👑Homecoming Week

Monday, September 28, 2026 - Saturday, October 3, 2026, please see below for a list of all the spirit day themes, activities, ticket sales, and dance information.

✅ Deadline to Complete Annual Family Check-in

Wednesday, September 30, 2026. See the bottom of this issue for more details.

🔔 Revised Bell Schedule: Homecoming Assembly

Friday, October 2, 2026

📸 Picture Retakes

Monday, October 5, 2026, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

🔔 Revised Bell Schedule

Monday, October 5, 2026 - Thursday, October 8, 2026

🚫 No School for Students, Teacher Work Day

Friday, October 9, 2026

📅 Class of 2027 Voting Deadline for Class Song, Quote & Flower

Saturday, October 10, 2026, see 'Class of 2027' section below for link to vote.

🔔 Revised Bell Schedule

Monday, October 12, 2026 - Wednesday, October 14, 2026

👨‍🏫 Fall Conferences

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 & Wednesday, October 14, 2026 4:00PM-8:00PM, by appointment only*

Thursday, October 15, 2026 8:00AM-4:00PM, by appointment only*

*Conference scheduler opens to families October 1, 2026

🚫 No School for Students, Conferences

Thursday, October 15, 2026, 8:00AM - 4:00PM by appointment only.

🚫 No School

Friday, October 16, 2026

🎓📸 Class of 2027 Graduation Meeting & Class Photo

Tuesday, October 29, 2026 during ELO, see add'l details in the 'Class of 2027' section

💍 Class of 2030 Class Ring Meeting with Jostens

Tuesday, October 29, 2026 during ELO

📅 Deadline to Register for Winter Sports

Monday, November 2, 2026, for add'l information refer to the 'Athletics & Activities' section below.

Did you know that every year the State of Colorado monitors school attendance to help determine official enrollment numbers? This is called October Count, and that window has begun.

Official enrollment numbers are used in many ways, including determining:

CHSAA athletics and activities classification
Staffing levels at each school
School budgets and funding

While October Count is important, regular attendance matters all year long! Daily attendance helps students feel connected to school, build friendships, stay on top of their learning, and make steady progress toward graduation.

Parents, please help us make sure your student is at school and attending all of their classes each day. If your student needs to miss school, please be sure to follow the school’s attendance procedures and communicate with the school as needed.

Thank you for partnering with us to help our Spartans stay connected, engaged, and successful!

Homecoming Theme: Welcome to Pandora!

Prefer to view the Homecoming information in a flyer format? Click here!

Homecoming Ticket Sales:

Purchase tickets during lunch Monday, 9/28-Thursday, 10/1

Each pre-sale ticket is $20.00

At the door is $25.00

MONDAY, 9/28-

Theme: Element Wars

Freshmen - Red

Sophomores - Green
Juniors - Blue

Seniors - White
Staff - 2026 BHS Shirts

Events:

Join us for our Boys STUBBLE games! Grades 9-12 in the main gym @ 6:30pm
Girls Flag Football @ 6pm

TUESDAY, 9/29-

Theme: Anything But a Backpack

Be creative! Put your school supplies into ANYTHING BUT A BACKPACK!
Rules: No People, No Pets, Nothing Bigger than a Cooler

WEDNESDAY, 9/30-

Theme: A Night on Pandora

Wear your pajamas!!!

Events:

Homecoming Parade- Downtown Berthoud @ 6:00pm
Bonfire- Grace Place after the Parade

THURSDAY, 10/1-

Theme: Na'vi Neon

Wear your neon colors!

Events:

Girls Softball @ 4pm
Boys JV Soccer @ 4:30pm
Boys Varsity Soccer @ 6:30pm

FRIDAY, 10/2-

Theme: Sparty Party!

Dress in your SPARTAN gear!

Events:

Pep Assembly (Revised Bell Schedule)
Face Painting Before Game!
Varsity Football Game @ 7pm

SATURDAY, 10/3-

Theme: Homecoming

Homecoming Dance 8-11pm at BHS

Lifetouch Photography will be here on Monday, October 5, 2026, from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM for picture retakes.

