Mountain Range Principal's Update

At the November GT Lunch: we discussed these study strategies below as finals are fast approaching. Ask your student about them to see if they use one or more of these strategies below. Here is a link if you want to see the study skill slideshow.

1. Set a timer and space out study sessions

2. Revisit information the next day

3. Use Memorization Tips

4. Use test prep materials

5. Prioritize tasks

• Next lunch meeting: 12/12/24
• GT Parent Group: The Adams 12 GT Parent Group is a very active group that is open to our broader district community. See this website for info: https://www.a12gifted.org/

• It’s not too late! Even though the final deadline for submitting your senior's yearbook recognition ad has passed, there is a limited amount of space still available. If you are interested, submit your ad now. There are only a few spaces left and will be sold first come, first served. No ads will be accepted after December 6th. Please visit www.TheYearbookCompany.com for more information. If you have already submitted an ad for your student, the yearbook staff thanks you for your support!
• The holidays are upon us and now is the time to purchase your Yearbook! Visit www.jostensyearbooks.com to order the 2025 Yearbook now so your student does not miss out! Yearbook prices will go up in the future, so secure yours now!

Apply for the High School of Business by December 4th. Apply online at www.mountainrangehsb.org.

Mountain Range HS: the High School of Business™ program is an accelerated college program that prepares students to be leaders and competitors in our 21st Century Workplace and in our global society. The program prepares students to work in business and economics while working towards fluency in a World Language. Students in the program are dually enrolled in high school and college and can earn 21 college credits.

• Contact Hilary Wimmer at 720-972-6477 or hilary.wimmer@adams12.org.

The Mountain Range School Counseling team is here to help your student with Social, Emotional, Academic and Post Secondary Planning. We have numerous resources to help your students here at Mountain Range. Below are in school and out of school resources. Questions please contact your students counselor.

School Resources - Your students School Counselor by last name

• Will Marks - A-Ce
• Yvette Jimenez - Ch - Ga
• Cyndi Kelley - Ge - Ka
• Todd Riccio - Ke - Me
• Jason Matthies - Mi - Re
• Lauren Walther - Rh - Ta
• Bryan Webb - Te - Z

We also have a school based therapist through Community Reach - for more information talk to your students counselor

Adolescent Counseling Resources within the Adams County Area

• Outside Resources*

*Please note, this list is not meant for referral purposes and was given per request of the family. Adams 12 Five Star School District does not endorse any of the following programs and is not responsible for the provision of or payment for any of these services. Any further action in regard to this matter is within your own decision and financial responsibility.

Questions? Please reach out to your students counselor.

• Decembre 10: Winter Gala, 4:15pm and 7:00pm
• December 11 - Recruiting 101, 7pm
• December 18-19: Semester 1 Finals, End of 2nd Quarter
• December 20: NO SCHOOL - Staff Workday
• December 23 - January 3: NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
• January 6: NO SCHOOL - Staff Workday
• January 7: 2nd Semester Begins, meet periods 1-8
• January 8: Academic Support Time Begins
• January 20: NO SCHOOL - MLK Day
• February 3: NO SCHOOL - Staff Workday
• Spring Sports Registration
• February 12: Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-7pm
• February 17: Spring Sports Begin: Boys Swim/Dive, Boys Volleyball
• February 17-21: NO SCHOOL - Mid Winter Break/Staff Comp Days
• February 24: Spring Sports Begin: Lacrosse, Baseball, Track, Girls Soccer, Girls Tennis

Featuring the MRHS Bands, Choirs, Orchestras, and Guitars

Please join us for this collaboration of our Performing Arts department! Tickets are available online through December 9 at the links below:

• 4:15pm show: www.tinyurl.com/2024Gala415
• 7:00pm show: www.tinyurl.com/2024Gala700

Doors open 30 minutes prior to each performance, and seating choice is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Wednesday, December 18th

• Academic Support 7:40-8:30
• 1 8:35-9:35 ( 60 Minutes)
• 2 9:40-10:10 (30 minutes)
• 3 10:15-11:15 (60 Minutes)
• 4 11:20-11:50 (30 Minutes)
• 5 11:55-12:55 ( 60 Minutes)
• 6 1:00-1:30 ( 30 Minutes)
• 7 1:35-2:35 (60 Minutes)
• 8 2:40-3:10 ( 30 Minutes)

Thursday, December 19th

• Academic Support 7:40-8:30
• 1 8:35- 9:05 ( 30 Minutes)
• 2 9:10-10:10 (60 Minutes)
• 3 10:15-10:45 (30 Minutes)
• 4 10:50-11:50 (60 Minutes)
• 5 11:55-12:25 (30 Minutes)
• 6 12:30-1:30 (60 Minutes)
• 7 1:35-2:05 (30 Minutes)
• 8 2:10-3:10 (60 Minutes)

• Pajama Day: Monday, Dec 16
• Festive Socks Day: Tuesday, Dec 17
• Festive Hat Day: Wednesday, Dec 18
• Ugly Sweater Day: Thursday, Dec 19

Bring joy to a child this holiday season! Freshman Student Government is collecting new, unwrapped toys for the Together for Colorado Toy Drive. Donations for kids ages 5 to 18 can be placed in the school’s donation boxes through December 19th.

Attention All Student Athletes - Are you interested in playing sports in college? Then come to Recruiting 101 on Wednesday December 11th at 7pm in the Mountain Range Auditorium. Come find out about the new landscape of college athletics with NIL, The Transfer Portal, how to give yourself the best chance to get recruited and what the recruiting process looks like. Questions come and see Mr. Riccio in the counseling office or email him at ric021684@adams12.org.

MRHS Art Club meets from 3:15 to 4:00 PM in Room D123 on the following Tuesdays for the rest of 1st Semester: Dec. 3rd and Dec. 17th.

Art Club is a place for Drawing, Painting, Crafting, Making new friends and More! All MRHS students are welcome! If you have any questions, come see Ms. Colegrove in room D123.

Battle of the Books is entering a new genre: Realistic Fiction! We will have a meeting this Thursday in the library right after school to get new books. Come check one out and have snacks! Anyone is welcome to join, even if you missed the first two genres! Get more club information here!

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.

Flex Lab tutoring is for students in grades 6-12, and it's free to attend! Adams 12 teachers provide the support, and it's held at Century Middle, Northglenn Middle, Shadow Ridge Middle, Silver Hills Middle, Thornton High, and Northglenn High. Students can attend any location! Reach out to a Counselor and Dean for referrals, and students do need a permission form to attend. You can also contact Lisle Reed at lisle.m.reed@adams12.org or 720-972-6011 with questions.

More information about tutoring can be found here.

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.

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

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.

• January 15
• March 12
• April 23

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

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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Please be aware MRHS makes every effort to produce a correct and accurate newsletter. However, errors can happen. If you notice a mistake, please notify Regan Mijares, Office Manager, at 720-972-6301.

Attendance: 720-972-6400

Athletics & Activities Hotline: 720-972-6399

Fax: 720-972-6529

Email: mountain.range@adams12.org
Website: https://mountainrange.adams12.org/
Location: 12500 Huron Street, Westminster, CO 80234
Phone: 720-972-6300
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