February 23, 2018

Track Coaches Needed

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PTO News 2

Spirit Dress Days 2

Governing Board News Link

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DCHS Spring Break Basketball

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Deans List and Honor Roll

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Inside this issue:

Important Dates:

Feb. 27 - Grandparents Day

Feb. 27 - 3rd Grade Musical Program

Feb. 28—Dress Like a Dad Spirit Day

Mar. 1 - 4th Grade Field Trip

Mar. 2 - PTO Dress of Choice Day

Mar. 2 - 6th Grade Field Trip

Mar. 8 - Panera Spirit Day

Mar. 13 - Finance Committee Meeting

Academy Charter School A PUBLIC SCHOOL OF CHOICE

ACS NEWS ACS Scholarship

Academy Charter School and the Castle Rock Lifelong Learning Center are proud to offer one

scholarship of $1000 to a qualified graduate of Academy Charter School. This scholarship was cre-

ated to allow ACS and CRLLC to give back to our students, as they continue their pursuit of life-

long learning.

We invite High School Seniors, who will graduate in 2018, to submit a written application.

Students can click on the links to download the application form and instructions.

During the next few weeks, ACS Student Council is providing several opportunities for you and your students to give and make a difference. The following are the options we have chosen: 1. Student Council is partnering with Castle View High School for their Make A Difference Week (February 23 - March 2).

In the Castle Rock Community there are two students (one is a student attending ACS) who have rare genetic diseases - Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) and Fanconi anemia (FA). See attached flyer.

Castle View has chosen to support these two organizations. The following is a link to a video created by Castle View student government describing their Make a Difference Week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FPP2tke3bg&feature=youtu.be

Castle View has several ways for you to get involved including Food Nights at Chick-fil-A, Sonic and Mod Pizza. Click the links to see the flyers.

Student Olympics: On Thur sday, March 1st, at 6:00PM, CV will host the 2018 MAD Week Olympics. Feeder elementary schools will combine with Castle View students and staff to each form a team and compete against one another! INTERESTED? We are looking for 4th - 8th graders to join the competition! If you’d like to participate let your teacher know. Click here for the flyer

We will have collection containers for each grade level available February 23rd-March 2nd for you to give donations as well.

2. ACS student council is continuing to give through the month of March by supporting Pennies for Patients to raise money for Leukemia research.

Each homeroom will be provided with a collection box. We will be collecting money March 5th through March 16th.

The elementary and middle school homeroom who raises the most money for this cause will get a PIZZA PARTY! We will announce the homerooms who receive the Pizza Party once we return from Spring Break.

MAD (Make a Difference) Month

ACS is in need of assistant coaches for Track & Field. Practices are Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:00 beginning on March 12. You do not need to have a middle school student to volunteer as these count as volunteer hours for everyone!

If you love this sport and are interested in passing on your knowledge, please contact Lisa Arnell at arnelll@academycharter.org today.

Track Coaches Needed

PTO News

Save the Date 2018 ACS PTO Spring Gala Friday, April 13th at Cielo in Castle Pines 6:30pm - 10:30pm Dinner, Entertainment, Live & Silent Auctions, and much more! More information to come.

We are looking for Sponsors for our upcoming Gala Fundraiser. Are you a business owner? Do you know someone how owns a business? Would your boss be interest-

ed in being a sponsor? Please email us at academycharterfund-raising@gmail.com for more information on our sponsorship program.

We are in need help with some tasks for the

Gala.

Sign up link: www.SignUpGenius.com/

go/30E0A49ADAE22A3F85-20182

[signupgenius.com]

Staff Ap-

preciation

Luncheon

We would

like to offer a sincere THANK

YOU to the families who donat-

ed to help make our Baked Pota-

to Staff Luncheon so successful!

We appreciate your generosity!

The Staff loved the yummy sides

and toppings to go along with

their baked potato. And a BIG

thank you to Wendy’s by Kohl’s

for helping us out with the baked

potatoes and extra trimmings!

3/2: PTO Dress of Choice

3/8: Spirit Night at Panera

3/14: Staff Appreciation Breakfast

4/3: Spirit Night at Freddy’s

4/11: Staff Appreciation Yogurt Parfait Bar

4/13: PTO Spring Gala

To see the complete PTO News please click the link PTO News Link

February 28th: Dad Day! Dress up like your dad!

March 28th: Pajama Day! Wear your pajam-as to school!

April 25th: Film Character Day! Dress up like your favorite movie character!

May 16th: Color Day! Everybody wears blue!

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ACS SPIRIT DAYS!

For the final four months of school, ACS will have SPIRIT DAYS on the following Wednesdays of each month!

