Join us for the last summer track evening at Vilas!
🎉 Help us welcome a new member of our school family! 🎉
Hattie Swan is joining the Vilas School family as our new science teacher and bringing her energy and enthusiasm to the South Baca cheer team as our cheer coach! 📚📣
Hi everyone! My name is Hattie Swan — I’m a proud girl mom, wife, Disney lover, and longtime cheer enthusiast who’s super excited to be your coach. When I’m not on the sidelines, I’m usually with my family playing dress-up, making memories, and living life with lots of laughter and love. I can’t wait to cheer, grow, and have a blast with all of you this season! 💕📣✨
We’re so excited to have Hattie on board—get ready for a fantastic year filled with science, spirit, and smiles! 🙌
Hattie Swan is joining the Vilas School family as our new science teacher and bringing her energy and enthusiasm to the South Baca cheer team as our cheer coach! 📚📣
Hi everyone! My name is Hattie Swan — I’m a proud girl mom, wife, Disney lover, and longtime cheer enthusiast who’s super excited to be your coach. When I’m not on the sidelines, I’m usually with my family playing dress-up, making memories, and living life with lots of laughter and love. I can’t wait to cheer, grow, and have a blast with all of you this season! 💕📣✨
We’re so excited to have Hattie on board—get ready for a fantastic year filled with science, spirit, and smiles! 🙌
📣 Just a reminder! 📣
South Baca High School Cheer Tryouts are TOMORROW! 🙌💫
Bring your energy, school spirit, and best attitude—we can't wait to see you shine! ✨📣
#SouthBacaCheer #CheerTryouts #BringTheSpirit
☀️📚 Summer is winding down, and we're gearing up for a great school year at Vilas!
Join us for two fun events to kick things off:
🎉 End-of-Summer Pool Party
🗓 Tuesday, July 22 | 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Springfield Pool
We’ll provide hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the fixings—just bring a side dish to share! Friends and family are welcome. 🎈
📄 Enrollment packets will be available for pickup.
🍔 Back-to-School BBQ
🗓 Monday, August 11 | 5:30 PM
📍 Vilas School
Reconnect with teachers and classmates! Please bring a side dish. You can also turn in completed enrollment forms and school supplies.
📆 First Day of School: Wednesday, August 13
We’re excited to welcome everyone back for the 2025–2026 school year!
📲 Find enrollment forms and info here:
👉 https://www.vilask12.org/page/2025-2026-enrollment
🍽️ Now Hiring: Head Cook!
Vilas School District is accepting applications for a Head Cook position. If you’re passionate about preparing nutritious meals and making a difference in the lives of students, we’d love to hear from you! Open until filled, equal opportunity employer.
📍 Position open until filled
📞 Contact: Abby Pettinger
📱 719-523-6738, 719-691-5433
📧 abby@vilask12.org
Vilas School District is accepting applications for a Head Cook position. If you’re passionate about preparing nutritious meals and making a difference in the lives of students, we’d love to hear from you! Open until filled, equal opportunity employer.
📍 Position open until filled
📞 Contact: Abby Pettinger
📱 719-523-6738, 719-691-5433
📧 abby@vilask12.org
☀️ Summer Enrichment Fun! ☀️
This summer has been an absolute blast! From making ice cream 🍦 and watching movies 🎬 to “tasting the rainbow” with fresh fruits 🌈, swimming 🏊♂️, and diving into robotics 🤖 — we’ve kept busy and had a ton of fun along the way. Here's to learning, laughter, and lots of summer memories! 💫
This summer has been an absolute blast! From making ice cream 🍦 and watching movies 🎬 to “tasting the rainbow” with fresh fruits 🌈, swimming 🏊♂️, and diving into robotics 🤖 — we’ve kept busy and had a ton of fun along the way. Here's to learning, laughter, and lots of summer memories! 💫
🌞🏊♂️ End of Summer Pool Party! 🎉📚
As summer comes to an end, come celebrate with us and kick off the new school year with a splash! 🎒💦
As summer comes to an end, come celebrate with us and kick off the new school year with a splash! 🎒💦
🎬 Movie Night Tonight!
