Wednesday, March 31st

Wednesday - March 31st


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Malala Yousafzai
Malala was born on July 12th, 1997 in Pakistan, where welcoming a baby girl is not always a cause for celebration, but her father was determined to give her every opportunity a boy would have.

Her father was a teacher and ran a girls’ school in their village. She loved school but everything changed when the Taliban took control of her town. The extremists banned many things — like owning a television and playing music — and enforced harsh punishments for those who defied their orders. They also said girls could no longer go to school.

She spoke out publicly on behalf of girls and their right to learn, and this made her a target. In October 2012, on her way home from school, a masked gunman boarded her school bus and shot her on the left side of her head. She woke up 10 days later in a hospital in Birmingham, England.

After months of surgeries and rehabilitation, she joined her family in our new home in the U.K.

It was then she knew she had a choice: She could live a quiet life or she could make the most of this new life she had been given. She was determined to continue her fight until every girl could go to school.

With her father, she established Malala Fund, a charity dedicated to giving every girl an opportunity to achieve the future she chooses. In recognition of their work, she received the Nobel Peace Prize in December 2014 and became the youngest-ever Nobel laureate.


2nd Semester Art Students:
All past and completed artwork must be taken home by Friday.


6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by this Friday. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can next week! Go Pumas!

Tuesday - March 30th

Tuesday - March 30th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska Curie was a Polish and naturalized-French physicist and chemist who conducted pioneering research on radioactivity. As the first of the Curie family legacy of five Nobel Prizes, she was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, the first and the only woman to win the Nobel Prize twice, and the only person to win the Nobel Prize in two scientific fields.

She was born in Warsaw, in what was then the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. She studied at Warsaw's clandestine Flying University and began her practical scientific training in Warsaw. In 1891, aged 24, she followed her elder sister Bronisława to study in Paris, where she earned her higher degrees and conducted her subsequent scientific work. In 1895 she married the French physicist Pierre Curie, and she shared the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics with him and with the physicist Henri Becquerel for their pioneering work developing the theory of "radioactivity"—a term she coined. Marie won the 1911 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements polonium and radium, using techniques she invented for isolating radioactive isotopes.

Under her direction, the world's first studies were conducted into the treatment of neoplasms by the use of radioactive isotopes. In 1920 she founded the Curie Institute in Paris, and in 1932 the Curie Institute in Warsaw; both remain major centers of medical research. During World War I she developed mobile radiography units to provide X-ray services to field hospitals. She named the first chemical element she discovered polonium, after her native country.[a]

Marie Curie died in 1934, of aplastic anemia from exposure to radiation in the course of her scientific research and in the course of her radiological work at field hospitals during World War I. In addition to her Nobel Prizes, she has received numerous other honors and tributes; in 1995 she became the first woman to be entombed on her own merits in Paris' Panthéon, and Poland and France declared 2011 as the Year of Marie Curie during the International Year of Chemistry.


2nd Semester Art Students:
All past and completed artwork must be taken home by Friday.


Tonight is Dining for Dollars at Chipotle! Go to the Chipotle at 7515 S. University Blvd between 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm and tell the cashier you're supporting Powell for 33% of the proceeds to be donated to our school. The code for online orders will be in a text to your families later today.


6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by this Friday. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can next week! Go Pumas!

Monday - March 29th

Monday - March 29th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Eleanor Roosevelt
The wife of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt changed the role of the first lady through her active participation in American politics.

When Franklin took office as president in 1933, Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. Not content to stay in the background and handle domestic matters, she gave press conferences and spoke out for human rights, children's causes and women's issues, working on behalf of the League of Women Voters.

Along with penning her own newspaper column, "My Day," Eleanor focused on helping the country's poor, stood against racial discrimination and, during World War II, traveled abroad to visit U.S. troops. She served in the role of first lady until Franklin Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945.

Following her husband's passing, Eleanor told interviewers that she didn't have plans for continuing her public service. However, the opposite would actually prove to be true: President Harry Truman appointed Eleanor as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, a position in which she served from 1945 to 1953. She became chair of the U.N.'s Human Rights Commission and helped to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — an effort that she considered to be her greatest achievement.

President John F. Kennedy reappointed her to the United States delegation to the U.N. in 1961, and later named her to the National Advisory Committee of the Peace Corps and as chair of the President's Commission on the Status of Women.

A revolutionary first lady, Eleanor was one of the most ambitious and outspoken women to ever live in the White House. Although she was both criticized and praised for her active role in public policy, she is remembered as a humanitarian who dedicated much of her life to fighting for political and social change, and as one of the first public officials to publicize important issues through the mass media.


6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by Friday, April 2nd. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can the week of April 5th! Go Pumas!

