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Eagles on the Move - 2022-2023
Watch this page for news about our Stargate students. Has your student accomplished something great recently? We'd love to hear about it! Use the nomination form on this page to tell us more.
Outstanding Educator : Stargate teacher Lucas Thomas was chosen by the Broomfield North-Metro Kiwanis Club in May as an "Outstanding Local Educator," demonstrating that "the best teachers teach from the heart." The group seeks nominations from the community each year during its annual Teacher Appreciation Contest.
Athletes of the Month - April : Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for April: Quinlin Cole (Soccer) and Callum Taylor (Volleyball). Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
Athletes of the Month - March : Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for March: Mollie Skibiniski (Soccer) and Brendan Agnew (Volleyball). Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
5A Swimmer of the Year : Congratulations to Stargate Senior Andrew Sawyer. He has been named the 5A Front Range League Swimmer of the Year as part of the Mountain Range HS swim team. Andrew is part of the Stargate Class of 2023. Congratulations Andrew and best of luck in your next adventure. Stargate is proud of you! st
Cadet Squadron Headed to Nationals : junior Gavin Carter will be escorted by the US Air Force on a C130 aircraft when his 6-member Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron team heads to nationals in July. Gavin's team qualified for and won 1st place at their regional cadet competition in Boise, ID after winning 1st place in the Colorado Wing event in April. Sixteen teams from across the U.S. will face off at the national event in Ohio for the USAF Chief of Staff Outstanding Team Championship Trophy. Congratulations & good luck this summer!
FBLA - 2nd in State : Congratulations to senior David Thumma. He won the Second Place in FBLA (Future Business Leaders Association) State Leadership Conference, Cyber Security catetory, held in downtown Denver from April 5-7.
State Champs for National History : Congratulations to 8th graders Pranav Bandaru and Lucy Herbert for placing 1st in the state competition for their documentary on The Highways To The Future at The National History Competition. They will represent Colorado at Nationals in Washington, DC in June. A big thank you to their coach, Mr. DeFord! Way to go Pranav and Lucy and good luck at Nationals!post
Athletes of the Month - February: Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for February: Grace Clem and David Thumma, both with Basketball. Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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Middle School Robotics : Congratulations to the Middle School Robotics teams as they competed Saturday at the State Tournament. Twenty eight teams were there from all over Colorado. Stargate was represented well with 8 teams and many of them finished in the top 5 of each category! Congratulations to "Sky's The Limit" for winning the Robot Skills Challenge and Innovate Award and to "Mile High Mechanics" for winning the Think Award. Both teams qualified for the World Championship in Dallas in April. Thank you to Mr. Howe for leading the teams. Way to go Eagles!
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High School Robotics : Congratulations to the Brawling Bananas for winning the Innovate Award at this weekend's High School Robotics State Championship tournament. The Innovate Award recognizes an effective and well documented engineering design process. They are the first Stargate high school team to qualify for the World Championship and will be one of only nine teams that qualified out of Colorado this year. The World Championship is in Dallas in April. Congratulations Eagles and thank you to Mr. Howe for leading the charge!
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Science Olympiad : Congratulations to the Stargate Middle School and High School Science Olympiad teams. They both competed this week and Stargate was shining bright. The middle school team of 15 superstars qualified this Saturday to compete at the Middle School State Tournament! It was an all day event with students competing together in 23 events. Stargate teams took 1st place in "Roller Coaster" and 3rd place in "Forestry". For the first time ever, Stargate has 2 high school teams advancing to State! Teams consist of up to 15 people who work together to compete in 23 different science events from Astronomy and Bridges to Trajectory and Wifi Lab. Stargate's Purple team won the 2nd place team trophy, and Stargate's Platinum team placed 7th, both earning a spot in the top 15 which advance to State. Congratulations Eagles and a big thank you to Mrs. Myers, Mrs. McVeigh, Mrs. Siles and Ms. Tucker. Stargate is very proud of you!
Athletes of the Month - January : Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for January: Eva Amin, Cheer and Dylan Perkins, Basketball. Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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HOSA State Competition: Congratulations to the Stargate HOSA Future Health Professionals! They competed this week with over 1000 other health science students at the State Conference in Denver. Stargate had 43 students compete. Of those 43, Stargate had 34 Finalists (placed top 10 in their events) and 19 students placed in the top 3 in their events and qualified for Nationals.