Students who would like to have their picture retaken or who have not yet had their picture taken must attend this event.
This is the final opportunity for students to have their 2026-2027 picture taken for the yearbook.
If you previously received a photo package and would like retakes, please bring the entire package with you to turn in to the photographer.
Students will be called down by the first initial of their last name during this time.
You can order pictures at Lifetouch.com with event number: EVTDD64WX

Thank you for helping us ensure every Spartan is represented in the yearbook!

Conference Scheduler Opens to Families on October 1, 2026

Fall conferences will be available by appointment only according to the following schedule:

Tuesday, October 13, 2026, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Thursday, October 15, 2026, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Conferences are scheduled in 15 minute increments: 10 minutes for the conference and 5 minutes transition time.

To provide greater flexibility in scheduling conferences, parents/guardians will have access to their student's teachers' calendars and be able to select a convenient conference time. The conference scheduler and login information will be sent to all families once the system opens on October 1st.

Parent-teacher conferences are right around the corner! We are excited to be providing meals for our teachers on those long conference days. Thank you for your generosity and showing your support to all the Berthoud High School teachers and staff!

Conference Schedule:

Tuesday, October 13th – 4:00 PM-8:00 PM

Wednesday, October 14th – 4:00 PM-8:00 PM

Thursday, October 15th – 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Meal Plan

Here is the food we have planned for our teachers. Please click on the links below to sign up to contribute food, beverages, snacks and/or monetary support for the pizzas and breakfast burritos:

All Days – Beverages & Snacks. Please have the items to the school by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13th.

**Sign up below**

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084FA5AD28A6FD0-66099723-fall

Tuesday – Pizza and Dessert. Please have the items to the school by 3:00 PM on Tuesday, October 13th. Pizza pricing will be around $350.00.

**Sign up below**

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084FA5AD28A6FD0-66099509-fall

Wednesday – Taco Bar. Please have the items to the school by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, October 14th.

**Sign up below**

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084FA5AD28A6FD0-66133762-fall

Thursday Morning – Breakfast Burritos and Breakfast Items. Please have the items to the school by 7:30 AM on Thursday, October 15th. Breakfast burritos pricing will be around $400.00.

**Sign up below**

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E084FA5AD28A6FD0-66099953-fall

Thursday Lunch – Leftovers from previous meals

Prefer to Donate Money instead?

We are going to need about $350.00 in donations for pizza and $400.00 in donations for breakfast burritos.

If you would like to donate funds, we can handle the shopping and prep for you.

Venmo:

Jamie Terrell - @jams2279, last four: 7119

Cash or Check:

Please send to the main office in an envelope labeled: Teacher Meals. (Make checks payable to the school.)

· ** If you are donating, please also sign up on the donation slot on the Sign-up Genius page so we can track and plan.

We appreciate all your help in making this a successful parent teacher conference. Please bear with us as this is our first time helping in this Vital Volunteer Coordinator role. If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to reach out as we are still learning. Or if you would like to help, we would appreciate that as well! Special thanks to Suzy Bullett for all her insights and help from her previous years in this role! Thank you for all your contributions!!

Much gratitude,

Vital Volunteer Coordinators

John and Jamie Terrell

Questions? Feel free to contact us at Jamie.terrell45@gmail.com or text 801-717-7119.

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Upcoming Weekly Events:

Monday, Sept 28th:

Flag Football (H) Ft Lupton 5:00 JV, 6:30

Tuesday, Sept 29th:

Boys Soccer @ Weld Central 4:00 V, 6:00 JV

Softball @ Eaton 4:00 V, 5:30 JV

Unified Football @ TVHS 4:00

Thursday, October 1st:

Boys Golf @ City Park GC TBD

Boys Soccer (H) v Liberty Common 4:30 JV, 6:30 V

Softball (H) v RCS 4:00 V

Friday, October 2nd:

Football (H) v Niwot 7:00 “Homecoming”

Saturday, October 3rd

Cross Country @ Mead “Mead Stampede” TBD

Football @ Niwot 10:00 JV

Volleyball @ Eaton “D Team Tournament” TBD

The athletics schedule is subject to change. Please visit the Berthoud Spartans website for the most up-to-date schedule and event information.

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Volunteers Needed for Concessions

Berthoud High School Athletic Boosters is looking for volunteers to work the concessions stand during home athletic events. Please click on the link below to sign up to earn money for your team (Students not on a team are also welcome to help to earn volunteer hours).