Tomorrow is Dining for Dollars at Chipotle! Go to the Chipotle at 7515 S. University Blvd between 5:00 pm and 9:00 pm and tell the cashier you're supporting Powell for 33% of the proceeds to be donated to our school.

Friday - March 19

March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:


Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin was an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer whose work was central to the understanding of the molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal, and graphite.

Franklin attended St. Paul’s Girls’ School before studying physical chemistry at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. After graduating in 1941, she received a fellowship to conduct research in physical chemistry at Cambridge. But the advance of World War II changed her course of action: not only did she serve as a London air raid warden, but in 1942 she gave up her fellowship in order to work for the British Coal Utilisation Research Association, where she investigated the physical chemistry of carbon and coal for the war effort. Nevertheless, she was able to use this research for her doctoral thesis, and in 1945 she received a doctorate from Cambridge. From 1947 to 1950 she worked with Jacques Méring at the State Chemical Laboratory in Paris, studying X-ray diffraction technology. That work led to her research on the structural changes caused by the formation of graphite in heated carbons—work that proved valuable for the coal industry.

In 1951 Franklin joined the Biophysical Laboratory at King’s College, London, as a research fellow. There she applied X-ray diffraction methods to the study of DNA. When she began her research at King’s College, very little was known about the chemical makeup or structure of DNA. However, she soon discovered the density of DNA and, more importantly, established that the molecule existed in a helical conformation. Her work to make clearer X-ray patterns of DNA molecules laid the foundation for James Watson and Francis Crick to suggest in 1953 that the structure of DNA is a double-helix polymer, a spiral consisting of two DNA strands wound around each other.

From 1953 to 1958 Franklin worked in the Crystallography Laboratory at Birkbeck College, London. While there she completed her work on coals and on DNA and began a project on the molecular structure of the tobacco mosaic virus. She collaborated on studies showing that the ribonucleic acid (RNA) in that virus was embedded in its protein rather than in its central cavity and that this RNA was a single-strand helix, rather than the double helix found in the DNA of bacterial viruses and higher organisms. Franklin’s involvement in cutting-edge DNA research was halted by her untimely death from cancer in 1958.


6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by Friday, April 2nd. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can the week of April 5th! Go Pumas!

Thursday - March 18

Thursday - March 18th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:
Temple Grandin
Dr. Temple Grandin is well known to many for her trailblazing work as a spokesperson for people with autism and her lifelong work with animal behavior.

Her life’s work has been to understand her own autistic mind, and to share that knowledge with the world, aiding in the treatment of individuals with the condition. Her understanding of the human mind has aided her in her work with animal behavior, and she is one of the most respected experts in both autism and animal behavior in the world.

Grandin has earned multiple degrees, written several books, given hundreds of speeches in her career, and has shared priceless insight into the way the autistic mind works. Grandin outlined the three different types of autistic ways of thinking, helping millions of people with her research and never-ending work.

Grandin shares her wealth of knowledge with her classes at CSU where she teaches the Graduate Animal Behavior and Welfare program and continues her research. She has no plans on stopping anytime soon.



6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by Friday, April 2nd. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can the week of April 5th! Go Pumas!

Wednesday - March 17

Wednesday - March 17th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Jane Goodall

British ethologist, Jane Goodall, is known for her exceptionally detailed and long-term research on the chimpanzees of Tanzania. Over the years Goodall was able to correct a number of misunderstandings about chimpanzees. She found, for example, that the animals are omnivorous, not vegetarian; that they are capable of making and using tools; and, in short, that they have a set of hitherto unrecognized complex and highly developed social behaviors. Goodall wrote a number of books and articles about various aspects of her work. Goodall continued to write and lecture about environmental and conservation issues into the early 21st century. In 2002 she became a UN Messenger of Peace.


6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. If you are interested in going out for Soccer and/or Track and Field after school, after spring break, then please make sure to visit the Powell Website' Athletic's page. There you will find a link to sign up for Track & Field and Soccer for the remainder of the year. Both events will be intramural events (no games against other schools), will start the week of April 5th, will be after school from 4:00 pm-5:00 pm, and the seasons will run through the week of May 10th. Late buses won't run until the week of April 12th, so the first week you will need to have a ride home after practice. You don't need to have any experience in either sport to participate. Please fill out the form on the PMS website as soon as possible, and also pick up a participation emergency card during your lunch this week! Both the online form and the participation card need to be completed by Friday, April 2nd. We hope to see as many of you out there as we can the week of April 5th! Go Pumas!

