2022 – Page 3 – St. Vrain Valley Schools

Lyons Elementary students explore environmental leadership with STEM focus

Lyons Elementary fifth graders on Thursday donned waders and grabbed screens, then walked into a shallow section of the North St. Vrain River in LaVern Johnson Park. Two students held the screen, while a third loosened rocks to disturb the riverbed and the macroinvertebrates living there. Then they took the screens to the bank and
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Lyons Middle Senior hosts former Broncos player, cheerleaders

Fans at Lyons Middle Senior High School got to meet Super Bowl Champion and Hall of Famer Steve Atwater before the football game on Friday night. Lyons was among five selected host sites for the Denver Broncos High School Game of the Week. Fans attending the game were able to meet former Denver Bronco, Atwater,
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SVVSD partners with CU Denver to add STEM P-TEACH pathway

St. Vrain Valley students considering education as a career will have more options to prepare for a career as secondary science, technology, engineering or math teachers. The St. Vrain Valley School District is part of a new University of Colorado Denver initiative, supported by Apple, to increase access to tech education and expand the district’s
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SVVSD school board agrees to early bond redemption, saving on interest

The St. Vrain Valley school board on Wednesday agreed to an early redemption of $34.7 million in capital construction bonds that were issued in 2012. The bonds had an original payment schedule of 12 years, with the final payment scheduled for December 2024. District officials said there’s enough money in reserve in the bond redemption
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Open House Dates 2022

Secondary schools in St. Vrain Valley Schools are hosting open houses to answer questions and share information about the many program offerings available across the district as families begin planning their transition to middle and high school next year. Below are upcoming open house dates across the district. For questions regarding open houses, programming, or
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SVVSD Percussion Ensembles Will Come Together for a Unified Performance at St. Vrain Band Night

This year, three district high schools have added a unified percussion ensemble program to their offerings and one high school has added it as a club. Mead High School (MHS) paved the way for other programs by starting their unified percussion ensemble four years ago. Former Mead High School Band Director, Chad Lemons, developed the
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New Assistant Director of Special Education Values the Partnership Between School and Home

St. Vrain Valley Schools Special Education Department welcomes Meredith Pogonyi as one of their new assistant directors of special education. Pogonyi will support Erie and Frederick feeders K-8. Pogonyi comes to St. Vrain from Adams 12 where she worked for over 20 years. She served in various roles as an affective needs teacher, behavior specialist,
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SWAP Joins Forces With LHS Teachers to Develop Innovative Course

SWAP is collaborating with Longmont HS special education teachers on their new Transition to Independence class for 11th and 12th grade students. There are currently 15 students enrolled in the year-long class designed for 11th and 12th grade students on an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), who need additional instruction and practice in pre-employment skills, functional
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New Assistant Director of Special Education is Focused on Reducing Barriers to Student Learning

St. Vrain Valley School District is pleased to welcome Benjamin Yamato to the district as an assistant director of special education. Yamato will support Lyons, Mead and Skyline feeders K-8. Yamato earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. He then went to the Culinary Institute of America in
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Successful Sunrise Stampede Raises Funds for Special Education Teacher Innovation Grants

St. Vrain Valley Schools Education Foundation put on another successful event at the 37th Annual Sunrise Stampede that took place on August 13. Over 730 participants, young and old, hit the pavement for a 5k Race or 1 Mile Fun Run to raise funds for the Special Education Teacher Innovation Grants. This year’s event had
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