Welcome to Education Nonprofit Corporation

(ENC)

ENC is Dedicated to the Advancement of Education.

With your support, we have donated over $309,00.00 to Jefferson County public schools since 2009.  ENC also donated over $20,000.00  for student chromebooks to the Jeffco School Foundation in May 2020.  Jeffco School finalists in the 2020-2021 ENC Jeffco Writing Challenge and I Love to Read contests will receive additional donations close to $10,000.00 collectively for all the winning schools listed below. 

CERTIFICATES AND PRIZES WILL BE EMAILED/MAILED TO WINNERS.

Pandemic Perspective From Students – Writing Awards for 2021

Eighth Annual Jeffco Writing Challenge & I Love to Read Contest

Over 2,000 Jefferson county students participated in this year’s Jeffco Writing Challenge and  the “I Love to Read” Contest. The annual contests are sponsored by Education Nonprofit Corporation (ENC), a Golden-based nonprofit, in collaboration with Jefferson county educators.

First place winners will receive $100, and second, third, and honorable mention winners will receive $25, $15, and $10 Amazon gift cards, respectively. This year students will be commemorated in a slide show award ceremony. Schools with the highest winning entries will receive monetary awards collectively totaling close to $10,000.00.

Student participation in the writing contests has increased for the last few years. There were close to 500 entries for eight grade alone this past year.

Students responded to writing prompts that asked them to consider what they have learned in the last year and how they will help when future pandemics strike. Students had lots to say about what this year has been like for them. Connie Brown, Jeffco Public Schools Gifted and Talented Resource Teacher, explained: “This has been an incredibly challenging and impactful year for all of our students, and that is evident in every entry.  These pieces are truly time-capsule worthy—it made choosing the winners so incredibly difficult!”

Roger Dowd, Director of Gifted and Talented Programming for Jeffco schools, noted that, “Each year the Jeffco Writing Contest provides students in all grade levels at all Jeffco schools the opportunity to engage in writing on a topic that is personally meaningful to them. The program has incredibly generous awards and opportunities for both recognition and publication, but more importantly it creates an opportunity for all students to think, process and write in a communal and fun environment.”

ENC was founded in 2008 to support education in Jeffco and has donated over $307,000 to Jeffco schools since.  ENC also awarded $20,000.00 in computers to the Jeffco School Foundation for Jeffco students last May 2020.

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE WINNERS

SLIDE SHOW AND ENTRIES:

https://www.dropbox.com/t/uKhH5cgnpEAxokRM

Kindergarten:
1^st Pl — Evan Dorobek, Kyffin Elementary

2^nd Pl — Madison Segel, Red Rocks Elementary
3^rd Pl — Anchor Stamate, Red Rocks Elementary
HM — Greta Ochsner, Red Rocks Elementary

First Grade:
1^st Pl — Franny Rooney, Ralston Elementary

2^nd Pl — Anna O’Hare, Kyffin Elementary

3^rd Pl — Maryn Rolfing, Marshdale Elementary

HM — Philip Vigil, Green Gables Elementary

HM — Jacob Meunier, Green Gables Elementary

Second Grade:

1^st Pl — Bennett Mueller, Fairmount Elementary

2^nd Pl — Jude Martinez, Green Gables Elementary

3^rd Pl — Sabastian Myers, Shaffer Elementary

HM — Jeffery Nieberding, Ralston Elementary

 

Third Grade:

1^st Pl — Isabella Morgan, West Jefferson Elementary School

2^nd Pl — Beckett Holcomb, Red Rocks Elementary

3^rd Pl — Michael Limmer, Red Rocks Elementary

Fourth Grade:

1^st Pl — Annie Clapper, West Woods Elementary

1^st Pl — Henri Van Noordenburg, Parmalee Elementary

2^nd Pl — Maggie Sutley, Prospect Valley Elementary

3^rd Pl — Sigsten Bergstrand, Parmalee Elementary

HM — Aisley Nicholson, Prospect Valley Elementary

HM — Sabine Coker, Parmalee Elementary

Fifth Grade:  

1^st Pl — Chelyn Kwon, Shaffer Elementary

2^nd Pl — Emarie Rothe, Bradford K-8 North

3^rd Pl — Dylan Johnson, Shelton Elementary

3^rd Pl — Mollie Weinstein, Prospect Valley Elementary

HM — Denver Harris, Woodrow Wilson Academy

Sixth Grade:  

1^st Pl — Mallory Keyes, Deer Creek Middle School

2^nd Pl — Madison Tidmore, Three Creeks Middle School

3^rd Pl — Kayla Mattson, Oberon Middle School

HM — James Johansen, Oberon Middle School

Seventh Grade:

1^st Pl — Fiona Fox, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — Charlize Ellsworth, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Hunter Ellsworth, Dunstan Middle School

HM – Hailey Ruiz, Dunstan Middle School

 

Eighth Grade:                                                                                  

