1. Strategic Discussion As a board we had a strategic discussion around our mission as a school. We agreed as a board that we uphold Excellence and Equity, not as competing interests but as complimentary ideas. We were asked, what does it look like to ensure an equitable, rigorous, mission aligned educational experience for all students at Peak to Peak? How do we support this goal as a school and what resources will we need to accomplish that?

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

K-12 Presentation: Turn Anxiety into Your Superpower, Avani Dilger, NE Gym, 7:00-8:00pm

• Avani’s high-energy, engaging presentation will be focused on:

  • Brain Hacks for Resilience

  • The neuroscience on stress, anxiety, and trauma: biological factors, what’s healthy about anxiety & stress reactions, how our perception changes the health effects of stress

  • Learn about the somatic aspects of stress, anxiety, and trauma

  • Practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and trauma in our current world

  • Practical tools including Community AcuDetox/AcuWellness

Many kids and adults are struggling with stress and anxiety right now. We often didn’t learn how to respond to stress or overwhelm in productive ways and often feel alone with our day-to-day struggles. We understand the brain so much better now than ever before and in this presentation you will learn the latest science behind stress and anxiety. We will discuss and practice strategies that you can use in your daily life to manage stress and anxiety in productive ways. These strategies will change how you can deal with stress. All these tools are practical so that you can immediately share them with your family and friends. They will support teens and people of all ages to feel more resilient and empowered.

We have two additional after-school activity offerings that will begin in October. Activities are once per week and last for approximately an hour.  Students will be excused from their classroom at dismissal to gather for the activities. Parents/guardians should plan to pick up students promptly when it concludes. Students enrolled in Champions will be picked up by staff and escorted to Champions care at the conclusion of each activity.

The elementary administration would like to invite you to come have coffee and conversation about the start of the year together. We want to meet with you and hear from you, as well as answer questions and share highlights of all that is going on. We look forward to discussing a variety of topics with you. (If you can’t attend but have something to share, we always welcome your feedback at any other time through email, phone calls, or in-person conversations.)

When: Friday, September 15 @ 8:15am

Recently we introduced you to our elementary teaching staff. Many other staff members work with our elementary students each day, including our Teaching Assistants and Paraprofessionals. Your students might be coming home talking about these other adults who help in many ways, both inside the classroom and out at recess or lunch. We truly couldn’t make it any day without their care and concern for our students. Please click here to meet our elementary teaching assistants & paraprofessionals and learn about some of the ‘other people’ at our school! 

Dear 6th grade students and families,

The Colorado Department of Education’s (CDE) Office of Gifted Education has encouraged school districts to implement a universal screening assessment in 2nd and 6th grades. For several years now, Peak to Peak Charter School, in alignment with BVSD, has been administering a universal ability screener in 2nd grade. Moving forward, BVSD will be adding a universal ability screener at the 6th grade level. 

The term “universal screening” means the systematic assessment of all students within a grade level. The universal ability screener allows for students to show their ability and potential in areas such as reasoning, perception, creativity, and problem solving. The universal ability screener is not just for the specific purpose of identifying highly capable or gifted students. Data collected through this screener can provide information to support instructional planning for all students. The data can also allow for decisions about referrals for further testing for possible gifted (GT) identification. Those students who qualify for further testing to determine if they meet the criteria for GT identification and services in BVSD will be contacted by the Peak to Peak’s Appropriate Learning Services Teacher, Tracy Cloninger. 

The universal screener assessments are afforded through a grant from CDE. The universal ability screener at the 6th grade level is an online nonverbal cognitive ability test, takes approximately 30 minutes, and will be administered in your child’s English 1 class on Thursday, September 21st or Friday, September 22nd. Students who have previously met criteria for a GT identification in BVSD will not be taking the assessment. If you are interested in opting out your student for the universal ability screening, please notify Tracy Cloninger by filling out this form by Monday, September 18th. Thank you for your continued partnership and support!

Sincerely, 

Clara Quinlan, Middle School Principal

Tracy Cloninger, Appropriate Learning Services Teacher 

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

Calling all 9th graders:

Are you interested in being in our National Junior Honor Society? 

If so, please fill out this application!

The deadline for NJHS 2023-2024 submission for NEW members is Tuesday, September 12th at 3:30pm. Late entries will not be considered.

If you were a member last year and are in good standing with grades and hours of service, you do NOT need to fill this out again, but you do need to be at induction on October 17th at 4pm.

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

The HS Counseling Team Presents the 9th-12th Grade Parent/Guardian Night on Thursday, September 14th

You will not want to miss this informative night with Guest Presenter, Ms. Avani Dilger!

All high school parents/guardians are invited to attend their required grade level meeting first, as well as the group presentation with guest speaker Avani Dilger, which begins at 7:00 in the HS Gym.  **If you have more than one child in HS, we recommend you attend the presentation for your oldest child.

Note the earlier starting time for the grade level presentations:

Senior Parent/Guardian Night 5:00-6:55: “Navigating Senior Year, College Admissions, and Financial Aid”

• Josten's Graduation Presentation: 6:20-6:30pm

• Optional FAFSA & CSS Profile Overview: 6:30-7:00

Junior Parent/Guardian night 5:30-6:45pm, S. Gym: "Final Countdown: The Changing College Admissions Landscape” Believe it or not your kids will be applying to college at this time next year!

• This will be one of the last times we will meet as a group, and this meeting will set you up for the junior parent/student 1-1 meeting with your student’s counselor to create a draft list of colleges in Jan-Feb!

