Mountain Range Principal's Update

A huge shoutout to the amazing DECA students and staff at Mountain Range High School for raising over $23,000 for Make-A-Wish Colorado! We also celebrated Levi’s birthday during our exciting Pie in the Eye Pep Assembly! Students challenged teachers to raise funds for Make-A-Wish, and the best part? Whoever lost had the honor of getting a pie to the face! Levi even got to take part and pie the mad scientist!

Thank you to everyone who contributed and made this event such a fun and meaningful success. You’ve helped make a big impact!

In front of a packed house, the Board voted to place both Blueprint funding measures - a bond for building investments and an override for programming investments - on the November ballot. Learn more, including what our school would receive

Mountain Range High School is currently seeking DECA judge volunteers. DECA is a nonprofit organization for high school students that helps prepare students for the future workforce. Student competitors are tomorrow's leaders who benefit from your time and guidance. Mountain Range High School DECA will host conferences on October 8th, October 9th, October 28th, and November 22nd. Volunteers can sign up to judge for one day or multiple days. We anticipate that over 500 students will attend each meeting. Training for judges is provided.

Please complete this registration form if you would like to assist with this year's DECA competitions. Also, check out this flyer for more information.

The Adams 12 Five Star School District Career and Technical Education (CTE) team cordially invites you to our annual Fall CTE Advisory Committee Meeting. If you work in business and are interested in networking and reviewing our business program, please mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 23rd, and join us at 5:00 p.m. at The Educational Support Center, 1500 E. 128th Ave, Thornton, CO. Enter through the main entrance and follow the signs.

Please RSVP by Friday, October 4, 2024, by completing the Google Form.

Agenda for the Evening

• 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Enjoy delicious appetizers prepared by the students of our ProStart program, and network with other attendees. There will be vegetarian and gluten-free option
• 5:30 pm - 5:55 pm: Superintendent Welcome and Student Speakers
• 5:55 pm - 6:00 pm: Transition to breakout rooms
• 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm: Business Advisory Meeting - All schools

The purpose of the Basecamp/Advisory program is to support a successful transition into MRHS. During the first part of the school year, Basecamp leaders have been working hard in their classrooms to help Freshmen orient themselves to life in high school and what it takes to be successful.

Over the last month, we have worked to build class culture and help students set meaningful life goals (short-term and long-term). In the current unit, we will be working to understand executive functioning (organization, sustained attention, Task initiation, self-control, working memory, Emotional control, and planning). As we close out September, we will plan on discussing digital citizenship, self-awareness, and social awareness. We look forward to providing skills that students will be able to use in their everyday lives and assist them in better navigating this dynamic world we live in.

Gifted and Talented News from Ms. Seckendorf, GT Advocate: We just had our first GT lunch last week in the Stampede Room and it was a success. Students were able to fill out a survey to let me know topics they wanted covered this year. If your student missed the lunch, this survey is in the GT Schoology page, along with all future lunch dates.

This Wednesday, September 25th at 7:00 PM, in the Auditorium: I will host a GT parent meeting to talk about gifted and talented, what it looks like at the high school level, how to support your student, and answer any questions. I hope you can make it.

October 3rd: students will meet by grade level to choose the ALP (Advanced Learning Plan) goals for this year. Seniors will meet period 2, Juniors/per. 3, Sophomores/ per. 7, and Freshmen will meet during their Basecamp time. These meetings will be in the Stampede Room.

October 1st: The Adams 12 GT Parent Group is hosting a talk with the Parent Education Series with Deb Douglas on Tue Oct 1, 2024, 6:30pm - 8:30pm at the ESC. In this session, parents will discover ways to help their gifted children experience the four steps to self-advocacy.

