By: Dr. Rob Bishop, Principal
Now that we have a few weeks of the new semester in the rearview mirror, this is a good time to shift our thinking to the early stages of planning for the next school year. I remind all of our stakeholder groups (students, parents, faculty, and staff) that we value your input and feedback as we go through the many planning activities for next year. These include the choice enrollment process, scheduling for next year, budget development, and much more. Completing these projects includes creating forums for stakeholder input. The opportunity to provide input and feedback happens in many ways. Soon we will launch our series of annual surveys. Please see below for more information about how stakeholders can provide feedback on our planning and efforts to make our school a better place. D’Evelyn Accountability Committee Surveys Each year, the D’Evelyn Accountability Committee surveys D’Evelyn families about their experiences in the school. We hope to ascertain valuable feedback from our families regarding the school year, and encourage all families to take some time to provide their feedback, both positive and constructive. Thank you in advance for your time in completing this survey. Parents/guardians have the opportunity to provide feedback based on the unique experiences of their students, which is helpful in our reflective practice as a school administration. Please look for future communications with regard to the exact timeline and access to the stakeholder surveys. The following is the general timeline for each survey:
Additional Parent Input Opportunities An opportunity to hear an overview of the 2023-24 budget development will occur during the February 15th School Accountability Meeting. I encourage you to attend this meeting. Finally, I encourage you to consider the opportunity to be part of the Parent Focus Group with the principal finalist candidates. Click on this link to jump to the Principal Hiring Committee update from our Steering Committee Chair - Brock Gustafson.
By: Greg Kottcamp, Assistant Principal
The Honor Roll is an important way that students are recognized for their academic achievements at D’Evelyn. The Honor Roll is broken into four categories and is based on the grades from the fall semester of 2022-2023: (weighted grade point averages are used in these calculations).
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. Congratulations to all students that earned an Honor Roll recognition. Your work ethic and dedication to your studies are applauded by our community.
By: Brock Gustafson, Steering Committee Chair
The PHC is happy to report that the job ads that were posted across the country over the past month were successful in attracting nearly a dozen, highly qualified applicants for our Principal opening. The deadline for applications was Monday of last week and the PHC met last Wednesday to discuss the pool of applicants. Based on the application materials, which included resumes, educational philosophy statements, transcripts, and letters of recommendation, the Committee narrowed the pool to four candidates who will interview with the Committee, in-person on Wednesday, January 25th. Following those interviews, the PHC will select the candidates who will move to focus groups with our community. Due to the confidential nature of the hiring process, details and identities of our applicant pool will not be shared with the community until the final candidates are selected for the focus group phase. Focus groups, which are tentatively planned for Monday, Jan 30th, are the community’s opportunity to interact with and ask questions of the final candidates. Three separate focus groups will be formed, one each for teachers/staff, students, and parents. The admin team is coordinating the student focus groups. If you are a parent/guardian of a student and you would like to attend the focus group with the candidate finalists, please complete this survey so we can coordinate with you. Once the PHC has gathered and analyzed community feedback from the focus groups, we will hopefully have a clear picture of who we will hire. If there isn’t a consensus, we may hold additional interviews. When the PHC has decided, the PHC will vote and then the Steering Committee will vote to approve. We will then present our selection to the District for final administrative paperwork and other items related to the Jeffco hiring process. The Steering Committee will continue to communicate through Jag Tracks as we proceed through the process. If you have immediate questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Steering Committee via email at [email protected]. Items left in the gym locker room last semester have been taken to lost and found in the front office. The items are marked by locker number. Students have until Wednesday, January 25, to retrieve their items. Unclaimed items will be donated. Senior High students interested in taking AP classes during the 2023/24 school year should consider attending the AP interest information sessions being held this week during 7th hour.
By: Natalie Hart, D'Evelyn Dash Chair
Volunteers D’Evelyn Parents, mark your calendars! The D’Evelyn DASH has been set for August 26th, 2023. This year's theme is Western / Country. The DASH committee could use your help. We are looking for volunteers to help with the following:
Most volunteer positions can be done from home and on your own time, with a minimal time commitment. If you are willing to help, please send an email to [email protected]. Our first meeting will be on the 26th of January @ 6 pm in the office conference room Logo Contest We want your artwork on this year's t-shirt. We invite you to create the next masterpiece inspired by a Western / Country Theme.
Logos will be sent out via email to the student body to cast their vote. The artwork with the most votes wins the context. The winner will be notified by February 22, 2023.
By: Susan Aberle, Junior High Social Committee Chair
Please join us for D'Evelyn's Annual Junior High Spring Social on Friday, February 3rd in the D'Evelyn Small Gym. We look forward to this opportunity to get our Junior High students together to have fun and celebrate with pizza, a DJ, games, and prizes. All D'Evelyn 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students are welcome.
Tickets will be sold for $5 outside the cafeteria Thursday and Friday the week of the event. To volunteer for the event and contribute desserts, time, or monetary donations please sign up at our SignUp Genius.
D'Evelyn Mock Trial Success
Congratulations to our very hard-working, dedicated, and talented Mock Trial Team. The team won 3rd place at the CU Boulder High School Scramble and Tony Adams won the 1st place best attorney award. The event had 7 teams, 42 attorney students, and 96 students in total competing. View additional trial event photos online. Next week is the Jeffco Scrim Scram and both teams will compete at the Jefferson County Courthouse. Special thanks and recognition to
Team members this weekend who competed on Prosecution and Defense or competing in the "bye buster" team: Tony Adams, Sarah Kreis, Diya Gupta, Luke Hoover, Alexandra Holland, Kaylee Kipp, Helen Zhu, Emily Yang, Noah Edford, Mathias Bauer, Max Kim, Claudia Creel, and Summer Jacobs. Go Team D'Evelyn! Take State in March!
Winter Track
By: Lisa Bell, Track Coach The Winter Track squad has been practicing since after Thanksgiving break. Athletes in 6 - 12th grades competed, many for the first time, at the Mines indoor meet last Thursday. Check out some highlights from the meet online! Our next meet is at Steinhauer Fieldhouse at the Colorado School of Mines on Thursday, January 26th at 7 pm.
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January 29 - August 31 - Round 2 Enrollment for the 2023-24 school year January 30 - Principal Hiring Parent / Guardian Focus Group, 2:45 pm, location TBD February 2 - 2-hour delayed start February 3 - Jeffcon, Arvada West High School, 8 am February 4 - Sadies Dance, 7 pm February 6 - 10 - Wish Week February 13 - Steering Committee Meeting, 4:30 pm February 15
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February 17 - No School for Students (Potential Snow Makeup Day) February 20 - No School, President's Day February 21 - DEF Board Meeting, in the Library 6:00 - 8:00 pm February 23 - February 25 - Musical, 7 pm
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 Junior High Social Committee, scholarships, and teacher appreciation events. A full list of all DEF sponsors can be found on the DEF Website. Over the next few weeks, we will highlight the D'Evelyn Auction business sponsors.
D'Evelyn Auction Silver Sponsors Highlight Silver sponsors supported the D’Evelyn Auction with a contribution of $250 or more. Comments are closed.
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