GMHS Family Update
October 30, 2020
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Dear GMHS Students and Families,
We moved right through October and are on to November! We hope you all enjoy some nicer weather and Halloween this weekend.
- With the snow day this week, we didn't have a video Principal Report but we will catch up next week!
- See information below for how to sign up for our student/family/teacher conference on November 12th between 1:00-7:00 p.m.
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The RAM Accountability Committee is meeting virtually on Monday, November 2 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. We will be going over the district budget survey for Accountability Committees to provide feedback and general school updates. All are welcome to attend. Please email Principal Secretary, Stephanie Acosta sacosta@jeffcoschools.us to receive the meeting link.
Thank you for your continued support!
Go Rams!
Colleen Owens
Principal
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Change Your Clocks this Weekend
Fall Back One Hour
Just a friendly reminder...don't want to get to school too early Monday!
October is coming to an end and with that comes shorter days, longer nights, and colder weather. It is common for people to feel the effects of seasons changing, so let's remember to take care of ourselves. Visit our Mental Health Hub page for tons of ideas to support your student and yourself!
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Student/Family/Teacher Conferences
November 12
1:00-7:00 p.m.
Questions on how to sign up for a conference? Contact Wendee Vezzetti, Digital Teacher Librarian (wendee.vezzetti@jeffco.k12.co.us)
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- November 11: Veteran's Day Flag Pole Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
- November 12 1:00-7:00 p.m.: Virtual Student/Family/Teacher Conferences.
- November 23-27: Thanksgiving Break
- December 3: GMHS Showcase (for school year 21-22 - current 8th graders and families).
- Week of December 14-17: Last week of semester
- Fri. December 18 & Mon. December 21: Asynchronous end of semester wrap-up and feedback.
- December 22: Finals make-up day (only for students who miss a final).
- December 23-January 6: Winter Break (Students return on January 6, 2021)
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Nicole Collins RN, BSN
Jeffco Public District Registered Nurse
Cell #: (720)618-8490
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Student Academic Assessment |
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PSAT and SAT Results
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9th and 10th Grade: Students who took the practice PSAT on October 14th were handed their results in person this week. Mr. Craig has a copy of the results for the students who are remote; please contact him to arrange to pick them up. If students still have access to the test questions they are encouraged to go back through and see what they missed.
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11th Grade: The PSAT/NMSQT results for students who took the test should be available via your student's College Board account on December 7th. Mr. Craig will eventually get a hard copy of the results and will hand them out in either late December or early January along with the booklets students used to take the test. Students are encouraged to go back through the questions to see what they missed.
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12th Grade: The SAT results for students who took the test should be available via your student's College Board account on November 4th.
- A few testing tips:
- Encourage your students to never leave a multiple choice question blank because they get 1 point for getting it correct, 0 points for getting it wrong, and 0 points for leaving it blank. If they guess they at least have a 25% chance of getting 1 point.
- Answer the fill in the blank questions first because there is no way to just simply guess to get these correct.
- Tell students to focus on the easy questions first. If they are spending too much time on a question they can always skip the question and go back later. This will help them pace through the questions.
Advanced Placement Exams
Due to this year's unusual circumstances, the unused/canceled exam fee won't be applied by the College Board. Since the College Board has decided to not charge the cancellation fee for AP Exams, Mr. Craig has decided to order a test for every student enrolled in an AP Course. This will allow students to decide later on if they want to take the test or not. If they decide to take the test the $95 exam fee will be applied to the student fee. If they decide not to take the test you will not be charged. We will be determining who will and won't be taking the exam later in the Spring and put the fees on student's accounts in late Spring. Please contact Mr. Craig if you have any questions or concerns.
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Counseling & Future Center |
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Applications needed now The CTC youth internship program is in it's 4th year this year. Each year, we ask high school age (15-20 years) youth who live or go to school in Jefferson County to apply and interview for internships. The goal of the internship is to elevate youth voice in our county related to three issues:
- Substance misuse risk or protective factors
- Interpersonal violence social norms
- Hopelessness and anxiety causes and solutions
Youth interns participate in the following ways:
- Meetings and trainings
- Designing & facilitating a youth town hall with activities designed to hear what youth are experiencing and feeling
- Creative outputs to share with community leaders what the youth research interns learned from their peers
We are looking for teams of 3 Jefferson County high schoolers. Applications will close November 2nd, 2020 at midnight. Click this link to learn more.
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The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training (CBIRT)
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Parents Encouraging Parents
PEP Conferences are designed for Colorado parents and professionals of children with disabilities in public school, aged birth to 21. The registration link for the winter PEP Online Academy is now available on SurveyMonkey at the following link for parents and for professionals. Please click on a link to apply!
During the online PEP conference interpretation in Spanish will be available for confirmed participants. We do not provide Zoom training, but we will provide technical assistance during the conference for anyone who has issues with their computer.
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Virtual Future Center Appointments
Services provided through the Future Center include:
*Official Transcripts submitted to colleges or for scholarships
*Unofficial transcripts for student personal use
*Letters of recommendation request forms
Information/postings regarding: ACT or SAT testing;
- college financial aid; scholarship opportunities;
- college summer study opportunities;
- student leadership or volunteer opportunities;
- local employment opportunities
And More..."
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Are you or your student looking for employment?
The following is a resource to any parents/students that need employment services, opportunities and support.
