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Home of the Hornets!

Hanover School District #28

Prairie Heights Elementary

Junior/Senior High School

17050 S. Peyton Hwy.

Colorado Springs, CO 80928

District Office

719-683-2247

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Principal PHE x400

Principal JSHS x212

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Hanover School District #28

The Buzz

Welcome to the Updated BUZZ Newsletter

Hanover School District is on a success run! Our school

ratings are on the rise, budget continues to add more

towards instruction, growing the fund balance to all time

highs, adding courses at the secondary level, and adding

more highly qualified employees. For this school year the

district is operating under two new grants totalling

$275,000.These two grants are providing for our staff to

update the written Reading-Writing curriculum across

preschool through twelfth grade. The other grant is allowing

us to hire a Student and Parent Advocate, serving our

students and families.

Hanover School District is in a continuous improvement mode. Despite our recent

successes we will never be satisfied. Our goal is to meet and exceed the action steps in

the strategic plan. Please go to the district website to read the strategic plan. We are

always seeking feedback from parents and community members. Regardless of where

you live within the school district, WE ARE ALL HANOVER! Let’s go Hornets

October 2019

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October 2019 Hanover School District

Homecoming Parade

Elementary students playing on the playground at PHE.

Elementary students watching the Homecoming parade, waiting for candy.

Elementary students watching the Homecoming parade, waiting for candy.

Elementary students showing school spirit with Hat Day.

Elementary students enjoy using the picnic benches and digging a dirt hole on the playground.

The new playground set at PHE includes a poured rubber surface for cushion.


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Spirit Week and Homecoming

The Hanover High School and Middle School students participated in designing and creating floats in support of our

Homecoming Volleyball and Football game on Friday before the game Saturday. The Spirit Week theme was

Thrownback. Each grade did a different decade. The 12th graders wanted to incorporate all generations so they did

The Magic School Bus, they were able to use one of the schools smaller buses as their float. The 11th graders theme

was the 1980’s with Nintendo, 10th grade was 1970’s with Disco, and 9th grade was 19Flappers and geometric

design.

The 8th graders in their Grease Lighting and 1950’s fashion.

Elementary students were lined up and ready to watch the parade and get candy from the Hanover Junior/Senior High School students in the parade.


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The 10th grade float with the 1970’s and Disco.

The 11th Grade float -1980’s with Nintendo.

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During Spirit Week the high school girl students participated in Flag

football while the high school football players dressed

as cheerleaders to support them.

High school football players in a pyramid.

High school flag football team with coach Decker.

High school football team introducing themselves at the prep rally.


Spirit Week and Homecoming, continued...

Our Spirit days were hippie/ floral day, black and white day, Grease the Movie day, and over the top blue and gold day.

Here we have four of our 6th graders with Ms. McFarland dressed for Over-theTop-Blue-and-Gold day.

Dr. Jeri Brandom is dressed for hippie day. We had several students and staff dress up for hippie day.

We had several students and staff dress up for Grease the movie day.


PreSchool News

Preschool is off to a great start! During the month of September our

program focus was getting to know each other, learning our

classmates’ names, experience working as a large group, learning

our classroom rules and how to successfully separate from our

families during the preschool day. I think this was the first year that

we didn’t have any tears on the first day, at least from the children.

There may have been a few tears shed by mommies and daddies,

but we all made it just fine!

The children are loving our improved outdoor space. The new play

surface areas are eye appealing and create opportunities for

additional play, such as barefoot sand castle building (a favorite

shared by all children)

Please help me welcome a new preschool team member, Ms. Ashley! Ms. Ashley was a

student at the Hanover School District and we are lucky to have her return to us as a

paraprofessional. She brings knowledge in the special education field and is

proving to be quite an asset to our preschool community.

We look forward to meeting with our preschool families at conference time. This is our chance to brag on our

children and discuss their development and learning.

Ms. Jody, Ms. Pam and Ms. Ashley ~ Your Preschool Teaching Team



Math and Reading Growth

Students at Prairie Heights Elementary School are working on two online skills programs, each intended to

compliment the classroom with skills development. These two programs, Lexia CORE 5 for reading and MobyMax

for math, are delivered during specials time. As students progress through the skill development they receive

certificates. The certificates for the month are displayed in the cafeteria for all students to see, and celebrate. We

are proud of everyone’s continue efforts and growth!

Lexia Reading Recognition Certificates board in the elementary cafeteria.

MobyMax Math Recognition Certificates board in the elementary cafeteria.

