Weekly News & Announcements

College & Career

Seniors

• Going to College? Urgent!  Please 1) log into Naviance 2) Click on About Me 3) Choose Surveys from Your School 4) Click Senior Exit Survey to update the decisions. PARENTS: Your student MUST fill out their survey in order for colleges to receive final scripts!
• Thursday, May 20 at 6pm Senior Awards Night - This will be live-streamed, as space will be limited to recipients and presenters only.
• DVC or Community College support is always available in the CCC.

Juniors

• Job Alert - Chipotle in Lafayette is hiring! Free Food is provided! Create a resume with Mrs. Levy, then upload onto Indeed.com
• Stay in the Loop - Please follow the CCC instagram to keep up-to-date with college timeline details.@ahs_college_career.  

Sophomores/Freshman

• Activity Building - Drop by the CCC to learn how to add activities into Naviance.

Resources:

• CCC Website 
• How to request a transcript
• College 101
• Internships and Volunteering Ideas
• Scholarships

Counseling

June 7 through July 15 AUHSD Summer School Summer school is for students who need to repeat a required course after earning a D or F grade. Details about the programs are posted on the district webpage.  Email your counselor for an application.  

Transcripts Semester grades will be updated in Aeries on June 2 and report cards will be mailed on June 3. For graduates, registrar Mrs. Finn will send an official transcript to the college indicated in Naviance by June 15.    

Counselor Appointments We love talking to our students! Email is the best way to reach us. C

A- Ed  Anne Schonauer
Ee-Kr  Christine Todd
Ku-Ros  Marissa Meadows
Rot-Z  Susan Martin

Legislative News

The May revisions to Governor Newsom’s proposed state budget were released this week. Given the much larger than expected tax revenues from 2020, the news is good for education. Among the highlights are proposals for universal transitional kindergarten, a significant bump in the cost-of-living adjustment for the Local Control Funding Formula, the elimination of deferrals (money owed to school districts by the state), additional funding for low-income districts to provide extended learning opportunities, contributions to the rainy day fund, and more funding to attract and train teachers.  

Questions? Email our APC Legislative Representative.

School Nurse

1.  Your student is exhibiting symptoms that fall within possible signs and symptoms of COVID (which is almost everything!).  
   • Without COVID testing, your student can return to school after 10 days and after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
   • With a negative COVID test result, your student can return to school after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
2. Your student has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID.  In this case, your student must stay home for 10 days, even if without symptoms or even with a negative test result.

Performing & Visual Arts

Did you miss the amazing Spring concerts last week? View them again here! 

• Concert Band, Orchestra
• Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble

Spring Concert Program

Go to ahsperformingarts.org for more Performing & Visual Arts information!

Sports

This week’s can’t miss events

Baseball

• Tuesday, May 18 v. Benicia HS at 4:00pm. Varsity is home and JV is away.
• Thursday, May 20 v. Benicia HS at 4:00pm. Varsity is away and JV is home.

 Girls soccer

• Tuesday, May 18 host College Park HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 host Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys lacrosse

• Tuesday, May 18 at College Park HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls water polo

• Wednesday, May 19 at Miramonte HS. Varsity at 6:10pm and Junior varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys water polo

• Wednesday, May 19 at Miramonte HS. Varsity at 3:30pm and Junior varsity at 4:50pm.

Boys basketball

• Wednesday, May 19 host St. Patrick’s HS. Freshman at 4:00pm, Junior varsity at 5:15pm and Varsity at 8:00pm.
• Thursday, May 20 host Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm, Freshman at 5:15pm and Varsity at 6:30pm.
• Saturday, May 22 host Concord HS. Junior varsity at 3:30pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.

Girls basketball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity host St. Patrick’s HS at 6:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 Varsity host Campolindo HS at 8:00pm.
• Saturday, May 22 host Berkeley HS 1:00pm.

Boys volleyball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity at St. Patrick’s HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 6:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls volleyball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity at St. Patrick’s HS. Junior varsity at 6:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.

Wrestling

• Friday, May 21 host Las Lomas HS at 6:00pm.

Competitive sport cheer

• Friday, May 21 v. Miramonte HS at Concord HS at 8:00pm.

Click this link to see a list of current sports and their full schedules.

APC in Action

Finals Fuel….Finally! 
We are so excited to safely be on campus Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 26 to encourage and support our students during their finals with some healthy treats. To make it happen, we do need your help!  Please open the Sign Up Genius link below for details. Any questions, please contact your Finals Fuel Chairs, Nicole Carberry and Carey Starn. Thank you so much for your support!

2021-22 APC Board
The slate for incoming members was approved by this year’s board. The next step is for APC General Membership to approve it on Friday, May 21, prior to the final Dons Dialogue of the school year. Contact APC Parliamentarians Dawn Brightbill & Sarah Cusumano for more information. 

*proposed

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

Save the Date! Friday, May 21 at 5pm - Senior Car Rally
Come one, come all and celebrate our Seniors as they cruise down Mt. Diablo Blvd in a few short weeks. Plenty of local businesses are planning specials to celebrate this occasion, so come show your spirit for Lafayette’s AHS graduates and our fantastic town. Stay tuned for more details.

ACA Celebrates the Last 25 Days of the 2020-21 School Year
Encourage your students to check out all the ways they can connect each day before the school year comes to a close. Here’s the link to the 25 Days of ACA. Let’s finish the year ACA Strong! 

Questions, comments, or feedback, email aca@acalanesparentsclub.com.

General Announcements

HS has issued the following Finals Guidelines. Discuss with your student for more details.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

Encourage your student to participate in these additional events commemorating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month:

• Tuesday, May 11 at 12pm Anti-Asian Racism Dialogue Information will be sent via Canvas
• Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm Evening with Shaan Dasani Los Angeles based actor, performer & speaker Shaan Dasani brings his rap poetry storytelling piece I GOT A STORY TO TELL YA to Acalanes High School, to deliver a powerful message about growing up, self-acceptance and rising above hate. Register for this event here.

Thank you to all who have participated in DEI events this school year! To those of you who are curious but were not able to join us, we invite you to join an event next year! We are constantly working on ideas for book clubs, special guest appearances, workshops and more. Have some great ideas? Consider joining one of our meetings, or email us! 

Volunteer opportunities for Acalanes DEI - get involved! We are looking for new people to join our efforts and get in on the highly relevant work of DEI. Email us! If you believe in the need for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and enjoy writing, are a social media wizard or interested in web content creation, come join us!

Membership & Fundraising

Buy a Brick, Leave a Legacy
Honor a graduating Senior or favorite teacher, or write a special memory on a brick on the Dons Legacy Wall! On sale now on the Acalanes webstore, or print a mail-in form. Mail-in forms may also be picked up in the AHS Main Office.

Acalanes Flags
The perfect gift for incoming students, graduating students and students in between, who are enjoying their highschool journey -- Acalanes Flags! Flags are available in two sizes on the Acalanes webstore. They can be enjoyed indoors (think bedroom wall!) as well as outside. Get yours today and share your school spirit. Go Dons!

From the Activities Director

Three weeks to go! Let’s make the most of our time together Acalanes. 

Mark your calendar!
Friday, May 21st at 5pm is the Senior Car Rally through downtown Lafayette. Let’s turn this town BLUE!

Speaker Series
Each May, we intentionally bring in speakers to speak to our Seniors but open it up to all. We host Jill Schwartz, Executive Vice Chairman of Global Corporate and Investment Banking at Bank Of America tomorrow at 1pm to talk all things finance for high school students & college. Register here.

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
There are opportunities to learn, engage in dialogue and celebrate. We are encouraging students to opt in to at least one event. Take a peek at the calendar of events, with a spotlight on:

• Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm AAPI Speaker Shaan Dasani - Register here to attend! Los Angeles based actor, performer & speaker Shaan Dasani brings his rap poetry storytelling piece I GOT A STORY TO TELL YA to Acalanes High School to deliver a powerful message about growing up, self-acceptance and rising above hate. As a South-Asian transgender man, Shaan works to blaze trails in the entertainment industry. After the performance, there will be opportunity for questions, conversations and thoughts.

2020-2021 Clubs
Club meetings continue. Check out our 49 clubs! Clubs continue to be one of the best ways for students to connect as we enter the fourth quarter.

If I can ever do anything to help you or your student, don’t hesitate to reach out!

Katherine Walton, Student Activities Director

Wellness Center

This week, we have a message from some students who were hanging out in wellness on an off period. We asked them what they think parents should know about this point in time. Here’s what they had to say: “The end of the year is always the hardest part. There’s something about the end being in sight yet you still have to keep running to get there even though you’re tired. Remind us to take breaks! When we’re not being positive, be positive for us (but without invalidating us.) Remind us that this is NOT a normal school year and it’s okay to feel out of place, weird, or uncomfortable.” We hope this is as helpful for you to hear as it was to us!

Allen Choi, Wellness Coordinator
Casey Sasner, Intake Specialist

For updates, tips and advice, follow Wellness on Social Media: Instagram @acalaneswellness