There are so many great things happening across Sargent School District, and we are proud to highlight the outstanding learning, creativity, leadership, and accomplishments taking place in our classrooms and programs. From elementary hands-on projects to secondary academic competitions, our students continue to work hard, grow their skills, and represent Sargent well.
At the elementary level, students have been learning in exciting and meaningful ways. In first grade, students recently completed their annual “Adopt a Peep” project. This fun activity gave students the opportunity to practice responsibility and self-control as they cared for their marshmallow peeps for an entire week. Students filled out adoption certificates, wrote about a day in the life of their peep, and worked hard to keep them safe. Some students even made blankets, food, and toys for their peeps. Those who successfully cared for their peep and showed responsibility earned a fresh peep to enjoy at the end of the project.
Second grade students have been exploring plant life cycles and reproduction through hands-on science activities. As part of their studies, students planted and are growing plants while learning how living things develop. They also designed an experiment to test whether soil is essential for plant growth and are working through the steps of the scientific method. In addition, they created models of plant seeds and acted as trees to demonstrate how different seed structures travel.
Third grade students recently completed a bake sale before spring break to help raise money for their field trip. This project gave students real-world experience with customer service, counting change, and handling money. Thanks to the support of the community, the class raised an impressive $1,080. This experience not only supported their field trip goals, but also gave students a chance to practice important life and math skills in a meaningful setting.
In elementary art and music, students have also been hard at work. Third grade students participated in a fun art activity where they partnered up after testing, worked together, and chose what they wanted to create. In music classes, students have been playing instruments and working on compositions. Other elementary classrooms found creative ways to extend learning as well, including game-based learning days and activities such as practicing letter writing in shaving cream.
At the secondary level, students have been engaged in rigorous, creative, and reflective learning experiences across many content areas. In junior high English, seventh grade students recently completed their novel study of Night by Elie Wiesel. As part of the unit, they explored Holocaust background information, analyzed themes and conflict, and completed end-of-unit projects using a choice menu that included research, art, music, and geography. Some students even went above and beyond by researching foods traditionally served during Jewish holidays and preparing them as part of their projects. Eighth grade students completed their study of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, exploring themes such as innocence, stereotypes, marginalization, and peer pressure. They are now beginning an argument and debate unit that will take them through the end of the year.
High school English students have also been involved in powerful learning experiences. Ninth grade students are building simple societies inspired by Lord of the Flies, designing systems that can withstand chaos and reflecting on how humans respond during difficult times. Tenth grade students completed Of Mice and Men and are transitioning into an argumentative writing and debate unit, where they will develop evidence-based claims, counterclaims, and professional speaking skills. Eleventh grade students completed a human interaction project following selected chapters from Invisible Man, reflecting on self-perception versus societal perception through creative mask projects and written analysis. Twelfth grade students have been reading Where the Crawdads Sing while analyzing the author’s writing style and preparing for graduation through focused writing practice and skill refinement.
Business, entrepreneurship, and FBLA students have had an especially exciting few weeks. Intro to Business students are developing business ideas for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Expo at Adams State. In Entrepreneurship, Potato Printing recently completed its biggest order of the year for Sargent Wrestling, producing more than 100 shirts and 80 hoodies. The student business also received a LOR Grant for an embroidery machine, which will allow them to continue expanding. FBLA students qualified for State FBLA, and the chapter celebrated major success, including top-10 state finishes in Event Planning, Technology Support & Services, Social Media Strategies, and Human Resource Management. In addition, junior Lyza Davis was elected to the 2026–2027 Colorado FBLA State Officer Team as District 8 Vice-President.
Students in aviation are also taking on innovative and challenging projects. Freshmen in Intro to Aviation/Aerospace are working on the “Peep Odyssey Innovation Challenge,” where they must design and build a habitat to protect a marshmallow peep from low air density conditions similar to those on Mars. As part of the project, students are planning, designing, presenting, building, testing in a vacuum chamber, collecting data, analyzing results, and making improvements based on their findings.
Sargent FFA students continue to achieve at a high level. Senior Braxton Regester signed with Lamar Community College’s rodeo team, where he will compete in team roping and major in equine business management. Braxton has been a dedicated member of Sargent FFA, competing in Horse Evaluation and maintaining several Supervised Agricultural Experience projects, including work with Monte Vista Livestock Auction, Regester Cattle, and his own horse training business.
Sargent FFA also brought 37 students to the Regional Career Development Event contests at Lamar Community College, where more than 850 students from over 40 schools competed. Sargent students earned excellent results, including first-place district and regional team finishes in Field Crops and Food Science, along with many strong individual performances across events such as Floriculture, Livestock, Vet Science, Horse, Meat Evaluation, and Milk Quality. Additional highlights included Donovan placing 23rd out of 103 competitors in Ag Mechanics and Lyza earning the highest score of all contestants on the Ag Sales test. Junior Sylvia Daugherty was also recognized for earning her State FFA Degree, one of the highest honors available at the state level.
Our art students recently represented Sargent well at the SLV Southern Peaks Art Show. Ten schools participated in the event, and Sargent’s middle school students earned 22 ribbons while the high school students earned 19 ribbons. It was a strong showing and a great experience for all involved.
History students also had an outstanding showing at the regional National History Day competition. More Sargent students completed projects and competed this year than ever before, and students placed and advanced to the state level in every category entered. The team will travel to Denver for the State Competition on April 25. In addition, Addie Paulson and Parker Mitchell received invitations to attend the Elite STEM Program and Reception hosted by the CU Anschutz Combat Medical Research Center in May.
We are also proud of our middle school science fair winners, Kenley Mitchell and Talon Hodgson, who presented their science fair projects to the Board of Education during the special meeting on March 30, 2026. This was a great opportunity for students to share their hard work and learning with district leadership.
Finally, the senior class enjoyed an unforgettable trip to Puerto Rico, where students participated in exciting activities including waterslides, sailing on a catamaran, snorkeling, and a water bike tour. Most importantly, they made lasting memories together during this special experience.
Sargent School District is proud of the many ways our students and staff are learning, leading, creating, competing, and growing. Thank you to our teachers, staff, families, and community members for supporting the great things happening across our district every day.