Mountain Range Principal's Update

Wednesday, December 17th

• Academic Support 7:40-8:30
• 1 8:35-9:35 ( 60 Minutes)
• 2 9:40-10:10 (30 minutes)
• 3 10:15-11:15 (60 Minutes)
• 4 11:20-11:50 (30 Minutes)
• 5 11:55-12:55 ( 60 Minutes)
• 6 1:00-1:30 ( 30 Minutes)
• 7 1:35-2:35 (60 Minutes)
• 8 2:40-3:10 ( 30 Minutes)

Thursday, December 18th

• Academic Support 7:40-8:30
• 1 8:35- 9:05 ( 30 Minutes)
• 2 9:10-10:10 (60 Minutes)
• 3 10:15-10:45 (30 Minutes)
• 4 10:50-11:50 (60 Minutes)
• 5 11:55-12:25 (30 Minutes)
• 6 12:30-1:30 (60 Minutes)
• 7 1:35-2:05 (30 Minutes)
• 8 2:10-3:10 (60 Minutes)

Choice opened December 1. For more information please click on this link: 26-27 Schools of Choice Program

A pre-ordered yearbook makes the perfect holiday gift for your student. Secure your yearbook now before we sell out! Purchases can be made directly through Jostens.com.

• Francesca M. Suggests alternate approaches to consequences at MRHS: https://tinyurl.com/2s4xvwcp
• Eric D. reports on Mr. Riccio Stepping Down as Head football Coach: https://tinyurl.com/4m2mtu7r
• Wyatt W. Wonders Whether the Broncos are Being Overhyped: https://tinyurl.com/yt688jmu

All this and more student-generated content on The Range.

December

• 15-18 Winter Spirit Week
• 17-18 Semester 1 Finals Schedule
• 18 End of 2nd Quarter
• 19 NO SCHOOL – Staff Workday
• 22-31 NO SCHOOL – Winter Break

January

• 1-2 NO SCHOOL – Winter Break
• 5 NO SCHOOL – Staff Workday
• 6 2nd Semester Begins – Students return from Winter Break
• 7:40am – 3:10pm Schedule periods 1-8
• 7 Academic Support time begins. Refer to bell schedule
• 19 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Day
• 21 School Accountability Committee Meeting, 5:00-630pm Meeting LInk

February

• 2 Spring Sports registration Begins
• 11 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00pm – 7:00pm
• 16 NO SCHOOL – President’s Day
• Spring Sports Begin: Boys Swim/Dive, and Boys Volleyball
• 17 NO SCHOOL – Staff Workday
• 23 Spring Sports Begin: Lacrosse, Baseball, Track, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis
• 26 Spring Athletic Parent Meeting 6:00pm

Battle of the Books is a club in which student teams read books and battle it out in quiz style competitions against other Adams 12 high schools. We're starting a new genre second semester, Realistic Fiction and Mystery! We will meet here and get books, and we will have one battle at another Adams 12 high school! Date and location are TBA. Interested in joining? See Mrs. LaRue or fill out this form.

More Information

• As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow - Zoulfa Katouh

• Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky - Josh Galarza

• Such Charming Liars - Karen McManus

• That’s Not My Name - Megan Lally

Is your student interested in joining a team, getting active, and meeting new people? Consider talking to them about joining Track & Field, Mountain Range’s biggest sport! Track & Field is a Spring sport with no roster cuts, meaning all who join will make the team. Athletes will be able to choose their own events from an extensive list, including options like distance running, sprinting, hurdles, jumping, and throwing. Until the season starts in February, we will be hosting optional preseason workouts in the weight room every Monday through Wednesday from 3:30-4:30. No registration required for the preseason; it is free to all who are interested in joining the team!

Feel free to reach out to Mr. Nimz or Mrs. Munzer with any questions!

