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:

• March 16-24 - High School France and Germany Trip
  
• March 20-23 - FRC Colorado Regional Competition (Denver)
• March 16-24 - Spring Break
• Monday, March 25 (5-7 p.m.) - Love and Logic Parent Night (HS Commons and Zoom)
• Monday, March 25 (4:30 p.m.) - Girls' JV Soccer at William Smith
• Wednesday, March 27 (4 & 6 p.m.) - Girls' JV and Varsity Soccer at Elizabeth HS
• Wednesday, March 27 (5:30 p.m.) - STEM SAC Monthly Meeting (KOSON/P-TECH Building)
• Thursday, March 28 (4 p.m.) - DEI Committee Meeting (Room E206)
• Friday, March 29 (3 p.m.) - Girls' Soccer vs. Addenbrooke (Marcy Park)
• Saturday, March 30 (1 & 3 p.m.) - Girls' JV and Varsity Soccer at Lamar HS
• April 1-3 - FBLA State Conference (Gaylord of the Rockies)
• Tuesday, April 2 - CMAS Testing Begins!
• Tuesday, April 2 (3:15 p.m.) - Student Forum/Information Session (HS Commons)
• Tuesday, April 2 (4:30 & 5:30 p.m.) - Boys' JV and Varsity Volleyball at Windsor Charter Academy
• Tuesday, April 2 (5:30 p.m.) - KOSON/STEM Monthly Board Meeting (KOSON/P-TECH Building)
• Wednesday, April 3 (4:30 p.m.) - Girls' Varsity Soccer at DSST: Cedar
• Wednesday, April 3 (4:30 p.m.) - Boys' JV Volleyball at Arrupe Jesuit
• Friday, April 5 - Sixth Grade Virtual due to testing
• Friday, April 5 (4:30 & 5:30 p.m.) - Boys' JV and Varsity Volleyball vs. DSST: Cedar V

Are you interested in joining the KOSON/STEM Board of Directors?

The annual election cycle will begin on April 22 for the open Parent seat. If you'd like to be considered a candidate for the KOSON/STEM BOD Elections, please email stem.board@stemk12.org. One of our Board members will respond with opportunities for interested families to meet to ask questions about what the Board does. Please reach out by Wednesday, March 27.

A candidate interest form will be distributed at the beginning of April for those who would like to be considered as a candidate. Information from that form will be used to create a Candidate Book to circulate amongst the STEM Community via the Weekly Newsletter to help inform our community of the candidates.

Any parent with at least one student at STEM School Highlands Ranch next school year (August 2024 to May 2025) is eligible to run for this three-year position.

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

• Upcoming events
  
• Elementary Yearbook Information
• Important Elementary School Driveline Reminders
  
• CMAS Testing Information

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

• Upcoming Events
  
• College and Career Newsletter
• Senior Cap and Gown Information
  
• Summer Programming Opportunities
• 2024 Douglas County Outstanding Youth Award Nominations
• NYU GSTEM High School Research Program
  
• AI Scholarships for 2024 AI Camp
• FREE Virtual Exchange STEM Program

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.

Mr. James Hitch, Secondary PE Teacher

Thomas Lewis, Rehan Chaudhari, Shanmukha Ragampudi

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

• Download the new STEM Spartans Athletics App
  
• New Athletics Website!

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
• Summer with STEM School
• 4th Quarter Enrichment Club Registrations Opening Soon
• Elementary and Secondary Club Registrations
  

Spartmart is the place to get all of your STEM Spartan Gear. The SpartMart is run by High School Students from our Business Department, who have a passion for building school culture and spirit. Check out our selection below.

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
• 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.

As the Center for Strength approaches the closing of its doors, their heart is to meet the needs of the STEM community. Some of their events/programs are in need of funding and they are asking for your help. Please click the button below to see all of the ways that you can get involved.

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.

Niche.com is an online platform that helps connect families with their future schools in their neighborhoods. It is one of the top search platforms that families use when looking for a new school. If you love STEM and what we have to offer your student(s), please consider leaving us a review. Click the button below to visit our school's profile, where you can leave a review.

You can also leave us a review on our Google Business page. Click the button below to share why you love STEM School Highlands Ranch.

Thank you in advance!

Currently, we are excited to announce we are recruiting for the following positions:

• Associate Director of Admissions
• In-House Substitute Teacher
• Long-Term Substitute Teacher
• Elementary Instructional Assistant
• High School Educational Assistant

We're also recruiting for these positions for the 2024-25 School Year:

• English Language Development Teacher
• Secondary Math Teacher
• Middle School Science Teacher
• Middle School Computer Science Teacher
• K-12 School Psychologist