Tuesday, March 16th

Tuesday - March 16th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Greta Thunberg
Greta Thunberg is a Swedish environmental activist who is internationally known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action against climate change. Thunberg initially gained notice for her youth and her straightforward speaking manner, both in public and to political leaders and assemblies, in which she criticizes world leaders for their failure to take what she considers sufficient action to address the climate crisis.
Thunberg's activism started after convincing her parents to adopt several lifestyle choices to reduce their own carbon footprint. In August 2018, at age 15, she started spending her school days outside the Swedish Parliament to call for stronger action on climate change. Soon, other students engaged in similar protests in their own communities. Together, they organized a school climate strike movement under the name Fridays for Future. After Thunberg addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference, student strikes took place every week somewhere in the world. In 2019, there were multiple coordinated multi-city protests involving over a million students each. To avoid flying, Thunberg sailed to North America where she attended the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit. Her speech there, in which she exclaimed "how dare you", was widely taken up by the press and incorporated into music.
Her sudden rise to world fame has made her both a leader and a target for critics, especially due to her age. Her influence on the world stage has been described by The Guardian and other newspapers as the "Greta effect".[11] She received numerous honors and awards, including an honorary Fellowship of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, inclusion in Time's 100 most influential people, being the youngest Time Person of the Year, inclusion in the Forbes list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women (2019),and three consecutive nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.


The Colorado State TSA Virtual Competition was in full swing from March 1-March 6. Every single Powell Middle School TSA member qualified for the semifinals in at least one event. Congratulations go out to Aly Bruno, Gillian Steinhart, Keira Kou, Heidi Hucke, Julia Hildahl, James Donahue, Lane Larson, Trinity Schoenthaler, Delilah Behan, Georgia Jewel, Cole Cherney, and John Pappas.

The following students placed in the top three and earned the opportunity to advance to Nationals in the following events. Placing 3rd in the state in Junior Solar Sprint was Aly Bruno, Delilah Behan and Gillian Steinhart. Finishing second place in Technology Bowl was Keira Kou, James Donahue and Julia Hildahl and a 3rd place finish in Video Game Design the team of James Donahue, Lane Larson, Cole Cherney, and John Pappas! Way to go PUMAS!

Wednesday, March 10th

Happy Wednesday, Pumas! Click here for today's announcements and information about our return to full in-person learning on Monday, 3/15.

Tuesday, March 9th

Tuesday - March 9th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Ruth Bader Ginsberg

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the second female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, Bader taught at Rutgers University Law School and then at Columbia University, where she became its first female tenured professor. She served as the director of the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union during the 1970s, and was appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1980. Named to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1993 by President Bill Clinton, she continued to argue for gender equality in such cases as United States v. Virginia. She died September 18, 2020 due to complications from metastatic pancreas cancer.



Student Council members we will have a meeting this Wednesday. Please check your email for further information.

Monday, March 8

Mon - March 8th

March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Esther Hobart Morris:
On January 27, 1920, Wyoming voted to ratify the 19th Amendment. By August of 1920, 36 states (including Wyoming) ratified the amendment, ensuring that the right to vote could not be denied based on sex. But did you know that women in Wyoming already had the right to vote? In fact, Wyoming was the first territory or state in our nation's history to grant women the right to vote. The state capitol building in Cheyenne features a bronze statue of Esther Hobart Morris. She was the first female justice of the peace in the United States. She presided over dozens of cases while in office. The state of Wyoming legalized women’s suffrage in 1869. As a Wyoming resident, Morris could vote, but she continued to fight for suffrage rights for all American women. She was also vice-president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.


Student Council members we will have a meeting this Wednesday. Please check your email for further information. 

Thursday, March 4th

Thurs - March 4th


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:

Julia Child
At six feet two inches, Julia Child was an uncommonly tall woman. When the Second World War broke out, Julia was determined to join the army and she became a spy. One of her missions was to solve a highly explosive problem. Dotted around the oceans were underwater bombs being set off by sharks swimming too close to them. All of the other agents were stumped, but Julia had an idea. She started cooking! With a mixture of disgusting ingredients, she baked cakes that smelled like dead sharks when released into the water so sharks would no longer get close to them. After the war, she moved to France with her husband and became a world-famous chef. She is credited with bringing French cuisine to the American public through her own cookbooks and tv show, The French Chef. If you want to be a baker or a chef someday, you might start out making shark cakes!

Wednesday, March 3rd

Weds - March 3rd


March brings Women’s History Month and we will be recognizing a special woman each day during our announcements. Today we are recognizing:


Mother Teresa
Nun and missionary, Mother Teresa devoted her life to caring for the sick and poor. She worked as a teacher in Calcutta, India, however, the widespread poverty of Calcutta made a deep impression on her, and this led to her starting a new order called “The Missionaries of Charity”. The primary objective of this mission was to look after people who nobody else was prepared to look after. In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became a symbol of charitable, selfless work. In 2016, Mother Teresa was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa.