Posted October 2, 2023
Dear East Angels Community, I want to give my sincere congratulations to our East Unified Club for being the first Unified National Banner winner in the district. A Special Olympics Unified Champion School has an inclusive school climate and exudes a sense of collaboration, engagement and respect for all members of the student body and staff. Thank you Liz Curran, Meghan Ireland, Sean McCarthy and Ryan Short for your exceptional work with Special Olympics Unified Sports!
As always, thank you for your support of our East Community and follow our active student body on Instagram @eastangels_madamprincipal and @denvereasths.
Important Upcoming Dates
Oct 04 DSF UNC College Field Trip
Oct 06 Unified Walk-A-Thon (4th Period)
Oct 06 Cabaret @ 7:00 pm
Oct 07 Cabaret @ 4:00 pm
Oct 09 Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:00-8:00)
Oct 10 Early Release Day
Oct 10 Parent/Teacher Conferences (4:00-8:00)
Oct 10 Picture Retake Day
Oct 12 PD Staff/No School Students
Oct 13 No School (Indigenous Peoples’ Day Observation)
Oct 16 No School
Oct 17 Free App Day (Commons All day)
Oct 17 Instrumental Music Concert @ 6:30
Oct 20 PSAT/NMSQT 11th Grade Only
Oct 23 PSAT/NMSQT 10th Grade Only
Oct 23 Future Angels Night (6:00-8:00)
Oct 24 PSAT 9th Grade Only
Oct 24 Opening Night for the Fall Play @ 7:00 pm
Student Spotlight
Zinnia McKenna, Senior, set the stage on fire in the Cleo Parker Robinson performance of Firebird as an apprentice of the ensemble. Fantastic job, Zinnia. We are proud of you!
Bess Screener
On Thursday 9/28, all advisement classes (9th-12th) participated in the BESS (Behavioral and Emotional Screening System). If your child was absent during their advisement class this week, please have them complete the screener by scanning the QR code
or clicking the BESS link in their schoology.
Student ID Policy
All students are required to have an ID to enter. If a student doesn’t have an ID, they will need to wait in line at the front security desk for one to be printed. Please NOTE that all re-printed IDs are $5 and the charge will be added to the student’s account.
Picture retakes are October 10th. This will be the last opportunity to get your students’ pictures taken. If you would like to order pictures go to mylifetouch.com the Picture ID is EVTRRZ4KF
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE INFO:
Parent teacher conferences will be on Monday, Oct 9 and Tuesday, Oct 10 from 4:00 – 8:00 each night. We are offering East families the opportunity to meet with teachers in person. Please use the link below to schedule appointments with your students’ teachers.
Student Career Guide
The English and Spanish versions of the ’23-’24 DPS Career Guide are here! Please use them to give yourself a comprehensive overview of the career readiness services your student has access to at East. Remember, your student can connect with Ellie Jacques, eleanor_jacques@dpsk12.net, and other career services by joining the East High School Career Center on Schoology, using the code: XXKF-RG67-QNFH3. You and your student can also review a complete list of Career Ready Action Items. You might consider focusing on one career action per month or one per “season” with your student to help them start to plan their future.
Coffee with the Principal
If you signed up to join Coffee with the Principal we will see you on
on October 5th from 8am to 9am!
2024 Graduation Announcement
The official date of graduation is May 21, 2024 at 4PM at the Denver Coliseum.
Counseling Update
October 17th Free App Day – All day (except lunch) in the commons: The counseling team would like to invite all of our senior students to the Colorado Free App Day at East on October 17th. On this day (and through the 19th), the majority of Colorado colleges and universities will be allowing students to submit their admission application for FREE. This is a big deal and we want as many students to participate as possible. Parents/guardians, please remind your students to take advantage of the free college app days. The link to access the free applications is HERE.
College Fair Update:
Thank you to everyone who attended the College Fair! This was an amazing night with 481 students registering and connecting with college admission reps. Our Angels are doing amazing things!
FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Get involved with PTSA
Join Today! East Parents are essential in our school culture.
This year, we’re excited to introduce innovative programs, enriching extracurricular activities, and a supportive community that will inspire you to excel. Whether you’re a freshman starting your high school journey or a returning student with big goals, you’re a vital part of our East family.
Here’s to an amazing 2023-2024 school year at East High!
Support East’s Amazon Wishlist: Can’t participate in the PTSA? No problem, you can grant our wishes anyway! Click HERE to send materials to benefit our student body.
Free Experience Dyslexia Simulation: October 8, 2023, 10:30 am -12:30 pm. 3239 E 2nd Ave, Denver, CO 80206
In recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month, DenCoKID is excited to be able to offer a free simulation to the Denver community. Participants will experience some of the challenges and frustrations faced by people with attention, processing, and language-based learning differences. Participants are guided through learning tasks commonly encountered in the classroom or workplace. This empathy-building experience benefits everyone, including parents, guardians, grandparents, caregivers, educators, principals, students, coaches, employers, clergy, and anyone with an interest in dyslexia or learning differences. Light refreshments will be provided and childcare for school-aged children is available upon request via email. Space is limited so RSVP today!
Volunteers
Please remember, all volunteers need to complete a background check prior to volunteering within the school and classroom. The purple Volunteer Background Check Portal tab is hyperlinked to the Sterling Volunteers DPS prepaid account landing page. When using this link, payment is not required. The DPS Online Volunteer Background Check is located at the following link – https://equity.dpsk12.org/get-involved/volunteer-services/
Share Multilingual Learners Tutoring Program
Are you interested in helping Multilingual Learners (MLLs) succeed on their language-learning journey? The Multilingual Education Department’s Tutoring Program for MLLs is back and will run from October 2023 to June 2024. Tutoring sessions are an opportunity to enhance your tIf you have questions, email Valeria Praga.
LatinX Heritage Month: Federally designated as Hispanic Heritage Month in 1988, is observed from September 15th to October 15th by celebrating the rich historical and cultural legacies of individuals whose ancestors came from the Caribbean, Central and South America, Spain, and Mexico.
Thu Oct 12th 2pm- 7pm – KPMG Denver Office (1225 17th St. Denver Basecamp 8th Floor Denver, CO): Join ALPFA Denver and KPMG for a Hispanic Heritage Month celebration panel and networking event!. Read more on Eventbrite.
The boys2MEN Fall Workshop; College & Life Readiness, is designed for Young Kings to architect a clear vision from High School to College. Young Kings will be exposed to the skills and requirements it takes to persist as a scholar on the college level. This workshop involves diversity offices from campuses across the state to curate lifelong connections between Young Kings and communal support on college campuses.
Young Kings will engage in Life Readiness courses during the first part of the day, then directly with college recruiters to learn about admission requirements and campus life.
The workshop is Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
The link to apply to be a Young King is HERE
Athletics Update:
Congratulations to Girls Volleyball player Bronwyn Rowse who has been selected as Athlete of the Week! She has led the team to four straight victories over the last week, leading the team in Aces, Kills, & Passer Rating. Great Job Bronwyn, keep it up!!
Highlights:
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Date: Wednesday, October 25
Location: Kepner Beacon Middle School
Time: 9:00 am – 11:00 am
This month’s meeting will be all about Family Mental Health. We will have a special presentation on Trauma Informed Care by Dr. Omar Reda who will be discussing immigrant family trauma. He will also have resources for those who work with families.
Other community partners will also host resource tables with valuable mental and general health information for families and community members.
Activities Update
Senior portraits: Due November 1st. Email annette_tenorio@dpsk12.net with questions or go to the East website and type in “yearbook” for detailed information. Submit photos to https://images.jostens.com/ImageShare/upload
Club List 23-24: Here you can access all of the amazing club opportunities we have this school year. Feel free to reach out to club sponsors or Tee MacDonald theresa_macdonald@dpsk12.net for more information.