Sophomore Parent/Guardian night 5:30-6:45pm, Cafeteria: "The time is now!”

• Things to do during 10th grade to be on top of the game academically, personally, and with college research. We will be looking at Peak to Peak admissions trends, diving into meaningful involvement, and being ahead of the game for the college admissions process and timeline.

Freshman Parent/Guardian night 5:30-6:45pm, Auditeria: ‘The Roadmap to a Successful High School Experience’

• Indigo exploration, high school requirements, survival vs. thriving & success, college prep

K-12 Presentation: Turn Anxiety into Your Superpower, Avani Dilger, NE Gym, 7:00-8:00pm

• Avani’s high-energy, engaging presentation will be focused on:

  • Brain Hacks for Resilience

  • The neuroscience on stress, anxiety, and trauma: biological factors, what’s healthy about anxiety & stress reactions, how our perception changes the health effects of stress

  • Learn about the somatic aspects of stress, anxiety, and trauma

  • Practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, and trauma in our current world

  • Practical tools including Community AcuDetox/AcuWellness

Many kids and adults are struggling with stress and anxiety right now. We often didn’t learn how to respond to stress or overwhelm in productive ways and often feel alone with our day-to-day struggles. We understand the brain so much better now than ever before and in this presentation you will learn the latest science behind stress and anxiety. We will discuss and practice strategies that you can use in your daily life to manage stress and anxiety in productive ways. These strategies will change how you can deal with stress. All these tools are practical so that you can immediately share them with your family and friends. They will support teens and people all ages feel more resilient and empowered.

Avani G. Dilger, MEd, MA, LPC, BC-DMT, CAS, AAT, ADS-RT, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Addiction Specialist, a Somatic Psychotherapist, an Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and Trainer, and a Motivational Interviewing Trainer (MINT), who specializes in substance abuse prevention and treatment with adults, teens and their families. She is the founder and director of the “Natural Highs – Healthy Alternatives to Drugs & Alcohol” nonprofit program, an innovative, grassroots substance abuse prevention and intervention program that teaches teens and adults to become leaders around healthier lifestyles and positive peer culture. 

For more information:  Avani Dilger, naturalhighs.org & boulderacudetox.org

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

Calling all 9th graders:

Are you interested in being in our National Junior Honor Society? 

If so, please fill out this application!

The deadline for NJHS 2023-2024 submission for NEW members is Tuesday, September 12th at 3:30pm. Late entries will not be considered.

If you were a member last year and are in good standing with grades and hours of service, you do NOT need to fill this out again, but you do need to be at induction on October 17th at 4pm.

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

10th-12th grade students who are interested in applying to the National Honor Society MUST attend an interest and informational meeting on Tuesday, September 12th at 7:15 a.m. in the Auditeria. In other words, it's MANDATORY to attend this meeting to be able to apply; no exceptions. Only students who have attended this meeting will have access to the NHS application. The deadline to apply (after attending the informational meeting) is 9/17 by 9:00 pm.

If you have questions, contact Ms. Tarbutton or Ms. Bostic.

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

We will be hosting open gyms for all middle school boys interested in playing this year.  They will run every Saturday starting Sept 2nd until tryouts on Oct 9th.  The open gym times will be from 9:00-11:00 am.  We encourage everybody that is interested in trying out for boys middle school basketball to attend. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Chris Ford.

This information was included in a previous Digest article.

If you are a high school or middle school player/parent who would like to be added to a monthly baseball email newsletter (events, camps, fundraising, team store, etc) please add your information to this sign-up sheet. 

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Tailgate Homecoming Party - Thursday, September 28th

All are invited to our annual Tailgate Homecoming Party which will be held at P2P on Thursday, September 28th starting at 4:30pm in the main quad. Join us for food trucks, an inflatable obstacle course, the Peak Learning Garden farmers market, live music & more as we celebrate Pete the Puma’s birthday and our Homecoming Week. Guests are welcome to bring chairs, blankets and their own food ~ or purchase food from a participating food truck. Plan to cheer on our Puma teams playing that day including middle school boys soccer and girls volleyball and high school boys soccer and softball. We hope you will join us for this fun free community event!

Puma Pete’s Cornhole Tournament - October 1st

Who will reign supreme at this year’s Puma Pete’s Cornhole Tournament? Alumni parents vs New kindergarten parents? P2P Basketball coaches vs Baseball coaches? Middle School PE teacher team vs Middle School Science teacher team? It will be a fight to the finish and we hope you are planning to join!  If you are interested in playing in our double-elimination tournament, we encourage you to REGISTER HERE as brackets are limited to 16 teams. Spectator tickets are only $10 and include beer or nonalcoholic drink courtesy of Atlas Valley Purveyors. Players and spectators are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, food & drinks. Interested in volunteering at the event, please contact p2p.friends@bvsd.org. Hope to see you there!

Prisha Jain (8th grade) earned 1st place as an overall gymnast in her division at the CARA Gymnastics State Championship Competition this summer. She also received 1st place in individual events (Bars and Floor). Way to go, Prisha!

High School Math Teacher and Head Girls' Basketball Coach, Joe Howard was selected as Colorado's 2023 Most Valuable Coach/Teacher according to Dairy Max and the Colorado Rapids! He wins a smoothie machine, a thousand dollars for his classroom, and Rapids swag. Congrats, Coach Howard!

Do you have a student or staff celebration to share with us? Submit accomplishments and photos for the Puma Spotlight by clicking here!

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