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Click on the above poster to enlarge |
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Click on the above poster to enlarge and register for Town Hall |
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Highly Recommended Opportunity for Parent/Guardians! |
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It's never too late to register, for each session stands on its own. You can pop in and out of this series, and still get a lot of value. Also, all sessions are recorded on FB Live, so you can get caught up by joining our group, Coaching Your Kids.
To register, please email me your first and last name. The November dates and times are:
- Tuesday, November 3, 12-1pm via Zoom
- Wednesday, November 11, 7-8pm, via Zoom
- Thursday, November 19, 8-8:30am, via FB Live
Please, watch this brief video about the workshop series:
Thank you, Cullum Walsh, PCC
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NHS Welcomes 2020-2021 Members!
Membership in the National Honor Society is one of the highest honors high school students can achieve. It recognizes not only their outstanding scholarship, but also their leadership, service to the school and community, and good character as models for those around them. The GMHS National Honor Society would like to congratulate its 2020-2021 members:
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Student Support & Technology Update |
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Securly Home App
Jeffco is now providing families with the ability to monitor and control their student’s internet and app activity on district devices at home using the free SecurlyHome app. (Learn more about how to control behavior on your student's Jeffco device on the SecurlyHome App Custom Control page.)
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CHROMEBOOK & TECH TROUBLESHOOTING:
If your student is having tech issues, please try a couple of common troubleshooting tricks before calling the district's family/student IT department (303) 982-3438.
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Logins:
- Use a Chrome browser and make sure you re logged-in with your School Google account (not a personal account)
- Use the log-in "Sign in with Google" button whenever it is presented
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For other district applications (like www.Jeffco.Schoology.com), use your school ID only (not full email) and school password
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Restart: Shutdown your computer; wait 10 seconds before restarting
- Please restart Chromebooks and computers at least two or more times a week,
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Update: make sure your Chrome browser is updated
- Update the Operating System on a Chromebook
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History: Clear your cache/history to "All time"
- Clear Browsing Data & Chrome Cache
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Extensions: Clear out your extensions
- There are a lot of extensions and games students add that mess with features on your device. So, we need you to clear out anything that isn't school-used.
- Clearing Cache, Extensions and Apps on a Chrome Device
After doing that, if you are still experiencing wonky issues, then call the district's family/student IT line at (303) 982-3438. If it is determined that you need to send it in for repair (district/school devices only, not personal), then we will issue you a loaner device at GMHS. Let me Ms. Vezzetti know how it goes!
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Thousands of eBooks now available!
GMHS is now connected with the eBooks and audiobooks from Jefferson County Public Libraries (JCPL). These titles are blended into our GMHS online library catalog, Destiny Discover. Please see the attached slide-videos to learn how to login, search, and use reading tools all online from your Chromebooks!
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Yes, you can still checkout hard-copy physical books
If students like reading hard-copy physical books, they can still check them out through placing "holds". We'll pull them off the shelves and have them available for students to pick up at the circulation desk.
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PTA's role is vital now more than ever in connecting parents, teachers, and administrators, and supporting critical school needs. We want as many families to join PTA as possible, because we can do more together than apart! |
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Click here GMHS PTA to sign up for the 2020/2021 school year. Once you hit SUBMIT, you will be taken to a page with a "BUY NOW" button where you can pay your $20 membership dues.
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Next Virtual Meeting: Monday, November 9 @ 6:20 p.m.
Reach out to Lisa Lord, PTA President to receive the meeting link. (jonlord@comcast.net).
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GMHS has ongoing fundraisers
that cost you nothing if you are already shopping at
Amazon, King Soopers or American Furniture!
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AMAZON SMILE - If you are an Amazon Shopper, you can login to Amazon Smile and pick a charity. A percentage of your purchases will go directly to that non-profit. GMHS has a few groups that you can pick from:
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Green Mountain High School Foundation (goes directly to classroom needs)
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Green Mountain High School PTA (For staff hospitality/teacher-of-the month/student scholarships)
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KING SOOPERS - If you shop at King Soopers, all you have to do is link your loyalty rewards card (or phone number) to a charity you want. I have included instructions on how to do this! Once it is set up, every time you shop at Kings, punch in your phone number or swipe your loyalty card, a percentage of your purchase will automatically be donated to your non-profit of choice. GMHS has several groups that you can choose from - here is how they are listed in the King Soopers Community Rewards program:
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GMHS Afterprom (This event keeps our students/community safe the evening of Prom)
- Green Mountain High School Band Boosters
- Green Mountain High School Cheer
- Green Mountain High School Choir
- Green Mountain High School FFA
- Green Mountain High School Football
- GMHS Girls Soccer Boosters
- GMHS Boys' Lacrosse Booster Club
- GMHS Girl's Lacrosse Boosters
- GMHS Volleyball Boosters
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AMERICAN FURNITURE - If you make a purchase mention our high school or Promo code SCHOOL, ID: GMHS95 at check-out!
Thank you for your support of RAMNATION!
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Communication with GMHS
- Main Office: 303-982-9500
Technology Questions:
- Wendee Vezzetti, Digital Teacher Librarian
- wwalter@jeffcoschools.us
Counselor Contact Information
- Laura Oliver - 9th grade for 20-21
- loliver@jeffcoschools.us
- Alicia Kuehn - 10th grade for 20-21
- akuehn@jeffcoschools.us
- Erin Slaughter - 11th grade for 20-21
- eslaught@jeffcoschools.us
- Kim Angcay - 12th grade for 20-21
- kaangcay@jeffcoschools.us
- Dr. Lisa Langerman - School Psychologist
- lschrade@jeffcoschools.us
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