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Tonight, Friday May 26th, is the Monarch Junior/Senior Prom. We are super excited to share this tradition with our students.

This week, District Attorney Michael Dougherty issued a press release warning students of the dangers of drinking and driving this prom season, as well as the importance of participating in safe After Prom activities. Please take a moment to read the press release linked above.

The following are some safety reminders for kids and adults:

• Choose not to consume alcohol or drugs
• Plan ahead to keep yourself and our community safe
• Determine who will be the designated driver
• Forfeit car keys before you start drinking alcohol
• Consider downloading the Lyft or Uber app before you go
• Empower teens not to get into a car with someone else who is impaired
• If you see a driver with erratic, unsafe driving, call 911 or *CSP

We are wishing everyone a safe and happy prom weekend.

Greg Doan

Principal

Congratulations to Charlotte Harrington and Helena Borsholm on their extraordinary accomplishments at the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair in Fort Collins on April 11.

Their research titled "Tuning the Concentration of Active Sites on the Surface of Heterogeneous Catalysts Using Self-Assembled Monolayers" has important implications for breaking down plastics for recycling. This team presented to some of the top chemists in the state of Colorado and won the following honors:

Excellence in Physical Sciences and Engineering Award

Excellence in Chemistry Award

3rd Place overall in Chemistry

For a complete list of events, please see the CALENDAR on our website.

Senior Posters will be displayed at the Monarch After-Prom on April 26. Senior posters are a popular tradition for After-Prom. We encourage you to create a poster recognizing your senior and drop it off at Monarch's front office beginning the week of April 23.

Here are the guidelines on Senior Posters:

1. Use standard 22 x 28 poster-board size
2. Professionally printed posters are okay if they meet the size standard
3. Include your senior's first name on front of poster (last name on front or back)
4. Include phone number on back of poster (for returning)
5. Photos can be from senior year or throughout the years (photos must meet Student Code of Conduct standards)
6. Drop off at Monarch HS front desk April 23-26
7. Posters will be available for pick up at Monarch HS April 29-30

After Prom will include food, entertainment, and more than $5,000 in prizes.

Parents can buy their seniors and juniors tickets for only $10 before 4pm on 4/26. Tickets are $15 at the door.

Volunteer, Donate, Lend

There are lots of ways to get involved and make After Prom the Greatest Show. Check out our volunteer sign up, Amazon wish lists for prizes and supplies, and opportunities to lend items.

For the First Time: Take a Sneak Peak at After Prom

Come see Monarch High School transformed into the Greatest Show for After Prom! We welcome the community to get a sneak peek from 8-9:30 p.m., Friday, April 26, before the students arrive.

w/Dr. Annie Margaret

April 27th, 9:30-12:00, St. Andrew Presbyterian Church

This opportunity offers high school students over 40 hours of volunteer experience and is perfect for students who enjoy STEM or are considering a future career in education.

Questions? Contact Victoria Budzien (victoria.budzien@bvsd.org)

We will recognize Monarch's hardworking and dedicated staff with daily treats during Teacher Appreciation Week beginning May 6th through May 10th. On Thursday, May 9th, we will treat our staff to a nacho bar during lunch and we need volunteer and donations to make it happen.

Please sign up for any items that you are able to contribute on our SignUp Genius-

NACHO BAR VOLUNTEER & DONATION SIGN UP

All donation need to be dropped off at the school no later than 10:00am on Thursday, May 9th.

Thank you for helping to make Teacher Appreciation Week a success. Your help and support are greatly appreciated!

All students must turn in any materials checked out from the library by the end of the day on May 10, 2024. Seniors must turn in library books in order to graduate.

QUESTIONS? Contact Mrs. Croasdale or Mrs. Tampoa in the library.

Great News! We have added even more classes into our District Select FREE College Credit Courses this summer!

Check out our new offerings, including a class taught in Spanish HERE.

Please direct any questions to your Grad Plus Site Lead, kelly.isom@bvsd.org

Summer is coming up very quickly! I would love for your rising 10/11/12 grade students to know what college course opportunities are available to them through our District Select Program this summer. (District Select means the course is open only to BVSD students).

