This year we brought back the overnight element of our 9th - 12th grade adventure day. We traveled to Palisade Base Camp on Thursday and camped overnight. I would like to publicly thank all the school staff and parents who chaperoned:

School Staff:

Traci Baize

Jenni Ward

Sheila Blakney

Tony Delisle

Sara Lopez

Jim Riley

Kirsten Horning

Anthony Oldani

Sue Kunz

Sara Kimble

Jim Greene

Jen Hubbard

Jen Parsons

Elaine Giuliani

Jess Blount

Trevor James, Sr.

Erik Aura

Natalie Schultz

Lorrie Mahonet

Peter McGInty

Kristen Holbrok

Mariana and Ricki Zago

Lara Young

Jereb Carter

This trip could not have been possible without all these people! and the students were amazing!!

On Monday @ 10;30 we will be having our annual lockdown drill. If you have questions or concerns please let me know. It will last about 15 minutes and our teachers will talk students through the steps. We always want our students and staff prepared and we hope we don't have to use the system we have in place. Please reach out to Ms. Kimble with questions skimble@telluride.k12.co.us

Our conferences are set up for Wednesday, October 22nd. Each teacher has a sign up on Parent Square. We would like every parent to meet with at least one teacher and understand that it is impossible for each teacher to meet with every parent. We would like students to attend conferences with their parents.

Did you know there is a comment feature in PowerSchool for a teacher to leave for students and parents. If there is a quotation box, click on view and you can see notes or feedback the teacher has left. See picture below.

This November our students will take the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), an important survey about student health. The

survey asks students about health topics including unintentional injuries and violence; mental health; school safety;

substance use; physical activity and nutrition; sexual behavior (optional); and risk and protective factors.

Your child is in a class that has been chosen to take this anonymous survey. Students do not have to take the survey. The

survey takes no longer than one class period to complete. The survey process protects your student’s privacy, and no

information is collected that can identify an individual student. Only your child will know how they answer. Students do not

get school credit for taking the survey, and there is no penalty for not taking the survey.

The survey results will help your school, community groups, and state health agencies to plan programs and services for

youth. The survey is supported by the Colorado Departments of Public Health & Environment, Education, Public Safety, the

Behavioral Health Administration, and the Attorney General’s Office, and is administered by the Colorado School of Public

Health every other year. This project has been approved by your school district and the Colorado Multiple Institutional

Review Board (COMIRB).

Students receive the survey during class time and are instructed to answer the questions or skip any question they don’t

understand or don’t feel comfortable answering. Students who are not completing the survey do other schoolwork during

the survey time. We encourage you to discuss the survey with your child and share your views on their choice to participate.

For more information about the study, please visit our website at http://www.healthykidscolo.org or call the Healthy Kids

Colorado Survey Director, Dr. Ashley Brooks-Russell, at 303-724-8437. For questions regarding IRB approval, please contact

COMIRB at 303-724-1055.

To view a copy of your school district’s survey, please visit:

• High school survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-HS-DFC-English-25

• Middle school survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-MS-DFC-English-25

if you would like to opt your child out of this survey please complete this opt out form by Monday, October 27th https://forms.gle/yC99Lskr6kxXQtEd6

October 16th Coffee with the Superintendent 8:00-9:15 AM at LizTelluride

October 17th Trimester 1 ends (PK-2) and Quarter 1 ends (3-12); Half day of School for Students

October 20th School Board Work Session 3:30 PM Bridal Veil Conference Room/Zoom

October 21st School Board Monthly Meeting 5:15 PM Bridal Veil Conference Room/Zoom

October 22nd Parent/Teacher Conferences; No School for Students

Registration for all TMHS Sports is open! For information on how to register, click here.

HS Hockey practice starts on Nov. 10th

HS Boys and Girls Basketball practice starts on Nov. 17th

MS Girls Basketball practice starts on Jan. 5th

The Athletic Game Schedule and more information can be found at tellurideathletics.com

You can follow TMHS Athletics on

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