Thompson SchoolDistrict to PresentCommunity Forums on School Security

 The Thompson School District will be presenting three community forums designed around the topic of school security.  Featuring a panel of District personnel and local emergency management officials, the forums will be an excellent opportunity for the public to ask questions, learn more about the steps that the District has already taken in this area, as well as glean information regarding plans for future months. The forums will be held at the following dates and locations:

• February 11 – Walt Clark Middle School –2605 Carlisle Drive, Loveland
• February 19 – Berthoud Elementary School – 560 Bunyan Avenue, Berthoud
• February 21 – Lucile Erwin Middle School – 4700 Lucerne Avenue, Loveland

Each forum will begin at 6:00 PM

School security continues to be a key priority of all Thompson School District personnel, as staff members work tirelessly to provide the best learning experience possible for all students, while ensuring that parents and guardians can feel confident that their children are being nurtured in a safe environment. To emphasize this dedication to school security, the District is undergoing a rigorous evaluation of all current protocols that have been enacted.  Leading this project is Rick Frei, who is serving as the District’s Safety and Security Manager.

The community forums are designed to provide a venue for an open discussion about school security and to allow people to share their thoughts about this important topic.

For more information on the community forums, please contact Mike Hausmann, Public Information Officer, at 970-613-5011.

Thompson School District to Present “Student Nutrition Expo”

The Thompson School District is pleased to announce the presentation of its Student Nutrition Expo, on February 19from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Mountain View High School (3500

Mountain Lion Drive, Loveland).

Parents, students, and community members are invited to learn more about the District’s school nutrition program, as well as exciting career paths. Over 25 booths will be available for visitors, as well as a variety of door prizes and a grand prize drawing. The expo will also provide educational presentations, including “Nutrition 101,” “Food Safety,” and a Career Panel.

Designed by Thompson Nutrition Services, the Expo was created with the following goals in mind:  to increase awareness and understanding of the School Nutrition Program on behalf of parents, students and faculty alike; to encourage support and dispel misconceptions of the school nutrition program by allowing vendors to display products which meet the standards of USDA guidelines and are both flavorful and healthy; to encourage students to learn about potential career opportunities in the growing field of food and nutrition; and to increase participation in the school nutrition program in order to promote better health for all students.

For more information on the Student Nutrition Expo, please contact Allie Clarke at 970-613-5143 or via email at allie.clarke@thompsonschools.org.

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Honor Roll for Semester 1, 2013

4.0 And Above

Grade 09
Jonathan Bosnich, Sydney Brickey, Maximilian Bump, Kristina Cavey, Kelly Chamberlain, Summer Cushman, Kate Ellis, Jacob Fiechtner, Sara Godfrey, Samantha Green, Haley Hummel, Tory Johnson, Sydney Kouns, Sarah Lesko, Emily Marty, William Mattise Lorenzen, Victoria McConathy, Jacy McNulty, Catherine Meeker, Sierra Messick, Jack Miera, Kelly Parrish, Bailey Patterson, Collin Pea, Whitley Porter, Alexandra Ryan, Megan Schmad, Sonya Schuppan, Shawn Solem, Hannah Stippich, Alyssa Strong, Tonali Tracy, Emily Trujillo, Kaitlyn Wood, McKayla Workman, Lexia Wyse

Grade 10
Hannah Atkinson, Kaylin Bailey, Jessica Boruff, Sage Bowman, Olivia Conde, Zacharias Damberger, Taylor Doman, Olivia Eppler, Macy Funk, Katja Godebu, Sydney Levy, Forrest Middleton, Keely Petitt, Joanna Pyles, Jonathan Schlagel, Jenisis Swift Vancil, John Thorne, Emily Voll, Madison White, Scott Zigray

Grade 11
Emelia Appelmann, Kendall Baker, Josephine Baskall, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Katherine Bosnich, Zachary Bracken, Josephine Buckley, Hallie Bunker, Kyle Cavey, Gabriel Conde, Emma Degnan, Nathan Denesha, Analyse DeSousa, Caleb Hammel, Timothy Harvell, McKenna Hawkins, Jenna Hepp, Iona Kearney, Allyson Klaes, Samantha Kouns, Dominic Loffreda, Madison Marty, Alejandra Medina, Muzette Mercer, Anna Miera, Hannah Nash, Rachel Payne, Zoey Petitt, Chase Rayment, Kierra Schuster, Savanna Seat, Benjamin Tyler, Jason Van Hare, Trevor Von Seggern, Laura Wolfe, James Wood, Caden Wyse, Anna Zigray

Grade 12
Kelsey Angus, Madeleine Angus, Katlyn Baker, Sarah Brickey, JaNae Gregg, Hannah Haggas, Emilie Henning, Bailie Holst, Troy Johnson, Lindsey Karlin, Alexander Kinney, Alexandria Land, Richard Lawler, Tabythia Lee, Alexandra Liebman, Lindsey Loberg, Megan Loberg, Aja Mattise Lorenzen, Anna Megenhardt, Stefani Messick, Tucker Skoric, Amberly Smith, Sierra Stippich, Alexandra Sullivan, Nathaniel Ver Steeg, Andrea Vigil, Kellie Ward, Katherine Workman

