time, drinks, or snacks, please fill out this Google Form by Tuesday, September 5th. Event Date: Saturday, September 16th Time: 7-10 PM Location: D’Evelyn Jr./Sr. High School Please direct any questions to Mrs. Sprague at [email protected].   D’Evelyn Honor Roll & Academic Lettering By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal    Honor Roll & Academic Lettering are two important ways that students are recognized for their academic achievements at D’Evelyn. Honor Roll The Honor Roll is broken into four categories and is based on the grades from spring semester of the 2022-2023 school year: (weighted grade point averages are used in these calculations) Platinum - Students earned a 4.0 or higher Gold - Students with G.P.A.s of  3.75 - 3.99  Silver - Students with G.P.A.s of 3.5 - 3.74  Bronze - Students with G.P.A.s of 3.0 - 3.49  If your child’s name is missing, on the wrong list, misspelled, or you have any questions about the Honor Roll, please email me at [email protected]. Parents of Honor Roll students should visit the main office to pick-up their “D’Evelyn #Honor Roll Student” bumper sticker. Academic Lettering The high school students that earned at least a 3.75 G.P.A. for both semesters of the 2022-2023, will be awarded an Academic Letter. The first year a student earns this award they are given a certificate, chenille “D” Letter for D’Evelyn, and an academic pin. Every year after they are given a certificate and a bar pin. This year our Academic Lettering ceremony will be on the morning of September 19 at 7:30am in the auditorium. The students that earned an Academic Letter during the 2022-2023 school year can be seen at the following link: D’Evelyn’s Academic Lettering Students or 2022-2023    If your child’s name is missing, misspelled, or you have any questions about Academic Lettering please email me at [email protected].  Congratulations to all students that earned an Honor Roll and/or Academic Letter. Your work ethic and dedication to your studies are applauded by our community. Fellowship of Christian Athletes  By Emily McCaslin-Hahn & Megan Choun, FCA Sponsors Hello D'Evelyn Parents!   We are excited to announce there will be both a senior high and junior high chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at D'Evelyn this year!  FCA is for all students, not just athletes.  This is a great time of fellowship for students on Fridays during 7th Hour. Our student leaders have a lot of wonderful plans for the year! In order for that to happen, we are looking for parent volunteers to help in a variety of ways. If you are interested in learning more about FCA or in volunteering from time to time, please complete this Google Form.  We will reach out to you soon! To keep up on our events throughout the year, please follow us on Instagram at develyn_fca and develynjh_fca Blessings, Emily McCaslin-Hahn and Megan Choun FCA Sponsors Counseling Update By Crystal Frigo,Post-Grad Secretary College Visits September 5 – Elon University, Elon, NC September 7 – Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI September 7 – University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ College Prep September 6 – College Night - Rob Franek is a national expert on colleges and higher education. He is a publisher, editor, lecturer, media contributor and author of four books as well as a former college admissions administrator. Check out this quick clip of Rob on NBC Today: "The Best 388 Colleges / Financial aid, internships, and more" August 18, 2022, https://tinyurl.com/4bku4w8m  Breakout sessions will give you additional information on the college process: Writing An Effective College Essay   Financial Aid and College Affordability Who Gets in And Why? Dive Into Test Optional and Digital SAT College Admissions Panel We are expecting to sell out this year so please copy the link into your browser if you plan to reserve a spot:  https://forms.gle/hYPfhqzHJg6Et6oMA September 7 – Essay Workshop during 7th hour September 18 – Common Application Workshop during 7th hour Spring 2023 CMAS Data By Daniel Wille, Assistant Principal CMAS ELA, Math, and Science student level achievement reports have been uploaded to Student Insights and families can now access individual performance results.  Paper reports will be available in mid-September.  Families and students can login to Student Insights by visiting the Family Portal and clicking on the Student Insights icon or by visiting www.jeffcopublicschools.org/schools/student_insights.  Use the same username and password as your other district tools such as Infinite Campus Parent Portal or Student Portal.  D'Evelyn Dash Crew - A HUGE THANK YOU!  By: Natalie Hart THANK YOU to all who registered for the 5K or 2K, bought a T-shirt, donated money, volunteered, sponsored, hosted a booth, or gave your time or talent in any way. You made the DASH a huge success!  We raised over 21k and had 302 participants. Way to go Jaguars! The Dash Crew would like to especially thank the following DHS groups:  Girls Basketball, Marching Band, Student Council, Choir and Cheerleaders - The Dash could not have happened without these clubs going above and beyond to help! We appreciate you so much! A very special thank you to: Katrina Millette, Jenn and Paul Bountry, Julie Glynn, Michelle Linder, Mishan Pils, Kristi Gulley, Lorraine Barnes, - not possible without any of you!     