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Administrator's Corner
January 29, 2024
Happy Monday, Spartans!
It's almost February already. There are a ton of events and other important dates you should know about:
February 2nd - First Friday - Schedule
February 5th-10th - Spirit Week & Wish Week
TJHS is sponsoring a Wish Week with Make-A-Wish to make a young girl's dream of going to Disney World and meeting Mickey Mouse come true.
Spirit Days
- Monday - Sleeping Beauty (PJ day)
- Tuesday - Tweedledee & Tweedledum (twin day)
- Wednesday - Ohana (tropical/beach day)
- Thursday - Disney Day (any character)
- Friday -TJ Day
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Pep Assembly - Schedule
February 10th - Winter Dance "Where Dreams Come True" 8-11 pm
February 13th & 14th - Challenge Day (juniors only)
February 15th - Honor Roll Smarty Party -Schedule
February 16th - Professional Learning Day for teachers (students no school)
February 19th - No School
Saturday School has started back up again for those students with Ds or Fs.
Please make sure you are arriving on time and working hard, Spartans!
¡Feliz lunes, espartanos!
Ya es casi febrero. Hay un montón de eventos y otras fechas importantes que debe conocer:
2 de febrero - Primer viernes - Horario
5 al 10 de febrero - Semana del Espíritu y Semana del Deseo
TJHS está patrocinando una Semana de los Deseos con Make-A-Wish para hacer realidad el sueño de una niña de ir a Disney World y conocer a Mickey Mouse.
Días Espíritas
Lunes - Bella Durmiente (día de PJ) Martes de
- Tweedledee y Tweedledum (día gemelo) Miércoles de
- Ohana (día tropical/playa) Jueves de
- Día de Disney (cualquier personaje) Viernes de
-Asamblea de
Pep del Día de TJ - Horario
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10 de febrero - Danza de invierno "Donde los sueños se hacen realidad" 8-11 pm
13 y 14 de febrero - Día del desafío (solo juniors)
15 de febrero - Fiesta inteligente de la lista de honor - Horario
16 de febrero - Día de aprendizaje profesional para maestros (estudiantes sin escuela)
19 de febrero - No hay escuela
La escuela de los sábados ha comenzado de nuevo para aquellos estudiantes con D o F.
¡Por favor, asegúrense de llegar a tiempo y trabajar duro, espartanos!
Jon Poole
Assistant Principal
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Monday-
Tuesday-
- Senior Yearbook Final Deadline - Senior Recognition Ads
Wednesday-
- Wish Week Birdcall fundraiser (all day - promo code: Haven131)
Thursday-
- Class of 2024 Prom Fundraiser at Skate City: 8:30-10:30 p.m.
Friday-
- First Friday: 3:05-4:15 p.m.
Saturday-
- Saturday School: 8-11 a.m. (details below)
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Kudos to Leadership students who are organizing Wish Week and the dance! It will be an awesome and meaningful experience for many!
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The TJ baseball field was recently recognized as one of two Field of the Year winners by the Colorado Dugout Club Coaches Association. Huge shout out to the baseball coaches and crew for their attention to detail and care in maintaining this first class field!
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Due to testing and other scheduling issues, this will unfortunately be the LAST First Friday of the year! Please show up and participate and help make this the best one ever!! | |
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Saturday School will begin this Saturday. We are focusing on students who have F's during Saturday School. If you will be dropping your student off for Saturday School, please be sure that they do have their Chromebook to work on their F, and that you drop them off at door #8 by the softball field. The times are from 8:00 am-11:00 am. The school will provide snacks/drinks.
The dates for Saturday School are 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/24, 3/2, 3/9, 3/16, 4/6, 4/13, 4/20, 4/27, 5/4, 5/11, 5/18, 5/25.
We will begin Saturday School starting this Saturday. The form will always be in the Newsletter and will be open for you to fill out. Our Spring Saturday School sessions will only be focused on students through the semester who have an F.
Thank you for supporting your students to stay on track with their credits!!
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The February 2024 Food Bank distribution will take place Tuesday, February 20 from 4:00-5:30pm. Any family that is in need of food support is welcomed and encouraged to sign up HERE. Please note that you MUST sign up no later than Sunday, 18 February for us to have food available for you at the distribution.
La distribución de alimentos de febrero es martes el 18 de ferbero de 4:00-5:30 pm en TJ. Cualquier familia que necesite apoyo alimentario es bienvenida y animada a inscribirse AQUÍ. DEBE registrarse antes del 18 de febrero para que tengamos alimentos disponibles para usted en la distribución.
Thank you to the TJ Community for your continued support of the Food Bank! If you are interested in making a financial contribution to the TJ Food Bank, you can do so HERE.
Reach out to Megan Perkins (megandperkins@gmail.com), Becca Mahoney (beccaandjoemahoney@gmail.com) or Jillian Krause (jillian.krause@gmail.com) with questions.
