By: Dr. Rob Bishop, Principal
The month of October always shows those signs of the change of seasons and is much so within the school setting at D’Evelyn. It has been a busy few weeks at D’Evelyn for students, families, faculty, and staff. Students and teachers are working hard each day in the classroom, D’Evelyn fall athletes are competing in their league schedules and state postseason competitions, and D’Evelyn performing artists have been entertaining and competing regularly. It is an exciting time at D’Evelyn - I am proud of the many achievements already met this year by our wonderful students, faculty, and staff. A shout out to our golfers, Taj Kumar and Graham Truesdel who competed in the first state championship event of the fall season. Both of these student-athletes represented D’Evelyn well as fierce competitors. We look forward to the completion of all other Fall sports team seasons and wish all student-athletes the best of luck in postseason regional and state competitions. Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of listening to our Senior High Choirs and the performances were terrific. I also heard the performances by the Junior High choir students and the Instrumental music students were outstanding. Thank you to Mr. White and Dr. Theis and all choir and instrumental music students for presenting such wonderful sounds. Also on the performing arts front, I congratulate the Marching Band for the progress they have made thus far this season and for bringing home first-place honors for the 3A school division at the Douglas County Marching Invitational. Marching Band is in the final couple of weeks of preparation and push to regional and state competitions. We are upon the midpoint of the first semester, and I know that D’Evelyn students have been busy, and at times stressed and overwhelmed. I encourage our students to preserve and find success, and I call upon us all to support and cheer them on as they encounter the challenges of mid-semester exams, projects, and papers. I expect that the remaining eight weeks of this semester will be as equally challenging, busy, and exhaustive as the first eight weeks. As we proceed through the remainder of the semester, I ask parents and families to continue to provide support and encouragement for their students. There will be difficult days, and even weeks, in the course of the semester. However, if we all work towards supporting and encouraging our students, I know that our shared sense of the empowering, uplifting nature of the D’Evelyn liberal arts program will guide us through those struggles. At the end of this week, students and families will have the gift of a four-day mini-fall break. I hope this time will be restful, relaxing, and restorative for all. I offer my very best wishes to a successful second half of the semester for all D’Evelyn students - in classes, athletics, performances, and other extracurricular endeavors.
By: Gina Writz, Counselor D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
What's on the Calendar?
College Visits
Scholarships
Resources College Application Affordability Toolkit: This link has resources about financial aid, FAFSA loans, and scholarships. The article in Chalkbeat Colorado discusses FAFSA and CASFA opening on Oct 1st. Car Care and Safety Clinic: DriveSafe Driving School is offering one-hour hands-on car care. Students will learn how to check their oil and change a tire and much more. One-hour sessions from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm: Fri, Oct 21, 1658, Cole Blvd., Bldg 6, Lakewood, CO. Essay/Editing help for Scholarship and College Applications. Emily Smith (recent D'Evelyn graduate) has a freelance editing business, "Wordsmith Services". Emily has experience with the application process for both scholarships and colleges. For a nominal fee of $2 a page (generally) and quick turnaround times she can help to provide you with editing, proofreading and clear communication. Email Emily at [email protected] Volunteer Opportunity Parents for Proctoring Sign Up The counseling department needs parent volunteers to help proctor student test-taking in our department. Please feel free to bring a drink, a jacket, and a book to read.
