Digging Deep with Principal David
Sargent Secondary Newsletter April 2022
STATE TESTING - APRIL 12 - 13, 2022
CMAS testing for 7th and 8th grade will begin at 8am-12pm on April 12th - 14th.
PSAT/SAT testing for 9th/10th/11th grades will begin at 8am-12pm on April 13, 2022.
Science CMAS for 8th and 11th graders will be on April 20th from 8am-12pm.
We ask that students be to school on time and that all electronics are charged and ready to go.
How to help prepare your student for testing:
1. Encourage them to get a good nights rest; get to bed at a normal hour as to get plenty of sleep.
2. Put all electronics away an hour before a student goes to sleep to help calm down the mind.
3. Eat a healthy breakfast the morning of the test(s).
4. Remind students to remain calm and to stay positive. The adage of "do your best" is a great way to stay focused. Focusing on what they do know and not on what they do not know.
5. Take their time and review what they have done.
You got this Sargent Students!
Colorado State Engineering and Science Fair is Near!
Congratulations and good luck to the following Sargent Junior High and High School students as they prepare to attend the Colorado State Engineering and Science Fair in Ft. Collins on April 7, 2022.
Parker M., Makenzie C., Kimberly P., Kandace P., Catie D., Will W., Kyra G., Dietrich S., Addision R., Daylon M., and Chinmay J.
#SargentStrong#
Upcoming Events Scheduled for April
April 4th - April Knowledge Bowl meet
April 5th- Welcome to High School Night for upcoming 9th graders - 4:30-5:30 pm
April 5th-6th- FFA- Regional CDE’s in Lamar
April 6th-9th - State Science Fair-Ft. Collins
April 12-14th - CMAS Testing
April 11-12th - Senior Trip
April 12th - STUCO Elections - 3:00 pm
April 13th - PSAT/SAT Testing
April 18-20th - State FBLA
April 21st - Senior Celebration Luncheon- 11:00 am
April 26th - Apple Exam for Spanish
April 27th - Senior Exit Interviews
April 30th - Prom
April 30th - State History Day
Vandalism - Can You Identify These Two Individuals?
If you have any information, please contact Sargent School District at 719-852-4025.
Reminder of School Dress Code as Warmer Weather Approaches
Please Be Aware...
Student Dress Code
According to Sargent School Policy JIC: A safe and disciplined learning environment is essential to a quality educational program. District-wide standards on student attire are intended to help students concentrate on schoolwork, reduce discipline problems, and improve school order and safety. The Board recognizes that students have a right to express themselves through dress and personal appearance; however, students shall not wear apparel that is deemed disruptive or potentially disruptive to the classroom environment or to the maintenance of a safe and orderly school.
Any student deemed in violation of the dress code shall be required to change into
appropriate clothing.
Inappropriate/Unacceptable Items Include but are not limited to:
Clothing or accessories that express obscene language, tobacco, alcohol, and drug symbols, satanic graphics, gang affiliation; chains or spikes.
Clothing which exposes the body inappropriately which includes: skimpy, see-through, fish-net tops, tube tops, backless clothing, muscle shirts or athletic mesh shirts/half shirts, exposing of undergarments; short shorts or spandex shorts (length must be palm length from knee); pajama bottoms; slippers; gang related apparel; ripped or shredded or “sagging” clothing that bare or expose traditionally private parts of the body including, buy not limited to, the stomach, back, buttocks, and breasts. Tank tops or other similar clothing with straps narrower than 1.5 inches in width.
SOUTHERN PEAKS ART SHOW...SARGENT MAKES A SHOWING!
Douglas S. - 3rd Place - Drawing
Catie D. - 2nd Place - Printmaking
Donovan H. - 3rd Place - Printmaking
Durae N. - 2nd Place - Ceramics
Sylvia D. - 3rd Place - Ceramics
Madeline M. - Honorable Mention - Ceramics
Kaelyn D. - 1st Place - Sculpture
Reagan C. - 2nd Place - Sculpture
Joeleen W. - 3rd Place - Sculpture
Catherine D. - 2nd Place - Other
Hailee W. - 3rd Place - Other
Amelia F. - 1st Place - Drawing and BEST OVERALL MIDDLE SCHOOL ART
2022 Art Awards for High School
Kadence H. - 1st Place - Beginning Printmaking
Brook H. - 2nd Place - Drawing
Silas L. - 3rd Place - Drawing
Maya S. - 2nd Place - Painting
Mia S. - Honorable Mention - Painting
Becca S. - 1st Place - Mixed Media
Mia S. - 1st Place - Beginning Copy Work
Liz K. - 2nd Place - Beginning Copy Work
Melina B. - 1st Place - Advanced Copy Work
Makayla B. - 2nd Place - Advanced Copy Work
Jozlynn M. - 3rd Place - Other
Nevaeh V. - 2nd Place - Other
Nathan H. - Honorable Mention - Other
Giovanni A. - 2nd Place - Sculpture
Nevaeh V. - 3rd Place - Sculpture
Brooke H. - Honorable Mention - Sculpture
Jaxon R. - 1st Place - Advanced Sculpture
Joseph O. - 3rd Place - Advanced Sculpture
Harley J. - Honorable Mention - Advanced Sculpture
Becca S. - 3rd Place - Ceramics
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FFA Newsletter
Sargent Secondary Student of the Month for March
Congratulations and job well done to the following students:
7th Grade - Catherine D.
