ThunderRidge Weekly Update

Grizzly Families,

Due to President's Day coming up on Monday, we will have a 4-day school week next week, with no PLC on Friday. Please see the bell schedule below.

Stay warm, and enjoy your long weekend,

Sean Patterson

Principal, ThunderRidge High School

February 17: Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL

March 3-11: Grizzly Gives Week

March 11: Grizzly Gives Assembly

March 11: Instrumental Concert

March 12-13: Choir Concert

March 14: End of 3rd Quarter

March 17-21: 🌷 SPRING BREAK 🌷

Monday - Presidents' Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday - Green Day

Wednesday - Blue Day

Thursday - Green Day

Friday - Blue Day - NO PLC - Classes will begin at 7:40am

To register for the Boys Swim and Dive Co-op, go to the Highlands Ranch High School website. https://highlandsranch-ar.rschooltoday.com

Monday, February 17th

3pm-5pm in the Main Gym

Tuesday, February 18th

7pm-9pm in the Main Gym

Click the image below to keep up with all ThunderRidge Athletics information.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook @ThunderRidge Athletics.

Sophomore and Junior Families: Join us for Grizzly Path!

What you can expect:

- Convention style evening with over 30 booths and several informational breakout sessions

- Options for college, Career Tech Ed, military, and workforce

- Over 20 college booths, breakout sessions on preparing for college, college application, paying for college, and college essay writing

- CTE breakout sessions include working in a CTE field (presented by our very own Oscar Chaparro), and CTE in community college

- Careers in the military (presented by ThunderRidge Dean, Bobby Florio)

- Gap year options

- We will also have translators in Spanish available for our Spanish speaking families

Share some delicious cheesecake with your Valentine! (Or you can always treat yourself....😉!)

We are selling Vollmer's 4" individual cheesecakes* for $6 each, and 10" New York cheesecakes for $30! Order yours today!

*4" cheesecakes available in New York, Strawberry, and White Chocolate Raspberry!

Cheesecakes can be picked up in D205.

For more information, and to sign up as a performer, click here. Last day to sign up is March 5th.

For more information, and to sign up as a speaker, click here. Last day to sign up is March 7th.

Senior Parents - If you missed Senior Parent Information Night, please visit the Seniors 2025 website here to see the presentation that was shared. Additional graduation details will be shared during the coming months.

Seniors - Be sure to complete your 20 hours of community service before April 1st. If you hope to letter in Community Service, all hours must also be submitted by April 1st. Submit your hours using Helper Helper.

Please see the CDPHE report regarding student vaccines here.

Below is the schedule for 2025 Spring Testing that will take place April 14th - 18th.

This past week in the counseling office, TRHS Counselors met with 241 students to provide academic support and planning, social emotional support, and help with post secondary planning.

Counselors began hosting Junior meetings with our Juniors. These meetings are designed to help students continue building their post secondary plan, whether that be college, the military, trade school, or going straight into the workforce. Counselors have many tools to help students match their talents, interests, and personalities to career and educational paths. Graduation progress and requirements will also be reviewed. Schedule a meeting with your Counselor now!

TRHS Career Exploration series continues!

This series provides students the chance to hear about careers in a broad variety of industries around our area. Every Tuesday we host a different career speaker who shares with us about their job, their career journey, the skills and interests needed, and much more. Click here to sign up!

Feb. 18th, 10:20am-10:55am: Renee Pawloski - Interior Design/Color Analyst for Color Savvy Studio

Feb. 25th, 10:20am-10:55am: Jill Roberts - Physical Therapist

Peer Counseling applications are now available!

Current sophomores (Class of 2027) can apply to become a peer counselor and make a positive difference in their school, one student at a time. Applications are due March 7th. Check out the website for all the details, or talk with your counselor.

Mindful Minute: A mindful approach to Valentine’s Day

What does mindfulness have to do with Valentine’s Day? According to this article, taking a mindful approach will help you to avoid the pitfalls of needless pressure, drama, and stress on Valentine’s Day. Focusing on gratitude, redefining the way you measure self worth, fostering love and self compassion, and using deep breathing to cultivate self awareness are some tips for fostering happiness on Valentine’s Day, and every day!

For all things Counseling, including college information and scholarships,

check out the full Counseling Newsletter!

As we come into February, the IB Team has noticed the unfortunate, but predictable, rise in Senioritis in our class of 2025. While this is something we see every year, it is still something that we all want to try and combat to help our TRHS Seniors finish strong. Below are some suggestions to help all of our students complete their time at ThunderRidge as best as possible!

1. Set Short-Term Goals: Break down tasks into smaller, manageable goals. Celebrate small victories, like completing a project or acing a quiz.
2. Stay Organized: Use planners, to-do lists, or apps to keep track of deadlines and commitments. Staying on top of tasks can reduce procrastination.
3. Find Motivation: Remind yourself of future goals, such as college, a career, or personal aspirations. Create a vision board or journal to visualize your dreams.
4. Change Your Routine: Shake things up—study in a new spot, switch up your schedule, or try new study techniques to re-energize yourself.
5. Reward Yourself: Give yourself incentives for finishing assignments or studying. Rewards could be as simple as a treat or some time for your favorite hobby. -Mr. Risner

Freshmen used this week’s Grizzly Hour to work on current and past assignments. -Mr. Cohen

This week, Sophomores continued conferences with their Grizz Hour teacher. They started working on their final reports and will continue doing that through the next month. There are examples of each type of report on Canvas if they are looking for resources to help them complete the report. The final report is due on April 1st. - Mrs. Brant

This week for Junior Grizz Hour, students used their time to complete any school work or meet with teachers as needed. Don’t forget Grizzly Path Thursday, February 20th at TRHS from 5:30pm-7:30pm. - Mr. Bidinger

Sign up here We are in need of 15 outgoing and energetic high school volunteers for our annual family dance "Around the World" at Eldorado Elementary on Friday, Feb. 28th. Volunteers will be on site from 5:30pm -8:30pm and help with various activities such as setup/clean up, games, greeting families, Panther Mascot etc. Please email Sarah Demers at secretary.pto.eldorado@gmail.com with any questions.

We are looking for 2 volunteers to help with childcare during each PTO/SAC meeting for the 2024-2025 school year at Eldorado Elementary. Meetings run from 6:00-8:30pm. Volunteers arrive 10-15 minutes early (5:45pm) to get set up (you will have access to PE equipment). Please sign up for any/all slots that you are available to help!

Please bring any volunteer forms needing to be completed and we will get those filled out at the end of the night. Please email Sarah Demers at secretary.pto.eldorado@gmail.com with any questions.

Sign up here

Students receive a Pass (P) or Fail (F) grade for Advisement based on 30% completion of work AND 70% attendance.

This class is a Pass (P) or Fail (F) class based on 70% attendance.

This class is a Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grade based on 70% attendance.

Principal: Sean Patterson

Mission Statement:

Empowering Grizzlies through curiosity, compassion, courage, community and service.

Website: trhs.dcsdk12.org

Location: 1991 West Wildcat Reserve Parkway, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
Phone: 303.387.2000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TRHSGrizzlies?mibextid+LQQJ4d
X (formerly Twitter): @TRidgeGrizzlies