Welcome to Chaparral!

We are so excited to start the new school year.
This newsletter is filled with important information about the beginning of the year. We will be sending you a few more emails to make sure that you are well-informed and then communication will move into a consolidated pattern through the Wolverine Weekly being sent home on Thursday afternoons.

We know this is a lot of information so, please email Lauri, lsimingtonecher@dcsdk12.org if you have any questions and thank you for being a part of the Chap family,

Greg Gotchey

Principal, Chaparral High School

All students have an activity on check-in day. The schedule for check-in day is attached HERE, please read it carefully and contact Lauri Echer with any questions at lsimingtonecher@dcsdk12.org.

Check-in day is followed by our first day of school on Thursday, August 14.

Highlights of Wednesday, August 13:

• Freshman will have a full day, please arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. The day will include pictures, activities, lunch and abbreviated class schedule with dismissal at 3:00 p.m.

• Upperclassmen that are new to Chaparral will have orientation and pictures from 8:00 until 10:00 a.m.

• Returning Sophomores & Juniors will have class level meetings and pictures. Juniors with approved parking permit applications will be able to pick them up.

• Seniors will have a class level meeting in the large gym and have the opportunity to pick up a parking permit if their application has been approved.

Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors will have their pictures taken by Lifetouch for use on their student ID, the yearbook and in Infinite Campus. Seniors will have their junior picture rolled for their ID and for Infinite Campus.

Dress Code will be enforced. If a student is out of dress code a Chaparral t-shirt will be provided for them to wear for their picture. No sunglasses, hats, theatrical wigs, hoodies or costumes may be worn.

Please refer to the Check-in Day schedule for your students time slot.

Lifetouch Picture Orders:

• Pre-order today on mylifetouch.com
• create an account or login
• CHS picture day ID is EVTBX6KC8
• students are photographed on picture day
• orders will be sent home with your student
• deadline for ordering is August 14

• Activity Passes- Covers the cost of admission to all regular season home athletic contests, NOT including playoffs. The cost of the pass is $50 (student gate admission is $5 per game) and may be purchased through MySchoolBucks. If you purchase an activity pass, a sticker will be placed on your student ID.

• Express Check-in Window- please complete by August 13 for both the primary and secondary household if applicable.

• Eligibility for bussing is dependent on completion of Express Check-In.

• Fall Sports Registration closes on August 10. You must have a current physical to participate.

• Freshman Welcome Night- on August 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mary Gill Theater.

• Locker Request-(response link will be open on August 18) Not all of our students utilize a locker and they are not automatically assigned. Students that would like a locker will have the opportunity to request one during the first full week of school, August 18-25.

• Nutrition Services Update- although there is a school provided no-cost lunch option for all students, it is critical for those who qualify to complete the form: Household Application for Free and Reduced-Price School Meals. This can significantly reduce the cost of education through fee reduction.

Chaparral's Link Crew program is selling fresh Palisade peaches straight from the Western Slope! The cost of a FULL box (roughly 25 pounds) is $52 and HALF boxes are $36. Peaches will go on sale starting July 31st and the last day to purchase will be Friday, August 22nd at noon. Peaches will arrive on Wednesday, August 27th and will be ready for pick up at 3:15 pm in the CHS library! Chaparral's Link Crew program is completely self-funded and this one fundraiser helps us with operating costs throughout the year. Thanks so much for your consideration!

If ordering more than 6 boxes, please contact Andrea Vertner at 303-387-3534

• August 10 - Fall sports registration closes

• August 12 - Senior Sunrise

• August 13 - Check-in Day

• August 13 - Freshmen Welcome Night at 6:30 p.m.

• August 14 - First day of classes for all students, white bell schedule

• August 20 - Back to School Night

• September 1- Labor day, no school

• September 22-27 - Homecoming Week

• September 22 - Professional Development Day, no students

Here is the school calendar for the year.

Here is the bell schedule

The school website is an excellent resource for information.