1st Pl — Veronica Morgan, Oberon Middle School

1st Pl — Sasha Calanni, Dunstan Middle School

1st Pl — Jorja Janson, Oberon Middle School

1st Pl — Dutch Neuweiler, Oberon Middle School

1st Pl — Isabella Teran, Oberon Middle School

2nd Pl — Ryker Thomas, Deer Creek Middle School

2nd Pl — Sienna Smith, Dunstan Middle School

2nd Pl — Abby Brown-Dunstan Middle School

2nd Pl — Juliette Sarazin, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — Liam Welsh, Oberon Middle School

3^rd Pl — Savannah Primak, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Jaylen Henry, Oberon Middle School

3^rd Pl — Matthew Kotowski, Oberon Middle School

HM — Anonymous, “Aspen Trees”

HM — Anonymous, “A Year Like A Storm”

HM — Anonymous, “The Dust”

HM — Olivia Cron, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Savanna Hurt, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Emma LaBlanc, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Grace Cooke, Oberon Middle School

HM — Callan Wilkes, Bradford K-8 North

HM — Lilliana Heuton, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Eva Schumaker, Bell Middle School

HM — Hudson Dillon, Oberon Middle School

HM — Jalen Koskella, Oberon Middle School

HM — Rosalia O’Dorisio, Oberon Middle School

HM — Nancy Branstiter, Oberon Middle School

HM — Max Bennett, Oberon Middle School

HM — Maci Lesh, Oberon Middle School

HM — Kiara Vigil, Oberon Middle School

HM — Danielle Duran, Oberon Middle School

HM — Emma Verdugo, Oberon Middle School

Ninth Grade:

1^st Pl — Tyger Saul, Jeffco Virtual Academy

2^nd Pl — Avery Macias, Golden High School

3^rd Pl — Lauren Hacke, Lakewood High School

HM — Claire Rasmussen, Pomona High School

Tenth Grade:

1^st Pl — Hayley Bisant, Hope Academy

2^nd Pl — Sophie Anderson, Golden High School

Eleventh Grade:

1^st Pl — Tammy Le, Bear Creek High School

1^st Pl — Sophia Hult, Bear Creek High School

2^nd Pl — Corina Lanuza-Foster, Bear Creek High School

2^nd Pl — Richard Hau, Bear Creek High School

3^rd Pl — Santiago Lujian, Bear Creek High School

HM — Vivian Xu, Bear Creek High School

HM — Jodine Trujillo, Bear Creek High School

 

Twelfth Grade:
1^st Pl — Rowan Taylor-Laska, Bear Creek High School
2^nd Pl — Kim Nguyen, Bear Creek High School
3^rd Pl — Luke Baucam, Bear Creek High School
HM — Eric Roche, Bear Creek High School

 I LOVE TO READ SLIDE SHOW:

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xw3kdiuwo2ph4pafbapzk/2021-Slideshow-for-I-Love-to-Read-Contest-Winners-2.pptx?dl=0&rlkey=bn1doigbfwmhki00khxb5aina

“I LOVE TO READ” WINNERS

Kindergarten:
1^st Pl — Evan Dorobek, Kyffin Elementary

 

First Grade:
1^st Pl — Ryder Seely, Kyffin Elementary

2^nd Pl — Charlotte Brewer, Ralston Elementary
3^rd Pl — Ramona Collard, Ralston Elementary

HM — Sam Nelson, Kyffin Elementary

 

Second Grade:
1^st Pl — Elliot Brewer, Ralston Elementary
2^nd Pl — Avery Piala, Kyffin Elementary
3^rd Pl — Olive Kinghorn, Kyffin Elementary

HM — Lukas McClellan, Kyffin Elementary

Third Grade:

1^st Pl — Emma Dorobek, Kyffin Elementary

2^nd Pl — Aryn Kwon, Coronado Elementary

3^rd Pl — Everly Collard, Ralston Elementary

Fourth Grade:

1st Pl — Aisley Nicholson, Prospect Valley Elementary

2nd Pl — Ian Gonzales, Green Gables Elementary

3^rd Pl — Alexander Miner, Green Gables Elementary

HM — Angela Alvey, Green Gables Elementary

Fifth Grade:

1^st Pl — Charlotte Collard, Ralston Elementary

2^nd Pl — Chelyn Kwon, Shaffer Elementary

Sixth Grade:

1^st Pl — Simone Enser, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — Jade Woolman, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Teegan Reed, Falcon Bluffs Middle School

HM — Jacob Simpson, Dunstan Middle School

 

Seventh Grade:

1^st Pl — Emma Schmucker, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — Abrianna Knight, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Athena Erwin, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Ava Benson, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Mila Kuruvila, Dunstan Middle School

 

Eighth Grade:

1^st Pl — Amaia Simpson, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — Corbin Chlumsky, Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl — James Nguyen, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Yanehisy Hinojo, Dunstan Middle School

