Dear MoHi Families,

As we approach the end of the school year, I wanted to start by saying “Thank You” for everyone’s continued support, and partnership throughout the MoHi school community. It has been another amazing year with incredible moments of success, and we are proud of our students’ hard work and accomplishments.

Looking ahead to the next school year, there are going to be more opportunities for success, but also some obstacles we need to address. We want to be transparent about important impacts on our scheduling and class offerings. Due to continued statewide budget shortfalls, we are facing realities like reductions to teacher staffing for the second straight year. As a result, we will not be able to offer the full range of elective courses that we had hoped, and class sizes in core subjects will be larger than in previous years.

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.

We understand this may be disappointing, and we share in that feeling. Please know that our counselors and staff will continue working hard to build schedules that support students' academic goals and meet post-secondary or graduation requirements. We do not want this message to be all “doom and gloom”, but wanted to set realistic expectations when students gain access to their schedules in the fall. We appreciate everyone’s understanding and patience, knowing we won’t be able to have the same flexibility people have come to expect.

Our other opportunity that is presenting some obstacles is our summer construction work. Starting on Monday, May 26th, and all the way through Friday, August 1st, our entire campus will be closed for the summer because of construction. This means no staff, students, or community members will have access to any of our facilities. Summer school, athletic camps, and administrative offices will be spread to different sites at other schools in Louisville and Superior.

Despite the inconvenience of summer construction, everyone should be excited to come back to some updated spaces and some fresh newness to the halls of Monarch. Highlights of the amazing things you can expect to see when students return include:

• New athletic training room and space to grow a Health Sciences pathway

• Upgrades to the Engineering, Digital Design, and Culinary classrooms for their programs

• Addition of dedicated music recording arts classes and film/video production spaces

• Renovation of the back of the current cafeteria with increased access to the patio

• New furniture and increased flow to hallways from the Student Center and MoHi perk

• Renovation of academic area bathrooms to make gender neutral options accessible

• New carpet and paint for the administrative offices, classrooms, and library

• Outside we get a new turf athletic field, redone track, and parking lot resurfaced

• Fixes to our HVAC system to improve heating and cooling capacities

So the theme for the start of the 2025-26 school year will be “Adapting to Obstacles while Embracing Opportunities”. We hope everyone has a safe and restful summer. We will see you all back on August 13th and 14th when we welcome our incoming 9th graders and then all students back to MoHi and our new spaces.

Click the video below to watch the video message from Mr. Doan about how MoHi will be “Adapting to Obstacles while Embracing Opportunities” before we return to school next fall.

Sko Yotes!

Greg Doan

Principal

INSTAGRAM: @mohiyotes @mohimayhem

FACEBOOK: MoHi.Skoyotes

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Last night Monarch's Planeview won an award from the Colorado Film School for Best Series. This is a tremendous honor, with Monarch competing against the top film programs in the state. This is doubly exciting because it is the second year in a row that Mohi Video & Film has won this award. Please congratulate the cast and crew (Hayden McDonald, Sage Seeley, Alexis Schwenke, Lacy Thompson, Clayre Woodruff) if you see them over the summer.

Also, if you missed it during the school year, you can binge watch over the summer at: https://www.youtube.com/@mohivideofilm

Charles Stephen

Keith Mainland

Kathleen Hein

Seniors or students not returning to a BVSD school next year: If you have a balance remaining in your lunch account and would like to get a refund, or credit the funds to a sibling's account, please contact Lola at dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org (720) 561-5942. Money not refunded will be donated to the School Food Project. Thank you!

Attention Class of 2026!

Your Senior Shirts are available for purchase now!

The next delivery will happen at the very start of school on Aug 14, so place your orders NOW (by July 14) to get your shirt to start school.

There will be one final order that will deliver in time for Homecoming Week and it will close on Aug. 25.

See attached document with a picture and link to the store.

CLASS OF 2026 SENIOR SHIRTS

Use your summer break to catch up on missing courses, improve low grades, or get ahead with additional courses.

Self-paced classes run June 5 through July 30.

Register by May 30.: https://online.bvsd.org/

• Thursday, August 7th: 11th & 12th Graders
• Friday, August 8th: 9th & 10th Graders

Athletic Gate Passes

Parking Permits

MoHi spirit wear at the Coyote Cave

Medication drop-off to School Nurse

CHROMEBOOK DISTRIBUTION for 9th graders and new students.

**School ID/ yearbook photos: IMPORTANT-During check-in students will have their picture taken for their School Access FOB / MHS ID, the yearbook, and LifeTouch picture orders.

If you miss Back To School Check-In:

• You will get your school picture taken during make-up day on August 26th
• Visit the Treasurer at any time to purchase parking passes or activity passes

• 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 Megan Navarro

I wanted to share an exciting opportunity next year for climate conscious students. The BVSD College Before Graduation program is offering two tuition free climate related courses through Front Range Community College. Each class is worth 3 college credits and 5 high school elective credits. The college credits are guaranteed to transfer to all public colleges and universities in Colorado.

Both classes are offered online. We're waiting to hear if they will be asynchronous or if there will be meeting times. Any meeting times would be after 4:15 pm on one or two school days.

Please see this flyer.

Fall - GEO 1060 Global Climate Change (GT-SC2)

Spring - PHI 2018 Environmental Ethics (GT-AH2)

For more information and the link to get approval from BVSD go to the BVDS District Select website.

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

BVSD to launch girls flag football team Fall 2025

Starting next fall the Boulder Valley School District will be launching a district wide CHSAA-sanctioned varsity girls flag football team, hosted at Monarch High School.

Girls across the district have shared their excitement for the new sport and the potential to compete. Those that are interested should let us know by filling out this Google Form. Additionally, moving forward, updates will be provided through the Monarch High School website.

El BVSD lanzará un equipo de fútbol americano de bandera femenil en otoño de 2025

A partir del próximo otoño, el Distrito Escolar del Valle de Boulder lanzará un equipo de fútbol americano de bandera femenil para todo el distrito, aprobado por la CHSAA, con sede en la Escuela Preparatoria Monarch.

Las niñas de todo el distrito han compartido su entusiasmo por el nuevo deporte y la posibilidad de competir. Las interesadas deben hacérnoslo saber completando este formulario de Google. Además, en el futuro, se proporcionará información actualizada a través del sitio web de la Escuela Preparatoria Monarch.

Our Mission:

To support and enhance excellence in Monarch High School Student Organizations and Activities.

The Monarch Booster Club is a volunteer organization of parents that works to support ALL of our students through their involvement in the many activity groups, clubs and athletic programs at Monarch. The Booster Club thrives due to volunteer patrons and parents who offer their assistance to the club by becoming involved yearly. We welcome EVERYONE'S participation!

Email: monarchboosterclub@gmail.com

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/monarchboosterclub

Got News to Share?

If your club/team/activity has an event to promote or you'd like to recognize their accomplishments, email monarchboosterclub@gmail.com by Sunday at 4pm MT to be included in the weekly update, sent Mondays. Pictures welcome!!!

Watch Season 2, Episode 7 now!!

Season 2, Episode 1 "Planetalk"

Season 2, Episode 2 "Airplane Mode"

Season 2, Episode 3 "The New Kid"

Season 2, Episode 4 "Who Done It?"

Season 2, Episode 5 "The Dance"

Season 2, Episode 6 "Don't You Forget About Me"

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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.

As we welcome students back into our building for the 2024-2025 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 2024-2025, 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.