Check out the Campus Connections opportunity below. Please contact your student's grade level counselor if this program sounds like a good fit for your child. The deadline for referrals is 9/20/2024.

Here are our grade level counselors!

Ian Hathaway 6th Grade: ian.hathaway@d11.org

Sandra Paz 7th Grade: sandra.paz@d11.org

Caitlin Hernandez 8th Grade: caitlin.hernandez@d11.org

All students at District 11 schools who serve meals in their cafeteria will eat for free regardless of the eligibility status should a household apply. The State of Colorado provides meals for students who participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Healthy School Meals for All program.

However, we still need your help by completing this Free/Reduced Meal Application. Here's why!

Even though the students are eating their meals for free, other benefits of our families completing this application are as follows:

• Possible reduction of fees for programs both within District 11 and outside of District 11
• Qualified students will receive Summer Electronic Benefits (S-EBT) in the summer when school is not in session
• Additional funding for schools and District 11 thereby providing an enhanced educational experience for students

Thank you for your time completing the free / reduced lunch application!

• 100% of staff met the expectation of accurately entering daily attendance within the 1st 10 minutes of class this week! Great work, team!!!
• This week we had 2/4 days where NO students had lunch detention. This means that NO students on these 2 days had 3 or more tardies in a day. Keep it up, Titans! This means your students are in class and learning.
  
• We saw an increase in per period average attendance last week. Students are approaching but not yet meeting the target of a 92% per period attendance rate. Staff can help us meet this goal by not admitting late students to class without an e-hall pass. This system ensures that students' attendance is updated from being marked absent to being marked tardy when our attendance team pulls e-hall pass reports and updates attendance. Families can help us meet our goal by getting students to school on time and scheduling appointments outside of school hours whenever possible. Please call us to share updated information about student attendance as needed at 719-328-6900.

Take a look at this anchor chart that Ms. Amy Tomerlin's students use to check their work on scientific notation!

How can students use this anchor chart to check their knowledge on the questions below?

• What is 5.55 x 10^-2 in standard form? How do you know?
• What is 7612.7 in scientific notation? How do you know?
• What is 0.00009 in scientific notation? How do you know?

Unfortunately, there are outdated Facebook accounts for our school that we can't access. This can cause confusion resulting from outdated information. Here is our new Facebook account so you can like, follow, and stay updated!

We're on Facebook as @JackSwigertMiddleSchool.

Cross country will run September 11th at 5pm! They will compete at Fox Meadows Middle School. Fox Meadows Middle School is located at 1450 Cheyenne Meadows Road.

Volleyball games are starting this week! Our first away game will be Monday, September 9th at West Middle School! The action starts at 4:45 in the gym. West Middle School is located at 1920 West Pikes Peak.

Our first home game will be at Swigert on Wednesday, September 11th. Our Lady Titans will be taking on the North Vikings! The action starts at 4:45 in the gym.

Admission prices are as follows:

$2.00 - Adults & High School Students

$1.00 - Middle School Students

Free - Children Under 6th Grade

Attention ALL students who are interested in wrestling: Coach Kevin Meyer will be holding a pre-season open gym for any student who are interested in wrestling! This will take place September 9th-13th after school. We will meet in the gym from 4:15-5:15. Athletes do not need physicals for open gym events. If a student plans on wrestling during the regular season, a physical is required. Wrestling season begins September 17th, after school! Please do not hesitate to reach out to Mr. Ethan Moore with any athletic related question. He can be reached at 719-328-6930 or ethan.moore2@d11.org

Our football teams will be taking on D2-East on Wednesday, September 11th. The action starts with B squad at 4:30. A squad will start shortly after the completion of B squad. Both games will take place at the Gerry Berry South Field! Gerry Berry South is located at 2020 Glenn Summer Road.

Weekly Grade Checks will be done by the coaches and school Athletic Director every Monday.

Scholar athletes are not eligible to play if they have any Ds or Fs.

• If a student has a “D” or “F” they will be given a slip to take to their teacher to get missing work and check with teacher.
• If a Student Athlete is not eligible, they will not be allowed to play in the games for that week. If a student is placed in ISS or ISD for a period or the day, the student will not be allowed to practice or participate in the game for that day. If a student is suspended out of school, they will be removed from the team.
• Students must be at school the day of the game.
• If miss entire day = Not allowed to play in the game/match/meet
• If half day missed = Sit out 2 quarters of the game/1 match
• If 2 periods missed = Sit out 1 quarter of the game/Subs in
• If students know they are going to be absent from school, they must communicate with coaches.
• Students must also be at practice the day before a game/match/meet, or they sit out from the game/match/meet.
• If students are going to miss practice, they must let the coaches know ahead of time and get it approved.

Reach out to our Athletic Director & Dean, Mr. Ethan Moore, with any questions about athletics.

The School Accountability Committee (SAC) is an important part of our work to continually improve teaching and learning at Jack Swigert Middle School. It is a great way to get involved, learn more about our school and district, and to share your feedback! Here are some of the things you can expect to be involved in through the SAC:

• Making recommendations to the principal on the school priorities for spending school money, including federal funds, where applicable
  
• Making recommendations to the principal and the superintendent concerning preparation of a school Improvement plan
  
• Publicizing and holding a SAC meeting to discuss strategies to include in a school Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan, and using this input to make recommendations to the local school board concerning preparation of the school Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan prior to the plan being written
  
• Publicizing the district’s public hearing to review a written school Priority Improvement or Turnaround plan
  
• Meeting at least quarterly to discuss whether school leadership, personnel, and infrastructure are advancing or impeding implementation of the school’s Performance, Improvement, Priority Improvement, or Turnaround plan, whichever is applicable, and other progress pertinent to the school’s accreditation contract