APC

Campus Culture Committee

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • May is Asian/Pacific Heritage month
  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month
  • May is Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Campus Culture Committee Meeting  – be on the lookout for the final meeting this year

May is Jewish Heritage Month. During this month, hundreds of organizations and Americans of all backgrounds join together to discover, explore, and celebrate the vibrant and varied American Jewish experience from the dawn of our nation to the present day. You can learn so much by visiting the Jewish American Heritage website and checking out AUHSDs site here.

Please get your ALL ARE WELCOME HERE T-shirts! For just $20 you can support the Campus Culture Committee of APC while wearing a stylish black T that lets everyone know what the Dons are all about. Or you can reach out here for payment information and how to get your shirt. Available in M and L only at this time.

If you’d like to help with any celebrations or join in our cultural discussions, please contact the Campus Culture Committee here and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

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Legislative News

We’re in a critical time for Measure T—ballots are due in just a couple of weeks and 90% of parents haven’t yet voted! Please don’t delay, return your YES on Measure T ballot today to secure locally-controlled funding for our high schools!
 
Return your ballot in three simple steps:

  1. Find your ballot—it should have arrived the week of Apr 7!
  2. Vote YES on T to protect quality local high schools
  3. Sign your ballot’s return envelope and mail it back today — no postage required. You can also turn it in at a local ballot drop box. For more information about voting and drop box locations, please click here.

If you’ve already returned your ballot, please commit to texting five friends to remind them that we need their ballots turned in too! Community networking is the key to victory for our campaign! Here is some sample language you can use. Please feel free to personalize for your voice: Hello! Just a friendly reminder to turn in your YES on T ballot to protect our high-quality local high schools! Ballots are due back by May 6!
      

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Campus Culture Committee

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • May is Asian/Pacific Heritage month
  • May is Mental Health Awareness Month
  • May is Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Campus Culture Committee Meeting  – be on the lookout for the final meeting this year

May is Asian/Pacific Heritage month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asian and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America’s history and are instrumental in its future success. Their amazing website shows families and teachers ways to share the wonderful contributions Asian Americans have added to our culture.

Please find our table at Acalanes Athletics and Activities night on May 1 to get an ALL ARE WELCOME HERE t-shirt! For just $20 you can support the Campus Culture Committee of APC while wearing a stylish black tee that lets everyone know what the Dons are all about. Or you can reach out here for payment information and how to get your shirt. Available in M and L only at this time.

If you’d like to help with any celebrations or join in our cultural discussions, please contact the Campus Culture Committee here and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

 

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Legislative News

Something exciting arrived in the mail this week—your Measure T ballot!
Measure T provides locally-controlled funding to maintain our high-quality high school instruction and retain our excellent local teachers. It requires a steep two-thirds support rate AND is on the ballot during an off-year. All this means that every vote counts in this special election!
 
Turning out the parent vote is critical to our campaign’s strategy to win and protect our local high schools. You can help us today by filling out your ballot early!
 
Return your ballot in three simple steps:

  1. Find your ballot, it should be arriving this week
  2. Vote YES on T to protect quality local high schools
  3. Sign your ballot’s return envelope and mail it back today — no postage required. You can also turn it in at a local ballot drop box.

For more information about voting and drop box locations, please click here. Reminder, ballots are due by Tuesday, May 6! Early parent voting is essential to our campaign’s success!
 
We are still looking for volunteers! Please consider sharing some of your time by helping us get the vote out!  And, if you would like a lawn sign, click here!

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APC Membership & Fundraising

Looking for a GREAT graduation gift? Or a lasting end of year gift?
Say it in stone!
 
Leave a lasting tribute to your Acalanes student by purchasing a custom engraved brick on the Dons Legacy Wall (located by the front office). Your $300 donation covers the cost of your personally engraved brick while also supporting the Acalanes Parents Club. 

What better way to leave a legacy? Graduates will return to Acalanes year after year… and with heartfelt nostalgia, feel right at home seeing their name and personalized message on their very own brick as part of the Dons Legacy Wall. This is also a great way to honor your favorite teacher, staff member or Acalanes program or class.

You can purchase your brick hereContact Legacy Brick Coordinator Leanne Zimmerman at leanne.zimm@gmail.com with any questions.
 
Congratulations to the class of 2025!

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Campus Culture Committee

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • April is Autism Acceptance Month
  • April is Arab American Heritage Month
  • Apr 24 – Holocaust Remembrance Day
  • Apr 28 – Campus Culture Committee Meeting 6pm NOTE THE DATE CHANGE

The internationally recognized date for Holocaust Remembrance Day corresponds to the 27th day of Nisan on the Hebrew Calendar. It marks the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Please note a date change to Monday, Apr 28 for our campus culture committee meeting in the collaboration center to discuss our plans for next year and support of students as we come to the end of this school year.

