The Monarch Messenger

Welcome back Yotes!

The beginning of the school year always brings a mix of both excitement and anxiety as we get ready for students. This year has the added layer of trying to finish up all the renovations that have been happening on campus.

We will be ready for Wednesday, August 13th (Freshman Orientation) and Thursday, August 14th (1st Day of Classes), but there may be some missing details as not all projects are finished.

We are excited to show off the improvements in our technical education spaces as much as we are for new carpet and paint in classrooms. It will be a great week of welcoming our students back and to get going on the 2025-26 school year!

INSTAGRAM: @mohiyotes @mohimayhem

FACEBOOK: MoHi.Skoyotes

For a complete list of events, please see the CALENDAR on our website.

What should you expect on your first day?

• You're going to meet a ton of new people including fellow 9th graders, some 10th, 11th, and 12th graders, and lots of awesome people who work at Monarch!
• You're going to have a chance to find your classrooms, go through your schedule, figure out how lunch works, and hopefully feel more confident and comfortable as a student at Monarch.

What do you need to bring with you?

• Not much! All you need is an open mind and a positive attitude.
• In fact, you SHOULD NOT bring a backpack, school supplies, technology, CELL PHONES, band or orchestra instrument etc..
• School lunch is free for all students, but you need to know your BVSD student ID number. You are also free to bring a lunch from home if you want.

What should I do if I have questions?

• A MoHi 360 leader should be getting in touch with you and your parents soon if they haven't already. They will be able to answer most of the questions you have.
• If they can't, or if you haven't heard from your 360 leader, look for the contact information for the 360 Coordinators at the bottom of this page and get in touch with them.

If you are returning to us, you are well aware that traffic flow into Monarch in the mornings can present a challenge. Traffic challenges are particularly acute during the first several weeks of school. Please remember, ALL of Campus Drive is 20 MPH. You can find a map of our traffic flow pattern here.

Parents should not drop off or pick up students in the staff parking lot.

Class fees are not posted until after the year begins (September) and will be paid through Infinite Campus. You can purchase the following on RevTrak: MoHi Activity Pass (which allows students to get into all regular-season games for free), yearbook, parking, and other optional items. This information can be found on Monarch’s homepage under the tab for “Parents” and then “Fees and Payments.”

Here is the link for our RevTrak portal.

Parking Permits (ONLY AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WITH A CURRENT DRIVERS LICENSE)

• STEP 1: Students must complete this online form including information on their vehicle, insurance, and driver's license

• STEP 2: Pay on RevTrak

• $40 for Junior Lot

• $50 for Senior Lot

• STEP 3: Collect your Permit Sticker at Check-In, or once the school year starts from the Treasurer

Purchase your 2025-26 yearbook at the lowest price of the year on Revtrak or at jostensyearbooks.com. This keepsake captures all the incredible moments of the year and is a must have for every student!

SENIOR PHOTOS:
It is tradition for seniors to submit a portrait of themselves for the yearbook. Click here to read all the official guidelines for senior photos and view our recommended list of photographers. Photos must be submitted by OCTOBER 31, 2025. Click here to upload your photo. No horizontal photos or full body shots!

SENIOR BABY ADS:
Many families purchase a senior tribute ad (known as "baby ads") to recognize the achievements of their seniors in the yearbook. Purchase your baby ad at theyearbookcompany.com. Baby ads must be purchased by OCTOBER 31, 2025.

DANCING THROUGH THE DECADES

9th = 1950’s; 10th = 1970’s; 11th = 2000’s; 12th = 1980’s

GOOGLE site: monarchmayhem

INSTAGRAM: @mohimayhem

Mark your calendars now for September 22-27 and our Homecoming week of events called “Monarch Mayhem”.

Last year we had a lot of fun putting forth our first attempt at "Mayhem" with schoolwide and community engagement through the traditions of homecoming. We want to elevate the experience for our students to make it more inclusive of our entire student body and our feeder schools in Louisville and Superior. Students, your leadership and involvement will be vital to Monarch’s school spirit going bigger and better than you have ever seen. Parents, we will be seeking out your active engagement and support for Monarch as we try and pull off something extraordinary.

Your MoHi lunch crew is excited to welcome students back for another year of delicious and nutritious meals! Here are a few important reminders:

Join us for breakfast and lunch!
We’re serving up scratch-made favorites using locally sourced ingredients. Every student is eligible for one free breakfast and one free lunch entrée per day, along with unlimited salad bar options at lunch.
Second entrees are available for purchase for $2.50.

Student ID Numbers = Faster Lines
Students must enter their six-digit student ID number at the register to check out. This number can be found in Infinite Campus.
Students, please memorize your ID number to help keep lines moving quickly!

