Counselor assignments are by student last name:
A-F Anne Schonauer
G-Ka Erika Vasquez
Ke-Re Marissa Meadows
Rh-Z Susan Martin
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION October is the month we spend writing letters for Early Decision/Action deadlines. Please have your student see us right away if they need a letter of rec!
JUNIOR PARENT NIGHT Please come to the Library on Wednesday, Nov 13 from 6:30-7:30pm to hear from Debbie Levy, College and Career Center Advisor, and Susan Martin, Counselor, about all things juniors should be thinking about as they research and prepare to apply to college next fall!
WINTER SPORTS START SOON Students planning on earning Athletic PE credit for their winter sport should pick up a contract (requires a parent, coach and student signature), return it by the deadline (late Nov) and take some timesheets to start documenting hours from the start of the winter sports season. All forms can be found in the Counseling Office.
7th Annual LPIE SPRING GALA
I’m excited to serve alongside Lori MacLeod as an LPIE co-chair this year. Like my partner Lori, I too have been a parent in the Lafayette school district for over a decade. My oldest graduated from Acalanes last year and is now off at college, and my second son is a sophomore here. Like many of you, my husband and I moved to Lafayette for the green hills and great public schools. We were surprised to learn that Lafayette receives the LOWEST per pupil funding of any district in the state and that our public schools would not be what they are today without the ongoing financial support of LPIE. When my sons were at Springhill Elementary and Stanley, I, along with many other parents, volunteered in the classrooms and at LPIE sponsored events, chairing the Springhill Science Fair and later the districtwide Read-a-Thon. As we tacked LPIE art projects on the wall, listened to trumpet practice, and watched our kids grow crystals for the Science Fair, we had near constant reminders of how LPIE funding was enriching the lives of our young students. The transition to high school brings a welcome independence for our kids but also less visibility into exactly how and where LPIE impacts their education. A quick check of Canvas doesn’t tell you that LPIE has purchased one microscope for every student in your student’s Living Earth class (just down the road,1 microscope is shared by 3 students!). When you sign a field trip permission slip, you may not be aware that LPIE has funded the transportation to San Francisco and back. When your student is weighing whether to take Physics or AP African American History, you can thank LPIE that such a diverse selection of classes exists at Acalanes. As Lori so aptly put it, there is virtually no space at Acalanes that LPIE has not touched. I’m proud of the hours and dollars I have given to this Lafayette institution. It’s simply the best investment I could have made for my child’s education and for this community I love.
