September 4, 2025

Reminders:

Would You Like to Work at an Incredible Place?

EPIC currently has an opening for our EPIC Campus Coffee Shop Manager (Kitchen Manager). The position is currently posted on the LPS Human Resources Page, so we encourage anyone who may be interested to apply.

EPIC Campus Parent Nights

A value of the EPIC Campus is to encourage students in their exploration of our pathways and the post-secondary opportunities available to them. To support this value, the EPIC Campus will host three evening events this year, in lieu of traditional conferences.

Monday, September 8, 2025 - Student/Parent/Instructor Conferences from 5:30 - 8:00 pm.
Monday, November 3, 2025 - Family Night
March 2026 - Family Night - What I’ve Learned.

EPIC Campus’ Internship Information Night

Join us for EPIC Campus’ Internship Information Night on Monday, September 8th from 5:30–7:00pm to learn more about Spring semester internship opportunities. This session is

required for seniors interested in participating in the EPIC Internship Program, and parents are encouraged to attend. If you’re unable to make the evening session, an alternate morning meeting will be offered on Wednesday, September 10th from 7:30–9:00am. Sign-up will open next week, don't miss your chance to get started!

Student Fees

At the EPIC Campus we have two types of fees, uniforms and class fees. All students are expected to have two uniforms, one of which must be a collared shirt. Class fees are for consumable items used in class, i.e. lumber, aluminum, workbooks, etc. Fees have been posted in Infinite Campus in your student’s account. If at any time a fee is a burden on a student and/or family, please connect with your counselor or an administrator. We will work with you.

There are three ways to pay fees:

Pay Online - Log in to your Infinite Campus to pay online with a credit card, checking or savings account ( a small service fee will apply)
Send a Check - Make a check payable to EPIC Campus. Please include on the memo line your student's name or ID number and send payment to EPIC Campus, Attn: Bookkeeper, 190 E Littleton Blvd. Littleton, CO 80121, or you can have your student drop the payment by the bookkeeper's Office in the West Building
Send Cash - If you feel comfortable sending cash with your student, you are more than welcome to do that. Please have your student see me at the Bookkeeper's Office in the West Building for cash payments

If you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to contact us at 303-347-4300.

WORK BASED LEARNING

Parents – We Need Your Help!

At EPIC Campus, we want every student to explore real-world careers through Work-Based Learning (WBL). That means connecting students with industry professionals like you!

Our top need right now is internship connections for students, and we’re also looking for:

Guest speakers
Work-site tours
Industry projects
Tools/equipment
Professional connections

How can you help? Tell us where you work, who you know, and how you can help!

Please reach out to Beth Best, Industry Partnership Coordinator at BBest@LPS.k12.co.us or 303.347.4302.

This week, our WBL Team is visiting classes to share details about spring semester internships for EPIC Campus seniors. We have a strong program this fall to prepare students to apply and interview, but attending an informational meeting is required before beginning the process.

Dates, times, and sign-up information are listed below.
Parents are welcome to attend.
Students must attend one meeting to be eligible to apply.

INSIDE EPIC CAMPUS

Electronics students learn the basic circuit properties: voltage, current and resistance through hands-on exploration.

Two male students in gray polo shirts are seated at a desk, focused on building an electronic circuit on a white breadboard. They are using a red digital multimeter to test the circuit. A person with long, brown hair is writing on a worksheet at a desk with a purple pen. A red digital multimeter and a small electronic circuit are visible on the desk. Other students are working with similar equipment nearby. Three students are seated around a wooden table in a classroom setting, working on an electronics project. One student is using a red digital multimeter and a breadboard, another is writing on a paper, and the third is looking on.

EPIC’s Natural Resource’s Pathway Lead, Mike Montgomery, was featured in the latest issue of Chalkbeat. In the article, “This Colorado science teacher wants students to understand how food gets to the dinner table. Montgomery talks in the article about,” We are fortunate to have a hydroponics farm on the EPIC campus. Students, while learning the science behind plant growth, are involved with seeding, transplanting, and harvesting leafy greens for distribution to the cafeterias in the high schools for the creation of “EPIC” salads.

We also provide some produce to community food banks. The students take great pride in this work, knowing that they are providing for those in the community who might be facing food scarcity. The conversations we have in class have shifted beyond plant science to food production, distribution, and the need to reduce food waste. Talk about impactful lessons!” Read more of Monty’s interview in bio.

