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From the Activities Director
2021-2022 Clubs
We had an amazing club day during academy this past Friday. Club meetings will begin this week. To see our 2021-2022 clubs, check out the spreadsheet.
The Student Support board is hosting a suicide awareness week from Sept 13-17 in honor of suicide awareness month. To begin the week, we are creating a mural with an inspirational quote where kids can imprint their hands on the poster with purple paint. On Tuesday we make purple friendship bracelets. On Wednesday, we have a struggling and grateful posters event where people can write what they are struggling with and what they are grateful for in the 300 wing. On Thursday, we hand out goodie bags with candy, purple masks and more. To end the week, we will wear purple to honor suicide awareness month.
Class Shirts, ASB Spirit Shirt & Spiritwear
If your student missed picking up their class shirt, ASB shirt or spiritwear, please encourage them to stop by room 314 during breaks.
Peek at the Week:
Homecoming 2021 - September 26 through October 2 - Let the Games Begin!
We have solidified Homecoming 2021-2022 and are so excited for it to begin! A couple highlights for our community and students to join in!- Monday, Sept 20 - Friday, Oct 1 Canned Food Drive (class competition)
- Sunday, Sept 26 from 10am-3pm Hallway Decorating
- Wednesday, Sept 29 from 7:30-9:30pm Student Dodgeball
- Friday, Oct 1 during Academy Homecoming Rally
- Saturday, Oct 2 from 7-10pm ACA Homecoming! Encourage your student to join for an evening full of food, carnival games, tons of activities, and more. Tickets go on sale this week via the webstore. $25 with ASB; $55 without ASB.
Saturday, Oct 2 from 7-10pm Homecoming Event Chaperones Needed
We will host a homecoming event for our students on the football field. Although it won’t look the same as previous homecoming dances, we have a fun night planned with plenty of activities and games to keep the students engaged & having fun. In order to ensure a safe night, we are looking for 25 parent chaperones. Please view this sign up and consider signing up today! Thank you!
As always, I am here to support you and your students. If there is anything I can do, please don’t hesitate to reach out via e-mail.
Katherine Walton, Student Activities Director -
College & Career
SENIORS
- College Visits in the CCC
Seniors! All visits are held in the CCC. Tell your student to come by the CCC in the morning to pick up a pass. Sign up on Naviance or email dlevy@auhsdschools.org.
Monday:- Merrimack College 9:30am
- Occidental College 10:15am
- Reed College (virtual)11:15am
- Soka University (virtual) 12:00pm
- Cal State Chico (virtual) 1:30pm
- Grand Canyon University 2:15pm
Tuesday:
- Oregon State University 8:00am
- University of Puget Sound 8:45am
- Kenyon College (virtual) 9:45am
- Louisiana State University (virtual) 12:00pm
- University of Delaware (virtual) 12:55pm
Wednesday:
- US Navy 10:15-11:15 Sign up on CCC Academy
Friday:
- College of the Holy Cross (virtual) 8:35am
- Boston College 9:20am
- Macalester College 11:25am
- Bucknell University (virtual) 12:55pm
- Hamilton College (virtual) 1:35pm
- Gonzaga University 2:20pm
JUNIORS
- Join a College Visit - Check out the VISITS above.
SOPHOMORES / FRESHMEN
- Volunteer and Work in the Community - Click here for some ideas to get you started. We will be visiting with all students this year to introduce them to Naviance and ways to expand their interests.
RESOURCES
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Counseling
Counselor assignments are by last name.
A - Dr Anne Schonauer
Du-Kr Christine Todd
Ku-Rog Marissa Meadows
Roh-Z Susan Martin
Counselor Appointments
Counselors have begun their individual meetings with seniors this week to review graduation status and talk specifics about post-high school plans. Counselors will either pull students out of elective classes for a 15-20 minute meeting, and they will also offer 6th and 7th period meeting options either in person or via Google Meets. If students need to see their counselor for any reason, they can stop by anytime! If our door is open, come on in! If it’s closed, leave us a note or send us an email. We love talking/working with/helping your students!
Thursday, Sept 30 - CSF Applications Due
The CSF application period is now open! Juniors and seniors, especially, should apply. You can download a form here or pick up a blank one in the counseling office. Turn in completed forms to the counseling office and pay dues on the webstore by September 30. CSF is an honor society to recognize students with high academic achievement. Please read the application for more information. -
School Nurse
Thursday, Sept 23 from 5:30 to 7pm Tobacco, Vaping, and Cannabis: Everything Adults Need to Know Join the Contra Costa County Office of Education for this live webinar presentation, featuring local adult and youth experts. The event is free, but pre-registration is required. Register here. REMINDERS- Everyone wears a mask indoors and is encouraged to practice good hand hygiene.
- Any student that has illness symptoms should stay home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours.
- If your student has a medical condition and/or needs medication available at school, please go to this link on my webpage to get the appropriate forms. All forms need to be filled out completely and signed by both the parents and the physician. Please bring any/all unexpired medication in its original bottle directly to me so that I can review the required medical documentation at that time.
