George Washington High School
In this issue:
Set Your Student's Communication Preferences
ACCESS Testing - Monday, January 13
New Tardy Policy Effective January 14
School Store and Coffee Bar Now Open
Monday and Friday Dress Days
Parent Advisory Council Meeting
Colorado Laws and Making Good Decisions
GWHS Landscaping Committee Updates
Project 10 Million - Free Hotspot
Discounted Offers with Denver Public Schools Foundation
Weekly Athletics Update
Set Your Student's Communication Preferences
Denver Public Schools has transitioned to a new communications platform for all its external communications. In order to ensure your student is receiving important school-based communications (including the Weekly Roundup), be sure your student has opted-in through Student Portal. Instructions are HERE.
ACCESS Testing - Monday, January 13
On Monday, January 13, all MLL students will take ACCESS, a state-required test that progress monitors students' English language acquisition. Students will receive an email to their @dpsk12.net accounts the week of January 7 with their testing room assignment. Students should arrive at GWHS no later than 8:30am with their fully-charged DPS-issued Chromebook and their charger. We'll order pizza for all testing students! There will be no school for students who do not take ACCESS. Questions? Ask your ELD teacher.
New Tardy Policy Effective January 14
Starting January 14, GWHS will be implementing a new tardy policy. Please review policy rationale and details HERE.
School Store and Coffee Bar Now Open
The School Store and Coffee Bar items are available for delivery during our open hours, which are Mondays (period 3 from 10:40 to 11:00am, and period 6 from 2:10 to 2:30pm), Tuesdays (period 2 from 9:40 to 10:00am), Wednesdays (period 3 from 10:30 to 11:00am), Thursdays (period 2 from 10:30 to 11:00am, and period 6 from 2:30 to 3:00pm) and Fridays (period 2 from 9:40 to 10:00am, period 3 from 10:40 to 11:00am, and period 6 from 2:10 to 2:30pm,). Scan the QR code, fill out your items in the form with your name and room number, and your items will be delivered to your classroom during the period of your choice! Please be prepared to pay with credit card or ApplePay when your delivery arrives, and confirm before you order that your teacher allows deliveries. Click HERE for the form and QR code.
Monday and Friday Dress Days
Every Monday this school year, wear your gear that represents your post-high school plans! This can be anything from a college hoodie to a mechanic's worksuit - just be creative and represent your goals! Every Friday this school year, wear your greenest GWHS gear to show your Patriot pride!
Parent Advisory Council Meeting
Families of MLL students, please join us this Thursday, January 9 at 4:00pm in the Library for our mid-year PAC (Parent Advisory Council) meeting. We will introduce the PAC team, our Multi-Language Family Engagement Plan for the year, and answer any questions you may have about upcoming ACCESS Testing. Interpreters will be available as needed. Hope to see you there! Both families and students are welcome. Questions? Contact Letter J Summerssmith.
Colorado Laws and Making Good Decisions
Want to know how to best protect your children from some of the pitfalls they may face? Join the GWHS PTSO on Wednesday, January 15 from 6:30 to 8:00pm in the Library for a critical seminar with 5280 Magazine's Top Lawyer, Lara Baker.
We’ll learn about:
**Colorado laws related to students and technology
**The impact of drugs and alcohol on teens
**Navigating social media and its potential consequences
**Legal implications and more.
Questions? Email gwhs.ptso@gmail.com.
GWHS Landscaping Committee Updates
** Student and Community Volunteer Days: Help beautify our campus! Mark your calendars to help on Saturdays, January 25, February 8 and February 22, from 12:00 to 2:00pm. Meet in the GWHS Community Garden up the hill from the South Parking Lot. In case of inclement weather, check our WEBSITE for cancellations.
** Next Committee Meeting: Join us Tuesday, January 14 at 5:30pm at Tessa Delicatessen on Colfax and Ivy. All parents, students, teachers/staff and GWHS friends are welcome!
** Buy a Brick: Dedicate a lasting gift to your 2025 graduate or loved one with a customized, engraved brick that will be installed at the north GWHS archway entrance path. Tree dedication plaques are available, too! All contributions benefit the GWHS campus through the GWHS Landscape Committee. Order yours today by clicking HERE!
**Questions? Email Barb DeSarro (bwdesarro@hotmail.com).
Project 10 Million - Free Hotspot
T-Mobile is a proud sponsor of City Year and specifically partners closely with the GWHS City Year team. A project we are collaborating on is Project 10-Million, which works to provide free hot spots for students and families. T-Mobile would like to share this incredible opportunity with our GWHS community and offer any eligible student a free hotspot for five years! Hotspots come with free 200GB/year that is renewed yearly with no cost or recertification. Additional data and devices can be added for reduced rates with eligibility for this project. Hotspots can be used by multiple members of a household and can travel with a student across the country! Students qualify for Project 10-Million through eligibility for any of the following programs...
National School Lunch Program
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) via P-EBT or EBT
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
Medicaid
Head Start
Foster youth, migrant, homeless, or runaway youth
Parents and guardians can apply in five minutes or less here.
Discounted Offers with Denver Public Schools Foundation
Get discounted offers to local sporting events, theatre plays and more, while supporting DPS schools with Denver Public Schools Foundation! Upcoming events and opportunities:
**National Western Stock Show: Saturday, January 11 through Sunday, January 26
**Urban Air (Denver East) DPS Spirit Night: Sunday, January 12
DPS Foundation also has special offers available throughout the year with the Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Mammoth, Colorado Rapids, Colorado Rockies and more! For more information on these and other offers, click HERE.
The DPS Foundation helps ensure that investment in our schools is directed in the most effective, impactful and lasting way. Our organization galvanizes and mobilizes our entire community to invest in crucial resources and programs that have the greatest impact on student well-being and success, while supporting families and educators. We provide funding support for afterschool programs, career and college success, classroom grants and more. For more information visit dpsfoundation.org.
Weekly Athletics Update
Patriots excel in the classroom and on the field! Click HERE to read our weekly Athletics Update.
January 7
First Day of Spring Semester for Students
January 13
ACCESS Testing/No School for Non-Testing Students
January 20
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day/No School