March 31st, 2022
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Who’s the Best?

It seems obvious that Aspen View Academy is. While we all know this is true, let’s make it official. It’s time to recognize metro Denver’s best by voting in Colorado Community Media’s 2022 Best of the Best contest, which gives readers a chance to weigh in on what they love most about their communities.

“Best of the Best gives our community bragging rights to say, 'we are the best,’” said Mindy Nelon, CCM marketing and community engagement specialist. “When we reach out to the winners and let them know they won, they are super excited. Best of the Best continues to grow year after year, which means our community loves it and that makes me proud to be involved.”

Contest voting opened March 1 and will continue through the end of April 15. Readers can vote on their favorites in 17 different categories, including automotive, beauty and wellness, community, entertainment and lifestyle, events, finance, fitness, food and beverage, home and garden, medical, pets and animals, professional, real estate, religion, retail, retirement and travel.

“Best of the Best is 100% reader voted, therefore winners are truly the Best of the Best for the communities they serve,” said CCM Advertising Director Erin Addenbrooke. “For all winners, it is an honor to display the Best of the Best logo for the entire year showing each community they are the best at what they do.”

We hope you agree that Aspen View Academy is the best school and Castle Rock and that you are willing to take a couple minutes of your time to officially vote for AVA.

To vote in Castle Rock, visit: Vote for the best school in Castle Rock You will need to scroll down to the school, university, or college category to find Aspen View Academy.

Bob Barber
Principal
Announcements
Aspen View Academy's App is not available at this time. The app should start working on Android devices later today or tomorrow. However, ios (Apple) devices may be down for a week or so. Our app developer updated the app and now Apple requires some additional documentation before the new app will work.

In the meantime you can always go to our website to access the lunch menu: https://dcsd.nutrislice.com/menu/aspen-view-academy/lunch

And please call the attendance line at 303 660-5940 to report an absence
Looking to get some more volunteer hours, like to plan parties? We are looking for some parents to help plan the decorations for the 8th grade continuation dinner and dance. Sign up here for the planning meeting on April 5th.
A note from our counselors
Please take a moment to watch the latest anxiety video featuring Dr. Scott Cypers on enhancing motivation. This video dives deeper into helping students' motivation to challenge their anxiety and tips and tricks about how to do this.

Here is the link
Middle School Career Fair- Friday, April 15th
Looking for parent volunteers. We are inviting parents to discuss their careers with the Middle School Students. Please see the sign up genius here.
Quarter 4 Clubs Started this Week

Listed below are all of the available clubs that will run during the 4th quarter. All after school club registration will occur in My School Bucks. Registration is open and clubs will remain open until filled or April 1st, whichever comes first.
Summer Camp 2022
Come join AVA BASE on a World Expedition this summer! Summer camp runs June 6th – August 5th. Camp days are comprised of field trips on select days, themed lessons, and crafts along with a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.

Click here to see the flyer with all the details.
Registration is open NOW and days are quickly filling up!

*Registering does not guarantee a spot…selecting attendance and checking out does. Camp days are almost full.
If you have any questions, please email Tina Lund at tlund@aspenviewacademy.org
Landsharks Running Club
Spring Track Series at
Aspen View Academy

Please click on the photo to the left for more information and to sign up.
Castle View High School Summer Athletic Youth Camps

Please click here to see all that CV has to offer.
Upcoming Community Event Opportunities
Click on event to purchase discounted tickets for friends and family!
PTO NEWS
Dear Parents, Students, Faculty & Staff,

Thank you all for your generous support of our Raise Craze fundraiser. So far, we’ve raised $5,700 and completed 720 Acts of Kindness! We can't meet our goal of $30,000 without YOU!!!
Not registered? Get started at my.raisecraze.com/A85NVBP.
Questions? Contact Natalie Chester at ptoevents@aspenviewacademy.org

Toy Drive TOMORROW Friday, April 1st:
We are collecting new toys TOMORROW for Children's Hospital at the school entrance. Kindly bring your donations to school and they will be delivered to Children's Hospital this weekend. Thank you!

The Wolf Shack is restocked!
The AVA PTO is excited to announce this year’s talent show on April 12 at 6:30 pm.

To sign up to volunteer, click here.


Happy Grams
Click on the image for more information
BASE - Before and After School Enrichment


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Events Calendar
Volunteer Corner
Welcome to another school year at Aspen View Academy. We have a lot of volunteer opportunities so keep a look out for Sign-up Genius', Newsletter announcements and emails from the PTO. Below is an excerpt from the AVA Handbook.

VOLUNTEERING COMMITMENT – AVA believes that the success of each student will be a shared responsibility of students, teachers, parents, staff, and community leaders. Volunteers enhance the school and its culture and character through their involvement. Accordingly, a strong family involvement program will be implemented. AVA expects 30 volunteer hours per family per school year. Single-parent families are expected to volunteer 15 hours per school year. The volunteer school year shall coincide with AVA’s fiscal year, and hours shall accrue from July 1 through June 30. If your family has special circumstances that make it difficult for you to meet the expected volunteer hours, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator. Many volunteer opportunities exist within AVA’s PTO. The PTO is an organization comprised of parent volunteers for the purpose of providing community support, fundraising and planning various events within our school community.

Pre-registration is required prior to volunteering. Please visit the Raptor Volunteer site, as this only needs to be completed one time. Once completed we will need you to bring your ID in to scan and link to your profile.

To log volunteer hours, please visit the Volunteer Portal.

These volunteer opportunities can also be found on the volunteer page of our website.
Contact Us
General Information: (720) 733-3436 office@aspenviewacademy.org 
Fax: (303) 660-5959
Attendance Line: (303) 660-5940
Volunteer Coordinator: dcarson@aspenviewacademy.org
Before/After Care: (303) 888-3040 tlund@aspenviewacademy.org
Lunchroom Manager: xsknight@dcsdk12.org

Aspen View Academy
2131 Low Meadow Blvd.
Castle Rock, CO 80109