EHS WEEKLY MESSENGER
February 6th, 2022
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
It’s that time of the year again – Course Selection
A course selection Google Form has replaced the course card. Formal recommendations for AP/Honors courses as well as math will occur after students have selected their classes. The process will look similar to last school year.
We are still encouraging students and teachers to discuss options prior to selecting classes.
As always, we will encourage students to make thoughtful selections regarding their choices and discuss options with their current teachers. Students will be asked to evaluate their past and current classes and performances, test scores, grades and future career/college goals when selecting classes.
22-23 Course Selection
Attention all 9th and 10th graders!
The counselors will be in Study Halls again on either Monday, February 7 or Tuesday, February 8 to discuss course selection. Please plan your day accordingly. You will not have much work time that day.
Monday & Tuesday, February 7th & 8th : 9th & 10thgraders receive course selection information through study hall.
Tuesday, February 8th : 11th graders receive course selection information through Homeroom.
Friday, February 18th : 9th & 10th graders will complete Google From and Campus entry through Study Hall.
Tuesday, February 22nd : 11th graders will complete Google Form and Campus entry through Homeroom.
Wish Week 2022!!
Wish Week 2022 is almost here! Next week, February 7-11, is the last week before Wish Week begins, but we will be starting one of our many fundraisers early! It's called "Buy a Crush for your Crush!" and it starts this upcoming Monday, 2/7. During both A and B lunches for all of next week, talented art students along with the EHS Senate will be selling Crush sodas to be delivered on the following Monday, 2/14- Valentine's Day! Purchase one Crush soda for $2.50 or two for $4.00, and the soda will be delivered to your friend, crush, or significant other during class on Valentine’s Day. Make someone special smile with this tasty treat! All proceeds will go to Make-a-Wish Colorado, so wishes for amazing kids like Sloan, our 2022 Wish Kid, can be granted.
Spirit Days
We hope everyone is getting excited for the Wish Week spirit days! Senators will be walking around, handing out candy to those who are the most spirited each day!
The first day of Wish Week is Valentine’s Day, so dress in red or pink or anything festive for the holiday!
Tuesday is ski bum day, so rock your favorite skiing or snowboarding gear.
Wednesday is anything but a backpack day. Bring your stuff in anything except for the usual backpack.
Thursday is jersey day- a great time to represent your favorite team!
Friday is class color day, where each grade will dress in one of Sloan's favorite colors for a competition. During the assembly on Friday, February 18th, Sloan will select the grade level dressed with the most spirit, and that grade will win candy! In order to win, freshmen, please all wear red; sophomores, please wear yellow; juniors, please wear turquoise; and seniors, please wear pink! Who will have the most spirit?
Wish Week Assembly
We cannot wait to once again hold the iconic Wish Week assembly! Everyone will get to meet amazing Sloan and students from each grade level will compete in a variety of games! Sloan lives in Evergreen and is very excited to be a part of the assembly! She was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was still in the womb, and she works very hard every day to stay healthy despite her health complications. Her wish is to travel to see animals and by donating to Make-a-Wish Colorado, we can help grant wishes to strong, resilient, and brave kids, like Sloan. The assembly competitions all relate to things that Sloan - and many EHS students - love! She loves red velvet cake, queso and chips, P!nk, Andy Grammer, writing, drawing, painting, Ninja Warrior, and playing the Nintendo Switch! Next week during homeroom, a Google Form will be made available so students can sign up for the assembly games. We are hoping to hold a Ninja Warrior course competition, an epic layup contest, a cake eating race, a lip synching contest, an animal drawing competition, and more! If you have what it takes to win, please sign up! Winners will get medals and gift bags.
Donations?
We have more good news; for the first time in two years, the Cougar Cafe will be reopened! During Wish Week only, you can visit your favorite EHS snack spot and purchase some sweets and beverages for charity.
Remember, we hope to raise $7,000 for Make-a-Wish Colorado and amazing kids, like Sloan. So, you may be asking, how do I donate online? It’s so easy! You go to the Wish Week website, which will be linked on our school website this Monday. Click on the blue “Donate Now” button on the homepage, which will take you directly to the Make-a-Wish Colorado donation page. Once there, you’ll see several fundraiser buttons, including all the quarter stall department buttons and all of the teacher challenge buttons. Just click on whichever specific fundraiser or fundraisers you like and donate using a credit or debit card. It’s super simple! If every student at EHS donated just $5, we would easily meet our goal! If you don’t want to donate online, just bring $5 or your spare change to your first period class on Tuesday, 2/15, for the quarter stall. For every $50 raised per department, all classes associated with that department will be stalled for 5 minutes the following week on the 2/24 block day. Last year Math, English, Science and Social Studies were all stalled for over 30 minutes thanks to the EHS community’s generous donations!
