Digging Deep with Principal David
Sargent Secondary Newsletter January 2021
Welcome to the 2021 School Year!
There are many benefits to educating our future generations in an in-person setting. One is the coping and emotional state of our students. Seeing kids on a daily basis, educators get to know students and their daily normal behaviors. We see when they are upset, happy, confused and may be struggling with elements pertaining to school, friends and families. Once we see these out-of-the-normal behaviors, we can have the conversations with parents and students on how we can provide support.
Another benefit is the social aspect of communication and social cues that we must learn in order to understand how to interact with others. Body language, intonations and voice are all important skills of speaking and listening. Our expectation for our Sargent students and graduates is for them to positively add to society in which they will be encountering with effective communication techniques that will further the world in which we all live in.
One more benefit is the immediate access of information that a teacher can provide with the integration of problem solving, networking, and connecting with students from differing backgrounds. The intermingling of data and resources provide our students with the needed educational skills that promote success.
Looking at teaching and learning from an online only perspective, teachers can get a quick glimpse into their students' attitude and emotional state, however that is a small portion of what can be gleamed through a computer screen. How students interact with each other and with teachers provide us with insight into each students' personality. The close-knit cooperation seen in a classroom is lost to a large extent when teaching through a zoom meeting or a google hangout.
Again, we are excited to be in-person and are continuing to put in the needed protocols and procedures to keep Sargent healthy, safe and strong!
Happy New Year - 2021!
Sargent Basketball (Girls/Boys), Volleyball and Baseball Schedules 2021
BASKETBALL:
January 28 - at Home with Sierra Grande at 5pm - Varsity
January 29 - at Home with Hoehne at 3pm - JV & Varsity
January 30 - at Rocky Ford at 2pm - JV & Varsity
February 4 - in Pagosa at 4pm - JV & Varsity
February 6 - in Trinidad at 1pm - JV & Varsity
February 9 - at Home with Center at 4:30 - JV & Varsity
February 12 - at Home with Swink at 2pm - JV & Varsity
February 16 - at Home with Crested Butte at 4pm - Varsity
February 19 - in Ignacio at 4pm - JV & Varsity
February 20 - at Home with Del Norte at 5pm - JV & Varsity
February 26 - in Sanford at 3:30pm - JV & Varsity
February 27 - at Home with South Park at 2pm - JV & Varsity
March 2 - at Home with Monte Vista at 4pm - JV & Varsity
March 6 - in Custer County at 2pm - JV & Varsity
Regionals: Week of March 9th - Site TBD
State Tournament: Week of March 19th - Site TBD
VOLLEYBALL:
March 23 - at Home with Crested Butte at 4:30pm - JV & Varsity
March 27 - in Trinidad at 1pm - JV & Varsity
March 30 - in Center at 4:30pm - JV & Varsity
April 2 - in Custer County at 4pm - JV & Varsity
April 6 - at Home with Del Norte at 5pm - JV & Varsity
April 10 - in Fowler Tournament (3 games) at 9am - Varsity
April 13 - in Gunnison at 5pm - JV & Varsity
April 16 - at Home with South Park at 2pm - JV & Varsity
April 17 - in Sanford at 4pm - JV & Varsity
April 20 - at Home with Centauri at 5pm - JV & Varsity
April 22 - at Home with Monte Vista at 4:30pm - JV & Varsity
April 24 - in Hoehne at 1pm - JV & Varsity
BASEBALL:
May 1 - at Home with Del Norte (DH) 10am
May 4 - at Home with Florence (JV & V) 3pm
May 8 - at Home with Monte Vista (DH) 10am
May 15 - in Center (DH) 10am
May 18 - in Pagosa (JV & V) at 3pm
May 22 - in Trinidad (DH) 10am
May 29 - at Home with Custer County (DH) 10am
June 5 - at Sanford (DH) 10am
June 12 - at Home with South Park (DH) 10am
June 19 - Regionals TBA
June 25-26 - State TBA
**Subject to change due to current COVID restrictions.
Basketball Streaming Sponsorship Opportunity!
During the streaming of the game, your name and/or company would be promoted during half time and any timeouts to the online watchers.
Each sponsorship would cost $250 with at least 2 sponsors per home game. We ask that you create a short blurb with contact information that can be read in a 30 second timeframe.
If interested, please contact Athletic Director Greg King at 719-852-4025 ext. 0148 or call the High School office at 719-852-4025.
Sargent Secondary Student of the Month for December 2020
7th Grade - Kyra G.
8th Grade - MaKayla B.
9th Grade - Aaron P.
10th Grade - Wyatt C.
11th Grade - Aiden P.
12th Grade - Kage P.
SARGENT CHEERLEADING FUNDRAISER
Time to support our Sargent Farmer athletes and students with Proud Sargent Farmer Yard signs.
If you are interested call Kaylee Mondragon at 719-849-9372.
You can also call the school office at 719-852-4025.
See the link below for the four different signs you can choose from.
2019-2020 YEARBOOKS ARE IN!
If you want to purchase a yearbook - send a $20.00 check to:
Sargent Secondary School
7090 N. County Rd. 2 E. Monte Vista, CO 81144
Please put in care of: C/O Yearbook
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 20-21 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 information on the 2020-2021 DriveSafe Scholarship Competition as well as the 2020-2021 CollegeDrive Scholarship Competition.
On April 15th, both Baron Education companies, DriveSafe Driving Schools and CollegeDrive Test Prep and Tutoring, will award a scholarship of $1,500 each to a student who plans to attend college in 2021. To compete for the scholarship, students must complete the application and submit a qualifying entry of either an essay or other creative expression posted on social media.
The scholarship details and requirements for each opportunity can be found on their respective scholarship web pages:
https://www.drivesafecolorado.com/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.
ABC - Sargent Secondary's Academic Booster Club - NEEDS YOU!
To Parents/Guardians and Staff of Sargent Secondary Students:
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!