Victor Santiago, SCHS
Mr. Santiago, Spanish teacher at Sand Creek, has embodied the pillar of Student Success through his commitment to not only the AVID course but also in helping teachers learn and implement AVID strategies and communicating and connecting AVID with parents and students at Sand Creek High School.
NAHS Experiences UltraVision
Sand Creeks NAHS participated in an interactive art installation that played with the perceptions of all who walked through the environment. The event was held at The Trestle Building, 219 W. Colorado Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 and was hosted by UltraVision
UltraVision Art Experience is a collaboration, and the first steps of bringing an immersive art experience to Colorado Springs. ART manifests its full potential as an experience. This experience will encompass the 5 senses. The objective is to create an excessive, immoderate and outre exhibit.
Jennifer Palazzola, RES
Mrs. Palazzola, Instructional Coach at Remington, has been recognized for her dedication to Student Success through her commitment to taking on the task of creating and implementing tiered math interventions, her commitment to coaching best practices to include visible learning principals, and leading the pilot of Star360 assessments at Remington Elementary School.
HMS Gold Qualifiers Get Rewarded at the Movies
7th and 8th graders that qualified for the Gold Level 4th quarter last semester, were rewarded with a trip to the movies with Principal Dustin Horras on Friday, October 4th. Students qualify for the gold level by earning a 4.0. Congratulations to our students and their success!
911 Fire Safety in Mrs. Peterson's Class
Mrs. Peterson’s 1st graders at Remington Elementary received an education on emergencies, when to call 911 and helpful information today from the 911 Authority. Students heard actual calls from kids their age into 911 to talk about how to stay calm, what information is important to know, and when it is important to call 911.
HMS Students Participate in Viola Day
5 HMS orchestra students attended the Colorado Springs Youth Orchestra Viola Day on Saturday, October 26th featuring master viola teachers Vijay Chalasani and Michael Sabatka. Mr Chalasani is an Assistant Professor of Viola at the University of Northern Colorado. Currently coaching for the CSYSA, Mr. Sabatka is Assistant Principal Viola with the Colorado Springs Philharmonic. They had a great time! Students that participated were Trinity Arcay (7th), Joe Berglund (7th), Makena Miller (7th), Anna Mayfield (8th), and Landon Brown (8th).
Sue Beiner, SRES
Mrs. Beiner, 5th Grade Teacher at Springs Ranch, has been recognized for her dedication to People through her energy and positivity that she puts into both staff and students. She shows dedication by staying late, coming in early and is always a positive force at Springs Ranch Elementary.
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Erika Siemieniec Ms. Siemieniec, Business Teacher and FBLA Sponsor at SCHS, was one of seven finalists for the Colorado Teacher of the Year. Erika has been with the Zone since 2011 and has grown the Future Business Leaders of America to the largest student organization in D49. Check out the KKTV news story here. We are proud to have her as a part of the Sand Creek Zone! | Heather Reading Heather Reading, Kindergarten Teacher at RES, qualified for the Boston Marathon in a race in September. Last year, she missed by less than a half of second. She will be running in the 2020 marathon on April 20th. Great Job, Mrs. Reading! | William Yerger Mr. Yerger, Health Science Teacher at HMS, was also one of seven finalists for the Colorado Teacher of the Year. William coordinates the WEB leaders at HMS and focuses on hands on experiences in his classroom. Check out the KKTV news story here. Congrats on this great accomplishment! |
Erika Siemieniec
Ms. Siemieniec, Business Teacher and FBLA Sponsor at SCHS, was one of seven finalists for the Colorado Teacher of the Year. Erika has been with the Zone since 2011 and has grown the Future Business Leaders of America to the largest student organization in D49. Check out the KKTV news story here. We are proud to have her as a part of the Sand Creek Zone!
Heather Reading
Heather Reading, Kindergarten Teacher at RES, qualified for the Boston Marathon in a race in September. Last year, she missed by less than a half of second. She will be running in the 2020 marathon on April 20th. Great Job, Mrs. Reading!
William Yerger
Mr. Yerger, Health Science Teacher at HMS, was also one of seven finalists for the Colorado Teacher of the Year. William coordinates the WEB leaders at HMS and focuses on hands on experiences in his classroom. Check out the KKTV news story here. Congrats on this great accomplishment!
Kindness Week at EIES
Evans has kicked off their kindness campaign! Their theme this year is “Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today!”
Staff and students were able to fill out kindness sheets on any other staff and student and put them up in front of the office and library on the windows.
Check out some of the latest kindness recognition!
