Good News Bulletin

Superintendent Monthly Review!

This is a new series we are launching that will continue throughout the school year, where Superintendent Dan Snowberger and Public Information Officer Jeff Maher discuss the school district highlights from the past month and look ahead to what's being planned the next month.

For our first installment, we're looking at August and September. Some of the topics include the first day of school, ESD Convocation, Back to School Barbecue and Staff Appreciation Night, EHS Auto Building Fundraiser, open house and back to school events, ESD Safety and Security updates, board coffees, Superintendent forum and more!

We hope this series will help keep you in the know for district related events, initiatives and exciting news. Thanks for tuning in!

The staff and students at Singing Hills Elementary showed their spirt for The Denver Broncos on Friday!

All throughout the hallways and classrooms, orange and blue were the dominant colors. The Broncos are set to play their first regular season game on the road against the Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos are favorited to win that game with most analysts predicting a victory by at least 5 points. We will see! There certainly is a lot of excitement and hope for the team this season with fans looking forward to seeing what Broncos Quarterback Bo Nix can do on the field.

ESD Student Spotlight!

EHS Senior Ashlynn Wescott is doing big things in the pageant world! Recently, she competed in National American Miss. Coming up in November she will be competing in International Miss and in October she will take the stage for International United Miss.

Ashlynn credits her experience at EHS and network of friends with boosting her confidence, helping her pick out styles for competitions and more!

Congratulations Ashlynn and we look forward to hearing about your upcoming competitions!

Do you know of an ESD student who is doing exceptional things in the classroom or beyond? Contact ESD Public Information Officer Jeff Maher to share the details!

Jeff Maher contact: jeff.maher@esdk12.org

A visit from Paul Bunyan!

ESD Superintendent Dan Snowberger visited with Running Creek Elementary School 2nd graders this week dressed as the fictional book character of Paul Bunyan. This was part of the school's tall tales unit. The students were thoroughly entertained with the visit and as you can see, their teachers were dressed for the occasion as well!

Some fun facts about Paul Bunyan:

1) Many different towns claim to be the "home" of Bunyan. Some of those towns are in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin.

2) There are huge statues of Bunyan in Akeley, Minnesota and Portland, Oregon. Another Bunyan statue in Klamath, California features a 49 foot Bunyan statue and 35 foot Babe the Blue Ox statue.

3) In 1960, there was a Mel-O-Toons cartoon titled 'Paul Bunyan'. The cartoon featured Bunyan batting cannonballs in the American Revolutionary War, sinking pirate ships and building the Big Rock Candy Mountain.

Thank you Superintendent Snowberger for dressing up and reading the book!

Looking to stay in the know with current events at Elizabeth High School? Look no further than the student run team of EZTV! Led by AV/EZTV Teacher Jonny Horton, EZTV covers sports, school events, news, announcements and more!

The broadcast is played throughout the school and this year's debut episode covers some of the football action, EHS Auto Building Fundraiser, new school buses and plenty of other sports and school related news.

You can check out the latest edition by clicking the video above. Great job to the EZTV team and way to make it creative and fun!

Attention job seekers! There are positions available within Special Services at Elizabeth School District. We are currently taking applications for the following positions:

• SSN (Significant Support Needs) teacher Elizabeth High School, part-time
• SSN (Significant Support Needs) teacher Elizabeth Middle School, full-time
  
• SPED Para Running Creek Elementary, full-time
• SPED Para Singing Hills Elementary, full-time
• SPED Para Elizabeth Middle School, full-time (2 positions)
• SPED Para Elizabeth High School, full-time (2 positions)
• Speech-Language Pathologist, part-time
• Speech-Language Pathologist, full-time

Check out our employment opportunities page here: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/Page/997

For any questions about ESD openings, you can contact ESD Human Resources Director John Rogerson: jrogerson@esdk12.org

Attention ESD community! Don't be surprised if you start seeing this flyer attached to collection jars around town. While we had a first successful fundraiser with over $100K in pledges, we are still only one-third of the way to getting the EHS Auto Building completed. The total cost to finish the project is about $300,000.

ESD Leadership and Administration will be coming up with some creative ideas to continue the fundraising effort. Elizabeth School District continues to work with the Elizabeth Education Foundation on collecting donations and fundraising opportunities.

You can always donate to the project through MySchoolBucks by scanning the QR code in the flyer above. Thank you for your continued support of EHS and the auto shop building dream!

Sep 9 - ESD Board Meeting - Business Session 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Sep 10 - EHS Varsity Softball vs. Sand Creek 3:30-5:00 p.m.

EHS Boys JV Soccer vs. Ponderosa 4:00-6:00 p.m.

EHS Softball JV vs. Sand Creek 5:00-7:30 p.m.

EHS Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Ponderosa 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Sep 11 - RCE Hat & Popcorn Day (all day)

EMS Volleyball 8th grade vs. Eagleview 4:00-5:00 p.m.

EMS Volleyball 7th grade vs. Eagleview 4:45-5:45 p.m.

RCE PTCO Back to School Night 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Sep 12 - Late start - teacher collaboration (all day)

EHS Volleyball C Team vs. Mesa Ridge 4:00-5:00 p.m.

EHS Volleyball JV vs. Mesa Ridge 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Sep 13 - EHS Varsity Football @ The Classical Academy 7:00 p.m.

EMS sports calendar

EHS sports calendar

**Reminder to all parents: Be sure to check the websites of your individual schools for more information about upcoming events.

Elizabeth High School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/EHS

Elizabeth Middle School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/EMS

Singing Hills Elementary School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/SHE

Running Creek Elementary School: https://www.elizabethschooldistrict.org/RCE

The Elizabeth Education Foundation partners with Elizabeth School District in numerous ways throughout the year to support students and teachers. This volunteer-led, independent fundraising foundation provides scholarships for graduating seniors, classroom grants for teachers, and the STARS Awards for outstanding citizenship among students.

Learn more about the EEF at its website.

American Furniture Warehouse maintains a year-round opportunity to help Elizabeth Schools anytime you buy home furnishings.

When you check out at any AFW location, just mention "Elizabeth Schools" or the Partner ID, EC1SD, and AFW will donate 2% of the purchase to the Elizabeth Education Foundation. Additionally, anything purchased of the Beautyrest, Serta or Simmons brands results in an additional 2%. This includes online orders, too.

See the attached flier for more details.