ELBERT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT C-2
“Accredited with Distinction”
Kiowa, Colorado
Elementary School – 621-2042; Middle School – 621-2785; High School – 621-2115
www.kiowaschool.org
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WEEKLY BULLETIN
October 16, 2014
Go to www.kiowaschool.org – Winter Sports Schedules have been posted. Please watch for changes in the weekly bulletin.
Kiowa Youth Basketball Sign-ups will be held today, Thursday, Oct. 16th, in the HS Cafeteria from 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Pro Shot Shooting Skills Basketball Clinic – Grades 5-8 – Girls & Boys – KHS Gym – Cost is $45.00:
Friday, Oct. 17 – 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 18 – 9 a.m. to noon.
Contact Josh Schneider at 720-883-3858 or Benjie Lemon at 303-638-8073. Registration forms are available in all offices.
Come to the Apple Harvest Mixer on Wednesday, Oct. 22nd in the HS Cafeteria from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Enjoy fresh organic
Washington Apples! We will offer 2 lb. bags as well as larger flats of this year’s harvest: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious,
Jonathans, Jonagolds, Gala, or Fuji. You can purchase single apples at the Mixer while you pick up your order. Stick around and
taste samples of how to use these delicious apples in recipes! KPTCC is sponsoring this fundraiser for Kiowa Schools.
There will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday, Oct. 23rd, for Parent/Teacher Conferences. Conferences are scheduled for all grades
from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the teacher’s classrooms. Elementary parents will have scheduled appointments. Middle School
and High School parents can visit teachers in their classrooms. If they are busy, there will be sign-up sheets by their doors so
parents can sign-up for the next available opening.
Elementary Fall Costume Parade will be held in the KHS Gym on Thursday, Oct. 30 th, at 2:30 p.m. Community businesses are
invited to hand out treats to promote their business, and may begin setting up at 2:00 p.m. Reservation forms are available in all
school offices and are due by Oct. 20th. Please contact Cindy in the elementary office for more information, 303-621-2042.
KPTCC: WE NEED YOUR HELP! KPTCC is asking for parent help to help us provide a meal for the teachers during Parent
Teacher conferences. We will be serving a selection of homemade soups, salad, bread, and desserts. We are asking for donations
of salads, bread and desserts. If you are willing to provide an item for the meal, please contact Sue Walker @ 720-245-4541.
BoxTops: Keep those Box Tops coming in. The Kiowa Parent Teacher Community Club is in the final phase of our fall Box Tops for
Education drive. Our Fall Box Top deadline is October 30th, but please keep collecting. We collect Box Tops and Campbell’s
soup labels year round. Ask your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, neighbors and anyone else to save Box Tops for us. This
is “free money” so please don’t throw it away!
Bake Sale Items Needed: We are seeking donations of baked goods for the Santa Treat Bake Sale at the Kiowa Band Parents
Craft Show. Proceeds fund “Santa Treats” that are distributed during the Winter Concert. Please have your baked goods to the
KMS Gym by 8:30 am on Saturday, November 1st. Our booth is by the double doors as you enter the gym. Please stop by, and
purchase a tasty treat to help us continue this longstanding Kiowa tradition. If you would like to support us but are unable to
donate an item, we gladly accept monetary donations. Please contact Betty Hood at 303-243-0755.
Crafters Wanted the for 28th Annual Kiowa Craft Fair to be held Saturday, Nov. 1st in the Kiowa Middle School Gym from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Reservation forms are available in all school offices or by leaving a message at 303-621-2115 ext. 8555.
More information will be available soon for a FREE boys basketball clinic on Saturday, Nov. 15th. This clinic will be held in the
high school gym from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. for all boys in high school, middle school, and 5th grade.
CALENDAR:
Oct. 16- Kiowa Youth Basketball Sign-ups – HS Cafeteria – 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 16- Volleyball – ECA at Kiowa: SENIOR NIGHT!
HS Gym: JV at 5:00 p.m. followed by Varsity at 6:00 p.m.
MS Gym: B Team at 5:00 p.m. followed by A Team at 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 16- HS Boys Basketball – Workouts/Open Gyms on Tuesdays and Thursdays for non-football boys – 7:00 to 8:15 p.m.
Oct. 17- Staff In-Service – Full Day.
Oct. 17- Volleyball – Kiowa at Ellicott. JV at 5 p.m. and Varsity at 6 p.m. The bus will leave at 3 p.m.
Oct. 17- HS Football – Custer County at Kiowa – 7:00 p.m. SENIOR NIGHT!
Oct. 17- Basketball Clinic – Grades 5 – 8 – Boys & Girls – HS Gym – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. - $45.00. Please contact Josh Schneider at
720-883-3858 or Benjie Lemon at 303-638-8073 for more information and registration.
Oct. 18- Black Forest League Middle School Volleyball Tournament at ECA – 9:00 a.m. The bus will leave at 7 a.m.
