Weekly Roundup April 4

ASSESSMENT – JUNIORS/CMAS SCIENCE AND SAT PREADMIN ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
On Wednesday, April 5, all juniors will take CMAS Science, then complete their SAT preadministration session. Juniors, check your @dpsk12.net email account for your testing room assignment, approximate testing end time, and other testing details. After completing their CMAS Science assessment, juniors will complete their SAT preadministration session, which saves substantial time on the SAT testing day. Juniors will then be dismissed for the remainder of the school day. Don’t forget to bring a fully-charged DPS Chromebook!

All other students will follow a regular Wednesday odd-block day schedule.

ASSESSMENT – SAT, PSAT 9 and PSAT 10
This April, all freshmen, sophomores and juniors will participate in Colorado School Day accountability testing. These assessments are critical to understanding student growth and school-level trends. The Colorado Department of Education requires at least 95% of our students take these assessments. Please be sure your student is in school and on time for the following assessments:

• Wednesday, April 12 – All juniors take the SAT
  • There will be no school for freshmen, sophomores, or seniors
• Thursday, April 13 – All freshmen take the PSAT 9
  • There will be no school for sophomores, juniors or seniors
• Friday, April 14 – All sophomores take the PSAT 10
  • There will be no school for freshmen, juniors or seniors

Important attendance requirement: Juniors attending Prom must participate in (1) CMAS Science on April 5, and (2) SAT School Day on April 12. Sophomores who are invited by an upperclassman to attend Prom must participate in PSAT 10 on April 14. Starting February 1, all juniors, seniors and invited sophomores attending Prom must have no more than four (4) unexcused absences this semester, which includes participation in our assessment days. Please note, as set forth in our Student and Family Handbook (also linked on our website under the “Students & Families” tab), absences must be excused within two (2) days of a student’s return to school.

If you have questions about exempting your student from these assessments, please email Dr. Davis. Include your student’s name and grade level in your email. Students who have been exempted from these assessments must have no more than three (3) unexcused absences this semester to attend Prom.

ASSESSMENT – SAT AND PSAT 10 STUDENT DATA CONSENT FORM
As part of the administration of the SAT (grade 11 students) and PSAT 10 (grade 10 students), the College Board provides an optional questionnaire to support students and their families in accessing key opportunities. A primary benefit of completing the optional questionnaire is to opt-in to Student Search Service, which connects students to college and scholarship opportunities that reflect their interests. Before testing, students will be required to complete a Student Data Consent Form to indicate whether they wish to participate in the optional questionnaire. The Student Data Consent Form is linked here for review in ENGLISH and SPANISH. Students may also opt-in to Student Search Service and complete (or make changes to) the optional questionnaire online at College Board’s Big Future site using their personal College Board account.  

ASSESSMENT – AP AND IB EXAMS AND ATTENDANCE
After a student in grade 11 or 12 takes an AP or IB exam, they are no longer required to attend class for that course. For example, a grade 11 student who takes the AP English Language exam on Tuesday, May 9 will not attend their AP English Language class starting Wednesday, May 10 or thereafter. This policy only applies for grade 11 and 12 students who actually test on their exam date.

Grade 11 and 12 students who do not test will be required to continue to attend their AP or IB course until the end of the year and take a course final exam, as will students in grades 9 and 10 regardless of whether they test. Earning honors-weight credit is contingent on completion of a final exam.

Grade 11 and 12 students will attend elective courses until the end of the year.

As in previous years, all students will be cleared from their classes for the full day on any day they are taking an AP and/or IB exam. Students who are not testing will be expected to attend all classes that day. Lists of all students who are scheduled to test will be circulated later this year for your reference.

SAFETY – OFFICER ASSIGNED TO GWHS
Officer Keith Coleman has been assigned to serve as a School Resource Officer at GWHS through the end of the 2022-2023 school year.

DOUGHNUTS WITH DR. DAVIS
Parents, guardians and community members, please join our principal, Dr. Davis, on Wednesday, April 5 from 9:00 to 9:30am in the GWHS Community Room for doughnuts and conversation. Dr. Davis will be hosting a “Doughnuts with Dr. Davis” event the first Wednesday of every month, so watch future Weekly Roundup issues for reminders about upcoming dates. Dr. Davis would love to take your questions, engage in conversation, and listen to your ideas during this casual event.

GIRLS SOCCER FUNDRAISING NIGHT AT TORCHY’S TACOS
Come out and enjoy a great meal at Torchy’s Tacos (at Boulevard One in Lowry) and support GWHS girls soccer! A portion of the sales made on Thursday, April 6 from 4:00 to 10:00pm will go toward the GWHS girls soccer program.

