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Have a wonderful and safe spring break-we will see you on April 1st!

Sko Yotes!

Greg Doan

Principal

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

We wanted to make sure you heard about this fantastic opportunity for students to participate in Recycle Colorado’s 17th Annual Poster Contest!

This year’s theme is Trash to Treasure. Winners from each age group (and their teachers) will receive cash prizes and their artwork will be featured in promotions for Colorado Recycles Week and America Recycles Day in November!

All K-12th students in Colorado are invited to showcase their creativity and passion for upcycling by submitting their poster art by Friday, April 19.

• For more details about this year’s contest and to register: https://www.recyclecolorado.org/poster-contest
• To view last year’s winners (many from BVSD!): Colorado's Youth Dig into their Creativity to Create Compost Art! (recyclecolorado.org)

APRIL 26, 2024 11:00PM-2:30AM

Parents, help make After Prom a success by donating, volunteering, and lending supplies. Visit our website at www. monarchafterprom.com for prize and supply wish lists, as well as opportunities to plan and participate. We need your support to create The Greatest Show on Earth for our kids!

Monarch After-Prom is a safe and fun-filled way for seniors, juniors, and their dates to continue prom's festivities with food, prizes, and entertainment at Monarch High School.

Continue the fun on Prom night at Monarch's After Prom event--we'll have food, games, inflatables and lots of prizes!

Workforce Boulder County and BVSD are partnering to host a youth job fair at Fairview High School! Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm. More information and details can be found on this flyer.

As you may know, our students will take the State of Colorado’s Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) Science assessment in April as well as the SAT, PSAT10 and PSAT9. This assessment will be done using the BlueBook application on district chromebooks. Students who are enrolled in the 1:Web Program, will be required to bring their device to school. Students who have opted out will be given a loaner device for test administration.

Families who would not wish to have their students take any of the tests listed above, should fill out this opt out form no later than March 5th. Click here for additional information about testing, including a general schedule of these assessments in the Boulder Valley School District, including the grades affected. The make up date for the SAT will be Thursday April 25th. There will be no makeup dates for PSAT 10 or PSAT 9.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact either assistant principal Dr. Cara Maronek or Ailey Ruger.

As you may have read in The Spot, BVSD students can now earn an Associate Degree, tuition free. We are inviting current 8th and 9th Grade families to attend the BVSD Associate Degree Information Night at the BVSD Education Center located at 6500 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO.

We will have two different sessions for the Associate Degree Information Night on Monday, April 15th:

• 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. - English Session
• 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Spanish Session

During the Associate Degree Information Night, families will learn about the requirements and options for associate degree completion via Front Range Community College (FRCC) through BVSD college courses taken at their own high school or via online courses. We will also walk families through an example associate degree pathway.

The associate degree and the corresponding course credits from FRCC are accepted at most in-state public universities, colleges and institutions and can be applied toward a bachelor’s degree.

All students are capable of taking these courses and successfully earning college credit while in high school! Learn more about how your student can earn college credits by visiting the College Before Graduation webpage.

In addition, families will learn about how students can earn one year of free college tuition via the Accelerating Students through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT) Program.

We hope you’ll be able to join us, thank you for your RSVP.

Estimadas familias de octavo y noveno grados,

Como habrá leído en Al Punto, los estudiantes de BVSD ahora pueden obtener un título asociado, sin costo de matrícula. Estamos invitando a las familias de octavo y noveno grado a asistir a la Noche de Información sobre títulos asociados de BVSD en el Centro educativo de BVSD ubicado en 6500 Arapahoe Ave. Boulder, CO. El título asociado es equivalente a una carrera técnica universitaria corta de dos años.

Tendremos dos sesiones diferentes para la Noche de Información sobre Título Asociado el lunes 15 de abril:

• 17:00 - 17:45 - Sesión de inglés

• 6:00 - 6:45 p.m. - Sesión de español

Durante la Noche de información sobre el título asociado, las familias aprenderán sobre los requisitos y opciones para completar un título asociado a través de Front Range Community College (FRCC) por medio de los cursos universitarios de BVSD tomados en su propia escuela preparatoria o mediante cursos en línea. También guiaremos a las familias a través de un ejemplo de cursos para alcanzar el título asociado.

El título de asociado y los créditos de curso correspondientes de FRCC se aceptan en la mayoría de las universidades, colegios e instituciones públicas del estado y se pueden aplicar para obtener una licenciatura de 4 años.