3.5 to 3.99

Grade 09
Taylor Armitage, Chandler Bescheinen, Adeline Bowman, Daniel Boyer, Issac Bracken, Gavin Chevarria, Lauren DeMoudt, Kathryn Eggerling, Arleth Erives, Ashlyn Fahrenbruch, James Fate, Maria Fate, Mitchell French, Zoe Goreski, Sierra Gosch, Rheanna Goscha, Jackson Hall, Madison Herbert, Keegan Heyart, Annika Jessen, Lenea Kelchner, John Koclanes, Alyssa Krause, Zachary Marquardt, Collin Miller, Carlie Novell, Eric Parker, Hannah Perkins, Xander Pickard, Josie Spitz, Brendon Stanley, Jordan Stennis, Sierra Suits, Amber Torres, Zachary Vittetoe, Payton VonLintel, Aubrey Wise

 Grade 10
Lauren Berens, Matthew Bonds, Katherine Bowman, Annika Boyer, Ivy Castillo, Alexis Clark, Aiden Colton, Jessica Cook, Matthew Cunningham, Courtney DeMoudt, Shelby Eason, Kurt Hucal, Mary Hyde, Samuel Kleber, Kiah Leonard, Severin Lier, Ariel Maggi Byers, Lauren Mesikapp, Veronica Mizer, Mahidely Montes, Dakkota Naeb, Jessica Namesnik, Keegan Parker, Katelyn Rice, Angela Rosson, Lexyngton Seeley, Rachel Shaw, Kirby Skoric, Luke Spitz, Johnny Vaughan

Grade 11
Blair Baker, Steven Berger, Melody Blackis, Lawrence Blount, Dylan Brown, Austin Butala, Amy Copley, Shelby Coyle, Alyssa Fiechtner, Chloe Garner, Robin Gereaux, Asger Grundahl, Piper Hall, Merrisa Hawkins, Mykaela Hughes, Lynda Hutchins, Wesley Johnson, Samuel Kerr, Kelsey Knuth, Jaakko Leppiniemi, Alison Miller, Bryan Montero, Lia Musslewhite, Olivia Owen, Heath Pirkey, Nicolette Power, Anna Puckett, Paula Robitsch, Monique Sagebaum, Maria Sanchez, Annie Shankel, Zachary Strong, Tasha Wagler, Darian Westerhold Sage

Grade 12
Mariajose Arreola, Axel Ayala Vega, Alisha Black, John Feil, Abel Fuhrmann, Mimi Garcia, Kevin Green, Hannah Kirk, Danielle Krause, Elisabeth Krueger, Ashlyn Lentz, Erik Maas, Dallas McConathy, Christian Nauss, Sara Nienaber, Cameron Parsons, Sophia Phillips, Victoria Puchino, Kimberly Rosson, Zackery Sandell, Alexander Santos, Kelsie Sisson, Lindsay Solem, Morgan Thonhoff, Kali Thorson, Ramon Vazquez, Corrina Vetter, Kevin Voll, Glenna Waite, Darien Wyse

3.2 to 3.49

Grade 09
Tristan Atkinson, Justin Baskall, Maikcol Beltran Ayala, Brandy Blegen, Cody Braesch, Andreanna Camire, Joslynn Davis, James Denesha, Marlo Ganter, Jamie Gray, Carter Haan, Whitley Harlan, Justine Heil, Braden Hull, Logan Johnson, Hanna Pearce, Benjamin Poirier, Bailey Purman, Bethan Roberts, Alec Rozum, Sequoya Walker

Grade 10
Lucia Archuleta, Harleigh Belford, Evan Cambers, Ryan DeMoudt, Alexander Evangelista, Nathan Hammel, Natalie Jennison, Crystal Klug, Lydia Lind, Kyla Markell, McKenna Nauss, Alyssa Peacock, Tyler Pechin, Kade Thoren

Grade 11
Lauren Bending, Robert Colestock, Christopher Conrey, Paige Dymond, Alexander Eichler, Forrest Eppler, Luke Foley, Thomas Hollis, Miranda Kamakele, Leah Krokowski, Ashley Lozinski, Sara Parker, Danielle Pickert, Tamara Royer, Nathaniel Ryken, Nicholas Spickard, Rhya Stoesz, Wilma Urbain, Mary Wellems, Meghan White

Grade 12
Samantha Alexander, Austin Bending, Angelo Dabbiero, Leandra Even, Eva Henning, Hollie Isakson, Crystal Musser, Allison Pfauth, Andrew Pyles, Taylor Schmidt, Quinton Urchek, Nicholas Vander Linden, Samantha Villarreal, Nicole Wilcox

In a move to take the Thompson School District in a different direction, the Board of Education voted Wednesday night to terminate the remaining year’s contract of Superintendent Ron Cabrera, who will leave his position on June 30.

