Titan Times

Last week was National School Counseling week. Join us in celebrating our amazing team! They contribute so much to our school community and help our students thrive.

Please come and take a look at the lost and found this week for any missing items, as it will be donated over the February break.

For high school students: Want to practice Spanish conversation, listening and other skills? Eat lunch in Profe's room on Fridays. It's a great way to improve your skills, enjoy good music, and get extra practice for the Seal of Biliteracy!

Do you speak, read and write two languages? You might be able to earn the Seal of Biliteracy! It is a special honor - new in Gunnison Watershed schools but recognized globally - to highlight the enormous achievement of becoming bilingual. To earn the Seal, students have to demonstrate at least Intermediate-Mid proficiency in English and another world language. Apply on THIS FORM by Friday, February 14th. Questions? Check with your counselor or language teacher.

Para información en español sobre el Sello de Bilingüismo, véase las diapositivas aquí.

For more information in English, including how to show fluency, see these slides.

Here is a 9-minute video narrating the slideshow in English explaining the Seal:
https://www.wevideo.com/view/3678170879

Learn more about the Colorado Department of Public Health Immunization guidelines HERE.

Parents of high school students - the kick-off meeting for the 11th Annual After-Prom Party is Thursday, February 13th at Sarah Hartigan's house, 25 Floyd Ave in CB South 6:00pm. After-Prom is a late-night party offering fun, music, dancing, games, food, prizes and a safe place for all prom goers to let loose and spend time together in a substance-free environment. This event is provided at no cost to students and takes many hours of planning and substantial fundraising. Many hands make light work — anyone willing to help plan this awesome event is welcome! Please come with ideas, enthusiasm and friends! RSVP to hartigansarah@yahoo.com or text Sarah 970-209-8469

Is your family or business interested in sponsoring an Enrichment Program club? It's $250 to sponsor a club for one session or $400 to sponsor a club for the whole year. Most clubs meet for two or more sessions. Contact Jill at jvantiel@gunnisonschools.net for more information.

If your child needs medication administered during the school day. Please bring the completed form with physician signature and prescription medication in appropriately labeled container to the school.

CBCS uses MyPaymentsPlus to accept payments for any applicable school fees (athletics, extra items at lunch, the technology fee, after school programming, etc.)

The Future Builders Fair is in Montrose on Wednesday, April 9th. CBCS will provide transportation, and lunch is provided at the event. The fair includes 50 hands-on stations, each providing students with a 25-minute interactive experience. Highlights from last year's stations included bending sheet metal with a brake, sweating copper fittings, constructing walls using impact drivers instead of nail guns, setting and grouting tile, fastening drywall, using surveying equipment, wiring electrical boxes, bricklaying, building fences, and more. If you would like to go, RSVP by February 14th.

Juniors - Elevated Learning is offering two SAT prep courses this spring, a two-day Boot Camp and a six-week Intensive Course. To sign up and for more info: click here. Email ElevatedLearningTutors@gmail.com with any questions.

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory and the Gunnison School District are offering a field biology course from July 21- Aug. 1. Scholarships are available to local students to help cover the fee. Scholarship applications are due March 1. The RMBL website has more information at www.rmbl.org or contact Katie Lawn at youthscience@rmbl.org. Apply Here!

Pinnacol Foundation Scholarship, Deadline February 15th

For children of injured workers.

Museum of Contemporary Art Failure Scholarship, Deadline February 28th

RBC Wealth Management Scholarship, Deadline February 28th

Science, math or engineering majors.

Crested Butte Rotary Club Scholarship, Deadline February 28th

Richard Rozman Memorial Scholarship, Deadline February 28th

Studying civil engineering, ag, water resources

Horatio Alger Scholarship, Deadline March 1st

Financial need required.

Gunnison County Electric Association Scholarship, Deadline March 3rd

National Panhellenic Conference Scholarship, Deadline March 9th

Colorado PTA Scholarship, Deadline March 15th

Financial need required.

Colorado Council Volunteerism Scholarshipp, Deadline March 15th

Must attend college in Colorado

Ruby Demoret Scholarship, Deadline March 21st

Financial need required

Choice Pass Scholarship, deadline March 28th

Must be a Choice Pass holder in good standing; submission details in Naviance.

NuVista Credit Union Scholarship, deadline March 31st

Must have household member who is NuVista member.

Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley Scholarships, March 31st

Elena Pedersen Scholarship -- first gen college students, immigrants, children of immigrants

Kiwanis Scholarship -- must have financial need

Gunnison Memorial Scholarship -- must have financial need

Three Ladies Scholarship, deadline April 1st

Details listed in Naviance.

Center for the Arts Scholarship, deadline April 1st

Must be pursuing post-secondary arts education, application information available in Naviance.

