Good News Bulletin

Elizabeth High School continued its end-of-year tradition on Friday with its Changing of the Guard ceremony. In every assembly during the school year, each grade level has its own corner of the stands, but for the Changing of the Guard, the assembly begins with the soon-to-graduate seniors absent.

Assistant Principal John Everhart gave each class a quote to think about for next year and then directed the juniors to move to the senior seating area, the sophomores to fill the junior section, and the freshman to move over the sophomore spot. After that, the entire faculty gathered on the court to welcome all of the seniors to shake hands, hug and say farewell to their teachers.

Following the smiles, tears and congratulations, the dividing wall for the auxiliary gym raised, and students were able to get their hands on their much-anticipated yearbooks.

The EHS Cardinals track and field team spent the first two days of the state meet breaking records and winning titles. Here are results courtesy of Sharla Benkendorf (who will share updates and photos over the weekend, so be sure to follow the district's Facebook and Instagram accounts for more):

FINAL RESULTS - DAY 1

Boys 4x800 relay: Nathyn McCrea, Caden McDermott, Caleb Spangler, Dyson Battistoni -- 8th place

Boys Pole Vault: Andrew Martinez -- 10th place

Boys Triple Jump: Cooper Connelley 5th Place -- 5th place

Girls High Jump: Kyla Wolitzky -- STATE CHAMPION

FINAL RESULTS - DAY 2

Girls Sprint Medley Relay: Aliya Almquist, Ashlyn Johnson, Arianna Toaipa, Meghan Benkendorf -- 2nd Place

Girls 4x200 Relay: Ashlyn Johnson, Arianna Toaipa, Lauran Rohlwing, Meghan Benkendorf -- 2nd Place

Boys 4x200 Relay: Caleb Dunn, Malachi Mariscal, Andrew Brown, Cooper Connelley -- STATE CHAMPIONS --SCHOOL RECORD -- 3A STATE RECORD

Girls Pole Vault: Kyla Wolitzky -- 10th Place; Jordan Martinez -- 12th Place

Boys 4x400 relay: Jaden Francis, Malachi Mariscal, Caleb Dunn, Cooper Connelley broke the school record in prelims.

GOING INTO DAY 3

Class 3A Team Rankings:

Girls - 5th place

Boys - 7th Place

DAY 3: Finals to be run

- Meghan Benkendorf - 400m

- Lauren Rohlwing - 300m Hurdles

- Caleb Dunn - 300m Hurdles

- Boys 4x100 relay (Titan Toupin, Malachi Mariscal, Andrew Brown, Cooper Connelley

- Girls 4x400 relay (Arianna Toaipa, Piper Loeks, Lauren Rohlwing, Meghan Benkendorf)

- Boys 4x400 relay (Jaden Francis, Malachi Mariscal, Caleb Dunn, Cooper Connelley)

More than 40 seniors who will graduate next week jumped on school buses to walk the halls of their former schools one last time as Elizabeth School District students. For some who are finishing their last year in the school district, Running Creek Kindergarten Teacher Shauna Agee made sure to share the class photo of their first year, when she was their teacher (second and third photos below).

The senior parade is a tradition of Elizabeth School District, and this year, all the seniors who had attended Running Creek, Singing Hills and Elizabeth Middle School got to visit each of those schools together.

The Elizabeth Middle School chapter of the National Junior Honor Society inducted new members at a ceremony on Wednesday. The inductees include:

7th graders: Sarah Carriker, Eliana Claveau, Kealene Timm

6th Graders: Scarlett Costello, Addison Gregory, Kaleb Kelley, Chloee Lamb, Callen Mann, Claire Palmer, Josslin Phillips, Kylee Scott, Paizley Sovine, Taylor Springfield, Cooper Tobler

Thanks to NJHS co-sponsors Megan Hartrich and Melanie Kaumeyer for the photo and information.

Running Creek Elementary School hosted its annual field day on Wednesday, with activities in classrooms, inflatables in the gym and outdoor games everywhere on the school's campus, front and back.

Thanks to Michael Seefried for the photos.

Elizabeth High School Athletic Director John Everhart and Head Football Coach Buzz Zoesch announced in a special podcast all the details about events tied to each of this year's five home football schedule.

Aug. 23
Battle Mountain H.S. at Elizabeth
ESD Staff Appreciation (halftime celebration)

Aug. 29
Sierra H.S. at Elizabeth
Active/Veteran Military Appreciation Night (pregame and halftime celebrations)
Service members who would like to participate can email John Everhart to register and learn more details.

Sept. 20
Weld Central H.S. at Elizabeth
Youth Football Programs Night (halftime celebration)

Oct. 11
Bennett H.S. at Elizabeth
Homecoming (pregame, halftime and post-game celebrations)

Oct. 25
Englewood H.S. at Elizabeth
Senior Night (pregame celebration)

May 18 – National Speech Pathologist Appreciation Day

May 20 – Board of Education Meeting, 6 p.m.

May 23 – Last Day of School

May 25 – EHS Graduation, 10 a.m.

EMS sports calendar

EHS sports calendar

The Elbert County Wranglers will host cheer and football camps this summer. See fliers for details.

Elizabeth High School Boys Soccer Team is hosting a Camp for grades K-8. It will take place on June 11-12 at the HS Soccer Practice Field from 5-7 p.m. The cost is $50 per participant. Please see attached flyer

Registration is open for the Independence Day 5K Fun Run/Walk on July 4, a partnership of the Elizabeth Cardinal Club and Elizabeth Park and Recreation District.

The Elizabeth Cardinal Club is a nonprofit organization focused on raising funds to support scholarship opportunities for student athletes continuing their education beyond high school. Registration opens June 1 at ElizabethPR.com.

The day of the race will include a free pancake breakfast provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Check-in runs from 7:15-7:45 a.m, and the race starts at 8 a.m. at Evans Park. Prizes will be given to the top three runners in each division.

Pre-registration fees (June 1-26):

• $30 for adults (includes t-shirt and swag bag)
  
• $20 for children 12 and under
  
• $100 for a family four-pack

Day-of registration fees:

• $40 for adults
  
• $25 for children 12 and under
  
• $120 for a family four-pack
  

No refunds will be given. For those unable to attend, registration constitutes a tax-deductible donation to the Elizabeth Cardinal Club.

The Elizabeth Education Foundation partners with Elizabeth School District in numerous ways throughout the year to support students and teachers. This volunteer-led, independent fundraising foundation provides scholarships for graduating seniors, classroom grants for teachers, and the STARS Awards for outstanding citizenship among students.

Learn more about the EEF at its website.

The Colorado Rockies are partners again this year with the Elizabeth Education Foundation, offering discounted tickets that also benefit Elizabeth Schools.

The Rockies scheduled two Elizabeth days at the ballpark, and there's one left: Sunday, May 26, for a 1:10 p.m. game versus the Philadelphia Phillies.

By visiting Rockies.com/ELIZABETH to buy tickets, a portion of each tickets sold will be donated to the EEF. Seats available at that link for the Elizabeth fundraiser start at $16 each.

The sections that have been reserved for these ticket sales will be released for public sale 10 days before each of ESD's games, so if families, groups or teams want to be able to get a block of seats together, make sure to get tickets before the public release date!