The Yeti Campus Bulletin

The Career Development Club empowers students to explore careers, connect with opportunities, and gain real-world experience in a supportive community.

Come to a meeting during lunch (Free Pizza/Drinks) and check out what the Career & Development Club (CD Club) is all about.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 7th at 11:15 am in room 166

You must have the permission slip to join. QR Code on the flyer or permission slip below.

When: Friday, October 30th

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Where: The Campus

Cost:

$20.00 VIP - includes pizza and a drink

$10.00 - General Admission

Break out your best Halloween costume! Join us for our costume contest during lunch on Wednesday. Show off your creativity and get into the Halloween spirit!

We can’t wait to see everyone participate!

Make sure you take advantage of the "Early-Bird" pricing.

Early-bird pricing (8/13 - 12/19): $40.00

Mid-year pricing (12/20 - 3/13) $55.00

Late pricing (3/14 - 4/10) $60.00

Click the button below to get details and the senior picture due dates.

We are excited to announce that our 6th graders will be taking a field trip to the United States Air Force Academy and Planetarium on Thursday, November 12th!

Students will visit the USAFA visitor center, then we will go to the USAFA Planetarium and enjoy a special showing of Shackleton. This exciting experience connects directly to our Project-Based Learning Project, A Tale of Two Oceans.

📅 Field Trip Details

• Date: Thursday, November 12th

• Departure: 8:45 AM from SSAE

• Transportation: D49 School Bus

• Return: By 1:30 PM

• What to Bring: A sack lunch 🥪

Please make sure your student arrives at school on time and brings a sack lunch for the day.

We are looking forward to a fun, educational adventure filled with exploration, discovery, and learning!

Students are invited to dress up and celebrate Halloween on Friday, October 30! We encourage everyone to have fun, get creative, and show off their Halloween spirit while keeping costumes school-appropriate.

A few friendly reminders to help keep the day fun and safe for everyone:

• 🎭 No masks or anything that covers the face.

• 🚫 No excessive gore, blood, or frightening or inappropriate props.

• 👕 Costumes must be school-appropriate and should not be overly revealing.

• 👟 Safety first! Students must be able to move safely throughout the building and fully participate in classroom activities.

We can't wait to see everyone's creativity and Halloween spirit! Let's make it a fun, safe, and spooktacular day! 🎃👻

Join us as we honor and celebrate our veterans!

When: Friday, November 13th, from 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Where: The Campus

We warmly invite all of our veterans to join us for a special morning of appreciation and gratitude!

Please stop by and enjoy light pastries and coffee, as we take a moment to recognize and thank you for your courage, dedication, and service to our country.

We are grateful for your service and look forward to celebrating YOU!

Please RSVP using this Link: Veteran's Day Celebration

Harvest of Love is our annual partnership with Care and Share, our neighbor and local community food bank. The Campus will be collecting both non-perishable food and monetary donations from October 26th-November 19th, with our annual Harvest Feast Potluck Campus Community Dinner on November 18th (details for dinner to follow).

Students, watch your Google Classrooms, class announcements,

and emails for information about spirit days and donation collection.

Monday, November 2nd - 9th grade and new students to our school/District

Tuesday, November 3rd - 7th grade and new students to our school/District.

Starting November 19th, Butter Braids will be on sale!

Every delicious Butter Braid purchased helps support our Middle School Robotics Team as they build, compete, learn, and grow!

Your generous support helps provide essential resources, including robotics parts and supplies, team gear, competition fees, travel expenses for students and coaches, tools, equipment, and exciting hands-on learning opportunities for our students.

With your help, our students can turn creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving into real-world experiences!

Thank you for supporting our future innovators and engineers! 💙🤖

📣 Stay tuned! More information about how to order will be shared in November!