The board voted during a regular Board of Education meeting after making the decision during an executive session on Monday, June 11. Cabrera was notified on Wednesday, June 13.

The board will select an interim superintendent no later than September and begin a search in January for a replacement to start in July 2014. Cabrera agreed to return in July to complete tasks and projects to ease the transition to the interim superintendent.

“This is not a termination for cause,” said Sharon Olson, president of the BOE said. “An option that the board has when they want to change direction is to buy out the remaining year of the contract.” She added that only one of the current board members was on the board that hired Dr. Cabrera. “When you have such a dramatic change of the board composition, it changes our goals and vision too,” she said.

The terms of the settlement agreement included $200,005 to be given in two installments in August 2012 and August 2013.

The board met in executive session to discuss the details of the search for an interim superintendent.

Loveland Reporter-Herald

Thompson School District’s board fires Superintendent Ron Cabrera; board member Lola Johnson resigns

By Shelly Widhalm

Thompson School District Superintendent Ron Cabrera was dismissed from his position Wednesday at the request of five of seven Board of Education members. One of the dissenters, board member Lola Johnson, resigned effective immediately while her family sat in the audience. … Read More

School Board Press Release : Correction:

June 21, 2012  addition to the June 20 release

Correction and process for superintendent selection

Correction to information in newspaper:

The Board of Education met in an executive session on June 12, which was posted and followed legal guidelines. The date was incorrectly reported in the Reporter-Herald. The district’s attorney was present throughout the meeting to provide legal advice.

The future:

Board of Education President Sharon Olson said that while the Board will not have regular meetings during July, it will convene openly to discuss the processes for seeking temporary leadership, an interim superintendent and a superintendent as well as a replacement for Lola Johnson’s board position in District A.

 “We are in the process of talking to executive staff about someone who will step in to fill in as superintendent for July and August,” Olson said. Meanwhile, the search will begin for an interim superintendent. “We would like to have that filled by September,” she added.  She said the BOE will seek someone from within the state who possibly recently retired. A national search will likely begin in January with a projected decision on the new superintendent by March.

Estimated timeline:

• June 25-28: Name senior leadership member to lead district during July and August (Deputy Superintendent Judy Skupa, Assistant Superintendent Mike Jones or Chief Financial Officer Steve Towne)
• July: Search begins for board member replacement
• July-August: Process determined for interim superintendent search
• August: Start BOE meetings with a full board
• September: Name interim superintendent
• January: Start process for national superintendent search
• March: Name a superintendent to start July 2013

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Kim Akeley-Charron has been named executive director of the Thompson Education Foundation beginning July 1.

She is currently the marketing coordinator for the City of Loveland’s Cultural Services Department, where she has worked since 2003 in various capacities. Prior to that, she worked at the University of Denver Women’s College as the student services and special events coordinator, the Greenway Foundation and the Museum of Nature and Science, all in Denver.

Akeley-Charron’s selection was approved by the TEF Board of Directors at their May meeting. She replaces two part-time positions – the executive director and the resource development manager, previously held by Wes Fothergill and Melissa Adams, respectively. Fothergill retired in May and Adams will work full-time for the Thompson School District beginning in July.

Among the responsibilities of the executive director position is managing the organization’s many funds; creating fundraising opportunities; and providing support to staff and students of the Thompson School District through grants, materials and activities. The TEF is a 501(c)(3) organization. Among the foundation’s current activities are the annual Educator of the Year awards and breakfast, Creativity Grants for teachers and staff to benefit students, the Help Kids Succeed backpack and school supply campaign and many more.

Akeley-Charron and her husband have two students that attend Thompson Schools. She has served on many community boards, including working with the school district’s LISA program.

Her office will be located in the Thompson School District administration building at 800 S. Taft. Ave.

4.0 And Above

Grade 09
Hannah Atkinson, Katherine Bowman, Olivia Conde, Taylor Doman, Macy Funk, Katja Godebu, Kiah Leonard, Sydney Levy, Shelby Mason, Forrest Middleton, Aaron Moyer, Joanna Pyles, Chase Rayment, Jonathan Schlagel, Rachel Shaw, Madison White, Scott Zigray

Grade 10
Kendall Baker, Josephine Baskall, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Melody Blackis, Katherine Bosnich, Josephine Buckley, Gabriel Conde, Analyse DeSousa, Caleb Hammel, McKenna Hawkins, Jenna Hepp, Bailie Holst, Iona Kearney, Allyson Klaes, Samantha Kouns, Dominic Loffreda, Madison Marty, Anna Miera, Hannah Nash, Zoey Petitt, Jason Van Hare, Trevor Von Seggern, Laura Wolfe, James Wood, Anna Zigray

Grade 11
Kelsey Angus, Madeleine Angus, Axel Ayala, Katlyn Baker, Sarah Brickey, Mimi Garcia, Hannah Haggas, Emilie Henning, Troy Johnson, Lindsey Karlin, Alexandria Land, Alexandra Liebman, Lindsey Loberg, Megan Loberg, Aja Mattise Lorenzen, Anna Megenhardt, Stefani Messick, Sara Nienaber, Tucker Skoric, Sierra Stippich, Tharesa Stoudt, Nathaniel Ver Steeg, Andrea Vigil, Kellie Ward

Grade 12
Britney Berens, Mollie Bonds, Daniel Bosnich, Kyle Breitstein, Rachael Carter, Dillon Fagler, Maddison Funk, Kara Godebu, Tara Groat, NataLee Hawkins, Gregory Hutchins, Samson Ives, Leigh Ann Kleber, Clara Levy, Michaela Matousek, Cheyenne Miller, Gabriel Munoz, Michael Nienaber, Caroline Olson, Sonya Ortega, Emma Otto, Ryan Pea, Lindsey Pott, Clayton Rayment, Luke Read, Lucille Skrobacz, Margaret Stamets, Breanna Sykes, Justin Zandt

3.5 to 3.99

Grade 09
Lucia Archuleta, Kaylin Bailey, Lauren Berens, Amanda Bethel, Jessica Boruff, Sage Bowman, Annika Boyer, Heidi Budd, Ivy Castillo, Alexis Clark, Zacharias Damberger, Courtney DeMoudt, Shelby Eason, Olivia Eppler, Karlynn Hardy, Kurt Hucal, Samuel Kleber, Audrey Kouns, Severin Lier, Ariel Maggi Byers, Lauren Mesikapp, Veronica Mizer, Mahidely Montes, Dakkota Naeb, Jessica Namesnik, Keely Petitt, Katelyn Rice, Angela Rosson, Jenisis Swift Vancil, John Thorne, Johnny Vaughan, Emily Voll, Noah Young

Grade 10
Emelia Appelmann, Blair Baker, Jarrett Bronson, Hallie Bunker, Austin Butala, Kyle Cavey, Robert Colestock, Shelby Coyle, Emma Degnan, Forrest Eppler, Alyssa Fiechtner, Chloe Garner, Piper Hall, Merrisa Hawkins, Thomas Hollis, Mykaela Hughes, Lynda Hutchins, Wesley Johnson, Miranda Kamakele, Kelsey Knuth, Muzette Mercer, Olivia Owen, Sara Parker, Rachel Payne, Danielle Pickert, Nicolette Power, Kierra Schuster, Rhiannon Stockley, Rhya Stoesz, Zachary Strong, Benjamin Tyler, Wilma Urbain, Mackenzie Villarreal, Tasha Wagler

Grade 11
Matthew Ayers, Emily Berezay, Alisha Black, Abel Fuhrmann, Alisha Golsan, Kevin Green, JaNae Gregg, Danielle Krause, Elisabeth Krueger, Tabythia Lee, Alana McMahon, Christian Nauss, Sophia Phillips, Andrew Pyles, Kimberly Rosson, Kelsie Sisson, Amberly Smith, Alexandra Sullivan, Morgan Thonhoff, Samantha Villarreal, Katherine Workman

Grade 12
Ethan Andersen, Daryl Baker, Jason Barron, Jessica Bennett, Allison Berger, Abigayle DeSousa, Brok Diffendaffer, Paige Dunn, Tyler Edwards, Rachel Ehnert, Rachel Finney, Nicholas Fleegal, Chase Fraser, Kelly Gapter, Lukas Keller, Jacob Lott, George Matern, Steven Moden, Clay Moore, Alyxis Petty, Ashley Prescott, Zachary Ruebesam, Brycen Sterkel, Nicholas Trujillo

3.2 to 3.49

Grade 09
Janett Beltran, Matthew Bonds, Aiden Colton, Adrianna Croft, Ryan DeMoudt, Nathan Hammel, Natalie Jennison, Lydia Lind, Kyla Markell, Alexandra McConathy, McKenna Nauss, Keegan Parker, Alyssa Peacock, Tyler Pechin, Lauren Schiller, Lexyngton Seeley, Kirby Skoric, Luke Spitz, Kade Thoren, Jordan Williams, Jamie Young

Grade 10
Lauren Bending, Allison Berezay, Steven Berger, Dylan Brown, Nicholas Dietz, Tacey DiVittorio, Emma Fate, Samuel Kerr, Leah Krokowski, Alejandra Medina, Julia Peck, Monique Sagebaum, Maria Sanchez, Savanna Seat, Benjamin Sevy, Annie Shankel, Nicholas Spickard, Sara Sterck, Maris Westrum, Caden Wyse

Grade 11
Leandra Even, Garitt Gloyd, Hollie Isakson, Miranda Kouns, Crystal Musser, Quinton Urchek, Ramon Vazquez, Kevin Voll

Grade 12
Salinas Aragon, Tylor Bethel, Margaret Essig, Rachael Hammel, Anthony Jansen, Jakin King, Hayley Liddle, Diana Martinez, Courtney Mills, Parker Owens, Brandi Peter, Emma Roper, Hanna Schaefer, Isobel Shaw, Hannah Trujillo

Larimer County Youth First to Participate in Contest about Why Voting Matters

In celebration of February Youth Voter Month, the League of Women Voters of Larimer County hosted a contest for high school students high school students in Poudre and Thompson Valley School Districts to offer thoughts about why they look forward to voting. Many students received Perkins cherry pies for their entries. Larimer County was the first place in the nation where LWV offered this contest for youth. Nancy Crow, Spokesperson for LWV Larimer County said that the League congratulates all students as they come of age to enter our American Democracy.