October 2nd Football: Boys Basketball Working

October 6th Girls Volleyball: JROTC Working

October 14th Girls Volleyball: Girls Basketball Working

October 15th Football: Wrestling Working

October 22nd Girls Volleyball: Girls Tennis Working

October 29th Girls Volleyball: Girls Tennis Working

Senior Meeting

All Seniors need to schedule a Senior Meeting with their counselor, preferably before the end of October. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend!
Please go through the Senior Seminar slide deck posted in Class of 2027 Google Classroom
Complete Senior Meeting Information Form before meeting with your counselor.

Common App Assistance Sessions

ATTENTION SENIORS
Applying to 4 year Universities/Colleges? Plan to attend 1 or both of the Common App help sessions! Common App Sign-up form
Find out how to get your Common App ready to submit by the Early Action deadlines! BHS Counselors will go over mistakes that are commonly made and share helpful hints on how to prepare your Common App.

Scholarship Night:

When: Wednesday, October 14th
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 PM
Where: BHS Library (IMC)
This event will provide students and parents with information and tools to find and apply for scholarships and financial aid. Our counselors will explain FAFSA, discuss various types of scholarships, provide access to free online scholarship search engines, and state or federal education websites that would be helpful to our Berthoud High School students.
Open to all grades!

Concurrent Enrollment Night

Required for all NEW Concurrent Enrollment Students
Tuesday, October 13th in the BHS Library
6:00-7:30 PM
Parents encouraged to attend
Learn how our students can earn college credit while enrolled as a high school student and how to take advantage of free tuition! Hear about all the different programs available, requirements, deadlines, and more!

College Visits

October 6th, Field Trip to University of Colorado Boulder
October 13th, Field Trip to Colorado State University
October 28th, Field Trip to University of Northern Colorado
Trips will leave BHS around 8/9am and return after lunch
Counseling dept. will send a permission slip to your class
Fill out the Field Trip Interest Form in order to get a permission slip
More information from the district coming soon

Colorado Free College Application Day

October 20-22, 2026
Students planning to apply to 4-year schools within Colorado.
Opportunity for Colorado students to submit their applications to 4-year schools within Colorado and NOT pay application fees
4-year colleges in Colorado that are ALWAYS FREE to apply: Adams State University, Colorado College, Colorado State University (all campuses), Metro State University, Regis University, Western Colorado University.
Learn more about this Free Application Day on the CO Website

GT

ALP’s will be completed this fall for all 9th-12th grade GT students. Parents/Guardians are welcome to attend. Please schedule during an off block or during a class period that your student will have time to make-up missed content for.
Schedule your ALP Meeting

Algebra 1 Opt-Out Form:

For current Freshmen
Students/Parents may choose NOT to receive high school credit for qualifying middle school courses.
The High School Credit for Middle School Courses Opt-Out Form.
The deadline to submit this form is the last day of the student’s freshman year

Students: Remember that every student is required to log 20 hours of community service as a graduation requirement; don’t wait to get started! You can pick up the sheet to record your hours in the library or print at home using this link, AND YOU MUST TAKE A SHEET TO AN EVENT TO BE SIGNED BY THE SUPERVISING NONPROFIT OR AGENCY. Students and guardians can check Infinite Campus for already recorded hours that have been submitted to Ms. Barrett by following the instructions outlined in this link

Please see Ms. Barrett in the library to submit completed forms or for ideas on additional service opportunities.

Nearby Opportunity Saturday, October 17, 2026

Zombie Fun Run, Berthoud Recreation Center, 1000 Berthoud Pkwy, Berthoud, CO 80513

The Berthoud Recreation Center’s annual Zombie Fun Run is coming up! They’re looking for volunteers to help bring the event to life. Volunteers will be stationed throughout the race route as zombies, where their main job is to have fun, get into character, and give runners a few friendly scares as they pass by. It’s a great (and easy) way to be part of a unique community event. If you are interested in volunteering, please complete the form at this link.

October 23-25, 2026, variety of opportunities available

Friends of the Loveland Public Library Book Sale @ The Ranch, 5280 Arena Cir, Loveland, CO 80538

Teens ages 15-19 are needed to help out at the annual Friends of the Library book sale at the Ranch! Duties include helping to organize books and direct customers to different areas of the sale, going in pairs to help people take book purchases to cars, and helping clean up once the sale is complete. Click this online sign up to see and register for the various duties and times!