3^rd Pl — Juliette Sarazin, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Zach Grote, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Lilianna Heuton, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Emersyn Augustin, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Kylie Sutton, Dunstan Middle School

HM — Tegan Clement, Dunstan Middle School

Ninth Grade:

1^st Pl — Claire Rasmussen, Pomona High School

 

WINNING SCHOOLS

 

Schools with the Highest Percentage of Winners v. Enrollment

 

 

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE

 

1^st – Oberon Middle School

2^nd – Red Rocks Elementary School

3^rd – Green Gables Elementary School

HM – Dunstan Middle School

HM – Bear Creek High School

 

“I LOVE TO READ” CONTEST

 

1^st Pl – Dunstan Middle School

2^nd – Kyffin Elementary School

3^rd – Green Gables Elementary School

HM – Ralston Elementary School

HM – Falcon Bluffs Middle School

 

 

Contact Information:

ENC

Education Nonprofit Corporation

Dedicated to the Advancement of Educatio

P.O. Box 688

Golden, CO 80402

800-978-4290

 

ENC’S DONATION TO THE JEFFCO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION- COVID-19 

                                 NOTE FROM JEFFCO SCHOOLS FOUNDATION:

Over $20,000 in support for 104 Chromebooks Unlocks Learning for Jeffco Students!

Education Nonprofit Corporation is supporting Jeffco Students to access Remote Learning! In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, 84,000 students across Jefferson County are able to access learning through Jeffco’s world-class Remote Learning plan.

Devices and internet are essential tools to ensure all Jeffco learners have access to education and are not left behind.

“Thanks to the generous support of the Education Nonprofit Corporation, one hundred and four Jeffco students will have access to the devices needed to access learning in this time. We are so grateful for this support and honored to have partners that ensure we advance learning and remove barriers for all of our children.”

-Angela Baber, Executive Director, Jeffco Schools Foundation

Thanks to our community partners like Education Nonprofit Corporation, Jeffco Schools Foundation is helping support students now with essential needs such as groceries, gas, medication, and cleaning supplies as well as with internet and devices to access learning. Support us to support our students, schools, and District!

2019-2020 CONTESTS:

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE AND “I LOVE TO READ” CONTEST RESULTS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PARTICIPANTS – JEFFCO HAD SOME AWESOME WRITERS!!

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE WINNERS

Kindergarten:
1st Pl-Charlotte Brewer- Ralston Elementary
2nd Pl-Ramona Collard- Ralston Elementary
3rd Pl-Ryder Seely- Kyffin Elementary
HM – Anna Strouth- Shelton Elementary

First Grade:
1st Pl-River Levy- Free Horizon Montessori

Second Grade:
1st Pl-Greta Feiertag- Kyffin Elementary
2nd Pl-Ruby Codalbu- Kyffin Elementary
3rd Pl-Emma Lippard- Red Rocks Elementary
HM – Delancy Reynolds- Kyffin Elementary

Third Grade:
1st Pl-Aisley Nicholson- Prospect Valley Elementary
2nd Pl-Sydney Brewer- Ralston Elementary
3rd Pl-Remy Escala- Red Rocks Elementary
HM – Grace Goman- Coronado Elementary

Fourth Grade:
1st Pl -Morgan Murphy- Westridge Elementary
2nd Pl–Lillian Nivala- Parmalee Elementary
3rd Pl -Beckett Rooney- Ralston Elementary
HM – Allison Pham- Kyffin Elementary

Fifth Grade:
1st Pl-Levi Feiveson- Devinny Elementary
2nd Pl-Cadence Fredricey- Jefferson Academy Elementary
3rd Pl-Owen Offerman- Parmalee Elementary
HM – Spencer Lippert- Woodrow Wilson Academy

Sixth Grade:
1st Pl -Naeima Mielad- Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Joey Filippone- Oberon Middle School

3rd Pl-Abbirose Dowty- Doral Academy
HM – Anden Draper- Bell Middle School
HM – Sophia Hall- Oberon Middle School

Seventh Grade:
1st Pl-Taran Andersen- Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Emilie Pallagi- Bell Middle School
3rd Pl-Nyah Marquez Dean- Bell Middle School

Eighth Grade:
1st Pl-Shaylan Gangoo- Bell Middle School
1st Pl-Claire Rasmussen- Woodrow Wilson Academy
2nd Pl-Kaia Fowler- Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Stella Garsombke- Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Dawn McCormack- Oberon Middle School
3rd Pl-Taylor Czarnecki- Bell Middle School
3rd Pl-Kyra Jordan- Bell Middle School
3rd Pl-Spencer Blosser- Oberon Middle School
HM-Liam Zimmerman- Bell Middle School
HM-Caitlin Kennamer- Bell Middle School

Ninth Grade:
1st Pl-Haley Bisant- Hope Academy
2nd Pl-Sean Keating- Golden High School
3rd Pl-Matthew Babcock- Dakota Ridge High School

