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April 10, 2025
BOD Annual Meeting: Thursday, April 17
Join us on Thursday, April 17 at 6 p.m. in the K8 Commons for the PRA Board of Directors Annual Meeting. This roundtable event provides an opportunity for members of our community to ask questions about topics that are important to them: driveline, homework, discipline and dress code.
Those in attendance will hear a "State of the Union" on the status of PRA, hear updates from all our committee chairs and have the opportunity to participate in a Q&A with school leadership.
Topics that will be also covered include the passage of the Blueprint bond proposal this past November and the next steps in the process, as well as an update on the progress of the Board of Director's annual strategic plan.
K-12 Spirit Day to Honor HS Robotics
On Friday, April 11, students K-12 are invited to wear all black in support of our high school robotics team competing in the World Championships! The team is competing the week of April 15-20.
As a show of support for the team, which is named "Team Blackout," we are asking everyone to wear all black the Friday before the team leaves for the competition.
F.A.S.T. Cornhole Tournament
Registration is currently open for the first F.A.S.T. Cornhole Tournament, scheduled for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, April 26.
K-12 families are welcome to register a two-person team ($25) and enjoy a fun day in the sun, complete with face painting, non-tournament cornhole boards, concessions, prizes and more!
Proceeds from the event going towards the F.A.S.T. budget, used for service and appreciation events. Read our news story here.
5th & 8th Grade Continuation (May 21)
Guests attending 8th Grade Continuation will sign in on the day of the event at a sign-in table at the entrance to the K-8 Courtyard.
To ensure a quick entry to 5th Grade Continuation, PRA will be implementing a 5th grade continuation ONLY pre-registration form for parents and guests.
Please fill out this form with the names of parents and all guests that will be attending 5th Grade Continuation. PRA will also be requesting a birthdate for all adult attendees. Your birthdate will be run through our school Raptor system to clear your entrance to the continuation. Once approved, PRA will send home name tags for you to wear in Thursday folders on May 15. Please have your name tag with you when you arrive.
In addition, if you would like to have your child(ren) attend their sibling's 5th or 8th grade continuation ceremony and they will be returning to school afterward, you can use the same form for this.
PRA is also in need of staff, parent, and/or student volunteers to help make the 5th and 8th Grade Continuation Ceremonies a success. Please consider volunteering for one or more of the following 5th grade and/or 8th grade events on Wednesday, May 21. Click here for more information on the opportunities available or to sign up.
Last Staff Luncheon of the School Year!
PRA's KG, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, and 10th grade families are proud to support PRA's amazing staff by hosting a delicious lunch for them on Wednesday, April 16 from Red Robin. This is the last staff luncheon for the school year and we need YOUR help to make it a success!
We are in need of sparkling waters, sodas, desserts, or monetary donations to help round out this tasty treat. All families are welcome to contribute.
Monetary donations can be made here. Food donations can be delivered to the K8 or HS offices on the day of the event. If you have any questions, please reach out to the PRA ES GLC Team. Thank you for helping us spoil PRA staff!
Join Us for PRA's Annual Philanthropy Dessert Event!
Our PRA volunteers truly have a heart of gold and are the cornerstone of our community. In an effort to express our gratitude towards everyone that has donated to our numerous events, or has shared their ideas, talents, and/or time with us, PRA cordially invites you to join us for our annual Philanthropy Dessert Event.
The event will be held on Monday, April 21 from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. in the K8 Commons, where we will be serving up a healthy dose of thankfulness and some delectable treats.
To ensure each guest is adequately honored, we ask that you RSVP for the event by Monday, April 14, 2025. We hope to see you there!
Office Hours
Front office hours for the PRA K8 and High School buildings:
7:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Monday through Friday
K12 News & Notes
Chip Fundraiser: Chip Cookies will be supporting a PRA fundraising effort at TWO locations between 3-8 p.m. on Monday, April 21! Visit the Chips Cookies locations at either 1005 West 120th Ave in Westminster, or the 2930 Arapahoe Road #110 location in Erie, that Monday and mention Prospect Ridge Academy! Chip Cookies will donate 20% of in-store sales to PRA. View the event flyer here!