Before you hit the slopes with your family, make sure to pack a nutritious and portable lunch so your child can keep shredding. Learn more using this expert guide from our expert partners at the Sports Medicine Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado. https://bit.ly/3KB0FZ0

These materials on the MRHS Community Board are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, its Board, the Superintendent, or this school.

The School Accountability Committee (SAC) is an opportunity for parents and community members to have a voice in the continuous school improvement process. This team of volunteers meets with one or more teacher representatives and the building administration throughout the year to review school data, discuss the school improvement plan, provide recommendations about spending priorities and promote parent and community engagement. Members of the team learn about the important work of the school and offer insight and feedback. For more information, visit the Adams 12 SAC Handbook.

Meetings will be virtual for the 2025-26 school year from 5:00-6:30pm. Meeting links are below. They are also added to the SAC website and the MRHS Master Calendar.

• January 21
• April 15

If you are interested in being a member, please fill out this form. We are always looking for new members. Questions? Please send an email to our Principal, Tiffany Hansen.

Five Star Schools has a new Career and College Readiness and Work Based Learning platform called SchooLinks. SchooLinks is a tool for 6th-12th grade students to explore career pathways and colleges, create their four year HS course plan, take self discovery assessments, apply to college, build a resume, set goals, write ALPs and much more!

Important Note: Your school may use SchooLinks to send you emails about student opportunities, important deadlines, reminders and much more! Emails will come to your inbox from “Schoolinks Info”, using this email: info@schoolinks.com.

• These emails are from staff at your school, not SchooLinks. Please remember to check these emails and add the email address to your contacts list if they are not coming to your inbox.

More Information

• Student Login Guide - go to Adams 12 Dashboard and click on the SchooLinks logo
• Parent Login Guide - go to IC Parent Portal Home page and click on QuickLinks or Announcements
• Or get the Parent Login Guide in Spanish, Vietnamese, Ukrainian, Chinese, Russian, Pashto, Farsi, or Dari

Thank you for your support as we launch this new and exciting tool for our students' future success.

Hello Mustang families! We wanted to let you know that the Mustang Merc, our school resource room, is open to all students throughout the school year. We have food (including fresh produce, dairy, frozen items, and meat), hygiene items, household goods, school supplies, as well as basic clothing is available to all families for FREE!!!! Interested? Place an order through this form, stop by the counseling office, or text/call Ellie at 720-588-2330 to learn more.

1. Attendance calls go out twice a day: 10:30am and 4:30pm. If you call out your student prior to 10:30, please be aware you may still receive the 10:30am call if we haven't not had the chance to reach your original message in the queue. If you also receive a message at 4:30pm, please call and leave another message.
2. If you know in advance that your student will be missing school, please have your student pick up a Request for Pre-Arranged Absence form from the Main Office or Student Relations.
3. Attendance mistakes do happen, and if it happens to your student, please call the attendance line at 720-972-6313. They will walk you through the process for your student to get attendance corrected.

Student IDs are required for every high school student for every ride as school bus passes are incorporated into the student ID. Since all students are required to scan their bus pass for each ride, students without a student ID will not be allowed on the bus.

If students have lost their ID, they may visit Student Relations for a replacement ID. Students are given one free ID and allowed 2 free replacements for lost IDs. Subsequent replacements are $5. Fines are added to student accounts automatically.

The Mountain Range School Counseling team is here to help your student with Social, Emotional, Academic and Post Secondary Planning. We have numerous resources to help your students here at Mountain Range. Below are in school and out of school resources. Questions please contact your students counselor.

School Resources - Your students School Counselor by last name

• Will Marks: A - Ce
• Rae Armijo: Cf - F
• Cyndi Kelley: G - J
• Todd Riccio: Ka - Me
• Jason Matthies: Mi - Q
• Lauren Walther: R - Sp
• Bryan Webb: Sq - Z

We also have a school based therapist through Community Reach - for more information talk to your students counselor

Adolescent Counseling Resources within the Adams County Area

• Outside Resources*

*Please note, this list is not meant for referral purposes and was given per request of the family. Adams 12 Five Star School District does not endorse any of the following programs and is not responsible for the provision of or payment for any of these services. Any further action in regard to this matter is within your own decision and financial responsibility.

