third floor Board Room of the School
Street) in Castle Rock. Meeting
As Colorado prepares to roll out the H1N1
(Swine Flu) vaccine, Douglas County School
District is providing locations for free H1N1
Influenza is a viral illness, so the best way for
the H1N1 flu as for seasonal flu: good hand washing,
is the new 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine.
(such as asthma and diabetes), and adults who take care of infants under 6 months of age (because
the infants are too young to receive the vaccine themselves).
We are working with Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) to provide the 2009 H1N1
As we await the arrival of the 2009 H1N1 vaccine, we have begun to schedule the dates and
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
ThunderRidge High School
4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Legend High School
4 p.m.-8 p.m.
Mountain Ridge Middle School
  
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Castle View High School
For more information, contact Tri-county Health Department at www.tchd.org or 1.877.462.2911
or visit the District website at www.dcsdk12.org and look for H1N1 information under Timely Topics.
Students at Wildcat Mountain
current Miss Teen Highlands Ranch

Nutrition Services has launched an
Currently, parents of high school
students can see what specific items
Four seats on the Douglas County School Board are up for election this November 3.
Registered voters in Douglas County will receive a mail-ballot in mid-October by the Douglas
County Clerk and Recorders Office. All ballots must be received, not postmarked, by November 3.
John Carson
Sue Catterall
Emily Hansen
Meghann Silverthorn
phone 303.387.0033 • fax 303.387.0107 • email communications@dcsdk12.org • www.dcsdk12.org
ASIST is a FREE 2-day workshop designed to teach the skills to competently and confidently
Oct. 19-20, 2009; Nov. 9-10, 2009; March 22-23, 2010; June 7-8, 2010
Individuals select one, two-day workshop offered for DCSD personnel
and community members. DCSD registrants will receive one hour of relicensure credit or
horizontal advancement credit if the workshop is not taken during contract time.
Workshops will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at: New Hope Presbyterian Church,
2100 W. Meadows Parkway, Castle Rock, CO 80109
Sponsored by the Kiwanis of Castle Pines and Douglas County School District. To register,
Last weekend 36 PHS students,
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their families rode the Macedog
bus – donated by the Macedog
Foundation, named for a former
PHS student who died – down to
the Race-for-the-Cure to take part
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been distinguished as a School of
Excellence by the Penny Harvest
Foundation. Penny Harvest
Schools of Excellence is an
of the Penny Harvest: Gathering
Pennies, Making Grants and
Taking Action. Sagewood has
Harvest and looks forward to
organizations. Last year a total
of $2,847.03 was raised and
distributed to three causes: The
Logan Baumann Foundation, The
Cure and Smile Train.
As an Eagle Scout project,
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benches to the school. Mitchell
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State Golf
Champion.
This year’s DCSD Colorado Avalanche Community Night, sponsored by the Douglas
County Educational Foundation, will be held on Saturday, November 14. The Avs will host
the Vancouver Canucks starting at 8 p.m. Tickets will be $22 for seating throughout the Pepsi
Center, value range from $40 - $119, plus no ticket service fees! As a special incentive, the
Avalanche and DCEF will be donating $4 of each ticket sold directly to each school to help "Fill
the Gap"! To order tickets contact your local DCSD school or visit http://schools.dcsdk12.org/
dcef and click on the Colorado Avalanche Night ticket link.
The Douglas County Recycle/Reuse Resource Guide is available on the Douglas County
website! The guide lists recycling/reuse options available to Douglas County residents. The
guide can be accessed at: www.douglas.co.us/community/Recycle_Reuse_Guide.html.
Grade confguration discussions continue
Long Range Planning Committee met on October 7 to discuss their recommendations for
the Grade Configuration changes for the Legend and Ponderosa Feeder schools. The following
decisions were made:
Cimarron Middle School Grade Confguration Change in 2010-11.
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evaluating community feedback from the Legend High School feeder area community, the
Long Range Planning Committee unanimously agreed on October 7 to forward to the Board
of Education their findings and preference regarding changing the middle school grade
configuration at Cimarron Middle School. If approved by the Board, the entire Legend High
School feeder area will change to a Grade 6, 7, 8 middle school configuration beginning in the
Sagewood Middle School Grade Confguration Change in 2010-11.
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evaluating community feedback from the Ponderosa High School feeder area community,
the Long Range Planning Committee unanimously agreed on October 7 to forward to the
Board of Education their findings and preference regarding changing the middle school grade
configuration at Sagewood Middle School. If approved by the Board on October 20, the entire
Ponderosa High School feeder area will change to a Grade 6, 7, 8 middle school configuration
beginning in the 2010-2011 school year. In addition, Mountain View Primary will change to a
grade K-2 configuration, and Northeast Intermediate will change to a grade 3-5 configuration.
Community meetings regarding the potential grade changes were held in September. The
The Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC) will be presenting boundary options for
Elementary #47 at a community meeting in the Douglas County High School feeder area. The
meeting will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Flagstone Elementary.
The LRPC will consider this feedback in the recommendations to the Board of Education on
Nov. 17.