Please find our table at Acalanes Athletics and Activities night on May 1 to get an ALL ARE WELCOME HERE t-shirt! For just $20 you can support the Campus Culture Committee of APC while wearing a stylish black tee that lets everyone know what the Dons are all about. Or you can reach out here for payment information and how to get your shirt. Available in M and L only at this time.

If you’d like to help with any celebrations or join in our cultural discussions, please contact the Campus Culture Committee here and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

 

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Campus Culture Committee

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • April is Autism Acceptance Month
  • April is Arab American Heritage Month
  • 4/12-20 – Passover
  • 4/20 – Easter
  • 4/21 – Campus Culture Committee Meeting 6pm
  • 4/23 – Holocaust Remembrance Day

The eight-day Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated in the early spring, from the 15th through the 22nd of the Hebrew month of Nissan, April 12 – 20, 2025. Passover (Pesach) commemorates the emancipation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. Pesach is observed by avoiding leaven, and highlighted by the Seder meals that include four cups of wine, eating matzah and bitter herbs, and retelling the story of the Exodus.
Easter, also called Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, is a Christian festival and cultural holiday commemorating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial following his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary c. 30 AD, It is the culmination of the Passion of Jesus, preceded by Lent (or Great Lent), a 40-day period of fasting, prayer, and penance.

We ask that families encourage their students to learn about the various holidays and celebrations so they can support their peers during times of fasting and/or dietary changes such as the absence of leavened breads during Passover or fasting in Lent.
Please join us on Monday, April 21, in the collaboration center to discuss our plans for next year and support of students as we come to the end of this school year.

ALL ARE WELCOME HERE t-shirts are for sale! For just $20 you can support the Campus Culture Committee of APC while wearing a stylish black tee that lets everyone know what the Dons are all about. Reach out here for payment information and how to get your shirt. Available in M and L only at this time.

If you’d like to help with any celebrations or join in our cultural discussions, please contact the Campus Culture Committee here and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

 

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Legislative News

Something exciting arrived in the mail this week—your Measure T ballot!
Measure T provides locally-controlled funding to maintain our high-quality high school instruction and retain our excellent local teachers. It requires a steep two-thirds support rate AND is on the ballot during an off-year. All this means that every vote counts in this special election!
 
Turning out the parent vote is critical to our campaign’s strategy to win and protect our local high schools. You can help us today by filling out your ballot early!
 
Return your ballot in three simple steps:

  1. Find your ballot, it should be arriving this week
  2. Vote YES on T to protect quality local high schools
  3. Sign your ballot’s return envelope and mail it back today — no postage required. You can also turn it in at a local ballot drop box.

For more information about voting and drop box locations, please click here. Reminder, ballots are due by Tuesday, May 6! Early parent voting is essential to our campaign’s success!
 
We are still looking for volunteers! Please consider sharing some of your time by helping us get the vote out!  And, if you would like a lawn sign, click here!

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Campus Culture Committee

Upcoming Important Dates:

  • April is Autism Acceptance Month
  • April is Arab American Heritage Month
  • Apr 12 – Apr 20 Passover
  • Apr 20 Easter
  • Apr 21 Campus Culture Committee Meeting
  • Apr 23 Holocaust Remembrance Day

Autism Acceptance Month celebrates and honors the experiences and identities of autistic individuals. It emphasizes understanding, inclusion, and support, moving beyond awareness towards meaningful acceptance.

National Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM) takes place in April. It celebrates the Arab American heritage and culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans and Arabic-speaking Americans.

ALL ARE WELCOME HERE t-shirts are for sale! For just $20 you can support the Campus Culture Committee of APC while wearing a stylish black tee that lets everyone know what the Dons are all about. Reach out here for payment information and how to get your shirt. Available in M and L only at this time.

If you’d like to help with any celebrations or join in our cultural discussions, please contact the Campus Culture Committee here and don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

 

 

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Legislative News

Learn How to Walk for Measure T!
Measure T, a $130 parcel tax measure, on the May 6 special election mailed ballot would enhance locally controlled funding to continue to attract and retain great teachers, keep class sizes manageable and provide a wide range of challenging and enriching course offerings for students. Measure T seeks to provide $4.5 million annually, will expire in 8 years, and has an optional exemption for seniors aged 65 and over.

Every vote counts in a special election, and we need your help reaching local voters. We’re in our first big canvassing push to identify supportive voters before ballots are mailed on Monday, Apr 7 and we’re door-knocking in our district to let voters know about this election. Walking is one of the most effective ways to reach voters! Here are the steps:

  • Learn how to walk: Click here to request a recording of the walk training and learn how to talk to your neighbors about Measure T!
  • Request your turf: Email dlagmay@teamcivx.com to request a neighborhood to walk. In your email, please provide:
    • the school site you’re representing
    • the town you want to walk in
    • your address
    • if you’re walking with a partner, please provide their name
  • Get walking: Grab some comfortable shoes and finish your turf before ballots are mailed on Monday, Apr 7!
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