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“Your Voice/Tu Voz” DPS Family Survey Closes December 1
Fall 2023 Final Exams Schedule
Student Progress Reports
Complete the “You Benefit!” Form for Healthy Free Meals and More!
City Year After School Tutoring
Math and Physics Tutoring
Field Trip to History Colorado Museum
G-Dubb Barbershop Talk
Yearbook Sales and Senior Portraits/Dedications
Mondays are College and Career Gear Day
Seniors – ASCENT Program
Support Teacher Appreciation, Classroom Grants and More through GWHS Colorado Gives Day!
Restoring Peace: Practical Tools for Parents and Families
Shop with a Patriot
Girls Basketball Fundraiser
IB Exam Administration
Patriot Pairs Mentoring
GWHS Food Pantry – Winter Break Baskets
This week’s events: click HERE
This week’s athletic events: click HERE
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“YOUR VOICE/TU VOZ” DPS FAMILY SURVEY CLOSES DECEMBER 1
The DPS “Your Voice/Tu Voz” Family Survey will close Friday, December 1 (note this is an extension of the former deadline). Families who complete the survey will be entered to win one of ten $20 King Soopers gift cards! Responses to the survey inform decisions on how we can better serve our DPS community, so we want to hear from all our families. Unlike previous years, DPS will administer the survey to families once in the fall and will administer to students once in the spring. Click HERE to take the survey today!
ASSESSMENT – FALL 2023 FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE
Final exams will run Monday, December 11 through Wednesday, December 13. Course competency days (by teacher invitation only) will run Thursday, December 14 and Friday, December 15. Please find the exam schedule HERE.
STUDENT PROGRESS REPORTS
Student progress reports will be emailed to families on the following schedule:
Student progress reports will include current grades in each course, as well as the number of absences and tardies accumulated. Please discuss these progress reports with your student to help them prepare for a successful finals week and semester course grades.
COMPLETE THE “YOU BENEFIT!” FORM FOR HEALTHY FREE MEALS AND MORE!
All students in DPS will have access to free healthy, nutritious school meals beginning in the 2023-24 school year thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All program approved by Colorado voters! While meals will be provided for free to all DPS students through Healthy School Meals for All, families will still need to complete a form to ensure DPS gets full access to available federal funding.
What this means for families:
- Please continue to fill out the You Benefit! form (formerly referred to as the Meals Application). We ask all DPS families to please complete the You Benefit! form during registration for the 2023-24 school year. By completing the form, you will help us access all available funds to cover the cost of meals, and other nutritional programs for students.
- Families who fill out the You Benefit! form may qualify to receive discounted school fees, class materials, bus passes, utilities support and more!
- All household income information provided through this form is strictly confidential and protected by law. Only one form is required for all children in the household. Immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status is not required when completing the form.
Learn more about the Healthy School Meals for All program in a short video in English and Spanish, this flier (Spanish is on page 2), or by visiting the Healthy School Meals for All website. If you have questions about completing the You Benefit! form, please contact the DPS Food & Nutrition Services department by calling 720-423-5600 or emailing the foodservices@dpsk12.org inbox.
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CITY YEAR AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING
City Year is hosting after school programing and tutoring this week! City Year will be available in room 317 until 5:00pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. You must bring a completed permission slip to participate; you can get one HERE or visit Coach Folger in room 317.
MATH AND PHYSICS TUTORING
Need help in math or physics? Come to the Success Center Mondays and Wednesdays during Student Enrichment for support. Questions? Contact Coach T.
FIELD TRIP TO HISTORY COLORADO MUSEUM
For Indigenous Peoples Month, the GWHS Heritage Committee has organized a field trip to the History Colorado Museum to learn about Native history. If you’d like to join us on Wednesday, November 29 from 9:00am to 12:00pm, scan the QR code in this FLYER to sign up (only 25 spots are available), then buy your ticket on MySchoolBucks. The cost is $5/student. Questions? Email Ms. Kristi.
G-DUBB BARBERSHOP TALK
Students, come meet and chat with Officer Coleman, our School Resource Officer, on Thursday, December 7 at 9:00am in the GWHS Cafeteria. Breakfast burritos will be provided! Officer Coleman is excited to get to know you and chat about anything that is on your mind. Click HERE for details.
YEARBOOK SALES AND SENIOR PORTRAITS/DEDICATIONS
Yearbooks are now available for purchase! Seniors, baby dedications and senior portraits are both due by Friday, December 15. Senior portraits should be RGB, 640 x 800 @250dpi (dots-per-inch) for the best quality. If you have questions or if you are having trouble uploading them in e-share please contact customer support. Instructions on ordering yearbooks and uploading senior portraits/baby dedications are HERE.