Kit Faragher Scholarship, Deadline April 18th

Financial need required

Friends of the Library Essay Contest for Seniors, Wed, March 12th at 3pm at CBCS

All seniors are welcome to participate, $2,000 top prize, $1,000 runner up!

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Check out the website for all things athletics: last minute changes, game highlights, up-to-date schedule, live viewings and more! CrestedButteAthletics.com

HS Boys & Girls Track & Field, HS Girls Soccer and HS Boys & Girls Lacrosse will all have official practice that begins Monday, February 24th! Middle School Track & Field begins with practice on March 31st. Registration is easy with 2 steps - submit forms in BigTeams & pay your $125 high school fee or $75 middle school fee in MyPaymentsPlus (scholarships available through Booster Club on a needs basis - email Abby back here for more info). A recent physical from within the last 365 days is REQUIRED for all sports participation! All sports will have M-F practices, with a mix between midweek and weekend games/meets. More details will come from head coaches soon!

HS Track & Field Coach: Shari Sullivan-Marshall (smarshall@gunnisonschools.net)

HS Girls Soccer Coach: Tom Lewis (tlewis@gunnisonschools.net)

HS Lacrosse Coach: Carter Brock (cbrock@gunnisonschools.net)

Middle School Track & Field: Jessica Taylor (jtaylor@gunnisonschools.net)

Check out these pre-season sessions available for each respective sport and open to all potential participants:

High School:

Track & Field: Reach out to coach for more info

Girls Soccer Pre-season Sessions:

Wednesday mornings 7-8:15am - Elem gym

LAX pre-season sessions:

2/5 - 2-3:45pm - HS Gym

2/10 - 4-6:30pm - Elem gym

2/12 - 4 - 6:30pm - HS Gym

2/17 - 4-6:30pm - Elem gym

2/19 - 2-3:45pm - HS Gym

Middle School:

Track & Field practice begins March 31st!

The Titans Booster Club is like PTA but for sports. If you’re interested in volunteering to support Crested Butte Titans athletics, please contact cbcstitansbooster@gmail.com. The Booster Club supports student athletes in grades 6-12 by providing financial assistance to middle and high school sports programs at CBCS and promoting school and community spirit. Support includes Homecoming, spirit wear, athlete scholarships, uniforms and equipment, and concessions. We rely solely on volunteers, donations and sponsorships (banner and individual/family). Please consider how you can

help!

Check out the senior athlete spotlight HERE.

We are seeking candidates for Treasurer and VP Elementary for 2 year terms starting July 2025. No experience needed! We love adding new perspectives and ideas to our team and encourage anyone with interest to contact us directly with any questions! Please reach out president@crestedbuttepta.org if you are interested in serving.

Please join us for the PTA Volunteer Appreciation Lunch at the Secret Stash on Wednesday, Feb. 12th at 11:30am. Lunch is free and we would love to see you there! We'd like to thank you for supporting the students, teachers, staff, and families of the Crested Butte Community School, and we'd like to treat you all to a meal to let you know how important your help is to us and to the school. We also look forward to this informal setting for general feedback and ideas for next year! This event is open to anyone who volunteers for our CBCS children in any capacity. We do need to get a sense of headcount, so please RSVP to info@crestedbuttepta.org as soon as possible.

2/17-2/21: February Break

3/12 and 3/19: Parent Teacher Conferences

In an effort to alleviate disruptions to classroom learning, if you need to pick up your child during the school day, please do your best to utilize a passing period. We understand that this may not always be possible, but when it is, it really benefits our learning environment. Check the bell schedule HERE. Thanks for your help and support!

Please email CBSSattendance@gunnisonschools.net if your student will be absent or needs to miss any classes. Per the student handbook, please note that students who are more than 25 minutes late to class without a call or email from a guardian will be marked as an unexcused absence for that period.

If you or your student needs to reset your PowerSchool password, you can contact madeline.shugert@gunnisonschools.net or pssupport@gunnisonschools.net. Thank you!

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. You can participate in this service by sending a text message of "yes" to our school's short code number 67587. You can also opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of the messages with "stop." SchoolMessenger is compliant with the Student Privacy Pledge, so you can rest assured that your information is safe and will never be given or sold to anyone.

We take safety seriously at CBSS and we are committed to providing a safe, substance free school. The Halo Smart Sensor not only measures air quality (like CO2 and NO2), but can also detect nicotine and THC vapes. These tools are present to help us meet our goal of ensuring a substance free school. If you would like to have more information, or have questions, please contact the office to set up a meeting with Mr. McCune, or email him at smccune@gunnisonschools.net with your questions.

Please contact Madeline Shugert, Secondary Office Manager, at madeline.shugert@gunnisonschools.net, or call the front office at (970) 641-7720.