Rhea Masand was elected State Officer: Vice President of Media Relations.
Alie Lewis's T-shirt design was chosen to represent Colorado HOSA!
Anika Bandaru, Srisahanaa Chandramohan, Rhea Masand, and Yasmine Shrestha were awarded the Barbara James Service Award for each completing over 100 hours of healthcare related community service.
Congratulations Eagles and a big thank you to Mrs. McVeigh, Mrs. Myers, and Mr. Allen!
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Students of the Month - January: Congratulations to the Stargate Students of the Month for January! Each department nominates a middle school and high school student for their efforts in the classroom. They are honored with a lunch with Mr. Cable. Congrats Eagles! Keep up the amazing work!
English: Jesus Gonzalez (MS) and Pastrick Crozier (HS)
Math: Eva Moyle & Kaitlyn Prososki (MS) and Cali Smith (HS)
Science: Myra Ahluwalia (MS) and Aubrey Iverson (HS)
Social Studies: Ethan Moriarty (MS) and Aditi Akella (HS)
World Language: Dalila Berryman (MS) and Nate Koo (HS)
Adroit: Rylan Hensel (MS) and Ryan Marx (HS)
PE: Aldo Enriquez (MS) and Raea Fisher (HS)
Art: Scarlett Archey (MS) and Lili Friedenson (HS)
Performing Arts: Juliana Ortiz (MS) and RJ French (HS)
Tech: Ciaran (Eva) Shaffer (MS) and Ben Stafford (HS)
Counseling: Oliver Honka-Jacobs (MS) and Ella Waterman (HS)
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Honors for Violinist : Senior Reese Bush performed Dec. 14 at the Buell Theatre in Denver as one of seven Colorado violinists selected to perform Beethoven’s Secret with The Piano Guys, Jon & Steve. The Piano Guys, a group made famous by Youtube, chose standout musicians to accompany them during their holiday concert in downtown. Congratulations Reese!
Athletes of the Month - December: Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for December: Cali Cottrell and Hunter Roark, both with Basketball. Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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Middle School Brain Bowl: Congratulations to the Middle School Brain Bowl Teams! Stargate sent two teams to the Regional Brain Bowl Tournament this past weekend. Our 6A team finished first in the Preliminary rounds to qualify for the Elimination Rounds. There was no stopping them as they went on to win the last three rounds and win the tournament for their age group! They will compete in the Brain Bowl Championship Tournament. Please congratulate Rohan Jeyavel, Ritika Jain, Shrivatsa Murugan, Jiya Dalvi, and Aakashkumar Parikh! Team 8A (a team of four 7th graders and one 8th grader) fought hard against teams of full 8th graders. Congratulate Lydia Lai, Rachel Weston, Isabel Enriquez, Sanchi Rajaraman, and Krisha Udeshi on their efforts! Thank you to Mrs. Bassman and Mr. DeFord for coaching! Great job Eagles!
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National Teaching Award: Congratulations to Stargate's Middle School PE & Health Teacher, Dana O'Neill! Ms. O'Neill was selected as a 2022 Dewey Award Winner, by Charter School Capital. This award is to celebrate the teachers who change the course of our lives and have helped students overcome personal challenges. Ms. O'Neill was nominated by Lisa Griffin, mom of Stargate Student, Griffin Schafer. Among nearly 200 nationwide submissions, Ms. O'Neill & Griffin's story resonated and was selected as one of three winners! As part of the celebration, Ms. O'Neill will receive a $1000 grant for Stargate. We all know how amazing Ms. O'Neill is and we are so proud of her dedication to her students every single day. You can read their story on the Dewey Award site. Congratulations Ms. O'Neill!
Middle School Robotics: Congratulations to the Middle School Robotics Teams that competed at Estes Park this past weekend. Out of 30 teams, Stargate took all four awards! Mile High Mechanics won Teamwork Champion AND the Excellence Award; Incognito won the Design Award and Fries of Fury won the Judges Award. The Stargate teams went above and beyond at this show and received many positive comments from judges, coaches and volunteers for not only their skills but for their positive attitude, helpfulness and kindness toward other teams and volunteers. Great job Eagles and great job to Mr. Howe for coaching these amazing students!
