EHS WEEKLY MESSENGER
January 30th, 2022
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Hello Cougar Families and Happy Sunday!
Our STEM Senior Capstone students successfully launched their weather balloons to the edge of space on Friday. Shout out to teachers Stephanie Seevers and Ann Thomas for their leadership and support of these kids, and to the EHSEF for their financial support.
Here at EHS we are always looking to offer innovative programming and opportunities for our students. Follow us on Instagram @ ehs__cougars (that’s two underscores) for regular posts about all-things-EHS. Take a look at a recent one here of Mrs. Ali Meyers delivering a lesson on the importance of personal values in making decisions about the future.
Have a great weekend Cougar families,
Brandon Brekke and EHS School Leadership
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.
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!
Carnegie Hall
Keigan McCabe, EHS Freshman, auditioned for the WorldStrides - Performance Series late summer 2021 and was accepted as finalist on Viola into the High School Honors String Orchestra. He was 1 of 500 students selected out of over 10,000 applicants from around the world. Keigan will join other student performers from 47 states, Australia, Bermuda, China, Guam and South Korea for a special Honors Instrumental performance at the world-famous Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 5, after multiple days of practice at Carnegie Hall mixed in with some fun exploring New York City.
It may be a once-a-lifetime experience for him to play at Carnegie Hall. He is proud to be representing Evergreen High School in New York City.
Congratulations Keigan and best of luck this week!
Our lost and found is overflowing already! Please make sure to stop by next week and check for any lost items. The lost and found is just inside the main entrance to the right and down the stairwell.
All items not collected by Friday will be donated to Echo.
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.
Wish Week 2022
It’s time for another Wish Week update, cougars! Wish Week will be held February 14th through the 18th. We hope to raise $7,000 for Make-a-Wish Colorado and amazing kids, like Sloan - our 2022 Wish Kid! In order to raise money for this fabulous cause, we will be holding the annual quarter stall on Tuesday, February 15th. This year we can accept coins and cash as well as online donations. Bring all your spare change to your first period class on Tuesday, 2/15, or donate online via our Make-a-Wish donation page in order to “stall” your first period class on the following Thursday block day. We will continue taking donations by department until Friday, 2/18, and 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. You could earn a 30-minute stall just for donating your spare change! Last year math, English, science and social studies were all stalled for 45 minutes thanks to the EHS community’s generous donations!
Wish Week will also feature teacher challenges again, 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. Many teachers have offered to get pied in the face at the assembly for the low goals of $150 to $200, and there are even more ideas on the way! Let’s raise money for a great cause with some laughter and these epic teacher challenges!
More details about EHS’s fundraising fun will be provided via the next messenger and ETV episode! We have spirit days and assembly games on the way, and, for the first time in two years, the Cougar Cafe will be reopened. During Wish Week, you can visit your favorite EHS snack spot and purchase some treats and beverages for charity.
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.
ATTENDANCE
Attendance Office Hours: 7:00AM - 3:00PM
Attendance Phone Line: 303.982.5041
Inifinte Campus has an App!
Parents and Students can check
attendance at any time!
District: Jefferson County
Evergreen High School engages all students in rigorous, innovative, and creative educational experiences that prepare them to advance the global community. Attending class regularly and showing up on time is a major component in fostering their growth.
Did You Know?
Advisement, Homeroom and Study Hall are required attendance classes.
Absences must be called in by a parent or guardian to the Attendance Line within 24 hours of the absence with the reason for the absence.
Excluding the first and/or last class period of the day, if a student is absent for a single class period, they must provide an official notice from the doctor, dentist, or other professional practice or organization for the absence to be excused.
Global Health Leaders Conference
All students who are interested in global health and medicine are invited to apply to participate in a virtual program through John Hopkins University. Students will learn about issues in global health, public health, and medicine through world-class lectures from leaders in these fields. Featured speakers in the past have included leading global health researchers, physicians, policy developers, and Nobel Prize winners. Virtual conference programming (such as featured speaker presentations, student presentations, etc.) will be held throughout the late spring/early summer of 2022. The conference fee for admitted students is $49 USD.
The conference application is available on their website (https://glohea.org) and will be accepted until February 28th, 2022. Admission into their program is competitive, so apply early!
