5/21/2026

5/21 - GIFT CROWD ENDS TONIGHT!! (see info. below)

5/25 - No School - Memorial Day

5/28 - Last day of School - graduation times listed below:

8:45-9:45 | 6th Grade Graduation

10:30-11:30 | 5th Grade Graduation

12:30-1:30 | Kindergarten Graduation

Dear Parents and Guardians,

As we approach the end of the school year, we would like to remind you to pick up any medications your student may have stored in the school health room.

The deadline for medication pickup is the last day of school, Thursday, May 28, by 3:45pm.

Please keep the following important information in mind:

• Authorized Pickup: Medications must be picked up by a parent, guardian, or an authorized adult. For safety reasons, medications cannot be sent home with students in their backpacks without written consent.

• Disposal Policy: Per school district policy, any medications (including prescription and over-the-counter items like inhalers, Epipens, or allergy medicine) remaining in the health room after the last day of school will be destroyed. We are unable to store medications over the summer break.

• Next School Year: Please remember that new medication authorization forms signed by your healthcare provider will be required for the upcoming school year.

If your student is attending a school-sponsored summer program and requires medication, please contact the health room office directly to make specific arrangements.

Thank you for your cooperation in ensuring the safety of our students. If you have any questions, please contact the office.

Future MOUNTAIN PEAK ELEMENTARY families… your 1st Day School Supplies store is open! Ordering now means you can check school supplies off your list before summer even begins. It only takes a few minutes to select our school and choose your child’s grade. The exact supplies teachers requested will arrive packaged and ready for the first day!

Order Here: https://1stdayschoolsupplies.com/gs/19661

Prefer to shop in person? Follow this link to access next year's school supply lists!

Missed the deadline? Yearbooks are still available to order, but will now deliver to your home for an additional fee. Click this link to place your order today using passcode 1013850739261506

DCSD is implementing dedicated Professional Learning Communities (PLC) time for our teachers. This means that DCSD elementary and middle schools will have a 45-minute delayed start every Friday. This is already occurring in DCSD’s high schools.

What about … ?

You may have questions about how this change affects other aspects of the school day, and we have answers for those, too:

• Transportation: All school buses, including special education buses, will start 45 minutes later on Fridays. Bus routes will run exactly 45 minutes later.

• Child Care: Elementary students will still have access to Before and After School Education (BASE) on Friday mornings.

• School Breakfast: Breakfast will still be offered to students.

• Preschool: There will be no impact on preschool schedules. Currently, preschool staff already use Friday mornings for planning and PLCs.

• Charter schools: If your child attends a DCSD charter school, please check that school's website for information on calendars, late starts or early releases. The common Friday late start for neighborhood schools is not an expectation for DCSD charter schools.

• These, plus additional information about special education, inclement-weather delays, instructional time and more can be found on the DCSD PLC webpage.

In case a visual reminder helps you, we also made a downloadable 2026-2027 school-year calendar with the late-start Fridays identified so you can post it on your refrigerator.

Please note: The first delayed-start Friday will be Aug. 21.

Teacher & Staff End of Year gift crowd has been extended to midnight TONIGHT! Please click this link to contribute.

Click for more information: https://ptoheritage.org/ongoing-fundraisers.

Do you have a dancer who dreams of being on Vista Poms one day? Here’s their chance to learn from the best! Join the Vista Poms Mini/Junior Camp, led by the 10-time State and 2-time National Champion Vista Pom Dancers. This fun and energetic camp will take place June 9–11 from 2:00–5:00 PM in the Mountain Vista High School main gym. Dancers will build skills, learn routines, and get a taste of what it’s like to be part of this incredible team. Participants should bring a snack and a water bottle, wear comfortable clothing, and bring dance shoes if they have them (tennis shoes are also perfectly fine). Each child will also receive a camp t-shirt to wear during the experience. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity!

Please click this link to register!

Attention all football players!!!!

Mark your calendar!!!

Mountain Vista High School YOUTH tackle football camp!!!

3 days, JULY 14/15/16 AT MVHS TURF FIELD 6-8PM

Click this link to sign up!

Look forward to seeing you all in JULY!!!

Any questions? Please reach out to Garrett Looney at glooney@dcsdk12.org

Attention 3rd-8th grade families!!!(2026/27 school year)

***VISTA FOOTBALL SUMMER SPEED AND STRENGTH CAMP****

Ran by Coach Looney and current MVHS football players
The primary focus of this camp is speed and strength development
Strength work will be done with free weights on the turf

***SIGN UP HERE***

Please click this link to register!

Any questions? Please reach out to coachbrunt@gmail.com.

Please click this link to register. For any questions, please contact Theresa at techtermeyer@dcsdk12.org.

Please click this link to check out the summer reading programs offered throughout the summer!

The Foundation for Douglas County Schools has some great Community Events already lined up for our school community!

Detailed information can be found on the Community Event page of The Foundation's website. All tickets can be purchased directly from that page as well. Current offerings include tickets to the Colorado Rockies, Rapids, Avalanche, Air Force Falcons, Elitch Theme Park, Lone Tree Arts Center, DCPA and more - check back often for new opportunities to be added!

These are fun, discounted opportunities, and a portion of each ticket purchased goes back to DCSD!

Below is a list of resources, should you have a concern that a loved one (or yourself) may be experiencing behavioral changes, mood swings, depression or suicidal thoughts over the holiday breaks.

Call 911 if there is an immediate threat to a child or others

• 988 - Suicide and Crisis Hotline

• Call or text “988” any time, 24/7 for free, confidential support

• Chat online (open from 4:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. daily): Click Here

• Walk-in Locations (open 24/7): Location List

• Information About Types of Services and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado Crisis Services

• AllHealth Crisis Services

• DCSD Mental Health Intervention Website

• Let’s Talk Colorado

• iMatter (free virtual counseling sessions)