RAMLINE
Volume 9, Issue 1 - August 30, 2019
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NEWS YOU NEED:
Education, Events, Activities and Links
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Important Links for Families & Community
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"
Life Coaching Skills for Parents" ~ Free Workshops
It will be at GMHS. For More information and workshop description click
HERE
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NO SCHOOL - Monday, September 2nd
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Homecoming is here! Join us for many fun events this week.
Check out the
Homecoming
Spirit Days and
Bell schedule
here!
Dance tickets are on sale now for $5 in your Jeffco Connect Account through Thursday 9/5/19. They will also be available for $10 cash at the door.
The dance will be on Saturday 9/7/19 from 8pm-11pm.
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Homecoming Week
Events
9/4:
Rams Got Talent Show- 6:30 pm
9/5:
Junior vs. Senior
Powder Puff Game
on the football field at 1:45
9/6: Homecoming parade
- 12:30-1:00 pm, Homecoming Carnival in the GMHS Faculty Parking Lot- 1:00-3:00
Homecoming football game
vs. Harrison at 7:30 at Jeffco Stadium
9/7:
Dance
8:00 pm-11:00 pm
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Lisa Trujillo, Ed.D. -
Assistant Principal - 11th Grade
Scheduling
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First Semester
- Friday, September 6 D&F Autodialer
- Friday, September 27 1st 6-week ENDS
- Friday, October 4 1st 6-week POSTED to Parent Portal
- Parent-Teacher Conferences Wednesday, October 16-2:00-7:00pm
- Thursday, October 24 D&F Autodialer
- Friday, November 8 2nd 6-week ENDS
- Friday, November 15 2nd 6-week POSTED to Parent Portal
- Friday, December 6 D&F Autodialer
- Friday, December 20 Term Final Grades POSTED to Parent Portal
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Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (9th grade Assistant Principal)
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SAT and PSAT Results
Students currently in the 12th, 11th, and 10th grades that were students last year at GMHS and took the SAT or PSAT in April received their score reports and their PSAT book during RamTime on either Wednesday, August 28th or Thursday, August 29th. Books are not returned for the SAT. Below are resources for how to interpret the results.
Students in Advanced Placement Classes
The biggest change is students need to pay the $94 fee for the exam by the preferred deadline of October 4th. Since this process is new I would like all students to pay by this preferred deadline. This AP exam fee will be added for all students enrolled in an AP class on September 9th.
You can log in to Jeffco Connect at that time to pay the fee.
The Final Deadline that I can order a test for the $94 fee is November 15th. The fee needs to be paid by 3 PM on November 14th for me to order the exams on November 15th. After November 15th AP charges a $40 late fee. Since AP Macroeconomics is only offered in the Spring the absolute deadline for students in that class is March 13th.
Another major change is if a student signs up for the test and decides not to take it they can be reimbursed $54, but AP charges $40 for the unused exam.
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Athletic Director (12th grade Assistant Principal)
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Fall Sports is in Full Swing
Boys: Cross Country, Golf, Football, Soccer and Tennis
Girls: Cross Country, Gymnastics, Softball and Volleyball
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Please click on the Calendar Link above
to find all sports dates! Come out a support our student athletes!
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Ram Run Communication
As many of you are aware, our
Ram Run 5K Run/Walk
was cancelled this year. As Principal of GMHS, I want to apologize to our community for not communicating this message sooner, not providing information as to where we are with the event, and express a desire to bring it back. I have been impressed by the outpouring of communications I have received concerning the Ram Run, and I would like to provide an opportunity for those interested in helping to come together to create a new event.
I want to thank staff members Clint and Heather Boston for leading the Ram Run for ten years. Their dedication and work are greatly appreciated. After the event last year, they made the difficult decision to redefine their roles and help in the capacity of volunteers, rather than directors, but both planned to continue to be part of the team moving forward. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to assemble a team in time to make it happen this year.
We need a group of committed community and staff to help us continue with a Ram Run event, or something similar, that provides an opportunity to come together as a community, celebrate our students, and fundraise for our athletics, clubs and activities. We are open to all ideas and we strongly believe that we can create an event that our community is proud of, as they have been with the Ram Run.
If you are interested in helping us renew a community event please let us know by completing the short form
here
. Once we know the level of interest, we will schedule a brainstorming meeting to explore opportunities.
Thank you for your continued support of GMHS! We are stronger together and we look forward to partnering with you.
Sincerely,
Colleen Owens
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Counseling & Future Center
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Attention Senior Families
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The
Free Application for Federal Student Aid
(
FAFSA
®) form
to apply for financial aid (grants, work-study, and loans)
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Colorado Free application day!
is
October 15th.
If you will be needing a letter of recommendation from your teacher or Mrs. Oliver, now is the time to request.
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Fall Credit Recovery will begin September 16th thru
December 13th
Credit Recovery Courses
check link below
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Coffee with the Counselors
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Wednesday Sept 18, 2019
College/Post-Secondary
Planning Timeline
8-9am in the library Classroom
- What should I be doing now to prepare my student for college and/or career?
- What resources are available at GMHS and elsewhere?