MONDAYS ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER GEAR DAY
Every Monday of the 2023-2024 school year, wear your gear that represents your post-high school plans! This can be anything from a college sweatshirt to a mechanic’s worksuit – be creative and represent your goals!
SENIORS – ASCENT PROGRAM
Seniors, are you interested in a free year of college at the following schools: Arapahoe Community College, Community College of Denver, Community College of Aurora, Front Range Community College, Red Rocks Community College. Emily Griffith Technical College, Pickens Technical College or Metropolitan State University? If so, ASCENT may be the perfect fit for you. ASCENT is a fifth-year high school program that pays for a free year of college the year after 12th grade. DPS ASCENT students receive free tuition/fees, wrap-around advising and support during the critical transition from high school to college. Students choose to attend college at one of the eight participating technical, community, or four-year colleges listed above the year following their graduation from high school. ASCENT gives students a head start in earning a certificate, associate’s, or bachelor’s degree, all while saving time and money. Applications open Wednesday, November 1! If you’re interested, please visit Mr. Wallace in room 112F.
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SUPPORT TEACHER APPRECIATION, CLASSROOM GRANTS AND MORE THROUGH GWHS COLORADO GIVES DAY!
This year, Colorado Gives Day is Tuesday, December 5. However, you can visit GW Colorado Gives Day at any time and sponsor a specific club, or choose to make a general donation to GWHS’s Be Inspired Annual Fund. Be Inspired provides money for things like teacher appreciation, After Prom, classroom grants and more. If you’d rather donate by cash or check, please feel free to drop it off in the Main Office with “GWHS Colorado Gives Day” noted. Thank you for your support of our vibrant community. Go Patriots!
RESTORING PEACE: PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES
“Restoring Peace” teaches restorative parenting, a philosophy that emphasizes building strong relationships, setting mutually age-appropriate boundaries, and repairing harm when boundaries are crossed. Sign up for a free virtual workshop offered by The Conflict Center on Saturday, December 9 from 9:00am to 4:00pm HERE.
SHOP WITH A PATRIOT
GWHS is hosting its second annual Shop with a Patriot event on Saturday, December 9. GWHS students will be giving $200 to 20 elementary students in need, and will take them shopping at Target to purchase holiday gifts for their families. Everyone will then spend the afternoon at GWHS in a Winter Wonderland enjoying food, wrapping gifts, and playing games. Please help us make this event magical and meaningful by donating towards the $200 for each elementary student. Donations can be made HERE on MySchoolBucks; please add a note in the comments that it is for Shop with a Patriot. Questions? Contact Ms. Kristi.
GIRLS BASKETBALL FUNDRAISER
We are getting ready to start the 2023-2024 girls basketball season. Please support us if you can by purchasing some delicious popcorn HERE. All funds raised will go toward costs for our upcoming Las Vegas tournament, and to help offset fall and summer league expenses.
IB EXAM ADMINISTRATION
Richard Maez, our previous IB Coordinator, will be overseeing and managing IB exam administration through May 2024. Questions? Contact Mr. Maez.
PATRIOT PAIRS MENTORING
Patriot Pairs Mentoring is in need of mentors to meet with mentees every Wednesday morning from 7:00 to 8:00am. Patriot Pairs Mentoring supports the academic, social, emotional and professional development of GWHS students through authentic mentoring relationships with trained community members who have prior experience navigating education and career systems. Mentors help their students experience new possibilities and graduate from high school prepared to become lifelong learners and contributing members of their communities in a diverse world. If you or someone you know are interested in becoming a mentor, please click HERE for more information and a QR code. Questions? Contact Jasmine Locks.
GWHS FOOD PANTRY – WINTER BREAK BASKETS
The GWHS Food Pantry provides Winter Break baskets to our students, their families and staff who are in need of meals over the break. Please SIGN UP by Tuesday, December 5 to receive a basket. Baskets will be distributed on Wednesday, December 13 from 8:00am to 2:00pm in the Food Pantry. Remember, the GWHS Food Pantry is available to all staff, students and their families who are in need of food. Please visit us every Wednesday after school until 4:00pm in room 3 (located in the sub-basement). Questions? Contact Jasmine Locks.
WEEKLY ATHLETICS UPDATE
Patriots excel in the classroom and on the field! Check out this week’s Athletics Update HERE. Winter Sports registration is now open – click HERE!
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December 11 – 13
Semester Course Finals
December 14
Course Competency (by invitation only)
Accuplacer (invited seniors only)
December 18 – January 2
Winter Break
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