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iolence and uncertainty around the world have brought a surge of people to America. Colorado is a state where migrants can become refugees. They get food and shelter. We have a few students in Englewood High School who are here because their families need a safe place to call home. We want to tell their story of how their lives have changed since moving to Englewood.

Migration is moving to a new country or region to live or stay there. It involves the movement of people from their home country to a host country, of which they are not native, to settle and live.

Freshman Devin Hendricks knows how hard it can be to start over in a different place, ”Sometimes you have to leave because of a position you might be in. There might be rules they must go by that don’t benefit them.” Change has a lot of an impact on students, where they decide to stay, and the different areas that they are moved into. For reference, Freshmen Julian Azua has family in Mexico, “Having a new life is something better and it can be easy to be successful in whatever situations come your way.”

Migrants to Englewood say they can face difficulty making ends meet, being overqualified for their jobs, uninsured, and uncertain about immigration laws and policies that may affect their families. Some students say, that migrants feel judged. Migrant student’s schoolwork and experience in the classroom often suffer if they don’t get the support they need. According to recent research by EdSource, 60% of teachers and school staff report poor academic performance, and nearly half note an increased rate of bullying against these students.

Here at Englewood Schools, there are dozens of resources for these families, and many high school students who are new to the school report feeling a sense of community at Englewood High School.

Englewood has a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program serving over 300 multilingual learners in the district. The district website says there are about 25 home languages represented in the student population within our schools. The district also offers multilingual family nights throughout the year.

Brianna Montoya is the ELD Coordinator at Englewood High School, “So based off of their initial test scores, we’re helping them improve their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. So a lot of the skills we do are basic English grammar, and conversational skills, like real-world situations. Right now we’re practicing ordering at a restaurant. So just to get them more practice and more comfortable.”

She works one-on-one with students who have very different needs, “Each kid is so different. So each has different needs and different levels. I’m really lucky that I have a smaller class that I’m able to do that.”

Each student needs individualized attention. She believes that new students benefit from the staff that is attentive and invested in their success, “It’s helpful that we have a large student body that’s already bilingual. The students that come without knowing any English, have kind of like an anchor for students to help them translate.

More information about the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education program can be found by clicking on the link.

Hello and welcome to EHS Bleacher Report, Pirates at Play.

Fall sports have been a roller coaster of ups and downs this year but are coming to an end. It is time to wrap up each season. Some are done and some are chasing the playoffs. The show starts now.

Englewood Football takes on The Classical Academy on Thursday at 7 p.m. at home in Penn Stadium. The team is 4-2 on the season. The athletes are coming off a big win against Alameda 40-0. It is senior night, and football players, and cheerleaders are honored for their hard work the past four years. Joselyn Abrego has our story.

(tag)The student section should dress in Pink, It is a pink out for breast cancer awareness.

The boy’s cross-country team finished 8th out of 20 teams at their home meet this weekend. 7 out of 8 runners ran personal bests for 5k, led by Jack McGirl’s 10th place finish. He is only a sophomore and showing great promise. Camilla Perez Cervantes has more with McGirl and other runners.

The team returns to action this Saturday at the Frontier League championship.

Volleyball is wrapping up its season in the next two weeks. The varsity team is still getting used to the new teams on the roster but grew stronger as the season continued. On Thursday the team is on the road to Kipp Denver, then on Monday they head to Bennett.

Mieke (mee-kah) Waanders (wanders) is the senior catcher for EHS softball. She is what we call an all-around athlete. She also plays shortstop and is someone the athletes look up to. Jason Selby has more.

(tag) The season ended with a nearly even win-loss record.

EHS boys soccer is chasing the playoffs with a 5-6-1 on the season. Brandon Mendoza, Miguel Rodriguez, and Marco Lopez lead the charge. Danny Tobias has the story.

Playoffs start at the end of October.

The golf team wrapped up its first season with a tournament at Broken Tee. The team got stronger as the season went on. This is the first time in several years that boys golf is an option for athletes.

That’s all the time we have, for all the sports highlights from the season, go to thepirateer.com. Have a great day.