Tenth Grade:
1st Pl-Jocelyn DesLauriers-Dakota Ridge High School
2nd Pl-Kendsy Kendall- Two Roads Charter School
3rd Pl-Camila Gonzalez- Lakewood High School
HM – Mariari Salgado Enciso- Lakewood High School

Eleventh Grade:
1st Pl-Claire St. Bernard- Bear Creek High School
1st Pl- Natalie Brown- Bear Creek High School
2nd Pl- Emma Abbott- Bear Creek High School
3rd Pl- Jenny Ro Bear- Creek High School
HM – Hannah Jones- Bear Creek High School
HM – Jessica Duncan- Golden High School

Twelfth Grade:
1st Pl-Ian Morton- Lakewood High School
2nd Pl-Suzan Nambi- Bear Creek High School
3rd Pl-Dan Nguyen- Bear Creek High School
HM – Olivia Bianchi- Bear Creek High School

“I LOVETO READ” WINNERS
Kindergarten:
1st Pl-Ryder Seely- Kyffin Elementary
2nd Pl-Ayda Varney- Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Josie Freedman- Green Gables Elementary
HM – Jacob Meunier- Green Gables Elementary

First Grade:
1st Pl-Elliot Brewer- Ralston Elementary
2nd Pl-Rachel Reinart- Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Levi Hidalgo- Green Gables Elementary
HM – Kaylee Purtell- Green Mountain Elementary

Second Grade:
1st Pl- Ruby Codalbu- Kyffin Elementary
2nd Pl- Olivia Liotta- Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Nathan Deline- Kyffin Elementary
HM – Emma Dorobek- Kyffin Elementary
HM – Luke Antoun- Kyffin Elementary

Third Grade:
1st Pl-Jonah Chang- Green Gables Elementary
2nd Pl-Jaden Ayala Cerda- Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Vivian Pearson- Fairmount Elementary
HM – Corbin Bohl- Green Gables Elementary

Fourth Grade:
1st Pl-Siena Brodsky- Ralston Elementary
2nd Pl-Sidra Quinn Mahan- Woodrow Wilson Academy
3rd Pl-Sebastian Fuhr- Green Gables Elementary
HM – Baylie Bosson- Kyffin Elementary

Fifth Grade:
1st Pl-Simone Enser- Rooney Ranch Elementary
2nd Pl -Colin Kaley- Ute Meadows Elementary
3rd Pl-Lennon Schafer- Green Gables Elementary
HM – Rachel Sage- Ute Meadows Elementary
HM – Carter Pearson- Fairmount Elementary

Sixth Grade:
1st Pl-Aubrey Garcia- Woodrow Wilson Academy
2nd Pl-Caden Harris- Falcon Bluffs Middle School
3rd Pl-Camryn Curtis- Woodrow Wilson Academy
HM – Darin Walter- Woodrow Wilson Academy

Seventh Grade:
1st Pl-Cindy Nguyen- Dunstan Middle School
2nd Pl-Cyril Chlumsky- Dunstan Middle School
3rd Pl-Tobias Centeno- Dunstan Middle School
HM – Mariah Marcial- Dunstan Middle School
HM – Abby Brown- Dunstan Middle School

Eighth Grade:
1st Pl-Theodore Meyer- Everitt Middle School
2nd Pl-Beckett Kozhevnikov- Everitt Middle School
3rd Pl-Andrea Fishmuth- Everitt Middle School
HM – Taylor Bills- Everitt Middle School

Ninth Grade: No Submissions
Tenth Grade: No Submissions

Eleventh Grade:
1st Pl-Ava Becker- Church Bear Creek High School
2nd Pl-Madeline Wessell- Bear Creek High School
3rd Pl-Cali Reno- Bear Creek High School
HM – Isiah Hermosillo- Bear Creek High School

Twelfth Grade:
1st Pl-Suzan Nambi- Bear Creek High School
2nd Pl-Diana McCoy- Bear Creek High School

Winning Schools- The Jeffco Writing Challenge

SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ENTRIES VS ENROLLMENT
1st – Red Rocks Elementary School-$1100.00 Award
2nd – Oberon Middle School- $800.00 Award
3rd – Bell Middle School – $650.00 Award
HM – Woodrow Wilson Academy – $500.00 Award
SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ENTRIES VS WINNERS
1st – Dakota Ridge High School – $1100.00 Award
2nd – Golden High School – $800.00 Award
3rd – Ralston Elementary – $650.00 Award
HM – Lakewood High School -$500.00 Award

Winning Schools – “I Love to Read”

SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF ENTRIES VS ENROLLMENT
1st – Green Gables Elementary School – $1100.00 Award
2nd – Dunstan Middle School – $800.00 Award
2nd – Kyffin Elementary School – $800.00 Award
3rd -Woodrow Wilson Academy – $$650.00 Award
HM – Bear Creek High School – $500.00 Award

                                         PAST ENC DONATIONS: 2018- TO 2019

ENC donated $10,100.00 in May 2019 to Jefferson County Public Schools for their JWC and their I Love to Read writing contest participation.   ENC also donated to the Denver Post Foundation for the 2019 Spelling Bee.

