STEM School Highlands Ranch Weekly Newsletter | Friday, May 5, 2023 View as Webpage

This is your STEM Student Newsletter. Created by You! Help us make it what you want it to be. We're looking for interested students to join our STEM communications team to help us communicate with our STEM Spartans. Email communications@stemk12.org if interested.

Have something you'd like to be considered for the Newsletter? Click here to submit to our Share Your Good News Form.

STEM Student Events

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.

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Congratulations Seniors!

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Check-in with Interim KOSON CEO Dr. Karen Johnson

This first week of May has certainly been very exciting and appreciative!

Teacher and staff appreciation week at STEM School Highlands Ranch is always one of the highlights of the school year, and this week has been terrific! A very BIG thank you to our amazing PTO and the many other parent volunteers and students who came in on their weekend to decorate our hallways and lobbies. Our teachers and staff felt so appreciated and surprised by the love and support.

Each day of the week brought special surprises, breakfast and lunches, and special messages of support and thankfulness. These acts of kindness made all of our staff feel cared for and appreciated. STEM parents are truly inspirational and valued. This is what makes the STEM community so special.

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Yearbook Distribution Information

Attention Students! Yearbooks are almost here! Yearbooks will be available for pickup starting on Thursday, May 11, through Wednesday, May 17, during lunch in both the Middle School Cafeteria and the High School Commons. Seniors can also pick up their books on Friday, May 12, during 5th period in room 102 (Mrs. Vitale's room) before leaving for the senior picnic. Didn't get your yearbook yet? Not to worry! Yearbooks will be sold through the Spart Mart. More information on how and when will be shared in the coming days.

Middle School Student Government Interest

Student Government is a student led organization that plans events for the student body. We are in charge of events like dances, movie nights, Candy-Grams, Coat and Clothing Drives, Crush for a Crush, Door Decorating, Stemfest, Spirit Weeks, and much more!

Due to an overwhelming interest in Middle School Student Government, we are utilizing an application process this year. Each prospective member is required to fill out the following application. Please email your completed application to Mrs. Gasser no later than May 18th. Late applications will not be considered. Your application will be reviewed by an anonymous panel of teachers. You will receive an email from Mrs. Gasser informing you of your status in Student Government by May 25th. We look forward to a great year!

If you have any questions, please email michelle.gasser@stemk12.org.

Click here for the Application

Student Survey Reminder

The annual Student Survey is out now! Please fill out the survey by May 8th. The results will be shared with the STEM administration team and the Board of Directors. The data will inform future Student Advisory and administrative projects. All answers are collected anonymously.

Middle School

High School

Evolv Implementation Team Update

Dear STEM School Highlands Ranch Students,

As you may know, we were awarded a grant from the Douglas County Commissioners to enhance security on our campus through a one-time funding grant to pilot the Evolv Security System.

The Evolv Implementation Team comprises board members, staff, students, and parents. We have been meeting this past month to prepare for this pilot program at our new Athletics Entrance.

There are currently four subcommittees to this team. Additional committees will be formed as needed throughout the implementation of the Evolv Security System.

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Secondary News/Updates

In this week's Secondary News you can find inFree Chromebooks for FRL Students

Mock AP Physics Exam
HipPOPs Ice Cream Truck
K-12 Art and Film Showcase
Senior Skate by STEM PTO
More

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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, with Deputy Gabe

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.

Click here to read more

Student Feedback Google Form

Student Advisory is working with the STEM Administration Tam to find a better way to collect student feedback about the school. Please fill out the Student Feedback Google Form to anonymously share your feedback with the Administration. Student Advisory will have access to the responses and will share them with the Administration Team during our monthly Student Forums.

Cllick here for the Student Feedback Form

Student Shout-Outs!

We want to celebrate our students and for our students to celebrate each other. Give a Shout-Out to a fellow classmate!

Peter Mancuso

Empathy & Respect

Peter always lets me hangout with him, which makes me feel ??

He will always be kind to people, and if they need to talk, he'll listen

Kyle Ha

Responsibility

He joined my 3v3 basketball tournament team and has been very responsible in consistently training and hitting 3's.

Harmony Kenney

Empathy

Harmony is always so cheering and happy. She always makes me happy and enlightens my day. She is always honest and caring. She helps me get through school.

Gino Lee

Honesty

Gino is very honest. When I accidentally dropped my phone, Gino gave it back, instead of taking it.. He is very honest and the best person ever!

Emmett Cumbler

Empathy

He's always been there for me whenever I needed someone, I know that I can always trust him. He always cheers me up when sad, and when I'm happy, he knows how to keep that feeling going. He's always so positive when everything seems negative. I would love to thank Emmett, and I hope everyone else sees him the same way.

Andrew Gasser

Empathy

Andrew is very sweet and outgoing. He can be trusted to try to brighten someone's day, and his enthusiasm is almost endless.

Shaivi Koul

Empathy

Shaivi is a fantastic friend who is always there for me, always willing to listen when I need her, and always ready to talk when I am feeling down. We could talk for hours, and I appreciate that she stuck by me even when things between us were tough. She has a type of compassion that I have not seen in many others, and I am grateful for that.

Viktoriia Rengach

Responsibility

She is always on time in class, very nice, and gets all assignments done!

Luke Laudeman

Honesty

Always honest ;)

Vanshika Singh

Respect

Vanshika does all her work, respects herself and others, and also attends class on time. She is a great friend to me and others.

Freida Da Silva

Empathy

Fredia has shown empathy by caring for me and standing by my side when things were rough. She helped me with my anxiety.

Freida is very kind and very helpful towards plenty of students in the school. Freida puts herself in other people's shoes and helps them out. Thank you Freida!

She is a very kind soul and never fails to make us laugh and smile when we are in are lowest points. She has always been a little ball of sunshine and she deserves a shoutout

Student Support Services

Feedback?

Have feedback and/or content for the STEM Student Newsletter? Email communications@stemk12.org. If you would like to promote an event, please work with your respective Student Government leaders or Mrs. Fitzroy (melanie.fitzroy@stemk12.org), Enrichment Coordinator.