Join us for a fun evening as we watch Matilda and enjoy some delicious homemade ice cream! 🍦
📍 Location: School Library
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM
Bring your friends and family — see you there!
🌄🎓 Western Slope College & Adventure Trip! 🚐✨
Ms. Shiva recently led a group of students on an unforgettable journey to explore college opportunities and the natural beauty of Colorado’s Western Slope!
📍 Stops Included:
Western State University 🏫
Colorado Mesa University (CMU) 🎓
Blue Mesa Reservoir 🌊
Colorado National Monument 🏞️
Grizzly Creek Trail 🌲
From breathtaking views to inspiring college campuses, students experienced a blend of academic exploration and outdoor adventure!
🏃♂️☀️ Join Us for Summer Track and Field Fun! 🏃♀️💨
Looking for something active and exciting this summer? South Baca schools are hosting Track & Field Activities for all students grades 1st–12th! 🏅
💥 Run, Jump, Throw, Have Fun, and Get in Shape!
☀️ Just a reminder—Summer Enrichment starts Monday!
We’ve got a great lineup of fun, hands-on activities for students of all ages—like robot art, video game tournaments, wood chest building, and even ice cream making! 🍦🎮🪵🎨
📚 Don’t forget: students can also join summer reading and workbook programs with fun incentives like pool days, gift cards, and a trip to the Garden City Water Park! 💦
It’s not too late to sign up—use the link below to get started:
👉 https://forms.gle/VHS8TfP13z3uGyg17
Need transportation? Let us know.
🎉 Congratulations to our outstanding students! 🎉
We’re proud to recognize those who earned a spot on the Superintendent’s A List and the Principal’s A/B Honor List. Your hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence truly shine. 💪📚 What a great way to finish the school year strong—well done! 🌟
Congratulations to Dallas Calzonetti for an outstanding performance at the state track meet, earning 4th place in both the 110-meter hurdles and the 300-meter hurdles!
A big shoutout to the relay team—Osman Yanes, Marcus Sandoval, Dalton Adams, and Dallas Calzonetti—for placing 6th at state!
We’re proud of your hard work, dedication, and achievement on the big stage! 🏅🏃♂️🔥
Parents and community, join us as we wrap up a wonderful school year as tomorrow is the last day of the 2024–2025 school year. 🎉
We’ll be closing out the year with our Awards Ceremony at 10:30 AM in the gym. We hope to see you there to celebrate our students and their accomplishments!
Our 2nd and 3rd graders had a fantastic hands-on learning experience today—fishing! 🎣 Smiles, sunshine, and lots of excitement as they connected with nature and practiced patience and persistence. Great job, everyone!
Our JH and HS students have been diving into career exploration in the field of law this quarter!
They’ve studied courtroom roles and gained an understanding of trial procedures—all leading up to a final project: a mock trial.
In preparation for the big day, the prosecution and defense teams met with their witnesses, while the rest of the court members watched example high school mock trials for inspiration and insight.
Today is the big day—mock trial day!
What will the verdict be in a case involving texting and drinking while driving?
A huge thank-you to Jennifer Esch, Elissa Forgey, and the Baca County Court for partnering with us to make this amazing learning experience possible!
2025 Track Pictures are ready to order!
Order your track pictures here using the link and gallery code
https://my.photoday.com/
Gallery Code: PGKA94233
If you have any questions please reach out to Kelly @ (719)529-1424
📚These students earned a special trip for being avid readers this semester! We celebrated their dedication with a visit to Meow Wolf, where they explored an incredible world of immersive, interactive art. Great job, readers!
Wahoo! Dalton Adams, Dallas Calzonetti, Marcus Sandoval, LJ Willis, and Osman Yanes!
🎉 It’s the last week of school! 🎉
We’ve got a fun-filled week ahead with exciting field trips, hands-on learning activities, our end-of-year awards ceremony, and graduation celebrations!
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call the office. Let’s finish the year strong! 💪🎓✨
