Video caption: Click above image for video of Association of Classified Employees President Joni Baker thanking staff, followed by the words, "Classified Employee Week comes once per year, but wouldn't it be great if we could celebrate them all year round? Well, that's just what we did..." Next, footage of Joni surprising different classified staff groups with balloons, visits from PSD administrators, hugs, and food. The video ends with a message from Superintendent Kingsley and a frame that says, "Thank you, Classified Employees" with ACE and PSD logos. | Celebrate Classified Employees | Next week is Classified Employee Appreciation Week! Classified staff do so much to keep our schools going. They feed our students. They get them to and from school. They make sure our 50-plus buildings are safe, healthy, and functional, and so much more. Recently, we surprised a few of our 1,800 talented classified employees and captured each moment. Enjoy the video here.>> | |
C-O-N-G-R-A-T-S! Spelling Bee winners headed to state contest
"Accentuate" was the winning word for Traut Core Knowledge School third-grade student Nikhil Ganta at the PSD Spelling Bee. Nikhil captured first place overall in the Feb. 3 district competition and will compete alongside 10 other PSD students at the Colorado State Spelling Bee in March.
Learn more about the Spelling Bee and see a list of winners on the PSD website.>>
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Photo Caption: 2023 Spelling Bee winner Nikhil Ganta poses with his parents and teacher. | |
Photo Caption: The 11 PSD students pictured above qualified at the Feb. 3 PSD Spelling Bee to move on to the state-level Spelling Bee, which will take place March 11 in Denver. | |
Photo captions: Students from Harris Bilingual sit with CAM the Ram (top), Superintendent Kingsley cheers on CSU women's basketball (above). | |
Superintendent: Communities that cheer together are stronger together
Never have I experienced something as energizing or loud – think 117 decibels loud – as when roughly 5,500 Poudre and Thompson school district elementary students filled the stands of Moby Arena for the 2023 Education Day.
Our fourth and fifth graders screamed, danced, and chanted “C-S-U,” as they cheered the Colorado State University women’s basketball team on to a Feb. 2 victory against the Utah State Aggies. Although the Rams’ 86-64 win was impressive, what I am most proud of is...
Read the rest of Superintendent Kingsley's message on the PSD website.>>
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Photo Caption: Education Day: Wyoming versus Colorado State University, $12 ticket, Promo Code EDU2023. Men's Basketball, 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at Moby Arena. | |
CSU Education Day tickets on sale now
If the Colorado State University women's basketball game for fourth- and fifth-graders looked fun, come cheer on the men's basketball team with your Poudre School District community Feb. 24 at Moby Arena. Tickets to the game are $12 for PSD staff, students, and families using promo code EDU2023. Follow this link to find tickets.>>
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