May 2008 Primero School News

May 27 - 30, 2008: Senior Trip to Orlando, Florida

May 26, 2008: Memorial Day

May 23, 2008: Summer Construction Begins -- school office relocated to modular building on south side of football field

May 21 - 22, 2008: Final Packing and Moving for Summer Construction

May 19-20, 2008: Final Exams for Grades 7-11, 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM (buses will run 20 minutes earlier and later than normal times)

May 16, 2008: Graduation, 7 PM, Main Gym

Primero High School Class of 2008

Pictured from Left to Right:
Back: Brandon Paine
Middle Row: Coby Brown, Jerrica Ketcherside, Asuka Nosaka, Ashley Power, Dusty Parsons
Front Row: Brad Paine, Jacob Woods, Dustin Byrd

Not pictured: Charin Daugherty and Jude Martinez, Senior Class Advisors

Valedictorian - Asuka Nosaka; Salutatorian - Jacob Woods. Graduates: Coby Brown, Dustin Byrd, Jerrica Ketcherside, Brad Paine, Brandon Paine, Dusty Parsons, and Ashley Powers.

May 15, 2008: Last Day for Grades PK-6 and 12; Secondary Awards Ceremony - 9 AM; Elementary Awards Ceremony - 3 PM. Practice for seniors is at 10:00 AM.

May 14, 2008: All Sports Athletic Banquet, 6:00 PM, Cafeteria

May 12 - 15, 2008: Final Exams for Grades PK-6 and 12

May 13, 2008: Board of Education Meeting, 6 PM, Cafeteria (Executive Session at 5:30 PM - Personnel)

Major Action Items Included:

Naming the Main Gym: with the renovations occurring this summer, the main gymnasium will have a new floor and bleachers installed, the walls will be painted in school colors, and the students are helping to design the layout and logos for the floor.

Coach Richard C. Arguello, 1977

The Board voted to dedicate the gym in honor of former teacher and coach, Richard C. Arguello, who died in a car accident on Highway 12 in the 1990s. The gymnasium will be renamed the "Richard C. Arguello Gymnasium" and a formal dedication ceremony will be held, with his surviving family members invited, in September 2008 once the main building's renovations are completed.

Personnel:

The Board hired Alice Brunelli of Trinidad as the new 7-12 math teacher; rehired Jude Martinez as Spanish Teacher; and hired Misty Henderson as the new preschool aide

The Board hired personnel for extra-curricular positions and extra-duty pay

Adopting the 2008-2009 Calendar. If Construction ends as scheduled, the first day for staff will be September 2 and students will return September 8. If construction encounters delays, then the board approved two contingency calendars starting either September 15 or 22. All three calendars end classes on Thursday, May 28, however, the numbers of Fridays with classes increase as the start date gets later. There are 3 school days on Fridays with the September 8 start. There are 5 Fridays with the September 15 start and 9 Fridays with the September 22 start. This is a one-year only event due to the historic construction project at Primero. In 2009-2010, we should be able to return to a more typical calendar starting after Labor Day and ending by Memorial Day.

May 9 - 11, 2008: Asbestos Abatement, Phase 2 (remove asbestos on elbows in main gym)

May 8, 2008: Preschool and Kindergarten Screening; Second Annual Art Show, 5 - 7 PM, Library

May 7, 2008: End of Year Elementary Field Trip Day

Caleb Kitchen, Second Grade, won the Young Elementary Level Award for the annual Mother's Day poetry contest in the Trinidad area.

May 6, 2008: Game Warden, Bob Holder, visits Primero School with a 250 pound black bear he captured and will release elsewhere

Game Warden Bob Holder and Black Bear

May 5, 2008: Accountability Committee Meeting, 6 PM, Principal's Office

Sixth Grader, Courtney Brauns' poster won the Colorado State level for the annual "Tar Wars" contest, an anti-tobacco campaign. Her poster will now compete at the national level in Washington, D.C.. Congratulations!

Courtney Brauns, Sixth Grade

May 3, 2008: Prom, 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM, Eagles Hall, Trinidad. Coronation at 9:00 PM. Open to Primero High School students.

May 2, 2008: Bus Driver and Small Vehicle Test In-Service. Small Vehicles: 8:30 - 10:00 AM. Bus Drivers: 8:30 AM - noon. All employees who will be a coach or activity sponsor are required to take the small vehicle test.

May 1, 2008: 4th Grader, Indie Hillhouse, won second place in the annual Trinidad State Junior College writing contest. Second grader, Michael Duran, was an honorable mention. The students will be recognized at a ceremony at TSJC on May 10.

April 28 - May 1, 2008: NWEA MAPS Testing, Window 3, Grades K - 10

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