- Learn about the application process and financial aid
For more dates and Topics go
HERE
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THE FUTURE CENTER
The Future Center hours this semester are 9:00 am - 3:00 pm unless posted otherwise.
Seniors please visit the
Future Center web page
for important information about requesting transcripts, teacher letters of recommendation, college visits to Green Mountain High School, and upcoming college
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CAREER SHADOW HOSTS NEEDED
The Career Shadow Program needs
volunteers
to provide shadow experiences for our Green Mountain High School students.
- Students work side-by-side with hosts in the workplace experiencing a career in action.
- Students arrive for their visits prepared with a resume and research questions.
- A “shadow” can be as short as an informational interview or a part-day, full-day experience for the student.
Please contact our coordinators:
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Hello Green Mountain Rams!
SRO Jones here.
Welcome Back to School!
I hope you all had a great summer and I am looking forward to seeing everyone here on our campus.
I hope to continue my efforts the same as last year by promoting school safety on and off campus. Inside school our campus security team is keeping our doors secured, checking for propped open doors and locking others doors to keep us safer. Outside the school doors I may be observing or enforcing the traffic laws around school and within our school lot. Parents, if your new or returning student is driving or about to drive, please go over the necessity to slow down in the surrounding neighborhoods as well as on campus.
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At GMHS we have a lot of activities before, during and after school so we all need to do our part by observing posted speed limits and driving defensively aware of our surroundings at all times. Checking our blind spots, mirrors, using our turn signals and minimizing in vehicle distractions can help avoid all types of mishaps!
Some of you all may have seen me standing at the exit of our student lot saying hello and of course, encouraging all students in the vehicle to BUCKLE UP!
By all of us working together to be safe out there we can start this year off accident free! More to come on these topics as the year continues. If anyone has any questions, please stop in and say hi.
Lets go RAMS!
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Library & Technology News
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As students start back to school for the 2019-2020 school year, two grades will do so with a brand new instructional device — a touchscreen Chromebook or iPad. These devices are part of a four-year plan to create technology-enabled classrooms in fifth through twelfth grades that prepare students to thrive in a digitally connected world in alignment with the Jeffco Generations Strategic Plan.
The Vision
: Create an equitable and sustainable model for technology-enabled classrooms that prepare students to thrive in a connected, digital world in alignment with the
Jeffco Generations strategic plan
.
Here's how Tech for Ed looks at Green Mountain High School: please visit our
1:1 Chromebook Initiative
website (under the Students tab on
www.GMHSRams.org
). Here you will find information on warranties, digital safes, devices, educational technology tools and more.
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Educational Opportunities
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International travel opportunities
with Mr. Keiser continue!
Mr. Keiser has run 37 educational tours to nearly 40 countries over the years. This summer's tour will be to Northern Europe/Scandinavia in June of 2020: 4 spots are still available.
June of 2021 we'll head to Costa Rica and Panama! Enrollment for that tour will begin in October of this year. As always, college credit and capstone project ideas available for any of my tours - parents and family welcome!
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Seniors and Parents:
Purchase your yearbook early. They are $70 for a non-personalized yearbook and $76 for one with the student's name screened onto the bottom right corner of the cover.
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Senior Portraits
Senior Portraits are due by October 31st (Halloween)
at midnight to be included
in the yearbook.
The upload link for submitting your portrait can be found at this link
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Senior Baby Ads
Parents, are you interested in buying a Yearbook Baby Ad for your student?
Please go to
for all pricing, sizing, and content options. The early-bird deadline for parents is October 22nd.
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LIFETOUCH PICTURES
Students and faculty had their pictures taken by Lifetouch August 19th.
You can go online at
mylifetouch.com
to order picture packets and see pictures.
Use your Picture Day ID for GMHS: CG899791Y0.
If you missed this picture day or want a retake, Lifetouch will be here on September 24th to take the pictures.
For Seniors whose families wish to purchase Lifetouch school pictures in addition to the senior pictures provided for the yearbook, pictures will be taken on this date as well.
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PTA News & Parent Involvement
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PTA MEETING
Our next PTA meeting will be
September 9
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at 6:20 p.m.
in the Library, following the GM Community Connections meeting at 5:30. Please join us for our next meeting. All parents are welcome!
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PTA Membership
The GMHS PTA is accepting membership enrollment for the 2019-2020 school year!
Click here to sign up for 2019/2020:
PTA Membership
Click here to pay $20 membership dues for 2019/2020:
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GMHS Annual Craft Fair
is scheduled for November 16, 2019 10:00 a.m.- 4:00p.m.
(Proceeds Benefit Afterprom)
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AFTERPROM
April 18
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, 2020
11 p.m.-3:00 a.m.
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We need a few parents to join this great fun group for our Afterprom party!
Most tasks are covered! Please contact Lisa Lord at
jonlord@comcast.net
if interested in any of these openings!
Event Coordinator(s)
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Prizes/Gift Coordinator(s)
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Fundraising Coordinator(s)
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Treasurer
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Food
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Decorations
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Graphic Artist – flyers
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Gymnasium Entertainment
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Casinos
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Craft Fair
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Eggstravaganza
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Communication
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√Covered
□ Still needed
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