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Trauma, Dr. Kim Boyd Dr. Kim Boyd presented on signs of trauma and how it affects students and adults throughout their lives. Her interactive presentation included attendees looking at their own past history and steps parents can take to support their kids when they've experienced trauma. | Vaping, Kevin McQueen Kevin McQueen, the Southern Colorado Regional Director of Respiratory Care, presented to parents on Vaping. One of the most attended sessions, McQueen discussed the known and unknown risks of vaping and how nicotine addiction affects the brain and lungs of adolescents. | Cyber Bullying, HMS and SCHS SROs Officer Ryan Jacobsen and Deputy Amanda Torres covered what classifies as Cyber Bullying and the school and legal consequences that students could face. They also went over ways to spot it and what you can do to help prevent it from happening. |
Trauma, Dr. Kim Boyd
Dr. Kim Boyd presented on signs of trauma and how it affects students and adults throughout their lives. Her interactive presentation included attendees looking at their own past history and steps parents can take to support their kids when they've experienced trauma.
Vaping, Kevin McQueen
Kevin McQueen, the Southern Colorado Regional Director of Respiratory Care, presented to parents on Vaping. One of the most attended sessions, McQueen discussed the known and unknown risks of vaping and how nicotine addiction affects the brain and lungs of adolescents.
Cyber Bullying, HMS and SCHS SROs
Officer Ryan Jacobsen and Deputy Amanda Torres
covered what classifies as Cyber Bullying and the school and legal consequences that students could face. They also went over ways to spot it and what you can do to help prevent it from happening.
Kids on Bikes at Horizon
Did you know Horizon Middle School offers a bike club? Bike club is just one amazing club open to Horizon students. Mr. Sweeney and Mr. Jung run this after school club and have partnered with Kids On Bikes. This year, four students who did not have bikes have been given bikes, and will be able to earn them as their own by the end of the year!
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COS I Love You Organization Helps Out On Saturday, October 5th, a group of volunteers from the Colorado Springs (COS) I Love You organization came to EIES to complete some much needed projects. | Lab Set Up Complete Volunteers helped set up a computer lab for Spanish and wiped down and cleaned chrome books. | Old Technology and Messages Pictured are volunteers collecting and storing old technology from classrooms and storage areas. They even left encouraging messages for staff as well. |
COS I Love You Organization Helps Out
On Saturday, October 5th, a group of volunteers from the Colorado Springs (COS) I Love You organization came to EIES to complete some much needed projects.
Lab Set Up Complete
Volunteers helped set up a computer lab for Spanish and wiped down and cleaned chrome books.
Old Technology and Messages
Pictured are volunteers collecting and storing old technology from classrooms and storage areas. They even left encouraging messages for staff as well.
New Murals at Remington
Rachel Washburn, Senior Student Council student at SCHS, organized a crew of students to paint student restrooms at RES over Fall Break. The staff voted on their favorite quotes and images for the students to trace and paint. Paint was donated by Sherwin-Willams to help start this project. It was great seeing former Remington students give back to the school. Some of the messages included "I believe in me", "Do the right thing even when no one is looking", and "The time to be awesome is now". Washburn started this campaign at SCHS last summer to bring a positive change in the culture amongst students.
Fall Fest Success at SRES
On Friday, September 27th, Springs Ranch hosted Fall Fest; a night of food, fun, and games! For a small fee, students, parents and community members enjoyed Dion's pizza, and unlimited carnival games. A bounce house was on site along with snow cones, face painting and balloon animals. Such a great event for the Springs Ranch Community!
Whitney Apodaca, HMS
Mrs. Apodaca, 8th grade Social Studies teacher at Horizon, has embodied the pillar of Service through her commitment to the Renaissance program and to taking on Student Council, as well as supporting new teachers, her 8th grade team and always going above and beyond at Horizon Middle School
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1st Group of Volunteers Two different crews of volunteers came out to Remington on Serve Day, 10/5, to help out with big projects around the school. | Cleaning Up the Garden Many of the volunteers spent time cleaning out the garden, trimming trees around the building and painting rocks for the front of school. | Storage Spaces Emptied Pictured are the young volunteers that completely cleaned out a trailer on campus! |
1st Group of Volunteers
Two different crews of volunteers came out to Remington on Serve Day, 10/5, to help out with big projects around the school.
Cleaning Up the Garden
Many of the volunteers spent time cleaning out the garden, trimming trees around the building and painting rocks for the front of school.
Storage Spaces Emptied
Pictured are the young volunteers that completely cleaned out a trailer on campus!
SRES Hosts Cool Science Day
Springs Ranch hosted Cool Science on Friday, September 13th, where seniors from Colorado College, majoring in physics, put on presentations for each grade dealing with different physics topics. Students could look through telescopes, learn about pressure, light and motion.
YMCA Partnership
The YMCA, now open off of Tutt Blvd between Constitution and S. Carefree, hosted a multi sport camp at SCHS for Elementary grade levels. The camp was during the first week of fall break and students could try out different sports while attending. The YMCA will be hosting volleyball camps at each elementary school. Check out your schools' website for more information.
11/4: HMS Chipotle Night
11/5: SCHS FAFSA Night
11/6: HMS 7th & 8th Orchestra Concert
11/8: HMS Astronomy Night
11/7: STEM Night at RES
11/11: SRES 5th Gr Musical
11/12: SCHS SAC Meeting
11/21: Parent Academy: Mindfulness
11/25-11/29: Thanksgiving Break
12/5: SCHS Band Concert