                           Past 6th Annual JWC and ILC Writing Contest Results:

On May 3, 2019,  ENC  awarded cash and prizes to K-12 writers for the Sixth Annual Jeffco Writing Challenge & I Love to Read Contest

Jeffco student authors were recognized May 3rd at the sixth annual awards ceremony for the Jeffco Writing Challenge and the I Love to Read Contest. The awards ceremony featured award winning fantasy author Todd Fahnestock as guest speaker, and Charlee Robles of Alice 105.9 as MC.

Over 1,600 Jefferson county students participated in this year’s Jeffco Writing Challenge and I Love to Read Contest.  The contests are sponsored by Education Nonprofit Corporation (ENC), a Golden-based nonprofit, in collaboration with Jefferson county educators.

“This was the first year we had separate writing prompts for younger writers versus the older kids,” said Jody Thomas, ENC consultant. “K-8 kids wrote about their ideas for inventions, which added a STEM twist to our usual emphasis on literacy, and older kids wrote about the concept of crossing borders, whether they be social, economic, political, geographical, philosophical, or even metaphysical.  We were trying to attract more high school entries, and it worked!”

These contests encourage kids to read and write and legitimize their voices as writers.  When asked about what writing meant to him as a young person, this year’s awards ceremony speaker Todd Fahnestock described how reading, writing, and using his imagination got him through tough times as a kid: “I wanted to be a writer because writers made magic. They had created heroes to look up to when my real life heroes had failed me. Every single character I have ever created, I’ve also tried to emulate in real life.”

Here is a link to the Golden Transcript article by Christy Steadman:

https://goldentranscript.net/stories/jeffcos-young-readers-writers-honored-at-annual-ceremony,280349

A list of student winners  is below:

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE WINNERS

Kindergarten:
1^st Pl-Elliot Brewer/ Ralston Elementary

2^nd Pl-Tyler Marshall/ Wilmot Elementary
3^rd Pl-Charlotte Robinson/ Fairmount Elementary
HM – Nora Epke/ Fairmount Elementary

First Grade:
1^st Pl-Fiona Galeki/ Compass Montessori (W. R.)

2^nd Pl- Reese Esquada/ Red Rocks Elementary
3^rd Pl-Adarra Taltos/ Red Rocks Elementary
HM – Josephine Woodruff/ Red Rocks Elementary

Second Grade:

1^st Pl-Lily Laird/ Red Rocks Elementary

2^nd Pl-Mason Mitchelmore/ Kyffin Elementary

2^nd Pl-Clark Spear/ Kyffin Elementary

3^rd Pl-Alice Harada/ Kyffin Elementary

HM –Cadence Cullen/ Red Rocks Elementary

Third Grade:

1^st Pl-Beckett Rooney/ Ralston Elementary

2^nd Pl-Marley Hamilton/ Peck Elementary

3^rd Pl-Allison Pham/ Kyffin Elementary

HM – Lauren Martin/ Coronado Elementary

Fourth Grade:

1st Pl- Sebastian Smith/ Rooney Ranch Elementary

2nd Pl-Charlotte Luther/ Maple Grove Elementary

3rd Pl-Chas Keyes/ Ralston Elementary

HM – Winter Manderson/ Kyffin Elementary

Fifth Grade:  

1^st Pl-Sam Briggs/ Shelton Elementary

2^nd Pl-Hannah Paul/ South Lakewood Elementary

3^rd Pl-Hailee Beckloff/ Three Creeks Elementary

HM – Kino Neustedter/ Shelton Elementary

Sixth Grade:  

1st Pl-Sophie Luther/ Creighton Middle School

2nd Pl-Emma Guerra/ Oberon Middle School

3rd Pl-JP Baichi/ Oberon Middle School

HM – Katie Brotherton/ Oberon Middle School

Seventh Grade:

1^st Pl-Sophia Wong/ The Manning School

2^nd Pl-Sierra Martinez/ Oberon Middle School

2^rd Pl-Lincoln Hall/ Bell Middle School

3^rd Pl-Kyra Jordan/ Bell Middle School

3^rd Pl- Lucy Schmidt/ Oberon Middle School

Continued JWC Winners

HM – Caleb March/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

HM – Julian Miller/ Bell Middle School

 

Eighth Grade:  

1^st Pl-Sophie Anderson/ Bell Middle School

2^nd Pl-Kat Neuweiler/ Oberon Middle School

3^rd Pl-Rowan Holgate/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

HM – Keelyn Nitta/ Oberon Middle School

Ninth Grade:

1^st Pl-Haley Bisant/ Hope Academy

2^nd Pl-Leah Piotrowski/ Green Mountain High School

3^rd Pl-Diane Lopez Fuentes/ Lakewood High School

HM – Jocelyn Des Laurier/ Dakota Ridge High School

Tenth Grade:

