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Weekly news & updates
Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 | Newsletter Archive | View as Webpage
One of the Best Times of the Year
U.S. Representative Ken Buck called this week to congratulate our school on a West Point Congressional nomination. Representative Buck asked to deliver the message to our stellar student, Matthew Tewolde. We arranged with his teacher to make the announcement in class. Representative Buck thanked Matthew for stepping up to the challenges of West Point, especially during a time of global uncertainty.

Committing to defend the US Constitution with a five-year service commitment requires a great sense of duty. The West Point motto of Duty, Honor, Country sums up the values that have defined this great American institution since its founding in 1802 by Thomas Jefferson. It is personal for Representative Buck as a 2011 West Point grad parent. He understands what it takes to raise a son or daughter to this caliber. Matthew’s classmates broke out in spontaneous applause. Teachers hugged Matthew. His twin sister, also in the class, held her own as she has been accepted to Johns Hopkins University.  Click here to read more
SCHOOL NEWS AND UPDATES
STEM Wide Events
  • Saturday, Jan. 22 (9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) - MS/HS CyberPatriot Semi-Finals
  • Monday, Jan. 24 (5-7 p.m.) - DEI Committee Meeting (HS Commons)
  • Monday, Jan. 24 (6:30-7:30 p.m.) - at Vanguard Classical
  • Tuesday, Jan. 25 (7-11 a.m.) - COVID On-Site Testing (Sign-Up Required)
  • Wednesday, Jan. 26-Friday, Jan. 28 - Fifth-Grade Snow Mountain Ranch
  • Wednesday, Jan. 26 (10-11 a.m.) - Prospective Parent Tour
  • Wednesday, Jan. 26 (4-8 p.m.) - After Prom STEM PTO Spirit Night at Torchy's Tacos
  • Wednesday, Jan. 26 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - JV Boys Basketball at Windsor Charter
  • Wednesday, Jan. 26 (6:30-7:30 p.m.) - Varsity Boys Basketball at Windsor Charter
  • Friday, Jan. 28 (8:15-10:15 a.m.) - Elementary Assembly
  • Friday, Jan. 28 (4-5 p.m.) - JV Boys Basketball at Front Range Baptist
  • Tuesday, Feb. 1 (7-11 a.m.) - COVID On-Site Testing (Sign-Up Required)
  • Tuesday, Feb. 1 (5:30-7 p.m.) - STEM BOD Meeting (High School Commons)
  • Wednesday, Feb. 2 (10-11 a.m.) - Prospective Parent Tour
  • Wednesday, Feb. 2 (5:30-7 p.m.) - Replication Information Session for STEM Community (High School Commons)
  • Thursday, Feb. 3 (5:30-7 p.m.) - College Night for Juniors (High School Commons)
  • Thursday, Feb. 3 (5-6 p.m.) - Varsity Boys Basketball at William Smith High Shcool
  • Friday, Feb. 4 (5-6 p.m.) - JV Boys Basketball vs Regis (Panorama)
  • Saturday, Feb. 5 - DCSD Spelling Bee
  • Saturday, Feb. 5 (6:30-9:30 p.m.) - High School Winter Formal (High School Commons)

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 on the Elementary News and the Secondary News buttons to see what's happening at each school level.
Elementary News
In this week's Elementary News you can find information about:
  • Upcoming Events
  • COVID Testing Information (No-Sign-Up)
  • Virtual Weather Day Procedure Reminder
  • More
Secondary News
In this week's Secondary News you can find information about:
  • Upcoming Events
  • COVID Testing (Sign-Up)
  • Virtual Weather Day Procedure Reminder
  • More
Sharing Our Good News
In this week's Sharing Our Good News you can find:
  • STEM Student Matthew Tewolde accepted to West Point
  • Renovation begins in P-Tech/Koson building
  • Sara De Weese joins STEM as Secondary Math Teacher
Volunteers & Donations
Each week we update our Parent "Get Involved" page of our website with new volunteer and donation opportunities:
  • HS Winter Formal Donations
  • Staff Gift Card Donations
  • Spartan Avatar Volunteer Needed
  • Vision and Hearing Donations
  • More
Spartan Athletics
Click here to see the latest Spartan Athletics News. Click on each sport to see updates from the coaching staff/student-athletes.
STEM PTO
Click here to see the latest PTO News from their newsletter.
Topics include:
  • STEMGives Update
  • STEM Community Partners
  • Save the Date! STEM Fest on March 31
  • Save the Date! STEM PTO Fun Run on April 20
  • Membership Toolkit
  • Join PTO!
STEM Social and Emotional Support
Students, families and staff have access to a variety of emotional and mental health supports. In addition to resources, you can see upcoming events from DCSD and more.

Click here to access STEM's Social and Emotional Supports Resources page.
THE FOUNDATION FOR DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOLS
The Foundation for Douglas County Schools is a 501(c)(3) non-profit which works with corporations and organizations to develop private resources to enrich education within Douglas County schools for the fulfillment of lifelong learning experiences of our students, citizens and community. Visit the website.