January 20 - NO School - Martin Luther King Day 

January 22 - Minds Matter Meeting 

January 22-23 January 15-16 ACCESS Testing 

January 23 - FAFSA Night 

January 27-31 - 9th Grade Choice of Studies

January 29-30 - iReady Testing for students with a READ Plan

January 30 -  Rock N Jock

February 2-10 - 11th Grade Choice of Studies

February 5 - National Signing Day/ Women in Sports Day, Unified Basketball v North

February 11 - Grade Email

Make up Testing Begins Monday, April 21st at 8:20am in the Library

From April 14th - 17th East High School students will participate in SAT, PSAT, and CMAS Science tests as required by the state of Colorado. 

This is a chance for students and their families to get feedback on student progress and college readiness. 

All 11th grade students taking the SAT free of charge have the opportunity to send their scores to colleges to be considered for admissions decisions.

The optional SAT Essay is offered as part of the 11th grade test. The deadline to opt into the essay portion of the SAT is February 18th. Please use this google form to opt into the essay section of the SAT. Talk to your student's counselor if you have any questions.

Parents or guardians who would like to decline their student’s College Board approved testing accommodations for the April administration of the SAT or PSAT should email our Site Assessment Leader Jessica Perkins at jperkin@dpsk12.net by March 14. Any requests made after that date may not be guaranteed because accommodations are built into the digital testing format.

These test scores affect East High School’s ratings on the state of Colorado’s School Performance Framework.

The guardian of a Denver Public Schools student, can request to excuse their child from participating in the state assessments. If you wish to opt your child out, follow the directions at this link in English or this link in Spanish. The deadline for opting out is February 28. After this date any opt out requests need to be in writing and directed to mark_saucedo@dpsk12.net. 

First Semester Grades:

Your student’s final grades for the first semester are now available on Parent Portal. Please take time to review these with your student and connect with their counselor if there are any questions or failed classes that we need to create a recovery plan for. 

Schedule Changes: 

Please note that there are no course changes after January 10th. A student may make a level change during the first 6-weeks of a course and should schedule an appointment with their counselor to facilitate a level change.  

Choice of Studies:

Soon, students will be meeting with their counselor to pick out classes for next year. In this meeting we will discuss your student’s post-secondary goals and plans, graduation requirements, and there is a presentation from our Future Center. Your student will then meet 1:1 with their counselor to pick classes. For more information, or if you were not able to make it to our COS parent Night, here are the slides. Here are a few important details:

• Help your student prepare: Take some time to talk with your student about their 4 year plan, graduation requirements, review the course catalog, and review the course options for their grade level. 

• 9th Grade Choice of Studies: January 27-31

• 11th Grade Choice of Studies: February 3-10

• 10th Grade Choice of Studies: February 24-28 

We will be hosting our Financial Aid workshop on January 23rd for students and families to receive help with completing the FAFSA or CASFA.

• When: 3pm-7pm

• Where: Counseling Center

• RSVP: Link!

SAT Prep Course at DU (or live online)

Dear East Families,

There will be another high-quality SAT prep course this winter. It will be hosted at the University of Denver, taught by a Harvard grad. There is also a live online version of the course.

Both courses are open to Juniors and Seniors.

• 27-hour comprehensive course, including 3 proctored practice exams

• Starts in Feb. and runs for 7 weeks (until the April in-school test day)

• Taught live by a 99th percentile expert instructor

• Costs $195

Campus Prep has provided these popular courses at the University of Denver for the past 7 years and has been the official SAT provider for the Boulder Valley School District.

• Students who complete the course often increase their score by over 200 points.

• The courses fill up fast. Apply at https://www.campusprep.org/sat (it takes 60 seconds to apply)

Visit https://www.campusprep.org/sat to see the schedules and to apply for the course. Questions? Email admin@campusprep.org or call (877) 805-2521.

If your senior has committed or will commit to play their sport at the collegiate level please have them fill out the attached form. To ensure they are in the physical program, we ask that this be completed by Monday, January 27th. Signing day registration

Is your child interested in traveling to the Galapagos Islands for Spring Break 2026? There will be an Interest Meeting on Tuesday, 1/21 at 5:30 in room 125. You can also reach out to Mr. Dylan Fehrman at dylan_fehrman@dpsk12.net with any questions. Please click here to register for the meeting: https://bit.ly/4hdPVdP

Thank you,

Dylan Fehrman

Colfax Smackdown Triumph

East Wrestling hosted the Colfax Smackdown January 3rd and 4th. The two day tournament attracted top teams from all over the state of Colorado. East took home several big wins from the weekend, 2nd Place Ronin Killsback 144 lbs, 3rd Place Synscere Garcia 106 lbs, 3rd Place Elijah West-Duah 190lbs, 3rd Place Grayson Robison 215 lbs. The cherry on top 9news Sunday Pep Rally featured this classic annual tournament and highlighted East’s own Jimmy Hamoodi, who won the 132 weight class taking down Fruita Monument.  Follow the link to watch the full story. Click Here

Girls Basketball Hosts 1st Annual Holiday Ball

Over the winter break our girls basketball team was busy taking on some steep competition. After competing in the Nike Tournament of Champions they returned to Colorado to host their own tournament for the first time. The Holiday Ball brought talent from all over the country, including schools from CA, MD and NV. On top of competition, teams attended the DU women's basketball game Friday and the Denver Nuggets Saturday together. 

East High School’s Spirit Store is located on the second floor just south of the Main Office.  Spirit Store operating hours:

• Monday, Tuesday and Friday – during lunch (typically 12:05 to 12:50)

• Wednesday and Thursday – during lunch (typically 11:20 to 12:05)

The Spirit Store is run 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 Foundation.  For more on EAFAF, visit eastangelfriends.org. Go Angels!

Sign up to take a CLEP Exam at East this January or in May tinyurl.com/clepATeast