8th Grade - Angelise S.
9th Grade - Maia (Liz) K.
10th Grade - Jesse P.
11th Grade - Maximus (Vinny) V.
12th Grade - Mary W.
2021- 2022 Junior High and High School Sports Schedules
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL:
April 2 - in Del Norte at 10am (double header)
April 9 - in Monte Vista at 10am (double header)
April 16 - at home with Center at 10am (double header)
April 23 - at home with Trinidad at 10am (double header)
April 29 - in Custer County at 10am (double header)
May 7 - at home with Ignacio at 10am (double header)
May 14 - in South Park at 10am (double header)
May 21 - OPEN
May 27-28 Regional TBA
June 4 - State TBA
(*Subject to change without notice)
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK:
April 1 - in Mancos TBA
April 14 - in Alamosa TBA
April 16 - in Del Norte TBA
April 23 - in Durango TBA
April 29 - in Rocky Ford TBA
May 5 - in Del Norte TBA
May 13 - in Monte Vista TBA
May 19-21 State
(*Subject to change without notice)
JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL:
April 12 - in Antonito at 4:40pm
April 14 - at home with Alamosa at 4:40pm
April 19 - at home with Center at 4:40pm
April 26 - at home with Sanford at 4:40pm
April 28 - at home with Sierra Grande at 4:40pm
May 3 - at home with Del Norte at 4:40pm
May 5 - at home with Monte Vista at 4:40pm
(*Subject to change without notice)
JUNIOR HIGH TRACK:
April 8 - in Del Norte TBA
April 15 - at Ortega Middle School in Alamosa TBA
April 23 - in Monte Vista TBA
May 7 - in Centauri TBA
(*Subject to change without notice)
EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES and OPPORTUNITIES FOR SARGENT JR. HIGH & HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 2021-2022
JUNIOR HIGH
ATHLETICS: Football, Volleyball, Cross country, Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Baseball
ACADEMICS: JH Knowledge Bowl, JH National Honor Society, Science Fair, History Fair, Spelling Bee, Art Club, Student Council, Leadership Team
SOCIAL: Dances, Lock-ins, Caroling, Ski Days, Field Trips, Game Nights
HIGH SCHOOL:
ATHLETICS: Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball, Wrestling, Track, Baseball, Trapshooting, Swimming, Cheer/Dance Team
ACADEMICS: Student Council, Leader in Me/Leadership Team, FBLA, FFA, Spanish Club, Aviation Club, Art Club, Science Fair, History Fair, Drum line (Mrs. Hefner) and Guitar lessons (Mr. Paulson), community service projects
SOCIAL: Dances: Prom/Homecoming/Sadie Hawkins, Field Trips, Rowdy Crowd - Fan section at sporting events
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS
Come one, come all! The District Accountability Committee of the Sargent School District meets throughout the school year to complete wide range of school board directives. Reports are provided by the superintendent and both principals from the elementary and the secondary to keep parents and community members up-to-date concerning the school district.
Meetings are currently held every other month in a restaurant setting and generally last less than an hour and a half. Opportunities abound to share and receive input on items that matter most to you.
For more information contact Theresa Kaiser-Griffin at 719-852-0825.
Booster Club:
We are an organization that supports all the athletes and sports at Sargent High School.
We meet when needed. If you would like to join please contact:
Michelle Burkhart at 719.588.1594 or mburkhart@sargent.k12.co.us
Nicole Rockey at 719.588.4732 or nrockey@sargent.k12.co.us
Traci Holmes at 719.580.0273
ABC - Academic Booster Club:
The Sargent Academic Booster Club is an organization that works to encourage, support and recognize the academic achievements, successes, and competitions of the Sargent secondary students as well as providing recognition and support of their amazing teachers.
