We will quickly approach the school year in the coming days and weeks. Prom this weekend, testing next week, and then it will be time for graduation and final exams. This year the action around the school doesn’t stop when the students leave. The day after students leave, we will begin the $15 million in renovations and campus improvements as part of our bond work. On the outside we are getting a new turf field, roofing repairs, and resurfacing of the track, tennis courts, and parking lots. Inside there is new carpet, painting, HVAC repairs, and renovations to our student center / MoHi Perk coffee shop and cafeteria. We have also been able to address a lack of gender neutral bathroom accessibility for our students, staff, and visitors. Finally, we have specific things happening with our career and technical education classrooms to help improve the learning environments for engineering, broadcast journalism, culinary arts, and a new program in the health sciences.

Below are a couple of renderings of the proposed projects. We will be super excited to welcome back students in August when we have these different upgrades that help with the aesthetics and functionality of our building.

Have a great weekend!

Sko Yotes!

Greg Doan

Principal

INSTAGRAM: @mohiyotes @mohimayhem

FACEBOOK: MoHi.Skoyotes

Please congratulate the following students for their terrific performances at the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair (this is the state competition, the previous one I announced was the regional competition)!

Amelie Hunziker and AJ Gruenwald:

--Trout Unlimited River Conservation Award

Zoe Kugler and Alex Kugler:

--First Place, Earth and Environmental Sciences

--NASA Earth System Science Award

(Even better, these awards come with monetary prizes!)

Zoe and Alex will head to the International Science and Engineering Fair in May!

We need 200 volunteers to put on our After Prom event for our teens! Shifts available April 10th, 11th and 12th

Are you a night owl? Volunteer at the event Friday night! Are you a morning person? Help with clean up on Saturday. Do you have flexibility during the work day? Help us set up on Thursday or Friday. We have a spot for everyone, and it takes a village. This event is 100% parent-led—this is your opportunity to directly make a difference in our teens’ lives. Sign up here.

Click here to buy!

Follow the links for more details on the event and how YOU can VOLUNTEER or DONATE

Senior posters due April 1-4

It has been a long-standing tradition at Monarch HS for senior families to create a photo poster to celebrate their graduating senior. Typically these posters have been displayed only at After Prom, but this year they will be on display at Monarch HS for the week leading up to Prom/After Prom. Please look here for senior poster guidelines and examples.

Posters must be dropped off at the Monarch front office between April 1-4 and they should be collected April 14-17—many families re-use these posters for graduation parties.

Contact monarchafterprom@gmail.com with questions.

Its TIME!! Your students will take the State of Colorado’s Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) Science as well as the PSAT9/PSAT10 and SAT in two weeks. We need to know if your student is going to be in attendance, and if they are not, please complete this Google form.

Please see the schedule with specific dates and times below:

Again, I would like to encourage all of our students to participate in testing this year. If you have questions, I welcome the opportunity to chat with you about this important effort no later than March 5, which is the district deadline for submitting written requests to opt a student out of testing. Click here for additional information about testing, including a general schedule of these assessments in the Boulder Valley School District, including the grades affected.

For any questions or concerns or to request more information, please contact either assistant principal Ailey Ruger or assistant principal Dr. Cara Maronek.

For students who have testing accommodations, testing slips with your students' accommodation and what room they will be testing in were sent out on Thursday, March 13th. You can reach out to Dr. Maronek if your student did not get an accommodation slip, and you feel this is an error. We will have lists on test day to make sure your student gets to the room they are going to test in case this slip gets lost before then.

It is that time of year again -- AP testing is right around the corner and we could use some help! We need Hall Monitors because our testing groups are so large! (Way to go Coyotes!) It is important that we have a certain number of adults here to help the testers have their best experience. The only qualification is that you cannot be a hall monitor if you have a student in the exam room.

Click below to sign up! Thank you for your support!

https://bvsd.helpatschools.com/schools/52/events/15464

Purchase your 2024-25 yearbook at the lowest price of the year on Revtrak or at jostensyearbooks.com. This keepsake captures all the incredible moments of the year and is a must have for every student!

• Student Last Names A-D Aimee Dana
• Student Last Names E-Ld Ben Holloway
• Student Last Names Le-Rn Autumn Coppejans
• Student Last Names Ro-Z Jill Benisch
• Counseling Assistant Megan Navarro

Here are the upcoming college visits for the next few weeks!