1^st Pl-Anika Bisant/ Hope Academy

2^nd Pl-Dawson Jansson/ Conifer High School

3^rd Pl-Charlie Cence/ Conifer High School

HM – Melina Lewis/ Conifer High School

Eleventh Grade:
1^st Pl-Shelby Merchant/ Bear Creek High School
2^nd Pl-Christina Manna/ Bear Creek High School
3^rd Pl-Anna Hughes/ Conifer High School
HM – Olivia Desso/ Lakewood High School

Twelfth Grade:
1^st Pl-Emily Domagala/Green Mountain High School
2^nd Pl – Vladin Panic/ Bear Creek High School
3^rd Pl-Megan Klane/ Golden High School
HM – David Cunningham/ Wheat Ridge High School

“I LOVETO READ” CHALLENGE WINNERS

Kindergarten:
1^st Pl-Serenity Gallegos/ Green Gables Elementary
2^nd Pl-Annabel Ross/ Woodrow Wilson Academy
3^rd Pl-Lucy Paschall/ Sheridan Green Elementary
HM – Ricky Riley/ Green Gables Elementary

First Grade:
1^st Pl-Olivia Liotta/ Green Gables Elementary
2^nd Pl- Louis Casamento/ Green Gables Elementary

3^rd Pl-Elin Blair/ Green Gables Elementary
HM – Bryn Slater/ Green Mountain Elementary

 

Second Grade:
1^st Pl- Avalon Monell/ Green Gables Elementary
2^nd Pl-Simon Pollock/ Kyffin Elementary
3^rd Pl-Irena Tidwell/ Green Gables Elementary

HM – William Thomas/ Kyffin Elementary

Third Grade:

1^st Pl- Brayden Townsend/ Green Gables Elementary

2^nd Pl-Sofia Burg-Gfroerer/ Compass Montessori

3^rd Pl-Braelyn Montgomery Britt/ Green Gables Elementary

HM – Sidra Mahan/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

 

Fourth Grade:

1st Pl- Mariah Guthrie/ Green Gables Elementary

2nd Pl-Charlie Pogany/ Green Gables Elementary

3^rd Pl-Audrey Woszczynski/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

HM- Not Listed/ Green Gables Elementary

Fifth Grade:

1st Pl-Avry Bard/ Shelton Elementary

2nd Pl- Sarah Moore/ Green Gables Elementary

3^rd Pl- Isiah/Martinefski/ Green Gables Elementary

HM- Devin Franks – Cassidy/ Excel Academy

6th Grade:

1^st Pl-Haley Reising/ Falcon Bluffs Middle School

2^nd Pl-Will Hail/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

3^rd Pl-Riley Kinsella/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

HM – Sierra Buzick/ Woodrow Wilson Academy

 

7th Grade:

1^st Pl-Jack den Hartog/ Dunstan Middle School

2^nd Pl-Sara Lineberry/ Falcon Bluffs Middle School

3rd Pl – Michael Nuccio/ Oberon Middle School

HM- Kiana Good/ Dunstan Middle School

Eighth Grade:

1^st Pl- Rowan Freeman/ Everitt Middle School

2^nd Pl-Brevin Fischer/ Everitt Middle School

3^rd Pl-Grace Goodwin/ Everitt Middle School

HM – Briza Acevdeo/ Everitt Middle School

Eleventh Grade:
1^st Pl-Tommy Vuong/ Bear Creek High School
2^nd Pl-Katelynn Lesher/ Conifer High School

3rd Pl – Kimberly Munder/ Conifer High School

Entries are judged by a panel of elementary to post-secondary educators.  First place winners received $100.  Second place awards received $25 Tattered Cover gift cards, third place received $15 and Honorable Mention awards are $10 worth of Tattered Cover gift cards.

Winning schools that received ENC donations are the following:

JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE:

SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST ENTRIES:

1^ST-Oberon Middle School

2^nd Pl-Red Rocks Elementary School

3rd Pl- Bell Middle School

HM – Woodrow Wilson Academy

SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST WINNING ENTRIES

1^st-Oberon Middle School

2^nd-Red Rocks Elementary & Kyffin Elementary School

3^rd– Bell Middle School & Conifer High School

HM-Bear Creek High School

JEFFCO’S “I LOVE TO READ” WINNING SCHOOLS:

SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST ENTRIES

1^ST–Green Gables Elementary School

2^nd–Kyffin Elementary School

3^rd–Woodrow Wilson Academy

HM – Dunstan Middle School

Entries are judged by a panel of elementary to post-secondary educators.  First place winners will receive $100.  Second place awards will receive $25 Tattered Cover gift cards, third place will receive $15 and Honorable Mention awards $10 worth of Tattered Cover gift cards.

