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### Our School Counselors:

**Ashley Schrauth**

(Grades 10-12) – Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School

Phone #: 719-738-1610 ext 4006

Email: [aschrauth@huerfano.k12.co.us](mailto:aschrauth@huerfano.k12.co.us)

Student/Parent Check In with Ashley Schrauth: [https://forms.gle/Fwq8cTDQwfuS1NmZ6](http://Check In with Ashley Schrauth: https://forms.gle/Fwq8cTDQwfuS1NmZ6)

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**Sterling McCall**

(Grades 7-9) – Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School

Phone #: 719-738-1610 ext 4007

Email: [smccall@huerfano.k12.co.us](mailto:smccall@huerfano.k12.co.us)

Student/Parent Check In Request with Sterling McCall: [https://forms.gle/sUb5i47uCtNJRjGLA](https://forms.gle/sUb5i47uCtNJRjGLA)

Welcome to the Counseling Center!

Parents and Students,

Click on this [link ](https://docs.google.com/document/d/18SnTL4B1hCUwGtheOLUirhR3hMbd04or/edit?usp=sharing\&ouid=105509193215952323742\&rtpof=true\&sd=true)to access a copy of the permission slip for Summer School 2024. Please reach out to your school counselor or principal if you have any questions.

Counseling Center

2024 Summer School

[Sterling: https://forms.gle/sUb5i47uCtNJRjGLA](https://forms.gle/sUb5i47uCtNJRjGLA)

[Ashley: https://forms.gle/Fwq8cTDQwfuS1NmZ6](https://forms.gle/Fwq8cTDQwfuS1NmZ6)

School Counselor Referral Form

Here is our 2025-2026 School Year Calendar -

<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZECrnZbAYJ-8y0f9qR6oSFLeECgqZ40_/view?usp=drive_link>

Huerfano School District Re-1

2025-2026 School Year Calendar

A message from Nurse Laurie:\
Dear teachers, staff, students and parents\
Let's all stay healthier this year \
Please remember that any bodily fluid can carry many unknown diseases and/or contagens.\
PLEASE wash hands frequently and use disinfecting wipes on desk and door knobs daily or more if needed. Please cover your mouth and throw away used tissues. Please don't leave them for others to have to clean up behind you\
It's that time of year again and as colds and flu are still around please stay home when sick and follow public health guidance on when to return. (Attached will help with this\
Specifically for influenza and RSV, individuals should remain home from school or child care until fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications and other symptoms have been improving for 24 hours.

[How sick is too sick](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDcgMYy0zjrgvfr_uBNDoWzDbrhW3CcA/view?usp=drive_link)?  - Public Guidance Document from Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment - <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FDcgMYy0zjrgvfr_uBNDoWzDbrhW3CcA/view?usp=drive_link>

Let's all stay healthier this year

Huerfano RE-1 school board is looking for citizens, parents and staff individuals who are willing to form committees and be part of the process of hiring a new superintendent/principal for the district.  These individuals must be willing to come up with 12-15 questions to ask candidates, then come together on Monday, Feb 10 at 6pm at the district office to meet with other committee members and hone out a total of 12-15 questions for the candidates.  As a member, you will also be reviewing video interviews of the candidates and then, when the time comes, report your ideas to the board through a spokesperson.  The board will then make a decision on March 5.  Please contact Lorna Eddleman at 719-738-1520 Ext 2002  or by email at <leddleman@huerfano.k12.co.us> if you are interested.

Superintendent Search - Seeking committees

The Huerfano RE-1 School District School Board has selected **McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C.**, Executive Recruitment and Development to assist them in the important task of selecting superintendent candidates for the board to interview.

The general public, staff, parents, guardians, students and any stakeholders of the Huerfano Re-1 School District is invited to give your thoughts on what you think in regards to our next superintendent.

Please click on the following link to fill out the Online Stakeholder Survey: <https://www.​surveymonkey.com/r/HuerfanoCO>

Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School

Superintendent Search - Stakeholder survey

Superintendent Search - Steakholder survey

Chickenpox Alert 

Important Notice to Parents

August 26, 2024

Your child may have been exposed to chickenpox (varicella) at PeakView Elementary.

