Walsh School District RE 1

In an effort to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19, Walsh School District will distribute a full week of meals at one time. Meal pickup will be from 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm each Monday, beginning March 30th. Thank you for your patience as we respond to rapidly changing information in this situation!

SECOM is no longer installing new internet service. If you need access for remote learning, please contact Mrs. Hund at 719-691-5338.

Tomorrow's Board of Education Meeting can be accessed by calling (978) 990-5000. Enter access code 829656 when prompted.

Governor Polis' executive order effective at 6:00 am on March 26, 2020, will NOT prevent students from picking up their instructional materials or meals at the school. Remote learning and our emergency meal program will continue as scheduled. Stay healthy! Be safe!

2020 Boettcher Foundation Teacher Recognition Awards Program: Each 2020 Boettcher Scholarship finalist was asked to identify one teacher who impacted their lives and made significant contributions to their growth and education. In addition to a plaque, the recipients of the Teacher Recognition Award will receive a $500 grant, which they may use toward an educational program, professional development, or project to benefit students at our school. Our 2020 Boettcher Scholarship finalist Dylan Renquist chose Mr. Joe Mundell as his teacher nominee in recognition of Mr. Mundell’s passion for the profession and dedication to his students.

March Board of Education Meeting

Curbside grab and go meal service begins Monday, March 30th. Meals will be distributed free of charge at our cafeteria Monday through Thursday, from 11 am-1 pm. All children 0-18 years old can receive these meals.

Information regarding the Walsh School District RE-1 remote learning plan is being mailed today. Please contact us if you have any questions. Stay healthy and safe!

Attention: All Parents & Students of Walsh High School

If you have videos of your students saying the Pledge of Allegiance each morning, I’d love to share them! Send a link to: s.hund@walsheagles.com, or tag me in your video. I’ll share one video each morning at 8:00. 🇺🇸

Dylan Renquist 2020 Daniels Scholar Congratulations to Dylan Renquist, who has been selected as a Daniels Scholarship recipient! Daniels Scholars are selected because they embody the criteria Bill Daniels defined for the program: • Strength of character • Leadership potential • Commitment to serving their communities • Academic performance or promise • Well-rounded personality • Emotional maturity and stability Daniels Scholars also uphold the values that meant so much to Bill Daniels. Those values include ethics and integrity, honesty, respect for people, loyalty and reliability, entrepreneurial spirit, patriotism and dedication to community, commitment to excellence, and etiquette. Dylan will be attending Regis University, majoring in Nursing. His goal is to complete a Master’s Degree to become a Registered Nurse Practitioner and serve in a rural community.

Our remote learning and meal program will begin on March 30th. Details to follow. Stay tuned!

Thank you, SECOM! SECOM will offer ‘Special Discounted Pricing’ for Internet Service for home schooling in our Service Area. Wireless Internet (where service is available) -$29.95 15mbps/7mbps plan for 90 days then they can move to their desired plan. Visit our website to check to see if your home address is serviceable. http://www.secom.net/ Toll-free: (800) 657-7149 Fiber Internet (where service is available) -$29.95 50mbps/25mbps plan for 90 days then they can move to their desired plan after. Free Installation – ($150 value) Local: (719) 383-1349 Email: sales@secom.net

Walsh JH Busy Bakers Club is pleased to announce that we have received grant approval from the Cooper-Clark Foundation for our entrepreneurial project! The grant funds will be used to purchase a mobile coffee/pastry kiosk just like those you see in big cities. It will be custom branded with Walsh colors and logos. The grant includes the kiosk, branding, security storage cover, covered pastry display cases, coffee & hot chocolate makers, condiment organizers, and club member aprons. In addition to baking goods for our sales, this project will include experiences with: Money management - budgets, purchases, expenses, receipts, and net profit. Salesmanship - Meeting & greeting customers and sharing about menu items Advertising- Promoting and advertising the business through social media Interpersonal skills - learning to work effectively with others Students, staff, and community members are invited to stop in, see our setup, and purchase some goodies! More information to come on our kick-off event!

Gov. Jared Polis has issued an executive order that suspends in-person instruction at all public and private schools from March 23 to April 17. Details on home-based learning and the provision of meals will occur next week.

In an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Walsh School District RE-1 will be closed from Monday, March 16th through Friday, March 27th. This includes our already scheduled Spring Break this week. This two-week school closure includes the cancellation of all before and after school activities, as well as community use of school facilities.

COVID-19 UPDATE - March 14, 2020 Walsh School District RE-1 is actively monitoring the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) situation and its impacts both locally and statewide. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available. All updates will be posted on our official district website and Facebook page. The situation is rapidly evolving and we continue to receive and monitor information from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), as well as information from the Governor’s Office and the Colorado Department of Education. Our plan is to continue to monitor and follow current and updated orders, and to focus on cleaning and disinfecting during our regularly scheduled spring break. Currently, CHSAA has cancelled all activities, including athletic practices through April 6th, 2020. In line with these decisions, we have cancelled all before or after school facility use of buildings by the community, and any before or after school district related activities until April 6th ,2020. We will re-evaluate these decisions as appropriate. It is important to note that there is the potential for school closure. As of today, March 14, 2020, school is expected to resume on Monday March 23, 2020 at the conclusion of our scheduled spring break. We will continue to work diligently behind the scenes to ensure that if closure occurs, we have plans in place to meet the needs of our students. We will continue to provide updates as information becomes available. Thank you for your support as we navigate through this unprecedented situation! Stephanie Hund Superintendent/Elementary Principal Walsh School District RE-1

The Rustic Rose in Springfield is selling State Tournament shirts honoring all of our Baca County teams.

ALL Remaining State Basketball Tournaments Have Been Cancelled CHSAAMARCH 12, 2020, 11:03 PM Throughout the process of communicating our plan regarding the state basketball tournaments in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have maintained that the tournaments would be played unless a state agency or a host venue made a decision affecting that status. On Thursday evening, the CHSAA office was informed by the University of Denver that the school would no longer be able to host the Class 3A state basketball tournament. With uncertainty at all additional sites, including a state of emergency declaration by the City of Denver, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the remainder of all state basketball tournaments in all classes. "Everything we've done up to this point was to try and keep the experience of a state basketball tournament for our student participants and high school communities," said CHSAA commissioner Rhonda Blanford-Green. "In the face of this unprecedented public health emergency, we are compelled to discontinue play in all tournaments." The move is in line with similar decisions from the NCAA, which cancelled all remaining winter sports championships and spring sports championships. Additionally, other high school associations, such as Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, California and Kentucky have made similar announcements. Some of those, including Wisconsin and Kansas, canceled on Thursday night. "We want to thank those who have supported us through the difficult decisions in these uncertain times," Blanford-Green said.

Please meet at Butler Hancock Gym at 3:30 PM so we can all go in together. Below is a message from CHSAA addressing this issue. All: Thank you for all the care and deliberation you took today to help the process in getting guests into the various arenas. We are asking for your assistance one more time and that is to tell your community they shouldn’t check in until 30 minutes before game. Coming before that strains the facility’s ability to maintain the recommended social distances of 6-8 feet. Appreciate your help in this regard. Bert Borgmann Assistant Commissioner bborgmann@chsaa.org (303) 344-5050 (720) 581-8103