Grizzly Families,

GRADES

We are finishing up our 7th week of school and only have a few weeks left until the first quarter is over. Please make sure you are staying updated on your students' grades and having conversations with them if there are any concerns. Encourage your students to speak with their teachers and utilize the support systems we have in place here at the school. These include Access, Advisement and tutoring programs.

Parent teacher conferences will be held on October 12th from 4:00-6:30pm. This is a great opportunity to talk with teachers in person and get feedback on how your student is doing.

STUDENT COUNT (ENROLLMENT)

The student count window begins next Monday, September 25th and runs through Monday, October 9th, with the official count day on Monday, October 2nd. Funding for our school is determined by attendance during this period, and it is imperative that students attend school to ensure we get an accurate count.

VAPE DETECTORS

The District has provided all the high schools with vape detectors. We are hoping this will be a deterrent for vaping and smoking and students will make good healthy choices. If there is a detection of vaping, we will go through the school process for any individual involved.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Have a great weekend.

Sean Patterson

Principal

ThunderRidge High School

🎭 September 27-30 - Fall Play - Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version) - 7:00pm

🎉 September 29 - Homecoming Parade -3:45pm - Coyote Creek Elementary

🧮 October 2 - Official Student Count Day for the State of Colorado

🎉 October 2 - Powder Puff Game at Halftime Help - Fresh./Soph. - 6:00-7:00pm, Jr./Sr.- 7:00-8:00pm

🎉 October 3 - Ruff N' Tuff at Grizzly Den - Fresh./Soph - 6:00-6:45pm, Jr./Sr. - 7:00-7:45pm

🎉 October 4 - Bonfire at C Lot - 7:30pm

🎉 October 5 - Homecoming Football Game @ Halftime Help - 7:00pm

🎉 October 6 - Field Day!

🎉 October 7 - Homecoming Dance at ThunderRidge - 8:30pm

🎵 October 9 - Orchestra Concert - 7:00pm

🎵 October 10 - Choir Concert - 7:00pm

🎵 October 11 - Band Concert - 7:00pm

🍎 October 12 - P/T Conferences/Herff Jones.

📷 October 13 - Senior Photos Due

Monday - Blue Day

Tuesday - Green Day with Advisement

Wednesday - Blue Day

Thursday - Green Day with Access

Friday - ALL Day with PLC

Due to the new common bell schedule, our staff will have PLCs every Friday morning if it is a regular 5-day week.

On PLC days, classes will begin at 8:25am and students will follow an 'ALL' day class schedule. If your student needs to arrive at school prior to 8:25am, they may go to the Library or Commons until class starts. Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria.

Click the image to keep up with all ThunderRidge Athletics information!

Wristbands for Homecoming activities are now on sale for $20 through MySchoolBucks.

The wristband includes entry to every event during Homecoming week with the exception of Thursday's football game at Halftime Help. Plan to join the Powder Puff and Ruff & Tuff games for lots of fun and entertainment and and get your hot dog at the Bonfire!

Without a band, the dance is $15 and entrance to each event is $5.
Bands can be picked up all day on Friday, 9/29 in room C118.

2861 Baneberry Ct.

September 29, 2023

3:45pm

ThunderRidge High School Theatre

proudly presents

Neil Simon's The Odd Couple (Female Version)

September 27--30

Tickets are on sale at SeatYourself

Students: $10.00 / Adults: $12.00 / Military or Senior: $11.00

Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful play, The Odd Couple, sees the lead characters transformed into Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Olive and her group of girlfriends are enjoying their weekly Trivial Pursuit night in Olive’s messy and ill-equipped apartment. As the game continues, Florence arrives, fresh from being dumped by her husband. Fearful that the neurotic Florence might attempt suicide, Olive invites her to move in as her roommate. However, Olive and Florence have VERY different personalities. Where Olive is messy, untidy, and unconcerned about the state of her apartment, Florence is obsessively clean, tidy, and obsessed with hygiene. Olive’s easy-going outlook on life soon clashes with Florence’s highly-strung neurotic tendencies, testing their friendship to the limit. When Olive organizes a double date with the Costazuela brothers, their differences come to a head and sparks fly.

Click below for a preview of The Odd Couple.

Attendance data will be collected and submitted to the Colorado Department of Education to determine funding eligibility for our school. State funding is based on the number of students enrolled and in attendance on Monday, October 2nd, so it is essential for students to be in class. We kindly ask parents to reschedule any existing appointments. If you cannot reschedule an appointment or if your child is sick, call the attendance line at 303-387-2002 to report the absence. Be sure to leave an expected return date. We appreciate your support and attention regarding this important matter.

Attendance Matters - Classroom attendance is imperative to student success and achievement. There are federal laws about attending school as well as district policy. Here is a link to the District website with important information regarding attendance policies.

Daniels Scholars® are America’s next generation of leaders, persevering through life’s challenges and committed to making a difference in the world around them. They are independent and entrepreneurial thinkers who are proud of their country and their communities and work hard to improve them.

Applications for the Daniels Scholarship Program are being accepted through October 15.

Apply now!

