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2026 TJ Homecoming Week “Ancient Greece” 

We’re excited to celebrate Homecoming Week with our TJ community! Here’s the lineup of spirit days and events. We’d love to see all our students showing their school pride and families coming out to support.

Monday – Olympics (Sports) 
Homecoming Bonfire: 6:30–8:00 pm @ TJ

Tuesday – Gods vs. Goddesses

Wednesday – Tourist Day

Thursday – Greek Life 

Friday – TJ Day 
Show your school spirit in Brown and Gold!
Assembly Schedule – Pep Assembly
Tailgate and Powder Puff game
Football Game: 4 pm @ ACF

Saturday - Homecoming Dance
In the TJ gym - 8:00-10:30 p.m.

Let’s make it a week full of energy, pride, and community! Go TJ!

How to access Parent Portal

How to submit an absence request online

Cómo acceder al Portal para Padres

Anne Rice
Athletic Director
Assistant Principal

Monday-

• Homecoming Bonfire: 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Tuesday-

• PTO Meeting: 6:00-7:00 p.m. 

Wednesday- 

• Regular school Day

Thursday-

• Regular school Day

Friday-

• Assembly Schedule

• Homecoming Tailgate & Powder Puff: 1:45 p.m.

• Homecoming Game: 4:00 p.m. at All City Field (South High School) 

Saturday-

        • TJ Orchestra opens for the Denver Jazz Orchestra: 4 pm at Eisenhower Park. 
        • Homecoming Dance: 8:00-10:30 p.m.

Kudos to Kyler Jackson, who opened up our gym to help out with a community event. Professional sumo wrestlers from USA Sumo visited TJ to perform and educate students as part of the Japan America Society of Colorado's (JASC) annual sumo events in Denver. 

Please join us on Tuesday for the first PTO meeting of the year at 6:00 p.m. in room 111.

Email tjhspto@gmail.com if you are interested in getting involved!

The first monthly Food Bank distribution of the school year will take place on Tuesday, September 22.  Any family that is in need of food support is welcomed and encouraged to sign up HERE. Please note that you MUST sign up no later than Saturday, 19 September for us to have food available for you at the distribution. 

Thank you to the TJ Community for your continued support of the Food Bank!  If you are interested in making a financial contribution to the TJ Food Bank, you can do so HERE.

Reach out to Megan Perkins (megandperkins@gmail.com), Becca Mahoney (beccaandjoemahoney@gmail.com) or Jillian Krause (jillian.krause@gmail.com) with questions.

The TJ Orchestra has been invited to open for the Denver Jazz Orchestra on September 19 at 4 pm at Eisenhower Park.  This event is a community event sponsored by our Southeast Denver City Council Person, Diano Romero Campbell. It is free and open to all.

Party Tickets Now Available

 TJ Together Parties. There’s Still Time to Join the Fun!  Missed out on a TJ Together Party during last year’s auction? New to TJ this year? TJ Together Parties are a great way to meet and hang out with other fun TJ parents in a relaxed setting, all while supporting Spartan Grants. Grab a spot, bring a friend, and come join the fun!  

September Parties:  Candle Making and Homecoming Gathering

Purchase a ticket here.

SAVE the date for Senior Success Night

 RSVP Senior Success Night Link

For more Info Reach out to Elizabeth_Lynch2@dpsk12.net 

Happy Homecoming Week TJ! Get ready to cheer on your favorite Spartans with some amazing TJ swag. We have both an online store and in-house gear that you will love. 

Shop the latest styles and brands, with weekly sales and shipping directly to you.

» Shop your Spartans Sideline Store

If you’re looking for in-house gear stop by the DECA store in the cafeteria or look for us at the Homecoming football game. Feel free to email with any questions. 

Spartan Seniors and Families,

Click here to learn more about the Denver Scholarship Foundation and the DSF Scholarship, a need, enrollment and GPA based promise scholarship.  

Seniors: In your Future Center: TJFC2027 schoology course, you will find many resources to help you with your college planning process. Please review the course updates and calendar at least weekly with your family. (Parents, here is the DPS guide for accessing Schoology!) You will find a list of Scholarship Highlights posted weekly in addition to information about College Rep Visits in the TJFC, College Fairs, major deadlines, reminders about your next steps for college and more!  Most importantly, please drop by the Future Center to say hi and ask questions! 

