📢 VSD Daily Announcements
Daily announcements will be posted here as they become available. We are currently piloting this platform as a way to share timely updates with students, families, and the community. Our goal is to make communication more consistent, accessible, and effective for everyone.
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🌱 Food Production has been busy! 🌱
Students have been learning through hydroponics, experimenting with building their own systems, and testing them with strawberries 🍓—and we’d definitely call it a success! They’ve also been hard at work preparing the garden for spring planting. Hands-on learning at its best!
Students have been learning through hydroponics, experimenting with building their own systems, and testing them with strawberries 🍓—and we’d definitely call it a success! They’ve also been hard at work preparing the garden for spring planting. Hands-on learning at its best!
📅 Important Schedule Updates – Please Read 📅
We have a few upcoming schedule updates to share:
🔹 January 30
• Junior High Knowledge Bowl hosted in the morning
• Science Fair Expo | 12:30–1:30 PM
Parents and community members are invited to visit with students about their projects
• Parent-Teacher Conferences | 1:30–3:30 PM
If you are unable to attend during this time, please call the school to schedule an alternate meeting with teachers
🔹 February 27
• Parent-Teacher Conferences will NOT be held
• This day will be our Homecoming and Parents Night
• More information about these activities will be shared soon
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of our students and staff!
We have a few upcoming schedule updates to share:
🔹 January 30
• Junior High Knowledge Bowl hosted in the morning
• Science Fair Expo | 12:30–1:30 PM
Parents and community members are invited to visit with students about their projects
• Parent-Teacher Conferences | 1:30–3:30 PM
If you are unable to attend during this time, please call the school to schedule an alternate meeting with teachers
🔹 February 27
• Parent-Teacher Conferences will NOT be held
• This day will be our Homecoming and Parents Night
• More information about these activities will be shared soon
Thank you for your flexibility and continued support of our students and staff!
🎉 Congratulations to Eliana Gutierrez! 🎉
Eliana has been selected to receive the DAR Good Citizen Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution, recognizing her for embodying dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in her school, home, and community. A well-deserved recognition!
Eliana has been selected to receive the DAR Good Citizen Award from the Daughters of the American Revolution, recognizing her for embodying dependability, service, leadership, and patriotism in her school, home, and community. A well-deserved recognition!
Congratulations to our students on the Principal’s List and Superintendent’s List!
We’re proud of your hard work and dedication—keep it up! 🎉📚
We’re proud of your hard work and dedication—keep it up! 🎉📚
🍳🥪 January Breakfast & Lunch Menus
Check out what’s cooking in the cafeteria this month!
Check out what’s cooking in the cafeteria this month!
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🎉📚 We are ending the semester with celebrations!
Congratulations to our students for their hard work and commitment:
⭐ Landen Pettinger – Elementary Positive Attendance
⭐ Anabelle Pettinger – JH/HS Positive Attendance
⭐ JJ Sullivan – Elementary Grit Award
⭐ Christian Bear – JH/HS AR Reading & IXL Award
⭐ Billy Beecham – Elementary IXL Award
⭐ Osman Yanes – JH/HS Grit Award
Congratulations to our students for their hard work and commitment:
⭐ Landen Pettinger – Elementary Positive Attendance
⭐ Anabelle Pettinger – JH/HS Positive Attendance
⭐ JJ Sullivan – Elementary Grit Award
⭐ Christian Bear – JH/HS AR Reading & IXL Award
⭐ Billy Beecham – Elementary IXL Award
⭐ Osman Yanes – JH/HS Grit Award
❄️📚 Our 4th and 5th graders celebrated reaching their AR reading goals with a Winter Fun Day! Way to go for putting in the hard work and making reading a priority. We’re so proud of you!
🌱 Innovation at its finest! Students in our Food Production Pathway have built a homemade hydroponics.🍓
🎄🎬 We’ve been busy enjoying the season! From our Christmas theatre production to Christmas at Capital Theatre, students had a wonderful time.
Thank you to Baca County Foods for helping our elementary students learn about behind-the-scenes jobs and experiences!
📢📢Here are the links for today's games in Pritchett stating at 4pm. South Baca Patriots VS Las Animas Trojans! Join us live on SaddleRock Sports Network
Girls' Link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/00Ff8r1fbsE?si=0vp4xAHvHcpTZzqU
Boys' Link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/jbCiodPt-nU?si=CumVm6kW-bYKPCz8
This week, students from Vilas Leadership Team traveled to the CASB (Colorado Association for School Boards) Conference for an experience rooted in service, student voice, and leadership.
