SWOS NEWS
Volume 5 Issue 8
April 2017
SWOS Summer Intensive
SWOS students will have the opportunity to
earn credit during the free Summer Intensive June
5-22, including credit recovery and online learning.
Course descriptions will be available on May 1,
when registration will begin.
As in past years, there will be two blocks of
classes each day (Monday through Thursday):
10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
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Regular attendance is required to earn credit.
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Healthy snacks will be provided each morning.
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Students must have their own transportation
to and from SWOS.
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Registration begins May 1.
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June 5-22, Monday-Thursday (12 class days)
Please contact Rita or Charlotte with any
questions you have.
Volunteers
needed!
Each summer the school garden
suffers while students and staff
are away. If you can help out,
please contact Rita or Casey to
volunteer. Whether it’s two hours
each week or just an hour in July,
we would love your help!
Students earn service credit!
565-1150
Dragon Tales wows a
packed house
There were few empty seats at the Sunflower
Theatre on April 7 for Dragon Tales. The community turned out in force to hear SWOS students
Mahala Cotton, Gabrielle Dukeminier, Holly Ford,
James Gonzales, Ryan Lee, Daryl Malone and staff
members Brad Higinbotham and Tyson Wood tell
their personal stories from the Sunflower stage. Art
teacher Nate Osgood coordinated the project.
The storytellers had worked with Tom Yoder
and Sarah Syverson, producers of the Raven Narratives, on their presentations. “I am super proud of
how Dragon Tales turned out, and very impressed
with the storytellers and the amazing presence they
brought to the stage!” said Yoder.
Dragon Tales was supported by a CAP grant
from Think 360 Arts for Learning and the 21st
Century Community Learning Centers grant.
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SWOS News
Calendar
Parent/Family Survey
May
Do you have a student at SWOS? Would you
like to help the school continue to improve
services for expelled and at-risk students? Then
we need your help during May! Please read the
enclosed letter and respond as soon as possible.
1 SNOW DAY MAKEUP
Students are expected to attend.
1 Registration begins for Summer Intensive
2 Spring Intensive begins
24 Graduation 6:30 County Annex 1
25 SWOS BBQ 11:30-1:30
Joe Rowell Park, Dolores. Families welcome! Bring
a dish to share, or just bring yourselves.
26 Last day of school!
June
1 Last day to register for Summer Intensive
5 Summer Intensive begins
22 Summer Intensive ends
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Project Empower & Project Engage
Southwest Open School
P.O. Box DD
401 N. Dolores Road
Cortez, CO 81321
Charlotte Wolf, SWOS Director
970.565.1150 ext. 6015 • [email protected]
Rita Stramel, Community Outreach & Grants Coordinator
970.565.1150 ext. 6012 • [email protected]
Nate Osgood, Project Empower Site Coordinator
970.565.1150 ext. 6016 • [email protected]
This publication is made possible by a 21 Century CLC grant and an Expelled and At-Risk Student Services grant.