Teacher Challenges
You can also donate to the hilarious teacher challenges, where your favorite educators offer to do something mildly embarrassing and definitely fun to raise money for Make-a-Wish.
Mr. Meyers and Mr. Oly have graciously offered to dress like princesses with crowns and all if their fundraising goals are met, and
Mr. Booth has generously offered to dress in a sloth costume if his goal of $1,000 is achieved.
Brave Ms. Shimon has offered to get a buzz cut if her goal is met, and
the amazing Ms. Gordon has offered to wear baggy clothing and crocs for hers.
Ms. Graham and Mr. Remec agreed to do a TikTok dance together if their totals reach $500 each.
Mr. Morris and Mr. Harrison have offered to shave their beloved beards if they raise enough money.
Mr. Benson, Mrs. Thomas, Ms. Lavin, Mr. Brake, Mrs. Mintle, and Mr. Speers have all offered to get pied in the face at the assembly for their goals, and there are even more ideas on the way!
To see all of the teacher challenge options, visit the Wish Week website! Let’s raise money for a great cause with some laughter! Stay tuned to learn how you can donate to Make-A-Wish Colorado during Wish Week 2022, so wonderful kids like Sloan can have their wishes granted!
Reminder: Closed Campus for Underclassmen
It is quite common for High Schools to have closed campuses for underclassmen, or 9th and 10th graders, as we do here EHS. The reasons are based on best practices for school safety and student drivers. Recently we have been seeing more underclassmen than usual sneaking off-campus during lunch. In response, we are increasing the monitoring of students exiting the building during lunch by campus supervisors and administrators. We are also increasing the consequences for students caught violating this rule. The consequence will be an automatic one-day suspension (in-school or out of school, depending on conversation with parent/guardian) and a revocation of the student’s parking pass for a minimum of 4 weeks. If the student does not yet have a parking pass, the revocation will begin when the student attains a pass. Thank you for your support!
Attention Juniors: SAT
SAT Registration and optional SAT Essay
Colorado’s SAT test day is April 13, 2022
All Juniors are automatically registered for the SAT. The test is free.
Students will test at EHS
All Juniors have the option of taking the SAT with or without the optional essay
-Standard testing time for the SAT is 3 hours, 15 minutes
-Standard testing time for the SAT with Essay is 4 hours, 7 minutes
Adding the Essay is a student choice and is optional
Students wishing to add the optional SAT Essay to their test must do so through their online College Board account. Please see this Flyer for information.
Additional Information about the SAT Essay:
The SAT essay is scored separately from the SAT. A student’s score on the essay will not improve or reduce their score on the SAT.
Deadline for adding the optional SAT essay is February 15.
Juniors should check college websites to see whether the essay is required.
Questions about the SAT or PSAT? Please contact Dr. Artes at skyler.artes@jeffco.k12.co.us or (303) 982-5126.
College Admissions Help
Revolution Prep is excited to offer Evergreen High School families the Strategies for Finding Success in College Admissions webinar series, joined by Peter Van Buskirk.
Please see details and how to register below.
Title: The Admission Game
Date: February 9th, 2022
Time: 3 pm PT, 6 pm ET and again at 6 pm PT, 9 pm ET
Overview: In the webinar, you'll learn the in's and out's of the college admissions process. TAG is a high-energy, high-impact, interactive case study exercise for students and parents in which the audience is transformed into an admission committee.
Title: College Admissions in 2022 and Beyond…What to Expect
Date: February 23rd, 2022
Time: 3 pm PT, 6 pm ET and again at 6 pm PT, 9 pm ET
Overview: In the webinar, you'll learn how to navigate the college admission process in its current state.
Student Art Design Contest
Calling All Artists!
Evergreen Park and Recreation is offering an opportunity for a high school student artist to design the front of the new Lake House tshirt.
CRITERIA
Use your imagination and create the Lake House and surrounding lake and land with your design. Abstract, figure, cartoon photorealism……. Express how you visualize Evergreen’s Lake House in the summertime.
For consideration and questions please submit your design in freehand or PDF to Pam Lindquist, Lake House Facility Specialist at pamlindquist@eprd.co
DEADLINE: THIS MONDAY, February 7, 2022
Supports
Counselor of the Month
The Colorado Council for High School/College Relations has recognized our very own Merrie Wrinn for Counselor of The Month for January! Congratulations Ms. Wrinn! We are so very lucky to have you as part of our EHS Counseling team.
The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana
Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana and Suicide Prevention Public Seminar, February 15th
Learn About the High-Potency Marijuana Products Used by Today’s Youth
See the Results of Legalizing Medical Marijuana for 18-Year-Old’s in Colorado
Understand How Adolescent Marijuana Use Can Lead to Mental Illness and Psychosis
Understand the Connection Between Marijuana and Suicide in Youth
Register here to attend at no charge.
