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Spring Final Exams Schedule and AP/IB Exams Schedule
Chromebook Return
Online Registration for the 2024-2025 School Year
City Year After School Programming
Summer Internships
Summer Girls Basketball Tryouts
Seniors – Senior Lock-In
Summer School Sign-Up
Meet Our New Head Volleyball Coach (New Date)
Landscape Committee Updates
Proctor an AP or IB Exam
2024 One George Initiative Meetings
Spring Dance Concert – “Gotta Dance”
DPS Family Wellness Fest
GWHS Food Pantry Krispy Kreme Fundraiser
This week’s events: click HERE
This week’s athletic events: click HERE
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SPRING FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE AND AP/IB EXAMS SCHEDULE
Please find the schedule for final exams HERE, and the schedule for AP and IB exams HERE.
After a student in grade 11 or grade 12 takes an AP or IB exam, they are no longer required to attend any remaining scheduled classes for that course in which they tested. Grade 11 and grade 12 students who do not take the AP or IB exam in their course must continue to attend scheduled classes and take a course final exam (see final exams schedule, above), as will all grade 9 and grade 10 students, regardless of whether they take their AP or IB exam. Earning honors-weight credit for that course is contingent on completion of a final exam. All students who are taking an AP or IB exam will be excused from the rest of their classes on the day of their exam. Students who are not testing must attend all their class that day.
CHROMEBOOK RETURN
This year, Denver Public Schools is requiring all students to return their DPS-issued Chromebooks and chargers at the end of the 2023-2024 school year. Chromebooks that are not returned by the end of the school year will be locked and/or reported missing by DPS, and a Chromebook and/or charger fee will be added to student’s MySchoolBucks accounts for payment. Chromebook and charger return dates will be:
- Wednesday, May 29 from 1:55 to 3:00pm
- Thursday, May 30 from 11:40am to 12:25pm
- Friday, May 31 from 11:40am to 12:25pm
Students, please work with your teachers to be sure you have your Chromebook for any final exams that require a Chromebook, and plan to return your Chromebook on the date that fits your final exam schedule.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR
Current DPS families, save time by updating your student’s information online! By completing this process using your Parent Portal account, you can avoid paper forms and save time at the school during the fall return. All SchoolChoice applicants must have an accepted seat prior to registering their student. Select one of the windows available to register your student(s) online for 2024-2025:
- The “Early Bird” window: Monday, May 6 through Friday, May 24
- The regular window: Monday, July 29 through Friday, August 16
To register online, primary legal guardians of current DPS students must have an active DPS Parent Portal account. Visit myportal.dpsk12.org to sign up, or to check that your account is active and ready. For more information on how to complete online registration, contact the Main Office at 720-423-8600 or visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org.
**New George Washington families — you, too, can register online! Contact our Main Office for more information.**
**Are you new to Denver? You can enroll and register directly in your neighborhood school. Locate your neighborhood school by typing in your address using School Finder, then contact the school for enrollment information. If you would like to enroll in a school other than your neighborhood school, please visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org to get started.**
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CITY YEAR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMMING
Need help with your homework, preparing for state CMAS or P/SAT testing, or creating a success plan? City Year offers after school programming on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 5:00pm in room 317. To participate in this free after school program, have your parent or guardian complete a permission slip in ENGLISH or SPANISH, or pick one up in room 317! Questions? Check out this FLYER.
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
GWHS students can participate in a Business, Technology, or Creative internships this summer through the DPS Launch Program. The internship runs Monday, June 10 through Thursday, July 18, working roughly 20 hours per week. There is a grant incentive of up to $1,500, and students can earn school elective credit. If you are interested in learning more or would like to participate, please fill out this interest FORM.
SUMMER GIRLS BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
Get ready for the GWHS girls basketball team summer tryouts, starting Wednesday, May 1 at 4:30pm on Chauncey Billups Court at GWHS. The goal of tryouts is to prepare incoming freshmen and others who are interested in playing high school basketball for GWHS. To sign up, please email Coach Wallace or scan the QR code in this FLYER.
SENIORS – SENIOR LOCK-IN
Seniors, the very first GWHS Senior lock-in will be Friday, May 3 at 8:00pm to Saturday, May 4 at 8:00am in the Chauncey Billups Court! You MUST have a signed waiver (available in the Main Office) and purchase a ticket ($3 at MySchoolBucks) to enter. This event is for GWHS Class of 2024 seniors only.
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SUMMER SCHOOL SIGN-UP
If your student is off track for graduation or needs to recover credits, Summer School sign-up is now open! GWHS is one of the summer school sites this year!
- RSS LOCATIONS: George Washington HS- 655 S. Monaco Pkwy.; North High School- 2960 Speer Blvd.; Bill Roberts- 2100 N Akron Way
- DATE/TIMES/DETAILS: June 11 through July 17, 2024, Tuesday through Friday from 8:00am to 11:00am. RTD transportation support available. Breakfast and lunch provided.