By: Megan Seasely Bender, Spanish Teacher
By: Founders Carolyn De Raad and Kathi Pitzer
In 1991, groups throughout Colorado were working to develop schools they felt would better educate their children. But school boards always said “no.” Charter legislation, introduced in 1992, was an attempt to free parents and teachers from the power of a local school board to reject ideas other than their own and allowing an appeal to the State Board of Education. The bill was killed. But, great ideas don’t die. And people who truly believe in ideas don’t allow them to die. Dave D’Evelyn, the father of charter schools in Colorado, continued to work at drafting legislation that could be passed. He and the Colorado Children’s Campaign organized a Charter conference in December of 1992 for an expected 70 attendees. 140 attended. Governor Romer endorsed the concept of Charter Schools in his 1993 State of the State address, followed immediately with unanimous endorsement from the State Board of Education. We spent hours at the legislature testifying and observing. It was big, with 18 hours of hearings in the Senate Education Committee alone. Finally, in May 1993, the legislature passed the bipartisan Charter School Bill. Governor Romer signed the bill into law. Sadly, that May, we lost Dave D’Evelyn in a small-plane crash while returning from Durango where he helped charter proposers understand the law. All who worked with Dave knew him to be principled, visionary, and compassionate, He taught well, wrote well, and lived well. His depth of insight, willingness to confront the hard questions in education, defense of individual liberty, and clear adherence to academic excellence were outstanding. He trusted individual parents to make the best choices for their own children. Parents at Dennison K-8 had long wondered why there was no high school to continue the educational philosophy delivered by Dennison. They were always told, “for your grandchildren perhaps.” With Charter possible, a small group of us met in August 1993, to draft the Philosophy Statement for a high school. Philosophy Statement in hand, we began having public meetings to confirm that the school we envisioned had a clientele - demonstrated by letters of intent. Simultaneously, we researched financial, building, curriculum, transportation, contract, and other necessary issues. We also met with the Jeffco District officials and the media. In December we submitted the final Options proposal to the District, and in January the final Charter version. When the Jeffco Board heard the proposal we had 900 letters of intent and hundreds of parents attending Board meetings. In March the school was approved as an option and denied as a Charter. We were promised the Manning building and required to write an initial (April) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). We then reviewed the Document with a Jeffco administrator while considering appealing the Charter denial. The June 1993, MOU clarified our relationship with the district, guaranteeing significant operational autonomy. We also named the option school for Dave D’Evelyn. In May we began enrolling students, hiring teachers, choosing and ordering books, and doing all the necessary things to open D’Evelyn. In August 1994 we opened with our first 7th, 8th, and 9th-grade students. It was no small victory. It is now our collective mission to keep the program worthy of the name it bears.
Cross Country
The Cross Country Teams had outstanding performances at the Jeffco League Championships on Oct 13. Thank you to Coach Lisa Bell and Coach Erik Bell for putting together the course and running the meet. It was exciting seeing all 20 Jeffco schools competing on our campus yesterday afternoon. The Varsity teams travel down to Delta on Oct 20 for the Regional Meet. Girls Volleyball The Girls Volleyball Team had a 3 & 0 sweep over Golden on Oct 13. They have improved to 12-4 on the season and 6-1 in conference play. They are back in action Oct 18 when they travel to Alameda International. Marching Band The Marching Band had their full show that they performed at Trailblazer Stadium on Oct 13. It was impressive seeing the improvements they have made since the Big Cat Invite. They participate in the Regional Tournament on Oct 18, and that will determine if they qualify for the State Championships. The State Championships will be in Grand Junction on Monday, Oct 31. Football The Football Team defeated Wellington High School with a 34-12 victory on Oct 13 at Trailblazer. The team has improved to 5-2 on the season and they are 3-0 in conference play. They travel to Prospect Ridge Academy on Oct 22. If they win the next two games, they will win the conference championship and earn a State playoff berth. Good luck boys!
Boys Tennis
Our Boys Tennis Team had a solid showing at the State Individual Tournament in Pueblo. Special congratulations to Aswaanth Kruppasamy for taking 3rd place at #1 singles on Oct 15.
Softball
Congratulations to the Softball team for winning the regional tournament on Oct 15, beating Roosevelt 2-1 and Elisabeth 14-4. They advance to the State Tournament starting Friday, Oct 21 at Aurora Sports Park.
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October 28 - Boys and Girls Mentoring Meeting, during 7th hour October 29 - Trick or Treat Street, 5:00 - 7:00 pm November 1
November 2 - College Visit: Oklahoma State University, 1:50 - 2:30 pm November 3
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November 7 - 11 - 6th Grade Outdoor Lab November 11 - D'Evelyn Education Foundation, Annual Dinner & Auction, 6 pm - 10 pm at Baldoria on the Water
The D'Evelyn Education Foundation initiatives are supported by generous contributions from the community. The Foundation thanks the businesses that support our school by sponsoring the D'Evelyn DASH, our School Directory, and/or our Annual Auction. A full list of all DEF sponsors can be found on the DEF Website. Over the next few months, we will highlight our most recent D'Evelyn DASH business sponsors.
October D'Evelyn DASH Finish Line Sponsor Highlight Finish line sponsors supported the D'Evelyn DASH with a contribution of $1000 or more.
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