Weekly News & Announcements

College & Career

Seniors should log into MaiaLearning and fill out their 2025 senior exit survey on their dashboard. This is important, as it’s the only way our registrar knows where to send your student’s final transcripts.
 
The “Rising Senior” Parent Meeting is Tuesday, May 6, from 6:30-7:30pm in the library.
Debbie Levy will lead this evening to discuss a brief overview of the 2026 admissions landscape. The focus will be on how to support your students with the college admissions process, as well as a brief introduction to our new college planning tool- Maia Learning. In addition, there will be tips for the summer, preparation advice for the fall, details about a summer essay writing workshop, and upcoming College 101 advice.
 
Juniors/Sophomores: Davis Women in Business's Spring High School Outreach Program is just a few weeks away and interested students can find more information and register here.

Counseling

Counselor assignments are by student last name:
A-F Anne Schonauer  
G-Ka Erika Vasquez on campus MWTh
Ke-Re Marissa Meadows 
Rh-Z Susan Martin
 
Seniors and graduation: Counselors are monitoring seniors in danger of not graduating - letters will be sent home and meetings will be scheduled. 
 
Summer school: If your student has a D/F grade to make up, they can enroll in AUHSD Summer School.  Las Lomas High School will be hosting summer school this year, and will run from Jun 9 to Jul 10. Students must attend summer school twice a week, but they can work through the class on the online platform any time during the week and potentially finish before Jul 10. 

School Nurse

School gets even busier over this last month, and many students feel overwhelmed and also get ill. You can support your students’ health and well-being by modeling healthy habits. Another helpful strategy (though not intuitive in our fast-paced culture) is to assist them in scheduling rest breaks to pace themselves. This will help them practice being grounded and help prevent overwhelm.
 
Please reach out to me for any support your students or family might need. You can access the medical forms page on my website HERE.

My office hours are:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and some* Thursdays
Tuesdays & Thursdays:  8am - 3:50pm
Wednesdays:  7:30am - 3:20pm

Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org, 925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse, ​School Nurse Website

Wellness Center

This Tuesday, Acalanes Union High School District will be hosting a parent education night on supporting your student through grief and loss. This webinar will be held on Zoom from 6:30-7:30pm and you can access it through the link in this flyer. Hospice of the East Bay and Contra Costa Crisis Center will be available to provide information, resources, and answer questions about this invaluable topic. Please join us to learn more about the grief process and how it affects teens.

Performing & Visual Arts

Spring Choral Concert 2025
Join us for an evening of choral music at the Spring Choral Concert presented by the Acalanes Choir and Choral Student Groups.

• When:  Friday, May 16 at 7pm
• Where: AHS Performing Arts Center
• Admission Price: Free ($10 donation suggested)

Jazz Cafe Returns
This year’s final performances of the exceptional Acalanes Jazz Ensemble and Acalanes Jazz Combo will be at the Jazz Cafe at Stanley Middle School. Our Instrumental Dons are role models for the three Stanley jazz bands who will also perform.

• When: Friday, May 16 at 6pm
• Where: Multi-Use Room, Stanley Middle School
• Admission Price: Free

Congratulations to Amazing Students of SpongeBob Squarepants!
Acalanes Performing Arts Boosters is very proud of the hard work and dedication of the over 80 students in the Cast, Crew, Pit Orchestra and Stagecraft class. They worked on the production for four months and their labors transported us to the fantastical and gorgeous world of Bikini Bottom. We hope you were able to catch one of last week’s dazzling performances!

 
Join Acalanes Performing Arts Boosters!
Performing Arts Boosters is a parent group that promotes and advocates for high quality performing arts education at Acalanes. There are open positions in the Instrumental Music subgroup as well as in the umbrella Boosters organization.

• Performing Arts Boosters
  • Member-at-Large
  • Treasurer 26-27 shadow role (QuickBooks)
  • Web Admin 26-27 shadow role (Wix & Google Workspace)
• Instrumental Music
  • Concert Attire Coordinator
  • Carpool Coordinator
  • Stanley Liaison
  • Publicity & Communications Coordinator
  • Programs & Posters Coordinator
  • House Manager

Sports

*The game schedule below reflects dates and times as of last Friday. Games may change for several reasons, including weather. If you have questions or comments, please contact Acalanes Sports Boosters.

This week’s can’t miss events:

Boys golf
Monday, May 5 DAL Championship at Blue Rock East GC.
 
Boys lacrosse
Tuesday, May 6 NCS Playoff First Round.
Thursday, May 8 NCS Quarterfinal.
 
Girls lacrosse
Tuesday, May 6 NCS Playoff First Round.
Thursday, May 8 NCS Quarterfinal.
 
Baseball
Tuesday, May 6 Clayton Valley Charter HS at 4pm. Varsity away and JV home.
Thursday, May 8 Clayton Valley Charter HS at 4pm. Varsity home and JV away.
 
Softball
Tuesday, May 6 Benicia HS at 4:30pm. Varsity away and JV home.
Thursday, May 8 Northgate HS at 4:30pm. Varsity home and JV away.
 
Swimming
Friday, May 9 NCS Trials at Concord Community Pool HS at 10:30am.
Saturday, May 10 NCS Finals at Concord Community Pool HS at 10:30 am.
 
Boys tennis
Friday, May 9 and Saturday, May 10 NCS Singles and Doubles Championship at Vintage HS.
 
Track & field
Saturday, May 10 DAL Finals at Campolindo HS.
 
You may view the full 2024-2025 Athletic Schedule by clicking HERE.

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!
      

APC in Action

Acalanes Parent Volunteer Opportunity
There is still time to volunteer this school year! Join in on a fun and unique on-campus volunteer opportunity! We are looking for parent volunteers to help keep the cafeteria line running smoothly. Volunteer shifts are less than an hour and are on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Sign up for one shift or multiple shifts! This is a fun and easy way to get involved during lunch at Acalanes--and even better, you can sign up to volunteer with a friend! Click HERE to learn more and to sign up!  Please check in at the front office when you arrive for your volunteer shift. Thank you for your support!
 
APC Spring Grants Have Been Awarded  - Spring ‘25
Thank you to the teachers, students, and staff who submitted proposals for an APC spring grant. APC grants are funded through parents’ annual donations - so THANK YOU parents!  We are pleased to announce the following grants have been awarded so far this spring: