General Announcements

1. AUHSD postcard to arrive on or after: Jul 8
2. Parent email from AUHSD with detailed online registration instructions: Jul 23
3. Online registration open: Jul 29 – Aug 12
4. Classes of 2027 and 2028 families, new families or families who have moved must complete IN PERSON residency verification:
   1. Jul 29 – Aug 12 from 8am-4pm in the Acalanes Main Office
   2. Jul 31 evening hours (open until 8pm) in the Acalanes Main Office
   3. Aug 1 evening hours (open until 8pm) in the AUHSD District Office
5. Dons Day: Aug 12 from 7:30-11:30am
   1. New Student Orientation: 11:30am (meet at flagpole)
   2. Frosh Orientation: 12-1:30pm (start in PAC)
   3. New Parent Orientation: 12pm (in Library)

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS!

The Acalanes Parents Club would like to thank the following APC Board Members and Committee Chairs who are stepping down from their role or graduating from Acalanes. APC is grateful for their dedication to making our community stronger and our school a better place for all of our students.
 
THANK YOU!

• President – Kelly Daggs
• Past President/Parliamentarian – Veronique Kuhner
• Assistant Treasurer – Eng Young
• Campus Enhancement –  Denise Cain
• Social Media Manager – Veronica Valencia
• LPIE AHS School Chair – Jaime Roder
• Dons Day Coordinators – Amy O’Rear
• Parent Education Events – Elsa Troy
• Senior Class Liaisons – Claire Gallacher, Beth Goldberg, Becki Hanson, Joy Martin, Amy Parlett

SERVICE AWARD GUIDELINES UPDATED
Congratulations to the 215 students who received an AHS or President’s award for their outstanding community service! This was a record high year for community service with Dons volunteering 15,970 hours.
 
Please note that important revisions have been made to the award guidelines to clarify what service counts and to promote student service for the broader community. Some of the changes include:

• New requirement to submit hours within one month of service
• New limits on AHS and AHS Club service hours
• New guidelines that allow for some for profit volunteering (senior centers, camps, teaching assistants and coaches)
• NEW Excellence in Community Service Recognition for graduating seniors

 
You can find the detailed updated guidelines here that will apply to all service hours submitted between Apr 20, 2024 to Apr 18, 2025. If you or your student have any questions, please email us at communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com.  (And if your student emails us but hasn’t heard back, please make sure they check their spam folder!).
 
Happy summer!

FINALS SCHEDULE: May 28 – 31
Reminder that there is NO SCHOOL tomorrow, Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. The finals schedule begins on Tuesday, May 28.

During finals, Peer Tutoring will be open Tuesday-Thursday from 12:55-3pm. The library will be open from 7:30am-3pm Tuesday and Thursday and from 7:30am-1pm Wednesday & Friday.

A great way to help support our students during finals is to help out with Finals Fuel (see below).
 
MESSAGE FROM PRINCIPAL SHAWN
Be sure you take the time to read Principal Shawn’s email from Thursday, May 23 regarding Chromebook Return and Bring Your Own Device for 2024-25.

FINALS FUEL: It’s not too late to sign up to help pass out snacks!
Please see open volunteer slots here. Thank you to those who have contributed snacks for this week.
 
Reach out with any questions: reganscovic@gmail.com or stephquinn@hotmail.com  Thanks again for your support!
 
Regan Scovic & Stephanie Asadorian

FINALS SCHEDULE: May 28 – 31
Parents, take note of the spring finals schedule. There is NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day. The finals schedule begins on Tuesday, May 28.

 A great way to help support our students during finals is to help out with Finals Fuel (see below).

SERVICE AWARDS CELEBRATION – Wednesday, May 22
If your student has received a service award, please remind them to come to the front quad at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 22 to pick up their service award certificate and enjoy a celebratory treat!  
 
Acalanes students volunteered a total of 15,971 community service hours this past year for over 425 different organizations!
 
We thank your students for making a difference to those individuals and organizations in need in our community and we hope they’ll continue their community service in the future. 
 
Please email communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com if you have any questions.
 
FINALS FUEL – For Exam Week
Let’s re-fuel our students between final exams with healthy snacks! Thank you to everyone who has already donated or volunteered, but we are still in need of snacks, donations and volunteers for this much loved event!
 
You can help refuel and recharge our Dons in several ways:

• Purchase snacks prior to finals week and deliver to a private residence near AHS
• Purchase snacks from the Amazon wish list and items will be sent directly to a residence for transport to AHS
• Donate money and we’ll shop for you: Venmo @Stephanie-Asadorian (any amount is welcome and appreciated)
• Volunteer to hand out snacks on campus Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31

You can sign up here for shifts and food drop off here.
 
Reach out with any questions: reganscovic@gmail.com or stephquinn@hotmail.com  Thank you in advance for your support!
 
Regan Scovic & Stephanie Asadorian
 
APC DONS DIALOGUES
Thank you to all the parents and guardians that have shown up this year to join us for our APC Dons Dialogues. We hope you found the time both informative and helpful in connecting with your Dons community.
 
Many thanks to all the teachers, staff, leadership students and Principal Shawn for presenting each month. And last but not least, thank you to our APC Hospitality Chairs, Mia Heglie and Monica Stassi, for providing the coffee and treats each month.

ACALANES SILVER A AWARDS 2024
We are excited to announce the recipients of our Acalanes Silver A Award. The Silver A Award is a teacher-nominated award that acknowledges those students who exhibit subject matter passion through engagement and curiosity, create a sense of community and inclusion in the classroom, actively engage in a diverse exchange of ideas with their classmates and teachers, and find ways to extend their learning of the material beyond the classroom. 118 students will be receiving this award, and we will celebrate them with an honorary breakfast on Friday, May 17. View our Award Winners Here!
 
ACALANES TRANSITIONS TO BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE CAMPUS
If you have not already, please take a moment to read Principal Shawn’s message regarding the transition to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) campus.
View message on Parent Square here (or here as google doc).

SPECIAL DONS DIALOGUE – COFFEE & CHAT – Friday, May 17 at 8:45am

Please join us for our final APC Dons Dialogue of this school year. 

Our Dons Dialogue Coffee & Chat will include;

• 2024-25 Board of Directors Slate Vote
• Student Activities Report
• Summer Transition Discussion
• Group Chat (bring your burning questions)

AHS AND PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARDS CELEBRATION – Wednesday, May 22

Congratulations to those students who have been awarded AHS and Presidential Service Awards! Acalanes students volunteered a total of 15,971 community service hours this past year for over 425 different organizations! We thank your students for making a difference to those individuals and organizations in need in our community and we hope they’ll continue their community service in the future. 
 
Please note that all community service award recipients have been notified via email.  If your student believes they qualify for an award but has not yet received an email, please email communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com as soon as possible. 

If your student has received a service award, please remind them to come to the front quad at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 22 to pick up their service award certificate and enjoy a celebratory treat!  

FINALS FUEL – For Exam Week
Finals are just around the corner…..and that means FINALS FUEL is back! During finals week we provide snacks for the students during brunch period. You can help refuel and recharge our Dons in several ways:

• Purchase snacks prior to finals week and deliver to a private residence near AHS
• Purchase snacks from the Amazon wish list and items will be sent directly to a residence for transport to AHS
• Donate money and we’ll shop for you: Venmo @Stephanie-Asadorian (any amount is welcome and appreciated)
• Volunteer to hand out snacks on campus Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31

You can also sign up here for shifts and food drop off here.
 
Reach out with any questions: reganscovic@gmail.com or stephquinn@hotmail.com  Thank you in advance for your support! Regan Scovic & Stephanie Asadorian

ACALANES TRANSITIONS TO BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE CAMPUS
If you have not already, please take a moment to read Principal Shawn’s message regarding the transisiton to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) campus.
View message on Parent Square here (or here as google doc).

ACALANES TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
Acalanes Teacher Appreciation Week is here! We are providing lunch for our teachers on Friday, May 10. There are a few more spots to sign up to bring something to make their lunch extra special! Contact Staff Appreciation Co-Chairs, Stacey Hastings or Dominique Mickelson with questions
 
DONS DIALOGUE – Friday, May 17 at 8:30am
Please join us for our final Dons Dialogue of this school year. We will start at 8:30am with a brief general meeting to vote on our 2024-25 Board of Directors slate and then we’ll proceed with the Dons Dialogue discussion. Grab a friend and join us in the Collaboration Centter for another informative forum – coffee and treats will be served!
 
FINALS FUEL – For Exam Week
Finals are just around the corner…..and that means FINALS FUEL is back! During finals week we provide snacks for the students during brunch period. You can help refuel and recharge our Dons in several ways:

• Purchase snacks prior to finals week and deliver to a private residence near AHS
• Purchase snacks from the Amazon wish list and items will be sent directly to a residence for transport to AHS
• Donate money and we’ll shop for you: Venmo @Stephanie-Asadorian (any amount is welcome and appreciated)
• Volunteer to hand out snacks on campus Tuesday, May 28 – Friday, May 31

You can also sign up here for shifts and food drop off here.
 
Reach out with any questions: reganscovic@gmail.com or stephquinn@hotmail.com  Thank you in advance for your support!
 
Regan Scovic & Stephanie Asadorian

ONE MORE AP EXAM PROCTOR NEEDED
This is a great volunteer opportunity and we only need one more proctor on Wednesday, May 15 from 11am – 4pm. Keep in mind that parents are not allowed to proctor an exam that your own child is taking.
 
If you are interested in learning more about proctoring AP exams, please contact the Acalanes Testing Coordinator, Nicole Singleterry at nsingleterry@auhsdschools.org