Jeffco Virtual Academy
Applications to Jeffco Virtual Academy for Round Two throgh Enroll Jeffco are open! All students/families interested in taking classes at Jeffco Virtual Academy (JVA) for the 2022-2023 year, whether currently enrolled at JVA or would be new to JVA, will need to enroll through the Enroll Jeffco option. Enroll Jeffco
On the application for part-time enrollment, families select the course(s) they are interested in taking at JVA next year. For any technical issues with the Enroll Jeffco system, (log in issues, duplicate accounts, etc.) please contact the district help line for Enroll Jeffco at 303-982-2372. Please leave a message if you do not get a representative. They are trying to respond within 36 hours.
Warren Tech
Everything concerning the new EJ application process is located on the WT Website.
Warren Tech - Application Help
If you're interested in Warren Tech, but you're struggling to enroll through Enroll Jeffco, here's some help!
The following PDF has just posted to the district Enroll Jeffco site:
How to apply to Warren Tech through Enroll Jeffco
It provides specific instructions for families and/or students on how to apply to Warren Tech through Enroll Jeffco.
THANK YOU
We want to extend a big thank you to all of the families that donated to and helped with the creation of our staff holiday gift bags. We are so lucky to be a part of a community that truly cares about their students and the school community. Thank you for all of your efforts. Please take a moment to watch the video below from our staff.
JEFFCO Announcements
Open Position
Jeffco Transitional Services has an open position at Evergreen High School for a Special Education Transition Teacher.
All interested parties should apply to Job ID#15290 on the Jeffco Jobs Board.
Athletics and Activities
SPRING SPORT Athletic Registration
Planning to play a Spring Sport? Registration for Baseball, Girls Golf and Girls Tennis, Girls and Boys Lacrosse, Girls Soccer, and Track and Field opened Friday, January 28.
This week’s Home Varsity events:
Wednesday, Feb 9 - Basketball vs. Green Mountain Rams. The girls will be on the road, while the Boys host at EHS at 7PM.
‘Sko Cougs!
We hope to see you at our home and away events! At this time everyone must wear a mask if they enter the building. To speed up entry into the games:
Be sure to bring your Athletic Passes or bring exact change if paying the $4/$6 entry fee.
See this rSchool calendar link for all EHS scheduled games and MaxPreps for results.
Giant Slalom Race
Beaver Creek
National Signing Day
National Signing Day has been moved to THIS Wednesday, Feb 9! EHS will host an Event from 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM during advise in the Auditorium. Come help us honor and celebrate our senior student athletes who are committing to play varsity athletics at the collegiate level. Congrats!
Hazel Dirk-Soccer-University of Kansas
Jackie Donoho-Track and Field-Johns Hopkins University
Brynna Frey-Softball-University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Taylor Jacobson-Swimming-Kean University
Carson King- Baseball-Cornell College
Dylan Schiro-Baseball-Cornell College
Catherine Rapp-Soccer- Florida International University
Elizabeth Rapp-University of Oklahoma
Rami Rapp-Soccer-University of Oklahoma
The weekly "Hard Work" Coaches Award goes to Andrew Sarkisian. Congratulations!
Check out more about the amazing things happening in our boys basketball program HERE in the most recent Canyon Courier article.
Winter Sports results and news: See the links below for our Winter Sports Team Websites and Coach contact info:
BASKETBALL - BOYS - Hal Farmwald - currently and in league
Jan 28 - Evergreen 64 - Alameda 27
Jan 31 - Evergreen 49, Standley Lake 41
BASKETBALL - GIRLS - Maddy Hornecker - .currently and in league
Jan 31 - Standley Lake 40, Evergreen 31
SKI - ALPINE - Broc Thompson
Giant Slalom at Beaver Creek race results from Friday 1/28 - Boys: Jack Stonefelt 35th, Girls - Maddy Hart 30th
SKI - NORDIC - Holly Boggs
SKI - NORDIC - Mike Savoie
SWIMMING - GIRLS - Lisa Morrow-
Highhlights from last week's JeffCo Invite with 17 schools: Evergreen placed 4th to 5A Columbine, 5A Ralston Valley, and 5AValor.
Finley Anderson captured the meet record in 100 back and the school record in the 100 fly.
DIVING - GIRLS - Brett Brinkhoff
WRESTLING - Luke Burrier
CHEER AND POMS
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Parents, students, coaches -we invite you to send highlights and photos from our EHS Varsity events to peter.jeans@jeffco.k12.co.us and we will try to get all your “shout-outs” posted in future Messengers, on EHS social Media or on our “Cougars in the News” wall.
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See this rSchool calendar link for all EHS scheduled games and MaxPreps for results.
EHS In Action!
AP English
Literary Valentines