• September 25- Parent/Teacher Conferences 4pm – 7pm
  
• September 27 and 28- ManeStage Theatre Company Presents Fall in Love with Broadway - Free Admission, 7pm
• October 4- NO SCHOOL - Staff Workday
• October 11- End of 1st Quarter
• October 14 - 18- NO SCHOOL – Fall Break
  
• November 1- NO SCHOOL - Staff Workday
• November 4 - Winter Sports Registration Begins
• November 11- NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
• November 13- School Accountability Meeting, 5-6:30pm Join Here
• November 16- NHS Food Drive, details below
• November 18- Winter Sports Begin
• November 21- Winter Athletic Parent Meeting, 6-7pm
• November 25-26- NO SCHOOL- Staff Comp Days
• November 27-29 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

Come support the National Honor Society in our annual food drive! We will be hanging out at the King Soopers on 120th and Colorado on Saturday, November 16th from 8-2 collecting non-perishable food items.

Do you have furniture needs? Purchases at American Furniture ANYTIME OF THE YEAR support our school! Please Share with Friends and Relatives. Mention MRHS78 at checkout. Up to 4% of purchases support Mountain Range! Thanks for your support!

Starting in the 2024/2025 school year, all students who participate in Athletics will be required to use the CHSAA approved physical form. All other forms provided by your student's doctor will not be accepted. Only current physicals already on file will be acceptable until its expiration date. You will need to use the new CHSAA approved form moving forward.

A copy of the new form has been included in this email and can also be found on our website under Athletics. Please contact Karen Polson at karen.r.polson@adams12.org with any questions.

These materials on the MRHS Community Board are neither sponsored nor endorsed by the Adams 12 Five Star Schools, its Board, the Superintendent, or this school.

Hello Mustang families! We wanted to let you know that the Mustang Merc, our school resource room, is open to all students throughout the school year. We have food (including fresh produce and meat), hygiene items, household goods, school supplies, and basic clothing available to all families for FREE!!!! Interested? Place an order through the QR code, text or call Ellie at 720-588-2330, or stop by counseling to learn more. You can also order through this form.

Mustang Merc Flyer

Attention Mountain Range Seniors! If you’d like to have your own senior picture and quote in the Yearbook, you need to submit a photo online to Jostens by October 7th. Picture requirements and preferred photographers can be found here or in the Class of 2025 MRHS article posted on the MRHS website.

Attention Mountain Range Senior parents! Would you like to honor your graduating senior in the Yearbook? If so, orders can be placed now for a senior ad. Senior ads can be purchased through the Yearbook Company at https://theyearbookcompany.com/. Early bird discount ends on October 21st.

Share your safety concerns and ideas to improve transportation safety, especially around Broomfield schools at https://www.broomfieldvoice.com/btsap. Your input, combined with safety and collision data, will be used to create the Broomfield Transportation Safety Action Plan (BTSAP). The BTSAP will identify ways to improve safety on Broomfield’s multimodal transportation network and include both action steps and recommendations that aim to reduce crashes and serious injuries when traveling in Broomfield. The survey and map close on Oct. 1.

The School Accountability Committee (SAC) is an opportunity for parents and community members to have a voice in the continuous school improvement process. This team of volunteers meets with one or more teacher representatives and the building administration throughout the year to review school data, discuss the school improvement plan, provide recommendations about spending priorities and promote parent and community engagement. Members of the team learn about the important work of the school and offer insight and feedback. For more information, visit the Adams 12 SAC Handbook.

Meetings will be virtual for the 2024-25 school year from 5:00-6:30pm. If you are interested in being a member, please fill out this form. We are always looking for new members.

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Questions? Please send an email to our Principal, Tiffany Hansen.

Did you know that all children and teens ages 19 and under can take ride with RTD at no cost? This helps to reduce transportation costs for families and removes barriers to education and employment for those that need it. Students can access this program with a current school ID, but others in the family may also access it by showing one of the following to the bus operator or fare inspector: valid government-issued ID, alien registration/permanent resident card, Military ID/dependent card with DOB, RTD-issued youth special discount card. To request a RTD-issued youth special discount card please contact us at specialdiscount@rtd-denver.com.