Medical Careers Day Volunteering Opportunity: Our high school students in Medical Sciences will soon be learning about careers in medicine. If you are a medical professional, please consider volunteering to share your experiences/insights and inform/inspire the next generation of healthcare professionals. Dates/times are Wednesday, April 30, and Thursday, May 1, from 8:15 a.m. until 9:45 a.m. Volunteers don't need to sign up for both slots. We are looking for 4-5 professionals for each day to talk and answer questions. Whether you are a doctor, nurse, researcher, or work in any other field of medicine, your guidance will be invaluable in helping students understand the diverse opportunities and pathways in medicine.
If you are interested or have questions, please email Dr. Bennett.
PRA Host Families Needed: Nonprofit EF High School Exchange Year (EF) is looking for caring volunteer Prospect Ridge Academy host families for EF international students that will arrive to Colorado in August 2025.
To learn more about available EF students, and on how to make an EF student’s dream of studying in the USA come true, please contact Melissa as soon as possible via email or by calling 720-759-8605. For more information, check out our news story.
Broomfield Safety Action Plan Public Meeting: Whether you walk, bike, roll or drive, it’s important you can get to your destination safely. Drop by the Broomfield Transportation Safety Action Plan (BTSAP) open house on Monday, April 21 anytime between 5 and 8 p.m. at the Broomfield Community Center to give your input on draft recommendations for improving safety throughout Broomfield’s transportation network. The draft recommendations are based on community ideas and feedback as well as traffic data analysis.
A virtual open house, found on Broomfield Voice, will kick off on Monday, April 21 and run through Wednesday, May 7 providing an online, asynchronous option for the community to provide their input.
2025-26 Annual Registration: Annual registration is now open! Please log in to your SchoolMint account to complete next year's student registration by Friday, April 11.
Annual student fees for 2025-2026 have been posted to your Infinite Campus account and are due by the Check-in Fair in August.
Student Volunteer Opportunity: Thunder Vista is looking for student volunteers to help with their Carnival event on Friday, April 25. This is a great way for middle and high school students to earn some extra service hours and give back to our larger community. If interested, please sign up here.
Lunch Menu:
The PRA school lunch menu is available here.
K8 Lunch Menu (April)
HS Lunch Menu (April)
Get Involved!
Interested in getting more involved with the PRA community? There are plenty of ways to do so!
Volunteers Needed for 5th & 8th Grade Continuation Ceremonies
Info on Volunteering Training
More Service Opportunities
Reminders...
Elementary School News
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Elementary Talent Show: April 23
Sign up slots for the Elementary Talent Show are full! Join us on Wednesday, April 23 for the annual Elementary Talent Show, hosted in the K-8 Gymnasium from 8:30-11 a.m. To view the event flyer, click here.
Auditions will be held on April 16-17 from 3:30-4:30 p.m. each day in the Elementary Music Room. Students will go to the Music room directly after school.
Audition Expectations: All acts must be fully prepared and practiced, school appropriate, and not exceed 2 minutes, and background music (if required) shared with Ms. Gumber prior to audition. If these expectations are not met, acts will risk losing their spot in the talent show.
The dress rehearsal for the Talent Show will be at 3:15-3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22 in the K-8 Gym.
To ensure there is not a disruption to our normal morning drop off procedures and for a faster check-in process, we are asking parents to enter through the gate by the modular and then into the K8 gym to attend the show on April 23. Guests will not be permitted to enter through the K8 or HS offices.
Guests can park in the K8 parking lot (if there is a spot available), in the yellow lane (only the yellow lane), in front of the K8 building after the end of driveline at 8:20, or in the HS parking lot.
Elementary Art Fundraiser
Our annual Elementary Art Fundraiser, Original Works, is just around the corner!
Original Works will be hosted virtually. Through this online platform, you'll be able to view and purchase a unique product displayed with your child's creation. You'll receive a Custom Brochure on April 10, in your child's Thursday Folder! The brochure will walk you through the online ordering steps. PRA receives 33% to 50% of all profits!
Thank you for supporting our school!
Elementary Field Day Volunteers Needed
Elementary Field Day is looking for parent volunteers for Field Day on Tuesday, May 20. We are looking for two volunteers per homeroom to help run field day stations. Volunteers for grades 3, 4, and 5 are needed from 8:30am - 11:30am. Volunteers for kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade are needed from 12pm - 3pm. Volunteers can sign up here! Read our news story for more information volunteers should be aware of.