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Stargate Student Wins CDPHE Poster Contest: Congratulations to Stargate 6th Grader, Elia Junyent for winning the CDPHE Annual Radon Awareness Poster Contest. Elia won first place and earned $300 for her submission. Her poster will be entered in the National Radon Poster Contest, sponsored by the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, the American Lung Association, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Her poster will be displayed on the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s radon website www.coloradoradon.info for 2023. You can read more about the contest and Elia's win here.
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Stargate Student Starts "Sneaks 'n Cleats" Charity: Stargate Junor, Reed Schoenfeld, started his charity "Sneaks 'n Cleats" to pay it forward, one pair shoes at at a time. He has been busy fulfilling requests for those in need. Great job Reed! Stargate Student Charity Drive
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Athletes of the Month - October: Congratulations to the Stargate Athletes of the Month for October: Allison Pippert and Nick Hofer, both with Cross Country. Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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Students of the Month - October: Congratulations to the Stargate Students of the Month for October! Each department nominates a middle school and high school student for their efforts in the classroom. They are honored with a lunch with Mr. Cable. Congrats Eagles! Keep up the amazing work!
English: Eden DeMuth (MS) and Siri Ponugoti (HS
Math: Gavin Lehman (MS) and Reese Bush (HS)
Science: Krisha Udeshi (MS) and Prisha Goyal (HS)
Social Studies: Quinn Derby (MS) and Ella Gallegos (HS)
World Language: Aakashkumar Parikh (MS) and Mimi Alemayehu (HS)
Adroit: Alexis Kane (MS) and Megan Dibonas (HS
PE: Wyatt Dray (MS) and Nathan Kleve (HS)
Art: Ismail Junaid Sameer (MS) and Jaedyn Kane (HS)
Performing Arts: Alexa Matheson (MS) and Skyler Sickler (HS)
Tech: Adarsh Shankarling (MS) and Eon Hafey (HS)
Counseling: Marcos Mozo (MS) and Heidi Briscoe (HS)
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Knowledge Bowl Team: Congratulations to Stargate's Knowledge Bowl Team A for taking 2nd place at the Dinosaur Ridge Knowledge Bowl Invitational Tournament. They competed against 16 other teams! Way to go Eagles!
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Adams 12 District Water Polo team: Stargate junior Gavin Carter was selected to captain the Adams 12 Five Star Schools' district water polo team this fall. He was joined on the team by Stargate freshmen Andrew Carter and Alan Klopp, as well as athletes from across the Adams 12 district, many of them new to water polo this year. They competed against teams from BVSD, JeffCo, DPS, Littleton and Cherry Creek through the Colorado High School Water Polo Association. Way to go!
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3A State Championship, Cross-Country: Congratulations to Allison Pippert for taking 3rd place in the 3A state meet. Allison also won the Metro League Championship and the regional championship. Congratulations also to Nick Hofer who finished 9th at the league meet, 12th at the regional meet and 63rd at the state meet. The entire Cross Country team and coach Tucker Grose deserve a big congratulations as well for an amazing season. They finished strong and only missed State, as a team, by 4 points. We are proud of all you! Go Eagles!
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Athletes of the Month: Congratulations to the Stargate Varsity Athletes of the Month for September: Maddie Lamar (volleyball) and Andrew Sawyer (cross country)! Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field, track or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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Mountain Bike Team Statebound: Congratulations to the Stargate Mountain Bike Team members that are heading to the State Championship: Cooper Risley, Catie, Koo, Steven Prosoki, Hanna French and Allison Sanders. The Championship is in Glenwood Springs. Way to go Eagles!
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Stargate Tennis Player Statebound: Congratulations to Stargate Freshman, Gregory Waggoner. He played #4 doubles on the Legacy High School varsity tennis team this fall and finished the season with a 13-5 record. He and his partner placed 3rd in regionals and qualified as alternates for the 5A State Tennis Tournament. Way to go Gregory!
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Stargate Softball Player Statebound: Congratulations to Stargate Junior, Tegan Medina. She plays on the Riverdale Ridge Varsity Softball team and they are headed to the 4A State Tournament on Friday. Way to go Tegan and Team!
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Middle School Boys Soccer Champs: Congratulations to the Stargate Middle School Boys Soccer Team for winning the MSAL Championship! Two years in a row!! Congrats to the boys and Coaches Adam Hays and Kristen Anderson. Way to go Eagles!
