Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

Happy New Year! It's been a wonderful week welcoming our students back for a new semester. And it's been a busy one! Today, we completed our second day of Winter MAPS testing. This is our mid-year check point on how students are progressing in their reading and math skills. I'm proud of how hard our students worked and there have been amazing results in their growth.

Save the date for our upcoming parenting a middle schooler night called "Building Healthy Habits". We'll have guest speakers related to building healthy habits, especially as it relates to mental health for our middle school aged students. It's on January 22 at 6pm, with more information in this bulletin.

Don't forget that Bruin Club kicks off again on Monday!

Proudly,

Joe Zappa, Principal

Monday, January 13th:

• Bruin Club Starts 2:30-5:00 (See Information Below)
• Wrestling Pre-Season Camp 2:45-3:45 (See Information Below)
• 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball Tryouts 2:35-4:10 (See Information Below)

❗Thursday, January 16th:

• SAVE THE DATE: Blevins Dining Night at Café Mexicali! (See Flyer Below)

Monday, January 20th:

• NO SCHOOL/Martin Luther King JR. Day

Tuesday, January 21st:

• Wrestling Season Starts 2:45-4:15 (See Information Below)
• 7th/8th Grade Girls Basketball Season Starts 2:35-4:10 (See Information Below)

Wednesday, January 22nd:

• SAVE THE DATE- Parenting a Middle Schooler 6:00-7:30 (Blevins Library) Join Bruin Club at Blevins for an engaging session on cultivating healthy, sustainable habits to support mental health and build resilience. Click Here to Register. (More Information Below)

Thursday, January 23rd:

• Rocky Mountain High School counselors will be at Blevins to present information for 9th grade registration. Students will be given course registration document during this time.

Tuesday, January 28th:

• PTO Meeting 5:30-7:30 (Collaboration Café)

Friday, January 31st:

• 6th Grade Field Trip to the Lincoln Center Performance of Collision of Rhythm 9:45-11:15

Our Bruin Club is excited to announce the Winter 2025 schedule!

Clubs will begin on Monday, January 13th, and run through Thursday, March 13th. A revised Spring 2025 schedule (March 24th – May 1st) will be shared in March.

Programs will take place Monday through Thursday, from 2:25 PM to 5:00 PM.

To Participate: All students must have a completed Permission to Participate form on file before joining any Bruin Club activities. If you’ve already submitted a form for your student, no additional form is required. Forms are attached or can be found on the Blevins Website and in the Blevins Main Office.

MONDAY

Homework Help

eSports

Creative Workshop

Music and Beat Making

GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance)

TUESDAY

Homework Help

Art Club

Dungeons and Dragons

Baking

WEDNESDAY

Homework Help

Improv

Messy Science

Dungeons and Dragons

THURSDAY

Homework Help

eSports

Cooking

Yarn Arts

Boston/NY Trip Prep (Must be registered for the 2025 or 2026 Boston/NY trip to participate in this club).

Questions regarding Bruin Club, please contact Izzy Crume at (970)657-6612

or email icrume@psdschools.org.

OPEN MAT

Open mat will begin 12/2/24 -12/20/24 2:45pm-3:45pm on school days in the Auxiliary Gym.

*Please bring a water bottle, tennis shoes, shorts/sweatpants. Please bring inhalers, if needed.

Students will need their silver card prior to the first official day of practice 1/21/25

This is a non-cut sport available to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

Preseason Camp

Open mat will begin 1/13/25-1/17/25 2:45pm-3:45pm on school days in the Auxiliary Gym.

*Please bring a water bottle, tennis shoes, shorts/sweatpants. Please bring inhalers, if needed.

Students will need their silver card prior to the first official day of practice 1/21/25.

This is a non-cut sport available to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

Official Practices

Official Practices will be from 2:45pm-4:15pm on school days and non-meet days in the Auxiliary Gym.

To receive their silver card, they need the following items:

-Sports Physical (once per year)

-Registration (for each sport)

-Payment of fees/Shared waiver of fees (for each sport)

A silver card is required prior to tryouts and first day of practice. For more information on how to complete the above requirements, please visit our Blevins Middle School Athletics page at https://www.psdathletics.org/blevins

Also, feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.

Thanks,

Coach Ben Rees

brees@psdschools.org

A silver card is required prior to tryouts and first day of practice. For more information on how to complete the above requirements, please visit our Blevins Middle School Athletics page at https://www.psdathletics.org/blevins

Preseason Camp: No preseason camp.

Tryouts: 1/13-1/15 2:35pm-4:10pm in Gym 200. Cuts will take place on 1/15/24. Please wear athletic clothing/shoes and bring a water bottle. Please pick up students promptly at 4:10pm.

Practice: Practices will be 2:35pm-4:10pm in Gym 200 on school days and non-game days.

Also, feel free to reach out with any questions you may have.

Varsity/JV Schedule

Varsity/JV Coach-Trey Cormia

fcormia@psdschools.org

C1/C2 Schedule

C1/C2 Coach-Ken Hartley

khartley@psdschools.org

The time for 9th grade registration has begun! No matter the high school your 8th grader will be attending, we will be working at Blevins to best support students in the big transition ahead. We wanted to make sure we communicated our plan, as well as provide resources for the registration process at each high school. Please see our 9th grade registration information page on the Blevins counseling website for important upcoming dates and additional information.

Parenting a Middle Schooler January 22nd, 6:00-7:30 (Blevins Library)

Join Bruin Club at Blevins for an engaging session on cultivating healthy, sustainable habits to support mental health and build resilience.

Order a yearbook now so you don’t have to worry about it later! ✔ Check it off your to-do list today: https://www.jostens.com/yearbooks/students-and-parents/about-yearbooks

Bruin Gear Store

#BruinStrong Shirts Available for Purchase

Thank you to Ed Carroll Motor Company for Sponsoring our

Lego Robotics Team. We appreciate your support!

Protecting Teens and Families

Colorado Medicaid coverage is now open to many children and pregnant people regardless of immigration status. The best way to find out if eligible for Medicaid is to apply.

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