SWARM

Safe. Wonderful. Accountable. Respectful. Motivated. These are the words that form the acronym, SWARM. Across

the school district staff work with students daily to display SWARMy behavior in and out of the school. Our positive

behavior intervention support system (PBIS) is where we positively recognize students for demonstrating SWARMy

behavior. Each month both schools recognize students. At Prairie Heights Elementary School we recognized the staff

members for their SWARMy behavior with the monthly Golden Apple.

Congratulations to Amber Ibarra!

Chico Basin Field Trip

Prairie Heights has reignited the annual tradition of

going to Chico Basin to learn, among other things,

about bird banding. Chico Basin is located just a few

miles south of Hanover Jr-Sr High School. What an

amazing location for our students to learn!

Chico Basin field trip


Message from the Principal

We finished the month of September with a Bang. Homecoming was a

tremendous success. Our class of 2019 invoked some changes to our

parade by including horses, a mule, and some moto-cross dirt bikes. Way

fun! We hope these new traditions live for a while. Nice job class of 2019!

October 4th is our second annual excursion to University of Colorado

Colorado Springs (UCCS) with this year's incoming class the 7th grade for

Problem-Based-Learning (PBL) development. Last years class now 8th

graders, will be venturing for their 2nd year to UCCS for similar work

January 10, 2020. This partnership will net potential Hanover graduates

by 2022 almost 25 graduate UCCS credits. We so appreciate UCCS’s

partnership with this help for our kiddos. Too, we have almost 30 high

school students that will be traveling to UCCS on October for a tour of the campus and lunch. Great exposure for

our high school students.

Our practice SAT/PSAT/CMAS day is coming October 16. We call this day “Future Day.” Reason being, as we

continue to develop assessment relevance for our students, is that we get immediate feedback/data from our

vendor (College Drive) that our students, teachers, and staff use from October to April (date of the state test) to

help them determine/guide their “Future.” This data is critical in helping our students determine their Grade Level

13 Readiness - be it College or Career.

Lastly, our PTA is looking for some help in a Halloween school project. Please contact our PTA organization if your

willing to help out. Our students would greatly appreciate any assistance.

Yours in Education

Tim McNerney


Counselor’s Corner

October has been a busy month for our students with all of our

future planning going on in college month. Aside from the many

events planned to help students truly understand the college

experience, students also learned about FAFSA and financial aid.

Many scholarships have deadlines in October and November, and

all students have the option to meet with me to work on them!

Social/emotional preparedness is a major part of being a

successful student and adult as well. This month, students are

learning about the limitations of labeling themselves and others

as well as how to live up to their full potential.

Middle School Skills Center

The Middle School Skilz Center is running at full speed! Every Tuesday and

Thursday from 4:00-6:15 all middle school students are welcome and encouraged

to attend after school tutoring. Students can receive help on homework and class

work for all subjects. Mrs. Moody and Mrs. Lynch give one on one and group help

to the students in order to help them stay caught up and get ahead in class. It is an option for all students but if a

teacher sees a student falling behind then the teacher will communicate with parents and ask that the student

attends after school tutoring so they can improve their knowledge and grades. Please encourage your students to

attend!

AP Language Arts

Students get excited for the challenges being

presented in the Advanced Placement Language Arts

class at Hanover High School. Dr. Sardi, the teacher,

constantly engages our students to push their

thinking outside the box, as it were.


8th Graders Participate in UCCS Pre-Collegiate Program

The Hanover Jr/Sr 8th Grade Class attended the first date of their UCCS Pre-Collegiate Program a few weeks ago.

They were very excited to experience the program from a different perspective. They started off the day with team

building activities that had them grouped with students from Fountain Middle School and Ellicott Middle School It

was exciting to see them interact and work with students from other schools, a few of our students even took the

lead role in many groups! This year will be focused on showing the students different career opportunities for when

they graduate high school. The focus on the 4th was on jobs in the science industry. They worked at several stations

to determine why chinchillas were dying. They mapped where the chinchillas went, used math skills to figure out

how much contaminated water a chinchilla needed to drink to die, tested chemicals to see what would kill a

chinchilla and finally tested water in different wells to determine which was contaminated. It was very cool to see

the kids using the skills they learned in their classes on a real life problem. It was even cooler to see them connect

what they are learning in school to the real world and jobs they may be interested in doing in the future.


College Month at Hanover High School

October is college month for our students, and we have had many amazing events set up. High school students went

to UCCS for a tour and admissions questions, and later in the month they will be going to Colorado College Fair at

Cheyenne Mountain High School. After all this exposure to the many colleges Colorado has to offer, the students will

have an opportunity to apply to all Colorado colleges for free on October 15th. The month will close out with a visit

from Adam’s State University and Pikes Peak Community College.

