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December 17, 2024

• December 17th: Last day to contribute to Teacher/Staff Holiday Gifts
• December 17th: Staff Annual Cookie Exchange
• December 20th: Half Day / NO BASE
• December 23rd-January 3rd: Winter Break / No School
• January 6th: Staff PD Day / No School
• January 20th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day / No School
• January 29th: Incoming 9th Grade Pre-Registration Meeting
• January 31st: All School Spanish Festival

SkyView has so much to be thankful for this year; our teachers, staff, students, and community are at the top of our list! We are honored and proud to partner together with you each and every day.

This year, we are using GiftCrowd as an easy, free, and virtual way for parents, caregivers, and students to express their gratitude toward our school’s Teachers and Staff. With GiftCrowd, we can easily collect contributions and organize meaningful individual and group gifts while you can add personalized greetings for your favorite teachers and staff members.

TOMORROW is the LAST day to contribute to teacher and staff holiday gifts. Click here for more details.

Dear Parents and Students,

As you know, the first-semester final exams are just around the corner. As we wrap up the first semester, we want to remind you that we consider final exams at SkyView to be an important assessment and an essential opportunity for students to demonstrate their learning. Each high school teacher is required to administer a meaningful final exam (or equivalent class project). In some instances, students may be exempt from the final exam i.e. they demonstrated mastery of the content and standards at a 95% or above. These exams are comprehensive and will constitute approximately 10-15% of the student’s semester grade.

To that end, we want to remind you of the following:

Finals will run for four days from Tuesday, 12/17/24 to Friday, 12/20/24. Each day, students will take final exams in the morning and then be granted release in the afternoon according to the following schedule:

Tuesday, December 17th-Green Day

8:00-9:45, 1st Period Final Exam

9:50-11:35, 2nd Period Final Exam

Wednesday, December 18th-Blue Day

8:00-9:45, 3rd Period Final Exam

9:50-11:35, 4th Period Final Exam

Thursday, December 19th-Gold Day

8:00-9:45, 5th Period Final Exam

9:50-11:35, 6th Period Final Exam

Friday, December 20th-White Day

8:00-9:45, 7th Period Final Exam

9:50-11:35, Make-Up Exam Period

Attendance for Finals

• Policy Change: All students, regardless of exemption status, are required to attend finals due to state seat-minute requirements.

• Exemptions: Students with a 95% or higher in a class may be exempt from the final at the teacher's discretion.

• Exempt and Not Attending: Students exempt from a final who choose not to attend that period must notify the attendance office here to report their absence and use a personal day.
  
  

Study Hall

• Attendance is not required for study hall during finals. However, parents must report absences via the new attendance form to excuse their student.
  
  

Drivers Leaving Early

• Students with a driver’s license may leave campus after completing their final if they do not return for the day.

• If staying on campus, students cannot leave until the end of the final period.
  
  

Missed or Absent for a Final Exam

• Students who miss a final must provide a doctor's note for the absence to be excused and to qualify for a makeup exam.

• Absences without a valid medical excuse will result in a zero for the final exam.
  
  

Dismissal Times

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: Dismissal at 11:35 a.m.

• Friday: Dismissal at 9:45 a.m.

• Teacher Study Sessions: Students may remain on campus in the afternoon only if they have pre-arranged appointments with teachers or if a teacher has scheduled a study session. Students should not show up unannounced to stay in a classroom.
  
  

Grade Submission and Availability

• The grading window for HS is December 17th-21st.

• All grades will be submitted by teachers by December 21, 2024.

• Grades will be reviewed and posted to transcripts by 4:30 p.m. on December 22, 2024.

Thank you for your cooperation. Please reach out if you have any questions about these policies.

Please note the following:

1. Regular carline/student pick-up will apply.

2. Lunch will not be available during HS lunch periods on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

3. Students must be picked up promptly, as we cannot provide study hall in the afternoons.

Most importantly, “Panic-akes” will be served Tuesday-Thursday of finals week.

Take care of each other,

Chris Bridgham and Kirsten Schuman

HS Assistant Principals

Congratulations to our Junior Thespian Troupe 89455, who had an amazing day at Thescon last week! SkyView students took honors in multiple categories.

• Joya Kimble - Excellent rating musical theater solo
• Julian Copes, Joslynne Franklin, Amelia Allums, and Julianna Carrillo - Second place tech theater challenge
• And, for the first time in SkyView history... Camryn Casey received the Critics Choice Award and was selected for Main Stage after receiving a superior rating on her musical theater solo. She performed in the Bellco Theatre for the entire convention!!

