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Dear Fairview Community,

Please take a moment to read this week’s edition of The Fairview Friday Flash, featuring important updates, upcoming events, and student and staff accomplishments. Use the links below to jump directly to the sections most relevant to you.

In this issue, you will find :

Principal's Message

Upcoming Events: 🎃 Trick-or-Treat Street Tuesday, October 27 | Fairview's Showcase and Tour Dates-Discover Fairview!

Key Information: Attendance Excusal Reminder: Deadlines and Processing Times

Recognizing our Knight's Excellence: This week's KNIGHT Awards| Fairview Marching Band Takes 3rd at Northern Regionals! | Colorado’s Jessica Watkins Becomes the First Black Woman to Command a Space Mission

Academics: Final Week to Register for AP & IB Exams! | Earn Free College Credits!

Class of 2027: Cap & Gown Ordering Is Now Open!

School Life: Face Fest Tonight! | Join us for Solar Panels for Ukraine | Fairview Softball HomeRun Derby | Supporters of Fairview IB Monthly Board Meeting | A Sweet Way to Support FHS Choir! | Cheer on the Marching Knights & Support Fairview Bands | Open Gyms Have Started for the Girls' Basketball Team! From 10/13 to 10/29 | Explore Brazil and Argentina

Club Spotlights: This Week: We’re Excited to Highlight the World Building and Stories (WBS) Club

District News: Join us at the BVSD Showcase this week! Wednesday, October 21

IMPORTANT LINKS

Have a great weekend!

Brent Caldwell

Fairview Principal

Greeting Fairview Families!

I hope you all enjoyed the Fall Break and made time for quality family time together. It is hard to believe we started the second quarter of the school year this week. As I continue to learn about Fairview, meet new families, and experience new traditions, my appreciation for the level of excellence continues to grow! 

While it feels like school just began, we are already gearing up for Open Enrollment for the 27-28 school year. Fairview is proud to host a table at the, “BVSD Is the Place to Be Showcase” on Wednesday, October 21 at the CU Event Center. We are also preparing for Fairview School Tours on November 12 and December 3 from 11:00am-12:30 pm and our Fairview Showcase Knight on November 17 from 6:00-8:00pm in the Fairview Auditorium. If you know anyone who is searching for the right fit for high school, please have them come see us at any of these events. 

I want to extend a special thank you to our Fairview Parent Organization and everyone who has contributed to FPO for providing dinner for our teachers during conferences last week. The long days are a little easier with the food, care and appreciation. Thank you to everyone who supports our FPO and our school! 

Thank you for your partnership!

Brent

Halloween: We will be celebrating Halloween on Friday, October 30 for those who choose to participate. Costumes should follow these guidelines: 

Use common sense and good judgment when choosing a costume. All costumes should be school appropriate and appropriate for all audiences. 

Costumes should not be a distraction or disruption at school. Students will attend their normal schedule on that day and will participate in all regular classroom activities.

Safety is always the top priority. Staff must be able to recognize students. Students may not wear masks, sunglasses, fake blood, excessive face paint, and/or hoods that cover the head and/or face. Weapons (real or facsimile) are not allowed.

Costumes should not be used in any way to joke about or make fun of a group of people, cultures or religions and should not reinforce any stereotypes. 

Students wearing costumes that are not in line with BVSD’s Code of Conduct will need to change or have a parent bring appropriate clothing to school. Fairview staff reserve the right to ask any student to remove their costume if it becomes a distraction or is not a positive representation of our community. 

Thank you for your support in helping to make this a fun and safe day for everyone!

It’s that time of year again, and Fairview is getting ready to host our annual Trick or Treat Street on October 27th from 5-7PM! In case you’re unaware, Trick or Treat Street is a yearly tradition where clubs at Fairview decorate a room in the 600 hall and then hand out candy to young children who “Trick or Treat” throughout the hallway. We appreciate all of the clubs that are participating and helping make this event possible. We also encourage the families of the little kids that are attending to come along with them to share the experience!

Join us for Fairview’s Showcase Knight on Tuesday, November 17, from 6:00–8:00 PM to explore our programs, meet our staff, and learn what makes Fairview exceptional.

