Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

This past week was filled with moments of Bruin pride. Our students joined the Rocky Mountain High School feeder parade before Friday’s football game, and it was inspiring to see our Bruins represented alongside our feeder schools, building that sense of community spirit that carries through to high school. At the game itself, our Blevins band partnered with the Rocky band to perform together—an unforgettable showcase of talent, collaboration, and school pride.

We also celebrate the hard work and success of our fall athletes. Our football team has shown tremendous growth and resilience leading to their first game this week, while our cross country runners have competed with major success, including a meet win for the boys' team yesterday! On the courts, our tennis and volleyball teams have both demonstrated teamwork, dedication, and steady improvement, reminding us what it means to be a Bruin competitor.

Finally, I want to share some outstanding news about our school performance. The Colorado Department of Education recently released School Performance Framework ratings, and Blevins has officially moved up into the Performance category. This is the highest possible school rating, and the score is the highest we’ve achieved since before COVID. There are many incredible successes in both the achievement and growth of our students in Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. This accomplishment reflects the hard work of our students, the dedication of our staff, and the continued partnership of our families. It’s a milestone worth celebrating, and it motivates us to keep striving toward even greater success.

Thank you for being part of this remarkable community!

Proudly,

Joe Zappa, Principal

Friday, September 5th:

• Parent Meeting for Spanish Speaking Families w/ Marcela Santamaria 4:30-6:00 (Library)

• PTO Bash Planning Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Blevins Collaboration Cafe Room 221)

Wednesday, September 10th:

• Learn more about Odyssey of the Minds at Blevins, join us for a family information night 6:00-7:00 pm in the Blevins Media Center. (More Information Below)

• Fall Bruin Club Starts 2:25-5:00 (More Information Below)

• 8th Grade College & Career Exploration @ CSU 10:00-2:00
• Parenting a Middle School Event 5:30-7:00 @ Blevins

• GT Field Trip to Ft. Collins Museum 9:00-2:00

• Blevins PTO Fundraiser @ Mod Pizza (See Flyer Below)

• Student Vision & Hearing (More Information Below)

• PTO Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Blevins Collaboration Cafe Room 221)

School pictures are ready!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Thank you!

A big thank you to everyone who reached out to local businesses to support our T-shirt sponsorships for the upcoming Bruin Bash—your efforts make a huge difference!

Upcoming Meetings

• Bruin Bash Planning Meeting

Tuesday, September 9 | 5:30–7:00 PM | Collaboration Café

We’ll be discussing event organization and logistics. Sign-ups for volunteers and donated items will be sent out next week.

• PTO Meeting

Tuesday, September 30 | 5:30–7:00 PM | Collaboration Café

Save the Dates

• MOD Pizza Fundraiser – Thursday, September 25

• Bruin Bash – Friday, October 10 | 4:00–6:30 PM | Blevins Front Lawn

The Bruin Bash is both a fun community celebration and our annual fundraiser, helping raise money to support students and staff at Blevins Middle School.

We’d love to see you at these events!

Odyssey of the Minds:

What’s Odyssey of the Mind? It’s an amazing extra-curricular enrichment that fits beautifully with the PBL program at Blevins. Odyssey is a creative problem-solving program for kids in Kindergarten through College where teams of up to seven members learn to think outside the box, work together to develop creative solutions to broadly defined problems, and eventually present their solution in an eight-minute performance. Odyssey of the Mind teaches 21st-century skills that students need to be successful today and in the future. Children learn to think and work creatively with each other while applying innovative approaches. Children develop skills to communicate clearly and effectively plus respectively collaborate with others.

To learn more about Odyssey of the Minds at Blevins, join us for a family information night on Wednesday, September 10th, from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm in the Media Center.

Bruin Club:

Blevins Middle School is excited to offer our after-school program, Bruin Club, starting Monday, September 15, 2025! This after-school program, which is funded through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant, Cohort X, offers students homework help, enrichment clubs, and community connection opportunities, while giving them a safe place to build relationships with other students. Bruin club is a drop-in based program and will be held from 2:25pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Thursday. The fall session runs 09/15/2025 - 12/11/2025. An email will be sent out in early September once we have finalized our enrichment offerings. To Participate: All students must have a completed and approved 2025-2026 “Permission to Participate” form on file before attending Bruin Club.

Permission to Participate Form: The permission to participate form will be available to students in the front office. The form can be brought to the front office at Blevins. If you have multiple students at Blevins, please complete Middle School. Note: if you have multiple students at Blevins, please fill out separate forms for each student.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding Bruin Club, please contact Izzy Crume at (970)657-6612 or icrume@psdschools.org.

Join us for a special presentation designed to help you navigate the exciting and sometimes challenging middle school years. During this session, you’ll explore the key social and emotional changes children experience in grades 6–8. You’ll also receive practical tips on what to expect, how to best support your child, and strategies to strengthen your connection during these pivotal years.

Event Details

Date: Monday, September 22

Time: 5:30–7:00 PM

Where: Blevins Middle School

Audience: Parents and Guardian

RSVP

We hope you will join us for this valuable opportunity to learn, share, and connect with other families. To hold this event, we require a minimum number of attendees. If this minimum is not met, the event may be cancelled. It’s important to RSVP to help us plan accordingly. Please click on this link to let us know if you plan to attend.

Hearing and Vision Volunteers needed! As required by state law, students will have their vision and hearing screened on Monday, September 29 from 8-11. If your child wears glasses, please be sure they have their glasses at school for the screening.

No experience necessary; Training will be provided.

Instructions for signing up:

• Log into Raptor
• Click on Events
• Click 'sign-up'

Questions or problems signing up? Contact the health office at 970-488-4007 or email bdahl@psdschools.org. Thank you for volunteering!!

Blevins Student/Family Handbook

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Bruin Gear Store

We are excited to partner with CSU once again for this year's Education Day football game on November 8th vs. UNLV.

Tickets are $15 (inclusive of all fees) each. Additionally, a contribution of $5 for each ticket sold will come back to Blevins.

The process is very simple: Scan the QR code on the digital flyer, or use the following link https://www.gofevo.com/event/Educationday75

At checkout, customers can simply choose their school from a dropdown menu preloaded with all PSD schools.

Joe Zappa, Principal

970-488-4001

jzappa@psdschools.org

Dusti Sanger, Assistant Principal

970-488-4002

dsanger@psdschools.org

Scott Schreiner, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

970-488-4036

scotts@psdschools.org

Michele Trujillo, Office Manager

970-488-4004

mtrujill@psdschools.org

Anna Burris, 6th & 8th (A-J) Grade Counselor

970-488-4091

annab@psdschools.org

Kirsten Bovbjerg, 7th & 8th (K-Z) Grade Counselor

970-488-4010

kbovbjerg@psdschools.org

Erin McCain, Academic Dean* & School Counselor

*Guidance for academic supports for Blevins students

970-488-4009

emccain@psdschools.org