SVA’s Green Club hosted an environmental documentary about the Amazon rainforest during Advisement for their meeting last week. It was a packed house!

SVA’s National Honor Society participated in Wreaths Across America on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at the JS Parker Cemetery in Parker, CO. Wreaths Across America’s mission is to remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom. To learn more, please visit the Wreaths Across America website.

Have you outgrown your shoes? Getting new shoes for Christmas? This January, the SkyView community is invited to clean out their closets for a shoe drive to raise funds for SkyView Destination Imagination (DI) Teams heading to Global Finals in May 2025! Donations of gently worn, used, and new pairs of shoes (no single shoes) will be accepted. Adult sizes, kid sizes, men’s and women’s styles, cleats, sandals, fancy or plain shoes! (Just no rollerblades or ice skates.)

All donated shoes will be redistributed to micro-enterprise partners through Funds2Orgs, a for profit social enterprise used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own businesses.

The amount of money raised is determined by the total weight of the shoes collected. All funds will help SkyView Destination Imagination Teams compete at Global Finals in May! Donation boxes will be set up in the SVA Lobbies starting in January.

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Congratulations to Brayden Short for making the All-State Soccer Team for the second consecutive year!

Middle School Basketball: The Middle School A team Boys Basketball squad had an electrifying end to the season, racking up four wins in five games! On 12/3, they defeated Aspen View behind Josiah Paul's stellar 9-point performance. The momentum carried over to 12/4 as Zane Shahid lit up the scoreboard with 13 points in a victory over Ben Franklin. Despite a hard-fought loss to CHC on 12/5, the team roared back on 12/11, with Nathan Quintana stealing the show, dropping a season-high 22 points in a triumph over Platte River. Eli Volpe capped off the week in style, netting 15 points on 12/12 in a commanding win against Aspen View. This momentum has carried the A team into the end-season tournament as the fifth seed as they travel to Leman Academy this Monday(12/16). Good luck, boys! Meanwhile, the B team fought valiantly but came up short in all five games while showing grit and determination. The B team finished the season as the sixth seed and will look to travel to Ben Franklin this Monday(12/16) as well in hopes of moving onto the semi-finals.

Pictured below: The MS A Boys Basketball team after their win against Aspen View on 12/12

Photo Credits: Deanna Volpe

HS Boys Basketball: The Boys' Basketball program started its season on the road against Windsor Charter. The C team and JV boys programs won very exciting and close games! The C team received a brilliant performance from Sophomore Chris Bieller Jr., who was a perfect point guard; he finished with 8 points and a handful of assists. The JV team won an incredible game by one after Sophomore Andrew Eschmann hit the go-ahead 3 with 45 seconds left in the game to go up by 1 point. That shot ended up being the game-winner! It was a complete game for every player, but the outcome could have been different without that shot from Andrew Eschmann. Unfortunately, the Varsity team lost 70-86 despite Markus Lloyd's 27-point performance.

The JV and Varsity program headed to Platte Canyon last Saturday(12/7), in which both JV and Varsity teams won! The JV team won by almost 50 points, and it was a complete team effort. The game's highlight was Junior Ethan Gilbert hitting a pull-up 3 for his first points of the season, it was an awesome moment! The Varsity team, powered by Senior Mark Chisenhall's 11-point performance off the bench, added a huge offensively spark. All three levels then hosted their first home game against Platte Valley this past Tuesday. The JV team got off to a great start and never looked back, winning by almost 20 points. Sophomore Bronson Kiraly was everywhere, as he was grabbing every rebound and scoring at will from inside. It was a great game! The Varsity team won in a defensive shootout 45-33, powered by Senior Reagan Lewis' game-high 15 points and Junior Clay Cosart's massive 9 points off the bench. Unfortunately, the C team lost in a close game. The JV and C team gets a break; their next game will be on January 8th. However, the Varsity team has a tournament at Denver Christian this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday starting this Thursday at 5:30 pm against Peyton HS. Best of luck to our Varsity Basketball Boys!

Varsity cross country runners Seniors Mitch Hixson, Aarjav Shah, and Sophomore Rylan Griffith showcased their talent at the Nike NXR Southwest Regional in Phoenix, AZ, competing against elite athletes across the region. All three delivered outstanding performances, achieving personal records as Mitch clocked 16:33, Rylan ran 16:38, and Aarjav finished in 18:27. This is an amazing opportunity for these three boys, and we are very proud of your accomplishments at this amazing event!

Pictured below: Mitch Hixson, Aarjav Shah, Rylan Griffith

Photo Credits: Rebekah Griffith