- ATTENDANCE POLICY: Students cannot exceed four (4) absences/tardies.
- To sign up, please fill out this FORM, or reach out to your student’s counselor directly. If you have any questions please contact your student’s counselor; check this FLYER for more info.
MEET OUR NEW HEAD GIRLS VOLLEYBALL COACH
We’re thrilled to welcome our new Head Girls Volleyball Coach, Hannah Erwin, to the Patriot family! Join us in the GWHS Library as we officially introduce Coach Erwin on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30pm (please note the date change).
LANDSCAPE COMMITTEE UPDATES
- GO GREEN DAY 2024 is coming on Saturday, May 4. This is our biggest event of the year! Come volunteer rain or shine from 8:00am to 1:00pm for this fun-filled annual event, where you’ll plant trees, landscape and enjoy a free t-shirt and pizza lunch! Click HERE to see what we sowed last year.
- NEXT COMMITTEE MEETING is Wednesday, May 1 at 5:30pm at Tessa Delicatessen. Parents, students, teachers/staff and GWHS friends are all welcome!
- GROUNDS WORKDAYS are here. Students, do you need volunteer hours? Parents, want to help out? Join us on Saturdays April 27 and May 11 from 10:00am to 12:00pm. We’ll meet in the Community Garden by the South Parking Lot. In case of inclement weather, check our website for any cancellations.
- GIVE A LASTING GIFT for your 2024 graduate while helping the Landscape Committee continue to beautify the GWHS grounds! Purchase a personalized brick or tree HERE!
- Questions? Email Barb DeSarro.
PROCTOR AN AP OR IB EXAM
GWHS has over 600 students taking AP and IB exams from Thursday, April 25 through Friday, May 17, 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!
2024 ONE GEORGE INITIATIVE MEETINGS
Let’s get to work! The 2024 One George Initiative is set to kick off next week, and we need YOU in the room with the GWHS community to move this train forward! We are eager to connect for our first sessions and excited about the journey! Please join us on one of the following times to engage in grounding dialogue for this work:
- Monday, April 29 from 3:00 to 5:00pm (GWHS Cafeteria)
- Tuesday, April 30 from 6:00 to 8:00pm (virtually)
- Monday, May 6, 3:00 to 5:00pm (GWHS Community Room)
- Thursday, May 9 from 6:00 to 8:00pm (virtually)
- Monday, May 13 from 6:00 to 8:00pm (GWHS Band Room)
- Tuesday, May 14 from 6:00 to 8:00pm (virtually)
Here are details about our first session:
The Race to School: Prepare for an immersive exploration into the diverse and unique backgrounds and experiences that comprise our school community. We will dissect the various perspectives and biases inherent in our interactions within and beyond the classroom, with a collective commitment to dismantling these barriers.
You can RSVP using this link, and please feel free to send the attached graphic to the GWHS community you are connected with! This is a journey that everyone is invited to go on as a collective and we are hopeful that you will be an ambassador for the work to amplify the impact. We hope to see you there!
SPRING DANCE CONCERT – “GOTTA DANCE”
The GWHS Dance Department, under the direction of Ms. J., presents their Spring Dance Concert “Gotta Dance” Friday, May 3 at 7:00pm and Saturday, May 4 at 1:00pm in the GWHS Auditorium. Tickets are $10/adults and $5/students (ages 6 through 18). Tickets may be purchased from dance students or at the door (cash only please). Click HERE for more information.
DPS FAMILY WELLNESS FEST
Come join DPS for learning, food, giveaways and fun at Family Wellness Fest! There will be FREE Childcare, FREE Food, giveaways and MORE! Choose from three dates and locations. This event will include four sessions which families can attend and learn more about:
1. Substance Abuse Prevention
2. Social Emotional Learning: What is tSEL?
3. School Culture and Bullying Prevention
4. Restorative and Trauma-Informed Practices
There will also be a small resource fair to learn more about other resources available in DPS and Denver. Please see the flyers in ENGLISH and SPANISH for details and to request interpretation!
GWHS FOOD PANTRY KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER
Please support our GWHS staff, students and families with food scarcities who utilize our GWHS Food Pantry, and enjoy some Kirispy Kreme doughnuts! All processed will go towards purchasing items such as but not limited to food, hygiene, school supplies, coats, hats, gloves, etc. Our goal is to sell 100 dozen doughnuts by the end of the school year. Click HERE for info on how you can support our Krispy Kreme fundraiser. Thank you so much to all who have supported GWHS’s Food Pantry for the 2023-2024 school year!
WEEKLY ATHLETICS UPDATE
Patriots excel in the classroom and on the field! Check out this week’s Athletics Update HERE.
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April 25 – May 17
IB Exams
May 6 – May 17
AP Exams
May 24
Class of 2024 Graduation Ceremony/No School
May 29 – May 31
Final Exams
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