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Vista PEAK Preparatory 24500 E 6th Ave Aurora, CO 80018 303-340-0121 Office Hours: M,T, TH, F 7:00 am-3:30 pm
Wed. 8:30 am-3:30 pm
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School Closures
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Anytime Aurora Public Schools leaders make the decision to close schools or dismiss schools early, questions come up about our process. As a result, we have updated the APS Incident Response Team Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in relation to the Sept. 12 early dismissals and Sept. 13 closures. Please see link for FAQ's.
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Dates to Remember
November 20 & 21
Parent Teacher Conferences
4:00 - 7:30 PM
November 27- 29
Thanksgiving Break
No School
December 18th
Finals Day 1
Early Dismissal
December 19th
Finals Day 2
Early Dismissal
December 20th
Teacher Workday
No School
Dec. 23 - Jan. 3
Winter Break
No School
January 6 & 7
Teacher PD
No School
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CU Mini-Med School
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The following students attended the 8 week CU Mini-Med School held here at Hinkley. Kudos to all of these students getting their first "med school" certificate!!! Please congratulate them if you have them in your class, even if they did not receive a certificate. They were dedicated to attending and learning great stuff from the CU Med School faculty!
Leilani Duran
Carla Rey-Diaz
Rocio Sagarnaga
Lilia Chavez-Mena
Natalie Ureno
Jennifer Tellez
Abdur Khan
Stephaie Pallares
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Yearbook Senior Portraits
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Yearbook staff are offering discounted Senior Portrait packages. See flyer for more information.
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Drivers Ed
American Driving Academy offers Drivers Education classes. See flyer for more details
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Athletic Games
Join us for our Home athletic events and cheer on your Bison.
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Poker Tournament
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The Bison Backers will be holding a poker tournament to raise money for out Athletic Department
When: Saturday, November 16th
Where: Murphy Creek Club House
Time:Sign up starts at 5:30 PM
Tournament starts at 7:00 PM
Cost: $50 See Flyer for more information and to register
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ACT Resources
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Veteran's Day
We we honored to have few service men and women join us for lunch on Veteran's day. Thank you to Capt. Gary Sampson, TSgt Richard Grybos, SA Sarena Paulson, and A1C Christopher Orwin for spending your afternoon with us. We also have about a 1000 thank you cards on their way to Afghanistan!
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Aurora Public Schools Community Meetings
Aurora Public Schools continues to experience enrollment growth, especially at our elementary and P-8 schools. Based on projected enrollment growth over the next four years, APS is anticipating facility challenges due to overcrowded schools. As a result, the district has considered several options to address enrollment growth, with a focus on schools near the E-470 corridor.
Join us for a community meeting to learn about the school capacity proposal we are recommending to address enrollment growth challenges. You may attend either of the community meetings listed below.
Thursday, Nov. 21
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Mrachek Middle School, Cafeteria
1955 S. Teller St.
Aurora, CO 80013
Monday, Nov. 25
5:30 - 7 p.m.
Vista PEAK Preparatory, Auditorium
24500 E. 6th Ave.
Aurora, CO 80018
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Cap & Gown Information
Seniors met with a Herff Jones representative on November 5th and received information and order forms for caps and gowns, announcements and class rings. Herff Jones will be back on November 19th from 8:00 am -3:00 pm to collect orders and payments. If your student missed the meeting extra packets can be picked up from Ms. Weiland in the main office. If you have any questions about ordering you can call Herff Jones at 970-663-2668. You can also place your orders online. The graduation gowns are being custom made for Vista PEAK Preparatory. Our class of 2014 will be the very first ones to ever wear these gowns. All gowns will be rented from Herff Jones. Cap and gown rentals are $40 and the students will keep the caps and tassels. |
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Conferences will be held on November 20 & 21 from 4:00 PM - 7:30 PM. Conferences are a open house style format so parents may come anytime during the window and meet with the teachers they need to. Parents please please bring your students with you to conferences.
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Business Students in the News
Students in the business pathway took part in the Junior Achievement stock market challenge at DU last week. They featured in a Fox 31 News report. See the report here.