**If your child has chickenpox, they need to stay home from childcare or school until the rash has scabbed or dried. Please notify your school or childcare if your child has chickenpox. **

Chickenpox causes a rash of itchy, blister-like bumps all over the body. Sometimes, there is a fever before the rash. A person can be sick for 5 to 10 days with rash. Chickenpox can easily spread from person to person through the air by coughing and sneezing or by touching the fluid from a chickenpox bump. It usually takes 14 to 16 days for chickenpox symptoms to show after being around someone with chickenpox, but symptoms may appear 10 to 21 days after exposure. 

If your child received the chickenpox vaccine, they are less likely to get chickenpox. If they do get sick, the rash is less severe (sometimes only a few red bumps that look like bug bites) and there may be no fever. 

Chickenpox is usually not serious; however, it may cause severe illness in some people such as infants, pregnant women who never had chickenpox or the chickenpox vaccine, people who have weakened immune systems because of illness or medications, and people with chronic skin or lung disorders. Contact your health care provider if you have questions or concerns about your child's risk of severe chickenpox disease. 

**If your child never had chickenpox before and did not receive 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine, we recommend you contact your child's health care provider as soon as possible.** If your child does not have a health care provider, please contact your local health department about vaccine. Chickenpox vaccine (also known as varicella vaccine) given 3 to 5 days since being around someone with chickenpox may prevent chickenpox or reduce the severity of disease. Your child may be excluded from school if there is an outbreak if they are not immune to chickenpox. 

*Chickenpox (Varicella) Vaccine Recommendations: *

Children 12 months old or older who never had chickenpox need 2 doses of chickenpox vaccine. The 1st dose is usually given around 12-15 months old and the 2nd dose is given at 4 to 6 years old. Chickenpox vaccine is required for children to attend school or childcare in Colorado or an exemption to vaccine is required. Adults who are not immune to chickenpox should consider receiving varicella vaccine. 

Please call Nurse Laurie with Huerfano SD Re-1 at 719-738-2190 if you have any questions.

!Chickenpox Alert!

Chickenpox alert notification - full text below.

Welcome back to the 24-25 School Year! We hope you had a wonderful summer break!

**Peakview School Registration** will be Tuesday and Wednesday: July 30, 31

9:00AM to 11:00AM and 1:00PM to 3:00PM for either days



**WJSHS School Registration** begins next week - July 29th - August 1st

8AM - 12PM and 1PM - 3PM all next week

We have a new process and now offer an electronic registration option in PowerSchool.

If you are a returning student, your parent/guardian can log into their PowerSchool Account and click on forms, then complete the forms presented.

For more details, Read the process on our website: <https://huerfano.k12.co.us/en-US/student-enrollment-information>

Go to our District Website, then click on District Info, then look for Student Enrollment Information under the Parents and Students Heading.

For Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School:

Admin staff will be in the building all next week to assist with registration and answer any questions. We will have Chromebooks available to register on.

Students interested in attending WJSHS online full-time or hybrid online must apply and be approved. Please plan to come in for registration to apply to become an online student.

Student schedules are also available to view online through PowerSchool. Please plan to come in during registration to see Mr. Sterling or Ms. Ashley for schedule changes that may be needed.

If you are a \*\*\*New\*\*\* students to our district, Please go to the following link to register your student and set up your Parent Portal account. <http://enrollment.huerfano.k12.co.us>

\*\*\* You will need to bring additional documentation upon enrolling.\*\*\*

Thank you!

Registration Information and online registration option available NOW!

Huerfano Re-1 Registration Information

**Peakview School: July 30, 31**

9:00AM-11:00AM and 1:00PM-3:00PM



**Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High School: July 29 through August 1**

[]()8:00AM-12:00PM and 1:00PM-3:00PM



Other info:

1\. Back to School Night (Peakview and WJSH) Monday, August 12, 5:00-7:00

2\. There will be no in-town bus run this year.

3\. The Superintendent's office will be located at WJSH this year.

Huerfano Re-1 Registration Information

Click on the following link to view our [2024-2025 School Year Calendar for Huerfano School District Re-1](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yd2Y0z96Qw2EA0b_jHkUGhEkzt5w7\_sS/view?usp=drive_link)

<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yd2Y0z96Qw2EA0b_jHkUGhEkzt5w7_sS/view?usp=drive_link>