Patriots Care Inc

IN COOPERATION WITH GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL THE PATRIOTS, WE SUPPORT CERTAIN CLUBS AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT THIS VERY DIVERSE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN DENVER, CO.

SPEACH AND DEBATE THE DEBATE TEAM HAS DEVELOPED SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST YOUNG MINDS FOR THE PAST 62 YEARS. IN THE LAST DECADE, THE TEAM HAS REACHED NATIONAL PROMINENCE BY CONSISTENTLY BEING RANKED AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 DEBATE SCHOOLS IN THE NATION. IT HAS WON MULTIPLE NATIONAL AND DOZENS OF STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. WE WORK WITH OVER 150 STUDENTS FOSTERING CHARACTER AND FOCUSING ON THE WAYS IN WHICH SPEECH AND DEBATE CAN SERVE AS A VEHICLE FOR GREATER ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH. THE SHY BECOME BOLD, THE UNFOCUSED BECOME PURPOSEFUL, AND THE INEXPERIENCED BECOME MASTERS AT THEIR INDIVIDUAL CRAFT. OVER TIME, MOST BECOME LEADERS NOT ONLY IN OUR PROGRAM BUT IN ALL AREAS OF THEIR LIVES. THIS IS BECAUSE OF THE INDIVIDUALIZED RESOURCES AND ATTENTION THAT GEORGE WASHINGTON SPEACH AND DEBATE STRIVES TO GIVE EVERY STUDENT. WE PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE INSTRUCTION THAT GOES BEYOND THE CURRICULUM AND MEETS STUDENTS WHERE THEY ARE. IN 2023 THE TEAM WON THE INAUGURAL COLORADO 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AND EARNED THE TITLE OF DEBATE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE.

BE INSPIRED CREATED IN JANUARY 2018, THE BE INSPIRED ANNUAL FUND IS STAFFED BY VOLUNTEER FACULTY, PARENTS, GUARDIANS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THE BE INSPIRED ANNUAL FUND SUPPORTS THE ENTIRE GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BODY. THE FUNDS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE PARENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO SUPPORT GEORGE WASHINGTON STUDENTS AND FACULTY WITH ANNUAL FUNDS TO ENRICH THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE. KEY PROJECTS FUNDED IN 2023 WERE BLEACHERS FOR ATHLETIC FIELDS, GRAPHING CALCULATORS FOR THE MATH DEPARTMENT, WELLNESS PROGRAM MATERIALS, STUDENT ATTENDANCE INITIATIVES, AND SOUND AND LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS FOR SCHOOL EVENTS

PATRIOT PLAYERS GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL HAS ONE OF THE BEST THESPIAN TROUPES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO, TROUPE 1621. THE PATRIOT PLAYERS PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR OVER 50 STUDENTS TO ACT, SING, DANCE, AND WORK WITH TECHNICAL THEATER BOTH DURING AND AFTER SCHOOL. THE STUDENTS LEARN VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS FROM WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO DESIGN LIGHTS, COSTUMES, AND THEATRICAL SETS. WE HAVE STUDENTS ON OUR SET DESIGN CREW WHO ARE PURSUING CERTIFICATION AS MASTER CARPENTERS. PATRIOT CARES PLAYS A VITAL ROLE IN THE PATRIOT PLAYERS BY FACILITATING PURCHASE OF ITEMS THAT WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE POSSIBLE WITH THE CONTRAINTS OF THE SCHOOLS ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE THEATER PROGRAM. FUNDS WERE USED FOR COSTUMES, PROPS, AND SET PIECES FROM VARIOUS PLACES AS WELL AS WOOD AND OTHER TOOLS. IN 2023, THE TROUP SUCCESSFULLY STAGED TWO MAIN STAGE PRODUCTIONS, 9 TO 5, THE MUSICAL AND SHE KILLS MONSTERS.