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Our February PTO Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 2/6 at 6pm in Room 111. Come meet DPS
Board Director Kimberlee Sia and learn about the priorities of our Board of Education. This
meeting will be in-person only.
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Do you have communications or marketing skills you’d like to
volunteer? The PTO is looking for a parent to help set up an online fund
raising platform this winter to help fund our Spartan Grants program. This
short term volunteer “job” can be done from home on your timeline, with a
completion date of mid-March. Interested? Email TJHSpto@gmail.com for more information.
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Make-a-Wish Week is Coming Soon! | |
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Make-a-Wish week is February 5-10 and Leadership is putting on a “Where Dreams Come True” dance. All proceeds from the dance go to making a little girl’s dreams come true. We’re also doing different restaurant fundraisers over the next month, so keep an eye out for more information. The whole point is community outreach and having the whole community come together to make a little girl’s dreams come true!
Restaurant fundraisers include the following:
- Milk & Cake (from now until Feb. 10 - mention TJ)
- Dutch Bros (details soon)
- Birdcall (Jan. 31st - promo code: Haven131)
- Chipotle (Feb. 7th - promo code: zgxracw)
- Red Robin (Feb. 6th all day - mention TJ)
Be sure to check the TJ Instagram for more information as the week gets closer!
Click here to learn more and to donate! Thanks in advance for your support.
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Join us for an adventure to Eastern Europe where we will see the ancient Croatian cities of Dubrovnik and Split and the majestic, storybook castles and mountains of Slovenia. This 9 day tour takes off this summer in mid-July with the EF tours. While we have recruited 12 students for this trip, we have room for more! Contact Amber Wilson (amber_wilson@dpsk12.net) for all of the details! But don't wait, enrollment will end the first week of February! | |
DPS Mental Health Resources | |
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The TJ Baseball program is having a preseason information meeting for all interested parents/players on Wednesday, February 7 at 6 pm in Room 111. This meeting will cover all necessary information for the 2024 season, including registration information, tryouts, practice and game schedules, bus information, uniform/apparel/equipment information, fundraisers, and parent and player behavioral expectations. In-person attendance is highly recommended, but if you absolutely cannot meet in person, you can attend virtually via this link:
Baseball Pre-season Meeting
Wednesday, February 7 · 6:00 – 8:00pm
Time zone: America/Denver
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ecv-gxip-ftj
Please reach out to Coach Baughn with any questions.
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We are currently in need of additional 9 host families for a group of high school students participating in an exchange program from Chiben Gogo in Japan. The students will be living with and attending school with students here at TJ. They will attend each of their classes but they will have their own work provided from their schools in Japan. These students study English in Japan so, although they are not fluent in English, they have the tools to communicate in the language. They simply need practice and exposure. The students will be with us from March 6th through March 24th when they will return to Japan together. Of the remaining students, there are 8 girls and 1 boy in need of a host. If you are interested and able, please contact Mr. Jackson at kjackso@dpsk12.net for more information. This is a tremendous opportunity because it opens the doors for our students from TJ to travel to Japan and be hosted with families there as well. | | |
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TJHS is excited to announce that Thomas Jefferson High School will be providing CHALLENGE DAY to our Junior class. It will be a one day event broken down by alpha on February 13th and 14th.
There is also a $20 participation fee to help offset the cost of the workshop which includes professional facilitators. Lunch will be provided. Please log into my school bucks for payment of fee. If you need assistance, please email Sdavis@dpsk12.net
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What is Challenge Day?
Imagine a school where everyone feels safe, loved and celebrated. Imagine enemies finding common ground and making peace; friends healing past hurts and making amends; people igniting their passion for service and leadership; adults and youth working together to create a school where everyone is included and thrives. The program addresses issues such as self-esteem, bullying, oppression, violence, etc. It is a cultural building opportunity that creates change makers. This is Challenge Day.
If you are curious of what challenge day looks like you can YouTube it. It premiered on MTV, Chicken Soup for The Souls and OPRAH. Here is a great glimpse at what challenge day does for the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdwcJrDDhQ4
Every Junior is asked to participate. Please click on the link and let us know if you're opting out your student: Opt Out Form
If your student opts out, the expectation is that they will be in school participating in their regular schedule.
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Hi TJ fans! In need of TJ gear? Send us an email. Also, anyone interested in joining the fun and getting to know the TJ community by selling gear, please get in touch at tjhs.store@gmail.com. Thank you TJ community for your school spirit! | |
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Did You Know…
(en español)
TJHS will be hosting Challenge Day for our JUNIORS!?
TJHS is excited to announce that Thomas Jefferson High School will be providing CHALLENGE DAY to our Junior class. It will be a one day event broken down by alpha on February 13th and 14th.
There is also a $20 participation fee to help offset the cost of the workshop which includes professional facilitators. Lunch will be provided. Please log into my school bucks for payment of fees. If you need assistance, please email Sdavis@dpsk12.net
What is Challenge Day?
