🌄🎓 Western Slope College & Adventure Trip! 🚐✨
Ms. Shiva recently led a group of students on an unforgettable journey to explore college opportunities and the natural beauty of Colorado’s Western Slope!
📍 Stops Included:
Western State University 🏫
Colorado Mesa University (CMU) 🎓
Blue Mesa Reservoir 🌊
Colorado National Monument 🏞️
Grizzly Creek Trail 🌲
From breathtaking views to inspiring college campuses, students experienced a blend of academic exploration and outdoor adventure!
🏃♂️☀️ Join Us for Summer Track and Field Fun! 🏃♀️💨
Looking for something active and exciting this summer? South Baca schools are hosting Track & Field Activities for all students grades 1st–12th! 🏅
💥 Run, Jump, Throw, Have Fun, and Get in Shape!
☀️ Just a reminder—Summer Enrichment starts Monday!
We’ve got a great lineup of fun, hands-on activities for students of all ages—like robot art, video game tournaments, wood chest building, and even ice cream making! 🍦🎮🪵🎨
📚 Don’t forget: students can also join summer reading and workbook programs with fun incentives like pool days, gift cards, and a trip to the Garden City Water Park! 💦
It’s not too late to sign up—use the link below to get started:
👉 https://forms.gle/VHS8TfP13z3uGyg17
Need transportation? Let us know.
🎉 Congratulations to our outstanding students! 🎉
We’re proud to recognize those who earned a spot on the Superintendent’s A List and the Principal’s A/B Honor List. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence truly shine. 💪📚 What a great way to finish the school year strong—well done! 🌟
Congratulations to Dallas Calzonetti for an outstanding performance at the state track meet, earning 4th place in both the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles!
A big shoutout to the relay team—Osman Yanes, Marcus Sandoval, Dalton Adams, and Dallas Calzonetti—for placing 6th at state!
We’re proud of your hard work, dedication, and achievement on the big stage! 🏅🏃♂️🔥
Parents and community, join us as we wrap up a wonderful school year as tomorrow is the last day of the 2024–2025 school year. 🎉
We’ll be closing out the year with our Awards Ceremony at 10:30 AM in the gym. We hope to see you there to celebrate our students and their accomplishments!
Our 2nd and 3rd graders had a fantastic hands-on learning experience today—fishing! 🎣 Smiles, sunshine, and lots of excitement as they connected with nature and practiced patience and persistence. Great job, everyone!
Our JH and HS students have been diving into career exploration in the field of law this quarter!
They’ve studied courtroom roles and gained an understanding of trial procedures—all leading up to a final project: a mock trial.
In preparation for the big day, the prosecution and defense teams met with their witnesses, while the rest of the court members watched example high school mock trials for inspiration and insight.
Today is the big day—mock trial day!
What will the verdict be in a case involving texting and drinking while driving?
A huge thank-you to Jennifer Esch, Elissa Forgey, and the Baca County Court for partnering with us to make this amazing learning experience possible!
2025 Track Pictures are ready to order!
Order your track pictures here using the link and gallery code
https://my.photoday.com/
Gallery Code: PGKA94233
If you have any questions please reach out to Kelly @ (719)529-1424
📚These students earned a special trip for being avid readers this semester! We celebrated their dedication with a visit to Meow Wolf, where they explored an incredible world of immersive, interactive art. Great job, readers!
Wahoo! Dalton Adams, Dallas Calzonetti, Marcus Sandoval, LJ Willis, and Osman Yanes!
🎉 It’s the last week of school! 🎉
We’ve got a fun-filled week ahead with exciting field trips, hands-on learning activities, our end-of-year awards ceremony, and graduation celebrations!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the office. Let’s finish the year strong! 💪🎓✨
Elementary Field Trip Fun! 🚌🎳
Today, our elementary students took a journey back in time with a visit to the Historic Adobe Museum in Ulysses, where they learned all about life on the high plains in the 1800s. 🐴📜 It was a great hands-on experience connecting history to the real world!
Afterward, students switched gears and had a blast bowling—practicing their skills and trying out a new sport! 🎳 A perfect blend of learning and fun!
Teacher Appreciation Week 💙
Thank you to our incredible staff! We truly have the best team in the state—educators and staff who love, care, teach, support, and go above and beyond for every single student. We are truly blessed!
A heartfelt thank you to the Vilas Student Council and parents for honoring our amazing staff every day this week with thoughtful gifts, sweet treats, and a delicious meal. Your kindness and appreciation mean the world to us! 🌟🍎
🎓 Senior Spotlight: Ethan Barwick 🎓
🎉 Woohoo! Huge congrats to Ethan Barwick, another amazing senior from the Vilas Class of 2025! 🥳
📣 Vilas Families: Don’t miss out! Final week of school reminders and summer enrichment sign-up info are now available 👉 https://www.vilask12.org/page/final-week-reminders-summer-enrichment-sign-up
🎉 Woohoo! Huge congrats to Daniel Huston! 🥳
🚨 Robotics Showcase! 🤖
Parents and community members — you're invited to join us for a Robotics Showcase featuring our First Tech Challenge team and Junior High Lego League team!
📅 Tomorrow, May 6
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 Vilas Innovation Center
Come see the exciting work our students have been doing and watch their robots in action! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Ms. Martha. We hope to see you there! 💡⚙️
📣 Reminder! A text/SMS was sent out today about tonight’s Athletic Banquet. If you didn’t receive it, please let us know so we can make sure you’re on our list.
We hope you’ll join us this evening to celebrate the achievements of our amazing student-athletes! 🏆🎉
🌟 Special Visitor at Vilas School District! 🌟
We were honored to welcome Mikaley Osley, Social Media & Communications Manager from the Colorado Department of Education, to our district!
During her visit, Mikaley toured classrooms to learn more about our mission and our innovative, personalized approach to education. Our students proudly stepped into leadership roles as tour guides, while others shared their hands-on learning experiences and future goals.
To wrap up the visit, students had the opportunity to ask Mikaley questions about her own career journey — a wonderful way to connect real-world paths with classroom learning.
Thank you, Mikaley, for visiting Vilas! We look forward to connecting again soon! 💛📚✨