DAR Good Citizen Award

Daughters of the American Revolution has a competitive scholarship program

for good citizens starting with high school nominations.

Staff nominated Marcus Vigil and Melissa Bannister to apply to represent Hanover for the DAR. After a

rigorous application process, Melissa Bannister was chosen as the Hanover Jr/Sr High School Good

Citizen of 2019. She will now go on to compete for more scholarships through DAR.


Mr. Gilbreth’s World History Class Show and Tell With High School

Students and 6th Grade Students

Mr. Gilbreth has collected items to allow students to learn hands on about history throughout his time at Hanover. He says

former students have sent him items from all over the world to share with his classes. This week in World History, Students

were learning about Rome and the Roman government’s use of coins.

Bubba Widger using a wax seal to obtain goods during Roman times. The seal has an imprint of

Mr. Gilbreth’s ring.

Aiden Ford displaying a Roman coin

from 27 B.C.--14 A.D. with a profile of

the Roman Emperor Augustus.

Mr. Gilbreth invited the 6th graders to his World History class and 6 th grader Kennedy

Worrix is participating in the fun.

Wrapping up the lesson of bartering v. currency in Rome.

Mr. Gilbreth demonstrating bartering for goods with different types of “money” with

Kevin Venzor.


Fused Glass in STEAM

Students in the STEAM class have been working on creating art using glass fused in the kiln. Students have

completed their first fused-glass pieces and have participated in the first STEAM art critique.

Amanda Jordan with her tack-fired glass project.

Jeremiah Nickel cutting out original art in copper for firing between sheets of glass.

Peter Bannister displays his finished copper inclusion project.


Students Employing Spreadsheet Functions for Statistical Analyses

Using computers in the STEAM lab, Bryan Moreno shares how he solved a difficult statistics problem using the

Google Sheets spreadsheet program with fellow students. Students in the Hanover HS Statistics class are learning

how to use spreadsheet programs while they learn statistics. The expertise that they are learning in spreadsheet

operations allows them to go beyond statistical understanding and computation to build real-world skills for

complex data compilation, manipulation and graphical presentation.


Hanover Junior-Senior High School PTSA Fall Festival

Come join the Hanover community for a fun night of

games, prizes, dinner, and CANDY!


Hanover JSHS Band

and Choir Concert

Hanover JSHS BAND AND CHOIR CONCERT

11/7/19 at 6:30pm

Our Band and Choir students have been diligently

practicing and honing their ensemble skills to

present a concert for our school and community.

The Choir students will do a standard R&B song as a

group, then each class will present its own song of

choice. Band students will also present a song as an

ensemble and will highlight small ensembles as

well. Please join us for this music extravaganza!

Veteran’s Day Assembly

at Hanover JSHS

Veteran’s Day Assembly at Hanover JSHS

11/ 12/19 at 8:00am

Everyone is welcome to join us on this special day to

honor our Veterans. We honor all of the men and

women who have served and are currently serving in

our armed forces. Our veterans have sacrificed so

much to protect our nation, and every year we get

the opportunity to thank them. Please join us in this

recognizing the veterans in our community..

MS Diversity Awareness Club

The middle school students at Hanover High School have started

Diversity Awareness Club. Every month they have a new topic,

and this month it is communication and community. The

students have a presentation for their peers on how they can

better communicate, support each other, and build community

on Friday, October 11th during advisory period.


Well, we are just over halfway

through our fall season and we have

settled into the routine of practices

and games. Our Middle School

Teams and Programs continue to

shine and grow as we progress

through the school year.

Our M.S. Football team is coming

off of an exciting 52 - 48 win over

Miami-Yoder. It was a game that

say a few lead changes and a final

stand on defense to solidify the

victory. Our M.S. Spirit Team

continues to work hard and

improve as the season progresses.

They performed a dance routine at

the Homecoming Assembly and at

halftime of the Varsity Football

game and they did an amazing job.

They have a lot of energy and

enthusiasm and they are exciting to

watch. Our M.S. Volleyball Team is

currently 3-2 in league play and

they are climbing up into the top

half of the league as we move

towards the end of the season

tournament.

Here is the remainder of our

schedule for M.S. Football - home

against Deer trail at 10:30 A.M. on

Oct. 12th, away at Cripple Creek/

Victor on Oct. 15th at 4:30 P.M.,

home against Eads at 10:30 A.M. on

Oct. 19th, and home against

Primero at 10:30 A.M. on Oct. 26th.

The remainder of our M.S.

