An Important Message from Principal Carter- PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Dear Parents;


One of the reasons so many of us think of Telluride High School as a special and different place (and better, too!) is because of the incredible opportunities presented to our students. Our school year is bookended by two special events – the Telluride Film Festival on Labor Day Weekend in September, and MountainFilm on Memorial Day Weekend in May. Because of the generosity of the festival planners and the great relationships that have been developed between these organizers and the school district, our students are offered exclusive opportunities to view great works and programs brought to our town for these events.


At the end of the school year, there are also many other important events that, although fun and important, can interrupt the instructional day. We decided that this year, we would combine these events into a single, active, exciting, and spirited day of recognition, special presentations, and celebration.


Tomorrow, Friday May 21, 2009, will be a busy and important day at THS. Students will report to school at the regular time (8:15 AM) and will go to their 2nd period classes for attendance. After that, we will all go to the gymnasium for the presentation of the Class Awards, where students will be celebrated for their excellence and hard work all year long. Following the Class Awards, our student council hopefuls will deliver their speeches to convince their peers that they are the best candidate for Student Council and Class leadership. Next, we head to the Palm Theater for an exclusive screening presented by MountainFilm. Finally, the day will conclude with a school picnic and field day, where we will all celebrate another great year of learning and development at THS.


I want you to know that I value this day of school. Each of these events has been deemed so important by our school’s faculty and students that we committed to sacrificing class time so they can be experienced. This is an experiment for our school - and I’ll admit that I am a little bit nervous about it. Some have suggested that students will convince their parents that it would be “okay” for them not to attend this day’s program. I want to disabuse you of that notion entirely. Not only would any frivolous absence be counted as unexcused, but I can assure you that if our students “vote with their feet” and don’t attend these programs en masse, special opportunities such as this will go away – not to be offered during the school day again. I value these unique opportunities and think that removing them from our program would be a shame. I assure you, however, that I will do just that if the students make it clear that they do not value these programs as well.


Please support the school and this special programming by insisting that your child attend school tomorrow and participate fully in all planned activities. It promises to be an exciting and fulfilling day for all of us, and I would hate to see your son or daughter miss out.

Best regards,

Alex Carter
Principal
Telluride High School
725 W. Colorado Ave.
Telluride, CO 81435
(970) 369-1211

ISP3 EXPO - Video

Enjoy this quick look at what students have been working on in their 3rd ISP. The Cuisine ISP catered the EXPO, the Music ISP provided entertainment by performing, and the Sports Medicine ISP, the Architecture and Design ISP, and the Sustainability ISP demonstrated static display of their topic of study. Overall, it was a great day for all involved!