Questions? Please reach out to your students counselor.

As per District Policy 5060.5.0 "All middle and high school students are required to carry on their person an unaltered school issued photo identification card (ID) during school hours, or at such times, locations, and activities specifically identified by the building principal; provided however, that the building principal shall have the discretion to impose a stricter requirement regarding student wearing of school issued photo ID cards based upon safety and/or related concerns."

For Mountain Range, your MINGA Id is also acceptable if it shown on your Chromebook or via the MINGA app. In an effort to keep our campus safe, we will be checking ID's on a more frequent basis to ensure students are where they are supposed to be. Thank you.

Mountain Range families can request 50 free diapers per child, per month. Visit https://forms.gle/s7SN71syn6xrcyu46 or scan the QR code to sign up.

The Range is the MRHS news and media publication for Journalism and Media students. Each week we publish student-written and produced content. See what’s happening in and around school on The Range.

Want to know how to use Infinite Campus to check grades, attendance, and more? Check out this one-page help sheet on using the Parent Portal, and get links to the mobile app, too! https://bit.ly/Parent-Portal-Help

The school store is always open with customizable designs here . Discount codes are often featured on the website!

If you or your students use a food service to deliver food, we request that all food orders be picked up in the student parking lot. The main office will not accept any food orders from a delivery service. If you need to drop food off for your student, please do so in the main office. We will get it to the student on the students off hour.

The FAFSA application opens October 1 for students to apply. Everything you need to know can be found here. Make sure you have the information you need before starting the process. If you need help filling this out, any counselor will be happy to help.

Here are a few helpful reminders on the District’s Attendance Policy:

1. Absences need to be excused within 2 school days. This does not count the weekend.

2. Students may be excused for 5 days without a doctor's documentation. This includes vacations, “no reason given”, mental health day, family reasons, weather, and road conditions, along with other reasons. This year, the district has made an exception to allow absences for covid related symptoms. They do ask students to stay home if they are not feeling well. Therefore, these absences will be excused.

3. Remember that any time your student has a doctor’s appointment of any kind, have the doctor give them a note to excuse that absence. Have your student bring that note to the attendance clerk in Student Relations when they return to school.

4. Anytime you know in advance that your student will not be in attendance for 3 days or more, there is a “Request for Pre-arranged Absence” form. This may be picked up in Student Relations or the main office. This form is to be filled out by a guardian and signed. It is then taken around to all the teachers to sign and given to the main office staff. This form is then approved by an Assistant Principal and entered into Infinite Campus. These absences do not count toward the 5 days allowed without a doctor note.

5. To get your student out early, the call must be made to the early release line prior to 2:30 pm. We will not be able to get a student out of class for walk-up parents/guardians past 2:45 pm.

Call our attendance line at 720-972-6400 to leave a message 24 hours a day.

If you need basic information about Mountain Range High School, check out the Mountain Range Info link in our contact information below or by following this link.

This information will be at the bottom of the newsletter each month.

Follow our main social media accounts below, or search for sports specific pages, too! It's a great way to stay up to date with what's been happening at MRHS!

Please be aware MRHS makes every effort to produce a correct and accurate newsletter. However, errors can happen. If you notice a mistake, please notify Regan Mijares, Office Manager, at 720-972-6301.

Attendance: 720-972-6400

Athletics & Activities Hotline: 720-972-6399

Fax: 720-972-6529

Email: mountain.range@adams12.org
Website: https://mountainrange.adams12.org/
Location: 12500 Huron Street, Westminster, CO 80234
Phone: 720-972-6300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MountainRangeHS/
Twitter: @MountainRangeHS