A few excerpts:

I will have a hand in our country’s fate. I will have more than a thank you for the soldiers. I will have not only a voice but a vote — the privilege to participate in elections that rely on my responsibility and yours — Sierra Lear, Fossil Ridge High

Voting is what determines a democracy for it represents freedom in its simplest form — Clara Levy, Berthoud High

Taking the initiative to go to the polling place and voting for a candidate that you believe has the best reasons to run this country, is one of the best things you can do for yourself — Lauren Adams, Poudre High

We are all equal when we go into that booth and make our marks saying what we want in life — Vivonna Fauver, Poudre High

One thing my parents taught me is not to take for granted the opportunities provided by America, and suffrage is an opportunity for self-expression that is completely priceless — Lily Filopowska, Fossil Ridge High

Voting is not just picking something like what you should wear for school or out to the movies. It is way bigger; being part of choosing who is our president for four years is a big responsibility— Forestt McMahill, Poudre High

We are each a small force like a newton and in that respect we are all equal. We can all apply our one newton onto the object that is the path of our nation — Victor Bader, Fossil Ridge High

I’m looking forward to voting: honoring the men and women of our military who have fought and died to protect our right to vote — Leigh Ann Kleber, Berthoud High

The word “voting” in my opinion represents the United States of America — Sheridyn Randolph, Poudre High

Here are some of the many current issues that these teenagers mentioned in their submissions:  Poverty • Taxes • Abortion • Funding of Arts & Music in Education • Honoring Military Service • Gay Marriage • Health Care • Mandatory Education • Gun Control • Women’s Equality • My Future • Changing History • To Be Heard.

LWV of Larimer County offers www.VOTE411.org as a helpful, nonpartisan resource for all US voters to see if they are registered and to preview the ballot of the upcoming election. Local voter information is found at www.LWV-LarimerCounty.org.

4.0 And Above

Grade 09
Hannah Atkinson, Heidi Budd, Olivia Conde, Adrianna Croft, Macy Funk, Katja Godebu, Sydney Levy, Forrest Middleton, Veronica Mizer, Joanna Pyles, Chase Rayment, Jonathan Schlagel, Madison White, Scott Zigray

Grade 10
Kendall Baker, Josephine Baskall, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Daniel Beltran Ayala, Melody Blackis, Katherine Bosnich, Josephine Buckley, Austin Butala, Gabriel Conde, Analyse DeSousa, McKenna Hawkins, Jenna Hepp, Bailie Holst, Allyson Klaes, Samantha Kouns, Madison Marty, Anna Miera, Hannah Nash, Zoey Petitt, Jason Van Hare, Trevor Von Seggern, Tasha Wagler, Laura Wolfe, Anna Zigray

Grade 11
Kelsey Angus, Madeleine Angus, Axel Ayala, Katlyn Baker, Sarah Brickey, Mimi Garcia, Hannah Haggas, Emilie Henning, Troy Johnson, Lindsey Karlin, Alexandria Land, Alexandra Liebman, Lindsey Loberg, Megan Loberg, Aja Mattise Lorenzen, Anna Megenhardt, Stefani Messick, Sara Nienaber, Clayton Rayment, Sierra Stippich, Alexandra Sullivan, Nathaniel Ver Steeg, Andrea Vigil, Kellie Ward

Grade 12
Britney Berens, Allison Berger, Daniel Bosnich, Kyle Breitstein, Rachael Carter, Dillon Fagler, Nicholas Fleegal, Maddison Funk, Tara Groat, NataLee Hawkins, Gregory Hutchins, Leigh Ann Kleber, Clara Levy, Hayley Liddle, Michaela Matousek, Clay Moore, Gabriel Munoz, Jessalyn Neuhalfen, Caroline Olson, Emma Otto, Ryan Pea, Lindsey Pott, Ashley Prescott, Luke Read, Lucille Skrobacz, Margaret Stamets, Breanna Sykes, Nicholas Trujillo, Justin Zandt

