


Jaguar Journal 2/28/25
#FAMILY
Dear Merrill Families,
Thank you for a wonderful week! As we approach the final two weeks of the quarter, I encourage you to support your students by helping them create a plan for their grades.
I am proud to share that Merrill's BSA had four scholars recognized for their Black excellence at the DPS BSA awards held at the Tivoli. This is a fantastic achievement worth celebrating!
Additionally, please take some time to talk to your students about computer care. We have seen an increase in computer damages, which means we have to send some out for repairs. Unfortunately, students will be without their computers until they are returned.
Attached is our monthly newsletter for March. I hope you enjoy reading it!
Thank you for your continued support.
Best regards,
Merrill Leadership
Family Feedback!
Mr. Franklin is looking for feedback on how we can celebrate our student's attendance! Families, please fill out this FORM with any ideas/suggestions!
Upcoming Dates!
3/7 & 3/8/25- Spring Musical
3/10/25- Merrill Dine out at Ester's ALL DAY!
3/21-3/31-25 NO SCHOOL Spring Break! Students return Tuesday 4/1/25!
5/2/25 Merrill School Auction: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock 'n' Roll Early bird pricing on tickets is available for a limited time. >> BUY NOW https://merrill.bolder.bid]
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Merrill Athletics
Congrats to Girls AND Boys Volleyball Teams for Bringing Home the Championship Trophies!
Nice work!
From the PTSA!
Upcoming Dine Outs - Remember to Mention Merrill When Ordering!
March 10 all day at Ester’s
April 29 from 4pm-10pm at Campus Lounge
Click to gear up your Jaguar with 20% off code: SAVE20
Quick links to support Merrill:
Donate your Longmont Dairy Caps
Longmont Dairy supports Merrill by
giving 5¢ back for every milk cap!
Start collecting and tell your neighbors
that Merrill is a drop off location for
Longmont Dairy milk & juice caps!
Happening at Merrill!
Celebrating Black History Month!
Merrill BSA Students were Celebrated and Awarded for their leadership, activism, organization and athleticism at MSU Denver! Way to represent!
Cool Classrooms
8th Grade Science Ms. Langdok
Students in 8th-grade science saw firsthand the workings of the Law of Conservation of Mass through an engaging activity with Shrinky Dinks! They collected data on the mass, length, width, and height of shrinky dink paper before and after being heated. Ask your students to show you their shrinky dink and if theirs adhered to the Law of Conservation of Mass.
English Learning Lunch
We had another successful monthly meeting of our English Learning Lunch. Native English learners were paired with their partners who are learning English and they were challenged to make a strong bridge with straws. Lots of fun was had by all. Thanks to Mr. Fairbairn and Ms. Alise for sponsoring!
Secret Staff Spirit Day!
Mix Your Patterns!
From the Library!
March is Women’s History Month. Enjoy reading some of these highlighted books.
Yearbooks!
The Yearbook Pre-Sale has begun! If you would like to order a yearbook for your student, you can order in the Office with cash or card, you may also order on MySchoolBucks, or you can order directly through the TreeRing website link - https://www.treering.com/purchase?PassCode=1015403108471048
All yearbooks will be delivered to Merrill and distributed to students during the last week of school.
Families Helping Families
Greetings #FAMILY! Merrill Meals pantry provides free groceries once a month to Merrill families that would like to receive extra food. We understand that everyone could use some support from time to time, and we are here to help.
If you would like to receive extra groceries one-time per month, please complete this private and anonymous survey, so we can provide the food items that your family likes to eat and match your preferences. Please mark the items that you would like to have potentially included in your pre-packed backpack.
***NOTE: Not all items are available, but we will match your request with whatever is in stock! Thank you.
Form can be found HERE
Are you interested in volunteering with Merrill Families Helping Families and the Merrill food pantry? The Spring signup is now open to help with the monthly backpack distributions. Our biggest need is on the first Friday afternoons helping pack the bags and distribute the backpacks. Don't see a time that works for you, but are interested in helping? Email sgrisinger77@gmail.com to be on the email list.
MERRILL STORE!
The Merrill Store is designed to promote positive behavior and encourages students to make good choices. They earn Merrill Money throughout their time at school and use it to "purchase" items at the store during their recess. Items include snacks, chips, candy, sports equipment, Merrill gear, fidgets, toys, stickers and most importantly- gift cards! Please see the Sign Up Genius below to sign up to donate items and to volunteer at the store. It's so fun seeing your student during the school day! We will have the store open 2 Fridays a month and hope to see you there!
Merrill Clubs!
Club Offerings 24-25
Potential New Coding Club! Fill out the form below if interested!
The 2nd Annual DPS Female Athlete Summit at Ball Arena!
Thanks for representing our community in such a strong way, Ms. Wilkin, Holland and Caroline!
Around the Community!
Support Denver South and Wish Week!
From Denver South Student Leadership: Support our upcoming Wish Week 5k on Saturday, March 1st. All of the money we earn from registering for the 5k will go directly to fulfilling the Wish of this year's Wish Kid: Berkeley. If you want to know more about the route, here is access to our Wish Week 2025 website:
https://sites.google.com/dpsk12.net/dsouthwishweek25/fun-run
South Cheer Clinic!
Form HERE
Immigration Resource Toolkits Available-
Family Toolkit
The Family Resource Toolkit (available in multiple languages here) contains information about rights, current DPS policies, Know Your Rights training, mental health support, DPS resources, community resources and more.
After School Meal Program
Tasty Food's After School Meal Program is now available providing FREE meals and snacks to youth ages 3-18. No ID or registration is required to participate.
Link HERE
Have you Heard About My Spark?!? $1,000 to enroll in After School Activities!!!
This new pilot program will provide 4,000 eligible Denver Public Schools middle school students with $1,000 to enroll in afterschool programs. As students enroll in participating programs, My Spark Denver will also invest $4 million in afterschool activities.
My Spark Denver gives parents the agency to decide how they want to use the money, which is provided to them in the form of a restricted debit card that can be redeemed across 100+ afterschool providers, big and small. Every kid is different and what parents really need are the resources to help their children pursue their sparks, whether it's fencing, football or fashion design.