Volleyball schedule looks like this -

home against Swallows Charter at

4:30 P.M. on Oct. 10th, home

against ECA at 4:30 P.M. on

Oct. 11th, home against Deer Trail

at 11:00 A.M. on Oct. 12th, home

against Eads at 11:00 A.M. on

Oct. 19th, home against Cheraw at

4:30 P.M. on Oct. 22nd, and finally

away at Edison at 4:30 P.M. on

Oct. 25th.

Our H.S. Football Team is coming off

of a dramatic 32-25 win over Edison

where, just like the M.S. Team, had

to rely on its defense to secure the

victory. We are currently 2-1 in

conference play sitting at an overall

record of 3-3 with a rather young

team overall. The future is looking

good for our team. Our H.S. Spirit

team continues to work and

improve. They did a great job of

performing their routine at the

Homecoming Assembly and during

the halftime of the Homecoming

Game. Our H.S. Volleyball Team is

coming off of a 3-0 win over CSDB

and they continue to improve every

day. Their record may not reflect

their effort but the girls and coach

are working hard every day.

Here is the remainder of our

schedule for H.S. Football - home

against Deer trail at 1:00 P.M. on

Oct. 12th, home against Eads at

1:00 P.M. on Oct. 19th, and home

against Primero at 1:00 P.M. on

Oct. 26th.

The remainder of our H.S. Volleyball

schedule looks like this - home

against Swallows Charter at


against ECA at 6:30 P.M. on Oct.

11th, home against Deer Trail at


against Fountain Valley at 4:30 P.M.

on Oct. 15th, home against Eads at


against Cheraw at 6:30 P.M. on

Oct. 22nd, and finally away at

Edison at 4:30 P.M. on Oct. 25th.

Here is to wrapping up the Fall

Season.

Brett A. Williams

Athletic Director/Assistant

Principal

Hanover JSHS

Athletics News

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Junior/Senior High School Golden Apple Recipient

Golden Apple recipients are:

Amber Ibarra (PHE) and Jeanette Thurman (JSHS)

Ms. Amber is in her second year working at Prairie Heights Elementary School as a paraprofessional. This school year

she is supporting students in reading intervention, supervising during lunch/recess and facilitating art during

specials. Ms. Amber is always cheerful. She interacts lovingly with all students. Whenever and wherever needed Ms.

Amber steps up to help.A fun fact is Ms. Amber is currently taking classes to become a certified teacher. She

exemplifies SWARM by supervising students for SAFE, flashing a cheerful smile for WONDERFUL, guiding students in

correcting their mis-steps for ACCOUNTABLE, engaging students with an inviting voice tone for RESPECtfUL, and

encouraging students to do their best for MOTIVATED.

Ms. Thurman has been with the district for 13+ years as a Paraeducator and

done some pretty amazing things for our students. She is an integral part of

our High School Learning Center we use for individualized student

inventions, she is constantly involved with and supporting students their

Pathways (CTE) online learning, and probably most important, she is always

volunteering to give of her talents wherever they are needed in our building

every day - all day! Simply outstanding work Ms. Thurman.

Hornet of the Month

Every month each grade level identifies their Hornet of the Month (student of the month). The Hornet of

the Month has exemplified what it looks like to be Safe, Wonderful, Accountable, Respectful and

Motivated. It is a great honor to be named the Hornet of the Month.

Angel Clemente, Kindergarten

Kylee Crowley-Medina, First Grade

Kindsey Stevens, Second Grade

Brooklyn Ricks, Third Grade

Aiden Hancock, Fourth Grade

Edgar Vera Wences, Fifth Grade


Junior/Senior High School Students of the Month: October

Each month, the High School and Middle School award a Student of the Month based on how each student

accelerated in the following Criteria: Safe Warm Accountable Respectable Motivated (SWARM). Faculty and staff

nominate students and then our Leadership Council makes decisions from these nominations. Very exciting!

High School Female: Roxana Lopez High School Boy: Steven Findley

Hornet Pride

Middle School Female: Aspen Combs Middle School Boy: Alexis Moreno


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Highlights of Upcoming Events

*all district events are posted on the district website using the calendar on the main page. October 24 JSHS PTA meeting @ JSHS - 6:30 p.m. October 25 MS/HS Volleyball vs. Edison @ Edison - 4:30 p.m. October 26 MS/HS Football vs. Primero @ JSHS - 10:30 *HS Football - Parent/Sr. Appreciation game - 1:00 October 28 District Professional Growth Day October 31 Hanover PTA Fall Festival 6pm-9pm at Hanover Jr/Sr High School November 1 Prairie Heights PTO Fall Festival 6-8pm at Prairie Heights ES November 4 District Professional Growth Day - Literacy Curriculum Project



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