If you choose not to participate you MUST be in dress code ALL DRESS DOWN DAY RULES APPLY

A PublicSchool of Choice

1551 Prarie Hawk Dr.

Castle Rock, CO 80109

Phone: 303-66-4881

Fax: 303-660-6385

Academy Charer School

Academycharter.org

PARKING LOT SAFETY COMMITTEE

The Governing Board has decided to form a com-mittee to study parking lot safety. The purpose of the committee will be to study the issues regarding safety in our parking lot. This committee will rec-ommend what action should be taken to improve

safety in the lots. We are seeking three volunteers to join this commit-tee. Volunteer hours will be awarded and the committee will meet for a couple of hours once a month. The target is to make recommendations to the Governing Board in April or May. The safety and well-being of our students is of the upmost im-portance. This committee will serve as a crucial step in improv-ing safety for everyone. Please email Scott Buchler, Governing Board President at buchlers@academycharter.org if you are interested in joining the committee.

ACS LIFELONG LEARNING SCHOL-ARSHIP We are seeking volunteers to help with scoring of applications for the ACS Lifelong Learning Scholarship. A $1,000 scholarship is awarded every year to a high school senior who was a

graduate of Academy Charter School. Any time spent scoring these applications, can be counted as volunteer time. If you would like to help with this important process, please email Scott Buchler, Governing Board President at buchlers@academycharter.org.

DRESS CODE POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE The Dress Code Policy Review Committee will have its final meeting of this school year on March 13th. If you have a Dress Code item that needs to be reviewed for

approval, please complete the attached form and submit to the ACS Front Office no later than March 6th. (The form can also be found on the GB page of the ACS website.) Any items re-viewed by the Dress Code Policy Review Committee will be brought before the Governing Board at their regular monthly meeting, and a recommendation will be made. The Governing Board will then render their decision and the family will be noti-fied.

Please mark your calendars to join us at our reg-ular monthly meetings, which are generally held

on the SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month at 7pm in the ACS Cafeteria, unless otherwise not-

ed. More Governing Board information can be found on the GB Bulletin Board right outside the

Cafeteria. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend at least 1 Governing Board meeting this school year!

Governing Board Meeting Dates:

March 14, 2018 April 11, 2018 May 9, 2018

To read the complete Governing Board News please click the

link Governing Board News Link

Governing Board News

DCHS Spring Break Basketball Camp

2nd Trimester Deans List

2nd Trimester Honor Roll

8th Grade

Olivia Ahrens

Ryan Diana

Zackary Gonzales

Hayden Guth

Jack Heese

Haley Looney

Sierra Martin

Tanner Moreland

Peyton Ralston

Evan Ritchie

Hailey Stubbs

Joseph Susser

6th Grade

Madelyn Allan Alaina Jordan

Kate Aslin Ryan Muckerman

Max Bernstein Caitlin Osoba

Nikolas Borges McKenna Parfitt

Carson Buechler Rose Porras

Elisa Eagle Nathan Robinson

Brianna Ellison Adelyn Spomer

Bethany Evans Ethan Stubbs

Quinn Graves Chezney Swartz

Chloe Hale Cole Terranova

Kara Hastings Madelyn West

Matthew Higgs Ethan Wieter

8th Grade

Alayna Adams Elise MacKirdy

Elle Berzins Brooke McKean

Hailey Berzins Hunter Meyn

Jaret Curran Hana Moreland

Ella Davis Annabelle Osgood

Kody Davis Alec Paramo

Kerra Delasantos Isabelle Racine

Heather Diana Adam Robinson

Brynne Dixon Carly Robinson

Kenna Graves Gianna Spangler

Grace Haneke Avery Spomer

Amber Harbick Mia Strawser

Sarah Hayden David Villalobos

Charles Hicks Joseph Wardlaw

Cadence Honker

7th Grade

Apolo Alvarez Helen Nguyen

William Bockman Kamille O Connor

Ambryn Cornella Soham Paik

Caden Eagle Bailee Parker

Natalie Feaster Taylor Patrick

Hunter Glasser Kennedy Rien

Cassidy Green Tanvi Sabharwal

Savannah Hill Riley Schott

Regan Johnston Ashley Spokes

Dylan Jones Jessica Susser

Brien Kenny Madison Talley

Abagail Larkin Cole Verbrugge

Marly Lee Emma Walker

Nathan Lucas Avery White

Sullivan McNeill

6th Grade

Katelyn Anderson John Justus Colten Robidoux Myer Vandas

Genevieve Bennington Erin Kapitan Alexander Robinson Meghan Wardlaw

Caitlin Duffy Sophia Lovato Jasmine Shelton Savannah Witonsky

Michelle Hicks Sofia Mekelburg Michele Smith

Braedon Hoffmann Isabella Natalizia Ava Smoker

Sophia Honker Hannah Reddan Haley Strawser

7th Grade

Enzo Chung

Caroline Dunbar

Jordan Griffin

Haley Jefferson

Andrew Johanson

Rosemary Lamke

Bergetta Lyons

Charles McMilon

Ty Roberson

Mia Rovansek

Bryce Schauerhamer

Skylar Schilffarth

Benjamin Smith

Elijah Smoker

Paris Thongdy