Weekly News & Announcements

Performing & Visual Arts

Friday, Feb 5 During Academy COVID Cabaret Spring 2021 Musical Information Meeting
Is there a role in a show you’ve always wanted to play? Do you have a favorite Broadway song that you’ve always wanted to perform? Well we’re doing the Spring Musical a little differently this year due to the circumstances. Please join us for our first informational meeting during Academy on Friday, February 5. While we are devastated we cannot perform together onstage, we are very excited about our upcoming Cabaret! You will have an opportunity to direct and star in your own 3-4 minute piece! Please join Gibson’s Academy link “Spring Musical” offering in TeachMore on Friday, February 5th for more information!

Sports

The CIF North Coast Section (NCS) approved a sports framework to allow local leagues to create a sports schedule in accordance with guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). Read the statement here.

Diablo Athletic League (DAL), the local league for AHS sports, established a preliminary schedule for “purple tier” sports beginning February 1. Read more from the DAL here. 

General Announcements

Cancelled: Tuesday, Jan 26 PSAT for Sophomores
The AUHSD District has cancelled the PSAT for Sophomores at Acalanes High School on January 26 due to the extension of the California Stay at Home Order. The school day schedule has been adjusted accordingly, with Tuesday, January 26 returning to a regular class schedule. 

Registrants may either defer their exam payment/registration to be applied to the Fall 2021 PSAT exam (date TBD), or receive a full refund of the $30 exam cost. To choose the refund option, please email Hannah Welling at hwelling@auhsdschools.org by January 31. If you do not email your refund request by January 31, your student will automatically be registered for/paid for the Fall 2021 PSAT. Please contact Hannah Welling with any questions.

APC in Action

2020-21 Acalanes & President's Volunteer Service Awards Program
Spring is the time for students to submit their volunteer service applications and now is the time to start getting organized! Given the limited volunteer opportunities, we reduced the service hour minimum to 20 hours to help more students qualify for the Acalanes Award. The President's Volunteer Service award is a federal program and we cannot modify their minimum number of hours/program requirements. 

We encourage students to be creative with ideas that can turn into volunteer opportunities while following guidelines to keep yourself, families and neighbors safe.  Ideas to consider (verification of hours is still necessary):

• Grocery shopping or running errands for senior, disabled or at-risk neighbors
• Tutoring or Homework help (unpaid) for younger students in your neighborhood (non-family members)
• AHS Clubs focused on service such as Key Club, Children's Hospital, Equip for Equality, Environmental, Asian Student Union, SAGE, Protect Animals Worldwide

If you have a great idea about a way to be of service in your community and want to see if it qualifies under the AHS program, email us!  In the meantime, download the service award application forms here. Then submit completed, scanned applications between March 25 and April 10, 2021 to communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com. 

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

Tuesday, Jan 26 at 10am - ACA Chat Live with Andrea Powers & Katherine Walton
Join the first ACA Chat Live of 2021. If you haven’t joined before, check out this always-popular, high spirited online parent chat. Register here. 

Friday, Jan 29 - ACA “We’ve Got Heart” DAY Campus Drive-Thru Honoring Mr. Huber: 

• 3:00-3:30pm Seniors
• 3:30-4:00pm Juniors
• 4:00-4:30pm Sophomores
• 4:30-5:00pm Freshmen

Reminders!
• ALL students who attend will receive a new! ACA STRONG t-shirt
• Drop a note or letter of remembrance for Mr. Huber’s family
• Monument Crisis Center’s Food Drive Donations of peanut butter and boxes of cereal will be collected to support families in need
• Class officers & leadership will distribute fun goodie bags
• Seniors won’t want to miss a special “College Apps are Done!” treat
• Wave to AHS teachers & staff

ACA STRONG T-Shirts for Sale at ACA DAY (1/28)
For AHS parents (and siblings) who also want the new ACA STRONG t-shirt, we will have extras available for purchase at the ACA DAY Campus Drive-Thru on 1/28. $10 per t-shirt. Cash only please. 

Friday, Jan 29 from 5-8pm - ACA STRONG Light Display Kick-Off 
Mark your calendar! Students, parents, siblings & community members are invited to drive through campus to enjoy the ACA STRONG light display, which will include a coordinated radio broadcast complete with an Acalanes DJ! More details to come this week. THIS IS A NOT TO BE MISSED EVENT and is a great opportunity to be a part of some community spirit! 

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

LPIE

Join the LPIE Board!
LPIE is actively recruiting interested parents and community members to serve on the 2021-2022 Board, commencing on July 1. For 40 years, serving on the LPIE board has been an excellent way to gain knowledge about what is going on in the TK-12 schools and to help preserve LPIE's mission to support and enrich the education of every child in the Lafayette public schools. While many board members have children currently attending Lafayette schools, we also welcome community at large members. All board members provide an integral perspective by infusing LPIE’s board with fresh ideas and viewpoints. We encourage anyone interested to apply. 

If you are interested in applying, we invite you to complete this brief Google form. You many also call the LPIE office at 925-299-1644 to request that an application be mailed to you.  

Please contact LPIE's Vice President Danielle Gallagher at danielle.gallagher@gmail.com with any questions about the board.

Laura-Kate Rurka & Jennifer Palmer
Acalanes LPIE School Chairs

www.lpie.org