Community Events
Stars of Tomorrow Application Deadline
The Kiwanis Club of Castle Rock is seeking kids with performance talent. $5,000 in scholarships will be distributed to winners.
Denver Nuggets 
vs. Detroit Pistons
Discounted tickets start at $15, and a portion of each ticket is donated to Douglas County schools.

National Western Stock Show
Find discounted tickets to a variety of NWSS events, and $2 from each ticket will go towards Douglas County schools.
We Love Our Schools Gala Featuring John Ratzenberger
Join us for this exclusive dinner reception. Proceeds help provide classroom equipment, technology, student enrichment, and professional development for teachers.
The Wizard of Oz
Presented by the Denver Center, the performance on Feb. 9 is $38 for the middle orchestra section, with $5 going back to Douglas County schools. Use promo code DCSDOZ.

Battle on Blake
DU vs. CC
For the first time in history, Coors Field will host an outdoor hockey game. Discounted tickets start at $15 using promo code BOBDCSD.

Colorado Mammoth vs. Vancouver Stealth
Tickets start at $20 for this game, with a portion of proceeds going back to Douglas County schools. Purchase before Feb. 22 for the best seats.



Educational Events
Gary Stager: Making as a Component for Learning
Hosted by Castle View High School and open to all, Dr. Gary Stager demonstrates how students learn when they construct meaning by making.

Congressional App 
Challenge Deadline
This ten-week challenge lets students design and build their own app. Winners will have their app on display at the Capitol and be honored by Congress.

Special Education: Matriculation
Valuable information and opportunity to ask questions about the process of moving from one educational setting to another, led by DCSD special education coordinators.
Gifted & Talented 101
How do you know if your child is gifted? This meeting and networking opportunity with other parents will help you determine the best course of action for your child and opportunities available to them.
Learn About Dyslexia
This free event is designed for the teachers and
parents of children who struggle with reading,
spelling and/or writing. Presented by Yes! Ambassadors, students with dyslexia themselves.

Safety and Health & Wellness Events
Mother Daughter Overnight Retreat in Larkspur
Open to 8th and 9th grade girls and their mothers, this overnight cabin retreat will include games, campfires and rich conversation with your daughter and other moms in our community.
Parent/Teen Connections Conference
Do you feel as if two different languages are being spoken when talking with your teen?
Invite your teen to come with you to an evening where we will use humor and play to help you reconnect.
Out of Bounds: Presented by Parker Arts and Working Group Theatre
An arts-based approach to dealing with cyber-bullying. Through performance and presentations, learn what can be done to prevent and stop cyber-bullying.
Managing Food Allergies
This class helps parents deal with daunting food allergies, especially as it relates to uncontrolled environments like schools and homes of friends.

Use of Appropriate and Consistent Discipline
Participants will be equipped with skills to respond to substance abuse related questions, analyze rules and create consequences for breaking them.
Bullying vs Conflict
Conflict is inevitable in life. Bullying is not. This class helps parents teach healthy conflict to their students and helps parents teach students to assess what is appropriate behavior in conflict. 
Taking A Clear Stand On Drugs 
This class helps parents learn to communicate rules and consequences on substance abuse to their children.  


Effective Communication
Communication is vital to the successful management and function of families.  This class helps families build skills to avoid misunderstandings while expressing feelings effectively. 
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports injuries are common in students and effects can be long lasting. Offered by SkyRidge, this class helps parents and their athletes to know how to prevent potential injuries in sports.
Social Skills - Life Skills
This class helps adolescents navigate the challenges of the high school years and prepares them for the independence and responsibilities that they will encounter as young adults. 

Dating and Relationship Violence
Relationship violence among teens is more prevalent than parents assume. Learn how to identify relationship violence, how to prevent it and how to safely intervene 
in situations. 

Events in February/March
should be submitted by Jan. 29 in order
 to be considered.