Principal’s Update & Important Dates

It’s hard to to imagine that we only have about four weeks of school left this year!

We’ve had an exciting week in LaunchED with the arrival of our baby chickens (if you haven’t watched the live feed, you can see the info below). At its highest, we had almost 1800 viewers from around our school and beyond watching these baby chickens hatch. Our kinder and first grade students have been especially excited as they have been learning about the life cycle of a chicken.

We hope you all enjoy the three day weekend!

~Julie Read, Principal, LaunchED Virtual Academy

🚀 April 26th: No school for students, LaunchED office closed
🚀 May 1st: Late Start for students/PLC for teachers
🚀 May 15th: Last day for seniors!


LaunchED Picture of the Week: District Art Show!

Collage of student artwork and students looking at artwork

Our students in LaunchED are incredible artists and creators! These are just a few snapshots of the work featured at the district art show. Congratulations to all of our students who participated in this year’s art show, and to Ms. Freeman and Ms. Neylon for their wonderful support in our art and STEAM classes!


Chicken Channel!

Picture of baby chick looking at camera

We want to remind you all that Chicken Channel is live! We had six wonderful baby chickens born this week, and the chicken channel will be back online Monday where you can see all the antics of our baby chickens. https://live.myvrspot.com/st?cid=NDlhYj

Also, you can vote here on names for each of our baby chickens! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnh6Q4QpLA8j026ix79Mm1K0NUbRnT_6vcJ7qaks70xAXf4A/viewform


Upcoming District Innovation Fair–see information below!

image of two children working on a project together with the words "Design Guilde" and Tuesday May 7 3:30-7:00pm

STEM Night and the Student Design Guild are Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at the Innovation Center, 33 Quail Rd, Longmont from 3:30-7. 

STEM Night and Student Design Guild

The STEM Night and Student Design Guild at the Innovation Center is scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 from 3:30 pm to 7 pm.  STEM Night will highlight different STEM activities for students, including learning what it’s like to participate in our many divisions:  Aeronautics, Bioscience, Computer Science / Cybersecurity, Design and Virtual Reality, Entrepreneurship, Robotics, and Studio/Video Productions.  

The Student Design Guild, hosted with the STEM Night events listed above, provides students with an opportunity to identify relevant problems and showcase their solutions to an authentic audience.  Students can use the Design Thinking Process, the Scientific Method, the Engineering Process, or any other problem solving process to become deep thinkers about the world around them.  


LaunchED Community – Hearing and Vision Screening May 3, 2024

Take advantage of this opportunity for your child to be screened for hearing and vision by the district screening team! 

Being able to see and hear is vital to a child’s ability to thrive, both academically and socially. 

Attached is a google survey which is being sent to all LaunchEd parents with the option to sign up for a time slot for the screening on May 3rd. 

The screening will take place in the Agile Room on the LaunchEd campus. We hope you make use of this opportunity! Link to form: https://forms.gle/pCArpS4S1wsSXCZD8


Career Fair flyer with information for students about an upcoming opportunity on Friday April 26th from 9-11:30am and 12:30-3:00pm at the Innovation Center or Career Elevation and Technology Center.


LaunchED Virtual Academy