- If there are any updates to your student’s vaccination record, please send me a copy. If your student is missing any required immunizations, they may not be able to be at school until those are complete. Please get in touch with me as soon as possible.
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Sports
This week’s can’t miss events:
Girls golf
Monday, September 13 v. Northgate HS at Contra Costa CC at 3:30 pm.
Thursday, September 16 v. Las Lomas HS at Boundary Oak CC at 3:30 pm.
Girls tennis
Tuesday, September 14 hosts Campolindo HS at 4:00 pm.
Wednesday, September 15 v. Redwood HS at 4:00 pm. Varsity is home and JV is away.
Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19 in James Logan Invitational.
Girls volleyball
Thursday, September 16 host Pittsburg HS. Freshmen at 4:00 pm, JV at 5:00 and Varsity at 6:00 pm.
Girls water polo
Thursday, September 16 host Heritage HS. JV at 4:00 pm and Varsity at 5:00 pm.
Boys water polo
Thursday, September 16 host Heritage HS. Varsity at 6:00 pm and JV at 7:00 pm.
Football
Friday, September 17 host Damonte Ranch HS at 7:00 pm.
Cross country
Saturday, September 19 in the De La Salle Nike Invitational at Newhall Park.
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What APC does for our Students
- Weekly APC Newsletter
- Monthly forum (Dons Dialogue) with AHS Administration & Staff
- AHS family e-directory (access for our members coming soon!)
- Parent Speaker Series
- Comprehensive APC website & calendar
- Volunteer opportunities
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Things to Know this Week
- Ever thought about being a substitute teacher? Flexible schedule, great academic environment, and earning potential! If so, now’s your chance. Acalanes Union High School District is in need of substitute teachers for all four high schools. Criteria and requirements have changed so if interested, please email or call (925) 280-3900 x6623 to inquire further.
- The Acalanes Lunch Program still has a few volunteer slots left for September. If you have an hour to spare on Monday, Wednesday or Friday please sign up here to help out our wonderful lunch staff. Contact Caroline Volk cvolk@auhsdschools.orgor Rebecca Ward rward@auhsdschools.org if you have questions.
- If your student is vaccinated, you can submit proof of their COVID-19 vaccination here. Vaccinated students are not subject to quarantine if they are asymptomatic and determined to be a close contact to a COVID-19 positive individual. If you do not have a Google account, which is required to submit the documents electronically, you may use your student’s school email address.
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Membership & Fundraising
2021-22 Donations to APC
We hope you see the value that Acalanes Parents Club brings to you as a parent. We are grateful for your donations this school year. If you haven’t had a chance to donate, you can do so here. And to make your donation go even further, don’t forget to check if your company has a corporate matching program by visiting Double The Donation. Thank you for being a part of the APC community! We couldn’t do it without you!
Kelly Daggs, VP Fundraising and Corporate Match -
Acalanes Community Always (ACA)
ACA IS BACK: Calling all Acalanes Alumni & Parents of Alums
One of the primary goals of ACA is to engage and better connect former students and their families to campus. An effort is underway to create an Acalanes Alumni Database that can be used to find ways to help former students remain active members of the ACA family after graduation. We invite all ages and classes of alumni to fill out the following Google form so you can be part of the lifelong ACA family. Click here to register. -
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Question: What do Scarlett Johansson, Albert Einstein, and Drake have in common?
Answer: They are all Jewish.
And if you are Jewish, Happy New Year! You might be celebrating Rosh Hashanah, “the beginning of the year,” celebrated this year on September 7-8. Jews customarily celebrate both nights of Rosh Hashanah with a big feast. Ashkenazi Jews (those originally from Germany, France, and Eastern Europe) might eat brisket, tzimmes (a traditional stew of sweet potatoes and dried fruit), and honey cake (click for a yummy recipe!) while Sephardic Jews (those originally from Spain, Portugal, North Africa, and the Middle East) might prepare dishes with pomegranate, date, string bean, beet, pumpkin, and leek, and for dessert, macaroons (made without coconut!).
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Parent Education
A question that we often hear is “How much is too much time on a screen or device for our kids” - especially after a year of remote learning? To help address this, here is an articlefrom Greater Good Science Center, affiliated with UC Berkeley, that speaks about it in practical and collaborative terms.
Single parents and guardians, if you are looking for more support, feel free to check out this group from Jewish Family and Children’s Services. It’s open to all parents and guardians regardless of faith or cultural background with a minimal suggested donation.
Feel free to reach out and connect with us with ideas for future topics, shareable resources, or thoughts: parented@acalanesparentsclub.com -
LPIE
Thursday, Sept 9 at 7 pm Julie Lythcott-Haims Talk “Your Turn: How to be an Adult” LPIE and the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation welcome New York Times bestselling author of How to Raise an Adult, Julie Lythcott-Haims, for a conversation about her new book. Registration is required and the event is free of charge.
Jennifer Palmer and Michele Colaco
Acalanes LPIE School Chairs
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