GOOD NEWS
Widefield School District 3 - January 31, 2020
D3 Chess Tournament
Congratulations to all our junior high and elementary schools who competed in the
2020 D3 Chess Tournament!! There was a great team and audience turnout for the event. Special shout out to Paul Homberger and all the coaches for making this event possible.
2020 D3 Chess Tournament!! There was a great team and audience turnout for the event. Special shout out to Paul Homberger and all the coaches for making this event possible.
1st Place
Watson Junior High
2nd Place
Janitell Junior High
3rd Place
Grand Mountain School
Table 1
1st Place - Joshua Willson (GMS), Zakary Houtz (WJH)
2nd Place - Nick Prantl (JJH)
3rd Place - Colten Marley (WJH), Lucas Justus (JJH)
Table 2
1st Place - Patrick Flynn (WJH)
2nd Place - Dominic Delgado (SJH)
3rd Place - Xavier Brownlowe (JJH)
Table 3
1st Place - Brylee Kirkwood (JJH)
2nd Place - Steven Willard (WJH)
3rd Place - Conner Leavell (WJH)
Elementary Chess Winners
1st Place
Grand Mountain
2nd Place
King Elementary
3rd Place
Venetucci Elementary
4th Place
Pinello Elementary
5th Place
Talbott STEAM Innovation School
5th Place
Webster Elementary
Food Skills & Catering at MRHS
Students in the Food Skills and Catering program at Mesa Ridge High School showed off their skills to 8th graders and their families at orientation night. Students demonstrated how to roll and cut fettuccine. Those who participated went home with a fresh bag of pasta for dinner. (Photo courtesy: Claudine Little)
Tracy Vsetecka Read-a-thon
The Positive Action Team will kick off the Tracy Vsetecka Read-a-thon on Monday February 3. The Read-a-thon honors former Talbott STEAM Innovation School principal Tracy Vsetecka who was a leader in literacy and very passionate about reading. Each school will be taking part in the Read-a-thon until March 2 which is Dr. Suess' birthday/Read Across America Day. The top readers from each school will be recognized at the Board of Education meeting on March 19.
Students Selected for Top of the Nation Honor Choir
Congratulations to our Mesa Ridge High School singers and vocal teacher Mr. Christiansen!
The following students have been selected by audition to attend the Top of the Nation Honor Choir at Adams State University next weekend:
- Sabastain Bennett-Fiacco
- Ciera Bowens
- Christina Carlos
- Donovan Dubbs
- Chance Dunavin
- Rebekah Fletcher
- Erik Hiten
- Rayshan Humphrey
- Emily Hunsicker
- Javon Lias
- Aaron Welch
Event Information
D3 Spelling Bee
4th & 5th grade students will compete in the D3 Spelling Bee in the auditorium of Widefield High School
When?
Thursday, Feb 6, 2020, 09:00 AM
Where?
615 Widefield Drive, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
COMING UP! National School Counseling Week
Next week is National School Counseling Week and WSD3 will be celebrating our amazing counselors for making a positive impact in our schools. We will be sharing photos and messages on social media. Follow along and share your posts by using these hashtags:
#NSCW2020 #D3Counselors
Widefield School District 3
Email: info@wsd3.org
Website: wsd3.org
Location: 1820 Main Street, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
Phone: (719)391-3000
Facebook: facebook.com/WidefieldSchoolDistrict3
Twitter: @widefieldd3