Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

Today is the big day! It's our Fall Dance, followed by our first annual Bruin Bash! As I write this, you have contributed over $4,000 of our $10,000 goal for our PTO fundraiser! Thank you so much for your donations and support of Blevins!

You can donate here.

Sign up to volunteer for the Bruin Bash here.

The fundraiser continues tonight at the Bruin Bash. It will be from 5:30-7pm in our front parking lot. The whole family is welcome and it's free. You can purchase tickets for food, games, and Bruin gear, with all the proceeds going to our fundraiser. I can't wait to see you there!

Please pick up students from the dance and/or park for the Bruin Bash in our back parking lot. Remember students are invited for our Dance from 4-5:30pm and all are invited for our Bruin Bash from 5:30-7pm. Go Bruins!

Proudly,

Joe Zappa, Principal

🎈🎈 Friday, October 4th:

• School Dance $5.00 4:00-5:30 (TIME CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS BULLETINS)
• SAVE THE DATE: 1st Annual Bruin Bash 5:30-7:00 (TIME CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS BULLETINS) (See Information Below)

Monday, October 7th:

• Picture Re-Take Day

Thursday, October 10th:

• 8th Grade to Career Exploration Day @ CSU 10:00-2:00

❗Tuesday, October 15th:

• Parent/Teacher Conferences (See Information Below)

❗Thursday, October 17th:

• Parent/Teacher Conferences (See Information Below)

Friday, October 18th:

• NO SCHOOL/Office Closed

Monday, October 21st:

• Boys Basketball Tryouts Start 2:35-4:10 (See Information Below)

Friday, October 25th:

• Pumpkin Palooza Family Night 5:00-7:00 (Watch for More Information)

Tuesday, October 29th:

• PTO Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Room 221 Collaboration Café)
• Band Concert (Symphonic/Concert Bands) 7:00 (Auditeria)

Thursday, October 31st:

• Student & Staff Halloween Costumes

Our parent/teacher conferences are coming up and we want to communicate how those evenings will look like.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

(4:00pm - 7:30pm)

Thursday, October 17, 2024

(4:00pm - 7:30pm)

Please chose either Tuesday, Oct. 15th OR Thursday, Oct. 17th to attend conferences based on what works best for you and your family.

Please reach out to Dusti Sanger at dsanger@psdschools.org if you have any questions.

Dear PSD community:

At their Aug. 27, 2024, meeting, the Poudre School District Board of Education voted unanimously to refer a mill levy question to the Nov. 5, 2024, ballot. This mill levy, if approved by voters, will provide $49 million per year to improve and extend the useful life of the district’s school buildings and will allow the district to reprioritize more of its general fund for the recruitment and retention of teachers and staff, classroom resources, career and technical education, and neighborhood schools.

To ensure that our community has factual information about this mill levy, the district will host a series of community information sessions in September and October. These are open to the public and anyone who wishes to come learn more about the ballot measure and how it would impact the PSD system and our community are welcome. Each session will share the same information.

Information sessions will take place:

• Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 6 p.m., Rocky Mountain High School Theater, 1300 W. Swallow Road, Fort Collins
• Tuesday, Oct. 15, at 5:30 p.m., Fort Collins High School Theater, 3400 Lambkin Way, Fort Collins
• Thursday, Oct. 17, at 5:30 p.m. at the Future Ready Center inside Foothills mall

The information sessions are being offered for transparency purposes only; these are not campaign events.

Simultaneous interpretation and translation via the district’s Instant Language Assistant (ILA) devices will be available at all sessions. If you would like oral interpretation, please bring wireless headphones that connect to your device to listen to the presentation.

For more information about the mill levy measure, including support and opposition statements, please visit the 2024 Mill Levy webpage on our website: https://www.psdschools.org/community/2024-mill-levy.

Sincerely,

Poudre School District

Want to see the most up to date athletic schedules, click below:

https://www.psdathletics.org/page/show/3194418-middle-school-athletic-schedules

Preseason Camp: **No preseason camp**

Tryouts: 10/21/24-10/23/24 2:35-4:10pm in Gym 201; There will be a total of 36 athletes assigned to the 4 teams (18 V/JV, 18 C1/C2)

• Students must have a hard copy of the Physicians Certification form on file in the Front Office.
• Students must have paid the athletic fee. Payment can be made through Schoolpay at https://psdschools.schoolpay.com or cash and check payments can be made in the Front Office. If it is a cut sport then you would pay to tryout then be refunded if your student doesn't make the team.
• Students must have completed the online registration at https://www.psdathletics.org/msreg or complete and return registration packet to the Front Office.
• Remember to bring basketball shoes, athletic clothing and a water bottle.
• Cuts will take place on 10/23/23
• Please pick up promptly at 4:10pm

Varsity/JV Schedule
Varsity/JV Coach-Trey Cormia fcormia@psdschools.org

C1/C2 Schedule
C1/C2 Coach-Ken Hartley khartley@psdschools.org

"Starting with the 2024-25 school year, student transportation for all athletic events will be one-way only, meaning district busses will only be taking athletes to the competition sites. Parents/families will be responsible for ensuring that their athletes are picked up from the competition sites. Please contact Athletic Director Scott Schreiner with any questions or concerns."

Silver Cards are required to participate in all sports. To obtain a Silver Card, students will need to complete the following 3 steps:

1. Students must have a hard copy of the Physicians Certification form on file in the Front Office.
2. Students must have paid the athletic fee. Payment can be made through Schoolpay at https://psdschools.schoolpay.com or cash and check payments can be made in the Front Office. If it is a cut sport then you would pay to tryout then be refunded if your student doesn't make the team.
3. Students must have completed the online registration at https://www.psdathletics.org/msreg or complete and return registration packet to the Front Office.

This is going to be a great year at Blevins, and our Yearbook team is working hard to capture all of the important memories. Every year we sell out of books, so if you want to make sure your student gets one, order them today! Order yours at jostensyearbooks.com.

Show your Bruin Pride for the 2024-2025 school year

Bruin Store

7:10-7:25 Breakfast Served (for those who want it)

7:30 Period 1 Starts

2:25 School Ends

Joe Zappa, Principal

970-488-4001

jzappa@psdschools.org

Dusti Sanger, Assistant Principal

970-488-4002

dsanger@psdschools.org

Scott Schreiner, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

970-488-4036

scotts@psdschools.org

Michele Trujillo, Office Manager

970-488-4004

mtrujill@psdschools.org

Kirsten Bovbjerg, 6th/7th Grade Counselor

970-488-4010

kbovbjerg@psdschools.org

Anna Burris, 7th/8th Grade Counselor

970-488-4091

annab@psdschools.org

Erin McCain, Academic Dean* & School Counselor

*Guidance for academic supports for Blevins students

970-488-4009

emccain@psdschools.org

Junior lobos

A Great Night of Lacrosse Fun with the PSD Stars!

The Health & Wellness Center at Lincoln Middle School, run by Every Child Pediatrics, is having a vaccine clinic on 9/11/24, 10/ 16/24, 11/20/24, and 12/18/24 from 9 - 5 at Lincoln Middle School for students who qualify for Vaccines for Children (VFC) vaccines or vaccines paid for through private insurance.

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