The Greeley-Evans School District 6 Summer Food Service Program kicks off May 30 at school and park locations throughout Greeley and Evans.

Meals are free to all kids between the ages of one and 18, regardless of income eligibility and residence. Adults can also join in the meals at a cost of $1.70 for breakfast and $3.25 for lunch.

This year, meals will be served at not only schools, but also at area parks and public pool sites. Some meals will be served from the El Fuego Food Truck; others will be served from District 6 food vans under shelters and pop up tents. There will also be periodic wellness activities and games at the park sites throughout the summer.

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More students will be graduating from Jefferson High School this year than ever before, prompting graduation ceremonies to be moved to the Island Grove Event Center from the Union Colony Civic Center.

Graduation will still be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 24 at the new venue.

Island Grove Event Center will be able to accommodate the families and friends of the approximately 180 graduates without having to limit attendance. This is about 50 more graduates than in recent previous years.

High schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6 will start classes at 8 a.m. beginning in the 2017-18 school year.

Northridge High School, Greeley Central High School, Greeley West High School and Jefferson High School will start at 8 a.m. and school will be released at 3:30 p.m. Early College Academy will start at 7:45 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. The Greeley Alternative Program, which operates three “shifts” of classes, will also have its own start and release times for each shift. These changes do not apply to District 6 charter schools.

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Greeley-Evans School District 6 is seeking sponsors for the second annual School Kickoff Community Celebration, to be held Saturday, August 12 at Island Grove Regional Park.

Funded totally through private donations, the 2016 event raised enough money to give away 2,700 backpacks filled with school supplies, serve free lunch to 2,000 and provide more than 80 onsite $10 sports physicals for students. The celebration also featured four student entertainment groups performing throughout the day and more than 80 community booths and activities such as games, free balloons, a petting zoo and face painting. It is estimated more than 3,500 people attended the event.

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More than 1,000 seniors will don caps and gowns and receive their high school diplomas during 2016-17 graduation ceremonies from Greeley-Evans School District 6 high schools.

Here is a list of planned graduation ceremonies, times, locations and alternative locations where needed for possible inclement weather. All ceremonies are open seating, and at most sites, seating is limited.

For the full press release click HERE.

Tonight, Monday, April 10, the Greeley-Evans School District 6 Board of Education approved a revised calendar for the 2017-18 school year that includes the elimination of early-release Mondays for elementary, middle and K-8 schools.

That means that beginning next school year, Monday will be the same start and release time as other days of the week.

For the full press release click HERE.

The NCMC Foundation announced today that it has granted $118,274 from its Curtis Strong Eye Fund to Greeley-Evans School District 6 for the purchase of eye care diagnostic equipment that will benefit all of the district’s 21,000 plus students.

“We are pleased to be able to make a positive impact on the students in District 6 through the Curtis Strong Eye Fund,” said NCMC Foundation President Chris Kiser. “The equipment will be used for annual screenings of all students in the district, as well as to purchase specialized equipment for students with significant low vision needs.”

The grant will provide assistive technology devices that directly support students with low vision needs; provide annual vision screenings of all District 6 students per state guidelines, including students receiving special education services, students new to District 6, and students referred from teachers; and, it will provide assistance to low income students to access vision professionals and glasses. Some of the vision testing equipment in District 6 is 35 years old, and can no longer be repaired.

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Greeley-Evans School District 6 and its contracted preschool providers are accepting applications for students who qualify for the Colorado Preschool Program for the 2017-18 school year.

The Colorado Preschool Program serves young children who face educational challenges due to family, economic or developmental concerns. CPP provides free, high-quality preschool to eligible children throughout Greeley and Evans. There is no fee for students who qualify. Priority is given to children who have reached the age of four.

Applications are available at the Early Childhood Center at Aims Community College off 20th Street, just west of the Cornerstone Building and at ABC East, 1028 5th Avenue in Greeley. All applications must be returned by May 19.

For more information, please call (970) 352-2222, ext. 5.

Eight Greeley-Evans School District 6 seniors who will graduate in May have been notified they will receive the prestigious Daniels Scholarship.

Paid for through the Daniels Fund, a private foundation started by entrepreneur and cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, these scholarships cover four years of tuition and fees, room and board, books and miscellaneous educational expenses for scholars who attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States.

For the full press release click HERE.

Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, the middle school boundary encompassing Dos Rios Elementary School in Evans will shift from Prairie Heights Middle School to Brentwood Middle School.

This shift will allow Dos Rios students a continuum of International Baccalaureate instruction. Dos Rios hosts the Primary Years Program for IB. Brentwood Middle School hosts the Middle Years Program for IB. The high school and diploma program for IB are at Greeley West High School.

For the full press release click HERE.