Bruce Randolph Newsletter | 2/21

Posted February 21, 2025

Important Upcoming Dates:

  • March 20 – Coffee with the Principal @ 8:15am
  • March 20 – Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Meeting @ 5pm

Attendance Update
Please make sure you are supporting your students in attending school each day. We saw a dip in January and February in attendance and would like to finish the 3rd quarter strong. Please reach out if we can support in any way.

  • Year to Date Attendance Averages: HS – 84%, MS – 87%
  • This Week’s Attendance Average: Bruce MS – 84% Bruce HS – 83%
                                                                   Manual MS – 84% Manual HS – 80%

Pick-up and Drop-off
Please make sure you are creating a safe environment for students each day during pick-up and drop-off. The parking lot on the west side of the building is only for busses and DPS transportation like connectors, hop, skip, drive, etc. All family pick-up should occur on the east side of campus. Please make sure you are not parking in the fire lane and that you are patient with others as they pick up their students. We are working with the city of Denver to get a crosswalk installed on 40th and in looking at other options for Steele to improve pick-up and drop-off.

Testing & Preparation

  • Students in 9, 10, and 11 grade currently have access to prepare for the PSAT/SAT they will take on April 16. Students who complete at least 16 hours of the course on average grow by 110 points. Please encourage your students to complete the practice exams and modules to give themselves the best opportunity to succeed on the exam.
  • MS students will be practicing for the CMAS exam in classes over the next 4 weeks to ensure they also are fully prepared to show their learning.
  • Students have access to Princeton Review which is free to your student and normally costs $1000.

Community Hubs Newletter

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Next Year’s Calendar

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Eastside Showdown Attendance

Hey Grizzlies! Here’s this week’s Eastside Showdown Attendance Temp Check and these are the attendance percentages we’re seeing:

🏆Bruce Middle School – 84%
🥇Manual Middle School – 84%
🥈Bruce High School – 83%
🥉Manual High School – 80%

Let’s continue to show up on time and be present at school everyday! You might just get some more fun snacks and surprises.

Possip Polling
Based on responses we’ve received, families primarily identified transportation as a major concern. School leadership is currently exploring options to provide better transportation for students. Another significant reason for students not attending is related to sicknesses. As a quick reminder, DPS students have access to the Denver Health Clinic at Bruce if they have completed their consent form. Thank you for your participation in these surveys, and stay tuned for more updates coming soon.

CEC Part Time Enrollment Opportunity

CEC Early College offers 18 diverse Career Technical Programs, including Medical Careers, Trades, and Pre-Law. Keep in mind that many programs have prerequisites, so we encourage you to explore your options and prepare ahead of the application deadline. Learn more by visiting the following link:

Career Technical Programs

Applications Deadline

REQUIRED for all Seniors who have not submitted these applications, please grab your lunch & meet in the Library Tuesday 02/25 & Thursday 02/27!  Do not miss the March 1st deadline!

Highlights

BSA Field Trip

Checkout our photos from yesterday’s field trip middle school field trip with BSA! Shout to Carly for driving us over.

Grizzly Families Shoutout

Thanks to the families for coming to our conferences, we had a great turnout and it was awesome to check in with you all! If you still would like to learn more about your students progress please reach out to our main office at 720-424-1080 to schedule a time to meet!

Support Center @ Bruce Randolph School
The mission of the Bruce Randolph comprehensive school counseling/mental health program is to provide equitable, developmentally appropriate services addressing academic, career and social-emotional needs of all students while providing support to families in partnership with communities. Please click here to visit our Bruce Randolph Support Center to learn more and access our resources. Additionally, check below for Denver Health Pediatrics at Denver Public Schools information regarding their services.