Weekly Parent Newsletter

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

• A message from Mrs. McElroy, Elementary School Director
• Upcoming Events
  
• Elementary School Photo Day - Tuesday, Aug. 27 (ES Gym)
• STEM PTO Meet 'n Greet - Thursday, Aug. 29
• Early Release Day - Friday, Aug. 30
• No School - Happy Labor Day! - Monday, Sept. 2
• KOSON/STEM Board Meeting - Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 5:30-7 p.m. (KOSON/P-TECH Building & Zoom)
• Third Grade Picnic - September 13
• News ad Updates
• Join STEM's Parent Facebook Pages
  
• Want to learn about School Funding in Colorado?
  

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

• A message from Mrs. Ridder, Middle School Director
• Upcoming Events
  
• School Photo Make-Up Day - Tuesday, Aug. 27 (ES Gym)
• STEM PTO Meet 'n Greet - Thursday, Aug. 29
• Early Release Day - Friday, Aug. 30
• No School - Happy Labor Day! - Monday, Sept. 2
• KOSON/STEM Board Meeting - Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 5:30-7 p.m. (KOSON/P-TECH Building & Zoom)
• News ad Updates
• Secondary Yearbook Information
• PSAT 8/9 Opt-Out information
• Want to learn about School Funding in Colorado?
• Service Dog at STEM starting to September 3

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

• A message from Mr. Alsup, High School Director
• Upcoming Events
  
• School Photo Make-Up Day - Tuesday, Aug. 27 (ES Gym)
  
• Spring Belize Trip Info Meeting - Wednesday, Aug. 28
• STEM PTO Meet 'n Greet - Thursday, Aug. 29
• Early Release Day - Friday, Aug. 30
• No School - Happy Labor Day! - Monday, Sept. 2
• Spain Trip Info Meeting - Thursday, Sept. 5
• KOSON/STEM Board Meeting - Tuesday, Sept. 10, from 5:30-7 p.m. (KOSON/P-TECH Building & Zoom)
• News ad Updates
• Join Us this Spring in France!
• Opt-Out Form for MNSQT Test
• Order Your Senior's Cap and Gown
• CU Pre-Health Scholars Program - Apply Now
  
• IMPORTANT! Secondary Yearbook Information
  
• NASA Virtual Internship
  
• Merrick & Company Apprenticeship Opportunity
• Want to learn about School Funding in Colorado?
• Service Dog at STEM starting September 3
  

Dear STEM Families,

It was a pleasure seeing so many of you over the last few weeks. We had many parents attend our Back to School Nights, the Board Meeting, the SAC meeting, and Skate City. It is hard to believe we could pack so many things in two weeks and that many families came out to support our students and school, but we did! Strong community support leads to stronger schools and student success!

Early Release Day Friday, Aug. 30

As a reminder, STEM will have its first Early Release Day next Friday, Aug. 30. These days were added to our calendar to allow professional development for our teachers. Early Release Days ensure staff have the time and opportunity to work collaboratively with their teams to ensure our students' continued academic success.

We understand that the many parking lots around our campus look very inviting for families to park or wait for their student in the afternoon, or drop off in the morning. However, we've received numerous complaints from our neighbors that this is a nuisance to them, and it violates our Transportation Management Plan.

Please DO NOT park or wait in the surrounding business parking lots. This includes the hotel on the north side of campus, the office park on the Northeast side of campus, the medical office building on the southeast side of campus, and the office buildings on the southwest side of campus. Thank you so much for your cooperation.

Enrichment at STEM is the place students can find all of the school’s after-school, summer, and other enrichment offerings. Because many of the offerings are as unique as our school is, we invite students from throughout the Denver metro area to participate in our Enrichment program. Through Enrichment at STEM, students can participate in a variety of amazing clubs and programs, in arts, athletics, robotics, technology, and a variety of special interests.

Deputy Gabe is STEM's School Resource Officer through the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. Check out his bi-weekly newsletter for important safety reminders, as well as great things that he's seeing around campus.

Hey STEM Parents! High School Student Government is hosting its first-ever Homecoming Tailgating Party, and we need your help! The party will be held after school from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, outside of the Athletics entrance. We are looking both for food/material donations and also volunteers to help grill BBQ and supervise both food and game tables!

Our STEM PTO is awesome! Join an amazing team of parents who create engaging and exciting events to bring our community together. Click the button below to see their newsletter for this week.

Upcoming PTO Events:

• PTO Meet n' Greet - Thursday, Aug. 29, from 4-6 p.m. at Prost Brewery
  
• PTO Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 6:30-8 p.m., in the Secondary Commons - In-Person

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