A man with a reddish-brown beard and short hair smiles at the camera. He is wearing a dark blue quilted vest with an "EPIC CAMPUS" logo over a light-colored T-shirt. He is standing against a dark blue background.

EPIC Teacher Cadets had a very engaging day! Cadets were conducting KEEN observations of early childhood education at The Village. When students got back, they shared their children’s books about self-concept and self-esteem.

A young man and three children are playing at a wooden sand and water table in a classroom. The man is helping a young boy pour water into a colorful plastic water funnel set. A young woman is seated on a low stool, writing on a clipboard. She is wearing a dark green polo shirt, blue jeans, and black Converse shoes. Several young children are playing in the background. A group of four young women is seated in a semicircle in a modern, open-concept office space. One woman is holding up a laptop to show the others something on the screen, while the rest are looking on with papers and clipboards in hand.

Real Estate students created superhero posters and stories today based on fundamental characteristics and rights. Collaboration, Communication, and Critical Thinking for the win!

A comic-style illustration shows a superhero named Captain Bundle in a blue robe, holding a scale of justice. Below the illustration, his powers are listed: Right to Possess, Right to Exclude, and Right to Transfer. A poster shows a comic-style superhero named Aqua Deed in a blue suit, holding a glowing trident. His superpowers, including Prior Appropriation Vision and Riparian Shield, are listed to the side. A drawing of a superhero named Captain Scarcity, wearing a green and gray suit with a cape and a green mask. The drawing includes a list of his powers, a vocabulary section, and the artist's names. A hand-drawn superhero with a large yellow "F" on his chest, a yellow cape, and a camouflage pattern on his limbs. A speech bubble contains the phrase "I Ensure a brighter FUTURE for all!", and a list of his traits is also present.

Sports Med B started the school year off learning about wrist and hand. They practiced the anatomy on the Anatomage table and then created “movable” hands to learn about the joints and range of motion.

A group of high school students is gathered around a large interactive digital anatomy table, which displays a glowing human skeleton. A female instructor is explaining the display to the students. A collection of paper cutouts, shaped like human hands, are laid out on a dark surface. Some of the cutouts are colored in, with strings attached to simulate tendons and joints.

Work Based Learning time! Our WBL team is out and about EPIC Campus letting all our students know about how EPIC programming prepares them for the world of work. Students can participate in apprenticeships, internships or job shadow opportunities. This is EPIC!

A teacher is presenting a lesson on Work-Based Learning (WBL) to a classroom of students. A projector screen displays information about apprenticeships, internships, and job shadowing.

Nurse Aide skills time! CNA students learned about taking a radial pulse from an artery. Fun fact: you take a pulse from an artery not a vein because arteries are pressurized.

A young man and woman, both dressed in navy blue scrubs, are in a simulated patient room. The woman is checking a watch on her wrist as she takes the pulse of the young man, who is seated on a bed. A teacher in a red hoodie is standing in front of a classroom, gesturing with her hands while speaking to a group of seven students. The students are seated around two white tables pushed together, wearing navy blue scrubs. Two young women, both wearing navy blue scrubs, are in a simulated patient room. One woman is seated on a bed while the other stands beside her, taking her pulse.

COUNSELOR CORNER

Attention Seniors - the college application season is quickly approaching. Should you find yourself applying to schools using the Common Application, we have determined a strategy for marketing your EPIC course experience to offer clarity to admissions officials. This can be done within your application. For guidance on how to document this effectively and suggestions tailored to your Pathway, see your EPIC counselor. We are more than happy to help!

For Pathways Construction Trades, Computer Science, Aerospace, and Future Educator, see Mr. Powers bpowers@lps.k12.co.us 303-347-4321.

For Pathways Business & Real Estate, Natural Resources, and Health Sciences, see Ms. Gobble mgobble@lps.k12.co.us 303-347-4312

KEY DATES & EVENTS

Monday, September 8th - Parent-Teacher Conferences & EPIC Campus’ Internship Information Night

GET IN TOUCH

EPIC Campus Main Office: 303-347-4300

EPIC Campus Attendance line: 303-347-4469 or email: kelliott@lps.k12.co.us

EPIC Campus Counselors:

Melia Gobble supports students in the Business & Entrepreneurship, Health Sciences, and Natural Resources Pathways: 303-347-4312 or mgobble@lps.k12.co.us
Brian Powers supports students in the Aerospace, Computer Science, Future Educator and Construction Trades: 303-347-4321 or bpowers@lps.k12.co.us

Follow EPIC Campus on Instagram: EPIC Campus (@epiccampuslps)

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