January 17 is the last day to order yearbooks for the 2019-2020 school year. Go to the AHS web store (under Student Supplies) to place your order now!
Sports
Here’s an easy way to support our Junior AND Sophomore AHS classes while cheering on our Dons: head to a Girls or Boys Varsity Basketball game and purchase a snack! Thanks to these classes, home basketball games for Girls (Juniors) and home league games for Boys (Sophomores) will feature light concessions where all sales go back to Juniors and Sophomores to help fund their Grad Nights. Head to the gym on Tuesday and Friday this week to watch the Lady Dons and buy a snack to support your AHS Juniors. Everybody wins!
Don’t forget to look at AHS’s January’s Dons Show Up calendar! You’ll find a link to the calendar on the home page of Acalanes High School’s website.
Wellness Center
With the start of the second semester, we’ve introduced several new policies to support student well-being and engagement in classes as well as developing new support programming by Wellness staff to broaden our reach. The Wellness Center will focus on short-term therapy, meaning 3-5 visits unless there are extenuating circumstances. During each day we will have one period set aside for same-day or same-week appointments. We will also be closed for the first 10 minutes of every period so that students are accounted for during roll call. Students who are in crisis may still go to the counseling office should they have an immediate need. As always, students may be referred by parents, teachers, or peers via this link: wellness referral. We continue to enjoy supporting all the Dons we’ve met so far and look forward to getting to know even more this semester.
Allen Choi, Wellness Coordinator (ext. 7150)
Casey Sasner, Intake Specialist (ext. 7136)
Week of 1/13 Update
Tuesday, Jan 28 “How to Pay for College” Presentation from 6:30-7:30pm in the AHS Library All grade level parents welcome! Come hear Tim Lenahan, CPA, discuss affording college including 529 Plans, loans, grants and scholarships. Sign up here.
Job Opportunities
- Lifeguard Paid training/certification, starting pay @ $16/hr. 510-544-2154. www.ebparks.org
- Swim Instructor Sherman Swim School, starting pay @ $13/hr. Email: sherman243@comcast.net. www.shermanswim.com
Saturday, Jan 25 DVC Spring Welcome Day for Seniors Register here. Explore campus, meet instructors, attend workshops. Includes FREE lunch too!
Volunteer Opportunity: Exploring New Horizons, Camp Counselor Do you like nature and working with kids? Be a hero to local 5th graders! Applications open for soph/juniors. Dates are April 6-10 or April 13-17. See flyer for more details.
Scholarship Opportunity Scholarships are posted on the board in the CCC so stop by and check for new information. Students with a minimum of a 3.3 GPA and maximum EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) of $20,000 can apply for the Rossmoor Scholarship, a $3,000 award. Applications due by Feb 4. Info available on the Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation Home Page.
Seniors Please update Naviance as you continue to hear results from your college applications. Stop by the CCC to share your successes and add a marble to the jar for each accepted application. When you have committed to your school, you can also make a flag for our board!
Juniors Sign up for academy to learn how to research colleges and start personal assessments. You must attend one academy before setting up a 1:1 appointment. Please stop by the CCC with any questions.
Feel free to contact me with questions!
Wendy Reicher wreicher@auhsdschools.org
Seniors and Mid-year Transcripts
For all Common Application colleges, our Registrar, Ms. Finn, will automatically send mid-year transcripts by Friday, Jan 24. There is no need to request transcripts in Naviance or pay on the web store. For any non-Common Application schools that require a mid-year transcript, please notify Ms. Finn in the counseling office via email or in person. Thank you!
Course sign-ups for 2020-2021
We start talking about course sign-ups for next year very soon, with several events planned for students and parents:
- Thursday, Jan 16 Frosh/Soph Parent Night (see class sections above),
- Last two weeks of January Counselors will be in classrooms making presentations to students
- Thursday, Jan 30 AHS Course Preview & Open House for parents and students. See General Announcement section above.
- Early February Students will have a short individual appointment with their counselor to finalize course selections
Counseling
Diablo Valley College spring semester starts Jan 27. Interested high school students can register for classes starting Jan 14. Students need a concurrent enrollment form signed by their counselor before registering.
Stay tuned…
Stay tuned for more fantastic topics from the APC Speaker Series as we kick off the New Year. As always, if you have questions or suggestions on content you would like to see more of at Acalanes, please contact: Kelly Daggs, VP Community Partners
Finals Week Schedule
Below is the final’s schedule for next week. Additionally, check out the Student Activities section to stay informed about all the valuable resources and thoughtful events available to students this week and next.