Game times are 9 a.m.; 10 a.m.; 11 a.m.; 12 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Oct. 18- Basketball Clinic – Grades 5 – 8 – Boys & Girls – HS Gym – 9 a.m. to noon.
Oct. 20- Navy Lunch Display.
Oct. 20-23 – Book Fair – Elementary Library.
Oct. 20- HS Science Club Meeting – Room 101-7th Hour.
Oct. 20- KPTCC – HS Cafeteria – 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 21- River Watch Sampling – HS Science Club. They will leave at 3:50 p.m. Sign up on the list in Room 101.
Oct. 21- MS Football – Cripple Creek-Victor at Kiowa – 4:00 p.m.
Oct. 21- HS Volleyball – Quarterfinals – 6:00 p.m. at higher seed. #7 @ #2; #6 @ #3, and #5 @ #4. Teams to be announced.
Oct. 21- 3rd Grade Parent Meeting – Ms. Carnahan’s Room – 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 22- FCA Lunch Meeting – Room 104.
Oct. 22- MS Dance – “Halloween Dance Bash” - MS Cafeteria – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Admission is $3 per person. Dress nicely – no
jeans – dress code applies to all – NO costumes. Snacks will be for sale, too.
Oct. 22- Apple Harvest Mixer – HS Cafeteria – 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Pick up apple orders, purchase single apples, taste samples of
delicious apple recipes and more!
Oct. 23- NO SCHOOL – Parent-Teacher Conferences – All Grades – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Book Fair is open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Elementary parents will have scheduled appointments with classroom teachers. Middle School and High School parents will
visit teachers in their classrooms. There will be sign-up sheets by the doors if you need to schedule a time slot when a
teacher is busy with another parent.
Oct. 24- HS Football – Kiowa at Fowler – 7:00 p.m. The bus will leave at 3:00 p.m.
Oct. 25- HS Volleyball Finals higher seed. Locations, teams, and times to be announced.
Oct. 27- BFL Choir Clinic at ECA. They will leave at 7 a.m.
Oct. 27- Jostens Representative to meet with Senior Class regarding senior orders/caps & gowns – Room 101 – 7th Hour.
Oct. 27- MS Boys & MS Girls Basketball Practice starts.
Oct. 27- Booster Club Meeting – HS Library – 4 p.m.
Oct. 28- HS Student Council Meeting – 7th Hour – Room 110.
Oct. 28- MS Boys Basketball Parent/Player Meeting – MS Gym – after practice (approximately 4:30 p.m.)
Oct. 29- FCA Lunch Meeting – Room 104.
Oct. 29- Title I Parent Meeting – Elementary Library – 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Oct. 29- Community Meeting – HS Cafeteria – 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 30- Elementary Fall Costume Parade – HS Gym – Set-up at 2:00 p.m. Parade Starts at 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 30- Jostens Representative to meet with Senior Class to collect senior orders – Room 101 – 7th Hour.
Oct. 31- Set-up Craft Show – MS Gym – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Nov. 1- Craft Show sponsored by Kiowa Band Parents – MS Cafeteria & MS Gym - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Application forms for vendors
are available in all school offices or you may leave a message at 303-621-2115 ext 8555 or 303-867-8555. Come for a wide
variety of hand-made crafts, holiday & seasonal items, toys, candles, woodworking, stamping, jewelry and much more!
Nov. 1- HS Football – 1st Round of Playoffs.
Nov. 2- Elbert County 4-H Officer Training – HS Cafeteria – 1 p.m.
Nov. 3- Colorado Mesa University Representative – 7th Hour.
Nov. 3- Honor Choir at Limon. They will leave at 8 a.m.
Nov. 3- HS Matchwits at Pikes Peak Christian – 5:30 p.m. Coaches Meeting at 5:15 p.m. The bus will leave at 4:00 p.m.
Nov. 3- Kiowa Youth Athletics Association Meeting – MS Cafeteria – 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 3- Kiowa Community 4-H Club Meeting – HS Cafeteria – 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 4- Little Britches Youth Association Meeting – HS Cafeteria – 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 5- FCA Lunch Meeting – Room 104.
Nov. 5- Heads Up Colorado – 7th Hour.
Nov. 5- HS Basketball – Boys – Parent/Player Meeting – HS Cafeteria – 7:00 p.m. All boys interested in basketball this season
should attend with their parents.
Nov. 6- PLC Late Start for all students – Students arrive at 8:40 a.m. for an 8:45 a.m. start. Staff arrives at 7:00 a.m.
Nov. 6- 1st Grade Field Trip.
Nov. 6, 7 & 8 – Performances of The Comedy “Someone Save My Baby Ruth” sponsored by the Kiowa Creek Ladies Aid.
Thursday, Nov. 6th – Family Night – 7 p.m. play performance – Bring the whole family for $10.00.
