Registration is now open for new students and students who left PSD and are returning in 2024-25! Online registration is not needed for students who will continue in their current school next year or for fifth- or eighth-graders who will attend a neighborhood middle or high school in their attendance area. | |
Lesher Middle School students wrap gifts for families in need this December. Students created thoughtful cards and puzzles to include with the gifts. | |
PSD students, staff celebrate season of giving
Whether it's collecting warm coats and comfy apparel for a clothing drive, buying and wrapping presents for an Adopt-A-Family program, or lugging turkeys and canned food to school for donation, Poudre School District students find plenty of ways to show they care for their neighbors in need this time of year. Check out this article on the PSD website to learn more about students across the district giving back.>>
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Timnath Middle-High School students wheel in items for the school's Adopt-A-Family program. | |
Apply for an opportunity to serve on the Facilities Planning Steering Committee
As part of the school district's Long-Range Planning efforts, PSD is forming a 31-member Facilities Planning Steering Committee. The committee will develop
recommendations regarding potential modifications to program placement and school attendance areas to address declining enrollment, with changes to go into effect no sooner than the 2025-26 school year. Committee members will meet from Feb. 2 until May 28, 2024, when they will present a recommendation to the PSD Board of Education.
Applications are available now and must be submitted no later than Jan. 3, 2024. Applicants will be notified of selection around mid-January. Apply through the Google form at this link. You can also attend a listening session this spring to share feedback and ideas. Find a schedule and learn more on the Long-Range Planning web page.>>
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From left to right, poster contest winners from Werner, Blevins, and Linton enjoyed rides from PFA. | |
Contest winners catch ride to school in fire truck
The winners of a Poudre Fire Authority poster contest earned the hottest ticket in town: a ride to school on a PFA fire truck. The winners by grade are: Madelyn Kure from Werner (kindergarten), Paul Mulder from Werner (first grade), Kaitlyn Huang from Zach (second grade), Hallie Haldeman from Timnath (third grade), Jing Han from Werner (fourth grade), Brooke Veltre from Linton (fifth grade), and Katerina Rockwood from Blevins (sixth grade).
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Jan. 15 activities for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day include a march from the Oval beginning at 11 a.m. | |
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Community members are invited to take part in a march and celebration event to mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15. The march will begin at 11 a.m. at The Oval on the Colorado State University campus and end at 12:45 p.m. at the Lincoln Center, where a celebration event with performances and speeches will take place. Learn more about events happening on Jan. 15 by following this link.>>
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No school for winter break Dec. 25-Jan. 8
As a reminder, Friday, Dec. 22, will be the last day of second quarter. Teachers will return to sites on Monday, Jan. 8, for a work day, and third quarter will begin for students on Tuesday, Jan. 9. Enjoy your time with family and friends! Visit psdschools.org to see the full 2023-24 calendar.>>
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Students play outside on a snowy school day. | | |
An image of a Lunch Lab vehicle in summertime. | |
Free meals during Winter Break
Food Bank for Larimer County generously provides free meals for kids 18 and younger on days that students do not have school, including several days during Winter Break. Lunch will be served from 12:15 to 1 p.m. Dec. 27-29, 2023, and Jan. 2-5, 2024, at Iglesia Vida Abundante, 1201 N. College Ave. in Fort Collins. Visit thelunchlab.org/ for more information.>>
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