09/25/2014 Collegiate FYI

September 25, 2014
Volume 2014,
12/20/2012
Issue 7
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Dear Collegiate Families,
A special thanks to the parents who attended our first “Coffee with the Principals” of
the year this morning! It was great to chat in a small and more intimate setting about
information we want our parents to know. Mr. Johnson and I genuinely value your
input and these feedback sessions are a great venue for us to hear your thoughts on
educational issues in our nation, state and local community. We also recognize that
some parents could not attend a session at this time, and we plan to vary the scheduling of these casual quarterly meetings to accommodate as many parents as possible!
High School parents, be sure to ask your students about the new Dual Credit opportunity with CCU. Students received informational handouts yesterday including details on how to sign up for this program. This fall, students in eight Advanced Placement courses will have the opportunity to earn the GPA advantage of AP while also
earning highly transferable college credit. While students will still need to take the AP
exam to earn the AP designation on transcripts and to receive the GPA boost associated with Advanced Placement, by enrolling in the Dual Credit program they will earn
college credit by receiving a grade of “C” or above in each course. This is great news
for students who struggle with test anxiety and might perform very well in college
level coursework, but struggle to pass a single high stakes exam. See page 10 for details on registration, and feel free to contact me with any questions!
This weekend is shaping up to be a busy one at Collegiate Academy. Tomorrow
(Friday) night, our Middle and High School Student Councils are teaming up to offer
a free Movie Night for all ages. They will be showing Lady and the Tramp, and offering an (optional) Spaghetti Dinner in honor of the film for a nominal fee of $5.00.
Parents can drop their student off and enjoy some adult time, or join their child and
make it a family evening. Please rsvp for the dinner portion.
The weekend’s big event, of course, is the 9-11am Pancake Breakfast on Saturday.
These mornings have become a bit of a tradition at Collegiate as staff chefs face off in
some intense competition the for “best pancakes” award. As a past Champion Chef
myself, I understand the deep sense of honor and accomplishment which comes with
this recognition! Mrs. Hillan is determined to reclaim her position as top chef, but
she will face some tough competition from first time chefs Mrs. Ballengee and Mr.
Gitner. All joking aside, this really is a fun event for all ages and we hope to see you
there! The event is free, but you will have the opportunity to vote for top chef with
your tip dollars. The proceeds will be used by the School Improvement Team to add
Core Values signage in our Elementary and Middle School hallways.
Finally, following the Pancake Breakfast, head to the gym for “Minute to Win It” style
games for the whole family. There is no fee to participate, and we hope to see some
stiff competition between families and among family members. It’s a great way to
bond as a family after eating and voting on great pancakes!
Chris Becker
Principal
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Letter from Mr. Becker ......... 1
CORE Value Awards............. 2
The Foundation .................... 3
Student Council…....….…...4
School News/Menu………...5
Iron Chef Pancakes………...6
Community News…….….....7
Jeep Raffle…………………….8
Jeep Raffle Office Flyer….…9
Please remember that
it is illegal to park in
handicapped spots if
you do not have a
handicap placard!
CORE VALUE AWARDS
Integrity • Perseverance • Quality • Ownership
~Ownership~
Asher Roberts received this award from Ms. Smith for showing ownership by telling
her that something was bothering him independently without any assistance from his
mom.
Nora Schoenfeld received this award from Mrs. Casassa for being honest about
needing to complete her work and then getting it all done.
Hannah Espinoza received this award from Mrs. Bryson for sticking to her choice,
even when everyone around her changed their minds to follow what their neighbor did.
Michael Lemonis received this award from Mrs. Hillan for taking responsibility for his
actions and earning the most Dojo points in one day so far this year.
Bailey Bagwell received this award from Mrs. Weber for choosing to take responsibility
for her personal belongings. She is organized, neat, and overcoming the challenge of
turning in her work on time.
Anthony Matson-Moralas received this award Mr. DeVries for taking responsibility for
his choices, positive and negative and is overcoming the challenge of getting his
homework in on time.
Ian Knight received this award from Mrs. Ballengee for taking ownership of his
behavior this week.
MaKayla Southam received this award from the MS team for taking responsibility for
her actions and correcting her mistakes even without being prompted.
Jenna Misik received this award from the MS Team for not only taking on the
responsibility of gathering her missed work after being sick, but also for completing
that work with quality and diligence.
Claire Steinhauer received this award from Mrs. Ziegler for always filling out a
prearranged absence form, even for one day.
It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than
our abilities.
~ J. K. Rowling
Applebee’s Breakfast
has been postponed
to a later date.
Monthly Meetings
The
Foundation
Meetings occur on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 but there is no
need to wait until then to become involved! Current Opportunities:
Director Positions
Event leadership and support
Financial Support
Create Flyers
Donations
Advertising Events
Shop With a Purpose!
