Happy March Gilpin Eagles,
Welcome to March! The 4th quarter is coming up soon. 3rd quarter ends right before Spring Break and 4th quarter will kick off when we return from Spring Break. We will be holding Parent/Teacher Conferences on April 2 in person here at the school and virtually on April 3. Be on the lookout for more info regarding P/T Conferences in the next couple of weeks. We look forward to seeing you at Conferences.
Energy Drinks at School
Parents, we ask for your support in limiting your student's access to energy drinks, especially for middle school students. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and adolescents avoid all sugary and caffeinted beverages. Check out this article from Johns Hopkins Medicine for more info on why energy drinks are harmful for kids. This article has some helpful information on how to address caffeine use in teens: How much caffeine is safe for your teen?
Choice Enrollment
Our PowerSchool parent portal is now accepting Choice Enrollment applications for the upcoming 2026-27 school year.
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March 6 - Friday School, 8-11am
March 11 - Late Start, classes begin at 9am
March 11 - Secondary Music Concert, 6:30pm
March 12 - GCSD Spelling Bee
March 12 - End of 3rd Quarter
March 16-20 - Spring Break - No School
March 26 - Dream Accelerator Field Trip for 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students
March 26 - Middle School Dance, 6:30-8:30pm
March 31 - Edgar Mine Field Trip for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students
April 1 - Late Start, classes begin at 9am
April 2 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4-8pm in the Old Gym
April 3 - Parent/Teacher Conferences, 8am-12pm - Virtual
April 6-23 CMAS Testing
April 10 - Friday School, 8-11am
April 15 - PSAT/SAT Testing
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9th, 10, and 11th graders will have the opportunity to go on this awesome field trip on March 26. Parents, be on the lookout for a permission slip. |
Coming Soon! The Freshmen class is selling a coupon book featuring 30 local businesses. Please support the freshmen and our amazing Gilpin Businesses! Just $20. You will be able to pick them up soon at Black Hawk Pizza, or talk to a freshman at Gilpin, or fill out this Google Form to pre-order your book and we will contact you when they become available. The first 80 books sold get an additional coupon! We expect them to be available in early March. |
Attention 10th, 11th, and 12th Graders: Are you interested in going to a Rotary sponsored leadership camp this summer? For more information, please click on this link or talk to Ms. Fuller for more details. |
The February focus for the Student of the Month was EMPATHY. These students have both gone above and beyond to show this trait here at Gilpin County Secondary School. Great job, Eagles!
In March, our focus will be GENEROSITY.
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Ellen is such an amazing friend who is kind to everyone. Her strong sense of empathy allows her to really see others who struggle and step in to help. Ellen is not one to seek the spotlight, but everyone around her is drawn to her calm, encouraging personality and her smile truly lights up the room. We are fortunate to have Ellen at Gilpin as a shining example of true empathy. |
Johnny demonstrates this month’s focus of empathy inside the classroom on a daily basis. Johnny is kind to everyone in the classroom. He is respectful to his teachers, hardworking, and a polite young man. Johnny’s classmates look to him as a trusted peer in the classroom and someone who is willing to help anyone who needs extra support. Johnny is sensitive to his peers' needs and explains classroom concepts with kindness and a maturity beyond that of a typical 9th grade student. Johnny’s helpful nature and compassion towards others' needs has led him to emerge as a leader in the classroom. |
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In early February, the 12th grade Math Applications class, taught by Dawn Blake, trained to be Junior Achievement High School Heroes. They learned and delivered economic and finance lessons to K-4th grade classes. It was a fun partnership and the elementary students enjoyed learning from the seniors.
Kindergarten: Jadie and Liz
1st Grade: Felix, Austin, and Caden
2nd Grade: Elise, Katie, and Gaby
3rd Grade: Molly, Lola, and Mason
4th Grade: JJ, Paul, and Maddie
Thank you Seniors and Ms. Blake for providing this awesome opportunity for our students!
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Beginning the second semester in 2026, Spanish students in Ms. Josy's class showcased their learning in Spanish. Spanish 1 worked on a project to talk about "The house of my dreams". Spanish 2 worked on a project about "A big natural disaster in the world". Spanish 3 did their project on "My favorite myth or legend". Middle School's project was about "My favorite snack". The students worked hard to create and present slides with historic, geographical, and original information. Students explained their point of view and brought in artifacts. The presentation was in Spanish and they did a great job. Be proud of yourselves, Gilpin Eagles! |
Chemistry students in Ms. Newman's class work on their acid-base titration skills. |
On February 6, six students from Gilpin competed in the Regional MathCounts Competition. With half of our team being 6th graders (in a 6th-8th grade competition), Gilpin really held its own and had a great time doing it! Congratulations to these amazing Mathletes for keeping a great attitude and working hard among some fierce competition. Shout out to Ms. Fuller for providing this awesome opportunity for our students! |
On February 18th, ten college-bound students took a campus tour of Colorado State University. The highlights of the tour included seeing the beautiful campus, Ramgo (bingo cards students could fill out as they saw parts of the campus), connecting with other students from our BOCES district (this includes Clear Creek and Platte Canyon) and eating like college students in the cafeteria! |
Students in grades 10-12 were able to learn about local Black history on Thursday, February 26 during a guest speaker presentation by Judge Gary Jackson, a part-time resident of Gilpin county for the past 80 years. Judge Jackson is also a member of the 250 America and 150 Colorado Commission. Judge Jackson and his family have connections to the historic Lincoln Hills community in Gilpin County. To learn more, check out this article from the Weekly Register-Call that Judge Jackson wrote for Black History Month in February 2025. |
Click here to read this month's edition of the Blue Sky BOCES Gifted Newsletter. |
During the 2nd week of February we had a great Spirit Week followed by Snowcoming Game Night. Our cheerleaders planned a fun Pep Rally for Thursday afternoon honoring our winter sports athletes and coaches. The Pep Rally was followed by boys and girls basketball games. We wanted to encourage more fun at the pep rally, so we did a special thing for the Seniors and invited them to make a grand entrance into the gym at the beginning of the Pep Rally with silly string, noisemakers, and at the end they got to set off confetti cannons during the “Battle Cry” cheer. |
Neko Cope took 2nd in the regional wrestling tournament in Akron on February 16th qualifying him for the state wrestling tournament on Feb 19-20. Neko battled hard winning 1/3 of his matches at the state tournament.