K8 Take Your Child to Work Day
Thursday, April 24, 2025 has been designated as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This annual event is primarily intended for children 8-12 years of age. Students who are slightly younger or older may also participate. The purpose is to help youth make connections between education and a future in the workplace. PRA supports students having the opportunity to spend the day at their parent’s workplace to gain this experience.
Children who attend work with a parent will not be counted absent from school. However, students will be expected to complete all make-up assignments or alternate assignments related to their shadow experience.
In order to eliminate a large volume of attendance calls, we ask parents of children who will participate to respond to the Google Form here.
General guidelines:
1. The absence to shadow a parent at work should not count against a student’s attendance status, unless there is a significant attendance issue or concern to date.
2. Parents may not “substitute” another day in lieu of April 24 and still have the absence counted as Take Your Child to Work Day. Standard excused/unexcused guidelines would apply to situations involving a parent request to have a child shadow on a day other than April 24.
Middle School Football
Are you interested in playing MS football for PRA next year? Let us know so we can get you updates and information on summer opportunities! Anyone planning on playing or who is interested, please fill this form out by April 18. Thanks!
Summer Enrichment Program
PRA is happy to be offering the annual Summer Enrichment Program (SEP)! It is designed for current K-5th grade PRA students. This program will be held at the school and be taught by highly qualified PRA teachers.
Students will receive small group and one-on-one instruction in reading and math. This program is geared toward students who would benefit from extra support, specifically in reading and math. This intensive program runs in person Monday through Friday for two weeks, from June 2-13. It takes place from 9:00 a.m.-12p.m. each day. The cost for the entire program is $300 per child ($500 total for two siblings).
You can view the flyer here, or sign up at this link!
Middle School News
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CMAS Testing
Middle school CMAS testing will take place on Tuesday, April 15 (8th grade only), and April 21 & 22 (Grades 6-8). Please review this document for additional details, including a breakdown of the test schedule.
Want to contribute some snacks on these days? Click here to sign up!
March Gold Winners!
Congratulations to our 7th graders for winning GOLD for the month of March! They earned 2,264 pieces of gold!
To celebrate their win, 7th grade is invited to have an extra PRA spirit day on Monday, April 14. Please see our website for dress code guidelines for PRA spirit days.
HS Football Parent Meeting
Whether you're a parent of a new PRA high school football player, or a parent of a player who has been with us for awhile, you're strongly encouraged to attend the Football Parent Meeting on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library.
Coach Storer and our team moms will be talking about the offseason, season, expectations, food, fundraising requirements, volunteering, and accountability and commitment game. They will also take questions. We hope to see you there!
Middle School Football Interest Form
Are you interested in playing MS football for PRA next year? Let us know so we can get you updates and information on summer opportunities! Anyone planning on playing or is interested please fill this form out by April 18.
K8 Take Your Child to Work Day
Thursday, April 24, 2025 has been designated as Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. This annual event is primarily intended for children 8-12 years of age. Students who are slightly younger or older may also participate. The purpose is to help youth make connections between education and a future in the workplace. PRA supports students having the opportunity to spend the day at their parent’s workplace to gain this experience.
Children who attend work with a parent will not be counted absent from school. However, students will be expected to complete all make-up assignments or alternate assignments related to their shadow experience.
In order to eliminate a large volume of attendance calls, we ask parents of children who will participate to respond to the Google Form here.
General guidelines:
1. The absence to shadow a parent at work should not count against a student’s attendance status, unless there is a significant attendance issue or concern to date.
2. Parents may not “substitute” another day in lieu of April 24 and still have the absence counted as Take Your Child to Work Day. Standard excused/unexcused guidelines would apply to situations involving a parent request to have a child shadow on a day other than April 24.
Middle School 2025 Spring Dance
The Middle School Student Council is busy planning our Spring "floral" dance, and we need your help. Both volunteers and donations are needed to make this fun event a success for students! The dance will be on Friday May 2, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Student Council will be taking care of all set up and clean up, so chaperones are for supervision and food service only. Donations may be dropped off in the K-8 front office anytime before 3:15 p.m. on Friday, May 2. Feel free to bring in non-perishable items to the K-8 front office throughout the week of the dance (April 28 - May 2).
You can sign up to volunteer or donate here. Please reach out to the Student Council Sponsors, Noah Hayden and Erin Puccio, with any questions. Thank you for your support!
