Greetings New Parents/Guardians and Students of ECHS at Arvada
We hope that you are enjoying the warm weather!
This weekly e-mail blast is designed to fill you in on all of the latest and greatest happenings at Early College High School at Arvada!
ECHS at Arvada is hosting a Information Session, Thursday, April 24th, 2008, at Carl Park Recreation Center located at 5401 Meade St. (North Denver) from 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
PLEASE feel free to bring any interested parents, students and community members!
Also, please mark your calendars for the following dates for future Information Sessions:
· Tuesday, May 6, 2008
· Wednesday, May 21, 2008
· 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
· Carl Park Recreation Center, 5401 Meade St. (North Denver)
· Refreshments Provided
· Please feel free to share this information with a parent(s) who is seeking a quality education for their 9th and 10th grade students in the Fall 2008.
We would also like to extend an invitation for you and your family and friends to attend the first ever ECHS at Arvada Open House. This Open House will be held at the actual facility that will become the Early College High School at Arvada. Details below:
· Saturday, May 17th
· 4905 W. 60th Ave.
· Arvada, CO 80003
· 10am – 2pm
· Tours will be provided
· Refreshments will be served
· BRING FAMILY, FRIENDS, EVERYONE
ECHS at Arvada is also very excited to announce that we will have a table at the Education Fair at the 18th Annual La Raza Youth Conference – please stop by and say hello if you and your family are planning to attend. The conference is on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Metropolitan State College. From 7:30am – 9am we will be distributing information and answering questions about ECHS at Arvada to over 1,500 students from all over Colorado!
A few other quick notes:
· In May and June additional mailings about ECHS will go out to the community we will be serving. Look for one early this summer about our partnership with Sylvan Learning Center!
· Sarah and Chris met with the Pastor at Simpson United Methodist Church (next to the ECHS facility) and are working on a partnership agreement that would allow us to use their beautiful full-size gymnasium!
Announcing a great way to become an active part of the ECHS at Arvada family! You’ve probably heard us talk about the Motivated Mom’s Club – now renamed the ECHS Parent Advisory Council. Our plan is to work with our students’ families to create a group that will actively assist us in supporting our students and truly have a voice at our school. Once established, the ECHS PAC will meet monthly to share ideas and concerns, and will have a representative on our Board of Directors to bring this information directly to the ECHS governing body. In next week’s email blast there will be a “mission description” for the ECHS PAC – after reading it over, if you are interested in learning more please contact Cheryl at 720.299.5268 or Sarah Brock.
COMMUNITY UPDATE: Those of you living in the ECHS at Arvada community are probably aware of the decisions being made about Ranum and Westminster High Schools. We have been following this issue closely and have made an important decision. We are concerned about the plan for Ranum’s current 9th graders to attend three schools over their four years of high school. To address this community need we have decided to open ECHS at Arvada to a small class of students who will be entering 10th grade in the Fall. If you have a current 9th grader or know someone who does, please let them know about this opportunity. Because this class will be extremely small, we anticipate that it will fill quickly.
Finally, some of you have received calls or emails from Sarah Brock, the ECHS at Arvada Director, asking for additional information such as your student’s date of birth, your current address, an additional phone number, or their current school’s name. Please be sure to get back to her asap!
Thank you again for your decision to select ECHS at Arvada as your school of choice – we are looking forward to getting to know your families over the next four years!
