News & Announcements

LPIE Survey
You took the time, and we are grateful. Thank you for completing the LPIE survey. We read every comment and there was feedback that will inform our efforts in the future. Please visit lpie.org/2021surveyresponse to see the responses.

Outdoor Art Scavenger Hunt
Let’s celebrate art! Do you want to have a fun adventure while learning about local art in Lafayette? Gather your family and head outdoors for LPIE’s Outdoor Art Scavenger Hunt created for ALL ages! Click here for a Scavenger Hunt Map. Clues have been provided by LPIE’s very own Art Instructors to help lead you to their favorite art pieces around town.  Post a photo of your outdoor adventure here! To learn more about LPIE’s amazing Art Instructors and Outdoor Scavenger Hunt, click here.

Laura-Kate Rurka & Jennifer Palmer
Acalanes LPIE School Chairs

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We continue Celebrating Diversity throughout the month of April, but first we acknowledge that following a year of racial protests after the murder of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin was finally convicted on all three counts. Read about this historic trial and conviction here. While thousands expressed relief after the verdicts, many felt anger and sadness — because greater racial justice and equity are not attained by a single case. People remember that Martin Luther King Jr. said the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice. But they forget that he also said that arc is long — sometimes far, far too long.

New Role at AUHSD, Director of Student Support, Equity and Inclusion
This is especially relevant to our Diversity and Inclusion work. The position’s focus includes “a strategic approach to combating racism, discrimination and exclusion, in our academic, athletic and club settings, as well as within the local community.” Please share the job listing with your professional networks! Application deadline is 4/30. The job posting can be found here.

Thursday, May 6 from 7-8:30pm Final Racial Equity Seminar with Dr. Lori Watson
An email with a zoom link will be sent to all those registered prior to May 6th. Thank you for putting yourself into this often uncomfortable space in order to do this important work.

Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm Rap Poetry Storytelling
Los Angeles based actor, performer & speaker Shaan Dasani brings his rap poetry storytelling piece I GOT A STORY TO TELL YA to Acalanes High School, to deliver a powerful message about growing up, self-acceptance and rising above hate. Register for this event here. 

Volunteer opportunities for Acalanes DEI – get involved!
We are looking for new people to join our efforts and get in on the highly relevant work of DEI. Email us! If you believe in the need for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and enjoy writing, are a social media wizard or interested in web content creation, come join us!

This week is all about the Decades: Homecoming 2021!

The students have planned a fun, jam-packed week with activities at school and virtually. Each day has dress-up days completed via the goosechase app. All events are for class points to determine overall winner of the week!

Below is the Homecoming schedule of events:

TOMORROW from 12-4:30pm: Hallway decorating (date change due to projected rain today). There are still a few open slots. Encourage your student to sign up!

Monday at 7:30pm: On campus movie night in the frosh quad watching Back to the Future. Sign up here!

Tuesday Activities

• At lunch: Record painting in the quads OR Scribbl.io via zoom
• 4:30pm: Ping pong tournament in between the gyms
• 7pm: Boys soccer senior night

Wednesday Activities

• Lunch: Spikeball in the quads OR among us via zoom
• 5pm: Tie dye in between the gyms

Thursday Activities

• Lunch: Decades Kahoot in 314 OR via zoom
• 6pm: Virtual Rally Youtube link

Friday Activities

• Lunch: Hula Hooping competition OR 100 questions via zoom
• 6pm: Drama tailgate & play watch party (play starts at 7 PM)

Spotlight on the Live-Streamed Virtual Rally (Thursday 6pm)
An event for the whole family! It is complete with class skits, 6 live performances by our talented students, a staff dance number with live voting via instagram & a surprise for one of our very own seniors. Youtube link.

