DATES TO REMEMBER

October 31: Halloween - Character Dress Up Day

November 1: Last Day for 8th Grade Recognition Ad

November 2: Halloween Themed Robotics Tournament

November 4-6: Scholastic Book Fair

November 8: No School - All Staff/No Students

November 8: School Dance 5:00pm - 7:00pm

November 14: SAC Meeting 4:30pm - 5:30pm

November 25th-29th Thanksgiving Break (School Closed)

School of Choice Enrollment for 25-26 Opens November 1st

Siblings and students who are not currently enrolled at the CECFC High School or Middle School will have an opportunity to submit their School of Choice Enrollment Application on November 1, 2024. More information to come in future newsletters and emails! 

Please gather the following documents to have available when completing the enrollment process: 

• Birth Certificate, Passport, or State issued ID  
• Immunization records  
• Transcript (incoming 10-12th graders) or Report Card (incoming 6-9th graders) - Homeschool families, please use CEC Homeschool Transcript Form located on the CEC Website under documents and forms.
• Names, birthdates, and phone numbers for non-parental emergency contacts. CEC requires at least one non-parental emergency contact.  
• Legal documents if applicable (i.e., guardianship) 

All currently enrolled students will automatically be reenrolled for the 2025-26 school year; you do NOT need to complete a new application! Students currently enrolled in 8th grade in the 2024-25 school year at McMurry Middle School will receive a separate email in January 2025, with instructions on what steps their 8th graders need to complete to transition into CECFC High School.  



Warm regards,

Dee Dee Vicino

Head of School

Hello CEC Families! Thursday, October 31st is Character Dress Up Day. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite book, movie, video game, etc. character. Costumes should not be scary (we have pre-school children in the building), and students should not wear masks or bring props. We’re looking forward to seeing all of the crazy characters this year!

There are resources in our community for families who may be in need this holiday season. One primary resource we recommend is Serve 6.8., Serve 6.8 offers care navigation, food, and clothing to help meet immediate needs and offer wraparound care through spiritual care, budgeting, car care, legal consultation, and employment assistance. Families will need to sign up for this in the next few weeks. There are locations to sign up in Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor and Wellington AND there are options for each location as to dates and times they host sign up times.

Here is a link to all the information you need to access this program

https://serve68.org/aafsignup/  

We are seeking volunteers to bring snacks and also help with set up/clean up and chaperone the dance. Chaperones need to be cleared through our system. If you have not been cleared for volunteering, please send an email to lori.king@coloradoearlycolleges.org so she can have you complete a background check.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B48A5AC2EA7F8C07-52707514-fall

CECFC will be hosting high school / middle school - mixed robotics tournament on Saturday, November 2nd at our high school, and we are looking for volunteers!! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED for many of these roles. Food and training will be provided. A link is posted below to sign up for volunteer positions. Please reach out to middle school head coach Mr. Englar if you have any questions.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4DA9A82AABF49-51778083-cecfc

Dear CECFC Middle School Families,

We are excited to announce the after-school clubs available for our students this year! Our offerings include:

• Drone Club
• Jazz Band Club
• Competitive Robotics Club (ONLY for students enrolled in Robotics II)

Additionally, we are considering the re-introduction of Intramural Sports in the Spring, which we hope will provide even more opportunities for our students to engage and have fun.

Unfortunately, we are not able to offer the Art Club or Drama Club this year. We appreciate your understanding and support as we navigate these changes.

Please stay tuned for more information! We will announce the dates and times for the Fall clubs soon.



Thank you for your continued support!

Another year of competitive robotics is upon us, and we would like to share a link that has been created for donations to the program for this season: CECFC Robotics Program Fund - Colorado Early Colleges Please feel free to share this link with anyone you may think is interested in donating. Thank you so much for your consideration, and feel free to contact head coach Mr. Englar - Charles.Englar@coloradoearlycolleges.org - if you have any questions!

CEC Middle School will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair on November 4th - November 6th, times TBD. We are in need of volunteers for set-up, working the fair during school hours, and tear-down. If you can help in any way, please email Lori King at: lori.king@coloradoearlycolleges.org

Welcome to fall – we are looking around and seeing the leaves change... and sometimes with that comes more distress for our students as the workload of school gets more stressful.  

Let’s think about how we can help our students when they are experiencing distress. Here are some strategies you can use:  

(Based upon the book The Emotional Life of Teenagers): 

1. Recognize that it is beyond our power to prevent or banish our teens' psychological pain, nor should that even be our goal. We can and should, however, help the teens release, express and show emotions that offer relief and do no harm.  
2. Talking about feelings works! Putting feelings into words brings emotional relief.  Listening, really listening, matters. To really listen, imagine you are a newspaper editor, and your teen is one of your reporters. As soon as your “reporter/teen” comes to the end of telling you about a troubling situation that they were involved in, your task is to craft a headline that sums up the essence of the narrative they told you.  
3. As such, empathy goes farther than we think. Deliver your empathic words with the full confidence that your compassion alone may deliver sufficient psychological relief. Because it can for teens, repeatedly.  

