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BELL SCHEDULE FOR SEPTEMBER 30th - October 4th

Monday - Blue Day
Tuesday - Green Day
Wednesday - Blue Day
Thursday - Green Day
Friday - All Day with PLC

TR has PLC's every Friday morning
if it is a regular 5-day school week.

Classes begin at 8:25am on PLC days.
If your student needs to arrive at school prior to 8:25am,
they may go to the Library or Commons until class starts.
Breakfast will be available in the cafeteria.


Modified Bell Schedule - Week of October 7th

Due to PSAT/NMSQT testing on October 9th,
we will have a modified bell schedule that week.
Wednesday, October 9th will be an ALL day WITH PLC,
and Friday October 11th will be a BLUE day with class beginning at 7:40am.
Please mark you calendars for this adjustment. 
  


Parent Teacher Conferences

October 10th, 4:00pm-7:00pm

Parent-Teacher Conferences will be open
house style in the main hallway of ThunderRidge.

This is a wonderful opportunity for you to meet

with your child's teachers.
 Please limit each conference to 5 minutes,
so you can see as many teachers as possible
.

PT Conferences


DCSD Board to Place
$490 Million Bond on Ballet

As you’ve likely heard, on Tuesday, August 27 the
DCSD Board of Education voted unanimously
to place a $490 million Bond question for the November 2024 ballot(
see press release).
This year the Bond, as our only initiative, will appear on the ballot as
“5A” (last year the Bond was “5B”).

If approved by voters,Douglas County homeowners
would not see an increase in current property taxes.
The Bond amount would allow the school district to
restructure its debt in order to keep property taxes from increasing.
The Bond would help us care for our 112 facilities to ensure our staff
and students have safe and comfortable learning environments,
build schools in fast-growing developments in Douglas County,
upgrade safety and security in our schools, and offer additional
Career and Technical Education programs.

Learn more at the links below.

 

 

To learn more about how additional funding would benefit our schools and our staff, visitwww.dcsdk12.org/funding.


 Purchase your Black out/Pink out shirts now! 

Limited supply by size so select the price option for the size shirt you are ordering.
Order and pay $15 
while supplies last or Friday, October 11th whichever comes first. 
Shirts will be delivered to student's seminar classes.

Black out T-shirt   Pay for the size in options



Pink Out T-shirt, Pay for the size in options

 


Trick or Treat St 2024


Academic Showcase 2024


Interested in attending ThunderRidge High School for next school year?  

Open Enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year opens on November 1st, 2024 at 8:00am. 
Check back here on November 1st for the link to apply.
 

**Applications filed with the district in the first window will be notified of the results
(application accepted, denied, or put on the annual prioritized list) by December 11th.
Parents must then go in and accept any open enrollment offers made by schools by December 17th.
Applicants not accepted during the first Open Enrollment period are automatically
placed on the annual prioritized list and shall have priority over second round applicants.


AP Students and Parents

Registration for AP exams in May of 2025 is under way. 

If your student does NOT wish to take the associated 

AP exam for their Advanced Placement class, 

they must let Ms. Kovack know by November 1st, 2024

This can be done by emailing [email protected].

Exams are $99 each, and there can be no refunds processed after November 1st.


Senior Project

Mentor Sign Up

As a mentor for the Senior Project, you will help guide 

the student with their learning, 

and upon completion, you will be asked to 

verify the student's effort on his/her physical product/fieldwork. 

Since most of the time spent on the product phase 

of the assignment will be outside of the classroom, 

verification of the student's efforts is necessary. 

Be aware that serving as a mentor requires a time 

commitment from you that includes regular contact.

After completing the interest form, 

you will receive a follow-up email with a district volunteer application 

to complete and return before you are able to serve as a mentor.

For more information on the Senior Project, 

please visit the Senior Project 2025 page on the TRHS website.

If you would like to volunteer to be a judge 

for the Senior Boards on April 11, please click here.

TRHS 2024-25 YEARBOOK

The order and payment deadline is January 15th. 
To guarantee your yearbook and smooth ordering,
the
 fee is best paid during express check in or by the deadlines noted below. 
Yearbooks will be distributed in May. 

Best Price $75 for orders and payments by Friday, October 11th
Senior pictures due by Friday, October 11th see tab on
TRHS Website Senior 2025 for details.
Pre-order price $80 for orders and payments from 

Saturday, October 12th to Wednesday January 15th.
Failure to pay by January 15th results in your order not being placed. 
There may be a very limited supply of extras for sell on a
first come first serve basis at a higher price of 
$85 during the distribution date in May.

YEARBOOK order and purchase for $75 until Oct 11th.  
After Oct 11th to January 15th orders and purchases are $80
A limited supply of extra yearbooks will be available
during distribution in May for $85 on a first come, first serve basis.
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  Activity cards ($50) that allow free entrance to all athletic events
except playoff games are available at the Athletic and Finance Windows.
Planners ($7) are available at the Finance Window or School store while supplies last.

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If your student is not feeling well or showing any symptoms of illness,
please keep them home so they can get healthy
and to protect other students and staff.

If your student is absent,
please call the attendance line at 303-387-2002. 
If you see a doctor due to illness,
please have your student bring a doctor's note
when they return to school.

For more information, please see the 
DCSD Guidelines for Determining Student Attendance 
on the District Website



Transcript requests for Alumni Students:  CLICK HERE

Scroll down and look for the Graduate Icon on the left side of the screen that says Former Student/Alumni to order transcripts


School Tours
School tours take approximately thirty (30) minutes and are offered twice a month at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays from September to April. All tours are led by trained student Peer Counselors.
We currently do not offer shadowing opportunities.
If you would like to arrange a tour, use our TOUR REQUEST FORM.
Questions? Contact the Counseling Center at 303-387-2026



  
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    In compliance with Titles VI & VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, and Colorado law, the Douglas County School District RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, religion, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law. Complaint procedures have been established for students, parents, employees, and members of the public. The School District's Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator to address complaints alleging sexual harassment under Title IX is Aaron Henderson, 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, [email protected], 303-387-0127.

    Outside Agencies

    Complaints regarding violations of Title VI, (race, national origin), Title IX (sex, gender), Section 504/ADA (handicap or disability), may be filed directly with the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 North Speer Blvd., Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204. Complaints regarding violations of Title VII (employment) and the ADEA (prohibiting age discrimination in employment) may be filed directly with the Federal Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 303 E. 17th Ave., Suite 510, Denver, CO 80202, or the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, 1560 Broadway, Suite 1050, Denver, CO 80202.

    NOTICE OF DESTRUCTION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

    Special Education records which have been collected by Douglas County School District related to the identification, evaluation, educational placement, or the provision of special education in the district, must be maintained under state and federal laws for the period of five (5) years after special education services have ended for the student. Special education services end when the student is no longer eligible for services, graduates, or completes his/her educational program at age 21, or moves from the district. This notification is to inform parents/guardians and former students of Douglas County School District's intent to destroy the special education records of students who exited special education services as of June 30, 2016. These records will be destroyed in accordance with state law unless the parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student notifies the school district otherwise. After five years, the records are no longer useful to the district, but may be useful to the parent/guardian or former student in applying for social security benefits, rehabilitation services, college entrance, etc. The parent/guardian or eligible (adult) student may request a copy of the records by requesting the records at this link ( Douglas County School District Transcripts and Records Requests ).