East Otero School District R-1

La Junta, Colorado

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Student Council

Red Ribbon Week  October 19-22

  • Monday October 19th Pajama Day -- Fall Asleep without Drugs!  Students wear their pajamas and slippers to school.
  • Tuesday October 20th Crazy Hat Day -- Hats Off to a Drug Free Life!  Students wear crazy hats.
  • Wednesday October 21st Red, White & Blue Day -- Proud to be Drug Free!  Students wear Red, white and blue clothing
  • Thursday October 22nd Keep Your Head in the Game and Stay Drug Free!  Students wear their LJIS school shirt and participate in the 5th annual Cross Country Challenge.

The school dress code still applies to all theme days.

Monday October 19th all students will have the opportunity to sign a pledge card, pledging to live a drug fee life.

STUCO will again be selling LJIS long sleeve T-shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies.  Order form will be sent home with students on October 28th and due back by November 11th.

Upcoming events:  November 16 - 20, STUCO will be collecting canned goods to donate to Associated Charities.

 

La Junta Intermediate School
Home of the Cubs

LJIS Cubs

901 Smithland Ave
La Junta, CO  81050

(719) 384-9151
(719) 384-8203 Fax

Principal: Ellen Schreivogel
Secretary: Deb Bogner
Bookkeeper: Macky Valdez


District Focus

"Academic Performance is the FOCUS of East Otero School District. The areas of curriculum, classroom assessment, and instruction will be addressed at a building, district, and BOCES level through ongoing and embedded professional development."

Principles

  1. We are SOLUTIONS, NOT EXCUSE ORIENTED
  2. We focus on CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
  3. We believe that TEAM EFFORT is the key
  4. We Have HIGH EXPECTATIONS
  5. We expect PERSONAL COMMITMENT
  6. We CELEBRATE THE POSITIVE