Students chose to lean into service learning, creating warm fleece blankets to donate to Children’s Hospital and hospice—a project they designed and led themselves.
The following day was presentation day, where we shared the Post-Secondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR) work happening in our district. Our students confidently answered questions about their experiences and the impact these opportunities have had on them.
Anabelle, who serves on the student Colorado Gifted & Talented Board, present to school board members on person anecdotes and ideas for change. Additionally, student artwork by Brielle Bond and Delainey Thompson was featured in the conference art exhibits.
Through presenting, networking, and attending sessions alongside education leaders from across Colorado, our students and district leaders gained invaluable real-world experience. Moments like these show the power of student voice.
🎄 Join us this Thursday for our Christmas Program!
We’ve heard Santa might be making a special stop with goodies for the kids!
Dinner starts at 5:30-6:45pm
Program starts at 7pm
We’ve heard Santa might be making a special stop with goodies for the kids!
Dinner starts at 5:30-6:45pm
Program starts at 7pm
📣 SaddleRock Sports Network will be broadcasting today’s South Baca games at the RL Ballard Tournament!
🏀 Game Times:
• 2:30 PM
• 4:00 PM
📺 Watch Live Using the Links Below:
Girls Game: https://www.youtube.com/live/__ORGWbzha4?si=ipRFjQgKnmH6Upk-
Boys Game: https://www.youtube.com/live/jtqNMcm02W0?si=q9wTsjHryVpTUzzz
Tune in and support our Patriots! 🔵⚫️
RL Ballard Live by South Baca Saddlerock!
Girls:
https://www.youtube.com/live/pS7olPk_X18?si=L9b0uyBpmmc_UztG
Boys:
https://www.youtube.com/live/tEiCry6ivos?si=oGjHtJg-XjJrWK-n
🎉 Congratulations, Mr. Billy! 🦃
Mr. Billy is the winner of Turkey in Disguise contest! His creativity and effort stood out among all the fantastic entries.
A big thank you to Senior Life Solution l for providing this fun activity for our students!
🎭 Baca County Arts Center & Theater Performance 🎭
We are so proud of our students who have been participating in the Baca County Arts Center & Theater production. This weekend they performed in the dinner theatre show “Remains to be Seen”, and they did an amazing job!
Maddy Forgey played Edie Buffet
Devin Thompson played Ignatius Clam
Adalyn Pettinger played Edie Buffet Echo
Anabelle Pettinger played Agent Sullen
Their hard work, talent, and dedication truly shined on stage. Great job to all of our student performers! 🌟
We are so proud of our students who have been participating in the Baca County Arts Center & Theater production. This weekend they performed in the dinner theatre show “Remains to be Seen”, and they did an amazing job!
Maddy Forgey played Edie Buffet
Devin Thompson played Ignatius Clam
Adalyn Pettinger played Edie Buffet Echo
Anabelle Pettinger played Agent Sullen
Their hard work, talent, and dedication truly shined on stage. Great job to all of our student performers! 🌟
🌎 Cultural Diversity Day Recap! 🌎
Our students had a wonderful day celebrating cultures from around the world! They performed traditional Filipino dances and songs, learned about Filipino festivals, enjoyed a variety of cultural foods, shared our traditional Thanksgiving meal, and ended the day with a fun American dance.
We loved seeing our students learn, celebrate, and connect—and we’re grateful for everyone who helped make the day special.
Our students had a wonderful day celebrating cultures from around the world! They performed traditional Filipino dances and songs, learned about Filipino festivals, enjoyed a variety of cultural foods, shared our traditional Thanksgiving meal, and ended the day with a fun American dance.
We loved seeing our students learn, celebrate, and connect—and we’re grateful for everyone who helped make the day special.
Baca County Commodities – Service Learning Spotlight
Last year, Vilas, Campo, and Pritchett students began a service-learning partnership with the Baca County Commodities program, helping pack and deliver boxes to families across our community.
This year, we’re excited to expand this work: all Vilas JH and HS students are participating as part of their commitment to giving back. Even more inspiring—all five Baca County school districts are now coming together each month to support this important community service effort.
We are proud of our students and grateful for a county that collaborates to serve others.
Last year, Vilas, Campo, and Pritchett students began a service-learning partnership with the Baca County Commodities program, helping pack and deliver boxes to families across our community.
This year, we’re excited to expand this work: all Vilas JH and HS students are participating as part of their commitment to giving back. Even more inspiring—all five Baca County school districts are now coming together each month to support this important community service effort.
We are proud of our students and grateful for a county that collaborates to serve others.
