Week in Review

Our school district has a pretty incredible Cosmetology program located at Highlands Ranch High School. That program is in huge demand with a very long waitlist. We are so excited to be able to create a second program (this time on the east side of I-25). This August, Cosmetology will also be available at Douglas County High School. Earlier this week we celebrated the groundbreaking for this new program. Once again we thank the voters of Douglas County for saying yes to the 2024 Bond which is making this program available to even more students in our school district. See a short video spotlighting this groundbreaking below.

February is Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. Here in DCSD we are incredibly proud of the number of CTE programs we are able to offer to our students – with more to come. In fact, thanks to the passage of the 2024 Bond, next Tuesday we will break ground on a brand new Cosmetology program at Douglas County High School.

Although it’s Friday the 13th, today has been far from unlucky. Today our educators and staff were immersed in important professional development. Providing our staff the opportunity to collaborate and share ideas and best practices is so crucial and ultimately benefits our students in the classroom.

Girls and Women in Sports Luncheon

Also today, DCSD hosted the annual Girls and Women in Sports Luncheon. This event which is made possible by DCSD’s Activities and Athletics Department and the Foundation for Douglas County Schools is a heartwarming tribute to our girls and women in sports. We recognized many of our athletes from middle school and high school. Participation in sports comes with so many benefits and provides our students with skill sets such as leadership, teamwork and perseverance that they will take with them into adulthood. We are so proud of these young women! Watch the recording of the event.
 

This week we held yet another incredible groundbreaking. This time for the new elementary school coming to the Lyric neighborhood in Lone Tree. Construction of this much-needed school was made possible by voters who said yes to the 2024 bond. Be sure to watch the video recap from this exciting day later in this newsletter.

This week, we broke ground on the expansion of Sierra Middle School in Parker (made possible by the 2024 Bond). It was so exciting to see current and future Sierra Eagles celebrating this exciting milestone with us! Be sure to check out the event video later in this newsletter.

Congratulations to the Eagle Academy spring class of 2026! Their commencement ceremony took place last Friday. We are so proud of these graduates and wish them the absolute best and brightest futures!