The Monarch Messenger

Watch this video introduction to the school year and Mayhem!

This may be the most excited I have ever been to send out a Principal’s message! I’m proud to announce that we are starting a new homecoming tradition this year called “Monarch Mayhem”. It will be a week of incredible events that ends in the most exciting assembly, both a celebration of all that we can create and a competition between the four grades. To pull this off we will need the participation and help of all 1500 students, staff members, and parent volunteers. To learn more about what we are doing be sure to follow the links below to get all the information you will need.

Important Links (be sure to watch the video and check out these pages)

• Mayhem Reminders - a quick one page with the dates, themes, and work from committees
• MoHi Mayhem Website - one stop with all the information about homecoming (including the schedule for this year, committees, and how everyone can signup to help)
• Student Committee Signup - google form for students to pick their committees, every student needs to sign up for their choice and will go to Thursday Access periods to participate
• Parent Volunteers - we need parent volunteers and could use your help!
• Donations - in order to make everything, and give every student a shirt, we need more funds!

Homecoming Week Calendar of Events

Mon, Oct 14-

No School, Professional Development Day

Powerpuff Football Games (9v10 @ 5pm, 11v12 @ 6pm) - MHS turf field

Tue, Oct 15

Homecoming Trivia Night @ 7:00pm - MHS Cafeteria

Wed, Oct 16

Parade & Rally (Tentative - exact start time and location of parade TBD)

Thu, Oct 17

Volleyball and soccer have home games tonight

Fri, Oct 18

Monarch Mayhem Assembly-2-4pm

Football game vs Greeley West @ 7pm

Sat, Oct 19

Homecoming - Dance

Location TBD - from 8-11pm

Greg Doan

Principal

INSTAGRAM: @mohiyotes @mohimayhem

FACEBOOK: MoHi.Skoyotes

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

Purchase your 2024-25 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 Nov. 1. 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 Nov. 1.

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, band or orchestra instrument etc..
• You CAN bring a cell phone as we will be using them to set up some helpful communication channels.
• 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.

BVSD is hosting the Help Center for families who require assistance prior to the start of school.

The Help Center can assist families with any of the following:

• Enrollments
• Open enrollment applications
• Free and reduced lunch forms
• Infinite campus parent portal accounts
• McKinney-Vento team members will be on hand to help facilitate families experiencing housing instability.

*Please note that Transportation and IT assistance for Chromebooks is not available at the Help Center. For assistance with transportation inquiries, please contact transportation@bvsd.org or 720-561-5120.

Help Center Location & Hours

BVSD Education Center - Professional Development Center (PDC)

6500 E. Arapahoe Road (southwest side of the building– park in the lot west of the building)

• Thursday, August 8 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• Friday, August 9 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• Saturday, August 10 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• Monday, August 12 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)
• Tuesday, August 13 (9 a.m. - 4 p.m.)

BVSD will have bilingual staff available for support.

Families looking to enroll a new student should bring the following documentation:

• Current proof of address
• Birth certificates or passports for the students enrolling
• Contact information for student’s previous school
• Name and phone number of one emergency contact outside of the student’s immediate household

The Help Center is free and open to all. No appointments are necessary.

Free & Reduced Price Program Applications

Although school meals are free, we strongly encourage eligible families to fill out the Free and Reduced Price School Meal application; doing so might qualify your family for reduced fees and impact funding for your school. If your family received an email with a F&R notification letter for the 2024-25 school year through DirectCert, you must fill out the sharing form linked within the letter to share your status with your school to receive benefits.

If you have not received a notification letter and your household income is within the guidelines to qualify (found on right side of FRL webpage), fill out the Free & Reduced Price School Meal application found in your Infinite Campus Parent Portal of Infinite Campus under More > Meal Benefits. More program info can be found on our site. If you have questions, please contact Lola Campos-Herzfeld at dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org.

Solicitudes para el programa de alimentos gratuitos o a precio reducido

Aunque los alimentos escolares son gratuitos, invitamos a todas las familias elegibles a completar una solicitud para alimentos gratuitos o a precio reducido; hacerlo podría calificar a su familia para recibir tarifas reducidas, así como fondos de impacto para su escuela. Las familias calificadas deben completar el formulario vinculado en la carta de notificación para compartir su estado con su escuela y recibir cualquier beneficio adicional para el que califique.

Si no califica a través de la Certificación Directa y si los ingresos de tu hogar te califican (encontrará los requisitos en el lado derecho de la página FRL), complete una solicitud para comidas escolares gratuitas y a precio reducido en el portal para padres de Infinite Campus > Más > Beneficios de comidas. Haga clic en nuestro sitio web para obtener más información. Si tiene preguntas, comuníquese con Lola Campos-Herzfeld por correo electrónico dolores.campos-herzf@bvsd.org.

INSTAGRAM: @mohimayhem

Mark your calendars now for October 14th - 18th and our Homecoming week of events we are now calling “Monarch Mayhem”.

Something that we are going to push forward on this year is the schoolwide and community engagement we have 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.

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.

Welcome to the 24-25 school year! As we begin the school year, we know you are excited to see your schedule. They will be available in Infinite Campus the afternoon of August 7th. If there are any mistakes, you must see your alpha counselor during your grade level check-in days. Due to the volume of emails at the beginning of the year, counselors will not be able to respond to schedule change requests via email. Please plan to attend your scheduled back to school registration day August 8th or 9th. We will be available all day.

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.**

Here is the link to SENIOR SHIRT store. Order window closes on August 18th.

Hockey-Style Jerseys are available in both BLACK and WHITE options. Please note you have the option to personalize the back of the jersey with your name. If you don't want your name on the back please enter SENIOR as your name and SENIOR will be printed on the back. Personalized names should be school-appropriate.

All orders will be sent to school and distributed.

Samples will be available at Back 2 School registration for sizing.

• 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

DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND PAY FEE IS-

Football & Boy's Golf: FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2024

All other fall sports: FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 2024

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, 2024.

PAYMENT:

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

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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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 2023-2024, 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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