Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

I'd like to start with thanking our incredible families and amazing PTO for kicking off our annual fundraising this week. Please see more information from our PTO in this bulletin about how to donate and how the funds raised will be used. I can't thank you enough for your support of our school!

One of the highlights of this week has been the launch of our Project-Based Learning (PBL) classes. These classes provide students with opportunities to explore their interests, develop new skills, and engage in hands-on learning experiences that extend beyond our typical courses. It has been exciting to visit classrooms and see the creativity, collaboration, and enthusiasm our students are already demonstrating.

This semester, students are participating in a wide variety of courses, including Community Coloring and Mural Creation, Bike Repair, Creative Writing, Newspaper, Money, Money, Money, Give Next, Multimedia Production/Yearbook, Lego Robotics Programming, Healthcare Sciences, Mural Design, Intro to Tech Theater Production, Backyard Astronomy, Weightlifting, 6th Grade GT, and Sustainability. From repairing bikes and designing murals to learning about personal finance, healthcare, robotics, and astronomy, students have a wide range of opportunities to explore passions and discover new interests.

I encourage you to take a few minutes this weekend to ask your student about their PBL class. What are they learning? What projects are they working on (or will be)? What has been their favorite part so far? These conversations are a great way to learn more about how Project-Based Learning comes to life at Blevins.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and partnership. We are off to an outstanding start to the school year, and it has been a joy to see our students engaged, challenged, and excited to learn.

Proudly,
Joe Zappa, Principal

Monday, September 7th

• NO SCHOOL/Labor Day

Monday, September 14th

• Fall/Winter Bruin Club Starts (See Information Below)

• 7th and 8th grade families come learn about Boston/NYC Travel Opportunity (See Informaiton Below) 5:00-6:00 pm in the Blevins Media Center
• PTO Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Collaboration Cafe/Room 221)

• 8th Grade College & Career Exploration @ CSU 10:30-1:30 (Watch for More Information)

🐾 Blevins PTO Fundraiser is HERE!

August 31 – September 18

It’s time for our Blevins Grade-Level Fundraising Challenge! Each grade will compete to see who can raise the most money for Blevins students and staff.

🏆 The grade that raises the most money gets to CHOOSE their celebration!

🍕 Pizza Party
🍦 Ice Cream Party
🍩 Donut Party

💰 Choose Your Grade & Donate!

6th Grade:
Donate to the 6th Grade Competition

7th Grade:
Donate to the 7th Grade Competition

8th Grade:
Donate to the 8th Grade Competition

🎯 Schoolwide Goals

Let’s see what Blevins can do together!

$15,000 → EXTRA REC TIME!
$20,000 → DUCT TAPE PRINCIPAL ZAPPA TO THE WALL!

We can’t miss out on this Blevins tradition!

Every donation helps the PTO provide opportunities, activities, and support for Blevins students and staff. Help your grade win—and help us reach our schoolwide goals!

Fundraiser runs August 31–September 18.

🐾 Go Bruins!

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our August PTO meeting! We’re excited for a great 2026–27 school year and have lots of ways for families to get involved.

📣 Get Involved with PTO

We still have several open PTO positions:

• Vice President
• Secretary
• Marketing Chair
• School Spirit Chair

You don’t have to take on a big commitment to be part of PTO! We also welcome families who simply want to stay informed, volunteer at events, or help with specific projects.

Know a Blevins family who would like to get involved or be added to our PTO email list? Please share our PTO Interest & Email List Form⁠.

🎉 Bruin Bash – October 2

Blevins staff will be leading this year’s Bruin Bash Fall Festival, and PTO will be helping support the event!

We are looking for help with:

• T-shirt sponsorships
• Business donations
• Event volunteers
• Potential business booths
• PTO merchandise and information booth

If you have a business connection or would like to help with sponsorship or donation outreach, please reach out to our PTO President Megan (megan@kaliczak.com).

📅 Upcoming PTO Meetings

September 15 • October 20 • December 15 • January 19 • February 16 • March 23 • April 20

We’d love to see more Blevins families at our meetings! Come when you can, help where you can, and be part of making Blevins a great place for our students and staff.

Blevins Middle School is excited to offer our after-school program, Bruin Club, starting Monday, September 14, 2026! This after-school program, which is funded through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grant, Cohort X, offers students homework help, enrichment clubs, and community connection opportunities, while giving them a safe place to build relationships with other students. Bruin Club is a drop-in based program and will be held from 2:25pm to 5:00pm, Monday through Thursday. The fall session runs 09/14/2026 - 12/17/2026 with no programs operating on 10/13/26, 10/15/26, and 11/17/26. An email will be sent out in early September once we have finalized our enrichment offerings.

To Participate: All students must have a completed and approved 2026-2027 “Permission to Participate” form on file before attending Bruin Club.

