Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

This week marked the return of our 3rd Quarter Project-Based Learning (PBL) classes. As our student engage in hands-on learning in their classes, we are also emphasizing our first of five PBL Success Skills this month: Collaboration. Students are explicitly taught the value of effective collaboration and what it looks like. We are also recognizing and rewarding students with prizes when they showcase this skill. We know the value of mastering this life skill as they prepare for their future in high school, college, and beyond.

We have officially kicked off girls' basketball and wrestling season! We’re thrilled to see our student athletes back in action, building skills, confidence, and teamwork while representing Blevins with pride. Best of luck to all of our Bruins as their seasons get underway.

We’re also excited to welcome students back to Bruin Club, which resumed this week. Bruin Club continues to be an important space for connection, exploration, and fun after the school day, and we’re grateful for the amazing Bruin Club staff who make these opportunities possible.

Finally, as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we take time to reflect on the values of service, equity, and justice. Dr. King’s legacy reminds us of the importance of standing up for one another, building inclusive communities, and using our voices and actions to create positive change. These values are central to who we strive to be at Blevins every day, as reflected in our mission: "Blevins is a welcoming learning community of personal and academic growth, where all students belong, achieve, and are prepared for lifelong success."

Thank you for your continued partnership and support. It’s a great time to be a Bruin.

Proudly,

Joe Zappa, Principal

Monday, January 19th:

NO SCHOOL-Martin Luther King JR. Day

Thursday, January 22nd:

RMHS Counselors @ Blevins to visit with 8th Graders about 9th Grade Registration 9:30-10:00
Parenting A Middle Schooler Information Event 6:00-7:30 (More Information Below)

Monday, January 26th:

9th Grade Registration Info & Q&A Session for students and parents at Rocky 6:00-7:00 pm

Tuesday, January 27th:

PTO Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Collaboration Café Room 221)

Sixth graders in Mrs. Duran's Animal Conservation PBL class were counting tree rings to determine the age of a tree that was cut down recently.

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as our December PAWS Students-of-the-Month. Students get to enjoy a Pizza Lunch!

6th Grade:
P- Elsa Han

A- Savannah Hinkley

W- Jude Dowhaniuk
S- Quinn Seeboth

7th Grade:

P- Bennett Arnett

A- Norah Gaston

W-Honey Alawami

S-Katelin Raisch

8th Grade:
P- Levi Saffer

A-Pablo Mandujano

W- Caleb Hudson

S- Rhys Liggett

The time for 9th grade registration has begun! No matter the high school your 8th grader will be attending, we will be working at Blevins to best support students in the big transition ahead. We wanted to make sure we communicated our plan, as well as provide resources for the registration process at each high school.

The dates below are for students who are planning to attend Rocky Mountain High School. If your student will be attending another high school in the district, we will be coordinating registration times with those schools within the same timeline.

Thursday, January 22nd - Students signed up to attend Rocky Mountain HS will receive information on courses available to them for their freshman year.
- Students should be coming home with the 9th grade registration form with information on courses available to them next year.
Thursday, January 29th - Students will sign up for their high school courses in StudentVue during the school day. We ask students to bring back the completed registration form.
- This is also something that can be done at home if you would prefer to assist with that process or your student is absent that day. All high school sites have information on how to register. (see sites linked below)
Wednesday, February 4th - High School Counselors will be coming to Blevins to double check high school course requests.
- All course requests need to be entered by the students by this date!!!

For more information on each High School's registration process, please visit the following webpages:

Wellington Middle/High

Timnath Middle/High

Centennial High School

Poudre Community Academy (PCA)

Polaris Expeditionary School Learning School

If you have any questions about the registration process that can't be answered by the high school websites, please email 8th grade counselors, Anna Burris (last names A - J), at annab@psdschools.org or Kirsten Bovbjerg (last names K - Z) at kbovbjerg@psdschools.org .

We're looking forward to assisting your students as they go through this important transition!

Sincerely,

Blevins Counseling Team

Bruin Club is excited to announce our Winter 2026 schedule! Clubs will begin on Monday, January 12th, and run through Thursday, March 12th. A revised Spring 2026 schedule (March 23rd – April 22nd) will be shared in March.

Important Reminders and Updates:

This session, Bruin Club will be ran out of the Auditeria. All students should report there if they plan to attend Bruin Club that day. All students must be signed in prior to 2:45pm, or they will be unable to attend.
All students must be picked up by 5:00 p.m. If you anticipate being late, please notify us at (970) 657-6612 no later than 4:50 p.m.
Bruin Club is an extension of the school day, and students are expected to follow the same rules and expectations set in place by PSD's Student Code of Conduct. Cell phones may be used, but only in a safe and appropriate manner. If a student is unable to use their phone responsibly, they may lose the privilege of having it during the program.
Bruin Club will not operate on 2/19. A reminder text will be sent out prior to Bruin Club closures.

To Participate:

To participate, all students must have a completed 2025–2026 Permission to Participate form on file. Forms are available in the front office, can be downloaded and emailed to icrume@psdschools.org, or returned in paper form to the front office. Forms are due at least 24 hours prior to attendance. A separate form is required for each student.

Winter Session Club Schedule:

Monday: Homework Help, eSports, Craft Club, Boston/NY Trip Prep

*Must be signed up and attending the Boston/NY Trip during Spring Break in March 2026

Tuesday: Homework Help, Dungeons and Dragons, Mind and Motion Challenges, Science Olympiad

Wednesday: Homework Help, Dungeons and Dragons, Cooking, Improv, Odyssey of the Minds

Thursday: Homework Help, eSports, Cozy Hobby, Engineering Exploration (GEMS), Science Olympiad

Parenting a Middle Schooler:

Join us for an engaging session on building healthy, sustainable relationships and strengthening self-awareness to support middle schoolers’ wellbeing and resilience. The event will take place on January 22, 2026 from 6pm-7:30pm at Blevins Middle School. We hope you’ll join us for this valuable opportunity to learn, connect, and grow alongside other families. To hold this event, we require a minimum number of attendees. If this minimum is not met, the event may be cancelled, so please be sure to RSVP to help us plan accordingly.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding Bruin Club, please contact Izzy Crume at (970)657-6612 or email icrume@psdschools.org.

The PSD Board of Education is sponsoring the showing of the updated Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age (2025) film. The film identifies ways schools and caregivers can help young people navigate technology use and overuse. The audience for the film is primarily parents and their pre-teen to teenage children.

Date: 1/28 at Rocky Mountain High School, 6:00 – 8:30 PM

JANUARY 30th is the last chance to personalize your yearbook. FEBRUARY 20th is the last chance to order a book and guarantee your child has one when they are delivered. After this date, we will only order a few extra books that will be sold while supplies last.

Visit jostensyearbooks.com or bring a check or cash to the front office with your students’ name and student ID number to reserve your copy. If you have already purchased a book, thank you!

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