2018-2019  5TH ANNUAL JWC STUDENT WRITING  ENTRIES WERE AMAZING:

In  2018 over 1,200 Jefferson county students wrote short story fiction and poems to change the ending of their favorite books for the 2018 Jeffco Writing Challenge (JWC). The JWC  awards ceremony  hosted  Claudia Mills, author of 60 young readers books & ALA Notable Books of the Year recipient.  Charlee Burnor of Alice 105.9 was MC at the JWC awards.

“We were thrilled with the response to the contests,” said Jody Thomas, adjunct English Professor and ENC consultant. “Judging was very competitive! Jeffco has a lot of talented young writers, and it’s wonderful to support their creativity and hard work.” The idea for the Jeffco Writing Challenge and ILR contest were developed by Willow George, a second grade Kyffin Elementary GT teacher and by Linda Rediger ENC Co-founder. Dr. Kapushion and Marcy Hoefner, Jeffco GT Director Roger Dowd, and Administrator Paula Jacques-Bonneau are instrumental in developing the contests and encouraging student participation.

George says these contests are vital because “A child’s imagination is poured into their writing like
paint on a canvas; they are creating their own masterpiece. Writing allows each of us to
communicate with the world, giving us a way to let our hearts be heard. The Jeffco Writing
Challenge embodies these principles, fostering the love of writing.” Jeffco GT Director Roger
Dowd and Teacher & Administrator Paula Jacques-Bonneau along with ENC Director Barbara
Banning and Jody Thomas’s exceptional promotion of the contests throughout Jefferson County
helps encourage teachers to tell students about the writing contests. Dr. Kapushion’s and
Marcella Hoefner’s ideas were also instrumental in creating the writing contest by modeling the
Jeffco Writing Challenge on the popular Jeffco Tech Challenge. Entries were judged by a panel
of elementary to post-secondary educators.

ENC was founded in 2008 and has donated over $277,100.00 to local schools since 2009. ENC hosts the Jeffco Writing Challenge annually. Other ENC projects include a volunteer paired reading program. where adults and students read to students in schools, based upon the former “Everbody Wins,” reading program from Washington, D.C.

Prior Contests: News

ENC Donated $10,000.00 to Jeffco Schools  in 2018/19 & also in 2017/18

Students changed the ending to their favorite stories in 2018/19  JWC Contest

FIFTH ANNUAL JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE WINNERS
Kindergarten Winners:
1ST Pl-Rachel Hetherington Colorow Elementary
2nd Pl-Easton King Fairmount Elementary
3rd Pl-Mason D’Amato Rooney Ranch Elementary
HM – Elise Meier Fairmount Elementary
1st Grade Winners:
1st Pl- Madeline Woulfe Elk Creek Elementary
2nd Pl-Liam Burns Hackberry Hill Elementary
3rd Pl-Sydney Shaver Wilmot Elementary
HM – Eva Twyford Two Roads Charter
2nd Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Madhavi Chittoor Hackberry Hill Elementary
2nd Pl-Wesleigh Stocker Fairmount Elementary
3rd Pl-Hazel Corrion Lincoln Academy
HM – Beckett Rooney Ralston Elementary
3rd Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Lily Woulfe Elk Creek Elementary
2nd Pl-Lincoln Ward Jefferson County Open School
3rd Pl-Roan Renzelman Ralston Elementary
HM – Jacob Flores Ralston Elementary
4th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Madeline Windes Prospect Valley Elementar
2nd Pl-Lada Ber Sheridan Green Elementary
3rd Pl-Isabelle Dietzler Normandy Elementary
HM – Jack Beisler Rooney Ranch Elementary
5th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Sophia Luther Maple Grove Elementary
2nd Pl-Annika Ringnalda Elk Creek Elementary
3rd Pl-Xalen Mitchell Woodrow Wilson Academy
HM – Hannah VanDeventer Woodrow Wilson Academy
6th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Benjamin Berg Jefferson Academy
2nd Pl-Leah Stephenson Bell Middle School
3rd Pl-Miranda Pearson Bell Middle School
HM – Alexa Lewis Bell Middle School

