BCHS presents “Is He Dead?
The Brighton Collegiate High School Drama Club presents “Is He Dead?” a comedy by Mark Twain. The production is scheduled for Jan. 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. at the Armory in Brighton. Tickets are $8 for adults and students and $5 for children ages 4 to 12.
In the play, Jean-Francois Millet is a young painter in Victorian France, who is in debt to a villainous picture dealer, Bastien Andre. Andre forecloses on Millet, threatening debtor’s prison unless Millet’s love, Marie, agrees to marry him. Millet realizes that the only way he can pay his debts and keep Marie from marrying Andre is to die, as it is only dead painters who achieve fame and fortune. Millet fakes his death and prospers, all while passing himself off as his own sister, the Widow Tillou. Now a rich “widow,” he must find a way to get out of a dress, return to life, and marry Marie.
First 27J Parent Night is Monday
School District 27J Superintendent Parent Committee and the Hispanic Advisory Council are sponsoring the first of many parent nights. The first will be Monday, Jan. 25, at Brighton High School, 270 S. Eighth Avenue.
The evening will begin with a free spaghetti dinner at 6 p.m., followed by guest speaker Ricardo Lablanc-Esparza at 6:55 p.m., who will be speaking about student success. Contact Magdalena DelVillar at 303-655-2547.
The second parent night will be at Prairie View Middle School in February or March.
Brighton Heritage Academy news
Students of the week for the week of Jan. 11 at Brighton Heritage Academy were Alex Tamblyn, middle school, and Andrea Valenzuela and Brandon Heu of the high school.
BHA’s third quarter parent-teacher conferences will be Thursday, Feb. 4 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Chili cook-off Feb. 20
A chili cook-off benefit to raise money for the Lions Club 27J eyeglass program will be Feb. 20 at Mojo’s, 174 S. Main St. in Brighton.
Carr, Sandoval earn honors from Chadron State
Chadron, Neb.—Kevan Carr and Jasmine Sandoval, both of Brighton, were among those named to the Chadron State College academic honors lists for the fall 2009 semester. A total of 214 students were named to the president’s list, which requires straight A’s. An additional 399 achieved the dean’s list, which requires a grade-point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify. Carr, a freshman, was named to the president’s list, and Sandoval, also a freshman, was named to the dean’s list.
27J open-enrollment applications due soon
Open enrollment or school choice is an option offered by School District 27J. A student may apply to enroll in a school outside his/her school attendance area during the open-enrollment window. The deadline to apply is Feb. 19.
Applications should be submitted to the school of choice. Approved applications will be valid for the 2010-11 school year only. Transportation of students participating in open enrollment is the responsibility of the parents/guardians.
All the materials required to apply for Open Enrollment are posted on the School District 27J Web site at www.sd27j.org, under Open Enrollment in the left-navigation menu. Application forms and additional information also are available at each school and at the Ed Harshbarger Educational Services Center, 18551 E. 160th Ave. in Brighton.
A separate application must be completed and submitted for each child. Approval decisions are made by the school principal and will be made in March. Open-enrollment approvals are based on space available, programs available and staff available.
UP trip applications due Feb. 1
Applications are available for United Power’s 2010 Youth Programs, which include $9,500 in scholarships and all-expenses paid leadership trips to Steamboat Springs and Washington, D.C. Fifteen students in the United Power service territory will be awarded scholarships from the member-owned electric cooperative. Three youth will travel to Steamboat Springs, Colo. and three will be granted a visit to Washington, D.C. on electric cooperative youth leadership trips.
The annual youth trips to Steamboat Springs, Colo. and Washington, D.C. provide opportunities for students to make friends with other youth from across the country, gain a better understanding of cooperative principles, see local sights and develop leadership skills. Students must be a high school junior or senior in the fall of 2010 to qualify for Youth Trips.
The annual United Power scholarships total $9,500 and are given to students who are either served by the cooperative, or dependents of members. Winners are chosen based on overall academic performance taking into account grade point average, ACT and SAT scores, extra-curricular activities, and a brief essay. Only one application is needed to apply for all available scholarships
Applications and more information on United Power’s Youth Programs are available at www.unitedpower.com. Applications for Washington, D.C. are due Feb. 1, 2010 and applications for Steamboat Springs and the scholarship program are due Mar. 1, 2010.