• How to Ride video
• RTD Zero Fare for Youth Program

Student IDs are required for every high school student for every ride as school bus passes are incorporated into the student ID. Since all students are required to scan their bus pass for each ride, students without a student ID will not be allowed on the bus.

If students have lost their ID, they may visit Student Relations for a replacement ID. Students are given one free ID and allowed 2 free replacements for lost IDs. Subsequent replacements are $5. Fines are added to student accounts automatically.

1. Attendance calls go out twice a day: 10:30am and 4:30pm. If you call out your student prior to 10:30, please be aware you may still receive the 10:30am call if we haven't not had the chance to reach your original message in the queue. If you also receive a message at 4:30pm, please call and leave another message.
2. If you know in advance that your student will be missing school, please have your student pick up a Request for Pre-Arranged Absence form from the Main Office or Student Relations.
3. Attendance mistakes do happen, and if it happens to your student, please call the attendance line at 720-972-6313. They will walk you through the process for your student to get attendance corrected.

As per District Policy 5060.5.0 "All middle and high school students are required to carry on their person an unaltered school issued photo identification card (ID) during school hours, or at such times, locations, and activities specifically identified by the building principal; provided however, that the building principal shall have the discretion to impose a stricter requirement regarding student wearing of school issued photo ID cards based upon safety and/or related concerns."

For Mountain Range, your MINGA Id is also acceptable if it shown on your Chromebook or via the MINGA app. In an effort to keep our campus safe, we will be checking ID's on a more frequent basis to ensure students are where they are supposed to be. Thank you.

Mountain Range families can request 50 free diapers per child, per month. Visit https://forms.gle/s7SN71syn6xrcyu46 or scan the QR code to sign up.

The Range is the MRHS news and media publication for Journalism and Media students. Each week we publish student-written and produced content. See what’s happening in and around school on The Range.

Want to know how to use Infinite Campus to check grades, attendance, and more? Check out this one-page help sheet on using the Parent Portal, and get links to the mobile app, too! https://bit.ly/Parent-Portal-Help

The school store is always open with customizable designs at https://sideline.bsnsports.com/schools/colorado/westminster/mountain-range-high-school. Discount code on the website.

If you or your students use a food service to deliver food, we request that all food orders be picked up in the student parking lot. The main office will not accept any food orders from a delivery service. If you need to drop food off for your student, please do so in the main office. We will get it to the student on the students off hour.

The FAFSA application opens October 1 for students to apply. Everything you need to know can be found here. Make sure you have the information you need before starting the process. If you need help filling this out, any counselor will be happy to help.

Here are a few helpful reminders on the District’s Attendance Policy:

1. Absences need to be excused within 2 school days. This does not count the weekend.

2. Students may be excused for 5 days without a doctor's documentation. This includes vacations, “no reason given”, mental health day, family reasons, weather, and road conditions, along with other reasons. This year, the district has made an exception to allow absences for covid related symptoms. They do ask students to stay home if they are not feeling well. Therefore, these absences will be excused.

3. Remember that any time your student has a doctor’s appointment of any kind, have the doctor give them a note to excuse that absence. Have your student bring that note to the attendance clerk in Student Relations when they return to school.

4. Anytime you know in advance that your student will not be in attendance for 3 days or more, there is a “Request for Pre-arranged Absence” form. This may be picked up in Student Relations or the main office. This form is to be filled out by a guardian and signed. It is then taken around to all the teachers to sign and given to the main office staff. This form is then approved by an Assistant Principal and entered into Infinite Campus. These absences do not count toward the 5 days allowed without a doctor note.

5. To get your student out early, the call must be made to the early release line prior to 2:30 pm. We will not be able to get a student out of class for walk-up parents/guardians past 2:45 pm.

Call our attendance line at 720-972-6400 to leave a message 24 hours a day.

If you need basic information about Mountain Range High School, check out the Mountain Range Info link in our contact information below or by following this link.

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