Friday, Nov. 7th & Saturday, Nov. 8th – Dinner Theaters. All you can eat BBQ Dinner from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. – Play
Performance at 7:00 p.m. Adults - $20.00; Children 6-12 - $10.00; Kids 5 & under are free.
Sunday, Nov. 9th – Dessert Bar – 2 p.m. Performance. Adults $10; Children 6-12 $8; Kids 5 & under are free.
Saturday, Nov. 15th – Snow date & encore performance. Please call church office at 303-621-2376 to purchase tickets.
Nov. 10- MS Basketball – Kiowa at CSS – The bus will leave at 2:45 p.m. Girls B at 4 p.m.; Boys B at 5 p.m.; Girls A at 6 p.m. and
Boys A at 7 p.m.
Nov. 10- Accountability Committee Meeting – HS Library – 4:00 p.m.
Nov. 10- Band Parent Meeting – Band Room – 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 10- Community Meeting – HS Cafeteria – 6 p.m.
Nov. 11- Veteran’s Day Program – All-School Assembly in the HS Gym at 9:00 a.m. . Community members and parents are invited
to attend. Veterans and their guests are invited to coffee and goodies at 8:30 a.m. in the high school cafeteria.
Nov. 11- HS Student Council – Room 110 – 7th Hour.
Nov. 12- First official practice for winter sports.
Nov. 12- FCA Lunch Meeting – Room 104.
Nov. 13- Mid-term – 2nd Quarter.
Nov. 13- NHS Meeting - Room 111- 7th Hour.
Nov. 13- MS Basketball – Calhan at Kiowa – Both gyms – 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Nov. 14- Honor Band Auditions at Limon at 5 p.m. The bus will leave at 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 15- FREE Boys Basketball Clinic – HS, MS & 5th Grade Boys – HS Gym – 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
Nov. 18- CWJAS – Medicine & Health Science Seminar at CU Denver Anschutz Medical Campus – HS Science Club & Anatomy &
Physiology Class. Students need to be at school by 6:30 a.m. and will return at 3:30 p.m.
Nov. 19- River Watch Site Visit.
Nov. 22- Carnival sponsored by Junior Class. HS Gym, HS Cafeteria, MS Gym.
Nov. 24- 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The bus will leave at 8:20 a.m. and return by 3:45 p.m.
Nov. 26 & 27 – No School – Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec. 11- Winter Concert – MS Gym – 7:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner sponsored by Band Parents – HS Cafeteria – 5:00-6:30 p.m.
Dec. 12- HS Boys Basketball/Fundraiser – HS Cafeteria – 6:30 p.m. More informational available soon.
Dec. 13- National ACT Test at Kiowa.
Dec. 22 – Jan. 5- No School – Winter Break.
Jan. 5- Teacher In-Service.
Jan. 6- School Resumes for all students.
Jan. 8- Honor Band Festival at Limon.
Jan. 9- Drama Rehearsal begins – Friday mornings – 8 a.m. to noon.
Jan. 28- CWJAS to UNC in Greeley – MS & HS Science Club.
Feb. 7- National ACT Test at Kiowa.
Feb. 12- No School – Parent/Teacher Conferences – All Students – 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Feb. 12- Art Show Judging – 10 a.m.
Feb. 16- No School – Presidents’ Day Holiday.
Feb. 23- First official practice for spring sports.
Feb. 23- Elementary Honor Band Auditions – all week.
Mar. 5- Kiowa Arts Festival and Art Awards.
Mar. 9- Jostens Representative – deliver Senior orders and meet with Sophomores regarding Class Rings – Room 101 – 7th Hour.
Mar. 12- Jostens Representative – pick up Class Ring Orders – Room 101 – 7th Hour.
Mar. 23 – 26 – No School – Spring Break.
Apr. 1, 2 & 3 – Spring Play Production.
Apr. 10- BFL Band Day at CSS.
Apr. 11- Junior/Senior Prom.
Apr. 16- Kiowa’s Got Talent – MS Gym – 7:00 p.m. Also on April 23rd and April 30th.
Apr. 28- State ACT Test – All Juniors. Make-up Day is May 12, 2015.
May 1- CWJAS Annual Meeting – UNC, Greeley.
May 4- Elementary Honor Band.
May 7- Spring Concert – MS Gym – 7:00 p.m. Potluck Dinner sponsored by Band Parents – HS Cafeteria – 5:00-6:30 p.m.
May 9- Alumni Banquet – HS Cafeteria – 6 p.m.
May 14- Elitch Gardens Music Festival – All Bands & Choir.
May 19- HS Awards Ceremony – HS Cafeteria – 7:00 p.m.
May 20- MS Awards Ceremony – MS Gym – 6 p.m. followed by 8th Grade Promotion.
May 24- HS Class of 2015 Graduation – HS Gym – 1 p.m.