Saturday, November 7, 2026, variety of opportunities available

Heart and Sol of Loveland @ the Pulliam Community Building, 545 N. Cleveland Ave., Loveland, CO

10th annual Día De Los Muertos celebration is looking for volunteers from 1pm-4pm for a variety of opportunities. This celebration includes Mariachi and Ballet Folklorico performances, a mini Mercado, Ofrenda and sugar skull craft stations, free pan de Muertos, and an opportunity to remember loved ones who have passed. It is free and family friendly. Volunteers Sign Up Here.

BHS Make for Good Opportunities

In-School, “always open” opportunity, now - September 30!

Join us in the Compassionate Makerspace in the library during an open period to make one or many port pillows for the Infusion Center at Medical Center of the Rockies. Port pillows cushion and protect a patient's surgically implanted medical port from the painful pressure and friction of a car seat belt. Come share your established skills or let us teach you how, and earn community service hours without even leaving the school!

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All students and staff who drive to Berthoud High School are required to display a parking permit in their vehicle to park on campus.

🔗 Register your vehicle here: http://bit.ly/bhspermit
📍Or use the QR code posted near the main office.

Permits are FREE for the first issue.
Replacement permits are $2.00 each.
Once your form has been processed, you will be called to the office to pick up your permit.
Permits are valid until graduation and must be returned at that time.

Why is this necessary?
For the safety of our students and staff, we must have information for every vehicle on campus. Vehicles without a permit or those violating parking rules may receive a BHS Parking Violation.

1st Offense: $20.00 fine
Fines increase for second and third violations
Fines must be paid to the Bookkeeping Office within 14 days

Serious or repeated violations may result in the loss of parking privileges.

If you have any questions, please contact Campus Security.

This yearly update is required for every student enrolled in the Thompson School District and must be completed by a parent or guardian in the student's primary household no later than September 30, 2026. This information ensures your emergency contacts, health information, and permissions are current. We use this information for day-to-day operations, and it is imperative that it’s accurate so we can reach you quickly in an emergency. Please click on the following link for additional information and instructions: https://www.tsd.org/enroll/current

Nondiscrimination Statement

In accordance with Board Policy AC, Thompson School District does not discriminate on the basis of a person’s actual or perceived characteristics such as, but not limited to, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, immigration/citizenship status, age, marital status, conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth, genetic information, mental or physical disability, need for special education services, or any other protected class in conformance with federal, state, and local law in admission or access to, or treatment and employment in, its programs and activities. A lack of English skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation.

The following person/people has/have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies:

Title IX/Employee ADA/Section 504/EEO Compliance Officer

Director of Human Resources

800 South Taft Avenue

Loveland, Colorado 80537

(970) 613-5009

nondiscrimination@tsd.org

Student ADA/Section 504 Compliance Officer

Executive Director of Student Support Services

800 South Taft Avenue

Loveland, Colorado 80537

(970) 613-5092

nondiscrimination@tsd.org

De acuerdo con la política AC del consejo educativo, el Distrito Escolar de Thompson no discrimina sobre la base de características verdaderas o percibidas de una persona, tal como, pero sin limitación a, la raza, el color de piel, el sexo, la orientación sexual, la identidad de género, la expresión de género, la religión, el credo, el país de origen, la ascendencia, el estado de inmigración/ciudadanía, la edad, el estado civil, condiciones relacionadas con el embarazo o el parto, la información genética, una discapacidad mental o física, la necesidad para servicios de educación especial o cualquier otra clase protegida bajo ley federal, estatal y local al brindar admisión o acceso a, o trato o empleo en los programas y actividades del distrito escolar. La falta de competencia en inglés no será una barrera a la admisión o la participación.

Las siguientes personas han sido encargadas de recibir cualquier pregunta relacionada con las políticas de no discriminación:

El/la responsable del cumplimiento de Título IX/ADA para empleados/Sección 504/EEO

Director de Recursos Humanos

800 South Taft Avenue

Loveland, CO 80537

(970)613-5009

nondiscrimination@tsd.org

El/la responsable del cumplimiento de ADA/Sección 504 para estudiantes

Director ejecutivo de Servicios de Apoyo al Estudiante

800 South Taft Avenue

Loveland, CO 80537

(970)613-5092

nondiscrimination@tsd.org