¡Todos los estudiantes son capaces de tomar estos cursos y obtener créditos universitarios con éxito mientras estudian la preparatoria! Obtenga más información sobre cómo su estudiante puede obtener créditos universitarios visitando la página web Universidad antes de la graduación.

Además, las familias aprenderán cómo los estudiantes pueden obtener un año de matrícula universitaria gratuita a través del Programa de Aceleración de Estudiantes mediante Inscripción Concurrente (ASCENT).

Esperamos que pueda asistir, gracias por confirmar su asistencia aquí.

University of Massachusetts-Amherst - Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 10:00 AM

U.S. Navy - Monday, April 8, 2024 - 11AM - 1PM

Western Colorado University - Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 11:30 AM

Texas A & M-College Station - Wednesday, April 10, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Please check the list frequently, as colleges continue to add visits.

Juniors and Seniors, sign up now in Naviance! Counseling will send you a pass to come down to the Post Grad center, or other location noted on the pass, to join the visit.

Questions? Ask Megan Navarro or your counselor.

• Student Last Names A-E Aimee Dana
• Student Last Names F-K Ben Holloway
• Student Last Names L-RN Autumn Coppejans
• Student Last Names RO-Z Jill Benisch
• Counseling Assistant Megan Navarro

Senior Families:

There will be a Senior Meeting and photo on Wednesday April 10th at 9:30a in the auditorium. During this meeting seniors will receive information on calendar events and expectations leading up to graduation. A photographer will take the Class of 2024 panoramic photo as well. This is the ONLY time the class picture will be taken of the whole Senior class, so please make sure your student attends.

Ordering is available online at https://bestclasspicture.com.

Laminated photos come with a 5-year money-back guarantee, please contact the photographer with any questions: BestClassPicture@gmail.com

Great news! Beginning this Spring 2024, BVSD senior students who have completed one or more of the GRAD+ Quadrants: College Credits, Industry Certification, Seal of Biliteracy, and/or Work-Based Learning will earn a GRAD+ Medal with a pin or pins that represent each quadrant/s that they have completed. The pin/s will be added to the ribbon portion of the medal to distinguish which GRAD+ Quadrants the students have achieved and will be worn during graduation ceremonies. The requirements listed below identify students who are eligible, and the senior students will receive their medals and pins during senior check out at the school. Be sure to have your senior student collect their award!

Students and parents can also reach out to Kelly Isom, Monarch’s Grad+ site lead, at kelly.isom@bvsd.org

Monarch’s Eliza Lennox, who won the Daily Camera girls swimmer of the year, poses for a photo inside the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center on March 12, 2024. (Alissa Noe/BoCoPreps.com)

READ DAILY CAMERA'S ARTICLE

TUESDAY, MAY 7TH

6:00-7:00PM

We invite 8th graders and new students that will be attending Monarch next year to come out and meet our coaches and get information about our programs.

Punch Passes are good for 20 punches to any BVSD HOME event and can be used by family and friends. To obtain your Punch Pass you can present a screenshot of your receipt to the Main Office or at any Monarch Home Games.

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

• Darren Duplechin, Activities & Athletic Department Assistant
• Eric Gustafson, Athletic Director
• Dr. Cara Maronek, Activities Director

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The Mix-Volume 28, Issue 3

Spring has Sprung! Today we're learning about Principal Greg Doan's vision for the school's new mascot. Plus, we get a sneak preview of our Teachers vs. Students game show, which will debut on Instagram later today.

2023-24 MHS Bell Schedule

2023-24 MOHI Student Handbook

2023-24 MOHI Manual del estudiante (Español)

Attendance

Become a BVSD Substitute

BVSD Illness Protocol

Coyote Cave Online Store

Free Breakfast and Lunch FAQs

Infinite Campus Parent

Lunch Menus

MHS Athletics

MHS Booster Club

MHS Calendar

MHS Counseling

MHS Forms

NHS Peer Tutoring

Request a Letter of Recommendation

Request a Transcript

RevTrak

Schoology Parent Login Instructions

Schoology Parent Notifications

Transportation

Volunteer @ BVSD

MHS Website

Yearbook Information

Yearbook Ordering

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/

Username: their BVSD email

Password: coyotes (case sensitive)

Username: their BVSD email

Password: BVSDmonarch1 (case sensitive)

***Once they sign into Learning Ally they need to change their password. Students can also add the app to their phones.

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