A peek at May:

Monday, May 3

• 1pm: Speaker Series with the Eat. Learn. Play CEO (Steph & Ayesha Curry’s non-profit) Chris Helfrich Register here
• 6pm: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage month movie night

Thursday, May 6 at 6:30pm: Women in Leadership Series with Pac-12 Chief Marketing Officer Dannette Leighton Register here

Monday, May 10 at 1pm: Speaker Series with Bank of America executive vice-chairman Jill Schwartz Register here

Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm: AAPI Speaker Shaan Dasani
Register here to attend! Los Angeles based actor, performer & speaker Shaan Dasani brings his rap poetry storytelling piece I GOT A STORY TO TELL YA to Acalanes High School, to deliver a powerful message about growing up, self-acceptance and rising above hate. As a South-Asian transgender man, Shaan works to blaze trails in the entertainment industry.  He’s been covered by the NEW YORK TIMES in their piece “THE TRANS ACTORS CHALLENGING OUTMODED IDEAS OF MASCULINITY,” and in 2018, the BONOBOS brand picked Shaan as a representative for their #EvolveTheDefinition campaign which sought to jumpstart a conversation around broadening ideas of masculinity.  Despite this, his work doesn’t center around masculinity, but rather, humanity, as his experience has taught him that if we want to live our best lives, we have to start by giving people the room to live theirs. After the performance, there will be opportunity for questions, conversations and thoughts.

2020-2021 Clubs
Club meetings continue. Check out our 49 clubs! Clubs continue

If I can ever do anything to help you or your student, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Katherine Walton, Student Activities Director

The last month of school always presents stress for students. We’ve been curious about what’s different for students in this current context. There’s good news and less good news. As you may have noticed in yourself, family, friends, or co-workers, internal reserves are low! There’s the sense of “enough is enough” with the pandemic as well as the pressure to “be happy! Things are finally shaping up!”. And yet, there’s the stress of re-entering the normalcy of more commitments, more traffic, more noise and crowds. Our nervous systems are adjusting but it’s going to take some time. What’s required is more self-kindness and that comes in many different forms– more sleep, less judgment, more downtime and time with friends and family. Now for the good news, it’s so wonderful to hear how students are thinking about next year and how excited they are for a fresh start– planning, goal-setting, and dreaming are essential to wellbeing!

Please encourage your students to stop by Wellness when they’re on campus if only to introduce themselves and see what we have to offer. Thanks to LPIE and parents Club we’ve made an exciting investment in all kinds of supplies that will benefit student wellbeing! 

Allen Choi, Wellness Coordinator
Casey Sasner, Intake Specialist

For updates, tips and advice, follow Wellness on Social Media: Instagram @acalaneswellness

Seniors

• Update Naviance with College Decisions/Exit Survey Congratulations to all seniors!  Please 1) log into Naviance 2) Click on About Me 3) Choose Surveys from Your School 4) Click Senior Exit Survey to update the decisions. This is how your students’ final transcripts will be sent!
• Thursday, May 20 at 6pm Senior Awards Night – All Seniors will be invited to the Large Gym to celebrate as fellow students receive awards and scholarships. This will be live-streamed, as space will be limited to students only this year.

Juniors

• Applications due Friday, April 23 Healthcare Internship Opportunity – Junior Achievement is offering a 4 week internship for students interested in medical careers. 
• Stay in the loop – Please follow the CCC instagram to keep up-to-date with college timeline details. Share this with your students too. @ahs_college_career
• SAT Testing Reminder – Although many schools are test-optional, there are 2 upcoming SAT dates for students who may have prepared for these exams already.  Locations are limited, but do check the College Board website to register for the May 8 or June 5 SAT administrations. Deadlines are soon.  
• Wednesday, April 28 from 5-7:45pm Virtual College Visits – Join a Virtual College Visit with your student. Students can interact and ask questions of a large group of college admissions officers. This is a great way to connect and show a college your child is interested! Sessions included on topics such as finding a college that fits, paying for college, and writing a college essay presented by college admission counselors.
• Job Opportunities – Encourage your child to check out Indeed.com for jobs this summer. Enter Lafayette Teen in the search box and see the possibilities!
• Resume Support – Please let your student know that Mrs. Levy enjoys helping students build their resumes. Naviance is also a great spot to work on resumes. 

