{"id":19253,"date":"2019-10-11T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/news\/river-trip-betters-students-souls\/"},"modified":"2019-10-11T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T15:05:00","slug":"river-trip-betters-students-souls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/river-trip-betters-students-souls\/","title":{"rendered":"River trip betters students\u2019 souls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Sept. 27, Thirteen 10th-graders from Middle Park High School participated in Adventure Education\u2019s Sophomore River Trip, in which they learned about the history of the Upper Colorado River and then rafted a portion of the river.<\/strong>
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Great Happenings in the East Grand School District the week of Oct. 11.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The District Accountability Committee is reviewing handbooks at each school and making sure they align with policy. DAC meets on the first Monday of each month from 5:30-7 p.m. and we would love to have some parents and community members join us. Please contact the district office if you would like be a part of our DAC.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The MPHS Pep Band will be playing for the home volleyball game on Oct. 15 and also for the final two home football games Oct. 25 and Oct. 31.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Park rangers are coming to visit fourth grade this week. All fourth grade students learn and earn a free pass to the national parks.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Twelve of our district transportation personnel, including Transportation Director Mike Thompson, spent time in between their bus routes on Tuesday and Wednesday this week to attend Crisis Prevention & Intervention (CPI) Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training. New Middle Park High School Assistant Principal Nicole Elliott has been a certified CPI trainer for the past four years and is now able to provide that training to district staff in EGSD.<\/p>\n

According to CPI\u2019s website, Non-violent Crisis Intervention training \u201cis considered the global standard for crisis prevention and intervention training. With a core philosophy of providing for the Care, Welfare, Safety, and Security of everyone involved in a crisis situation, the program\u2019s proven strategies give human service providers and educators the skills to safely respond to various levels of risk behavior while balancing the responsibilities of care.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Elliott, the main focus of the training is to develop skills that can help staff prevent and\/or de-escalate situations where behaviors could impact the safety of students or staff. This however was a first for her in providing this training to bus drivers, as their setting is unique and different than being in a building\/classroom. To address this difference, participants split the training between classwork and actual time in one of the district buses to simulate situations in the environment that the drivers would be in. Feedback from all of the participants was positive, with statements like, \u201cI feel considerably more able to communicate and relate to my bus riders\u201d and \u201cI feel much more prepared for situations that might arise.\u201d Elliott will continue to provide similar trainings in the district, including to fellow administrator, para-educators, and teachers as necessary. In addition to Elliott, NW BOCES also has CPI trainers that have provided training to staff in the past and will continue to do so as needed.<\/p>\n

\u2022 On Sept. 27, 13 MPHS 10th-graders had the option to participate in Adventure Education\u2019s Sophomore River Trip. To start the day, they learned about the history of the Upper Colorado River from local homesteader, rancher, and historian, Jim Yust. After learning about historic place-names, former dam plans, and railroad history, they rafted a portion of the Colorado River from Pumphouse to Radium. Along the way they stopped to partner with the BLM to clean up a heavily used campsite above the Warm Springs on this section of river. For their participation in the day students received community service hours that count toward their graduation requirement of 40 hours. A great day was had by all and can be summed up by 10th-grader Leah Cormican: \u201cCleaning up natures makes my soul feel good.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 Mrs. Devore\u2019s kindergarten class is participating in an alphabet exchange with 25 other schools across the United States. Our class was in charge of making the letter C, and we chose to have it shaped like a caterpillar. We have received 20 different letters so far; it has been so much fun learning about all of the different places other kindergarteners live in our country. When we receive mail, we chart where our letter came from on a big map in our classroom, and then take a virtual tour via Google Earth. We can\u2019t wait to have our entire alphabet complete!<\/p>\n

\u2022 EGMS football ended last week. We had a very successful season with the total team record of 9-8-1. We had a total of 40 players out this year. The eighth grade group really came together this year and will be exciting to watch as they move into the high school next year.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Eighth-graders are working on a service-learning project for first semester. Their question this time is, \u201cHow can we improve the quality of our educational experience in the East Grand School District?\u201d Classes had to brainstorm ideas, and they are currently gathering data and doing research. Next steps will be turning their proposals into presentations. The final step will be (hopefully) the implementation of their ideas. Stay tuned about their progress. These kids have big ideas and lofty aspirations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The MPHS Boy\u2019s soccer team is 8-1 and ranked No. 7 in Class 3A. Their final regular season home games are next week. The games are at 4:30 p.m. Monday, 4 p.m. Oct. 18 and 11 a.m. Oct. 19. The team hopes you can come out and enjoy some quality high school soccer.<\/p>\n

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