Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Our Superintendent, Chris Gdowski, is excited to speak on a panel discussing the future of education funding and innovation at this year's Solutions Summit at #ISTELive on June 23! With ESSER funding expiration on the horizon, coupled with unprecedented learning acceleration needs and a teacher shortage, our market is at a pivotal point. Looking forward to sharing practical takeaways and exploring effective, high-quality solutions. Register now > https://lnkd.in/e4EEQtte

At Westview Elementary in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, students were learning about the Pigeon's favorite subject: THE PIGEON! Of course, the Pigeon had a lot to contribute to the lesson...maybe a little too much.

Today, the 2024 retirees were honored for their service to Adams 12 Five Star Schools at the Retirement Recognition Breakfast. In total, this group of retirees had a collective 2,042 years of service! Thank you so much to everyone for their commitment to elevating our students! #FiveStarProud #ELEVATESuccess

The Adams 12 Five Star Schools Business Services Administrative team volunteered with one of our community partners, A Precious Child , to invest in their mission by donating 64 hours of time valued at $2,035.20. Staff collaborated to sort, hang, size, and re-stock 1,798 pounds of donations and craft 10 blankets directly impacting 87 children and caregivers! #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud

Congratulations to our Administrative Employee of the Year: Erika Fiorenza, Principal at Hillcrest Elementary School! Read why Erika won and see previous winners and all nominees > https://lnkd.in/gEzJXG9h Thank you to all of our Five Star Staff for their continued support to our students across the districts! #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud

The Firefighting class at FutureForward Washington Square has been working hard these past few weeks. They have been going to the North Metro Fire Training Center and practicing the skills they have been learning. Live fires can be scary, but these students suited up and went in! Live fire training is vital because it provides realistic experience, develops essential skills, reinforces safety protocols, familiarizes individuals with equipment, builds confidence, allows for immediate feedback, promotes teamwork, and teaches adaptability—all crucial for effectively responding to emergencies. Thank you to everyone involved in supporting these students! #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud

School Nurse Day is this Wednesday, May 8th. Since 1972, National School Nurse Day has been set aside to recognize school nurses. National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting. School Nurse Day is celebrated on the Wednesday within National Nurses Week. National Nurses Week is May 6-12 each year. Please take time to recognize and thank your School Nurse! #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud

Congratulations to our Certified Employee of the Year: Jack Chambers, Third Grade Teacher at McElwain Elementary. Read why Jack won and see previous winners and all nominees > https://lnkd.in/gEzJXG9h #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud This week we will be announcing our Administrative Employee of the Year!

Teachers are the heart and soul of our community. They care for our students, pass on knowledge to rising generations, and inspire children to dream up new possibilities for their futures. Thank you, teachers, for inspiring students to achieve their dreams! #ThankATeacherCO #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud

Every year, students from FutureForward, the district's career and technical education program, participate in the SkillsUSA State Competition. At the state competition, SkillsUSA students hone their hands-on skills against current industry standards in more than 130 occupational areas, from 3-D Animation to Welding and nearly everything in between. At the same time, they develop the transformative career-readiness skills — teamwork, communication, professionalism, leadership and more — that fuel career and life success. This year, FutureForward had 58 students compete at the state competition — 34 from the Washington Square campus and 24 from the Bollman campus. Our students and teachers worked so hard to prepare for this event, and it was a huge success. Below are the medal winners at the 2024 SkillsUSA State Competition: Auto Collision: (Ash) Lachlan Sission - Collision Damage Appraisal - Bronze Carpentry: Steven Prososki - Gold CSI: Lucy Tremmel, Leila-Faye Hall, Shakira Zepeda - Gold Makayla Arellano, Autumn Irsik, Kyleigh Shaw - Silver Jasmine Trejo, Megan Little, Emma Hurley - Bronze Customer Service: Megan Little - Gold Diesel: Chance Brown - Silver Electrical: Hayden Treese - Silver Extemporaneous Speaking: Grant Miller - Gold Fire: Cameron Fabry - Gold Jaedon Pridavok - Silver Chloe Merry - Bronze Graphic Design: Maya Reno, Jay Carpenter, Abigail Torres - Promotional Bulletin Board - Gold Stephanie Heeley - State Pin Design - Bronze Savannah Moore - State T-Shirt Design - Silver Team Works: Grant Miller, Davis Treese, Gavin Carter, Tyler Allen - Silver Video Production: Kyle Harshman, Lleyton Senne - Digital Cinema Gold Mateo De La Fuente, Jackson Brown - Digital Cinema - Silver Drayden Frary, Lauren Clark - Digital Cinema - Bronze We are excited to share that 8 students from FutureForward at Bollman and Washington Square were invited to the National competition. We are so proud to see students representing the district at the national level! #ELEVATESuccess #FiveStarProud