NMSHS Panther Post

Nederland Middle-Senior HS Community,

Only four more days until Christmas! The holidays are a wonderful time of year for most people. Having worked in Education for over 30 years, I know that the holidays can be stressful and depressing for some. If you know of anyone who needs help, reach out to them and invite them into your family homes, or just connect with them and let them know you are thinking about them.

This past week of finals and middle school activities was a success. The teachers provided an enormous amount of support for our high school students. The kids worked hard and really gave great effort to close out the semester. We had many reindeer games including Winter Palooza and the students taped Santa Claus (John Mitrano) to the wall at lunch. It was a lot of fun.

I hope you and your family have a wonderful break and a happy New Year.

Classes Resume

Tuesday, 1/7. The four day week will begin on a Blue day.

Have a great vacation,

Gavan

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Congratulations to both Hazel Kelley and Lola Kelley for earning Superior ratings at the Colorado Thespian Conference, successfully qualifying for Nationals in June!

When we come back from break, there are a lot of middle school sports getting started.

• MS Girls’ Basketball is coached by Val Gane. Email him w/ any specific questions. It is not too late to register! Remember to pay and upload your sports physical. First practice is Wednesday, January 8 from 4 to 5:30 pm.

• MS Nordic Skiing is coached by Billy Giblin. Email him w/ any specific questions. It is also not too late to register! Remember to pay and upload your sports physical. On Tuesday, January 7 in the afternoon, he will meet w/ students briefly at the school to help outfit kids in skis. There is no official practice that Tuesday. On Wednesday, January 8 is the first official practice at Eldora from 2 to 4:30 pm. Practices will be on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this year from 2 to 4:30 pm.

• MS Alpine Skiing is coached by Ben Croll, Cheyne Keith, and Wendy Morone. Email them w/ any questions. Registration is officially closed and additional sign-ups are not being accepted. The first practice is Monday, January 6 from 2 to 4 pm at Eldora.

Have a safe, relaxing and restful break!

Happy Holidays!

Parents & Students - check your Infinite Campus portal for grades.

Spots are filling FAST: You can still sign up for FRCC next semester. See Ms. Jill to sign up for Concurrent College Credits for Spring. Asynchronous online courses include:

ENG 1021 English Comp 1

ENG 1022 English Comp 2

CIS 1018 Intro to PC Applications - meets BVSD computer literacy requirements

LIT 2005 Race, Culture & Ethnicity - transferable Humanities credits.

Courses such as the ones offered through Front Range could help you qualify for ASCENT.

ASCENT is a tuition payment to help students access college. BVSD partners with the following colleges and universities for the ASCENT program.

● Aims Community College - Greeley, Ft Lupton, Loveland and Windsor

● Emily Griffith Technical College - Denver

● Front Range Community College - Westminster, Longmont and Ft. Collins

● Metropolitan State University - Denver

● University of Colorado @ Colorado Springs

● University of Northern Colorado - Greeley

● Western Colorado University - Gunnison

See Ms. Jill for information on preparing to participate in the ASCENT program or see the info sheet.

SAT-PSAT is coming in April 2025.

Would you like free online SAT Test Prep? We have 8 seats, sponsored by BVSD, for online SAT test prep. See Ms. Jill if you are interested in accessing an SAT test prep spot! The SAT is a college-scholarship reportable exam score. Here’s a video on SAT test preview. Students can view a test preview and previous exam scores on their Bluebook App. See instructions on creating your Bluebook app account.

Seniors: The actual FAFSA IS OPEN (finally!) fafsa.gov BVSD will host some drop in help workshops for families filling out the FAFSA for financial aid. See the FAFSA drop in schedule here. To be evaluated for college financial aid, students and families need to apply for the FAFSA. Nederland seniors graders will apply for the 2025-26 FAFSA, because they enter college in FALL of 2025. You can get a sneak preview of the FAFSA prototype here.

Feeling stress? Need information? See the 2024-2025 BVSD Mental Health Referral Provider List for a list of local psychologists and clinics serving in a variety of specializations, including educational consult services, family consultations, eating issues, substance use and others.