Sophomores

• Healthcare Internship Opportunity – Junior Achievement is offering a 4 week internship for students interested in medical careers. Application Due 4/23

All Students
Zoom Nights every Monday and Tuesday during the month of April with your new advisor, Debbie Levy, to learn more and ask questions! Both students and parents are invited. We can set more in depth follow-up appointments too! CLICK ON THE LINK on Monday or Tuesday

Freshmen & Parents – 7-7:30pm Monday  April 19
Sophomores & Parents – 7-7:30pm Tuesday April 20
Juniors & Parents – 7:35-8:05pm Monday April 19
Seniors & Parents – 7:35-8:05pm Tuesday April 20

Please follow the CCC instagram to keep up-to-date. Share this with your students too. @ahs_college_career

Resources:

• CCC Website 
• How to request a transcript
• College 101
• Internships and Volunteering Ideas
• Scholarships

April 27-30: “Pop by to Say Hi to your Counselor” During Lunch
Freshmen and Sophomores are invited to pick up an Otter Pop from their school counselors during lunch. Freshmen can say hi to their counselors during lunch on April 27-28 in the Freshman Quad while Sophomores can drop by on April 29-30 in the Main Quad.

AP Exams
From our testing coordinator: AP Exams are fast approaching. It is EXTREMELY important that students check their College Board AP Classroom account to verify their AP Exam dates/times as some have been changed by the College Board due to schedule conflicts or non payment of exams. Students are either taking Admin 1, Admin 2, or Admin 3. It is the responsibility of each individual student to check their AP Exam dates/times and be prepared for their exam day. Each exam administration has very specific instructions, all students need to review the details of their exams entirely. Exam specific details can be found on the AHS TESTING HOMEPAGE. All exam formats are final.

June 7 through July 15 AUHSD Summer School
Summer school is for students who need to repeat a required course after earning a D or F grade. Email your counselor for an application.   

Counselor Appointments
We love talking to our students! Email is the best way to reach us. Counselors have appointment slots for students and will email them a link for signing up.  

A- Ed  Anne Schonauer
Ee-Kr  Christine Todd
Ku-Ros  Marissa Meadows
Rot-Z  Susan Martin

April 29 and 30 – Advocacy Day
This not-to-miss annual event is taking place online over two days this year, so it’s easy to attend and you can pick and choose the parts which interest you. (It’s also free!) Sign up here.

Advocacy Day for Education 2021: Moving Forward with Resiliency  
As always at Advocacy Day, we will have the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of our school superintendents and state legislators. In addition, a panel of highly respected frontline medical and mental health experts will share the most current information and recommendations. Finally, the equity issues at play will be addressed by both educators and corporate professionals. For the full agenda and speaker bios, see here: AD21. 

One of the legislators who will speak at Advocacy Day is State Senator Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, who has introduced a groundbreaking bill which would provide free breakfast and lunch for all California school children. Don’t miss the chance to hear about this and other efforts to bring positive change to our education system. 

Questions? Email our APC Legislative Representative.

Students ages 16 and up can now be vaccinated!!! CLICK HERE for an appointment request.

QUARANTINE – What does it mean?
Quarantine means you need to stay home for 10 days because of two possible reasons:

1.  Your student is exhibiting symptoms that fall within possible signs and symptoms of COVID (which is almost everything!).  
   • Without COVID testing, your student can return to school after 10 days and after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
   • With a negative COVID test result, your student can return to school after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
2. Your student has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID.  In this case, your student must stay home for 10 days, even if without symptoms or even with a negative test result.

Please see AUHSD Covid Decision Tree for more details.*

*Information will soon be updated for students who have been fully immunized.

