Message from your Associate Principals

AUGUST 30, 2026

Welcome Back Acalanes!

We hope the school year is off to a great start for you and your students! It was great to see some of you at Back to School Night! This year started off with a whirlwind of new and exciting also mixed in with some of the same old greatness that makes us thrive.
Thank you to everyone who made Dons Day and Back to School Night a success. We are grateful for our incredible parent community and the support of the Acalanes Parents Club. Your volunteer efforts and dedication continue to support fantastic welcome-back events for our students.

We would like to give a special acknowledgement to Ali Krick, Amber Harley, Ashley Matter, Jill Sammons, and Jessica Phillips for their leadership in organizing and managing a fantastic Don’s Day. The day truly highlighted our resilience and ability to adapt seamlessly.
We had so much fun seeing you all on campus for Back to School Night. We look forward to getting to know you and your students as the year progresses.

Lisa in particular would like to thank you for the incredibly warm welcome she has received from you all.  We are so elated to partner with all of you in support of our Acalanes community. It was a joy getting into classrooms to talk to all of our students and participating in our first school rally where Colin won again in blindfolded musical chairs.

Thank you so much for your contributions to our lunchtime activities cart (pictured below)! Our freshman and sophomores in particular are very happy to have activities to play and blankets to relax on in the cabbage patch at lunch and we are thankful to have something additional for them to do! Feel free to bring any additional items (basketballs, soccer balls, wiffle balls and bats, beach blankets, etc.) to the front office that may be collecting dust in your garage.

Looking forward to seeing you all around during fall events! Here is a preview at some of what’s coming up this fall:

9/11 – First Home Football Game, Girls Volleyball, Girl Water Polo and Tailgate!
9/21-26 – Homecoming Week
10/8 – Pops Concert

Your Associate Principals,
Neku Pogue and Lisa Keck