7th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Hannah Lane Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Sean Keating Bell Middle School
3rd Pl-Sophie Anderson Bell Middle School
HM – Sarah Falco Summit Ridge Middle School
8th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Lillian Downs Bell Middle School
2nd Pl-Julie Swezy Ken Caryl Middle School
3d Pl-Paige Adzema Bell Middle School
HM – Mia Egger Creighton Middle School
9th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Tyler Burt Wheat Ridge High School
2nd Pl-Anika Bisant Lakewood High School
3rd Pl-Seyennah Rae Sobesky Academy
HM – Samantha Butler Pomona High School
10th Grade Winner:
NO ENTRIES
11th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Felix Channiago Conifer High School
2nd Pl-Mia Hunsaker Conifer High School
3rd Pl-Jessie Levesque-Etling Conifer High School
HM – Jessica Oudakker Conifer High School
12th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Kaitlyn Arleth Ralston Valley High School
2nd Pl-Garrett D. Sobesky Academy (parent wanted only last name D to Media)
JEFFCO WRITING CHALLENGE WINNING SCHOOLS
HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF SCHOOL PARTICIPATION BASED ON ENROLLMENT
1ST-Bell Middle School
2nd-Oberon Middle School
3rd-Red Rocks Elementary School
SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF WINNERS vs ENTRIES
1st -Hackberry Hill Elementary School
2nd-Fairmount Elementary School
3rd-Conifer High School
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SECOND ANNUAL I LOVE TO READ CONTEST
Kindergarten Winners:
1ST Pl- Lukas Robbins Green Gables Elementary
2nd Pl-Sophia Nguyen Woodrow Wilson Academy
3rd Pl-Louis Casamento Green Gables Elementary
HM – Tesla Schafer Green Gables Elementary
1st Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Lily Sveum Woodrow Wilson Academy
2nd Pl-Shawna Rothergrey Woodrow Wilson Academy
3rd Pl-Kathryn Bender Golden View Classical Academy
HM – Tanner Riley Green Gables Elementary
2nd Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Braelyn Montgomery-Britt Green Gables Elementary
2nd Pl-Annalyse Martinez Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-William Rossman Green Gables Elementary
HM – Mya Hankinson Green Gables Elementary
3rd Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Alex Pedrioli Green Gables Elementary
2nd Pl-Ashlee Purtell Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Anna Bender Golden View Classical Academy
HM – Aubrienne Hansen Coronado Elementary
4th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Anna Apatow Woodrow Wilson Academy
2nd Pl-Natalie Penk Green Gables Elementary
3rd Pl-Mylee Smith Green Gables Elementary
HM – Margot Kessel Woodrow Wilson Academy
5th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Sierra Buzick Woodrow Wilson Academy
2nd Pl-Katherine Horneck Marshdale Elementary
3rd Pl-Clay Smile y Green Gables Elementary
HM-Shania Apodaca Green Gables Elementary
6th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Katie Juarez Green Gables Elementary
2nd Pl-Emily Hernandez Green Gables Elementary
3rd-Marina Munir Woodrow Wilson Academy
HM – Leia Michel Woodrow Wilson Academy
7th Grade Winners:
1st Pl- Carly Dove Dunstan Middle School
2nd Pl-Madison Pendleton Jefferson Jr./Sr. High
8th Grade Winners:
1st Pl-Katie Stahl North Arvada Middle School
2nd Pl-Ethan Krumholz Everitt Middle School
3rd Pl-Egan Goh Everitt Middle School
HM – Charlotte Medina Everitt Middle School
WINNING SCHOOL’S FOR JEFFCO’S “I LOVE TO READ” CONTEST
1ST-Green Gables Elementary School
2nd-Woodrow Wilson Academy
3rd- Everitt Middle School

For more information about the next JWC contest,  see the Jefferson County GT website.  Also, a  link for the  Golden Transcript article about the 2018/19 contest is below:

http://goldentranscript.net/stories/jeffco-students-rewarded-for-reading-and-writing,262080

Events

Check Back For Updates on Annual Holiday Raffle Info- December 2020!

Annual Holiday Raffle: December 2019- Drawing held at Jump Street

COMING IN 2020/21:

2020/21 Jeffco Book Challenge/ Check the Jeffco GT Website in Fall 2020

Details for this new, exciting “I Love to Read,” book challenge are the same as last year. Schools can receive donations for the new Jeffco Book Challenge.  Last year’s ebook pages will be posted soon. READ FULL INFORMATION >>

ENC HAS DONATED TO BELL MIDDLE SCHOOL’S “SCIENCE IS FUN” PROGRAM FOR FIVE YEARS.  FROM BELL MIDDLE SCHOOL:
Science is Fun, Science is Everywhere!
Science is everywhere in today’s world.  At Bell Middle School we strive to help students transfer their learning in our science classes to their daily lives.  This means observing and making sense of the science in cooking, gardening, recycling, health and wellness, weather events and more.  Science and technology are transforming our lives at an incredible pace and we want to make sure our students are prepared for the future.  It is essential that our students can transfer their science learning to the real world problems that our communities face today.
In order to assist our students in seeing that science is everywhere (and fun) we want to give them an opportunity to explore how science impacts their world and then share their new found knowledge , skills and understanding with community members, both young and old.  This year students in our 7th grade honors classes will be choosing a real world issue and then creating science models/investigations that can be used to demonstrate the science behind the issue for their community.   Additionally our iSTEM students are participating in a science fair this year and are currently designing scientific investigation related to a real world problem and/or question.  Both of these activities are helping our students learn to think critically about science and the role that it plays in our world.
The Educational Non-Profit Corporation provides the money for  supplies to assist them with these important tasks.  Without this support, we would not be able to provide the enrichment for our students.
Bridget Jones, Principal
Bell Middle School
1001 Ulysses St. Golden, CO 80401
303-982-4280
Innovate, Inspire, Communicate!

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