January 26th Update

Dear Erie High School families,

Thank you for your continued support and partnership with your student and our great school. It has been a great week at Erie High School, and I continue to be uplifted by the hard work and dedication of our students both in and out of the classroom, as well as the commitment of our teachers and staff to student success.

As we look ahead to February, I hope to see a great turnout of parents/families at the 2024 2nd semester Parent-Teacher Conferences on Wednesday, February 14th from 3:45 - 6:45 pm. Parent-Teacher Conferences are an important opportunity for our teachers and parents to connect with each other and to strengthen partnerships in support of student success. We hope you will be able to attend. We follow an open house format, where teachers are available in common areas throughout the school for check-ins with families. We ask all teachers and families to work together to ensure that individual conferences are completed within five minutes. We will distribute additional details regarding Parent-Teacher Conferences as we get closer to the event.

In preparation for parent-teacher conferences, I appreciate your partnership in encouraging your students to continue to pursue high levels of academic success. I have shared previously in my newsletter updates the importance of a strong start to the semester, and as we begin to settle into the middle of the semester, I encourage all of our students to pursue sustained success. One common area where students fall behind is in completion and submission of assigned tasks and homework. I encourage all of our families to maintain awareness of your child’s academic progress, which can most easily be achieved through our Infinite Campus system.

I hope that you and your family have a great weekend. Thank you for your continued support of Erie High School.

Sincerely,

Josh Griffin

Erie High School Principal

Student Government has been hard at work planning our first ever Wish Week! Wish Week is a

week’s worth of activities and fundraisers to benefit Make-A-Wish Colorado. This year, we are

celebrating Calista and her wish to go to Disney World.

In order to celebrate Calista and fundraise for kids like her, we will be having a spirit week and

multiple fundraising opportunities starting on Saturday, January 27th until Friday, February 2nd

that all Erie community members are encouraged to participate in! EHS also has its own

fundraising link with Make-A-Wish that you are welcome to share with other community

members.

Saturday, January 27th Make-A-Wish 3rd Annual Dutch Bros Day

• Grab a Saturday coffee at Dutch Bros (16743 Washington St in Thornton)
• $1 from every drink sold will be donated back to Make-A-Wish Colorado and added to EHS fundraising goal

Monday, January 29th Disney Day! Dress as your favorite Disney character or theme to celebrate Calsita’s wish to go to Disney World.

• Grab lunch or an early dinner at Panda Express (16816 Sheridan Pkwy in Broomfield)
• 25% from sales at 11am-4pm will be added to the EHS fundraising goal (in restaurant and online orders, flier attached and MUST be shown)

Tuesday, January 30th Pajama Day! Calista loves having sleepovers with her friends, so dress up in your favorite pajamas.

• Get dinner with family and friends at Noodle and Co. (14375 Orchard Pkwy Ste 600 in Westminster)

• 25% from sales at 4pm-8pm will be added to the EHS fundraising goal (in restaurant and online orders, flier attached and MUST be shown)

Wednesday, January 31st Red and Blue Day! Raise awareness for Congenital Heart Disease by wearing red and blue.

• Get some dessert at Sweets Ice Cream (502 Briggs St. in Erie)
• 15% of sales at 3pm-8pm will be added to the EHS fundraising goal (MUST mention the fundraiser)

Thursday, February 1st MLB Day! Calista's favorite sport is baseball, wear your favorite MLB team gear.

• Please join EHS at TopGolf for a fundraising event starting at 5pm-7pm.
• 16011 Grant St. in Thorton / Food, raffle, fun, and fundraising for Make-A-Wish Colorado!
• Not able to make it to TopGolf? Have dinner at Birdhouse (526 Briggs St. in Erie)
• 10% of all sales at 6pm-8pm will be added to the EHS fundraising goal

Friday, February 2nd Pink Out! Calista's favorite color is pink, let’s end our week of celebrations by wearing as much pink as we can!

There are two opportunities!!

1.) Help Erie High School Administration award a Teacher of the Month! Use this Google Form.

2.) St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation 2024 Teacher of the Year Nomination

We are excited to host over 675 juniors and seniors for the evening with engaging activities, a food court and tons of prizes!!! Last year, we gave away over $22,000 in prizes and $40,000 in Scholarships for seniors! We need the help of community supporters and parents to make sure this year is a fun event for our students!