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Stargate Cross Country Star: Congratulations to the Stargate's very own, Allison Pippert. Her running accomplishments are showcased in this Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel news story.
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Athlete of the Month: Congratulations to the Stargate Varsity Athletes of the Month for August: Alvin Cheang (soccer) and Emma Herbolsheimer (volleyball)! Each month, the in-season team coaches will nominate an athlete based on their actions on the field or court as well as in the classroom. The entire coaching staff will then vote for the winners. Thank you to our sponsors, Chik-fil-A and Freddy's, for their gift card donations for each athlete. Go Eagles!
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Students of the Month - September: Congratulations to the Stargate Students of the Month for September! Each department nominates a middle school and high school student for their efforts in the classroom. They are honored with a lunch with Mr. Cable. Congrats Eagles! Keep up the amazing work!
English: Callan Heys (MS) and Aelora Winkelhake (HS
Math: Tillie Cox (MS) and Alessandro Romero (HS)
Science: Violet Ence (MS) and Reese Bush (HS)
Social Studies: Allie McEntee (MS) and Henry Knighton (HS)
World Language: Zach Hoda (MS) and Chase Myers (HS)
Adroit: Elijah Osburn (MS) and Coda Enix (HS
PE: Ava Ridgell (MS) and Alessandro Romero (HS)
Art: Anchal Sapkota (MS) and Leif Frederick (HS)
Performing Arts: Rohan Jeyavel (MS) and Leo Hickman (HS)
Tech: Sienna Heide (MS) and Ciel Richmond (HS)
Counseling: Emma Brandmeyer (MS) and Wyeth Pahl (HS)
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High School Academic Awards - Congratulations to the High School Academic Award winners. Please see the slideshow for winners.
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Orchestra Honors - Congratulations to High School Orchestra members: Reese Bush, Jeremy Huang, Ava Lee, Gwynneth Reeder, and Valerie Xin for making it into the Western State Orchestra Festival! This event has always been considered a prestigious event. It's been on hold the last two years and we're all excited to have it back in person! These students will get to perform with other top notch string players from our state at UNC Greeley November 3rd-5th.
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Middle School Yearbook Staff wins All-Colorado Award - Congratulations to the 2021-2022 Middle School Yearbook staff for winning top honors from the Colorado Student Media Association for the 2022 yearbook. They received an All-Colorado overall award as well as for every category (design, photography, writing) We are so proud of them and all of the hard work and dedication they put into last year's book! Thank you to Mrs. Spriggs for leading this amazing team. Way to go Eagles!
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National Youth Leadership Council - Elizabeth Clement, 11th grade, was recently elected Colorado's representative to the Youth Leadership Council for the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. It's her second honor from the group. She was one of 29 Colorado students selected for their co-op-sponsored Youth Tour to Washington D.C., June 12-17, which included meetings with state and national leaders. As Colorado's Youth Council representative, she will participate in another week of leadership training, and then attend the NRECA PowerXChange next spring in Nashville, TN. where she'll have the opportunity to speak with national leaders and decision/policy makers. Congratulations!
Pan-American Youth Chess Championship- Iris Li, 5th grade, won the Gold Medal for the Under 10 Girls Division at the competition in Uruguay this summer. Iris was the official representative of Team USA (the highest rated player in her age group). As the official representative of Team USA again, Iris will attend the FIDE World Cadet Chess Championship in September in Batumi, the country of Georgia. https://wccc2022.fide.com/ Congratulations Iris!
Eagle Scout Project - Thank you to Stargate Senior, Conor McVeigh. He organized a team to help beautify the Stargate campus as part of his Eagle Scout project. On Aug. 6, they moved 50 yards of mulch and planted 8 new trees! Thank you to Doug Ryan for helping Conor. Wow, the campus looks amazing!
All-American, Cheerleading - congratulations to Moss Nicks and Jadyn Bratcher and to the Stargate Varsity Cheer Team. The team earned top levels (blue and gold ribbon) at the CSU UCA cheer camp in July. Moss and Jadyn successfully competed for spots as All-American cheerleaders, earning invitations to perform with other All-American cheerleaders across the country (and world!). Congratulations!
All-American, Track & Field - on June 16, Allison Pippert earned the title of "High School All American." She finished 6th in the 5K event at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in Oregon. The event is considered the national championship of U.S. high school track & field. Way to go Allison!!!!!
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