SUPPORT GWHS AVID AND ENJOY CHIPOTLE
Support the GWHS AVID program by ordering from the Chipotle location at Leetsdale and Monaco on Tuesday, April 11 from 4:00 to 8:00pm! The AVID program will receive 33% of qualifying orders placed in the restaurant and online. For online and Chipotle app orders, guests can apply the coupon code VNWNGZR in the Coupon Code line at checkout.

CHIPOTLE NIGHT FOR GWHS TRACK AND FIELD
Come support your GWHS Track and Field team by ordering from Chipotle at Leetsdale and Monaco on Wednesday, April 12 anytime between 4:00 and 8:00pm! If you order online or through the Chipotle app, use code 7BXZQJE at checkout. Make sure you tell the cashier at checkout that you are there for a fundraiser before you pay! 

HELP MAKE OUR ASSESSMENT DAYS FUN!
To encourage our students for our P/SAT (April 12, 13 and 14) and CMAS (April 5) administration days, we need your help! We have plans to celebrate our students’ hard work through breakfast, testing room prizes and snacks, and some major giveaways (think a PlayStation5 and a set of AirPods Max per grade level). If you would like to donate to the fun, there are two ways: you can sign up HERE to bring in snacks or gift cards, or donate through MySchoolBucks HERE (select “Proceed as Guest” if you haven’t yet created a MySchoolBucks account). Submit your donations by Monday, March 20, and we’ll get them in the hands of our amazing students! Questions? Contact Dr. Bolz or Ms. Hunter.  

PROCTOR AN AP OR IB EXAM
GWHS has over 500 students taking AP and IB exams from Friday, April 28 through Friday, May 19, and we need your help with proctoring! Sign up HERE to proctor an AP or IB exam. You may select any exam your student is NOT taking. Proctor training is easy, and your support is deeply appreciated!

AFTER PROM PARTY FUNDRAISING
The After Prom Committee is planning a fun, free and safe After Prom party for our prom-going students and their guests. This party is entirely managed by parent volunteers and funded by donations. This is a great time for families of freshmen and sophomores to get involved in the fun (and get a preview of what their students have in store for their After Prom Party in upcoming years!). Volunteer opportunities are now available (this will be a great time for families of freshmen and sophomores to get involved in the fun)! Please click HERE to sign up. There are many slots to fill: we need time, creativity AND prizes. Thank you for supporting this event for our students! 

IB FOUNDATION SPRING FUNDRAISER
The Friends of International Baccalaureate (IB) Foundation (Friends of IB) supports student participation and success in the GWHS International Baccalaureate program. Our mission is to meet an educational funding need by paying for IB exam and book fees, classroom equipment and materials, and the additional faculty effort required by the GWIB program. Over the last four years, Friends of IB has contributed over $45,000 to help subsidize student costs and recognize the efforts of the GWHS teaching staff. Please consider a gift to the Friends of IB Foundation to insure the legacy of this extraordinary program for current and future GWHS students. To donate, click HERE. Donation options include one-time gifts and recurring payments. Friends of IB is a 401(c) charitable organization and all contributions are tax exempt.

TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Teacher Appreciation Week is Monday, May 8 through Friday, May 12. Now more than ever, we need to show our faculty just how important they are in our children’s lives. The Teacher Appreciation Committee will handle showering our very deserving GWHS staff with lots of love (breakfast, lunch, pampering, and other fun treats) this year! Simply donate to the Teacher Appreciation fund no later than April 28. Please Venmo Casey Lehrer (@casey_lehrer last 4: 5637) with your contribution and write “teacher appreciation” in the comments. There are 120 faculty members at GWHS, so please help us reach our goal of raising $3,000 (or $25 per staff member). If you’re interested in joining the Teacher Appreciation Committee, or if you have any suggestions or connections (we love working with local businesses), please email Shawna Olsen.

GWHS FOOD PANTRY
GWHS is proud to announce its Food Pantry is now open for the 2022-2023 school year! All students and staff are eligible to participate. Each Wednesday, food will be distributed at the Food Pantry (located in room 3 in the sub-basement) from 2:45 to 3:30pm. Family-sized bags for weekend meals are available by signing up in advance, and special distributions will be make for holidays, winter break, etc. Interested in participating, or in volunteering or making a donation? Click HERE for more information.

GWHS LANDSCAPING COMMITTEE UPDATES

• Upcoming Community Service Days: Work outside while beautifying our campus! Upcoming dates are Saturday, April 8, April 22 and April 29, all from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Meet in the GWHS Community Garden. Bring old newspapers (used for weed barriers) – we are collecting them for Go Green Day 2023!
• Landscaping Committee Meeting: Help us finalize plans for Go Green Day 2023! Join us Tuesday, May 2 at 5:00pm at Tessa Delicatessen.
• Go Green Day 2023: Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 6 from 8:00am to 1:00pm for this fun-filled annual event!
• Questions? Email Lisa Emerson.