Denver South High School

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Upcoming Events:

College Entrance & Financial Aid Information:
The Future Center at South and Meredith Barrow (College and Financial Aid Advisor who Directors the Center) are hosting Coffee & Conversations on the following nights… January 24, February 22, April 12, & April 23. They will all be from 5:00-6:30 in the Future Center (Room 114) and be general sessions/questions & answers about college entrance and financial aid.

PACK THE HOUSE NIGHT!
Basketball! When: Thursday, January 26^th – Boys play at 5:30pm and Girls at 7pm – both games vs. Lincoln HS. Drawings for prizes will be given away at both games! Come and show your SOUTH SPIRIT! Tickets will be at the door. WEAR YOUR PURPLE and cheer for South! The Cheerleaders and mini-rebel cheerleaders will perform during the half-time show at the girls’ game. The next and last Pack the House night will be February 10^th against North High School – get ready for that one too!

FAFSA Workshops- Feb. 1^st & Feb. 15^th
South will be hosting FAFSA Workshops on Feb 1st and 15th from 4:30-6:00 in the Counseling Office. Families can come get help filling out their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

You will need to bring the following information to the workshop:
Social Security Numbers (Parent and Student; Parent not required but the student's is required)
Birthdays (Parent and Student)

Driver's License or Colorado ID card (Parent and Student; parent's not required but student's is required)
2011 w-2 Forms
Student's 2011 Federal Income Tax Return (if applicable)
Parent's 2011 Income Tax Return (if you have not filed yet, bring 2010)
2011 Untaxed Income Records (Social Security Benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Veteran Benefits Record)
Date your parents were married and/or divorced
Savings account information
Your alien registration or permanent resident card (if you are not a US citizen)

Cyberbullying Presentation: Thursday, Feb. 2^nd, 7:00-8:00 pm.

Come and hear from Ellen Kelty, MA, NCSP, who will be presenting topics such as: Prevalence of Cyberbullying, Cybersafety, What Parents Can Do to Prevent Cyberbullying, & More! Save the Date! This is underwritten by DPS and is open to the community-FREE! Parents from all schools (including private) are welcome to attend. A flyer will be going out next week with more information for you to pass along to your friends and neighbors. This speaking engagement is sponsored by our PTSA at South. Click here for more information about this ppresentation.

College Information Meeting for Parents of ELA Students
Click here for more information.
These meetings are for parents of students who are enrolled in our English Language Acquisition Program. Please see the attached flyer. Choose ONE of the dates/times as the same topic will be repeated at both meetings.

Announcements:

South’s Monthly Attendance Challenge!

As a result of the DPS Challenge regarding attendance in all DPS schools (no matter what the current attendance rate is in each school), we are raising the bar at South to be the BEST in the district by setting South’s challenges to our students:

Challenge #1: Class competition – Class (9^th, 10^th, 11^th, & 12^th) with the highest attendance rate for the month will be served breakfast in the school cafeteria by the class with the lowest attendance rate. Prizes will also be raffled off to members of the winning class who attend the breakfast!

Challenge #2: Staff to the students: If the monthly attendance dips below 88% for any of the four classes the school will be locked down during lunch for one day. An announcement will be made to the student body prior to the start of lunch and all students will remain in the school building for the entire lunch period.

Parents, Students and Staff – We all need to work together to improve school-wide attendance! The goal is above 90% for the year – school wide!!!

TCAP (Formerly CSAP) Testing & AP Exam Schedules Released
The schedule for the 2012 AP Exams has been released. Click here to view the TCAP Schedule. OR Click here to view the AP Exam schedule.

SOUTH COUNSELORS’ INFORMATION:

Do you know about our new counseling wiki? The wiki can be found on the South website under "counselors".

South’s Awesome Counselors: Jodi Skodol: 9^th Graders; James Durgin: 10^th graders; Roxana Magana: 11^th graders & Jake Jacoby: Seniors. All the Counselors will follow their students. So, next year, Jodi will be with 10^th graders, James with 11^th graders, etc. They are all located in the Counseling Center in Room 113. http://southcounseling.wikispaces.com/

SOUTH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP NEWS…(SCP)

Welcome aboard Wells Fargo! They are our newest community partner. They have agreed to be here for career speaking, serve on a financial board, provide financial literacy, including ‘Hands On Banking”, etc. We are also hosting a Community Engagement Event a South on Tuesday, January 31^st. Various businesses and local organizations will join us for an overview of South, brainstorm on how we can work together to support each other and visit classrooms. We would LOVE to have YOU on our Board (we meet once a month as needed).

Winter-Weather/Snow-Day Announcement from DPS

"During winter-weather conditions, we will monitor weather, roads and CDOT’s plowing of the streets traveled by our buses and children. We will also be in close communication with our maintenance staff to clear each school site and bus stop areas at schools of snow and ice. As a reminder, weather and street conditions can vary greatly within the boundaries of Denver. Detailed DPS winter weather and snow day information, including information on how families can find out if school is closed, can be found on the DPS website: http://communications.dpsk12.org/announcements/winter-weather-and-snow-day-information."

Sports News:

New Software for South Athletes
Click here for information on a new software program available to all Denver South athletes interested in attending college.

Winter Sports
Winter sports begin November 11th. Winter sports include Boys’ & Girls’ Basketball, Girls’ Swim, and Wrestling. Check the individual sport’s pages for tryout and practice information. To attend tryouts, you must have proof of a current physical, signed parent permission slip and emergency contact card. Contact individual coaches for more information.

Click here for the Parent Permission Slip.

Click here for the Emergency Contact Card.

Click here for the Winter Sports Flyer.

Click here to view the Winter Sports Calendar.

Links:

Click here to schedule an appointment with a counselor.

Tutoring Schedule is now available.

Announcements