D6 hosts School Kickoff Community Celebration Aug. 2
Jul 15 2025
Greeley-Evans School District 6, with its partner The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools, is hosting the 12th annual School Kickoff Community Celebration on Saturday, August 2 from 9 a.m. and noon at Island Grove Event Center, 501 North 14th Avenue in Greeley.
Through sponsorships and donations, District 6 has raised enough money to give away 4,000 backpacks filled with school supplies.
Backpacks will be given out to District 6 students only, grades preschool through 12. Students must be present at the event to receive a backpack. Student names will be checked against registration lists. If students are not registered in District 6, registration must be completed at the event before a backpack will be given to the student.
Once a student’s registration is confirmed, they will be given a ticket to receive a backpack. All students who receive a ticket will be guaranteed a backpack. There are different backpacks and supplies for elementary, middle and high school students.
The backpack giveaway will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to please leave all pets at home. No animals, other than service animals, will be allowed in the backpack line or inside the Event Center.
A limited number of food bags will be given to students upon entering the Event Center. All meals must be consumed on the Event Center grounds.
More than 60 community booths will be featured at the School Kickoff, providing information, services and entertainment for students and their families. Area cosmetologists will be providing free haircuts for students. The event also includes a petting zoo provided by FFA students from Greeley West High School, balloons, carnival games, emergency vehicles and tours of a District 6 school bus, Greeley GET Bus, a fire truck and more.
Free, onsite vaccinations to District 6 students will also be available, as well as low-cost sports physicals and sports registration.
More than 150 volunteers help make this event possible, performing a variety of tasks from stuffing backpacks to handing out backpacks and helping to keep the traffic flowing.
Banner Health/North Colorado Medical Center is the Title Sponsor for this year’s event. Middle School sponsors are Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Chevron, Greeley Redeye Rotary, Calvary Chapel Greeley, the Greeley Stampede Foundation and the High Plains Library District. Elementary School sponsors are the Weld Community Foundation, the University of Northern Colorado, Aims Community College, Sunrise Community Health, ABC Child Development Centers, the City of Greeley, North Range Behavioral Health, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Leprino Foods and Flood and Peterson.
Preschool sponsors are Roche Constructors, Allo Communications, Volunteers Enriching Weld, OtterCares Foundation, The ARC of Weld County, The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools, Comcast, Weld Community Credit Union, Northeast Health Partners, Mountain High Disposal, First FarmBank, GH Phipps, Richter Orthodontics. Weld Family Clinic of Chiropractic and Mountain Valley Bank. Other sponsors provided funding for school supplies, as well as in-kind services and supplies, and include KGRE Tigre Radio, Kathy Beck of The Group Realty, Cricket Wireless, DaGama Digital Marketing Agency, Balanced Movement Yoga, Greeley PFLAG, District 6 Student Information Services, Bicknell Insurance, Aztlan Insurance Company, Karen Baumgartner, and Daughters of the American Revolution.
For more information on the School Kickoff Community Celebration, please visit www.greeleyschools.org/kickoff.
D6 organiza la Celebración Comunitaria de Inicio Escolar el 2 de agosto
El Distrito Escolar Greeley-Evans 6, junto con su socio The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools, está organizando la 12.ª Celebración Comunitaria Anual de Inicio Escolar el sábado 2 de agosto, de 9 a. m. a mediodía en el Island Grove Event Center, ubicado en 501 North 14th Avenida en Greeley.
A través de patrocinios y donaciones, el Distrito 6 ha recaudado suficiente dinero para regalar 4,000 mochilas llenas de útiles escolares.
Las mochilas serán entregadas sólo a los estudiantes del Distrito 6, desde preescolar hasta 12º grado. Los estudiantes deben estar presentes en el evento para recibir una mochila. Los nombres de los estudiantes serán verificados en las listas de registro. Si los estudiantes no están registrados en el Distrito 6, deberán completar el registro en el evento antes de recibir una mochila.
Una vez que se confirme el registro de un estudiante, se le entregará un boleto para recibir una mochila. Todos los estudiantes que reciban un boleto tendrán garantizada una mochila. Hay mochilas y útiles escolares diferentes para estudiantes de primaria, secundaria y preparatoria.
La entrega de mochilas comenzará puntualmente a las 9:00 a. m. Se les pide a los participantes que por favor dejen a todas las mascotas en casa. No se permitirá la entrada de animales, excepto animales de servicio, en la fila para mochilas ni dentro del Event Center.
Se entregará una cantidad limitada de bolsas de comida a los estudiantes al ingresar al Event Center. Todas las comidas deben consumirse dentro de las instalaciones del Event Center.
Más de 60 puestos comunitarios estarán presentes en el School Kickoff, ofreciendo información, servicios y entretenimiento para estudiantes y sus familias. Cosmetólogos locales estarán proporcionando cortes de cabello gratuitos a los estudiantes. El evento también incluye un zoológico interactivo, ofrecido por estudiantes de FFA de Greeley West High School, globos, juegos de carnaval, vehículos de emergencia y recorridos en un autobús escolar del Distrito 6, el Greeley GET Bus, una troca de bomberos y más.
También se ofrecerán vacunas gratuitas en el lugar para los estudiantes del Distrito 6, así como exámenes físicos deportivos a bajo costo y registro para deportes.
Más de 150 voluntarios ayudan a hacer posible este evento, realizando una variedad de tareas, desde llenar mochilas hasta repartir mochilas y ayudar a mantener el flujo del tráfico.
Banner Health/North Colorado Medical Center es el patrocinador principal del evento de este año. Los patrocinadores de las escuelas secundarias son Adolfson & Peterson Construction, Chevron, Greeley Redeye Rotary, Calvary Chapel Greeley, la Greeley Stampede Foundation y el High Plains Library District. Los patrocinadores de las escuelas primarias son Weld Community Foundation, la Universidad del Norte de Colorado, Aims Community College, Sunrise Community Health, ABC Child Development Centers, la Ciudad de Greeley, North Range Behavioral Health, Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Leprino Foods y Flood and Peterson.
Los patrocinadores del preescolar son Roche Constructors, Allo Communications, Volunteers Enriching Weld, OtterCares Foundation, The ARC of Weld County, The Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools, Comcast, Weld Community Credit Union, Northeast Health Partners, Mountain High Disposal, First FarmBank, GH Phipps, Richter Orthodontics, Weld Family Clinic of Chiropractic y Mountain Valley Bank. Otros patrocinadores proporcionaron fondos para los útiles escolares, así como servicios y suministros donados, e incluyen KGRE Tigre Radio, Kathy Beck de The Group Realty, Cricket Wireless, DaGama Digital Marketing Agency, Balanced Movement Yoga, Greeley PFLAG, Servicios de Información Estudiantil del Distrito 6, Bicknell Insurance, Aztlan Insurance Company, Karen Baumgartner e Daughters of the American Revolution.
Para más información sobre la Celebración Comunitaria de Inicio Escolar, por favor visite www.greeleyschools.org/kickoff.
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