3.5 to 3.99

Grade 09
Lucia Archuleta, Kaylin Bailey, Janett Beltran, Lauren Berens, Matthew Bonds, Jessica Boruff, Katherine Bowman, Annika Boyer, Alexis Clark, Aiden Colton, Zacharias Damberger, Courtney DeMoudt, Taylor Doman, Shelby Eason, Olivia Eppler, Nathan Hammel, Karlynn Hardy, Samuel Kleber, William Klein, Kiah Leonard, Severin Lier, Ariel Maggi Byers, Shelby Mason, Lauren Mesikapp, Jessica Namesnik, McKenna Nauss, Keegan Parker, Alyssa Peacock, Keely Petitt, Angela Rosson, Rachel Shaw, John Thorne, Johnny Vaughan, Jordan Williams, Jamie Young

 Grade 10
Emelia Appelmann, Blair Baker, Lauren Bending, Lawrence Blount, Dylan Brown, Hallie Bunker, Robert Colestock, Shelby Coyle, Alyssa Fiechtner, Chloe Garner, Piper Hall, Caleb Hammel, Merrisa Hawkins, Mykaela Hughes, Lynda Hutchins, Wesley Johnson, Iona Kearney, Kelsey Knuth, Leah Krokowski, Dominic Loffreda, Muzette Mercer, Olivia Owen, Sara Parker, Tyler Parker, Rachel Payne, Danielle Pickert, Nicolette Power, Monique Sagebaum, Maria Sanchez, Kierra Schuster, Zachary Strong, Benjamin Tyler, James Wood

 Grade 11
Matthew Ayers, Austin Bending, Abel Fuhrmann, Garitt Gloyd, Alisha Golsan, Kevin Green, JaNae Gregg, Danielle Krause, Elisabeth Krueger, Tabythia Lee, Erik Maas, Crystal Musser, Sophia Phillips, Zackery Sandell, Kelsie Sisson, Tucker Skoric, Amberly Smith, Morgan Thonhoff

 Grade 12
Daryl Baker, Jessica Bennett, Mollie Bonds, Abigayle DeSousa, Tyler Edwards, Rachel Finney, Kara Godebu, Rachael Hammel, Lukas Keller, Jacob Lott, Courtney Mills, Steven Moden, Michael Nienaber, Sonya Ortega, Parker Owens, Brandi Peter, Joshua Ralston, Emma Roper, Zachary Ruebesam, Brycen Sterkel, Kayla Stevenson, Hannah Trujillo, Sandra Wicks, Adison Young

 3.2 to 3.49

Grade 09
Sage Bowman, Jarod Breitstein, Ivy Castillo, Matthew Cunningham, Ryan DeMoudt, Kurt Hucal, Natalie Jennison, Audrey Kouns, Lydia Lind, Kyla Markell, Mahidely Montes, Dakkota Naeb, Tyler Pechin, Katelyn Rice, Lexyngton Seeley, Kirby Skoric, Luke Spitz, Noah Young

 Grade 10
Zachary Bracken, Kyle Cavey, Emma Degnan, Forrest Eppler, Kenneth Freiberg, Ashley Lozinski, Alejandra Medina, Caleb Price, Daniel Raak, Savanna Seat, Benjamin Sevy, Sara Sterck, Rhya Stoesz, Daniel Weinstein, Darian Westerhold Sage, Jenny Woodiel, Caden Wyse

 Grade 11
Emily Berezay, Nathanial Decker, Alexander Kinney, Hannah Kirk, Miranda Kouns, Elia Lein, Dallas McConathy, Dylan McDonald, Alana McMahon, Amber Newby, Allison Pfauth, Kimberly Rosson, Amy Taylor, Quinton Urchek, Ramon Vazquez, Samantha Villarreal, Kevin Voll, Katherine Workman, Darien Wyse, Philip Zienkiewicz

 Grade 12
Lauryn Adams, Ethan Andersen, Salinas Aragon, Jason Barron, Jessica Bode, Shane Cox, Anthony Jansen, Cheyenne Miller, Alyxis Petty, Elan Rupp

It is time for the fall musical on the Berthoud High School Stage. This year’s extravaganza is the 1950’s Tony Award winning musical “Guys and Dolls.”

Set in lower Manhattan, the story centers on the passions of hard-core gamblers willing to wager on any variety of chance or situations. They are countered by Sergeant Sarah Brown (Maggie Stamets) who heads a local Salvation Army-like organization and her missionaries.

Nathan Detroit (Sam Kleber) is the organizer of the local floating crap game, but he is running out of places to play. He wants to hold the game at the local garage, but the owner wants  $1000 dollars up front and Nathan is fresh out of money. The pressure is on and to secure the money Detroit makes a bet he feels sure to win with Sky Masterson (Jon Nuehalfen) a big stakes gambler.

Sarah Brown

An unanticipated result of the bet is the beginning of romantic feelings between the gambler and the missionary.

Miss Adelaide's Lament

Meanwhile, Miss Adelaide (Jessalyn Neuhalfen}, the star of the Hot Box Dancers and Nathan Detroit’s fiancée of 14 years, has had a long and frustrating engagement to the slippery Mr. Detroit and is just about to give up on him.

The play takes us through the ups and down of these relationships with the floating crap game as the backdrop. Finally, the ladies decide to accept their men just as they are, since they can always change them later.

In the final scene, several weeks later, many changes have happened.