Thank you to the
2014-2015
Foundation Board
for your commitment
to serving our school
over the next year!
President - Niccole Board
Co-Vice Presidents - Elizabeth
Miller & Mary Minger
Secretary - Terry Usry
Treasurer - Lisa Ferency
Directors - Melanie Linnebur,
Barbora Meese, Tylor
Sherman
Four additional Director
positions are available!
We have Albertson’s cards which are used in conjunction with your personal Albertson’s card and the system automatically tracks the total dollars
spent by Collegiate families and we get a percentage back. There are also reloadable King Soopers gift cards available for purchase for $5. Each time
you reload the card for groceries or gasoline purchases, we receive a percentage back. You can designate Collegiate as the recipient of a percentage of
your Target Red Card spending, learn more by clicking here.
Our school receives significant funding from Labels for Education and
Box Tops for Education. For complete lists of participating products and
manufacturers, click here for labels and click here for box tops. TerraCycle®, Capri Sun®, and Honest Kids® have partnered to create the
Drink Pouch Brigade®, a free recycling program for drink pouches and
fundraising opportunity. We have containers at the elementary front desk
and in the cafeteria for drink pouches.
Shoparoo, an app available for iOS and Android, gives money back to our
school based on your grocery shopping patterns. You take snapshots of your
grocery receipts from any store that sells grocery products. Shoparoo reports
back product data to major retailers and manufacturers and they provide the
funds for our school. Click here for an FAQ.
Please contact
Niccole Board at
[email protected]
for more information.
Book Fair
Thank-you!
to all of the fantastic volunteers who kept the book fair
running smoothly last week. We sold $2635.98 in books and accessories and
brought in over $1300 for the school. Plus, we purchased some new books
for our students to check out!
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Our orders are here two weeks early! Please plan to come to
school any time after noon on Monday to assist your child if they
have a large order.
Thank-you!
Lady and the Tramp
Come join the Collegiate community (kids with or without
parents) for a Spaghetti dinner and an amazing movie!
Tomorrow (Friday)
Dinner 5:30 pm $5/each
Student
Council
Movie 6-7:30 pm
Popcorn $1
Candy Bars $1
Licorice 10 for $1
Soda $1
Elementary Student
Council
October 2nd, 3-4 pm
All 3-6th grade students
are invited to join!
Elementary Spirit Week
September 29-October 3
Monday: Western Day—Let the cowboy/cowgirl in you shine.
Tuesday: Sports Day—Support your favorite sports team.
Wednesday: Mix-matched/Nerd Day—Who says stripes & plaid don't go?
Thursday: Career Day—What do you want to be when you grow up?
A BIG thank you to all of
our parents and students
who provided delicious
meals during conferences
to the staff.
We are also very appreciative of the wonderful
babysitting!
There were a few crock
pots and a cake pan left
that can be claimed in the
HS teacher's lounge.
Thank you!
We are looking for someone inter-
ested in building a miniature library
for a "Free Little Library" project
for Collegiate. If you are good with
tools and have some time, please
contact Mrs. Ballengee @
[email protected].
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The Collegiate Academy
Ultimate Frisbee Team
School News
School Improvement
Team
Our School Improvement Team
(SIT) will be meeting the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 8:30 am. This
team evaluates our facility to determine which urgent needs and other
improvements
exist, as well as
which improvements would best enhance the educational process.
Please consider joining our team!
Our team is 2-0 so far this year! They beat
Heritage and Colorado Academy. Please
consider coming out to support our team!
Upcoming game schedule:
9/25 Arapahoe HS
10/2 Littleton HS
10/9 @ Lakewood HS
10/16 Jeffco Open School HS
10/23 Heritage HS
10/30 @Littleton HS
October 22 & 23
8 am—Noon
We need volunteers for hearing and vision
testing. Training will occur just prior to
testing on the 22nd and the 23rd. Please
contact Melanie in the clinic if you have
questions. Her email address is [email protected].
Hungry to Win!
Earn College Credit in High School!