Hank Thompson took 6th in his weight class at the regional wrestling tournament.
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The High School basketball season is coming to an end. On February 17th, we celebrated all senior athletes during the high school basketball games. The high school girls took home a victory defeating Front Range Christian 56-20. The high school boys team battled back and forth with Front Range Christian (#12 in the state in 2A) that ultimately ended with a very close Gilpin loss.
Congratulations to our winter sports seniors! We have loved watching you play!
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The high school girls basketball team finished their regular season by going 3-0 in the Mile High League tournament, including a very exciting win vs Skyview Academy 46-45. They earned a #21 seed in the regional basketball tournament. Congratulations, ladies!
The Lady Eagles will head to Sedgwick County HS, Julesburg on 3/6 to play #12 Calhan at 7:00 PM. If they win their first round, they will advance to the sweet 16 game on Saturday 3/7 at 1:00 PM. Good luck Lady Eagles!
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HS Soccer began their season with their first practice on 2/23. The Eagles will host Rocky Mountain Lutheran in their first game on 3/24.
HS Track begins practice on Monday, 3/2 and will run in their first meet of the season on Saturday 3/14 at the Norseman Invitational.
MS Soccer starts practice on 3/8 with their first game coming up on 4/1 @ Front Range Christian.
MS Track started practice on 2/24 and will run in their first meet on 3/31 @ Kiowa.
Reach out to the Secondary Office for any paperwork questions and for more info!
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Student Athletes are an important part of our school community. They lead our school both on and off the field/court. |
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Maliah consistently displays our team core values Supportive and Precise. As a 6th grader, she has taken on more of a vocal leadership role this year, especially on our B team. Not only does Maliah know how to play every position on our team, she also ensures that everyone else on the floor knows where they are supposed to be. Her communication and gap positioning on defense lets her teammates know that they can get up and pressure the ball, that she is right behind them in case they get beat off the dribble. A huge offensive focus for our team for our last few games has been challenging our shooting range and shooting outside the paint. Maliah has really taken this to heart and has done a great job of driving to engage defense, but still giving herself enough time to get her shot off. Not only did Maliah play almost the entire B team game, but by the end of our season, Maliah was making a significant impact on our A team as well. |
In Landon's first year playing the game of basketball, his natural athletic ability has been a true joy to watch. He has finally begun to embrace playing the game rather than just relying on that athletic ability, and it has turned him into a true dominant force night in and night out. This past month, he has been stuffing stat sheets in all categories, averaging 5 points per game, 16 rebounds, 2 assists, 2.5 steals, and 1 block. With all impressive numbers, it has been his warrior mentality that has kept this team in the fight as they have continued to show up and play their hearts out despite some tough losses. Landon has also taken on more of a leadership role, holding players accountable for dress attire on travel days, homework in the classroom, and showing up in a timely manner. His growth should completely highlight the expectations of our student-athletes. All his hard work was on full display in our playoff game this week, in which Landon went for 28 rebounds (definitely a school record), 3 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks, and 7 points. He also hit his first three of the season, a game-tying three that sent the crowd crazy down the stretch. A kid who has no fear and grinds every day is one of the most unselfish star athletes I have seen. He has been a true pleasure to coach based on his character! |
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The HS Boys Basketball team lead by Coach Lorenz volunteered to lead a skills and drills clinic with our Rec Center teams. They showed amazing leadership to our younger players. Way to go, Eagles! |
The Booster Club is always looking for volunteers. Learn more by visiting their website here. |
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If you are in need of winter gear for kiddos from sized infant to teen - jackets, gloves, hats, snow pants, regular pants, and/or long sleeve shirts, please reach out to Codi Ramsey in the Elementary Office at cramsey@gilpin.k12.co.us
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Thank you to the Idaho Springs Starbucks for providing coffee for teachers this week during our staff professional development. We are so grateful they consistently donate coffee to our school for special events and for teachers/staff. |
Secondary Office Phone Number: (303) 582-3444, ext. 5054
Attendance
For attendance reporting (excusing an absence, late arrival or leaving school early) please reach out to Catrina and/or Katura in the Secondary Office.
Absences should be excused as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours from the day of the absence.
Leaving Early / Arriving Late
Parents/Guardians must call to excuse a student who is leaving during the school day for an excused appointment or illness. Students must sign in/out in the Secondary Office whenever leaving early or arriving late.
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