The Titan Times: 11/18/24-11/22/24

There will be no school on Monday, 11/18 while staff engage in a District Professional Learning Day to continue to grow their knowledge and practices to best serve our students.

WHO: Interested staff and parents/guardians

WHAT: Pastries with Parents/Guardians: Enjoy meeting other parents with coffee, pastries, and plenty of conversation!

WHERE: Library Media Center

WHEN: 11/21/24 from 7:45 - 8:15 am

WHY: When parents and school staff partner in support of student success, students thrive!

RSVP for Pastries with Parents by clicking the link BELOW!

WHO: All physical education students who successful completed archery safety training and returned a signed permission slip

WHAT: Attend the archery field trip to apply your skills on an actual 3D archery range in this FREE field trip!
WHEN: Friday, November 22nd from 9am - 1pm

WHERE: Cheyenne Mountain Archery Range

WHO: All are invited!

WHAT: Scholastic Book Fair

WHERE: Jack Swigert Middle School Library Media Center

WHEN: December 2nd - 9th

WHY: Support reading and literacy at Jack Swigert Middle School by supporting our book fair! It's just in time to get gifts for folks on your holiday lists.

We are pleased to announce that the Annual Colorado Springs Toy Shop presented by Air Academy Credit Union will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the YMCA. Registration is required for this event. See the flyers below for details on how to register!

WHO: We will welcome the community to Jack Swigert.

WHAT: Our 2nd Quarter Title Night will be hosted by several departments and include learning for families and students

WHEN: December 10th from 5:00 - 6:00 PM

More details coming soon!

Thank you for sharing your photos of veterans in our school and community. We celebrated these veterans and honored their service this week on campus. Please join us in thanking them for their service to this country and our community.

8th grade students were able to go watch The Drowsy Chaperone at Mitchell High School this past Wednesday! Our very own Ms. Schulzki made a guest appearance in the performance! This was a great opportunity for our soon to be high school students to see the opportunities awaiting them at the high school level. Our students gave the play two thumbs up!

For all things sports-related, please reach out to Ethan Moore: 719-328-6930 or Ethan.moore2@d11.org

Thank you to families who continue to come out and support our Lady Titans! The action continues this week as our Lady Titans take on ACL/West on Tuesday, November 19th! The game will begin at 4:45 in the gym at Swigert. A friendly reminder, doors for spectators open at 4:30. We look forward to seeing you!

Weekly Grade Checks will be done by the coaches and school Athletic Director every Monday.

Scholar athletes are not eligible to play if they have any Ds or Fs.

• If a student has a “D” or “F” they will be given a slip to take to their teacher to get missing work and check with teacher.
• If a Student Athlete is not eligible, they will not be allowed to play in the games for that week. If a student is placed in ISS or ISD for a period or the day, the student will not be allowed to practice or participate in the game for that day. If a student is suspended out of school, they will be removed from the team.
• Students must be at school the day of the game.
• If miss entire day = Not allowed to play in the game/match/meet
• If half day missed = Sit out 2 quarters of the game/1 match
• If 2 periods missed = Sit out 1 quarter of the game/Subs in
• If students know they are going to be absent from school, they must communicate with coaches.
• Students must also be at practice the day before a game/match/meet, or they sit out from the game/match/meet.
• If students are going to miss practice, they must let the coaches know ahead of time and get it approved.

Reach out to our Athletic Director & Dean, Mr. Ethan Moore, with any questions about athletics.

Dear Parent / Caregiver,

This year school staff are working to teach students about mental health and how to seek

help if they are worried about themselves or a friend. We are using a program called SOS

Signs of Suicide. The program teaches students about this difficult topic and encourages

them to seek help.

SOS has been used by thousands of schools for over 20 years. Studies have shown that it

effectively teaches students about depression and suicide while reducing the number of

students’ self-reported suicide attempts.

Through the program, students learn:

• that depression is treatable, so they are encouraged to seek help
• how to identify depression and potential suicide risk in themselves or a friend
• to ACT (Acknowledge, Care and Tell a trusted adult) if concerned about themselves or a friend
• who they can turn to at school for help

Students will watch age-appropriate video clips and participate in a guided discussion about

depression, suicide, and what to do if they are concerned about a friend. Following the video,

students will complete a brief depression screening form. This form cannot provide a

diagnosis of depression but does indicate whether a young person should seek help from a

mental health professional.

At the end of class, students will complete an exit slip which asks whether they would like to

talk to an adult about any concerns. School staff will conduct brief meetings with any student

asking to talk.

We encourage you to visit www.mindwise.org/parents for information on warning signs for

youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students will learn.

We are including:

• A youth suicide prevention handout
• https://www.pikespeaksuicideprevention.org/resources

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in this program please

contact me at caitlin.hernandez@d11.org or any of our school counselors.

Sincerely,

Caitlin Hernandez 8th Grade Counselor

Students should bring their Chromebooks and missing work to after school tutoring. Tutoring and Clubs now end promptly at 5pm. Students must be picked up by 5pm by parents or if they are riding the activity bus, teachers must have them on the bus before 5pm as it leaves PROMPTLY. Parents, please be sure to arrive at 5pm to pick up your student. Also, please note that behavior that does not demonstrate the MARS (motivated, accountable, respectful, safe) expectations, as well as district policy, during this time could result in students losing the privilege to participate in afterschool activities. Thank you!

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