High School News
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NHS Snack Drive for Broomfield FISH
Broomfield FISH is in need of snack bags for kids. FISH distributes these snack bags to families with kids between the ages of 2-18. These bags bring normalcy to families during challenging times by providing snack items for kids to take to school.
All donations must include individually packaged, non-perishable, single servings.
Acceptable items include: chips, fruit snacks, cheese crackers, microwavable macaroni and cheese cups, granola bars, juice boxes, oatmeal packets, apple sauce, fruit cups, cookies, crackers, nuts, trail mix, microwavable popcorn, ramen noodles, etc.
Donations can be dropped off in Ms. Cecil's room (2214).
High School Pages
*Remember to check your grade-level pages for information from your GLC.
Miner Cup T-Shirts for Sale
Miner Cup T-shirts are available for purchase for $20 here through TOMORROW, April 11. The design was created by Angie Dornier.
Shirts will be delivered through Peak classes prior to the Miner Cup. Go Miners!
College Admissions Bootcamp
This summer (July 28-August 1) rising seniors (Class of 2026) have the opportunity to participate in an intensive week-long college admissions bootcamp workshop with Dr. LeCarner.
The Bootcamp will take place at PRA in the high school library from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and the fee for the Bootcamp is $500. For more information, visit our news story here. To sign up, click here.
Tickets for Reserved Seating at Graduation
Senior families,
This week, your students received an email asking them to complete the graduation tickets request form. If your student has not yet talked to you about this, please spend some time with them to ensure they request an accurate number of tickets. The form also includes a link to a FAQ document and is due Friday, May 2.
HS Football Parent Meeting
Whether you're a parent of a new PRA high school football player or a parent of a player who has been with us for awhile, you're strongly encouraged to attend the Football Parent Meeting on Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library.
Coach Storer and our team moms will be talking about the offseason, season, expectations, food, fundraising requirements, volunteering, and accountability and commitment game. They will also take questions. We hope to see you there!
Case Studies Night
Have you ever wondered what college admissions officers are looking for in an application? Or how to highlight your strengths and stand out from the crowd?
Join the amazing ROAR officers on April 29 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. as they walk through sample applications (case studies) with students and parents, providing valuable insights into the admissions process.
Before the case studies, there will be a small college fair from 5:30 - 6:00 p.m., with the case studies starting promptly at 6:00 p.m.
HS Assessments and Schedule Changes - April 16 & 17
PRA 11th grade students will take both the SAT and CMAS on Wednesday, April 16. Please review this document for more details and information.
On April 17, all 10th grade students will be taking the PSAT 10 at 8:15 a.m., and all 9th grade students will be taking the PSAT 9 at 11:45 a.m. To review test day details for the 9th grade PSAT 9, click here. To review test day details for the 10th grade PSAT 10, click here.
Parents, if you have a student that has testing accommodations for SAT, CMAS, PSAT 10, or PSAT 9, they will be emailed separately with additional test day instructions - including arrival and departure times. There will be no school for 12th grade students April 16-17. Please review the test week schedule for additional details.
Athletics News
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Blackout Soccer Game TODAY!
Join us at TODAY'S "Black Out" girls' soccer game at 4 p.m. and cheer on our No. 1 ranked Miners as they battle rival Peak to Peak!
Fans are encouraged to come show their support by wearing your black PRA spirit gear. Game tickets can be purchased can be purchased online. All PRA staff and students get in for free!
Campfire Grill and The Snowy Churro food trucks will also be available!
Six Miners Honored at NLI Ceremony
PRA honored six Miners on Wednesday for signing their National Letter of Intent to continue their education and athletic careers at the collegiate level!
Congratulations to:
Kayah Robbins (WSOC) Univ. of the Cumberlands
Sierra Bennett (WSOC) DePaul University
Marina Cassano (WSOC) UMass Dartmouth
Nick Shoemaker (XC/T&F) St. Mary's College of California
Emily Jones (XC/T&F) South Dakota Mines
Hope Torres (WGOLF) University of Montana
Athlete of the Month Winners
The PRA Athletic Department has announced the Athlete of the Month winners for the month of March! Click on each student-athlete's name to read their nomination, submitted by their respective head coaches.
Madison Skinner, HS Girls Soccer
Zerren Lutska, HS Girls Tennis
Sebastian Diaz, HS Track & Field
Volunteering and Community Service