Registration Deadline: October 15
Registration Fee:
$200/course
Register online:
https://secure.ccu.edu/dualcredits
2014 Course Equivalency:
AP Lang and Comp =
ENG-102, 3 CR
AP Microeconomics =
ECO-222, 3 CR
AP US Government =
POL-207, 3 CR
AP US History =
HIS-205, 3 CR
AP World History =
HIS-201, 3 CR
AP Calculus AB =
MAT-141, 4 CR
AP Calculus BC =
MAT-241, 4 CR
AP Computer Science =
CIS-130, 3 CR
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Italicized items are only available to
secondary students
Monday
Entréé Salad / Hot Dog & Chili / Macho
Nachos / Frénch Friés
Black Jack Pizza
Tuésday
Ham & Chéésé Sandwich / Chickén Sandwich / Chéésé Ravioli / Pintos & Chéésé
Chicken Tamales
Wédnésday
Entréé Salad w/ Roll / Galaxy Pizza /
Chickén Fajitas / Oriéntal Véggiés
Black Jack Pizza / Sweet n Sour Chicken
Thursday
Turkéy & Chéésé Sandwich / Chickén or
Chéésé Quésadilla / Hamburgér / Chééséburgér / Stéaméd Véggiés
Pasta Bar
Hearing and Vison Testing
CCU Dual Credit Program
Next Week’s Menu
Simply eat school lunch during the month
of October and be automatically entered
into a drawing to win prizes! If you’ve
thought about trying school lunches, now
would be the perfect opportunity. We offer numerous healthy choices, convenience, reasonable cost, and now chances to
win prizes. We are all in a hurry and
struggle with not having enough time, let
us save you time and provide a convenient, nutritious, well balanced meal right
here at your student’s school.
The club will last four weeks and will be
free, other than the cost of your child’s
rocket.
Friday
Entréé Salad w/Roll / Big Daddy’s Pizza /
Orangé Chickén w/Friéd Ricé / Honéy
Glazéd Carrots
Black Jack Pizza / Deli Sandwich
Daily (Secondary Only)
Pretzel, Cheese, Sunflower Seeds
CAC Library
Calling all library volunteers! Our
library is now up and running after
our wonderful volunteers spent
many hours reorganizing and upgrading shelving systems.
Thank you Wendy and team!
We are now seeking volunteers
to check in/check out books, shelve
books, create displays, and coordinate future book fairs. Volunteer orientation will take place next Monday, 9/19 from 8-8:30am and
next Thursday, 10/2 from 2:202:50pm in the library. Can't make it
to an orientation but still interesting
in helping out?
Email Wendy at
[email protected].
Iron Chef Collegiate~
Pancake Breakfast with Our Champions!
Saturday, September 27th 9-11am
Join our community for a delicious and FREE breakfast AND fabulous entertainment as Collegiate staff members compete for
tips by making you their very own gourmet pancakes! Chef Ballengee, Chef Hillan, and Chef Gitner will be competing for the title
of “Iron Chef!” You will not want to miss this event! Just remember to break open your piggy bank so that you can tip the chef
with the most spectacular pancakes!
Followed by…
Minute to Win It!
Immediately following the pancake breakfast our Foundation will be hosting a family version of Minute to Win It based on the
hit TV show! Parents will compete against children in silly games from 11-1.
Please consider volunteering for this incredibly fun event!
Iron Chef Bios
Chef Gitner
After a long night of fasting, Chef Gitner was ready to break something. Fortunately, he decided it should be eggs, milk, and
several dry ingredients into a bowl for breakfast. This is how he started his career on the amateur circuit in college. He prepared breakfast most Sunday mornings for his three roommates and whomever else happened to be there. He named this
dive The Bad Ideas Club: a whimsical twist on his creative recipes utilizing whatever happened to be in the pantry that morning, plus a strict invite-only policy. The kitchen flourished, and enjoyed a small but dedicated client base. Although omelets
are his staple, Andrew experimented with various ingredient combinations and breakfast tidbits before ultimately deciding
that simplicity best suited his house's sparse pantry. He is nonetheless excited to bring an exotic American-Pacific twist to
Iron Chef Collegiate.
Chef Hillan
Defending her title from last fall, Chef “Hotcakes” Hillan was born an orphan in Bydgosczc, Poland. After running away from
an orphanage at the age of 5, she earned enough money to sustain herself by selling nalesniki (polish pancakes) door-to-door
in the surrounding villages. Rumors of her impressive young talent began to spread and she was recruited as an apprentice
for Chef Karol Okrasa at the renowned Manekin Restaurant in nearby Torun. There she spent 10 years working in the kitchens, until, at the age of 18, she became known locally as Nalesniki Gotacy, or “Hot Cakes” in English. Her talent was sought
after by several Polish dignitaries and she baked for local events, including catering the wedding brunch for Prince Stanislaw
Radziwill’s daughter, Anna Christina. In fact, Anna had adored dining on Chef’s delicacies and in particular her pancakes so
much that she hired her as her personal chef. Arriving in the United States with her employer, Chef Hillan was able to hone
her craft in pancake-making by adding American flavors and ingredients to her repertoire. Now known as Hotcakes Hillan,
Chef is honored to be competing in such a prestigious event at Collegiate Academy, and eager to win back the Pancake trophy
after having to drop out of the spring event due to a deep-sea bass fishing accident.
