CCHS News and Announcements 5.22.25
Dear Cloud City Families,
As we head into the holiday weekend, we want to remind you that there will be no school on Monday, May 26th in observance of Memorial Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, May 27th as regularly scheduled.
We are entering an exciting and important time of year! There are only five days of academic classes remaining before our graduates present their Portfolio Defense. This milestone represents the culmination of their high school journey, and we are proud of all the hard work they have put in to show their competencies.
Please review the following important dates carefully:
Key Dates for All Students:
- Wednesday, June 4 & Thursday, June 5
All students must be in attendance for Portfolio Defense and the conclusion of academic classes. The schedule for all students on these days is 8:25am-3:00pm.
Important Information for Graduates:
- Thursday, June 5 by 4:00 PM
All graduation requirements must be fully completed in order to participate in graduation events.
(Please see the attached graduate schedule for additional details.) Schedule attached here!
J-Term for Non-Graduating Students:
- June 9–12 & June 16–19
All underclassmen are required to attend school for our exciting J-Term Career Opportunity Events. These programs offer hands-on learning and exploration of various career pathways.
As always, if you have any questions or need further information, don’t hesitate to reach out. We appreciate your support as we finish the year strong!
Warm regards,
Katherine Kerrigan
Principal
Cloud City High School
315 West 6th Street
Leadville, CO 80461
kkerrigan@lakecountyschools.net
(Office) 719-486-6979
(Fax) 719-486-2048
(Cell) 719-427-0114
Kindergarten Ice Cream Social flyer attached here!
Subject: Important Update Regarding PowerSchool Data Security
Dear families and educators of the Lake County School District community:
We are writing to inform you of a recent development related to the cybersecurity incident PowerSchool experienced in December 2024.
PowerSchool is aware that a threat actor has reached out to multiple school district customers in an attempt to extort them using data from the previously reported December 2024 incident. PowerSchool does not believe this is a new incident.
Please be assured that both PowerSchool and Lake County School District are taking this situation very seriously. PowerSchool has informed us they are working with cybersecurity experts to thoroughly assess this development and have reported it to law enforcement in both Canada and the United States.
As a reminder, following that incident PowerSchool also offered and made widely available credit monitoring and identity protection services for a period of two years to students and faculty Lake County School District regardless of whether they were individually involved. We encourage all those who were offered these services to take advantage of them:
- For individuals in the U.S.: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-united-states-data-breach/
- For individuals in Canada: https://www.powerschool.com/security/sis-incident/notice-of-canada-data-breach/
As was reported earlier this year, PowerSchool made the decision to pay a ransom because they believed it to be in the best interest of their customers and the students and communities they serve. As is always the case with these situations, there was a risk that the bad actors would not delete the data they stole, despite assurances and evidence that were provided PowerSchool.
We wanted to share this update as part of our ongoing commitment to transparency. We remain committed to working closely with PowerSchool and law enforcement to provide support in any way we can.
Sincerely,
Lake County School District
