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General Announcements

August 14, 2020

Acalanes Attendance Procedures
All absences, including full school day, late zoom arrivals and early zoom departures need to be called in at 925-280-3973. Remember, it is the responsibility of parents to call the message recorder for each and every student absence including dental and medical appointments. All absences not cleared within 48-hours are turned into cuts. For your convenience, the AHS message recorder is available 24-hours a day. Please bookmark and refer to the AHS website for detailed instructions and additional information.

Textbook Return & Pickup
At last count we have over 1000 unreturned textbooks and novels out from last year. Our fellow Dons need these books! Please find those materials and drop them anytime outside the AHS Library. For students missing textbooks for the current year, please visit campus this week, Tuesday through Friday from 2-4pm in the Library, to collect outstanding materials.

Thursday, Aug 20 Virtual Back to School Night
Watch your email this week for agenda details and instructions on how to participate.

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

August 14, 2020

It’s been great to see Acalanes Community Always spirit on display throughout the first week of school! Seniors woke up to decorated front doors on the first day of school thanks to class liaisons who made door decorating kits for senior families. If you haven’t seen the awesome video highlighting childhood photos of hundreds of seniors, it may help you get into the Back to School spirit. Next week, sophomores will experience ACA spirit thanks to their liaisons who have planned an awesome Sophomore Scavenger Hunt that will take them to local hot spots. Finally, be on the lookout for “ASB Spirit Card Welcome Here” blue decals at your favorite Lafayette businesses. Students with ASB cards will get discounts or free gifts when they show their cards. Want to join the fun? Email Dawn Brightbill & Sarah Cusumano at aca@acalanesparentslclub.com to get involved.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

August 14, 2020

Tuesday, Aug 18 from 6:30-8:30pm Forum on Race
We are proud to feature Dr. Lori Watson, a Racial Equity and Social Justice Consultant who is partnering with the Acalanes School District on these issues. We hope you’ll take part in this virtual discussion and learn about the vision, mission and goals of the DEI committee while participating in Q&A. Advance registration required.

Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30pm Teacher-moderated Book Club: How To Be An Antiracist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
The book, a NYTimes Bestseller, brings a “groundbreaking” approach to understanding and uprooting racism and inequality in our society — and in ourselves. Copies are available at Orinda Books, and a portion of each sale will be donated to the Center for Antiracism Research. Stay tuned for registration and participation details.

Check back with us again next week as we launch a 21-week challenge to engage each other on racial equity and bias with various podcasts, videos and articles.

Sports

August 14, 2020

Acalanes Sports Camps
The athletic department is conducting sports camps on campus as recently reported in Blueprint, Acalanes’ student newspaper. These camps are operating by state, county and district guidelines. Email Randy Takahashi for more information.

Athletic Clearances
Use this down time to fill out athletic clearance paperwork for your student athlete. Forms can be found here. Fill them out with your pediatrician, then email Randy Takahashi for further instruction.

LPIE

August 14, 2020

The 2020/21 Annual Giving Campaign – In School or at Home
This year’s Annual Giving Campaign is off to a strong start and we would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU to our incredibly generous parent community.

Did you know that $900,000 of the Acalanes High School budget is funded by LPIE this year? These are essential dollars put to work every day during distance learning. Click here for more information about how LPIE supports every student and to make your donation today.

Laura-Kate Rurka & Jennifer Palmer
Acalanes LPIE School Chairs

www.lpie.org

Legislative News

August 14, 2020

For up-to-date reliable information on school funding and the steps that are being taken to support our schools during this pandemic, www.edsource.org is a great resource. Here’s a selection of recent items:

Performing & Visual Arts

August 14, 2020

If you have a passion for the arts, join us today! APAB has the following Board openings:

VP Choral (must have student in Choral to hold this role)
APAB Secretary
APAB Publicity Chair
APAB Parliamentarian

Contact APAB President, Debra Bussey, if you’re interested in one of these positions or any other performing arts volunteer opportunities.

Debra Bussey

Acalanes Performing Arts

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

August 14, 2020

Be sure to join us for the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Forum on Race Tuesday, Aug 18 at 6:30pm. Visit the DEI section for details. Be sure to check back each week for more Parent Education events coming soon.

School Nurse

August 14, 2020

I encourage all families to continue submitting all medical forms for the school year, including medication forms and immunization updates. All forms are posted on my Google Site (link below).

Please get in touch with me with any questions, concerns, and/or requests. I look forward to being in touch and connected!

Dvora Citron, RN, MS

Acalanes School Nurse Google Site

Counseling

August 14, 2020

We hope our Dons are settling in and getting ready for our first week of Distance Learning starting tomorrow. As we mentioned last week, please note the slight adjustments to the counselor assignments. We had to adjust to make the distribution more even. We know it can be hard to shift, (hard for us, too!) but we hope this means better access for everyone. We will be posting links to calendars soon. In the meantime, email is the best way to reach us.

Class Schedules
The schedule change request form will be open until Friday, August 21. Students need to use their @auhsdschools.org to use the form. As always, the priority is fixing errors and everything is subject to space available. Students will be notified via email if there is a change. Please follow the schedule that is in Aeries. In the event that a change is made, Aeries is updated immediately. Canvas will update overnight. Students cannot start a new class after Monday, August 24. Students may still drop a class (depending on credits and remaining schedule) until the end of the first quarter.

Counselor Assignments Student last names:
A- Ed Anne Schonauer
Ee-Kr Christine Todd
Ku-Ros Marissa Meadows
Rot-Z Susan Martin

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School Nurse

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