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Information Meetings in April

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We invite you to join us for a school tour and Information Meeting to learn more about Launch High School. Information Meetings will be held at Launch at 5:30pm on the following select Tuesdays in April: 4/3 and 4/17 and at 10am on these select Saturdays in April: 4/14 and 4/28.

Check back here for future Information Meeting days and times.

Crushing Goals with Launch Fuel

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While some students may not like taking pictures, they sure do LOVE crushing goals. Launch students who excelled in our new Launch Fuel program recently chose to cash in points earned towards a silver bonus trip to Peak Bowl.

Students who earned 20 points by working to complete goals had the opportunity to take a walking field trip to enjoy lunch and 2 games of bowling. There might not have been a bunch of strikes going around, but there sure were a lot of smiles!

 

Enrollment Process 2018-2019

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Applications for the 2018-19 school year are now being accepted. Here’s the general procedure for Admission to Launch High School:

  1. Submit a Letter of Intent (LOI). That form can be found here.
  2. Attend an Information Meeting and tour the school (optional).
  3. Shadow a Launch student for a day (optional).
  4. Register for admission.
  5. Receive Academic Advising from the Principal or Personal Learning Coach.
  6. Receive Admission approval.

Apply online today to begin the enrollment process. For more registration information, please contact Launch at 719-203-6128.

 

 

 

FRESHMAN ENTREPRENEURS TACKLE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ISSUE

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Lack of affordable housing is an economic and social problem in many urban environments in the United States. Colorado Springs is not immune to this quandary. The cost of rent here is exorbitant for blue-collar workers. Finding a place to live in Colorado Springs on a minimum wage is almost impossible. The affordable housing issue has been a concern far too long. This dilemma will not just go away without an innovative plan.

Eric Meldrum, Launch High School’s Entrepreneurship Program Director, is working with his freshman class to design possible solutions to the problem. Students have invited local experts on the predicament of homelessness and affordable housing in our community to the Launch to discuss the matter in order to design a viable solution.

The students held a meeting with Katheryn Lilly, Deputy Director of Family Promise of Colorado Springs, to discuss the subject. Ms. Lilly shared her own personal story of being a homeless single mother with 6 children just 5 short years ago right here in Colorado Springs. Ms. Lilly, who now helps families experiencing homeless just like she once was, shared her ideas along with the names of other agencies in our community who are trying to help rectify the problem.

Over 1,600 people are on the Colorado Springs Housing Authority’s low-income housing waiting list and there are many more who never apply. The urgency for a solution is great.

On behalf of our city, thank you and good luck, Launch Freshmen.

Tuesday Night Information Meeting

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The MISSION of Launch, Colorado’s only high school for young entrepreneurs, is to empower graduates to create entrepreneurial opportunities towards shared economic & social prosperity. Join us tonight at the school at 5:30 pm. Learn more about Launch’s exciting self-paced personalized learning plan that meets the demands of our diverse student population with a wide range of academic needs.