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: February 7, 2022
Supports
Teen Driving Safety
Teens and their parents are invited to a presentation on teen safety focusing on motor vehicle safety, Colorado's graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, teen driving risks, and impacts of a crash.
Please click here for more information: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yFcizPimy7xrzH_NwY_3hoVOA22thQMf/view
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.
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.
As the district communicated, we will no longer be sending classroom-based exposure letters, which were not providing families with accurate and reliable information. The most accurate and reliable exposure information can be found on our online district dashboard where cases are reported for every school in the district. Please use that information, in conjunction with COVID test results, to make decisions that are right for your family.
Please continue to reference the CPHE Return to Learn document (English, Spanish) for guidance on what to do following a positive COVID-19 symptom screen. Please remember that mask use is essential in the context of the latest CDC guidance that pairs shorter isolation and quarantine durations. N-95 masks are highly recommended.
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:
Monday, Jan 31 - Basketball vs. Standley Lake. The boys will be on the road, while the girls host at EHS at 7PM.
Wednesday, Feb 2 - Basketball vs. Wheat Ridge Farmers. The girls will be on the road, while the Boys host at EHS at 7PM.
Friday, Feb 4 - Basketball vs. Littleton. 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.
Past and present EHS Wrestlers
Slalom race at Copper Mountain
Jake Rutherford earned the "Hard Work" coaches award for his performance and hard work in practice and in the games during this past week and received a basketball signed by Sasha Kahn, one of our part-time assistant coaches collaborating with Coach Farmwald and his coaching staff. Please take time to congratulate Jake when you see him at the game for exemplifying what it means to be an Evergreen Cougar.
National Signing Day
National Signing Day is this Wednesday, Feb 2! 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
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
Winter Sports results and news: See the links below for our Winter Sports Team Websites and Coach contact info:
BASKETBALL - BOYS - Hal Farmwald - currently 8-8 and 5th in league
Jan 21 - Evergreen 66 - Conifer 36
Jan 24 - Evergreen 42 - Golden 41
Jan 26 - D’Evenyl 56 - Evergreen 43
BASKETBALL - GIRLS - Maddy Hornecker - .currently 9-7 and 5th in league
Jan 21 - Evergreen 50 - Conifer 12
Jan 24 - Evergreen 42 - Golden 31
Jan 26 - D’Evelyn 59 - Evergreen 25
SKI - ALPINE - Broc Thompson
Friday's (1-21-2022) slalom race at Copper Mountain:
Boys: Jack Stonefelt 20th
Girls: Ava Cohen 28th, Lindsay Seybold 30th
SKI - NORDIC - Holly Boggs
SKI - NORDIC - Mike Savoie
SWIMMING - GIRLS - Lisa Morrow- 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.
Cougar Baseball
EHS Baseball is looking to form 3 teams this Spring: Varsity, JV and a C-Team (L3). If your student is new to EHS Baseball, email cougarsbbpresident@gmail.com so the team can gauge interest, and share Cougar Baseball information, including upcoming tryout dates and requirements, with your family.
Do you love baseball and want an outlet to share your knowledge? The C-Team is a Club Team run by the Evergreen Baseball Boosters and is seeking Assistant Coaches to help develop our young talent. If you’re interested, or know someone that would make a great addition to Cougars Baseball, please email cougarsbbpresident@gmail.com.
DATE CHANGE! NOW ON FEBRUARY 18th
What to wear: comfy clothes you can dance in! Including: hair pulled back, Black or Navy pants/shorts for the halftime show, and sneakers.
Cost: $45 per participant. Includes experience, t-shirt, hair bow, poms, dinner/snacks, and admission to the game (parent entry fee separate).
Registration: Email ehspomsbooster@gmail.com with your child's name, grade, and your contact info. Please register by January 31st, late registrations will be accepted if space is available.
Older dancers: Keep an eye out for our middle school clinics this spring!
EHS In Action!
Seniors: Graduation Countdown Calendar
Class Meetings
Juniors: ICAP with Counselors
Freshman: This is High School Now!
Let it snow....
Coffee Cart! Thank you!
Foosball Lunch Crew