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Cameron Bell , Executive Director, Media Relations & Public Information
303.982.7920 direct
303.982.6808 office
January 15, 2020
We have a nice variety this week...

A reminder: our district is closed Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
One of our most amazing programs...
Adapted Athletics:
Jeffco Basketball Day and CO High School Adapted Basketball Tournament
4th Annual Colorado High School Adapted Basketball Tournament
Thursday, January 16 @ Gold Crown Field House
28 high school teams from throughout Colorado participating, including 5 Jeffco schools

Jeffco Adapted Athletics Basketball Day
Friday, January 17 @ Gold Crown Field House
20 middle and high schools (25 teams) participating

Come on out and let these athletes inspire you!
Warren Tech Open House
Thursday, January 23, 5 - 8pm
Jeffco's career and technical education center, Warren Tech is the springboard to a competitive edge in college readiness and career opportunities. Our 30 innovative programs -- including Culinary, Medical Assisting, and Graphic Design -- develop students who are future-ready in today’s high-tech society and global economy. Come see for yourself!

Both the Central and North campuses will be open. See our programs in action, talk to current students and instructors, and attend information sessions to learn more about Warren Tech.
JEFFCO'S TALENTED STUDENTS
Jeffco Student's Art Selected for Arvada Art Exhibition Mural and Materials
Speaking of Warren Tech...awesome news from their graphic design program: one of their student's designs has been selected for the mural and materials for the Arvada Center Art Exhibition! Check out this Instagram post for more info and cool pics.
Jefferson Jr./Sr. High Students Use Wrapping Talents on Bathroom Stalls
The Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School graphic design students created art and will be wrapping their bathroom stalls this year! What a neat way to combine student talent and skills with beautifying their school. Read more and see pics on Twitter .
Spring is Musical Season in Jeffco
Students are hard at work preparing their productions all over our district, from designing and building sets, to rehearsing lines and dance numbers. Among some of the productions coming this season are Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, Matilda, and Les Miserables. Find a few social media teasers here , here , here , and here . Give us a holler if you'd like to pay them a visit and see their hard work in action!
Bond item: Arvada High School Groundbreaking
January 22, 2pm
The Arvada High School community will come together to officially break ground on their new auxiliary gym addition. This construction is part of the second phase of improvements for the school, with their third floor renovation wrapping up before the new year. The building improvements are funded through the 2018 voter-approved bond measure. In addition to their new auxiliary gym, interior renovations will happen throughout the school, improving teaching and commons spaces for students and staff. 
Entire District Takes Part in Food Drive for Grub Club
Grub Club is a bi-weekly program sponsored by The Action Center in which homeless and emancipated Jeffco students receive boxes filled with three days' worth of food and personal hygiene products. The entire district is now collecting items to ensure this program can run throughout the year. All kinds of donations are being accepted, however each of our articulation areas has been assigned a specific item to donate and collect. Quite an undertaking - need to fill 1,600+ boxes needed for 2020! Read more here .
Video from Jack: Mitotiani Folclorico @ Alameda International
Students who take part in a dance club at Alameda International Jr. Sr. High are invited to perform at the National Western Stock Show. Jeffco Public Schools Multimedia Journalist Jack Maher reports.
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