Chef Ballengee
It was a historically hot summer in 1986 and Chef Ballengee was living in New Mexico training for her first Iron Man Competition. The rigors of the training schedule were brutal. Each day Chef was spending 7 hours training under the blazing sun
biking, running, and swimming. Chef worked up an enormous appetite. She was well-known in those parts for being able to
eat a dozen eggs, 16 hamburgers, 3 pizzas, and a glass of milk in one sitting as well as for completing grueling 36 hour bike
rides. Over the course of these rides she would prepare her meals in the expansive New Mexican desert from whichever supplies and ingredients that were at her disposal. Chef quickly became an expert on preparing pancakes using flat rocks on the
side of the road for a griddle. She acquired a taste for crushed bugs spread between cactus flesh and the occasional needle.
Chef found that crushed beetle protein best increased her performance on her long rides. She has cleaned up her pancakes
for this competition but be prepared for Chef Ballengee to throw in a natural twist as she flips at peak performance.
Teachers affect eternity; no one can tell where
their influence stops. ~ Henry Brooks Adams
Community
News
Jeffco Enrollment & School Choice
Parent Survey
The school district has launched a parent survey to help identify the district’s
priorities for enrollment and school choice so that they may be addressed over
the next 12 to 18 months. The survey asks parents about their experiences
with enrollment, satisfaction with current curricular and extra-curricular offerings in Jeffco, desired curricular and extra-curricular offerings, and preferences for additional school choices (STEM, IB, school of arts, for example).
Please use your Jeffco Connect username and password or the generic
username, PARENT and password, CHOICE2014 to login.
The survey will be available from Wednesday, Sept. 17 to Sunday, Oct. 5,
2014. The survey takes approximately seven minutes per level (preschool,
elementary, middle and high). Parents with children in more than one level,
should add an additional seven minutes to the completion time.
Family Fire Muster
Who Loves
Brownies?
Third grade Brownie Troop
#2917 is meeting next Friday,
October 3rd after school from
3:15-5 pm in the art room. If you
think that your daughter might
be interested in Girl Scouts,
please contact Natalie Walter
at 720-940-5643.
Let your child be a firefighter for a day!
Come join our local fire department at the West Metro Fire Rescue
Training Center at 3535 S Kipling Street near US 285 & Kipling in Lakewood on Saturday, September 27th from 10 am—2 pm. Parking & shuttle
service are available at D’Evelyn High School.
Admission is free thanks to many local sponsors!
More information is available here.
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Jeep Raffle
& Classroom Contest!
Hello Collegiate Family,
The Jeep raffle deadline is rapidly approaching! We have two months left to
sell as many tickets as possible to reap the full benefit of this incredible fundraiser. Each ticket is $50 and is most easily purchased online by clicking
here. Business cards with information about the raffle and the link are available at the elementary front desk. You are also encouraged to volunteer to sell
raffle tickets at future events to be announced.
We are asking each family to sell five tickets to meet our fundraising goal.
You are welcome to sign out raffle tickets at the high school front
desk but you will be liable for the amount of the tickets if they are
not purchased or are lost. A maximum of 2500 tickets will be sold.
Just to make things a little more exciting we are throwing in a contest between classrooms! The winning classroom will vote between a pizza party or
an ice cream sundae party! All tickets sold between now and October 21st
will count so be sure to tell individuals that purchase your tickets to add your
name to the comments section of the website purchase form.
On the next page you will find a flyer that can be hung in your office break
room, your hairdresser, coffee shop, mechanic, etc. We would appreciate it if
you asked friends and family to do so as well. Remind people to mention
your name in the comments section of the on-line sales so that you
get credit!
Don't forget to email friends and family and share the news on Facebook.
Thank you for your dedication to our school and to our
incredible students!
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Jeep Wrangler Raffle ~ November 15
www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
$50 ticket (or 5 for $225)
Buy a raffle ticket today!
Drawing date:
November 15, 2014
Tickets: $50
Or 5 for $225
Only 2500 tickets will be sold!
Your participation will help to enhance and expand academic programs at
Collegiate Academy of Colorado, a K-12 public charter school in Littleton, Colorado.
1st Prize: 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (or $20,000 cash)
2nd Prize: Vision Photography Photo Package ($840 Value)
3rd Prize: Custom Watercolor by Artist Kevin Koemig ($300 Value)
Drawing will be held at Collegiate Academy on November 15, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Go to http://www.collegiateacademy.net/drawing
for details, terms and conditions, and to buy tickets online.
~or~
Buy tickets at Collegiate Academy—East Entrance
8420S Sangre de Cristo Road, Littleton, CO 80127
Questions? Call 303-972-7433