We recognize students who achieve the Honor Roll each semester, we sponsor the Student of the Month program, organize send-offs for students who earn their way to state competitions in Science Fair, History Day, FBLA, FFA and Knowledge Bowl. We also host the Teacher Appreciation Lunch in May, provide meals for the teachers during Parent/Teacher Conferences throughout the year, and give teachers and staff appreciation gifts at various times throughout the year. We also will support funding any academic items, if requested and funds are available.
As you can tell, we do our best to give our hard-working students and staff the recognition and support they deserve. However, this isn’t done with the wave of a magic wand or the saying of some magical phrase. It’s accomplished with monetary support, dedication, organization, and help from parents and staff.
The Academic Booster Club meets quarterly or more often, if needed. We generally keep our meetings to an hour or less. We need parents who are willing to serve on the committee to assist in making decisions, planning, helping out when needed and/or monetary support. We would like as many parents, teachers, and staff to participate to hopefully have 7th-12th grades represented. Please consider becoming an active part of the Academic Booster Club (ABC). You can help make a positive impact on Sargent JH/HS and our students and staff!
If you have any questions, please contact Traci Holmes at 580-0273, Amy Holland at 588-3261, or Tonya Wenta at 850-1960. Thank you for your continued support!
2021 - 2022 Yearbooks are FOR SALE!
2021-2022 JR/SR high yearbooks are now for sale. Yearbooks need to be purchased by April 30, 2022. Extra copies of yearbooks are not ordered.
Contact the school office at 719-852-4025 or email Ms. Trish Rue (yearbook sponsor) at true@sargent.k12.co.us for information.Sargent Cafeteria News and Menu
We (your Cafeteria Crew) would like to let you in on some exciting news! The USDA has extended its flexibilities to allow our district to have free meals for ALL students through the end of the 21-22 school year! That means your child/ren get to eat breakfast and lunch all year at no cost to you. However, ala-carte items and second lunches will still be charged. Whatever charges your child/ren have accrued (FOR THIS YEAR ONLY) will be put back into your lunch account. If you have paid a bill already for this year, you will also be credited for that payment. The process of refunding your lunch accounts will take some time so please be patient with us. If you have lunch balances from previous years, please continue to make your payments on those. If you have any questions contact Val Bonsall at veichner@sargent.k12.co.us or at 852-8863, Monday - Thursday from 6am - 2pm.
Thank you!
Driver's Education Classes
Here is current information on the 2021-2022 DriveSafe Scholarship Competition as well as the 2021-2022 CollegeDrive Scholarship Competition.
On April 13th, 2022, both Baron Education companies, DriveSafe Driving Schools and CollegeDrive Test Prep and Tutoring, will award a scholarship of $1,500 each to students who can use it in any way to enhance their education. To compete for the scholarship, students must complete the application and submit a qualifying entry of either an essay (250-500 words) or video (4 minutes or less). Posts must be made on one of the following platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok.
The scholarship details and requirements for each opportunity can be found on their respective scholarship web pages:
https://www.drivesafecolorado.com/scholarship/
https://www.collegedrive.com/scholarship
Baron Education celebrates educational opportunities and recognizes the importance of education in helping individuals reach their greatest potential. We encourage all eligible teens to apply for the Scholarship.
Sunflower Bank ABC Program
All students are encouraged to enter their most current report card into the “Pay for A’s” contest at their local Sunflower Bank. On a date to be determined, each local Sunflower Bank will randomly draw five winners, and winning students earn $10 for each “A”. Additionally, Sunflower Bank matches these totals with a corresponding donation to the student’s school.
B: Bucks for our schools.
Customers that use their debit card can designate a participating school to receive a five cent donation each time that they swipe and sign for a transaction! Custom debit cards with your school name are also available.
C: Cash for your school.
Don’t have a Sunflower Bank debit card yet? Well, this is the perfect time to get one! New customers to Sunflower Bank can earn up to $100 when opening a new account, with a matching payment made to your school.
Sargent COVID Updates as of 1/7/2022
2021-2022 Sargent School Policy Handbook
Sargent School District Plan 2021-22 School Year
2021-2022 SARGENT SCHOOL CALENDAR
Standard Response Protocols for Safety - Information for Parents/Guardians
The Standard Response Protocol (SRP) is a uniform, planned, and practiced response to any incident. This is the foundation of a safe school, business and community. The SRP is action-based, flexible and easy to learn. It rationally organizes tactics for response to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders and other threats to personal safety. Lockdown, Evacuate, and Shelter.
Sargent School District implements the the “I Love U Guys” Foundation’s Standard Response Protocol (SRP). Students and staff will be training, practicing, and drilling these protocols.
Download the handout below for more information.