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Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 | Newsletter Archive | View as Webpage

SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES

Upcoming Events


  • Saturday, Oct. 8 (8 a.m.-6:30 p.m.) & Sunday, Oct. 9 (8 a.m.-5 p.m.) - Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament - First Robotics Competition (Denver East High School)
  • Monday, Oct. 10 - Indigenous People's Day & Columbus Day
  • Monday, Oct. 10-Friday, Oct. 14 - Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences Week
  • Monday, Oct. 10 (after 1 p.m.) - Lockdown Drill
  • Monday, Oct. 10 (4-5 p.m.) - Varsity Boys' Soccer at STRIVE Prep
  • Monday, Oct. 10 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - JV Boys' Soccer at STRIVE Prep
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11 - Cross Country Confluence League Championship
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.) - DECA Innovation Invitational (ES Gymnasium)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11 (5:30-7 p.m.) - STEM BOD Meeting (P-TECH/KOSON Building)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11 (6-7 p.m.) - Boys and Girls Basketball Interest/Information Meeting (HS Commons)
  • Tuesday, Oct. 11 (6:30-7:15 p.m.) - 8th Grade Boston Pre-Trip Zoom Meeting (Zoom)
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 - 6th, 9th, 10th, and some 12th Graders Virtual due to testing
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 (10-11 a.m.) - Prospective Parent Tour
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 (4-5 p.m.) - Boys' Soccer at DSST Green Valley Ranch
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 (4-6 p.m.). - CSHS/BEST Robotics Computer Hardware and Non-Perishable Food Drive (Secondary Parking Lot)
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 (5-6 p.m.) - Girls' Volleyball at Two Roads
  • Wednesday, Oct. 12 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - Boys' JV Soccer at DSST Green Valley Ranch
  • Thursday, Oct. 13 (during school) - STEM PTO Bubble Run
  • Thursday, Oct. 13 (evening) - Secondary Parent-Teacher Conferences (MS Cafe/HS Commons)
  • Thursday, Oct. 13 (4-6 p.m.). - CSHS/BEST Robotics Computer Hardware and Non-Perishable Food Drive (Secondary Parking Lot)
  • Friday, Oct. 14 - No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
  • Friday, Oct. 14 (3-4 p.m.) - Boys' Soccer vs Aurora West College Prep
  • October 17-21 - NO SCHOOL - FALL BREAK
  • October 24-January 13 - STEMGives Campaign - Note date change
  • Monday, Oct. 24 (5-7 p.m.) - DEI Committee Meeting (HS Commons/Zoom)
  • Monday, Oct. 24 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - Girls' Volleyball at Addenbrooke


Click on the STEM Events Calendar to see everything that is happening at STEM. We've added Enrichment and Athletic Events to the calendar as well.

Click here for the STEM Events Calendar
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MLO/Bond Update

On August 23, the Douglas County School District Board of Education unanimously voted 7-0 to place a $60 million Mill Levy Override (MLO) and $450 million Bond on the 2022 ballot. 


If passed by voters, these new funds would be used at our school to:

  • Increase teacher and staff pay
  • Make much needed repairs and upgrades to our building
  • Replace heating and cooling systems and components 

Click here to read more

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DCSD Apple Award Nominations Open

The Foundation for Douglas County Schools is proud to honor exceptional educators and staff who are inspiring a love of learning in students and are trailblazing extraordinary innovation in our schools. Over the years, the Apple Awards has grown to engage the entire community, bringing in thousands of nominations every year for teachers and staff members across the district.  Click here to Nominate

Elementary News/Updates

In this week's Elementary News, you can find information about:

  • An update from Mrs. McElroy
  • Lockdown Drill Reminder
  • ES Bubble Run
  • An updated on SBL
  • More

Click here to read more

Secondary News/Updates

In this week's Secondary News, you can find information about:

  • An Update from Mrs. Ridder
  • An Update from Mr. Alsup
  • Lockdown Drill Reminder
  • Testing Reminder
  • An update on SBL
  • More

Click here to read more

Suzanne is August Volunteer of the Month! Thank you to All August Volunteers! Don't forget to log your hours.

Volunteering/Donations

Each week we update our Parent "Get Involved" page of our website with new volunteer and donation opportunities:

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Enrichment News/Updates

Enrichment at STEM is the place students can find all of the school’s after-school, summer, and other enrichment offerings. Our Enrichment Coordinator, Mrs. Fitzroy, coordinates with students and outside groups to offer after-school activities for all students.

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Athletics News/Updates

Each week we'll share important Athletics News with our community.

Sharing Our Good News

Want to see all the Good Things happening at STEM? Check out our Sharing Our Good News post. Each week we share photos, videos and information about the Good News that has happened that week.

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Walking the Beat

Each week our very own DCSO School Resource Officer Deputy Gabe Uribe, writes a newsletter for our community about important topics as it relates to safety and security.

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STEM PTO News

Each week our STEM PTO puts together a newsletter for our community, sharing information about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.

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Center for Strength

The mission of the Center for Strength is to promote recovery and resilience for the STEM School Highlands Ranch community through social connection and wellness programming. Visit the Center for Strength for more information. Click here for the October Newsletter

Each Friday we send out three newsletters to our various stakeholder groups (parents/community, students and staff). Parents are automatically signed up for our newsletter using the information provided in Infinite Campus. People can also sign-up for the newsletter using our sign-up form and can find archives via the Get Connected page on the Parent Page. Newsletters are sent through Constant

Since we are a K-12 school, there is a lot of information that gets shared with our community each week. In order to be as efficient as possible with our limited resources, we break up the newsletter into specific sections to organize the information as best as we can for our families. For Elementary-specific news, please click on the Elementary News/Updates section. For Secondary (6-12)-specific news, please click on the Secondary News/Updates section.
NEW TO FAMILY TO STEM?

Welcome to STEM! If you're a new family joining us, we want to help you onboard. Please review our archive of newsletters to get caught up. You can also check out our Back to School Hub where we have Parent Information Sessions to help you get started.

Welcome to the New School Year!

Check out the Back to School Information Hub for a one-stop-shop for all information to help your start the new school year successfully. We also strongly encourage you to check your school's specific News and Updates Section in this newsletter for the latest information.

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