• Summer - May 10 is the documentation deadline for summer college classes (District Select).
• The District Select courses are listed HERE
• The Personal Finance also takes care of the BVSD money management grad requirement
• The PC Applications course also takes care of the BVSD computer grad requirement
• The Film Lit course is taught in Spanish
• All the courses contribute toward the 9 credits needed to be eligible for the ASCENT Program (year of free college after senior year, at FRCC, MSU, or UNC).

It could be a plan to take one class in the summer, one in the fall, and one in the spring. Classes will run if a minimum of 10 students apply. Please have students contact Dr. Isom at kelly.isom@bvsd.org

AP Exams are coming up soon! The first exam is May 6 and they run through May 17th, if you have students taking AP exams this year please refer to this schedule. Also, if your student wishes to cancel their AP exam, they can do so at any time before the exam. If the cancellation occurs prior to May 1, a $60 refund will be given (College Board charges a $40 cancellation fee), if the cancellation occurs on May 1 or beyond there will be no refunds.

• Counseling Assistant Megan Navarro
  
• Student Last Names A-E Aimee Dana
• Student Last Names F-K Ben Holloway
• Student Last Names L-RN Autumn Coppejans
• Student Last Names RO-Z Jill Benisch

Check our Graduation newsletter which contains everything you need to know about Monarch's Class of 2024 Graduation. We detail all of the Senior events from the Senior Parade on Saturday, May 11th, through Graduation Day on Friday, May 17th!

CLASS OF 2024 GRADUATION NEWSLETTER

CLICK HERE FOR IMPORTANT DATES FOR SENIORS

TUESDAY, MAY 7TH

6:00-7:00PM

We invite 8th graders and new students that will be attending Monarch next year to come out and meet our coaches and get information about our athletic programs.

Please click on the link below and complete the form to join our email list. Please share the link with anyone who may be interested in trying out for soccer in the fall.

2024 MONARCH BOYS SOCCER INTEREST FORM

Team Information Night

Monday May 13th 630pm at Build Cycling Academy

165 McCaslin Blvd, Suite B, Louisville, CO 80027

Website: https://monarchmtb.weebly.com

If interested, please email team manager Kim Riemer at runningkim@gmail.com to get on the mailing list

All questions regarding activities, athletics, or required registration forms should be directed to-

• Darren Duplechin, Activities & Athletic Department Assistant
• Eric Gustafson, Athletic Director
• Dr. Cara Maronek, Activities Director

Monarch Booster Club will be hosting our next Tailgate on MAY 2nd from 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm on behalf of the Varsity Girls Soccer Team!

Come join us and celebrate SENIOR NIGHT!

Our Grillionaires will be serving up their famous burgers! This will be a big community event, so feel free to invite family, friends, neighbors, etc. Attached is a flyer with details. Your dinner is FREE with the purchase of the 23-24 MOHI Nation tailgate shirt (see flyer for details)! No tailgate shirt? No Problem! Dinner is just $5/person.

Check out the latest episode of Monarch's student created sitcom.

Episode 1-THE PILOT

Episode 2-BEING MORE SMARTER

Episode 3-THE MASCOT

Episode 4-THE SCHOOL SONG

PLANEVIEW: Behind the Scenes

CLICK THE MAGAZINE COVER TO READ THE LATEST ISSUE!

The Mix-Volume 28, Issue 3

Today, we take a peek behind the scenes of Winter Guard, learn about a new friendship, and hear Dominic's thoughts on nearing the end of high school.

2023-24 MHS Bell Schedule

2023-24 MOHI Student Handbook

2023-24 MOHI Manual del estudiante (Español)

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Learning Ally Login Information for students:

LEARNING ALLY is now available for all MHS students and staff to access. This audio tool provides human-read texts for most novels and textbooks.

Student sign-in instructions: Go to https://learningally.org/

Username: their BVSD email

Password: coyotes (case sensitive)

Username: their BVSD email

Password: BVSDmonarch1 (case sensitive)

***Once they sign into Learning Ally they need to change their password. Students can also add the app to their phones.

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