Screening of Screenagers Under the Influence presented by Denver North High School
October 4th at 6:00pm at North High School Auditorium Following the screening, the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and share reflections with three community experts in the fields of technology, public health, and medicine. The event is open to the wider DPS and local community. Food will be provided and there will be a giveaway.
Unified Spirit Week
Our East Unified club would like to invite all of you to attend the 3rd Annual East Unified Walk-a-Thon, which is on Friday, October 6th during 4th period out on the track. This event is a time for our whole school to come together and promote inclusion and unity for ALL students. Here is a video from a previous Walk-A-Thon to get you in the spirit!! Please follow the East Unified Instagram @Easthighunified for updates.
Next week we will have Spirit Week leading up to the Walk-A-Thon on Friday!
Monday: Surfer vs. skier
Tuesday: Twin day!
Wednesday: Western day
Thursday: Decades
Friday: Crazy Colors from head to toe!!
Yearbook & Senior Photo information
Yearbook sales purchase link: https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1008646/East-High-School/2024-Yearbook/20230711041857043152/CATALOG_SHOP/
Senior photos are due November 1st. All photos must meet these guidelines:
All Seniors must select their yearbook photo by taking the following guidelines into consideration or risk their photo not being published:
Senior photo upload link: https://images.jostens.com/ImageShare/upload
Senior recognition ads (for purchase):
Cabaret
Dear East Community,
The East Choir Department is proud to present our first choir performance of the year!
Our annual Cabaret Concert will be held Friday (10/6) @ 7:00 PM and Saturday (10/7) @ 4:00PM in the Auditorium! This year, we are featuring music from Broadway Musicals and Jazz Standards. You’ll hear solos, small group, and full choir songs from familiar shows such as: Hairspray, The Color Purple, Greatest Showman, Legally Blonde, and much more!
Even if you don’t have a student in Choir, we sincerely hope you will join us for a night of fantastic performances and community supporting the Arts at East. This performance is not to be missed! Tickets can be purchased HERE. Thanks for your support!
East Angels Friends & Family (EAFAF)
The “Halo Hello!” events are organized by EAFAF (East Angels Friends & Alumni Foundation, https://eastangelfriends.org/). This organization funds college scholarships for East students, the Student Assistance Fund, the Angel Packs food initiative, and several other programs that ensure every East student can meet their goals and succeed in their education.
Come for a fun evening of food and drinks with East teachers and our Principal, Ms.Terita Walker TONIGHT. Space is limited, please RSVP through the QR code!
Make sure to follow EAFAF on Instagram and Facebook!
Charlie Burnell Documentary
October Digital PSAT Testing
East High School will offer PSAT/NMSQT testing to students free of charge on October 20, 23, and 24. This is an opportunity for students to get valuable feedback on their readiness for college, have access to scholarship opportunities, and to practice for the SAT. We will not have regular classes on testing days in order to provide an appropriate testing environment.
The test is completely digital this year and will be taken on school issued chromebooks. Click here to learn more about the digital testing experience.
Accommodations that have been approved by the college board are built into the digital testing experience. In order to opt out of approved accommodations, a guardian must email our site assessment leader by Oct 2 jperkin@dpsk12.net.
Parents may opt their student out of testing by following the directions at this link in English or this link in Spanish.
East High School’s Spirit Store is located on the second floor just south of the Main Office.
Operating hours are:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – during lunch
Friday – during seventh period
The Spirit Store is ru
n by volunteers and will be closed if a volunteer is not available. If you would like to confirm store hours, volunteer, or ask questions, please contact spiritstore@eastangelfriends.org.
All Spirit Store proceeds support the East Angel Friends & Alumni Foundation. For more on EAFAF, visit eastangelfriends.org. Go Angels!
