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DRHS Community Connection April 27-May 1, 2020 Dakota Ridge High School thrives on the support of our Eagle community: students, parents, & staff. Please

read below to discover current DRHS events, news, and information. - Jim Jelinek, Principal

Academics: Click here for JeffcoConnect Grades and Attendance

Congratulations:

Dakota Ridge Senior High School is a 2020 Best High School, based on rankings that U.S. News & World Report

2021 National Merit Scholarship Program Qualifiers: Hayley Thomas and Daniel Nau

Grades The grade earned on March 13th is directly influenced by students continuing to put forth exemplary participation with

Attendance, Class Participation, and Scores on Assignments/Assessments. Students must attend class, actively participate in the class, and earn scores achieved on all remote learning assignments and assessments including Finals. The goal is for students to continue to engage academically through the end of the school year.

2020 Graduates and Families – ACTION ITEM

We are working on compiling a slide show to acknowledge our amazing Seniors, as well as attempting to plan for our re-scheduled graduation ceremony on August 7, 2020 at 7 pm at Jeffco Stadium. Please help us by filling

out this form and submitting it no later than May 4, 2020. If we do not receive a response by May 4, we will

not be able to add information needed on your son/daughter's slide. As we will have this sent out to all senior parents as well as post it in the weekly Community Connections and our website, please only fill this out ONCE.

Thank you so much for your assistance. Mrs. Lucas, Assistant Principal/Activities Director

Click here to open the Google form: https://forms.gle/AwtcS5ULYyj8eUAY9

Finals: For senior students - teachers will assign finals the evening of May 4th (Monday) with the due date being no later than May 8th. Grades will be posted within Campus by May 11th by noon. This assumes a virtual graduation on or near 5/14 (no decisions on format of graduation yet). For underclassmen - teachers should assign finals the May 15th (Friday) with the due date being no later than May 21st (Thursday). Grades will be posted within Campus by May 22nd at noon. If content teams give multiple-choice tests, the idea would be that students were taking their finals during the last week of the year during their given block. Technically, they could take the test during one 45-minute class or it can be split between the two color days. Project/performance-based finals might be assigned earlier than finals week, with presentations during finals week or even the week before. The expectation is no different than if we were in the building - students will still be attending and engaged through the last day of school.

August 7th: Graduation at 7:00 PM

Activities - click here for Eagles Activities

Graduation - Friday August 7, 2020 at 7pm at Jeffco Stadium.

Pending updated COVID 19 social distancing guidelines: We are planning to give out caps, gowns, academy cords, yearbooks, diplomas, etc in May or June as long as the stay at home order has been lifted. Students who are going to participate in August will need to keep all of the pieces to their cap and gown in a safe place as we will not have replacements available. All students who are participating in the

ceremony will need to attend a Graduation Rehearsal on August 6, 2020 in the main gym at 4 pm.. We are going to do a Senior Picnic where students can get together, see each other, sign yearbooks, and enjoy a BBQ after the rehearsal.

Mandatory Graduation Rehearsal at DRHS main gym - August 6, 4-5:15pm

Senior Picnic/Yearbook signing at DRHS cafeteria - August 6, 5:30-6:30pm

Senior Shaving Cream Celebration on back soccer field - August 6, 6:30-7:00 pm

Graduation Ceremony at Jeffco Stadium - August 7, 7:00 pm (students arrive at 6:15 pm

on east side of Jeffco Stadium) Jeffco Stadium should be able to accommodate the amount of people we usually see at Red Rocks. There will be no handicap shuttle as people will be dropped off at the main entrance, where there is an elevator. The handicap seating is across the top of the home side stands.

We are working on how to stream the event. We usually tap into the Red Rocks camera and sound system and there is no camera system except for a wide shot of the field at the stadium. We have been in touch with local companies to make this happen and will release details on how to view the ceremony from home when available.

All Jeffco High Schools are going to refund part of the graduation fee to families that would have paid for the venue (Red Rocks is not charging us). Please know that the graduation fee covers the venue, printing of diplomas, printing of the graduation program, diploma covers, cords, flower decorations, cost of senior envelopes,, etc. We are working on the logistics of how to process refunds. We will continue to update graduation information as we receive updates from the district. Thank you for your patience as we work through this process.

