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DECEMBERNewsletter
Tis the Season.With over half of the quarter complete, this quarter is flying by...much likeSanta's sleigh will be in the near future. Only a few days remain before weare off for our holiday break! While our minds might be distracted with thehustle and bustle of present wrapping, cookie baking, or digging your carout from underneath the Colorado snow, take a moment to rememberwhat this time of year is all about: a celebration of giving. This month wecelebrate and give thanks to our amazing families and students at DenverOnline High School. We also SO appreciate the National Honor Societymembers' DO MORE attitude of providing food and warm clothing giftbags to 50 deserving community members. This is a great reminder thatwe all have the opportunity to give back and DO MORE for others duringthis blessed season. From the Denver Online High School family to yourfamily, we hope that wherever you spend your holidays this year, may itbe filled with love and a celebration of giving.
STUDENT HIGHLIGHT
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Student HighlightLatest NewsUpcoming EventsWays to Get InvolvedSocial Media &Marketing
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There is a lot to be said for "grit." Merriam-Webster Dictionary (2013)defines it as, "firmness of mind or spirit: unyielding courage in the face ofhardship or danger." No doubt, there are countless stories of grit shownthroughout the lives of many Denver Online High School students. One ofthose stories is told beautifully through Kyra Kaviani.
Kaviani moved from California to Colorado a few years ago where shestarted Denver Online High School. While it was a challenge moving into anew place and jumping into a completely new learning environment, shepersevered and worked through the changes. But the move to live withher dad came with an unexpected turn of events: cancer. Her dad wasdiagnosed with leukemia, sending Kaviani's family in and out of thehospital. Kaviani said that while some deem their biggestaccomplishment as winning a competition, her biggest accomplishmentwas learning how to be humbled enough to put others' needs before herown. While caregiving started to be a daily routine, Kaviani marks her dadas her biggest inspiration. Talking about her parents she said, "Theyalways put my brother and me first and our needs before their own." Whileher family has had some setbacks, these challenges have only made hermore determined. They lit a fire behind her to relentlessly pursue hercareer aspiration of becoming an actress.
When she first heard about the ArtLab internship from her Denver OnlineHigh School advisor, she immediately got to work. She met with heradvisor multiple times to prepare her application and practice interviewquestions. The ArtLab internship is produced by PlatteForum which is anonprofit that pairs underserved Denver youth with contemporary masterartists. This was a perfect fit for the 16 year-old. Kaviani was drawn to the
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internship because it helps students to develop relationships withprofessionals who make a living as artists, opening the doors for studentsto try multiple different art forms including painting, sculpting,photography, video production, and more. She also was interested in theinternship because of its College Access Mentoring Program. It is theorganization's goal for 100% of their ArtLab interns to graduate from highschool and go onto post-secondary education by providing one-on-onementoring and college readiness trainings. This mentorship program issignificant to Kaviani because of the necessity for her to obtainscholarships in order to go to college, much like many students working tocontinue their education.
As a result of Kaviani's determination, she was selected as one of the 15interns chosen for the 2014 year. She will be working with other interns andprofessional artists to produce projects around social issues. She will alsohave the chance to impact younger at-risk youth through learning labs.
While she will jump into the internship in the near future, in the mean time,Kaviani has been participating on the Denver Online HS Verizon InnovativeApp Challenge Team. She helped lead the team in editing the videoportion of the competition, giving her prior experience with videoproduction before she begins her ArtLab internship. See their team videoat the following linke: HERE.
This internship is twofold for Kaviani. First, this internship is one hugestepping stone on her journey to pursue acting. It will give her a foundationin art, connections to professionals, and the tools she needs to get intocollege. However, maybe most importantly, it will allow her to share withyounger kids those special traits she's learned from her own family in themidst of hardship: grit and selflessness. Having the opportunity to mentorchildren allows Kaviani to give back to kids that need that extra help andopportunity, just as she did. While the road to accomplishing your dreamsis many times not easy, struggles are sometimes what makes the journeymost memorable. For Kaviani, her adventure is just beginning. See the rest of her story on our blog.
