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You've Got Bragging Rights!
You may have heard that STEM School Highlands Ranch was one of 30 schools in the world selected as a "World-Leading Learner."
A team of school admin joined other education leaders for the Global Learning Network and OECD event in Boston this past week.
From the U.S., Singapore, Switzerland, Germany, South Korea, Canada and more, school leaders joined together to collaborate and share innovative approaches to education to prepare students for changes in the 21st century. Dr. Penny Eucker was asked to share about our unique industry partnerships. It was a great experience for all and we were proud to represent STEM School Highlands Ranch at the event! Read more about the event here.
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PSAT NMSQT Results are In!
PSAT NMSQT score reports have been released and will be sent home with students this week.
Congratulations to our STEM students, who scored in the 80th percentile combined English, Reading, Writing, and Math compared to 64% at the district level and 63% at the state level.
We also had 15 students who scored in the 99th percentile!
The PSAT NMSQT is considered a "practice" test for the SAT which is a state-mandated test for all HS juniors in Colorado.
Juniors will take the SAT on Tuesday, April 10th. We will also give the PSAT 9 to 9th graders and PSAT 10 to 10th graders on April 10th.
Students preparing to take the SAT have been advised on how to link their account with Khan Academy, a free and customized test prep platform. Junior PSAT NMSQT scores are also used to determine student qualification for National Merit recognition and scholarship. A list of resources and links can be found on the
State Mandated Testing page of our website.
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General Office Updates
Lost & Found will be donated over break.
Please have your student check for lost items!
Volunteering/Donation Opportunities
Literary Magazine Prizes
Our middle school's literary magazine is in its 5th year, and it is also the high school chapter's first year! That means we will need gift cards for prizes! The students are so excited, and their enthusiasm has exploded since we began publishing in March 2014. We need your help to reward those students whose hard work results in well-deserved contest prizes. For each category (fiction, poetry, and art) we give one $25 Visa gift card to the first-place winners. We will be releasing our middle school and high school issues, and so that amounts to 6 cards.
If you could help support these students by donating a $25 Visa card, you would be also helping encourage a creative community here at STEM. Click here to sign up
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Drama and Video Production "props" donations
The production is next week, and we are still in need of a few more props. Please consider this volunteer opportunity. To view the sign up sheet,
We have many more opportunities. Please visit the volunteer page to view them!
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Student Support Corner
Sources of Strength - Generosity Campaign
Learn more about the Generosity Drive with this wonderful, short video.
Academic Planning and Registration for Next Year- 9th, 10th, 11th Grade
Join us on January 18th from 5-5:45 p.m. for everything you need to know about your student's schedule for next year - choosing classes, registering, meeting academic requirements for graduation, and the course change process. We have changed this event to be for parents of 9th, 10th, and 11th only, as students will have already heard this info. Please enter through the HS entrance and meet in the HS Commons. Sign up here. Questions? Email Charity Morris. Please also view the Academic Planning Guides for MS and HS as well as the MS and HS course selection worksheets.
Click here to read other news from the Student Support Team, including:
- 2018-19 Course Registration
- 2nd semester schedule changes
- The Student Support Team is excited to welcome Caitlin Risk to our team!
- Strive to Thrive
- Parents Encouraging Parents
To find out more about Student Support, programs and offering and to learn more about the team, please visit our
website.
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High School News on Website
Remember, if you misplace the newsletter, you can always go to our
website for the latest High School news.
Also,
subscribe here to Principal Blackburn's page - he recently updated the page with a
recap on Simple Solutions presentations and TSA run-offs.
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Middle School Cyber Patriots Move to Round II
Intense competition and determination move Middle School CyberPateriot competitiors to round II of the competition. The team is peparing for the exciting state round that will be held on January 19.
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Middle School News Always on Website
Remember, if you misplace the newsletter, you can always go to our
website
for the latest Middle School news.
Also, subscrib
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here for updates from Principal Weyman.
She recently updated her page with golden ticket winners and info on the upcoming Keystone trip.
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Software Engineer Inspires STEM 4th Graders
Mrs. Shupe a senior software engineer for the start-up, Next World, visited Ms. Miragliotta's 4th grade class this week. Hands were up with questions and ideas as the students learned about coding and what it's like to be a software engineer.
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World Grows A Bit Smaller For Third Graders at STEM
Third graders in Ms. Swihart's class are wrapping up a 6-week global learning project where they interacted with international peers in an attempt to answer the question "
Can we work together to help save endangered animals of the world?"
Using FlipGrid, creative collaborative technology, online post-it boards the students worked with 15 different schools from across the world.
If you want to get an idea how technologically advanced this process was for students, here is a peek into some of their work. From video introduction from students worldwide, to collaborative ideas, pictures and videos, we are certain it will rock your world.
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Elementary School News Always on Website
Remember, if you misplace the newsletter, you can always go to our
website
for the latest Elementary School news.
Also, subscribe to Dr. Johnson's elementary school news.
She recently updated her page with info on the NED Show, Hour of Code, and report cards.
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K-5 Canvas and Cocoa - Fri. 12/15
Join us
as we transform the Elementary cafeteria into an art studio for a fun and festive evening of painting on December 15 from 5-7 pm! Adult and child painters will delight in painting this seasonal favorite, "Brrr Penguin," $26 per painter. Each registration includes one canvas, cocoa, treats and more! One adult registration is required as well as payment in advance.
Register here.
Milk Caps for Mooola is a program to reduce waste and support our school. If you are a Longmont Dairy customer, please put your milk, cream or juice caps in the designated collection boxes at the STEM middle school office. Remember to wash caps prior to recycling. Longmont Dairy will donate five cents to STEM School for every milk cap turned in and recycle the caps to reduce waste and minimize environmental impact. For more information,
visit Longmont Dairy.
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STEM Teachers Get GOOGLED
Elementary and computer science teachers visited the Google campus in Boulder. They learned about the environment at Google, what inspired the Googlers to pursue a career in computer science and about resources to teach coding. The campus was fascinating and the teachers were inspired.
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Support STEM BEST Robotics This Weekend!
The STEM School Highlands Ranch High School BEST Robotics team is competing in the 2017 Rocky Mountain BEST Regionals. We would like all robot enthusiasts and family members to come support our team on
Sunday, December 17th from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
We are judged on our spirit, and we would love your help to cheer on our robot. The event is being held on the Auraria Campus Event Center, 1255 10th Street, Downtown Denver. We hope to make it to the later rounds in the afternoon. Thanks for your support all season long!
- Sunday, December 17th
- 9:00am -- Noon
- Auraria Campus Event Center, 1255 10th Street
Check out the Enrichment page of the website and view the most recent
Enrichment newsletter. Contact Sara Phelps with questions about all things Enrichment.
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The Douglas County School District is Colorado's third-largest school district, serving more than 67,000 students in preschool through twelfth-grade.
Visit the
DCSD website.
Click here for the Gifted and Talented newsletter.
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The Foundation for Douglas County Schools
(formerly the Douglas County Educational Foundation) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit which works with corporations and organizations to develop private resources to enrich education within Douglas County schools for the fulfillment of lifelong learning experiences of our students, citizens and community.
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DCSD Winter Community Events
- "A Christmas Carol" - Denver Center for the Performing Arts - now through Dec. 10th
- National Western Stock Show - Jan. 6th-21st - View flier
View
all upcoming winter events
here. Remember that our school earns money when you purchase tickets using our school name!
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STEM School Highlands Ranch | 303-683-7836 | www.stemk12.org
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