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Dear Comet Students, Parents, and Guardians:

We’re excited to welcome you back for the 2024-2025 school year. This email contains important information for the first days and beyond. Always check our school website for any information you night need.

Schedules:  These will be available to view and print through the Infinite Campus (IC) Portal on Friday, August 2nd. 

• If you login and your student’s schedule does not appear, you must visit the Adams 12 Online Check-in page to complete the online check-in process. 
• If, after ensuring you’ve completed the online check-in, you are still unable to login, contact the front office at 720.972.5240. 

 

First Day of School: Monday, August 12^th.  This is a regular school day for all students from 8:40 a.m.—3:50 p.m. Staff will be outside helping to greet students and get them to the right place.

• 6^th graders: Plan to enter through the blacktop area for a welcome and greeting with their WIN teacher.
• 7^th graders: Use the library entrance (near the bus loop).
• 8^th graders: Use the main entrance  

*Buses will be running. Please make sure students bring their fully charged district-provided Chromebook with them. 

 

Back-to-School Night: Wednesday, August 7th from 4:30-6:30. Please plan to join us.  Because we do not have ample parking at the school, we encourage you to walk or bike as you are able. Otherwise, we have divided the night into three different segments to allow for people to come and go, and hopefully free up some parking.

• Students with last names A-L: 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
• Students with last names M-Z: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

*If you cannot make your scheduled time, please come at the other time. The building will close promptly at 6:30 p.m. 

Sports:  Girls' Soccer (7th and 8th grade) and Cross Country (6th, 7th, and 8th grade) will start the week of August 20th. Registration will begin the week of August 5th. Registration packets will be available on the school website and in the front office. All participating students must have an up-to-date physical to participate. Please check out the additional important information linked below. 

Registration Packet

MS Athletic Fee

Girls Soccer Equipment 
 

• Intramurals: Girls intramural Soccer will also be offered to all interested 6th graders in late August or early September. More information will be available on daily student announcements and our weekly newsletter. 

Other Important Information:

• School Pictures: August 16th in the morning.
• Bell Schedule: Doors open at 8:32 a.m., and students are dismissed at 3:50 p.m. Please make sure your student is on time every day! The link to our whole bell schedule is here.
• Supply Lists & Chromebooks: Students will receive a Chromebook. This link will take you to our supply list.
• Dress Code Highlights: Hats are permitted, but students cannot wear hoodies with the hood up. Inappropriately sheer, tight, short, or low-cut clothing that bares or exposes traditionally private parts of the body, including but not limited to, the stomach, buttocks, upper thigh, back and breasts is prohibited.
• IDs:  Students will be issued an ID and lanyard for the school year to be worn at all times visibly above their waist. Students who do no have their school-issued ID will be given a temporary wristband ID. If a student has five days without an ID, a new one will be issued and a $5 charge will be added to their Pay For It account for the replacement. Additionally, students will have to sit at a separate table at lunch.
• Cell phones: are not allowed in classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, or locker rooms and must be stored silenced and out of sight (preferably in a locker). Cell phones may only be used before and after school (not during lunch). Students can use a school phone to make emergency calls. Parents/guardians needing to contact their student during the school day should NOT text them and instead call the office to have a message delivered.
• Lockers & Backpacks: Students will be issued a hallway locker with a built-in lock. Students enrolled in PE will be issued a locker and lock..Backpacks are not allowed in classrooms or the lunchroom.
• Grading: All Adams 12 middle schools are returning to A-F grading this year. 
• Traffic:  The loop furthest south is for parent/guardian pick up/drop off and parking. The northernmost loop is for buses only and the parking lot by the flagpole is for staff  only (you could be trapped by the buses if you park here)! Please do not drop off students before 8:20 for breakfast. Students must leave campus by 4:05 p.m.unless they are participating in a school-sponsored activity. Here is a map of our parking lot. Here is a helpful video of our drop off lane.Please do not park in any marked handicapped space or across the street in the apartments. We also ask, for the safety of our students, that you do not pick/drop off  students in the driving lanes of Lafayette St.

Additional Notes:

• Meals: Free breakfast (at 8:20) and lunch are available daily. It is important for families who qualify to apply for Free and Reduced Benefits to make sure that additional benefits can be accessed (here is the link).
• Back-to-School Bash: The district is hosting a back-to-school bash for all families. School and Community resources will be on site. Check out this link for more information. 
• Transportation: Bus routes can be found by going to Adams12.org, clicking on Quicklinks on the upper right banner, and then clicking on Bus Routes. Any additional questions about transportation should be directed to the district’s transportation office. 

We look forward to a fantastic year with our Comets!

Sincerely,

Kristin Devlin-Vollmar

Principal