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Yearbook
TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Purchase your yearbook today for $35.00 to guarantee that you receive one at the end of the year! After December 19, the price will go up and it will be first come-first served with our remaining stock of yearbooks. Reserve yours now and keep a piece of Vista Peak history forever.
ATTENTION PARENT/GUARDIANS OF SENIORS: The deadline for submitting senior pictures, senior quotes, and purchasing custom space has been extended to December 15. All picture and quote submissions should be sent to vistapeakyearbook@gmail.com with your seniors last name and first name in the subject line (Last name_First name). Custom space can be purchased in the following sizes: Whole page ($140.00) ½ page ($100.00) or ¼ page ($50.00). Payment must be made to the bookkeeper Mrs. McLellan NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 15. Pictures and text can be emailed to vistapeakyearbook@gmail.com, or you can drop a hard copy off at the school. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mr. Bakersky.
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Black Student Alliance
The Black Student Alliance met this week. We had a great turnout and are looking forward to the next meeting will be held on Tuesday Dec. 3rd with the Latino Student Alliance.
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Winter Athletics
Wrestling
Wrestling Season is in full swing and we are looking forward to a successful season. We are pleased to be hosting the first matches of the season at Vista PEAK on Thursday December 5. We welcome Byers and Strasberg high schools to compete in a Tri starting at 5pm. We would love the support of staff, parents and faculty at this event for the young men that are in enduring on a challenging season of perseverance, sacrifice, hard work and discipline.
Students, if you have any interest being involved in one of the oldest and toughest sports around, meet in the wrestling room at 3:30 and check it out, we would love to have you be apart of the team!
Thanks
Coach Benedict and Coach Gerrad
Athletic Meeting for Winter Sports
Attention ALL parents of students who are participating in a winter sport (basketball, wrestling or swimming). There is a mandatory parent & student meeting on Wed. Nov. 20 at 7:30 pm in the auditorium. We look forward to seeing you then!
Winter Sports Pass
Winter Sport Passes are available in the athletics office. For just $35 you can attend all home boys and girls basketball games. Makes a great gift to give to a family member or friend!
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Chili's Fundraiser
Please join Chili's and Vista Peak Softball for a give back night to help support our Team. It's simple, just bring in this flyer to Chili's on 3451 N. Tower Rd on 11/18/2013 and 10% of your check will go towards Vista Peak Softball Team. It's a great way to help our team out. If you have any questions please feel free to contact JoAnne Hurrell @ 858-204-8939 and she will be able to help you, and thank you for your continuing support.
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We are looking for Crafters!
VISTA PEAK IS HAVING ITS FIRST
CRAFT SHOW!
WHO WANTS TO JOIN VP FOR THE
INAUGURAL EVENT?
The show will be: Saturday, December 14
Time: 9am - 3pm
Cost: $60 per booth
Where: VP CAFÉ/GYM
Please contact Kimberly Ausman: kdausman@aps.k12.co.us
For more information!
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Donations Needed
The PBiS team is looking for donations for a holiday store. New and gently used items that can be sold or traded for Bison Tokens can be dropped off with Andrea Burrell, Matt Brodie, Zaida Kingery, Colleen Dobson or Lisa Skoglund. Please consider donating items that students can give as gifts to siblings, friends and parents; items can include small toys, inexpensive jewelry, (unopened) bath and body products, appropriate DVDs, unredeemed gift cards, etc. We plan to open the store NEXT Wednesday (Wednesday, November 20), so bring your donations in ASAP.
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Jazz Band Performance
The VP jazz band has been invited to perform at the esteemed Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge. We would love to have families join them for this unique opportunity. The group was invited by a VP parent who attended the last concert and was blown away by our kids and their abilities. Please join us!
Monday, December 16th from 7pm - 9pm at Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge located at 930 Lincoln St 80203.
You can purchase tickets here ahead of time for $12.50 at this link.
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Parents Holiday Shopping Day
Saturday, December 14th 1-4pm, the Poms team will be providing babysitting so that you can get out and do some holiday shopping! You can pick up flyers in the main office. The cost is $15 for one child and $10 for any additional children. Light snacks will be provided
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