May 26, 1998
Volume 5, No. 10
All exams will be held during students' regular class periods.
As reported in the Daily Camera, Chuck Demarest made it to the summit of Mt. Everest (29,000 feet) on May 20. Chuck was a member of the first Summit Board of Directors and will be the keynote speaker at Summit graduation on June 5.
Learn about the Everest Environmental Expedition at http://www.everestee98.com/.
The second annual Summit graduation and awards ceremony will be held on Friday, June 5, 1:00-2:45 PM in the Fairview High School auditorium. A musical introduction will begin at 12:45 PM. All Summit parents, friends, and alumni and their parents, are invited. Students will be on a shortened schedule that day, 28 minutes per period. Lunch will be held at the usual time, 10:46-11:16 AM. Students will be dismissed at the Fairview cafeteria at 2:45 PM. Parents may pick up students either at the Fairview cafeteria or at Summit at the usual time.
Sixth- and 7th-grade students who will not be returning to Summit in the fall, for whatever reason, should let the office know before the end of school. It would be extremely helpful to Summit and the people on the waiting list. Thanks.
This is the last week to order grocery coupons for the summer. You pay no more for your victuals, yet you help the school. Next week's graduation ceremony is being funded from scrip sales, for example.
Four Summit students, Rachel Franz, Qinzi Ji, Jessica Kramer, and Megan Smith, placed among the top ranked students in the U.S. in their level (1A) in the National French Contest. They will receive medals.
In addition, Taryn Lee, Jarred Ramo, and Zhenya Matrosov were among the top 20 students in the region in level 1A. Anna Lindemann ranked among the top three students in level 1B. In level 2A, Lynne Costain, Poonam Hosamani, Kate Knopinski, Luc Peterson, David Ritter, and Emily Strauss placed among the top 26 students in the region.
Ms. Hanckel's students were the only middle schoolers competing with high-school students in the Colorado-Wyoming Chapter.
Congratulations to the French students who participated in the French program and dinner. Attending parents and friends thoroughly enjoyed it.
Congratulations to the top scorers in the Summit National Science Olympiad: Lynne Costain (Life Science), Qinzi Ji (General Science, grades 7 and 8), and Carl Peterson (General Science, grade 6).
Congratulations to Poonam Hosamani and Maggie Fee for their performances on May 16 in Fort Collins at the Colorado State Piano Festival. Poonam took the Top Performer trophy in her solo category, and Maggie received Top Performer trophies for her duet and trio categories.
Congratulations to Silver Rain and West Side Story cast members who performed in the BVSD talent show at Chautauqua auditorium on May 16.
At its meeting on May 18, the members of the Summit Board re-elected its officers for 1998-99. They are Jim Cederberg (Chair), Chris Howard (Vice-Chair), Hunter McDaniel (Treasurer), and Scott Smith (Secretary). Eric Lindemann was seated, replacing outgoing Board member Tricia Olson. The Board will meet on Mondays, June 1 and 29, at 7 PM in the teachers' lounge.
We have reached the end of the volunteer pipeline for 1997-98. It has been a busy and very rewarding year for us as we tried hard to match volunteer help to each request from teachers and staff. We appreciate every contribution of your time and energy to help Summit be successful for our children. You made our job easier each time you said "yes" when we called you for help.
Staff Appreciation Week (May 11-15) was terrific. All the treats delivered and the delicious lunch provided in recognition of our marvelous staff were very well received. It could not have happened without the excellent planning group — Cindy Cederberg, Janet Christensen, Joan Harig, Chris King, and Sally Scott — who worked with us and offered their great ideas and enthusiasm to make the week so successful. Many thanks to Chris and Randy King, who created the incredible sandwiches for the staff picnic lunch, and to Sally Scott and Judy Demarest for the drinks and delicious "extras." Janet Christensen and Cindy Cederberg provided special morning treats in the faculty lounge (and mailboxes).
Well-deserved thanks to everyone who contributed to, and put together, the "theme baskets" for the staff: Christa Askins, Brenne Benner, Susan Brownstone, Susan Bruggeman, Cate Carpenter, Cindy Cederberg, Janet Christensen, Priscilla Corielle, Linda Cowan, Nancy D'Ippolito, Karen Fox, Anita Gonzales, Patty Hansen, Connie Harmon, Joan Harig, Margaret Harrington, Molly Heins, Melody Johnson, Margaret McKibbin, Bonnie Mettler and Eric Lindemann, Tricia Olson, Cody Oreck and family, Joan Reed, Jackie Ross, Alison Stephens, Deb Vink, and Mimi Yanus (and these are just the ones we know about!). Your creativity and generosity show how much our parent community supports and appreciates our Summit staff. It was tough to tell who had more fun, those of us putting together the treats or those on the receiving end.
Finally, in advance, thanks to Linda Greenberg and Judy Rapp for their help to the very end with several tasks at graduation.
This official close of the school year brings to mind the beginning of the next (though not right away!). We will continue to build on the volunteer successes of this year, and we are already planning ways to increase parent participation. We look forward to hearing your "yes" again when we return in the fall.
Curt Shonkwiler has a poem, "Atlantis," in Just an Inkling, a new BVSD literary magazine.
The C.U. Wizards program is an informal introduction to astronomy, chemistry and physics, intended primarily for students in grades 5-9. Each program lasts about an hour and includes several lively demonstration experiments. No reservations are required, but come early to get a seat.
Adapted from "The Dan Gaffney Densa Test," as heard on the Dan Gaffney Morning Show, January 20, 1998, downloaded from the Web. Answers appear below.
Please return school library books to avoid fines.
Our friends at Open Space Communications are having a conference on "The Gifted Child . . . at Home and School" on July 10-11 at the Raintree Plaza Hotel in Longmont. It will feature Jim Delisle on "Social/Emotional Aspects" and Sally Walker on "Surviving Giftedness," as well as a variety of workshop sessions. Dr. Sikora will be one of the presenters. Graduate course credit is available. Contact Dorothy Knopper, http://www.openspacecomm.com, 303-444-7020. The cost is $180 ($195 after June 1).
Baseball tickets (Colorado Rockies vs. Texas Rangers) are available for June 8, 7 PM, for $9 and $5 to benefit the Foundation for Boulder Valley Schools. Send a self-addressed envelope and a check to BVSD Night at the Rockies, P.O. Box 9011, Boulder, CO 80301. Call 303-447-5132 for more information.
The BVSD Community School Program offers many summer classes in sports, language, arts, and computers. Call 303-444-1125, ext. 222, for more information.
The University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education offers noncredit classes in cartooning for children and teenagers. Call 303-492-5148.
The Young Adult section of the Boulder Public Library is sponsoring a "Bookjack" summer reading game. Students read books and do activities to earn "Casino Night" game tickets. The reading period starts with a kickoff at the library on June 13, 1-4 PM.
An information meeting for the high school program in the proposed Peak to Peak K-12 charter school will be held Sunday, May 31, 7 to 9 PM, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 325 Broadway, south of Baseline Road. Prospective students and parents are invited to learn about this liberal-arts, college-preparatory program.
The high school program is planned to open in Fall 1999 for 9th and 10th grades, expanding to 11th and 12th grades in 2000 and 2001. The elementary program is planned to open in 2000, and the middle school program (modeled after Summit) in 2001. Information is available at http://bcn.boulder.co.us/univ_school/peak2peak/.