Thank You Natalie! ​By:  Kara Pharris & Cindy Perlman, DEF Co-Managers   We would like to thank Natalie Hart and the Dash Crew for everything they have done to make The Dash happen. Year after year, Natalie’s dedication and the hard work from her team has given us the opportunity to raise money for our students and teachers and to come together as a community to have some fun. Thank you, Natalie! If you would like to help with the Dash next year, please reach out!  [email protected] Yearbook Announcements By: Megan Choun, Math Teacher & Yearbook Advisor 2022-2023 Awards   A huge congratulations to the 22-23 Yearbook Staff! The “Own it” yearbook earned the Award of Commendation from the Colorado Student Media Association. The categories in which the yearbook was evaluated included: theme development/structure, coverage, reporting, photography, and design. D’Evelyn earned the Award of Commendation in all areas, except in coverage where they earned the All-Colorado Award!   Some of the judge’s comments included:   “Bravo! I can see you reached out to find all sorts of activities that happened throughout the year and made a great space for the junior high students. That’s a lot of coverage and you showed great care for ALL students and their stories.”   “Your templates are extremely pleasing to the eye due to their structure and playfulness.”   “Your photos show a thoughtful approach to the emotional intensity of movement, from senior sunrise and all throughout your sports section. It takes time and patience in a space to cultivate that same skill in academic and classroom settings.”   “You have so much of which to be proud…you have a command of the complicated, intricate, painstaking task of telling the story of the year in an expert publication.”   Way to go 2022-2023 Yearbook Staff!   Purchasing a 23-24 Yearbook   If you did not already purchase a yearbook during registration, you still have time to purchase one now! The price of the yearbook is $70, as the registration special has now ended. Be sure to purchase a yearbook soon as the price will go up to $75 in January.   Senior Photos and Baby Ads   All senior photos and baby ads are due no later than October 6th! You are welcome and highly encouraged to submit any time prior to the deadline. Please read through the details on where and how to upload photos and the specs needed for both senior portraits and baby ads HERE.   -Click HERE to upload photos and messages for baby ads.   -Click HERE to upload senior portraits. *Read details sheet for code to upload   Teacher Appreciation Corner By Sarah McBride D’Evelyn Education Foundation (DEF) will be coordinating ways to show our amazing teachers how much we appreciate them throughout the year.  Please consider helping us by donating your time, items, or money toward any of the following events.  Click on the Sign Up Geniuses below for more information.  If you have any questions please email Sarah McBride at [email protected]. Adopt A Teachers’ Treats Day We want to make sure our teachers feel appreciated throughout the year so we are going to do something special for them each month.  When there is not already an event like conferences or Teacher Appreciation week, we will provide a small token of our appreciation through a treat or gift on the 1st Friday of the month.  If you want to help with this endeavor you can adopt the teachers for a month.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-adopt Parent Teacher Conference Meals   Help D’Evelyn Education Foundation provide a good meal for teachers during Conferences on September 20th and 21st.  Wednesday, September 20th will be a Chili Cook Off (teachers will vote for their favorite chili and the winner will get a D’Evelyn t-shirt) Thursday, September 21st will be a Pasta dinner https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-conference Amazon Wish List for D'Evelyn Teacher Treats  Please check out this wishlist throughout the year to see what items you can purchase to help with Monthly Teachers’ Treats, Holiday gifts, and Teacher Appreciation week.  It will be updated throughout the year as the needs change.  When checking out please select to send the item to Sarah McBride so she can collect all the items to package for the Teachers. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1UGNA3B4544MN?ref_=wl_share Upcoming Youth Basketball By: Michelle Ziemian, [email protected] Team placement for D'Evelyn Youth Basketball! Sunday September 10, 2023 at D'Evelyn High School Team Placement is FREE!! Advance Registration is Required! Register HERE and invite your friends!!   Address: 10359 W Nassau Ave, Denver, CO 80235 Schedule: 2nd and 3rd grade - 9:30-10:30am 4th grade - 10:30-11:30am 5th grade - 11:30am-12:30pm 6th grade - 1-2pm 7th grade - 2-3pm 8th grade - 3-4pm XC Team takes 2nd at D'Evelyn Dash! Congratulations to the boys and girls cross-country teams for their performances in the D'Evelyn Dash.  