Here is a link to our website with tons of pictures and ways you can get involved: Erie High School After Prom 2023

*** We really need business sponsors to help provide activities, food and prizes for the event***

Here is a video from After Prom 2023: Erie High School After Prom 2023 (youtube.com)

Check out our amazing sponsors!! Erie High School After Prom 2023

If you have an idea for a prize high school students would love or know a business who may donate a cool prize, please reach out to eriehsafterprom@gmail.com.

There are several ways you can volunteer: Prize Procurement, Decorations Committee, Food Committee, and After Prom Support Roles. In mid-March, we will have the openings on a signup to volunteer for the night of the event.

The success of After Prom is dependent entirely upon the financial and product contributions of businesses and private sponsors. This special event is completely free for our juniors and seniors!! We have been fortunate in past years to have the support from organizations and community members like you, and we are hopeful this year will be no exception. Please donate on our website or reach out to eriehsafterprom@gmail.com for more information.

February 14th Erie High School will be administering the practice PSAT/SAT for all Freshman, Sophomores and Juniors. Testing will begin at 8:00 on the Bluebook App and the rest of the day will be an asynchronous day.

ALL STUDENTS WILL NEED A COLLEGE BOARD ACCOUNT TO ACCESS THIS TEST!!

Transportation will be available at 10:45 and 12:30 after the test.

On April 10th, Juniors will be taking the actual SAT.

On April 11th, Freshman and Sophomores will be taking the actual PSAT on the Bluebook App.

This is a great opportunity for our students to get better acquainted with the new Digital testing platform and to build their knowledge for success in the future.

The National Arts Honors Society will be having their annual NAHS Art Fair in March. They are looking for students who might be interested in participating. So any student artists who are interested in sharing their artwork, selling artwork, or participating in a competition please scan the QR code.

Don't forget that Registration for 2024-2025 School Year closes on February 2nd in Infinite Campus

1. Women in Engineering Medtronic Wise Summer Internship (Due Date: Jan 31st) video link
2. NROTC Scholarship (Due Date: January 31st)
3. Erie Education Foundation Scholarships (Due Date: Feb 1st) ehsedfnd.awardspring.com
4. 2024 Community Foundation Scholarship Application (Due Date: Feb 15th) website / link.
5. Gold Star Financial Award (Due Date: March 1st) https://www.peointernational.org/
6. Elevations Foundation Scholarship Link (Due Date: March 1st)
7. Healthcare Careers Scholarship by Union Colony Exchange Club (Due Date: March 15th)
8. Dave Stone Scholarship (Due Date: March 20th)

Athletics Calendar of Events

Saturday, January 27th

• Boys V Wrestling Tournament @ Mead 8:00
• Robotics at Roosevelt
• Swim & Dive Varsity League Meet @ Mountain View 3:00
• Spirit Dance Varsity Competition @ Cherry Creek
• Boys C/JV/V Basketball @ Glennwood Spring 1:30/12:00/3:00
• Girls C/JV/V Basketball @ Glennwood Spring 3:00/12:00/1:30
• Boys D Basketball @ Rocky Mountain 1:00
• All State Jazz @ Broadmoor 1:00

Monday, January 29th

• Creative Writing Club Aux 92B 3:00

Tuesday, January 30th

• Art Club T111 2:45
• Spanish Tutoring T101 2:45
• Girls C/JV/V Basketball HOME Loveland 5:00/5:00/6:30
• Boys D/C/JV/V Basketball @ Loveland 5:00/6:30/5:00/6:30

• Math Tutoring S204/205 2:45
• Chemistry Tutoring Library 3:00
• English Tutoring Library 3:00
• Smart Club S212 3:00

Thursday, February 1st

• All State Orchestra Festival
• Green Team S216 2:45
• Tiger Christian Fellowship Club C200 2:45
• Smart Club S212 3:00
• Erie Choral Festival 4:30
• Boys Varsity Wrestling Dual @ Fossil Ridge 6:30

• All State Orchestra Festival
• SVVSD Theatre Day

• Varsity Swim & Dive League Meet @ Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center
• Unified Basketball HOME 3:00
• Girls C/JV/V Basketball vs Brighton HOME 5:00/5:00/6:30
• Boys C/JV/V Basketball @ Brighton 5:00/5:00/6:30

• Robotics Practice IMC2 2:45