Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

Acalanes is expanding its student recognition program with the introduction of two new awards that will be integrated into the campus culture.
 
The Acalanes Silver A Award, which replaces the former underclass department awards, will be based on teacher nominations each semester. The principal’s ACA Blue Heart Award, will allow students, teachers, and staff members to nominate deserving students. An awards oversight committee, made up of a cross-section of teachers, staff members and students, will oversee the selection process. Award recipients will be notified in May.
 
Nominations are now open for the principal’s ACA Blue Heart Award! Students are invited to use this easy form to nominate their friends and peers who exhibit: 

• Engagement: Show up for peers
• Spirit: Foster spirit on campus
• Inclusion: Connect with peers on campus
• Care: Show care for peers, teachers, staff, & our campus

Acalanes is expanding its student recognition program with the introduction of two new awards that will be integrated into the campus culture.
 
The Acalanes Silver A Award, which replaces the former underclass department awards, will be based on teacher nominations each semester. The principal’s ACA Blue Heart Award, will allow students, teachers, and staff members to nominate deserving students. An awards oversight committee, made up of a cross-section of teachers, staff members and students, will oversee the selection process. Award recipients will be notified in May.
 
Nominations are now open for the principal’s ACA Blue Heart Award! Students are invited to use this easy form to nominate their friends and peers who exhibit: 

• Engagement: Show up for peers
• Spirit: Foster spirit on campus
• Inclusion: Connect with peers on campus
• Care: Show care for peers, teachers, staff, & our campus

AHS Performing Arts is excited to present the timeless classic, Beauty and the Beast this week! Performances nightly Wednesday, March 2 through Saturday, March 5 at 7pm in the PAC. Tickets for the musical usually sell out quickly, so reserve your tickets here. Encourage your students to support their peers in the arts!

2nd Annual ACA STRONG Light Display now through Friday, Mar 4 from 5:30 to 9:30pm A big thanks to all Dons students and their families who helped make our campus shine bright! Now it’s time for all Acalanes families and the greater Lafayette community to see ACA spirit on display. Swing by your favorite Lafayette restaurant on your way home for a bite to eat or take out. This year, a Photo Class Competition has been added!! Take a photo in front of your lighted class sign and DM via Instagram to @ahs_dons. The class with the most submitted photos is invited to an ice cream sandwich social at lunch in March.
 
Do you know an incoming Don? Acalanes Swag Bags are on sale! Now is the time to help our newest Dons show their AHS spirit by purchasing a Dons spirit pack! $68 packs include a black hooded sweatshirt, car magnet, cinch pack, and AHS flag to fly at home. Proceeds from spirit pack sales benefit the class of 2026. Order here before Friday, April 1 and packs will be ready for pick up at Acalanes Events & Activities Night on Wednesday, May 4. Go Dons!

2nd Annual ACA STRONG Light Display now through Friday, Mar 4 from 5:30 to 9:30pm A big thanks to all Dons students and their families who helped make our campus shine bright! Now it’s time for all Acalanes families and the greater Lafayette community to see ACA spirit on display. Swing by your favorite Lafayette restaurant on your way home for a bite to eat or take out. This year, a Photo Class Competition has been added!! Take a photo in front of your lighted class sign and DM via Instagram to @ahs_dons. The class with the most submitted photos is invited to an ice cream sandwich social at lunch in March.
 
Do you know an incoming Don? Acalanes Swag Bags are on sale! Now is the time to help our newest Dons show their AHS spirit by purchasing a Dons spirit pack! $68 packs include a black hooded sweatshirt, car magnet, cinch pack, and AHS flag to fly at home. Proceeds from spirit pack sales benefit the class of 2026. Order here before Friday, April 1 and packs will be ready for pick up at Acalanes Events & Activities Night on Wednesday, May 4. Go Dons!

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. 

APC is excited to be part of Acalanes Community Always! We loved engaging in the Community Can’t Be Canceled campaign but we are even more enthusiastic about how ACA can sustain this spirit and connectivity between Acalanes and the greater Lafayette community. Even though students won’t be on campus at the start of the school year, we will be looking for ways to connect us all through campus clean-ups, Alumni engagement, partnerships with local Lafayette businesses and more. Want to join the fun? Email Dawn Brightbill & Sarah Cusumano at aca@acalanesparentslcub.com to get involved. We can’t wait to see how this effort grows!

Ring the bells for our seniors on Friday, May 29, at 6pm (their original graduation date and time). Honk your horns, clang your pots and pans, and blow your whistles to let the Class of 2020 know they are loved and celebrated!

Graduation is Thursday, June 4th, and Lafayette retailers have put together some great gift ideas to congratulate our AHS graduates. You’ll even find some great ideas for Dads too (Father’s Day is June 21). Additionally, local restaurants have created special family meals to celebrate. You can find more info on the Lafayette Chamber’s website. Buying local helps our Lafayette businesses survive and provides sales tax dollars to the City of Lafayette.

Thanks to your tremendous support, your donations of cash and food will provide 53,000 meals to our neighbors in need, far surpassing the goal our district set in partnership with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties. If you would still like to donate, it’s never too late. #DonsShowUp