Mountain Range Principal's Update

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 DECA is partnering with Make-A-Wish Colorado to raise money for children with long-term illnesses. Our Make-A-Wish kid is Levi an 8-year-old boy who has had multiple bone marrow transplants. Levi loves science and Disney. His wish is to go to Walt Disney World in Florida. Mountain Range DECA is hosting an event called Pie in the Eye to raise money for Make-A-Wish Colorado. Pie in the Eye is an event where students challenge teachers to raise more money, and whoever loses gets pied in the face at the pep assembly on September 20th. We have raised over $180,000 for charities in the past 15 years as a school. Our goal is to raise over $30k. We are hosting an online auction on September 18th to raise money. We need items for the auction, such as gift cards, certificates, and products. We also accept checks (made payable to Make-A-Wish Colorado and donations online. All donations are tax-deductible. If you have an item to donate, please contact lori.a.schaeffer@adams12.org.

Hello! I am Marleen Seckendorf, the GTA for MRHS! Teachers have been given the snapshots of GT traits to get to know GT identified students and they are here too if you need a reminder. Please feel free to email or call me with any questions. GT lunch meetings will start in September.

• GT Snapshot
• 12 Traits of Giftedness

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.

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

Making furniture purchases this weekend? You can purchase anytime of the year to support our school… BUT, through Sunday, September 15, you are invited to shop at AFW's store rally to help us TO HELP US MAXIMIZE OUR NEXT ANNUAL DONATION that we’ll receive soon afterwards. Purchases during the Store Rally earn a chance to win a $500 Gift Card. All details are included in the flyer. View the flyer and mention MRHS78 at checkout. 2-4% of purchases support Mountain Range!

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• September 11- School Accountability Committee Meeting , 5-6:30pm Join Here
• September 18- Powderpuff, 6pm @ North Stadium
  
• September 20- Homecoming Football Game 7pm @ North Stadium
• September 21- Homecoming Dance 8:00pm – 11:00pm
• September 25- Parent/Teacher Conferences 4pm – 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

Homecoming Dance: 8-11pm, Cafeteria

• Tickets are $10 before and $15 at the door.
• Tickets available all lunches Sept 12-13, 16-20, and online (coming soon).
• Current ID or Infinite Campus required for entry.
• All guests must have guest passes.
• No middle school students, and no guests over 20 years old.

Countries and Cultures Club news: Countries and Cultures Club will host the Mid Autumn Festival celebration on Monday September 16, from 3:10-4:30. We will celebrate a traditional Asian festival. We will introduce this festival and provide moon cake tasting. We also will make traditional lanterns to celebrate this unique festival. Everyone is welcome to join! Get more information here.

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.

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.

• September 11
• November 13
• January 15
• March 12
• April 23

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.

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Fax: 720-972-6529

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