Counseling Information

All Seniors: 2020 Naviance Senior Surveys - Due May 31, 2020 Please log into your Naviance

Account: https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/drhs-counseling/icap-1 to complete the

district-mandated "2019-2020 JEFFCO Senior Survey." It only takes 5 minutes to complete, and

it provides valuable information and feedback and tells us about your post-DRHS plans. DRHS

will use the data you provide on these surveys to send your final "graduated" transcript to

the college of your choice, free of charge, so this is very important! Be sure to mark the 'send

final transcript' box to the college you will be attending and click 'save and finish' when you're

done. Thank you!

If you are in need of assistance from your counselor or our school social worker during normal

school days/hours please email them directly and know that they will respond within 24 hours.

Please be sure to check our Counseling Services Website. We will continue to post useful

information on social media as well, follow us on Instagram @dakotaridge_counseling or

Twitter @CounselingDRHS

All Eagles All Family – Da-Quarantine News from Taylor and Joe

Student Body President Taylor Legault and Student Body Vice President Joe Carlson.

April 20 - 24

April 27 - May 1

Day Without Hate Rally:

Day Without Hate is a student-led, grassroots organization that promotes nonviolence, unity, and respect in our schools

and communities. After the shootings at Virginia Tech in 2007, students at Standley Lake High School asked their

classmates to wear white in order to show a commitment and trust in each other to make their school a safer place. The day was an overwhelming success. Since then, students across

Colorado and the nation have taken this incredibly positive day to their communities to say that we will not tolerate

violence or hate, and we will reach out to friends and acquaintances and say, "We're all in this together."

The Day Without Hate (DWOH) District Committee is a group of students who spend the entire school year planning

activities for DWOH. They decided that they would still hold Day Without Hate on Friday, April 24th, even though they knew that we would not be at school and would have to

create a virtual DWOH experience with videos and social media challenges to be posted on Instagram

(@daywithouthate) throughout the week. Even though this year looks different than any other previous Day Without Hate, they still wanted to create a rally to celebrate DWOH,

which has been a tradition for the past decade. They worked to create a Live DWOH Rally on YouTube, bringing together speakers, singers, dancers, and poets in a celebration of the movement.

---------- Follow Day Without Hate on the Following Social Media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVRNJPhEGCphHAChlfV-BQ

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daywithouthate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daywithouthate/

Website: http://daywithouthate.org/

Community Outreach District Updates on COVID -19 - Please click here for the district’s updated coronavirus information page

Tech Tips for District 1:1 Devices o Support for Devices (District webpage) o How to reset a Chromebook (video)

Awards and Recognition International Baccalaureate The Cord News

Summit Ridge Middle Colorow Elementary

Powderhorn Elementary Blue Heron Elementary

Mount Carbon Elementary Westridge Elementary

Athletics - click here for Eagles Activities

Please follow the Dakota Ridge Athletics Social Media Pages for more information

2020 Virtual DWOH Rally Agenda

“The Star Spangled Banner” performed by Jackie Teteris (Golden High School) “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers performed by Jeffco Choir Students The Arvada West Sparkles

“Rainbow” by Kacey Musgraves performed by Ella Arnold (Dakota Ridge High School) “Confidence in Compliments” a short film created by Sources of Strength (D’Evelyn Jr/Sr High School)

Original Slam Poem “So, Stay Home” performed by Jasmine Davis (DWOH Alum) “Let it Be” by The Beatles performed by Brooklyn Webb (Columbine High School) “In Another Time” performed by 1000 Times (Lakewood, Academy, & Bear Creek High Schools)

Frank DeAngelis, former Columbine High School Principal Street Dance performed by Kid Ikon (Dakota Ridge High School)

Dakota Ridge High School Counseling Team “Held High” performed by Veggie Matters (Columbine High School) “End of the Road” by Boyz II Men performed by Jamir Nuanes aka Kid Ikon (Dakota Ridge)