School is off to a great start at Adams City High School! We are working hard to soar with pride in everything we do this year, including academics, athletics, stu-dent support and commu-nity outreach. We certainly soared through a fantastic Home-coming Week! Student and community participa-tion reached new heights. Over seven days, ACHS hosted two student assemblies, four spirit days, Powder Puff, a Bon-fire, a Parade, a BBQ, a victorious Varsity Football

Game and a Homecoming Dance! To continue to soar with pride, we need your help. Please encourage your students to be on time and in class every day, but es-pecially on October 1. At-tendance on Oct. 1 is used by the State to determine school funding. We will have prizes for classes with at least 95% attendance on Oct. 1. If you have questions or concerns about ACHS, please stop by to see us, or reach out to us by phone or email. Together let us Soar with Pride!

Adams City High SchoolNewsletter

September 2014 7220 Quebec Parkway, Commerce City, CO 80022 303-289-3111

ACHS beat Skyview 37-0 in their Homecoming Game on Sept. 13. The game was the Eagles first shutout since 2006.

Soaring with Pride in 2014-15

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Welcome to the 2014/15 year! We are so excited as a counseling department to work with the students and families of this community.

Our job is to make sure that you

and your students have both a fun and successful time here at Adams City High School. We will work with each and every student in making sure that they make it to graduation and are prepared to go to college.

If you have not met your students counselor please give us a call, email or even better stop by and say Hi!

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Clockwise from top left: Quartus Thomas, Class of 2015; David Castillo-Le-dezma, Class of 2017; Irving Guerrero, Class of 2016

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ACHS!school1based!health!center!is!a!health!clinic!staffed!by!adolescent!health!professionals!from!Kids!First!Health!Care!formerly!known!as!Community!Health!Services.!The!following!are!services!provided!to!any!currently!enrolled!student!regardless!of!health!insurance!status.!

Confidential!Medical!Services!provided! Annual!physical!examinations! Sport!physicals! Immunizations!(shots)! Treatment!of!minor!illness! Treatment!of!minor!infections!and!injuries! Counseling! Healthy!education!and!much!more!

Student!needs!to!enroll!in!order!to!receive!these!health!services!during!school!day.!!Please!call!303.405.3050!to!make!an!appointment!or!stop!in!during!passing!periods.!!

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1. Rejuvenate Your Mornings Start your morn-ing with simple stretching to loosen up muscles and joints and free your body from stress and toxins of the previous day.

2. Spend More Time on Your Teeth - Youve got to make sure you get in about two minutes of brush and floss time. Gingivitis and periodontal disease cause inflammation in your body and aging of your immune and arterial systems.

3. Break Your Daily Soda Habit Opt for health-ier options to get your caffeine fix like green tea or better yet just have water.

4. Make the Most of Your Commutewith Music - Research has shown that improvements of mood, behavior, even cognitive function once created by music can sometimes persist for hours or even days.

5. Create a Nighttime Ritual for Better Sleep - Decide when you want to wake up and count backward about seven hours. Now take about a 15-minute period before that to start your slow-down process.

5 healthy haBitS with Krista Farver, P.E. Teacher

If You Walk to School...1. Always cross at the cross walk with the signal2. If you can, walk with a friend3. Give yourself plenty of time to get to school4. Always watch the traffic5. Do not text while walking across the street6. If listening to music, only have one ear bud in so you can hear traffic or emergence vehicles7. Assume that cars do not see you 8. Always use common sense

Stay Safewith Officer Castillo & Officer Blevins

Police/Fire/Ambulance 911Poison Control 303-739-1123Safe2tell 877-542-SAFE(7233)Adams Community Mental Health 303-286-2668Suicide / Depression Hotline 303-860-1200

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Q&A with Carlitha HarrellWe are excited to welcome Carlitha Harrell to the ACHS family! Ms. Harrell is the new department chair for Special Education. Originally from South Side, Chicago, Ms. Harrell taught for four years at Martin Luther King, Jr. Early College in Denver.

What brought you to ACHS?CH: I am a huge fan of Tony Smith. I know he is doing some amazing things for his students here, and I want to be on board with that.

What is your favorite part about teaching?CH: The students teach me more than I could ever teach them. I enjoy watching students learn and watching them develop into the people that they want to be.

What are some of your goals for this year?

CH: My biggest goal is to ensure that students are receiving accommodations and modifications; to ensure that students are being advocated for, and that they are receiving the services they actually need; and to get parents and the community more involved.

What do you want everyone to know about special education?CH: Special education is specialized. It is not a one-size-fits-all type of service. Its definitely individualized. It is an opportunity to provide students with a buffet of learning.

What do you like to do for fun? CH: I am a social butterfly! I like to meet new people. I love La Casa! I like shopping in Northfield. I like going to the comedy shows at the Denver Improv.

Ms. Harrell loves spending time with her two boys, and she is a huge fan of all things Chicago, especially the Bears, Bulls and White Sox.

Interested in Volunteering at ACHS? Have something to share? Email us at achscommunications@adams14.org

This and all future editions of the ACHS Newsletter will be

available on the school website: adamscityhigh.adams14.org

ACHS Boys Golf gets ready for Region-als at Wellshire Golf Club

A student takes notes in Mr. Nelsons Robotics Class

Students make crepes in the Bistro in Chef Woodwards

Culinary Arts Class

Scenes from ACHS

uPcoMing eAgLeS AtHLeticS eventSOct. 2 - Varsity Soccer @ Aurora CentralOct. 2 - Varsity Softball vs. Westminster (at ACHS)Oct. 2 - Varsity Volleyball vs. Northglenn (at ACHS)Oct. 3 - Varsity Cross Country @ Northglenns Pat Amato ClassicOct. 3 - Varsity Football vs. Thompson Valley (at ACHS)

*All home games cost $5*