Below is information for post-season high school basketball. District tournament dates are: February 21st top 4 seeds will host, February 24-25 semifinals and finals at Del Norte High School.
Link to the CHSAA Seeding Index:
https://chsaanow.com/sports/2022/7/20/chsaa-postseason-seeding-index.aspx
Post-season info from the basketball bulletin:
Districts/Regionals/State:1.Identical format for boys & girls
2.District seeding will be done by the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index (50% MaxPreps & 50% RPI), UNLESS the district unanimously agrees to seed by another method (this exception is for 2A only). MaxPreps and RPI will be run through Districts.
3.District winners (8) advancing to the 32-team state bracket are guaranteed a top 8 (host slot) as long as they are in the top 16 of the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index after Districts.
4.Remaining 24 teams are filled in by the CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index published after Districts.
5.Seeding criteria for the 32-team state bracket –CHSAA Seeding & Selection Index published after Districts. Seeds 9-24 are true seeded except to try and avoid league matchups in the first round only. Teams may be moved one spotup or down. Teams 25-32 may then be moved based upon geography and league matchups.
6.First two rounds of the state tournament (Regionals) will be hosted by the top seed in that quadrant of the bracket, over two days. (4-teams total). It is strongly recommended that if a school has both girls and boys playing in Regionals, that the host school take this into consideration when scheduling (to try to allow schools to follow both genders).
7.Teams will not be reseeded prior to the final week –state championships (final 8)
8.Top 8 teams will advance. Class 2A Great 8 will play a consolation bracket.
The fifth graders are wrapping up their Renaissance Unit in English Language Arts. We have learned about various outstanding art patrons, artists, and scholars who were well-known during this wonderful cultural time period. Students have been writers, researchers, and art critics during this unit. They have learned how to identify different art and architecture techniques and features, analyzing works of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Brunelleschi. Our scholars have also been perfecting their paragraph writing and researching their chosen artists to compile a biography style powerpoint. We are so proud of our writing journey and cannot wait to share our biography powerpoint presentations!
It's Random Acts of Kindness Week, February 13-16th!
Monday~ Wear YELLOW to show everyone your bright side.
Tuesday~ Wear RED to show you work your "heart-est" today and every day.
Wednesday~Wear GREEN, ask someone how their day is going.
Thursday~Wear BLUE to show kindness is COOL!
Our students exhibit EXCELLENCE! Thank you to our high school students that help with officiating our middle school games. We appreciate your hard-work and support!
Elementary P.E. students have great POSITIVE ATTITUDE! Check out our student responses on what positive attitude means to them!
Eighth-grade art students recently completed a scratch art project. Students used scratch knives to cut into the dark ink to reveal the white underneath and utilized various techniques to create light and dark values.
Sophomores worked on demonstrating proper workplace actions and attitudes during ICAP this week. Working in groups, they were given various scenarios and then had to act them out in short skits. Afterwards, we discussed the positives and negatives of what was happening in each skit.
GOEDUSTAR UPDATE
Students now have the same ability as the parent(s) to use the mobile app.
Students can download the free App (go.edustar) from either Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Apple Users - Login with your Students Online Username and Password. Create your own 4 digit Passcode. This code is how you will enter the app in the future. If you log out of the App you will need to use your Students Online Username and Password again and create the passcode again.
Android Users - Login with your Students Online Username and Password. You will stay logged in until you click to logout of the go.edustar App.
Take Five Program is here! South Central BOCES will be providing Cotopaxi with a Mental Health Professional that will be available in-person once a week for individual or small group meets. We will continue our partnership with Solvista Health, that currently provide services to students once a week too. To learn more about Take Five please visit: www.convergecs.org
Program professionals will be introducing themselves to HS students during lunch on 2/8/23. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
The sophomore and freshmen English classes have been delving into the art of rhetoric. Over the past week, students have been searching through media to learn and locate persuasive (rhetorical) techniques and devices. With the use of "good old" scissors and glue, they cut out examples from magazines and pasted them on posters to show their understanding. The students enjoyed this project as it was something new and different from the everyday lessons.
First-graders have practiced their public speaking and listening skills by having Show and Tell every Thursday. Students work on standing up straight, talking loud enough for everyone to hear, and not using their props in a distracting manner. They have also worked on giving the speaker full attention, keeping their hands and feet quiet, and staying silent until an appropriate time. Last week, we had lots of fun using these skills to have a class debate over whether cats or dogs make better pets.
In Math, our fifth graders have wrapped up a lesson on adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators as well as the challenging concept of adding and subtracting mixed numbers. We have also been enjoying our multiplication facts games, where we compete in two teams and race to the board to answer a multiplication problem. Our goal is to make math fun and exciting to ensure we are prepared to tackle Middle School Math!
"I stay motivated in difficult situations," "I believe working hard leads to success" and "I believe that a smile helps everything" are just a few examples of "I" statements the 8th grade class constructed during their SEL time. We all had a really great conversation on what the "P" (Positive Attitude) in PRIDE really means.
Our High School Winter Wonderland dance will be on January 28th from 8-11p.m. at the Coaldale Community Center! If students plan on bringing a date from another school, they must pick up a form from the front office and get approval.
Winterfest Spirit Days are this week, January 23rd -26! Let's celebrate!
Monday- Pajama Day
Tuesday- Jersey Day
Wednesday-Dress Like a Lumberjack Day
Thursday-Purple and Gold Day
Monarch SnoRiders is back!
Register online 1 wk prior to date - info on school website or contact Ms.Collins at lcollins@cotopaxire3.org. Bus leaves school at 7:30am - cost is $3 per individual to ride bus OR you can meet the group at Monarch. Check-in with group sales on mountain for tickets - meet at rentals if you did not ride bus. Ms. Collins is available to assist students and adults as needed. Lunch is on your own. Return to school approx. 5:30pm(unless otherwise discussed as a group)
https://www.cotopaxire3.org/page/monarch-snoriders
Mr. Tressler or Mr. T to Cotopaxi Early Learning Center came to the preschool to read a story to the children. The kids picked out, "There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Books" for him to read. After the story, the children asked if we could take Mr. T on a Bear Hunt. So we did!
Julie Nutter, Dental Hygienist from Chaffee County Public Health made her annual trek to Cotopaxi Early Learning Center to teach the kids about the importance of Dental Hygiene, brushing their teeth, and eating healthy foods. Julie provided the preschool with a Cavity Free at Three screening of the children's teeth, cleaning and fluoride treatment. She also read the children 2 stories, shared her puppets and let the children experience brushing a dinosaur and dragon puppets teeth.
Middle school students in leadership class hung posters around the school, showing their appreciation for our teachers and staff!
Middle schoolers are well on their way learning their new music! Today, they are divided into groups and assigned leaders that help keep them focused, lead rehearsal, and practice their parts. Woo-hoo for student leadership!