This is a delightful production with Bridge-Between Choir members in the cast and with Karen Kleber’s magic touch on the choreography. Songs by talented Jessalyn Neuhalfen and Maggie Stamets are showstoppers. Mrs. Latchaw has done it again, another smash musical for the Berthoud Stage. Go, you will like it.

Show times are 7:30 on Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18. A Saturday, November 19 matinee is at 2 p.m. with an evening show at 7:30.  Tickets $10 at the door, $8 if you buy them ahead of time at the school office.

Support our kids and have a great time while doing it.

The Cast

Nicely-Nicely Johnson ……………………..Timmy Harvell

Benny Southstreet ……………………….… Kyle Cavey

Rusty Charlie…………………………..…….Parker Owens

Nathan Detroit ………………………………Sam Kleber

Miss Adelaide……………………………… Jessaiyn Neuhalfen

Sky Masterson ……………………………..Jon Neuhalfen

Sarah Brown ……………………………….Maggie Stamets

Aunt Arvide Abernathy……………..……..Natalee Hawkins

Harry the Horse……………………………Johnny Vaughan

Big Jule……………………………..…..….Gabe Munoz

General Matilda B. Cartwright ….……..…Rachael Hammel

Lt. Brannigan ……………………….…….Matthew Cunningham

Walter…………………………………… .Morgan Madden

Members Of The Mission Band -

Agatha………………….……….………McKenna Hawkins

Calvin …………………….…….………Severin Lier

Martha …………………….……………Clara Levy

Eugene ………………………………….Justin Baskall

More Gamblers -

Angie the Ox  ………………………….….Philip Ziemkiewicz

Liver Lips Louie …………………….……Everett Owens

Society Max ………………………………..Severin Lier

Scranton Slim……………………………….Justin Baskall

Bramdy Bottle Bates………………………. Preston Ross

The Greek …………………………………. Morgan Madden

Hot-Box Lead Dancers -

Mimi……………………………………….. Maris Westrum

Rosario………………………………………Mollie Bonds

Allison……………………………………… Kim Rosson

Betty…………………………………………Kaylin Bailey

Ferguson…………………………………….Paige Dun

Doreen……………………………………….Dakkota Naeb

Vernon……………………………………….Amy Copley

Margaret……………………………………..Anna Puckett

Havana Dancers

Preston Ross and Mollie Bonds

Pilip Ziemkiewicz and Maris Westrum

Parker Owens and Paige Dunn

Hot-Box Chorus

• Madi White
• Hannah Atkinson
• Keely Petitt
• Maddie Angus
• Josie Baskall
• Jo Buckley
• Hallie Bunker
• Adrianna Croft
• Kelsey Falasco
• Karly Hardy
• Clara Levy
• Amberly Smith
• Kyla Stevenson
• McKenna Hawkins
• Emmie Wellems
• Ariel Maggi-Byers

Thompson one of five award recipients

Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence announces five 2011 award winners

Thompson School District is one of five organizations in a three-state region to receive an award from Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence (RMPEx), formerly Colorado Performance Excellence.

RMPEx is the Baldrige program in Colorado, Montana and Wyoming. For 10 years, they have been helping organizations on the journey to performance excellence.

The district will receive recognition at the Foothills level, which means the district has been evaluated and has demonstrated systematic and mature approaches in many areas of their business. Also reaching this level was the RTD FasTracks Program in Denver.

Award recipients will be honored at the 2011 RMPEx Quest for Excellence conference in Littleton on Nov. 4. This one-day event provides an opportunity to learn from those who have led large-scale organizational transformations – the nation’s top executives and recipients of the prestigious Baldrige Performance Excellence Award.

Achievement toward levels such as Foothills entails an application process that requires an organization to demonstrate specific continuous improvement efforts. A team of expert examiners review the application, conduct a site visit, and write a report recognizing the organization’s strengths and opportunities for improvement.

Dr. Ron Cabrera said he was pleased with the progress the district is making as an organization. “By being designated with the Foothills Level Award, we have demonstrated that we are successfully moving forward with continuous improvement based on criteria for performance excellence. This criteria is research-based data from internationally successful organizations and school districts. We have shown that we are developing systematic thinking and processes which will get results. It is our belief that the ultimate beneficiaries of this work will be our students with increased achievement and experiences in their education.”

More than 54 district staff members and Board of Education members participated in the input and application process over the past year. The next step for the district is to debrief and use the feedback to improve in areas where gaps were identified.

The three organizations that will be recognized at the next level, Timberline, are: Avista Adventist Hospital; Online Trading Academy of Colorado; and S.M. Stoller Legacy Management Project. These organizations demonstrated systematic and mature approaches, effective deployment, process learning and process integration.

Press Release

The Thompson School District Board of Education unanimously denied a charter school application from Red Rock Academy during a special meeting today. A resolution for denial listed nine key reasons for the action (resolution attached).

