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• HS Robotics at World Championship:  Congrats to 32092D Sky's the Limit (Jack Bushard, Wyatt Dray, Kyle Lin, Khai Nguyen, Krisha Udeshi) and 32092G Mile High Mechanics (Zach Howe, Gabrielle Hutabarat, Owen Little, Adarsh Shankarling, Tanishka Tiwari) for qualifying for and competing in the World Championship.last week. Out of 9,565 high school teams worldwide only 833 qualified for Worlds.
   
  Special shout out to MIle High Mechanics for their amazing run. They finished 10-0 in division qualification matches and earned the number 1 ranking out of 83 teams in their division. Their qualification record was actually the single best record out of all 833 teams at Worlds and they, along with their Finals alliance partner team from Shanghai China, won their first three playoff matches before getting edged out in finals. Mile High Mechanics also placed 16 out of 833 in individual Skills (driver control and autonomous programming).and won both a Division Finalists Award and a Judges Award for their performance. That puts them in the top half of one percent of all teams in the world.
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• National History Day:  Congratulations to the Stargate National History Day Club as they competed at the Colorado State competition.  Mason Owen and Aleks Mitchell placed 2nd in the Senior Group website category.  What an accomplishment especially in a new category for them and with this only being a brand new club at Stargate.  Way to go Eagles!

High School Awards Ceremony (grades 9-11) May 5th

On May 5th at 6 p.m., we will hold our high school awards ceremony (grades 9-11) in the gym. Individual students will be recognized, and group photo opportunities will be available. At this event, we will recognize student of the year recipients and club letter winners. Families, please join us in celebrating these student accomplishments over the course of this school year. 

Senior Awards Ceremony May 13th - On May 13th, at 6pm we will hold our senior awards ceremony in the gym. At this event, we will recognize student of the year recipients, club letter winners, and Cum Laude honorees. Cum Laude honors will not be finalized until May 12th and students with a cumulative weighted GPA of 4.05 and above will receive recognition. Families, please join us in celebrating these student accomplishments over the course of this school year.

• Parkour Competition: Jasper Gaborik (9th grade), competed in the WFPF USA Parkour Competition in Colorado Springs.  This was the first parkour competition of the season for his parkour team (Flow Vault), and he placed 2nd in the speed round in the young pro division! His podium finish has already qualified him for Nationals, held in Texas in March 2025. 

• Knowledge Bowl State Champions: Congratulations to the Stargate High School Knowledge Bowl Team!  They are 3A State Champs!  The Varsity Team competing at the State Championship included:  Jacob Greene, Vincent Stone, Tristan Cao, Nick Hofer, Ryan Marx, Jonathan Bolz, Gregory Waggoner, Prisha Goyal, Jason Bolz, and Leo Fernandez.  Way to go Eagles! 

• District Honor Choir - 5th Grade:  Congratulations to our amazing Stargate 5th grade students:  Sadie Badertscher, Sayonee Shah, Adrian Bennett, Ava Messenger, Hadley Starck, and Amaya Kinra.  They were part of the Adams 12 District Honor Choir on May 6.  There were 200+ students from about 40 elementary schools.  Thank you to Mrs. Delavoryas for your musical leadership in the Elementary program. Way to go Eagles!   

• Girls Soccer - State Quarterfinals:  For the first time in school history, the Stargate HS Girls soccer team advanced all the way to the quarter-finals of the State playoffs, winning their first 2 games of post-season play before falling in the 3rd round.  Congratulations on an amazing season! We can't wait for next year! Go Eagles!

• Finalists at VEX Robotics World Championship:  Congratulations to 32092G Mile High Mechanics and 32092E Brawling Bananas.  Competing against 820 teams at the event, both teams received second interviews and were finalists for Judged awards.  Additionally, the Mechanics ranked 47th and the Bananas ranked 162nd in Skills.  Their performances at the VEX World Championship capped off a streak of exceptional performances in competitions throughout the year.  Way to go Robo Eagles!

• District Battle of the Books Winners:  Stargate's Apex Readers team battled their way through six rounds with six different schools to claim 1st place at the Adams 12 District Battle of the Books.  Congratulations to this 5th Grade Team:  Captain Akshay Paradkar, Isaa Lebsock, Chloe Ostrum, Suhjin Park, James Pradhan, and Sayonee Shah.  Thank you to sponsors, Mrs. Vaughan and Ms. McLeod.  

• 2024 National Gold Council of Excellence:  The HS Student Council was one of just 21 Colorado student councils selected as a winner of the National Gold Council of Excellence Award.  The award is a testament to the highest standards of quality, leadership, innovation, and community engagement that our student council consistently demonstrates in its operation, projects, and activities.  NSAC's National Gold Councils of Excellence are the models of quality for which other student councils nationwide should strive to become.  The award is the culmination of 5 years of hard work and effort by the amazing students and sponsors, Shelly Krill and Erin Nerz. Way to go Eagles! 

• Safe2Tell Gold Star Award:  Stargate is the first school in Colorado to achieve Safe2Tell Gold Star status.  School safety is a shared priority, and Safe2Tell wants to acknowledge the work being done in Colorado schools pertaining to Safe2Tell education and outreach for their students, staff and communities.  The Colorado Attorney General, Phil Weiser, presented the award along with the Safe2Tell Colorado team, Adams 12 Board of Education. Thornton Police, Stargate Governance Board and several Stargate community members and students.  Thank you to everyone who made this achievement possible and for helping keep our students safe.