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COVID – COMMUNITY HEALTH UPDATE
As of today, there are currently 6 new reported COVID-19 cases in our school community.

We provide current active cases of COVID-19 each week in the Weekly Roundup. Each case of COVID-19 is interviewed by our school nurse.  Unless you receive individual communication about exposure to a positive case, you do not need to take any action. As part of the public health investigation:

• The person diagnosed is being kept home from school until they are no longer infectious
• The person’s activities when they could have spread COVID-19 were assessed
• Per Denver Public Schools and Denver Public Health guidelines, students who are fully vaccinated and/or are wearing their mask over their mouth and nose at the time of exposure do not have to quarantine. Any students who do not meet this criteria are instructed to stay home from school for 10 days after the exposure. This is called quarantine.

SCHEDULES – FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL IN JANUARY
Tuesday, January 4 and Wednesday, January 5 will be in-person learning for students who received a failing grade in one or more classes during the first semester. The pandemic continues to present challenges for our students, and it is critical that our staff is all-hands on deck to support students with passing courses before moving into the second semester. Students who passed all of their classes will report for the first day of 2nd semester on Thursday, January 6. We will have modified bell schedules on January 6 and 7 that we will share in the next Weekly Roundup.

SCHEDULES – DECEMBER FINALS SCHEDULE
The December Final Exam Schedule is now available on our public calendar and a printable version is available HERE. Early final exams will only be permitted in the event of an emergency and must be approved by the principal.

STUDENTS – PSAT/NMSQT and PSAT 9 SCORES AVAILABLE 12/7
Freshmen, sophomores and juniors: If you took the PSAT 9 on October 14 or the PSAT/NMSQT on October 13, you should receive an email from College Board starting December 7 notifying you that your scores are available in your College Board account. Don’t have a College Board account? Visit www.collegeboard.org today to create one before December 7.

FINAL FIRST SEMESTER SPIRIT WEEK
Next week is our last spirit week for the semester! Let’s do this one well! The Days are:

• Monday, December 6 is Anything But a Backpack Day (bring your school supplies in anything but a backpack)
• Tuesday, December 7 is Back to the 2000’s (Wear the fashion trends from the early 2000’s)
• Wednesday, December 8 is Disney Day (dress like your favorite Disney character, movie, or show)
• Thursday, December 9 is Red Carpet Day (wear your favorite outfits)
• Friday, December 10 is Crazy Green and White Friday!

WINTER DANCE THEME
Student Leadership is planning upcoming second semester activities. We would love to hear your voice about what you want to see at GW. Please click HERE to vote on your top choices (students must be logged in with their dpsk12.net accounts to vote). Cast your vote by Friday, December 3 at 11:30am to have your voice heard.

CU BOULDER ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE INFO SESSION
The GW Future Center is hosting the CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science for a virtual info session at 8:45am on Thursday, December 9. You will learn about the opportunities they have for students and get tips for applying. You can register HERE and join HERE.

XANADU AUDITIONS
Come try out for the Spring Musical! Xanadu! Xanadu is a hilarious 80s musical on roller skates with all the leg warmers and neon colors you can handle! We need a HUGE cast, so come out and audition! Auditions will start Tuesday, December 7 and run through Friday December 10. Tuesday will be the dance workshop, Wednesday and Thursday after school are auditions, with call-backs Friday from 4:00pm – 6:00pm. There will be a QR code posted outside the theater and Room 213 for Google forms for auditions and people interested in crew. Need more info? See Mrs. Kullman.

FOOD PANTRY ITEMS
The GW Food Pantry will be distributing winter break food and items in a special delivery on Thursday, December 16. These will include a family holiday meal, extra food for over break, and a few surprise items. Please sign up HERE or in the main office by Tuesday, December 14. To volunteer or donate, click HERE.

WINTER FOOD AND CLOTHING DRIVE
During the week of December 6 through December 10, the ACE club will be collecting items for GW’s food pantry and their winter break boxes. We need new throw blankets, and the following food items: pasta, pasta sauce, cereal boxes, canned fruit, and mac & cheese. There will be collection boxes around the school Monday, December 6 – Friday, December 10. Please support the GW community throughout winter break by bringing any of these items to the bins.

FEMININE HYGIENE DRIVE
We will be holding a feminine hygiene product drive to gather donations to give to women’s shelters around Denver. It will be from November 15 – December 10. There will be bins in the North and Pikes Peak lobbies where you can donate feminine hygiene products throughout the day. If there are any questions email Remington White at 715764@dpsk12.net.