Twelve Teams, One Busy Season
Robotics at The Campus is one of the largest programs in Colorado, with seven high school teams and five middle school teams competing this season. Across those 12 teams, students are turning ideas into working machines—and putting their designs to the test against competitors from across the Front Range and Colorado.
The goals are ambitious: earn a place at the Colorado State Championship and, ultimately, the VEX World Championships. Getting there takes months of engineering, planning, testing, and teamwork.
Students Take the Lead
Competitive robotics asks students to do much more than build a robot. Teams apply the engineering design process and project management principles while taking responsibility for their own decisions, deadlines, and progress.
Students design, build, and program their machines, then use testing and competition results to figure out what needs to change. A promising idea might need several revisions before it performs reliably on the field. Along the way, students learn to explain their reasoning, divide responsibilities, and work through setbacks together.
The robot is the most visible result, but the work behind it is just as significant.
T-Rex Makes an Early Run
Some teams have already had a taste of success. Last month, 3642R T-Rex made a deep run at the Great Planes Signature Event at Strategic Air Command in Ashland, Nebraska.
Signature Events bring together strong teams for demanding competition, giving students a chance to test their designs and strategies at a high level. T-Rex’s performance provided an early highlight for The Campus, while teams across the program are working toward qualifying for more of these prestigious events.
A Growing Home Competition Season
The Campus is also preparing to host a busy season of its own. The opening league session on the South Campus welcomes teams from Doherty High School, Sabin Middle School, James Irwin Charter School, Twelve Stones Classical School, and Widefield High School.
Beyond league play, The Campus will host three major tournaments, each 50 percent larger than the biggest tournament held here last season. Six competition fields will transform both sides of the building into a venue where students can put months of work into action.
For families, classmates, and staff, home events offer a close look at what competitive robotics requires: quick decisions, careful coordination, and machines that must perform under pressure.
A Community Behind the Teams
Hosting these events takes support from across The Campus. Staff share learning spaces, volunteers help prepare competition fields, and families help make visiting teams feel welcome. The comfortable, relaxed atmosphere has made The Campus a place teams enjoy coming to compete.
That community support creates opportunities for students to grow as engineers, programmers, project managers, and teammates. Each event gives them another chance to see what works, learn from what doesn’t, and return to the next challenge better prepared.
Students, families, and staff are invited to watch matches and cheer on our teams. If you’d like to volunteer or get involved, please reach out—we’d love to have you join us.
Go Big, Go Yetis!

Campus Robotics In-Building Competition Schedule
Yeti ELEVATE Robotics League — South Campus
3:30–7:30 p.m.

• October 28
• November 11
• December 9
• January 20

Major tournaments — both sides of The Campus
7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

• November 7 — Yeti Robotics Classic
• December 12 — Yeti Showdown
• February 13 — Override Clash

We’re excited to share a simple way you can support our schools and the Yeti Campus Student Council without spending any extra money!

The Yeti Campus Student Council, a joint student council representing Springs Studio for Academic Excellence and Pikes Peak Early College, has partnered with the King Soopers Community Rewards Program. Through this program, King Soopers sets aside a portion of eligible purchases and sends a rewards amount back to our school each quarter.

The best part? You don’t pay anything extra! You can support our students simply by linking your King Soopers loyalty account to our school and continuing to shop as you normally do.

How to Support Us

1. Visit King Soopers and log in to your account.
2. Search for Springs Studio for Academic Excellence by name or enter our organization number: HS013.
3. Select Enroll to connect your account to our school.
4. Continue shopping as usual! A portion of your eligible purchases will help support the Yeti Campus Student Council.

If you’re a City Market shopper, you can visit City Market and follow the same steps.

If you use the King Soopers app, click your profile (top-left corner), then click payment and resources, community rewards, and search for our school to enroll.

You can also spread the word! Family members, friends, neighbors, and anyone else who shops at King Soopers or City Market can link their loyalty account to our school. The more supporters we have, the more we can earn for our students!

If you don’t already have a King Soopers or City Market account, you can create one using a valid email address and loyalty card.

Thank you for supporting our students and the Yeti Campus Student Council! Every little bit adds up and helps us provide opportunities and experiences for our students.

Lifetouch pictures will be available to order for 10 months. Please see the flyer for additional information.

Retake pictures and proofs have arrived.

No school on the following dates:

November 6th - Staff PD Day

November 23rd - 27th - Thanksgiving break

October 27th - ASVAB Testing for SSAE High School - Must sign up with your Counselor.

October 28th - Yeti Robotic Tournament @ the Campus from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.

October 30th - Night of the Yeti - High School Halloween Dance @ the Campus from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

November 2nd - Vision/Hearing testing for all 9th graders.

November 2nd - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night - 3710 Bloomington St, Colorado Springs

November 3rd - Vision/Hearing testing for all 7th graders.

November 6th - No school - Staff Professional Development Day.

November 7th - Robotics Tournament on campus from 8:00 - 5:00 pm.

November 11th - Veterans' Day - Schools are open.

November 11th - Robotics League Tournament at the Campus from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.

November 12th - Campus SAC (PPEC/SSAE) Sand Creek Zone Partners Meeting at 5:30 at Stetson Elementary School.

November 12th - 6th Grade Field Trip - The Air Force Academy Planetarium

November 13th - Veteran's Day Celebration

November 18th - ICAP Day - HS Students can attend various career-related breakout sessions and a career fair on The Campus.

November 18th - Harvest of Love feast at The Campus at 5:00 pm. More info to follow.

November 19th - December 4th - Middle School Robotics Butterbraid fundraiser.

November 23rd - November 27 - Thanksgiving Break - No students.