Adding Funds for Extra Purchases
If your student wants a second entrée or a la carte items (like a side salad, fruit, or milk without a full entrée), they’ll need funds in their meal account.
Add money to your student's account here: BVSD Meal Account
Don’t have an account yet? Create one through School Cafe
Preloading funds helps reduce wait times and makes things easier for your student!

Breakfast Hours

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday: 8:00–8:35 AM

• Late Start Wednesdays: 10:00–10:35 AM

Meal Requirements
Each full meal must include at least one serving of fruit or vegetables from our salad bar—this helps ensure a balanced meal and complies with federal nutrition guidelines.

Special Dietary Needs? We’ve Got You!
We offer Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Vegetarian options every day. All sauces, salad dressings, and salad bar items are also Gluten-Free.

Have your student let our crew know about any food allergies so we can better serve your student safely.

We Love Feedback!
Students, we do this for you! Let us know what you love and what you'd like to see on the menu. We’re always listening and looking to improve. Please don't hesitate to chat with us if you have any suggestions, questions, or concerns.

We look forward to seeing your smiling faces and can’t wait to serve you this year!

The application for the Free & Reduced Price School Meal program for the 2025-26 school year is now open!

Breakfast and lunch at BVSD continue to be free in the coming school year thanks to the Healthy School Meals for All program. Every BVSD student is entitled to breakfast and a hot lunch entree, which includes unlimited salad bar access each school day. Second entrees can be purchased when available with money from your student’s meal account.

IMPORTANT: Even though meals are free, we strongly encourage every family to apply for the Free and Reduced Price School Meal program; doing so might qualify your family for additional services and reduced fees, as well as impact funding for your school. Some families qualify for the program as a Direct Certification through the state because of their existing SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid benefits.

Families who qualified through Direct Cert should have already received a notification letter in your email. Qualified families need to fill out the form linked in the notification letter to share your status with your school to receive any additional benefits you qualify for. Additionally, you should have received a notification letter in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal Message Center Inbox.

If you do not qualify through DirectCert, for the 2025-2026 school year, we encourage you to fill out a Free & Reduced Price School Meal application (one application needed per household). More information and directions to apply are found here. If you have questions or need help with your application, please contact Lola Campos-Herzfeld at dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org.

A few important things to note:

• You must apply on a computer or Chromebook: The application cannot be completed on a mobile device. Please visit the BVSD Culinary Center if you need access to a computer. Online applications are strongly preferred, but paper applications are also available in the Culinary Center (hours & location to follow) or by special request from your school.
  
  
• Prior year qualification does not carry over to the current year: If you were approved for the 2024-25 Free & Reduced Price School Meal program, your status will only extend for a 30-day grace period. If we do not receive a new application by the end of that period (9/30/25), your child(ren)’s benefits will be terminated. Please keep in mind it can take up to 10 days to process a new application.
  
  
• The Free and Reduced Price School Meal program is not a part of the public charge: There are no immigration requirements to participate in the Free & Reduced Price School Meal program.
  
  
• Confirming your application status: If you fill out an online application and do not receive a response within three (3) weeks in your Parent Portal inbox in IC, contact Lola at BVSD Food Services (dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org) to help you find the status of your application. Do not assume that your student(s) qualified for the Free & Reduced Price School Meal program unless you receive a notification from the Food Services office for EACH of your students.

Applying for the Free & Reduced Price School Meal program is fast, easy, and secure. Even if you think you may not qualify, we encourage you to submit the form, especially if your financial situation has changed recently.

For questions or support with applying, contact Lola Campos at dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org. She is available for in-person support Monday-Friday, 7 AM - 3 PM at the Culinary Center (view map) at 6500 Arapahoe Rd Building C, Boulder, CO 80305.

Additional support will be available at the BVSD Enrollment Help Center on August 7, 8,11, & 12 from 9 AM-4 PM. It is located at the Southwest entrance of the BVSD Ed Center at 6500 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80305.

Students will be able to see their schedule in IC on Thursday, August 7th. We remain committed to providing students with a meaningful and engaging educational experience, but we must also be clear about the limitations these staffing challenges create. Specifically, we need student and parent understanding around:

• Course schedules will be more constrained. Not all elective requests will be able to be honored. Some courses had to be cut completely, while others are at their max capacity with no room for additions.

• Schedule change requests will be limited. Students should not anticipate changes when seeking preferences like a specific teacher, asking for a desired off period, or changing levels of a course. We have class sizes that are as high as 36-38 students in some classes, with no room to move students around because of preferences.

With these constraints in mind - counselors will NOT be available during Back to School Check-in. There will be a process for students to submit their requests for schedule changes to be reviewed.

The goals of the school to provide small class sizes and academic equity will be considered first and foremost. Because schedule changes create a ripple effect that impacts class size and student learning, counselors will only be changing schedules for specific academic purposes.