The vote by the board follows weeks of discussion, several open meetings, a community forum and reviews by the community, staff and the District Accountability Committee. The next step for the founders of Red Rock Academy in Berthoud is to appeal to the state Board of Education.

Staff recommended denial because of several unanswered concerns and evidence did not bear the need for a charter school in Berthoud according to three criteria cited in state statutes: adequate community support, choice in educational programming and legitimate educational need.

Regarding the first criteria, response from the Berthoud community has been heavily opposed to the school. Attendance at a community forum held in Berthoud drew 279 people, most of whom wrote or voiced a lack of support for the school. A grassroots group of Berthoud area citizens has also been active in opposing the school, demonstrating that there is not adequate support nor is the school in the best interest of the students or community.

For the second criteria, a report prepared by Deputy Superintendent Dr. Judy Skupa cited Colorado Revised Statute [CRS 22-30.5-102(2)(f)] that addresses “expanded choices in the types of education opportunities that are available within the public school system” to support the district’s concerns.  The report noted that the proposed charter offered little choice not already offered in Thompson except for providing a different facility. The application also proposed a strong integration of the arts programs. Such a program is available at Garfield Elementary School.

The third criteria seeks evidence of educational need. The report provided data showing high academic achievement at the current Berthoud schools and supplied charts and other data from the Colorado Department of Education comparing various indicators in Berthoud and Union Colony School in Greeley, which is the model for Red Rock Academy. Skupa said the data indicates no significant need has been demonstrated.

Reviews by the District Accountability Committee and experts, including charter school representatives, required review of key consideration including alignment to state standards (required by law); elementary curriculum; impact on resources; financial data; facilities; and governance. The teams evaluated 18 components, including a checklist of required elements, overall score, strengths, concerns and additional questions and recommendations for each component. The final DAC recommendation included approval in four areas, conditional approval (needed more information) in 11 areas and denial or no rating in three areas. The final staff review included approval in five areas, conditional approval in three areas, and denial in nine areas.

Accompanying Resolution by the Thompson Board of Education

THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J

BOARD OF EDUCATION RESOLUTION DENYING THE CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION OF RED ROCK ACADEMY

 WHEREAS, pursuant to the Charter Schools Act, C.R.S. §§ 22-30.5-101 to -115 (the “Act”), Red Rock Academy (the “Charter Applicant” or “RRA”) submitted a charter school application to the Board of Education (“Board”) of Thompson School District R2-J (“District”) for approval as a charter school in the District for the 2012-13 school year; and

WHEREAS, the Board held public meetings, hearings, and a community forum on October 10, 2011, October 13, 2011, October 19, 2011, and October 27, 2011, to solicit public comments in an effort to obtain information to assist the Board in making a determination on the charter school application and during these meetings the Charter Applicant responded to questions from the Board regarding the charter school application; and

WHEREAS, the charter school application has been reviewed by the District Accountability Committee (“DAC”) during three meetings held on September 28, 2011, October 3, 2011, and October 13, 2011, and by the Board, as required under C.R.S. § 22-30.5-107(1) and (1.5); and

WHEREAS, the charter school application has been reviewed by District staff pursuant to the Colorado Charter School Standard Application, Check List, and Review Rubric as well as the requirements of Board Policy and Regulation LBD, LBD-R, and recommendations were given to the Board for its consideration; and

WHEREAS, the Board has thoroughly considered the charter school application, the requirements of the Act, the information presented by the Charter Applicant, the comments and concerns of the DAC, information and recommendations provided by District staff, and testimony and information from the public.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board, that the RRA charter school application is hereby denied for the following reasons:

1.  There is overwhelming community opposition to the Charter Applicant’s proposed school.  Among other things, the local electorate has expressed a strong desire that their tax burden not be increased by an additional school, that resources not be further diluted, and that their tax dollars be used for educational purposes other than support of RRA.
2.  The Charter Applicant failed to demonstrate that there is a legitimate educational need in the local community for the educational programming it desires to offer or how its proposed program and purchased curriculum will align with required state standards and provide higher levels of student learning.
3.  Insufficient evidence was presented to indicate that demand for RRA exists in the local community and that enrollment projections by the Charter Applicant will be met.
4.  The Charter Applicant has not demonstrated that its plan and/or its budget are economically sound as required by the Act.
5.  The Charter Applicant failed to provide a viable facility plan in the charter school application.
6.  The Charter Applicant failed to provide a specific plan for the recruitment and retention of a student population that reflects the demographics and diversity of the District as a whole.
7.  The plan for the instruction of English Language Learners is inadequate and will serve as a barrier for those students’ desired enrollment and success at RRA.
8.  The Charter Applicant failed to demonstrate equal access to educational programming by not providing transportation and food service plans, thereby creating a potential barrier to students who require those services to attend.
9.  The Charter Applicant failed to provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within district schools.

Adopted this 27^th day of October, 2011.

THOMPSON SCHOOL DISTRICT R2-J

By:                                                                  

Lucille Steiner, President

ATTEST:

Sharon Olson, Secretary