College planning tasks from your Future Center schoology to work on now:
     • Create your Colleges Considering and Applying Lists in MAIA
     • Start your Scholarship Search and apply ALL YEAR! 
     • Be sure to review your Steps for Complete College Applications document. 

Upcoming Events: For more information, please visit the Future Center schoology course calendar 

Tuesday, September 15th: Gates Scholarship Application DUE!

Wednesday, September 16th: Standout Supplemental Essays WEBINAR

Sunday, September 20th: NACAC Virtual College Fair

Wednesday, September 23rd: University of Miami Rep Visit in the TJFC

Thursday, September 24th: University of CO-Colorado Springs Rep Visit in the TJFC; Out of State College Fair at South High School

Wednesday, September 30th- TJ Senior Success Night 5:30pm-7pm, RSVP HERE!

Thursday, October 1st- FAFSA Application OPENS, Create your account now!

Tuesday October 20th-Thursday, October 22nd- CO Free College App Days, Get ready by working through these tasks! 

Emily Webster, M.S.                    Alyssa Baker, M.Ed.
DSF Lead College Advisor          DSF College Advisor
emily_webster@dpsk12.net        alyssa_baker@dpsk12.net

Mental Health and Social Emotional “Did You Know”: Compiled by Natalie Koncz, Ed.S., NCSP and Samanda Davis, LCSW, MSW.  Resources: The New York Times- How Walking In Nature Changes the Brain, July 22nd, 2015; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169204615000286

https://tjhsstore.square.site/product/2027-class-donations/112

We always need more help and input and the 2027 Seniors have a big year ahead! If you would like to get in on the action, please send your contact info to Tiffany Berry at broncofantif@hotmail.com or Katie Mousel at katielmousel@gmail.com 

FALL EVENTS
The class of 2028 is responsible for a concession stand at the Homecoming bonfire
tonight. If you signed up to bring food and haven’t dropped it off, please drop it off to us
before 6:30. You can also review what is missing and/or sign up at:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084CA8AE29A3FB6-64968843-homecoming

Mark your calendar now for the 2nd Annual TJ Fun Walk & Run on Saturday,
September 26. Click here to register: Class of 2028 Fun Run - TJHS PTO. It’s a fun
morning to hang out and take a leisurely stroll (or run) through the neighborhood with
other members of the TJ community. Sign up to help at
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805084CA8AE29A3FB6-64968851-class.

RESTAURANT NIGHTS
Mark your calendar for dinner out at Chipotle (Colorado & Yale) next Monday, September 21 from 4-8 pm.

Plan on having dinner (or lunch) at Raising Cane’s (Hampden & Tamarac) during our fundraiser there on Tuesday, October 20 (10 am-10pm).

THINKING ABOUT FALL PLANTING?
Our Flower Power Fundraiser has the fall flowers. We have raised nearly $1000 in the last two years: Class of 2028 TJ high school Flower Power Page.

HELP OUT WITH A ONE-TIME OR RECURRING DONATION
Cash donations are a fast and easy way to help the Class of 2028 raise the funds needed for an incredible After Prom experience during our students’ senior year. Follow this link to set up a recurring donation of just $5-$10 a month. One-time donations are also accepted.

Hello Class of 2029 Parents!

We're planning our first parent meeting later this month. Look for the date and location in the coming weeks. We hope you will join us to meet other parents, learn how to support our class and brainstorm fundraising opportunities with us. We look forward to meeting you soon. In the meantime, please consider donating $29 for the Class of 2029. Every donation supports the class of 2029 student activities and after-prom! Your support is greatly appreciated. 

Welcome Class of 2030!

Anyone interested in being a class sponsor, please email tjhspto@gmail.com.

You can help cultivate community for our students by donating $30 for the class of 2030 here:

https://tjhspto.betterworld.org/campaigns/class-2030-donation

All money raised by these donations will help fund class events and goodies as well as an amazing after-prom event during the students’ senior year.