See our Showcase Agenda Here

Choice enrollment tours will also be available on Thursday, November 12, from 11:00–12:30 PM, and Thursday December 3, from 11:00–12:30 PM.

Interested in touring the school? Fill out this form

Please remember to submit absence excusal requests within two school days of your student's return to school. Absences cannot be retroactively excused after this window. All attendance excusals are processed manually by our office staff and may take 2–3 school days to process, depending on the volume of requests. We appreciate your patience and understanding!

The Attendance Department

At Fairview, excellence happens in Academics, Arts, Athletics, and Activities. We’re excited to celebrate that excellence in a new way with our KNIGHT Awards, recognizing students who are Kind, Noble, Inclusive, Generous, Honest, Talented, and Spirited.

Zane Copeland and Stephen Millard- Talented and Inclusive

Zane Copeland and Stephen Millard have both been doing a fantastic job as leaders in the marching band. They come to practice early every Monday to meet with the student leadership team to discuss a new goal for the week, and they have been so important in our success so far this year. They have been building a positive culture of doing things the right way, taking care of each other, and working for excellence in everything they do. 
Congratulations to the Marching Band for taking 3rd at the Regional Competition.

Ada Kimel — Honest
Ada found a valuable set of keys and promptly turned them into a trusted teacher.  This saved the lost owner lots of time, money and stress.  

 Congratulations to this week’s KNIGHT Award recipients! We’re proud to celebrate the many ways Fairview students shine.

Congratulations to Fairview’s Marching Band!  Our talented musicians earned 3rd place at the Colorado Bandmasters Association Northern Regionals Competition! We’re proud of their hard work, dedication, and musical excellence. Way to go, Knights! 

Fairview High School alum Jessica Watkins just made history as the first Black woman to command a space mission, which successfully launched on October 1, for the SpaceX Crew-13 flight to the International Space Station. Growing up in Lafayette, her love for Earth sciences began right here by the Rocky Mountains. Now, her passion has taken her all the way to NASA.

Watch our video from when Commander Watkins visited Fairview in 2023. Read more about her historic launch in this 5280 Magazine article.

Registration is now open for 2027 AP & IB exams at Fairview High School. Please use this link for details on how to register, the full exam schedule, as well as the RevTrak payment link (and details on how to request a fee waiver). 

CLEP tests are College Board tests which allow you to earn college credit for stuff you already know.  FHS will offer CLEP tests twice this school year (11/9 and 3/4).  They're free, missed class time will be excused, and you stand to earn 3-16 free college credits per test.  Check out these slides, and let me know if you'd like more info or if you'd like me to help you register.  

Thanks!  Ms. Carroll

Vanessa Carroll, FHS Grad+ site lead

vanessa.carroll@bvsd.org

Students and families can now order their graduation cap and gown through the Herff Jones website. Please use the link below to place your order and review available graduation products.

Order your cap & gown: HERFF JONES WEBSITE

On Friday, October 16, come hear Fairview's Festival Choir join forces with Face Vocal Band for a special evening of a cappella music at Monarch High School; the evening begins at 7:00 PM with a full performance by Face, followed by a special collaboration featuring Face and choirs from several Colorado high schools, together performing two songs they’ve been preparing for Face’s upcoming Red Rocks concert — a unique opportunity for our students to work with and share the stage with one of Colorado’s premier vocal groups, and we hope you’ll come out and support Fairview's Festival Choir; tickets available at facevocalband.ludus.com.

Fairview Institute is hosting the next Solar Panels for Ukraine event in the student center at Fairview High School on October 17 at 10 AM. We’ve sent over 500 panels to Ukraine over the last three years. The event will include a Zoom conversation with people in communities across Ukraine to discuss local energy needs and challenges.

Following the discussion, we’ll convert solar panels into portable charging stations and add messages to the equipment. Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about the project and its work providing solar-powered charging resources to communities in Ukraine.

Here’s a link to a Rocky Mountain PBS report from an earlier event:
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/news/ukraine-solar-panel-update/

Monday, Oct. 19th   From 4:15 pm to 6pm

Don't miss your chance to hit one over! Come out, step up to the plate & swing away to support Fairview Softball.