Both teams finished in 2nd place out of 15 teams in Division 2. The boys had 3 top ten finishers:  Dreyton Rossetter (4th), Jett Cowee (7th) and John Schrader (9th).  The girls had 2 in the top 10, Sabrea Schulte (8th) and Ainslie McCabe (10th) with Avery McMillan (11th), Ali Fawcett (13th) and Sofia Cieslewicz (15th) rounding out the scoring 5.    Great job Jags! If you would like to share about your Dazzling Jags' athletics, activities or accolades either at D'Evelyn or outside of school, please send a description and photo to: [email protected]. Athlete of the Month - August By:  Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Athlete of the Month winner for the month of August. The winner was 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. He was chosen out of all the Student-Athletes at D’Evelyn. Graham Truesdel - 12th Grade “Graham has been playing Varsity golf since his freshman year. We realize the challenge of being a high school athlete and what it takes to balance academics and athletics, let alone doing that while being a senior on the golf and football team during the same season. His commitment and athletic abilities were demonstrated by his participation in the last two tournaments where he shot in the 70's, which were personal best scores. This helped our team narrowly prevail over other schools in back-to-back 4th place finishes in these Jeffco 4A League tournaments. Congratulations Graham for your outstanding commitment to D'Evelyn athletics, as well as your team leadership and the example you set—they are important and appreciated.” -Coach Helfner and Coach Boswell, Head Boys Golf Coaches Scholars of the Month - August By:  Eric McCaslin-Hahn, Assistant Principal, Athletics and Activities Director Congratulations to the Scholar of the Month winners for the month of August. They were chosen by the Science Department at the end of last school year. Darsh Bhandari - 8th grade Darsh comes into Science everyday ready to learn. His work ethic and participation is outstanding and he is a great role model to his peers.                                   -Mrs. Newcomb, Life Science Teacher Madilyn Schrade, 8th grade Madilyn is a student that Mrs. Newcomb can count on to participate with every single question. That's not an exaggeration. She works hard on all of her assignments and is a great leader in the classroom.   -Mrs. Newcomb, Life Science Teacher Evelyn Oltmans, 12th grade Evelyn is an exceptionally hard worker who gives 100% to every lesson and assignment. She comes in regularly outside of class to clarify material and she studies it until she truly masters it. Evelyn makes it clear that she is not simply striving for good grades; rather, she is striving for understanding. Evelyn will do very well in any future Science coursework but, more importantly, she is a positive leader and role model at D’Evelyn in and outside of the classroom.                                                    -Coach McKellips (Physics) & Mr. Ray (AP Biology) Robert Lane III, 11th grade     RJ has done an outstanding job in chemistry this year! He is always focused during class and ready to learn, and he works very hard both in and outside of class to complete his assignments and truly understand the concepts. His mind is always going, so he notices little details that most students miss. He asks great questions and challenges his classmates to learn and understand the material at a deeper level.  Great work this year, RJ!                                    -Mrs. McGee, Chemistry Teacher Sept 04 - No School - Labor Day Sept 6 - College Night: RSVP here: https://forms.gle/hYPfhqzHJg6Et6oMA Sept 11 - Steering Committee Meeting: 4:30pm Sept 11 - Sept 16 - Homecoming Week Wednesday - Bonfire: 7PM Friday -  Varsity Football Game: 4PM @ Trailblazer Stadium Jr. High Fall Social, 3:15PM - 4:45PM, Donate & Volunteer Saturday - High School Homecoming Dance: 7PM @ D'Evelyn  Sept 20  - Parent Teacher Conferences: 5PM - 7:30PM Sept 21  - Parent Teacher Conferences: 3:45PM -5:45PM Sign up to help with meals for teachers at conferences: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084FABAB2CA1FEC52-conference Sept 22  - No School for Students Sept 28 - 30 - Fall Play Oct 2 - Steering Committee Meeting: 4:30pm Oct 6 - Senior photos and baby ads DUE! Oct 19-20 - No School for Students   D'Evelyn Dash Finish Line Sponsor Spotlight By: Natalie Hart   Jared Conlin at The Conlin Homes Group powered by START Real Estate is a professional, resourceful, REALTOR extraordinaire. Working with Jared and his team at The Conlin Homes Group powered by START Real Estate, you will not only have someone looking out for your best interest, they will make the process go by faster than his company name. For every D’Evelyn family that works with The Conlin Homes Group, Jared will donate $1,000 to the D’Evelyn Foundation. www.jaredconlin.com Mailing address 10359 W Nassau Ave, Denver, CO 80235 Phone: 303-982-2600  |  Fax:  303-982-2601 Review daily announcements made during school. The Jaguar Tracks is funded by the D’Evelyn Education Foundation and is prepared and distributed through volunteer efforts. Copyright © 2023 D'Evelyn Junior-Senior High all rights reserved. View this email in your browser