If you are interested in any of the following careers, please register to attend:

September 26th - Taylor Anderson LLP - Chris Soper - Litigation Lawyer

Check your email to register for presentations or see Mrs. Szilagyi in the Counseling Office.

Attention all AP and IB Students/Parents,

Exam registration for year-long classes for the 23/24 school year is right around the corner.

Any student NOT interested in taking the exam must communicate this to Ms. Kovack (kkovack@dcsdk12.org) for AP exams or Mrs. Lakeland (trhsib11@dcsdk12.org) for IB exams by Wednesday, November 1st.

If you decide not to test after this deadline, the school is still charged a fee and no refund will be available.

As the year is in full swing, student's workload and responsibilities are piling up and many of our kids are feeling the stress. With that being said, we here in the IB world thought this would be a good time to talk about time management.

One of the most important skills anyone can have to be more successful is a better understanding of time management. The ability to manage ones time is generally overlooked, but a well managed individual can reduce stress, increase productivity and so much more. The number one most important skill for successful IB students is to have a firm grasp on their time management. That may look different for each individual, but I did want to share some tips to help manage time better HERE.

Best of luck in your time management this semester!!

Students went over our school’s handbook and district expectations. Also, computers were provided to students who could not reset their passwords last week.

Sophomores started conferencing with their Advisement teacher to receive their first grade for the class. They also started researching their project goal and are supposed to find resources to help support their efforts of attaining their goal.

Now that the juniors know all about their personality, and how it can translate to a career, time to see if those skills pay the bills. As juniors continue to explore the world of work, they look at what skills they have, and how they align with a career.

This week in Advisement, seniors reviewed the requirements for the Senior Project and discussed possible project ideas with their classes. Information for this week’s lesson is posted in the Announcement section of the Advisement Canvas course.

The DCSD Board of Education voted unanimously to place a $66M Mill Levy Override and $484M Bond on the November 2023 ballot. All seven Board directors expressed their strong support and personal dedication to our students and our staff.

The Board also unanimously adopted a compensation resolution that will automatically trigger if the MLO passes. For school district staff, this means pay increases would happen automatically should the MLO pass (with increases being paid retroactively back to July 1).

To learn more about how additional funding would benefit our schools and our staff, visit www.dcsdk12.org/funding. We also encourage you to read through the MLO/Bond plan.

Zell's Panini & Crepes - September 25th

Board & Brush - October 25th - 6:00pm-9:00pm

Rocky Mountain CPR & First Aid

October 18, 19, 21

9:00am - 3:00pm

Rock Movers Needed

Roxborough Primary is in need of high school students to help move some rocks around the school garden and replace them with pebbles.

Contact: Sarah Falk, Counselor at Roxborough Primary

sfalk@dcsdk12.org or 303/387-6014 (Direct line and Voicemail)

Grizzly Football Varsity Home Game Volunteers

Please click this Sign Up Genius Link to volunteer to help with concessions, spirit wear sales, and senior banners for our Varsity Home games.

Contact Information is on the Sign Up Genius Link and you can reach out to Tiffany Fisher.

23-24 PTO/SAC Meeting Childcare for Coyote Creek Elementary

Sign up to help with childcare to school-age children during Coyote Creek's PTO and SAC meetings.

The PTO meetings are monthly from 6-7pm, so on those days the volunteer time slot is 5:45-7:15. During some months the SAC meeting will follow the PTO meeting from 7-8pm. On those days the volunteer time slot is 5:45-8:15.

23-24 PTO/SAC Meeting Childcare for Eldorado Elementary

Sign-up here to help with childcare for school-age children during Eldorado Elementary's PTO and SAC meetings for the 2023-2024 school year. Meetings will be held 8/21/2023, 10/2/2023, 11/13/2023, 2/12/2024, 3/25/2024 and 5/13/2024. Volunteer time slot is from 5:45pm - 8:30pm. Bring volunteer forms to be signed at the end of the meeting.

23-24 PTO Meeting Childcare for Trailblazer Elementary

Sign-up here to volunteer to help with childcare at Trailblazer Elementary while PTO members conduct their monthly meeting.

Click the bar above for the TRHS Seniors 2024 webpage.

Click here for information on the Senior Project.

Click here to sign-up to be a Senior Project Mentor. Please email Denise Orsini (deniseorsini@csdk12.org) or Nichole VandeVusse (nmvandevusse@dcsdk12.org) with any questions.

Senior Photos are due October 13th / Senior Ads are due December 15th

Senior photo upload is now available - school code 7751. Click here for more information.

ThunderRidge is proud to offer a wide variety of clubs and activities!

Click the bar above for a full list including times, days and locations.

Click on the icon to check out our latest edition of the Grizzly Growl!

Principal Sean Patterson

Mission Statement:

Empowering Grizzlies through curiousity, compassion, courage, community and service.

#AlwaysAGrizzly

Website: trhs.dcsdk12.org
Location: 1991 West Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
Phone: 303.387.2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRHSGrizzlies?mibextid+LQQJ4d
Twitter: @TRidgeGrizzlies

Support our school by shopping at American Furniture Warehouse!

Mention ThunderRidge at check-out and a percentage of your purchase will be donated back to the school!

Purchases count any time of the year.