Want to sign up?  Contact:  mandyjjasper218@gmail.com, or geoffjasper@gmail.com

Please join the Supporters of Fairview International Baccalaureate (“SFIB”) parent steering committee on Tuesday, October 20th at 7pm in the CCC. Come and meet our Board, other parents and Chris Weber, coordinator of the pre-International Baccalaureate (IB), IB, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses for Fairview. We are excited to have Principal Brent Caldwell there to share how he's supporting these programs. 

Please use this link if you would like to join virtually 

Sweet Cow at Table Mesa has agreed to host a Fairview Choir Day on October 20th, all day! If you happen to treat yourself to a sweet treat on the 20th please mention that you are there to support the FHS choir program. Sweet Cow gives a generous portion of their proceeds to support local organizations.

Sweet Cow: 669 S Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 | Located in: Table Mesa Shopping Center | Phone: 303-494-4269

The Fairview Marching Knights are heading into the final stretch of their season! Check out the schedule for upcoming competition dates, performance times, and locations, and come out to support FMK as they finish the season strong! 

Don’t forget about our annual Fairview Bands Fundraiser! The fundraiser runs throughout the month of October as the Marching Knights build momentum toward the Colorado Bandmasters Association State Finals at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Please consider supporting our band students across all areas of the program: Concert Band, Jazz Band, and Marching Band. Your support makes a difference and helps our students continue to grow, perform, and represent Fairview with pride!

Are you interested in playing on the girls' basketball team for Fairview High School? Come to our open gyms to learn more about the team, the coaches, and to get ready for the season! Please visit our website for further information or look at our calendar for dates and times of our pre-season practices . Questions? Contact Head Coach Pete Campbell (william.campbell@bvsd.org) or Coach Stirling (katherine.stirling@bvsd.org). 

Calling all travelers!! Ms. Keiser will be leading a trip to Brazil and Argentina in June 2028. Not only can you earn college credit, but you will also get to experience these two incredible cultures up close and personal.

 Highlights include: cooking and dance lessons, visiting Christ the Redeemer (one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World!), horseback riding, boat rides through Iguazu Falls, walking the streets where the legendary Diego Maradona was raised, and much more.

 Come immerse yourself in these two epic countries and cultures. Scholarships and financial aid are available. Email Ms. Keiser at rikkij.keiser@bvsd.org for more info. 

World Building and Stories (WBS) is a creative club launching at Fairview High School in Fall 2026. It offers a relaxed space for students to express themselves by creating worlds, stories, characters, languages, games, and more. With no pressure or strict schedule, members can explore their interests, work on projects they enjoy, and collaborate with others.

Contact: geyangjacobs01@bvsd.org | Meeting Day: Thursday

Time: 12:34 PM | Room: 328

Website:https://sites.google.com/bvsd.org/wbs/home?authuser=0

At Fairview, students can join over 65 diverse clubs or start their own. Explore existing clubs like Student Council, Fairview National Honor Society, Speech and Debate and more by clicking here.

BVSD will once again offer a one-stop shop for students and families to learn more about everything its schools and district have to offer. Whether new to the area or just curious about BVSD, all are invited to the CU Events Center on Wednesday, October 21 from 5-8 p.m. during the BVSD is the Place to Be Showcase.

Representatives from all schools will be in attendance, as well as Enrollment, Transportation, Sustainability, Community Schools, Gifted and Talented and Special Education departments to share about their services and answer questions. Along with free, delicious food from BVSD's School Food Project! Learn more on the BVSD Showcase webpage.

Meet Your Fairview High School Support Team

FHS Supports- 2026/ 2027 Alpha Admin, Counselors, Support Staff  

Important Contact Numbers

Rights and Responsibilities - Student Conduct and Discipline Code

Academic Calendar 2026 - 2027

Student/ Family Handbook 2026 - 2027

Manual de la Familia y el estudiante 2026-2027

Questions? Concerns?

Email us at: fairviewconnected@gmail.com

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