Dear Parent or Guardian:

Please sign and return the google form by December 1, 2025 if you do NOT want your child to participate. If you would like your student to participate, you do not need to submit this form.

This fall our students will take the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey (HKCS), an important survey about student health. The survey asks students about health topics including unintentional injuries and violence; mental health; school safety; substance use; physical activity and nutrition; sexual behavior (optional); and risk and protective factors.

Your child is in a class that has been chosen to take this anonymous survey. Students do not have to take the survey. The survey takes no longer than thirty minutes to complete. The survey process protects your student’s privacy, and no information is collected that can identify an individual student. Only your child will know how they answer. Students do not get school credit for taking the survey, and there is no penalty for not taking the survey.

The survey results will help your school, community groups, and state health agencies to plan programs and services for youth. The survey is supported by the Colorado Departments of Public Health & Environment, Education, Public Safety, the Behavioral Health Administration, and the Attorney General’s Office, and is administered by the Colorado School of Public Health every other year. This project has been approved by your school district and the Colorado Multiple Institutional Review Board (COMIRB). This survey is being administered to middle and high school students, NOT elementary.

Students receive the survey during class time and are instructed to answer the questions or skip any question they don’t understand or don’t feel comfortable answering. Students who are not completing the survey do other schoolwork during the survey time. We encourage you to discuss the survey with your child and share your views on their choice to participate.

For more information about the study, please visit our website at http://www.healthykidscolo.org or call the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey Director, Dr. Ashley Brooks-Russell, at 303-724-8437. For questions regarding IRB approval, please contact COMIRB at 303-724-1055.

To view a copy of your school district’s survey, please visit: High School Survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-HS-English-25Middle School Survey: https://bit.ly/HKCS-MS-English-25 Please sign and return this form by December 1, 2025 if you do NOT want your child to participate.

Please fill out below Google Form if you DO NOT want your student to participate

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NOTICE OF BOARD VACANCY AND REQUEST FOR APPOINTMENTS

The Board of Education of the Huerfano RE-1 School District is accepting applications from persons interested in serving on the Board of Education from the date of appointment in December 8, 2025 until the next regular biennial school election in November 2027. To be eligible for appointment, each candidate must be a registered elector of the school district for at least twelve consecutive months prior to the date of appointment.

Any person who meets the qualifications and who desires to be considered for the appointment is invited to file a written notice of such intention with the secretary of the Board of Education by November 5, 2025 at 201 East Fifth St, Walsenburg. The Board will interview prospective candidates on November 10, 2025 at a public meeting. For further information, contact Lorna Eddleman at 719-738-1520 ext. 2002.

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Click here to read our September 2025 Newsletter:

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September 24th, 2025

Dear Parents and Guardians of 7th and 8th Grade Students,

We are writing to share an important update regarding the organization of our junior high cohorts at the start of the second quarter.

Due to the small number of 7th grade students and the outstanding academic effort, behavior, and work ethic they have consistently demonstrated, we are placing all of our 7th graders into one cohort. This change recognizes their strengths and allows us to continue supporting them together as a group.

At the same time, in order to best meet the needs of our 8th grade students, we have decided to divide them into three cohorts. This will create smaller class sizes and allow us to provide more focused support for their academic and behavioral growth.

Please note that this adjustment does not change the courses students are enrolled in or the teachers they will have. The only difference will be the time of day they are with their assigned teachers. Specials classes, lunch, and all school activities will remain exactly the same.

We believe this is the most effective and efficient way to ensure every junior high student receives the attention, guidance, and encouragement they need to succeed.

As always, we value strong communication with our families. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your partnership and support in helping all of our students reach their fullest potential.

Sincerely,

Joshua Vialpando Walsenburg Jr./Sr. High School

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This is a reminder that there will be no school for Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School or Peakview School Students on Monday, September 15th. September 15th is a professional development/work day for teachers and staff.

Our School Calendar is available here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZECrnZbAYJ-8y0f9qR6oSFLeECgqZ40_/

Thank you!

A message from Nurse Laurie:

If your student needs a FREE eye exam or an updated presciption, please complete the form found in your email, on our website or linked on Facebook and return to Nurse Laurie by Monday, September 15th.

Your student needs the form filled out and returned to the office, which will authorize the eye doctor to perform the testing and provide the necessary prescription FREE. The Eye Dr will be here on September 17th and 18th.

The form is available in your email, on our website, and on our facebook pages.

The form is available at this link: https://tinyurl.com/re1-eye-exam

Nurse Laurie RN, BSN School Nurse/Huerfano School District RE 1

The Huerfano School District Re-1 in the County of Huerfano, State of Colorado, calls for nomination of candidates for school directors to be placed on the ballot for the regular biennial school election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

At this election three (3) directors will be elected to the Office of At Large District School Board Director for a term of office of four (4) years. To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months before the election.

A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child.

A person who desires to be a candidate for school director shall file a written notice of intention to be a candidate and a nomination petition signed by at least 25 eligible electors who are registered to vote in the regular biennial school election.

Nomination petitions may be obtained at 201 E 5th Street, Walsenburg CO 81089. Office hours are 7:30-4:00 P.M.

Completed petitions shall be submitted to the Huerfano School District RE-1 no later than 12:00 P.M. on August 29, 2025.

This call for nominations is to be published not more than 90 days (August 6, 2025) nor less than 75 days (August 21, 2025) before the election. Colo. Rev. Stat. § 22-31-107(1.5).

Read Mr. Howard's Newsletter, please click the following link:

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