Latest News .....Verizon App Challenge
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The Verizon App Challenge Team has been working diligently over the last twomonths preparing for the submission of their final app concept. Team membersinclude Jacob Smith, Poet Turosak, Dave Hutchinson, Kyra Kaviani, andChelsea Sihpol. While the team brainstormed and worked together in weeklymeetings, each team member was assigned individual responsibilities in thedesign process. Jacob developed a mock up of the application, Poet designed allof the graphics within the app, Dave developed the gaming portion of the app,Kyra lead the video editing process, and Chelsea wrote the essay. The applicationis being submitted for judging in this upcoming week. If their team is selected asa state and region winner, the students will present their concept via webinar to apanel of judges come February. Check out the video that describes their appconcept called Tiny Class and read more about their whole story on our blog.
National Honor Society Gift Bag Community ServiceProject
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Denver Online High School National Honor Society put together 50 food andwarm clothing gift bags for deserving folks around the community on November22nd. Each member was responsible for bringing one type of item for the 50bags. Gift bags were stuffed full with granola bars, gloves, snacks, toothbrushes,water, and more. Their next community service project will likely be in earlyFebruary with Habitat or Humanity.
November Field Trip to the Denver Zoo
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Five students and their families joined in on the zoo trip fun at our November fieldtrip on November 14th. Students had a great time getting to know each othermore and checking out all their favorite animals! To participate in future fieldtrips, vote for the monthly field trip on our facebook page or website!
December Field Trip to the Nutcracker Ballet
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Seven Denver Online High School students and two of their mothers enjoyeddressing up and heading to the Nutcracker Ballet at the Ellie Caulkins OperaHouse on December 12th for the December school field trip. Make sure to voteon our January school field trip through our facebook page or webiste!
Fall Wellness Challenge Congratulations to Paula Hammel from Denver Online High School forbeing one of the winners for the fall wellness challenge! She earned aSouthwest gift card or a AmEx Vail Mountain gift card for her work intracking her wellness activities and participation.
11th Grade ACT Registration and Goal SettingMeeting
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More than 25 students attended the 11th Grade ACT Registration and GoalSetting meeting on December 12th at Mitchell. The meeting covered howto interpret ACT scores, determined each student's eligibility for collegeentrance, granted students access to online prep, and helped each studentregister for the ACT.
Upcoming Events
9th/10th Grade MAP Testing
What: All 9th/10th graders need to take the MAP tests in Reading,Language Usage, and Math.Who: All 9th and 10th gradersWhen: 9th/10th graders have from December 9th until January 17thto come in an take the MAP assessments. You must email PaulaHammel ([email protected]) to set up an appointment totake the test to ensure there will a be a proctor available. Each testwill take approximately one hour to complete. Where: Mitchel or the CEC
9th/10th Grade SMI Math Assessment
What: If you are in Mr. Palomino's math class, you are required tocome in and take the SMI math assessment. Contact Paula Hammel([email protected]), Art Bell ([email protected]), orGilberto Palomino ([email protected]) to set up anappointment to take the test.
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Who: All 9th and 10th graders in Mr. Palomino's math classWhen: Take test by January 17th. The test should take 45 minutes orless.Where: Mitchell or CEC
Gifted and Talented Panel
What: Denver Online High School is looking for volunteers torepresent our school on the Gifted and Talented Panel to appearbefore a large group of pre-service teachers at DU on the nightof December 18th. Students on the panel will answer questions in aneffort to help new teachers better understand the uniquecharacteristics of gifted learners. If you would like to be our Giftedand Talented student representative, please contact Brian Weaver [email protected]: Gifted and Talented studentsWhen: December 18thWhere: DU
Free Five Day Trip to Southern California Colleges
What: Free (travel, lodging, and meals all paid for) five-day trip toSouthern California colleges (UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount,Pepperdine University, Claremont Colleges)Who: High School JuniorsWhen: Trip is over spring break, application is due Thursday,December 19thWhere: Trip is in Southern California, application is HERE and turn itin to Denver Online HS Counselor Casey Burton([email protected])
Holiday Break
What: Mitchel and CEC will not be open during the holiday break. Ifstudents need any assignments opened up before the break, pleasemake arrangements with teachers before break.Who: No class for all students! However, students may still work ontheir coursework throughout break.When: December 23rd-January 3rdWhere: Mitchell and CEC not open over break
End of 2nd Quarter
What: All courses need to be completed by January 17thWho: All students must complete their courses by this timeWhen: January 17th
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Start of 3rd Quarter
What: 3rd Quarter starts January 21stWho: All Denver Online HS Students will start 3rd Quarter classesWhen: January 21st
3rd Quarter New Student Orientation
What: All new students to Denver Online High School are required toattend the New Student OrientationWho: All 3rd Quarter new students required to attendWhen: Morning of January 21st (specific time TBA)Where: Mitchell
"One Man, One Vote" Field Trip
What: Students will view the PBS video, "One Man, One Vote." Lunch will be provided, artists of all kinds will perform and discusstheir art as a vehicle for change, and there will be a discussion withtoday's student activists on strategies for change. Who: All students welcome to attend!When: February 5th, 11am-2pmWhere: History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway, DenverRSVP HERE to come!