Let us know how these strategies worked! We are all ears.

What is SAC? School Accountability Committee

Role and Purpose

The School Accountability Committee (commonly referred to as the SAC) is a representative advisory committee that serves as a grassroots organization for a school’s accountability change process. The primary role of a SAC is to understand all operating procedures within the school, and if needed, make recommendations concerning school improvement, including but not limited to such topics as: spending priorities, academic achievement, facilities, and culture and climate (CRS22-11-402(1)(b)).

Please join us for the following SAC meetings!

Nov. 14th 4:30 - 5:30

Feb. 20th 4:30-5:30

April 24th 4:30 - 5:30

Please remind your students to stop by the lost & found cart to see if they have lost any belongings. Items will be donated weekly.

CEFC Families, we are excited to share that all students will receive one free breakfast and lunch daily through the Healthy School Meals for All program! This statewide program, approved by Colorado voters, is helping Colorado children and teens have access to nutritious food at our school. 

Even though breakfast and lunch will be provided for free, we need families to continue sharing household income information through the Free and Reduced Meal Benefits form in so that we can receive full access to federal funding. These additional funds will go directly back to CECFC Middle School to help cover the cost of meals and other nutritional programs. Plus, families who qualify may receive discounted school activity fees, community activity fees, utilities support and more! As always, all household income information will be kept confidential, and protected by law. Immigration, migrant, citizenship or refugee status is not required when completing the form.

This information also allows us to apply for more GRANTS, which allows us to provide additional programming and services for your child. So PLEASE complete the APPLICATION today! 



Please fill out ALL required information in the application.  Incomplete applications cannot be processed. Only one application per household is required. Applications may also be picked up in the Front Office.

The NEW CEC Spirit Store is up and taking orders! Students, staff, and families can shop online at https://coloradoearlycolleges.org/families-students/cec-apparel/. In the future, we look to offer even more custom items for each specific campus. Enjoy!

The Nutrition department is actively seeking temporary volunteers and permanent kitchen staff for the upcoming school year. They urgently need consistent assistance with dishwashing, serving, and cleanup.

Additionally, they need a volunteer to transport food from the High School to the Middle School and manage the Point-of-Sale system. Our Food Service Team is collaborating closely with HR to expedite the hiring process, but in the meantime, we need YOUR HELP! If you are interetested, please contact Pam Cailteux at (970) 377-0044 x 10126. We greatly appreciate your support in advance!

Please contact Mrs. King at lori.king@coloradoearlycolleges.org if you are interested in volunteer opportunities. We need classroom volunteers, school dance volunteers, events volunteers, cafeteria volunteers, kitchen volunteers, volunteers for field trips and off campus events, and more! Research shows that parents have a major influence on their child's achievement, and volunteering at school is a great way for parents to positively impact student achievement. 

Ms. Lerner is the McKinney Vento Liaison. Please see below for more information about that program.

Help us raise funds for CECFC! Bring in your Bottle Caps from your Morning Fresh Dairy milk bottles. The collection box will be near the front desk. Visit www.morningfreshdairy.com/giving-back/caps4cash.html for more information.

Key Explorers offers a 10% discount for CEC families!

SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL WITH KING SOOPERS

1. Log into your account at www.KingSoopers.com 
2. Go to Community Rewards 
3. Search Colorado Early Colleges (EG422) 
4. Click Blue Enroll Button 

Thank you for your continued support!!

INFINITE CAMPUS (IC) MOBILE APP

Parents, Guardians and Students, did you know IC is not only on the web but there is a mobile app as well? You can check attendance, grades, assignments, set notifications, and so much more!

Download the Infinite Campus Parent and/or Student App today to stay connected!



For more information, click the button below.

If at any time you are having problems with Infinite Campus and/or Teams, please contact our support team at: support@coloradoearlycolleges.org or click the link for support information: https://coloradoearlycolleges.org/support/

2024-2025 STUDENT & FAMILY HANDBOOK

Welcome new and returning CEC Families! Please take a moment to read our MS Student and Family Handbook to familiarize yourself with our school policies.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call us at (970) 893-4549 and we will be happy to assist you.

SCHOOL INFORMATION

CECFC MS Main Line: (970)893-4549

Attendance: (970) 682-2007

Attendance Email: fcmsattendance@coloradoearlycolleges.org

Address: 4512 McMurry Avenue

Fort Collins, CO 80525