Weekly Parent Newsletter

Click on the STEM Events Calendar to see everything that is happening at STEM. We've added Enrichment and Athletic Events to the calendar as well. Upcoming events include:

• Tuesday, Feb. 6 (3:15-4 p.m.) - Student Forum/Information Session
  
• Tuesday, Feb. 6 (5:30-7 p.m.) - KOSON/STEM Board Meeting (KOSON/P-TECH Building)
• Wednesday, Feb. 7 (3-6 p.m.) - STEM's Got Talent Auditions (Room 149)
• Wednesday, Feb. 7 (4:30 & 6 p.m.) - Boys JV and Varsity vs. DSST: Green Valley Ranch (Secondary Gym)
• Thursday, Feb. 8 (10:45-11:25 a.m.) - Mikron Technology Internship Info Session (HS Cafe/Commons)
• Thursday, Feb. 8 (3-6 p.m.) - STEM's Got Talent Auditions (Room 149)
• Thursday, Feb. 8 (4:30 & 6 p.m.) - Boys' Basketball vs. Mile High Academy (Secondary Gym)
• Monday, Feb. 12 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - College Night for Junior Students and Parents (HS Cafe/Commons)
• Tuesday, Feb. 13 (5 & 6:30 p.m.) - Boys' Basketball vs. Arvada High School (Secondary Gym)
• Tuesday, Feb. 13 (5:30-6:30 p.m.) - France & Germany Logistics Meeting (Room 106)
• Wednesday, Feb. 14 (6:30-8 p.m.) - STEM PTO Meeting (Zoom)
• Thursday, Feb. 15 (4-5:30 p.m.) - DEI Committee Meeting (Room E 206)
• Thursday, Feb. 15 (4:30 & 6:30 p.m.) - Boys' Basketball vs. Mile High Academy (Secondary Gym) - SENIOR NIGHT
• Friday, Feb. 16 - No School - Professional Development Day

Click the button below to read the important immunization letter from CDPHE.

In this week's Elementary News, you can find information about:

• A message from Mrs. McElroy
• KOSON/STEM BOD Meeting
  
• STEM's Got Talent Auditions
  
• Middle School Academic Course Selection Presentation & Academic Planning Guides
  
• Center for Strength Newsletter and Upcoming Events
• Important Elementary School Driveline Reminders
  
• And more
  

In this week's Secondary News, you can find information about:

• A message from Mrs. Ridder and Mr. Alsup
• Student Forum/Information Session
• KOSON/STEM BOD Meeting
• STEM's Got Talent Auditions
  
• Mikron Technology Internship Info Session
• College Night for Junior Students and Parents
• France & Germany Logistics Meeting
  
• Middle and High School Academic Course Registration Presentation and Planning Guides
  
• Center for Strength Newsletter and Upcoming Events
• FBLA District 11 Conference Judge Request
  
• February Access Update
• College and Career Newsletter
• 2024 Douglas County Outstanding Youth Award Nominations
  
• Announcing BOLT Summer Camp - June 10-13, 2024
  
• So Much More!
  

The Backpack Society is an organization that partners with schools in Douglas County and Littleton Public Schools to reach students in need. They are a 100% community supported nonprofit based in Highlands Ranch. They collect food donations and raise funds for students who are sturggling with food insecurity.

• Click here to learn more about the Backpack Society
• Click here to sign-up to receive food

Want to see all the Good Things happening at STEM? Check out our Sharing Our Good News post. Each week we share photos, videos and information about the Good News that has happened that week.

Each week we'll share important Athletics News with our community. Updates are written by Athletics Director Susan Jones. In this week's update:

• Spring Sports Registration is Now Live! Sports are Girls Soccer, Boys Volleyball, Track & Field (coed), eSports (coed), and Girls Tennis (must have enough registered to form a team). Practices start in February.
• Click here to register for Spring Sports
• Want to play Boys' Lacrosse, click here to register
• Next Boys' Basketball Game:
• Wednesday, Feb. 7 (4:30 & 6 p.m.) - Boys JV and Varsity vs. DSST: Green Valley Ranch
  
• Thursday, Feb. 8 (4:30 & 6 p.m.) - Boys' Basketball vs. Mile High Academy
• Basketball Tickets Being Sold Online
  
• New Athletics Website!
• Watch Spartans Live!

Enrichment at STEM is the place students can find all of the school’s after-school, summer, and other enrichment offerings.

• Donate to STEM's Enrichment Program
• Elementary, Middle and High School Club Registrations
• Elementary News
• Girls Who Code (Grades 3-5)
• Advance Choir Club (Grade 4-5)
• STEM ES Coding Club (Grades K-5)
• Hip Hop Club
• Yoga Club
• Poms and Cheer Club
• E.M.E.R.G.E. Inside Out
• Secondary News
• High School Flight Information Meeting
• Dungeons and Dragons

We ask that all families contribute 30 hours (or more) of volunteering to STEM. Families can give of their time or make a Volunteer-Hour Donation. See all the opportunities available:

• Volunteer sign ups in Raptor Volunteer Portal
  
• Lunchroom helper
• Driveline helper
• Vision and Hearing Screening Volunteers (Need 24)
• Click here to sign-up to donate
• Click here to sign-up to donate fleece for TSA Blanket Drive
• Click here to sign up for Vision and Hearing Screening Food Donations
• Click here to sign-up for TSA Snack Donations
• Click here to sign-up for CyberPatriot snack donations
• Our Health Room needs donations - Click here for the Amazon Wishlist
  
• Donate snacks for Enrichment Clubs
  
• Staff's Amazon Wishlists
• Make a Volunteer-Hours Donation via MySchoolBucks

Volunteering is easy. Once you're approved in our Raptor System, browse the Upcoming Events in the Volunteer Portal and sign-up! Your Volunteer Hours will automatically be logged when you sign-in for the event.

Each week our very own DCSO School Resource Officer Deputy Gabe Uribe, writes a newsletter for our community about important topics as it relates to safety and security.

Each week our STEM PTO puts together a newsletter for our community, sharing information about upcoming events and opportunities to get involved.