TVHS Vision
At Thompson Valley High School, we are dedicated to creating a profoundly inclusive and diverse learning environment. Our vision is to meet each student where they are, empowering them to achieve their personal and academic goals. By fostering a supportive and enriching atmosphere, we help our students realize their full potential and pursue their life aspirations with confidence and success.
#TVStrong Strength Teamwork Respect Open-Minded Noble Goals
Meet The Staff
Mr. Buchanan is a social studies teacher who loves to learn and share. His favorite part of his job is interacting with his students in various ways. He enjoys getting to know them better, sharing stories, telling jokes, and most importantly: teaching. He is kind and caring towards his students and always tries to make people laugh and smile. He tries to make his classes as interactive and engaging as he can and has fun while doing it.
Mr. Buchanan makes the most of his life by going to concerts, traveling, playing sports, going to baseball games, hiking, camping, gardening, and reading. He grew up in Michigan but moved to Colorado because he finds it pretty and has some family that lives here.
When training to be a teacher at CSU, he met Mr. Porzycki and was his student teacher for a year. When a job became available, he was eager to come back to Thompson Valley and now teaches in Mr. Porzycki’s old room.
An issue that he recognizes in our community is the growing distrust in one another and he believes that learning to trust each other would solve a lot of problems that we face as a society.
“Kindness really does go a long way…being a curious person versus a judgmental person is going to make you happier and make your interactions way more positive…so be curious and kind.” - Mr. Buchanan
Thompson Career Campus
Thompson Career Campus (TCC) is a college and career preparedness program that is accessible for full-time high school students in Thompson School District. Courses at Thompson Career Campus will align with the industry standards for in-demand and growing career Pathways: Construction Skilled Trades, Health Science, Information Technology and Design and Manufacturing. If you are interested in learning more about Thompson Career Campus and the awesome opportunities it offers, come join us for a TCC Open House on Monday, October 28th from 5:30pm-7:00pm at Thompson Career Campus.
Would you like to visit TCC? There will be a Field Trip to visit TCC on November 19th from 9:30-10:45, come by the counseling center for field trip permission forms and to sign up!
SCOOP from the health office!
Stay connected and find updates here!!
Please encourage your student/s to bring a water bottle to school, with the higher elevation water evaporates quicker from our skin and lungs!
Did you know???
September is self-awareness month, which means that we all have a whole month devoted to ourselves. Self-awareness is vital for mental health and wellbeing, for when we know, truly know, who we are, we can shape our life. (Google)
Health office forms can be found on the Thompson School District website. https://www.tsd.org/
Please reach out with any questions/concerns to Cristina Frick, health aide or Jaime Quintana, school nurse consultant.
Colorado Free Application Days
Overview
The seventh annual Colorado Free Application Days will be held on Tuesday, October 15th - Thursday, October 17th.
The Colorado Free Application Days campaign is an initiative designed to inspire more Coloradans to continue their education. From Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, all 32 public colleges and universities in Colorado and several private institutions will waive their application fees, making it free for anyone to submit an application. By waiving application fees—a common barrier to higher education—Colorado Free Application Days aims to improve access to further education and training, which is becoming increasingly critical in the state’s rapidly changing economy.
The days cap off Colorado Applies Month, a five-week, statewide campaign that encourages high school juniors and seniors – and adults – to select an education or training option that’s best for them and apply to that program. The statewide push is designed to increase Colorado’s college-going and FAFSA and CASFA completion rates. The campaign aims to support low-income and first-generation students and to help keep Colorado students in state.
Important Senior Information
FROM YEARBOOK:
Mark your calendar: important dates the 2025 senior class:
- Senior pictures are due for the yearbook on Friday, November 1.
- Senior quotes will also be due at that time.
- Pictures should be submitted electronically through the link below on the TVHS website. https://tvhs.tsd.org/activities/yearbook?authuser=0
- Quotes will be submitted through a Google Form that we can post to their Class of 2025 GC.
- November 1 is also the early bird discount for parents/guardians to purchase a congratulations ad (baby ad) for their seniors. The final deadline for these ads is November 19.
- The Homecoming Dance is Saturday, October 19 from 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
- We will be asking seniors to nominate peers for the Homecoming Court the week of September 30 - October 4.
- We will post a nomination form on their Class of 2025 GC.
If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to: Loris Osier at (970) 613-7937 or loris.osier@tsd.org
Academic Excellence
Did you receive a GPA of 3.7 or above at TVHS last school year? Then you are eligible for an academic excellence pin! Stop by the counseling office to pick up your pin. There is also a list of names outside of the counseling office to check in case you are not sure if you met the minimum GPA requirement needed in order to be eligible.
Students! Work toward earning the distinction of being a Literary Scholar! How do you do this? By reading and then logging pages! Reading for fun or for school counts for this program, so anything you read in classes or just on your own can be logged toward your total count. You will log pages on the ReadSquared website (tvhs.readsquared.com) or the ReadSquared app. The purpose of this program is to encourage reading and to recognize all that you gain from reading, such as increased vocabulary, increased empathy, and a broader worldview. If you have questions or need help logging in, please see Mrs. Bauer in the library.
Winter Sports Registration
INTERESTED IN PLAYING A WINTER SPORT AT TVHS?
Registration will OPEN on OCTOBER 1st!
Log on to www.tvathletics.org to find 2024-2025 Athletic Registration Instructions.
To begin the registration process click on “Register Here” in the upper right corner of the main page to access BigTeams Student Central Login.
*NOTE: RevTrak is no longer the online payment platform used by TSD. Athletic fees can be paid through your parent portal account and will be available on October 1st. Carefully follow “Fee Instructions” that can be found on BigTeams.
All students who are interested in a Winter sport must fully clear sports registration with a current physical through BigTeams before they begin participation.
Basketball Begins Nov. 18
Girls Swimming Begins Nov. 18
Wrestling Begins Nov. 18
Deadline to register for Winter sports will be Wednesday, November 13th
Healthy School Meals for All program.
This applies to Student Athletes in that if they qualify for assistance, we are permitted to waive the base fee for sports.
You can find the Meal Application HERE
Apply as soon as possible if you have not already done so.
We ask that athletes provide the Athletics Office a copy of the Nutrition Services approval letter so we can waive base fees. This does take 10-14 business days to be finalized.