Valid reasons for a schedule change request include:

• If a student did not get a core academic course on their schedule that was requested

• If a student has not met the prerequisite to be in the current course

• If a student needs a course in order to meet graduation requirements

• If a student needs a course in order to meet college entrance requirements

Please note, counselors are not able to make changes to schedules that include period changes (including lunch), teacher changes, or adding classes.

**Paper copies of your schedule will not be available at check-in. Please use Infinite Campus to check your schedule.**

SCHEDULE ERRORS:

Students who have an error that needs to be corrected on their schedules that are released on August 7, will need to fill out a course correction form. Please see the counseling office for more information.

• Student Last Names A-D Aimee Dana
• Student Last Names E-Ld Ben Holloway
• Student Last Names Le-Rn Autumn Coppejans
• Student Last Names Ro-Z Jill Benisch
• Counseling Assistant Ellie Pemberton

Seniors-

Join us at Monarch on Thursday at 5:45am for Senior Sunrise!

Rush Coffee will be on campus serving up something special.

Here is the link to SENIOR SHIRT store. Order window closes on August 17th.

Senior Shirts are NOW available. $50 each, personalized with your last name. Orders will close on August 17, 2025 to be delivered by Homecoming Week (Sept 22).

This may be the last time to order your senior shirt.

Hello! My name is Dr. Kelly Isom, and I’m proud to serve as the Grad Plus Site Lead at Broomfield High School and Monarch High School.

BVSD’s Grad Plus framework is built on the belief that every student should graduate with more than just a diploma. Opportunities include:

• Concurrent Enrollment – earn college credit while in high school
  
  

• Seal of Biliteracy – recognition of proficiency in multiple languages
  
  

• Career and technical programs, industry certifications, and more

Learn more on our website or reach out to me directly at kelly.isom@bvsd.org.

I’m here to help you explore these amazing opportunities!

CROSS COUNTRY

FOOTBALL

GIRLS FLAG FOOTBALL

BOYS GOLF

SOFTBALL

BOYS SOCCER

BOYS TENNIS

VOLLEYBALL

CHEERLEADING-Try outs were held in Spring 2025

GYMNASTICS -Register through Broomfield HS

POMS-Try outs were held in Spring 2025

FIELD HOCKEY-Register through Boulder HS

DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND PAY FEE IS-

Football & Boy's Golf: MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025

All other fall sports: MONDAY, AUGUST 11, 2025

All student-athletes are required to submit the following documents:

1. Current Physical:

• CHSAA Physical Form
• a physical must have been completed within the last year (365 days) and CANNOT expire during the designated athletic season.
• Must be uploaded to registration site by the first practice or first day of tryouts. If the student athlete's physical expires after the 1st practice, you must have a new physical or an extension from Dr. office.

2. Academic Eligibility Requirements:

• All student-athletes must be enrolled in a minimum of 5 classes..

• All student-athletes may not have failed 2 or more classes during the previous semester (exception, incoming 9th graders).

• All student-athletes may not have turned 19 prior to August 1, 2025.

PAYMENT:

Once registration information is submitted in rschools, you will be redirected to revtrack to make payment. Link for payment:

1. HS Participation Fee

In-district: $225/season, family cap $600

Out-of-district: $325/season

2. Gate Fee

Adults: $10

K-12 Students/Senior Citizens (65+): $5

3. Family Punch Pass

*Contact your school's athletic office for participation fee waiver

All questions regarding activities, athletics, or required registration forms should be directed to-

• Katie Nicholas, Athletic Department Assistant
• Dr. Cara Maronek, Activities Director
• Eric Gustafson, Athletic Director

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MHS Athletics

Attendance

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MHS Calendar

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Coyote Cave Online Store

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Request a Letter of Recommendation

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Become a BVSD Substitute

Volunteer @ BVSD

MHS Website

Learning Ally Login Information for students:

LEARNING ALLY is now available for all MHS students and staff to access. This audio tool provides human-read texts for most novels and textbooks.

Student sign-in instructions: Go to https://learningally.org/

Link to BVSD Calendars

Monarch High School provides an inclusive community to help students realize their passions, potential, and responsibilities as kind and educated global citizens.

Website: https://moh.bvsd.org/
Location: 329 Campus Drive, Louisville, CO, USA
Phone: 720-561-4200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MoHi.Skoyotes

As we welcome students back into our building for the 2025-2026 school year, we want to make sure to reiterate that BVSD has zero tolerance for discrimination and sexual harassment including sexual violence, which has no place in our school. We are dedicated to creating equitable learning spaces for all in our community

Al dar la bienvenida a los estudiantes de nuevo a nuestro edificio para el año escolar 2025-2026, queremos asegurarnos de reiterar que el BVSD tiene tolerancia cero para la discriminación y el acoso sexual, incluyendo la violencia sexual, que no tiene lugar en nuestra escuela. Estamos dedicados a crear espacios de aprendizaje equitativos para todos en nuestra comunidad.

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