Positive for COVID?
Please contact me as soon as possible.

COVID Resources and Protocols
Available on the District website and on my site.

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
Acalanes School Nurse Google Site
dcitron@auhsdschools.org
IG:  acalanesschoolnurse

April 30 and May 1 at 7pm – One Act Shakespeare Live: Macbeth & Midsummer The Acalanes DramaDons are proud to present “One Act Shakespeare Live: Macbeth & Midsummer.” These exciting 40-minute versions of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream will stream live on the DramaDons’ YouTube channel. Each play is presented for one night only, so log on to see Macbeth on April 30 and Midsummer on May 1 at 7pm PST.

This is not just your average “Zoom play.” All actors will perform from individual remote studios set up in classrooms on the Acalanes campus. Then, using the magic of technology, actors’ images will be composited into a single frame, giving the illusion of working together, and all of it will happen live, in real time!

Click here for the Playbill!

If you’d like to learn more, check out the article about our production on page 33 of the latest issue of the Acalanes Blueprint.

May 1 Deadline – Acalanes Performing Arts Booster Scholarship
APAB will award one $1,000 scholarship to a Senior in the Acalanes Class of 2021 who participates in either Choral Music, Drama or Instrumental Music with an intent to major or minor in a performing art at a two or four-year college, university, or performing arts school. Applications are available now and must be submitted by May 1. Click here for the application.

This week’s can’t miss events

Baseball 

• Monday, April 26 v. Las Lomas HS at 4pm; Varsity is away, JV is home.
• Thursday, April 29 v. Las Lomas HS at 4pm; Varsity is home, JV is away.
• Friday, April 30 v. St. Patrick’s HS at 4pm; Varsity is home, JV is away.

Girls Soccer 

• Monday, April 26 at Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Friday, April 30 at Miramonte HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys Lacrosse 

• Monday, April 26 host Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Friday, April 30 host Miramonte HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys Soccer 

• Monday, April 26 host Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Friday, April 30 at Northgate HS. JV at 5:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls Tennis 

• Tuesday, April 27 v. College Park HS at 3:30 pm. Varsity is away, JV is home.
• Thursday, April 29 v. Las Lomas HS at 3:30 pm. Varsity is home, JV is away.

Girls Water Polo 

• Wednesday, April 28 host Miramonte HS. JV at 3:30pm, Varsity at 4:50pm.
• Friday, April 30 host California HS. JV at 4pm, Varsity at 5:20pm.
• Saturday, May 1 host Davis HS.  JV at 10am, Varsity at 11:20am.

Boys Water Polo 

• Wednesday, April 28 host Miramonte HS. Varsity at 6:10pm, JV at 7:30pm.
• Saturday, May 1 host De La Salle HS. Varsity at 12:40pm, JV at 2pm.

Boys Basketball 

• Wednesday, April 28 at Campolindo HS. Frosh at 4pm, JV at 5:15pm, Varsity at 8pm.
• Thursday, April 29 at Miramonte HS. JV at 4pm, Frosh at 5:15pm, Varsity at 6:30pm.
• Saturday, May 1 host Alhambra HS. Frosh at 2pm, JV at 3:30pm, Varsity at 5pm.

Girls Basketball 

• Wednesday, April 28 Varsity at Campolindo HS at 6:30pm.
• Thursday, April 29 Varsity at Miramonte HS at 8pm.
• Saturday, May 1 Varsity host College Park HS at 11am.

Boys Volleyball 

• Wednesday, April 28 host Campolindo HS. JV at 4pm, Varsity at 5pm.
• Thursday, April 29 host Miramonte HS. JV at 6:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls Volleyball 

• Wednesday, April 28 host Campolindo HS. JV at 6:30pm, Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, April 29 host Miramonte HS. JV at 4pm, Varsity at 5pm.

Click this link to see a list of current sports and their full schedules.