Permission to Participate Form: The permission to participate form will be available to students in the front office. You can also download the form and print or fill it out virtually and email it to Izzy Crume at icrume@psdschools.org. Printed versions of the form can be brought to the front office at Blevins. Note: if you have multiple students at Blevins, please fill out a separate form for each student.

Transportation: If your student needs to ride the bus home from Bruin Club during our fall session, you are required to submit the “Permission to Participate” form to Izzy Crume OR the school office by Friday, 08/28/2026 by 2:25pm. Note: Bussing is not guaranteed, but if available, bussing will pick students up from Blevins at 4:45pm. Transportation start date is to be determined.

Interested in Odyssey of the Minds: Odyssey is a creative problem-solving program for students in Kindergarten through College where teams of up to seven members learn to think outside the box, work together to develop creative solutions to broadly defined problems, and present their solution in an eight-minute performance.

Through this program, students practice 21st-century skills they need to succeed today and in the future. They learn to think and work creatively, apply innovative approaches, communicate clearly and effectively, and collaborate respectfully with others.

To learn more about Odyssey of the Minds at Blevins, join us for a family information night on Wednesday, August 26th, from 6:00 pm-7:00 pm in the Media Center.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding Bruin Club, please contact Izzy Crume at (970)657-6612 or icrume@psdschools.org.

7th and 8th grade families! On September 15th 5:00-6:00 pm in the Blevins Media Center come learn about an ncredible opportunity to travel to Boston/NYC (and get to know the teachers leading your student's tour!). We're excited to tell you more about the trip we're planning with EF Explore America, our educational partner. Please REGISTER HERE for our info session to be considered for our upcoming travel opportunity.

In our session, we'll cover everything from how this will benefit your child, what's included in the experience, how we'll keep the trip safe and affordable, and much more. Plus, if we haven't met yet, it's a good chance to learn more about me as both an educator and a Group Leader.

Registration for this session is mandatory to help organize our meeting, and a parent or guardian must attend. Can't make it? Choose "No, but send info" so you don't miss out.

Thank you,

Brook Rozman (She/her/hers)

6th Grade Social Studies Teacher

Social Studies Department Chair

6th Grade Team Lead

Yearbook Advisor

brozman@psdschools.org

October Count is coming on OCTOBER 1st!

(PSD's count window is Sept. 24- Oct 8.)

What is October Count? It is simply making your student count in our education system. Per the Colorado Department of Education:

“The Student October Pupil Enrollment collection contains student enrollment information as of the pupil enrollment count date. This information is used to determine the school demographics, number of students in instructional programs, free and reduced lunch counts, and distribution of school finances across the state.”

Its very important to have your student in school during this time so your student and Blevins are accurately represented. If you have any questions or concerns, please call Brian Crego 970-488-4008.

Welcome back Bruins! While May seems so far away, the Yearbook purchase deadline will creep up faster than you think! Now is the best time to pre-order your yearbook for three reasons:

1. You are guaranteed a yearbook! We don’t order enough for every student, so ordering in advance guarantees your student will receive one.
2. You can get FREE icons to customize your student’s book. Add music notes, a football, or other symbols to reflect their unique interests with the code YBKICONS at checkout when personalization is purchased
3. The yearbook is CHEAPER! After winter break, the cost of the Yearbook will go up! Order your yearbook now and avoid the price increase later in the year.

We appreciate your support of yearbook as students create the entire book start to finish. We can’t wait to share this year’s work with you!

Order your yearbook at http://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A00939000

Order an 8th Grade Recognition Ad for your graduating 8th grader at www.theyearbookcompany.com

Brook Rozman

Yearbook Advisor

brozman@psdschools.org

Caps4Cash is a Morning Fresh Dairy program where schools can earn cash by collecting caps from Morning Fresh Dairy glass bottles. Each cap will be redeemed for 5¢. Bring your caps to the front office, and our 6th graders will take it from there. Contact Annika Gurley if you have any questions.

Represent Blevins

Pick up a yard sign from our front office

Donations accepted but not required

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday Student Schedule

Wednesday Student Schedule

Silver & Burgundy Calendar

PSD Calendar

Blevins Student/Family Handbook

Community Flyers

Joe Zappa, Principal

970-488-4001

jzappa@psdschools.org

Dusti Sanger, Assistant Principal

970-488-4002

dsanger@psdschools.org

Scott Schreiner, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

970-488-4036

scotts@psdschools.org

Michele Trujillo, Office Manager

970-488-4004

mtrujill@psdschools.org

Anna Burris, 7th Grade Counselor

970-488-4091

annab@psdschools.org

Kirsten Bovbjerg, 8th Grade Counselor

970-488-4010

kbovbjerg@psdschools.org

Erin McCain, 6th Grade Counselor

970-488-4009

emccain@psdschools.org