Imagine a school where everyone feels safe, loved and celebrated. Imagine enemies finding common ground and making peace; friends healing past hurts and making amends; people igniting their passion for service and leadership; adults and youth working together to create a school where everyone is included and thrives. The program addresses issues such as self-esteem, bullying, oppression, violence, etc. It is a cultural building opportunity that creates change makers. This is Challenge Day.
If you are curious of what challenge day looks like you can YouTube it. It premiered on MTV, Chicken Soup for The Souls and OPRAH. Here is a great glimpse at what challenge day does for the community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdwcJrDDhQ4
Every Junior is asked to participate. Please click on the link and let us know if you're opting out your student: Opt Out Form
If your student opts out, the expectation is that they will be in school participating in their regular schedule.
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Mental Health and Social Emotional “Did You Know”: Compiled by Natalie Koncz, Ed.S., NCSP and Samanda Davis, LCSW, MSW. Resources: https://www.challengeday.org/ | |
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Spartan Seniors and Families,
Amazing work thus far on your college and scholarship applications! As you may be aware, the 24-25 FAFSA application continues to be malfunctioning in a variety of unpredictable ways. We will continue to share updated information as we receive it. Both the student and the parent will need to create a StudentAid.gov username and password. These accounts must be VERIFIED by the U.S. Department of Education in order to proceed fully with the application process. Please wait until both accounts are VERIFIED to proceed with your application. Be sure to CONSENT to the DDX (IRS Data Transfer tool) as well. We continue to encourage all students to complete the FAFSA while acknowledging the challenges!
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Create or recover your StudentAid.gov username and password (formerly known as FSAID) for the Free Applications for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Click here for more info.
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Click here for info on HOW TO answer some FAFSA questions. Student and parent(s) MUST consent to using the IRS (tax info) Data Transfer in order to receive aid, if eligible.
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For students without documented legal status in the US, the CASFA application is available to provide financial aid in the state of Colorado.
- Institutional Scholarship applications are open for most colleges and are often students’ best form of financial aid. Get started on your applications using the instructions provided by your college(s)!
Upcoming Events (visit the TJ Future Center schoology course for more details):
Wednesday, January 31: Colorado Mesa University Scholarship Application DUE, Denver Deltas Scholarship Application DUE, CSU Summer Bridge Program Application DUE
Thursday, February 1: Colorado State University Regular Decision Application DUE, UCCS Scholarship Application DUE, Denver Scholarship Foundation Scholarship application OPENS
Thursday, February 15th: DSF TJ FAFSA Workshop 3pm-7pm, Click here to schedule an appointment if needed! If you have already completed your FAFSA, please complete this!
Click here to learn more about the Denver Scholarship Foundation and the DSF Scholarship.
Emily Webster, M.S. Alyssa Baker, M.Ed.
DSF Lead College Advisor DSF College Advisor
emily_webster@dpsk12.net alyssa_baker@dpsk12.net
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After Prom Planning Committee Update:
After Prom is less than 3 months away! If you would like to volunteer to help with this fun event
for our seniors, please email Cheri Jones at: jonesoils.co@gmail.com
KEY DATES FOR SENIORS
1/30/24: final deadline to purchase Senior Recognition Ads for the yearbook.
Friday, 4/19/24: Prom - at Space Gallery in Denver’s Art District and After Prom. There’s no
school for students on 4/19!
5/20/24: Senior Check Out (last day for Seniors)
5/21/24: Graduation Rehearsal @ TJ; Cap & Gown Distribution
5/28/24: Graduation at 1pm at the University of Denver’s Magness Arena
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Thanks to everyone who came out and supported class of 2025 at the fundraiser night at Ester’s! If you weren’t able to make it but want to help, please consider donating directly!
https://tjhsstore.square.site/product/2025-class-donations/99
Stay tuned for more info in the next month or two about Teacher Appreciation the first week of May, Juniors and Junk food at the end of the school year and the Senior Sleep Out August 18th!
If you have any comments, suggestions or want to help out with a specific event, please email: hmbdvm@yahoo.com
If you want to help, please consider donating directly to Class of 2025!
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Thank you to the parents that came to our meeting last week. We will have another meeting over Zoom in late February. We will do an after school party for the sophomores this Spring. Also, stay tuned for a Sophomore parents social event in late April. Details will be available soon.
Thank you,
Sheila and Carrie
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Freshmen Parents - want to connect? Contact Committee Co-Chair Kendal Mullins at
kendalbmullins@gmail.com or 303-875-6810.
Please consider making a donation to the Class of 2027’s Class Fund. Donations will
support the After Prom event (held Senior Year) and other class activities that will be planned by
our Parent Committee these next four years. Your donation is tax deductible as the TJ Partners
PTO is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Please reach out to your employer as your donation
may be eligible for matching funds.
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