Juniors and Seniors, sign up now in Naviance! Counseling will send you a pass to come down to the Post Grad center, or other location noted on the pass, to join the visit.

Questions? Ask Megan Navarro or your counselor.

SENIORS:

Click the button below for important dates

We had the Senior panoramic class pictures taken this week and they turned out great!

Please use this link to order your panoramic class pictures:

http://bit.ly/BestClassPicture.

Remember when ordering....

> ALL laminated photos come with a 5-year money-back guarantee!

> Order the BOTH package with the formal and funny photos laminated and automatically SAVE 20%! (No Promo Code Necessary)

The order deadline to get the best price is FRIDAY, APRIL 25TH. After APRIL 25TH there will be a $10 late order fee. All orders will be online through the website. Pictures will be mailed to the address specified in the order form in about 4 weeks.

Please email the photographer, BestClassPicture@gmail.com, if you have any questions. Thank you for your support.

SENIORS! Are you thinking about paying for college?

We know many of you are applying to college, and part of that process is figuring out how to pay for it!

The first step is filling out the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

The FAFSA has undergone some big changes in the last couple years causing some confusion.

Here is an article about the FAFSA and when you should apply.

• Seating is open, no tickets are needed for entry.
• There will be a live stream of the graduation ceremony.
• Seniors are allowed to decorate their cap for graduation.
• GradImages will be on site during our graduation ceremony to take photos of the students receiving their diplomas on stage. They will email proofs for purchase to families.
  
• CU Events Center Information and Policies.

Looking for a summer job? All BVSD students age 16+ are invited to attend this event held this year at Fairview High School.

APRIL 23, 2025

3:00-5:00PM

FAIRVIEW HIGH SCHOOL

Check out the Link HERE for more information in English and Spanish.

FOR RISING Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors interested in tuition free college courses while still in high school....

Important News for Fall 2025!

If you are planning on taking a District Select or Campus Select Concurrent Enrollment College Course through our College Before Graduation Program, then please know that the enrollment and course registration priority deadline is MAY 1st, 2025.

For more information on what courses are available, and how to apply, please check out the link HERE

Got questions? Email our school Grad Plus Site Lead on kelly.isom@bvsd.org

All questions regarding activities, athletics, or required registration forms should be directed to-

• Katie Nicholas, Athletic Department Assistant
• Dr. Cara Maronek, Activities Director
• Eric Gustafson, Athletic Director

Our Mission:

To support and enhance excellence in Monarch High School Student Organizations and Activities.

The Monarch Booster Club is a volunteer organization of parents that works to support ALL of our students through their involvement in the many activity groups, clubs and athletic programs at Monarch. The Booster Club thrives due to volunteer patrons and parents who offer their assistance to the club by becoming involved yearly. We welcome EVERYONE'S participation!

Email: monarchboosterclub@gmail.com

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/monarchboosterclub

Got News to Share?

If your club/team/activity has an event to promote or you'd like to recognize their accomplishments, email monarchboosterclub@gmail.com by Sunday at 4pm MT to be included in the weekly update, sent Mondays. Pictures welcome!!!

Watch Season 2, Episode 5 now!!

Season 2, Episode 1 "Planetalk"

Season 2, Episode 2 "Airplane Mode"

Season 2, Episode 3 "The New Kid"

Season 2, Episode 4 "Who Done It?"

Monarch's national award-winning newsmagazine comes out every six weeks.

CLICK THE MAGAZINE COVER TO READ THE LATEST ISSUE!

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LEARNING ALLY is now available for all MHS students and staff to access. This audio tool provides human-read texts for most novels and textbooks.

Student sign-in instructions: Go to https://learningally.org/

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Monarch High School provides an inclusive community to help students realize their passions, potential, and responsibilities as kind and educated global citizens.

As we welcome students back into our building for the 2024-2025 school year, we want to make sure to reiterate that BVSD has zero tolerance for discrimination and sexual harassment including sexual violence, which has no place in our school. We are dedicated to creating equitable learning spaces for all in our community

Al dar la bienvenida a los estudiantes de nuevo a nuestro edificio para el año escolar 2024-2025, queremos asegurarnos de reiterar que el BVSD tiene tolerancia cero para la discriminación y el acoso sexual, incluyendo la violencia sexual, que no tiene lugar en nuestra escuela. Estamos dedicados a crear espacios de aprendizaje equitativos para todos en nuestra comunidad.