University of Denver Campus Visit Day
What: Students are welcome to join in on a field trip to theUniversity of Denver. The field trip will include a campus welcome,student panel, campus tour, and lunch on the campus. Transportation to and from will be provided.Who: All students welcome to attend!When: Friday, February 7th. Bus will depart from school tentativelyat 9:30am sharp and will leave DU at 1:30pm sharp. Where: Field trip to University of Denver (DU). Transportationtentatively leaving from CEC. RSVP HERE to come!
Student Video Contest
What: A video contest for students to earn cash prizes! The gist:Make the connection between world population growth and ONE ofthe following: climate change, global poverty, or watersustainability. Who: All students can participateWhen: Entries DUE Feb. 21, 2014Where: More information can be found at the World of 7 Billion
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website. This is also where videos should be uploaded to.
9th Grade Higher Education Expo
What: Explore your post-secondary education options at the fifthannual 9th Grade Higher Ed Expo! This event helps to providerelevance to high school by showcasing the plethora of college andpost-secondary options available for students. Who: Aimed at 9th graders but all high school students welcome toattendWhen: Friday, March 28thWhere: Auraria CampusRSVP HERE if you would like to attend!
See December Calendar
Get InvolvedClubs
Join one of our great clubs! Get involved while meeting some new friendsalong the way. Just contact the club leader to get a schedule of clubmeetings and upcoming events.
National Honors Society-Casey Burton([email protected]) Gaming Club-Art Bell([email protected]) Book Club-Jessica Glynn ([email protected])Writing Club-Jessica Glynn ([email protected])Running Club-Julie Capp ([email protected])Art Club-Julie Capp ([email protected])Travel Club-Paula Hammel ([email protected])Gay Straight Alliance-Paula Hammel ([email protected] the survey if you're interested injoining https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3BYZ6VW )Movie Club-Liam Dargen ([email protected]) Anime Club-Danielle Wick ([email protected])
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Project PAVE (Interactive classes that teach students about teendating violence and healthy relationships; opportunity toparticipate in leadership group that initiates school-wide teendating violence awareness and education projects; and training forstudents to present workshops in community on topics about teendating violence.)-Paula Hammel ([email protected])
Social Media & MarketingHave some fun with us on our social media sites! We have monthlyFacebook and Twitter competitions that are easy to be a part of, and youmight even win some free stuff along the way!
Facebook: Like our page on Facebook to make sure you get all of the latestinformation about our school events/special dates and competitions. November Facebook Winner
Garrett Williams was November's facebook challenge winner! SinceNovember was all about giving thanks, he gave thanks to Linda Welpsaying, "I would like to say I am very thankful for the help I receive fromLinda with math. She has helped me improve so much, that math is oneof the classes I enjoy, and it used to be much more difficult for me." December Facebook Competition
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Our December facebook competition is about sharing your best holidayrecipes! Just post your favorite holiday recipe and tag us in your post. Students, parents, and teachers are welcome to participate! The personwith the winning post will receive a free pair of movie tickets--perfect forthe holiday break!
Twitter: All you need to do to win is if you see your name in a DOHS
Twitter post, contact the school within 48 hours to claim a prize!
Tumblr: Check out our blog with longer articles about our highlightedstudents and recent events.
Blogspot: Follow our student, Katie Grace-Shamburek, as she blogs about her travelsin Russia and her experience studying at a prestigious ballet academy:http://poetryofthefoot.blogspot.com.
Photobucket: Check out a plethora of photos from our events andstudent highlights. You might just see some of yourself!
Have an idea? Send it my way.
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