The deadline to turn in CSF applications and pay dues is Monday, September 30. (Tomorrow!) CSF is an honor society and students need to be a member 4 semesters, including senior year, to get the award. Juniors who are interested need to start now, if they haven’t already.
This week I attended an excellent nutrition conference for healthcare providers on plant-based nutrition. Including more (or any!) fruits and vegetables in our students’ day (and ours!) is healthy for everyone. DailyDozen is an app that helps keep track of healthy foods to eat during the day, and also includes resourceful videos with nutrition information.
Please join Chamber Singers and choirs from Campolindo and Miramonte at the 17th annual Richard C. Hansen Fall Choral Classic on October 7 at Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church at 7:30pm. We are excited to have Dr. Jeffrey Benson, director of choral activities at SJSU, as our guest conductor/clinician. Reserve tickets here.
Order a personalized 6th man jersey to wear to any athletic event including basketball! Jerseys can be customized with last name and graduation year on the back. Orders need to be placed by October 8 as they take 4 weeks to be produced and shipped (just in time for basketball season!).
Check them out-they are awesome!
Acalanes Parents Club will continue its APC Grant Program this year with a focus on ideas that will enhance the educational and campus experience of AHS students in new and innovative ways. Teachers, students and parents are welcome to submit a grant proposal.
The application and grant criteria can be found on the APC web site. Email completed applications to Laura White or deliver to the APC box in the office.
Grant applications are due by noon this Friday, September 27.
2019 Homecoming kicks off this week and the students couldn’t be more excited! The schedule of events is below. A few things to highlight:
Monday, Lunch: Unified Soccer on the field. Please encourage your student to show up and support our special education students as they compete.
Wednesday, 7pm: Student vs student dodgeball in the big gym. Please encourage your student to come watch or play. It is a definite highlight of the year for students.
Friday
5:30pm: Tailgate. All of the Lafayette community is invited! We will have games, activities, popcorn, and 2 student bands playing. Please come out!
7:00pm: Football Game
Saturday, 7-10pm: Homecoming Dance. Tickets are on sale at lunch and online and prices increase at the door. The dance offers more than just music! There is a game truck, caricaturist, photo booth, air brush tattoos, tacos, boba, ice cream & a hypnotist. If your student wants to bring a guest, guest contracts are in the main office and due Wednesday.
Homecoming Week Events
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Hallway Decorating
Monday, the 23rd
Dress-up: Earth, Wind, Fire & Water
Seniors – Blue
Juniors – Red
Sophomore – White
Freshmen – Green
Lunch: Unified Soccer & tailgate
Tuesday, the 24th
Dress-up: Country vs Rock
Lunch: Tie Dye
Wednesday, the 25th
Dress-up: 70’s (hippie)
Lunch: Student vs. Staff Dodgeball
7 pm: Student vs. Student Dodgeball (class vs. class)
Thursday, the 26th
Dress-up: Subthemes
Seniors – Queen
Juniors – Beach Boys
Sophomores – Red +Devil + Black + Leather
Freshmen – Beatles/60s Fashion + Yellow
Lunch: Karaoke
Last DAY of Canned Food Drive
Friday, the 27th
Dress-up (day): Class Shirts or Class Color
Seniors – black
Juniors – grey
Sophomores – blue
Freshman – white
Academy: Homecoming Rally (Students only)
Lunch: Carnival
5:30 pm: Pre Game Tailgate for the Lafayette Community
7 pm: Homecoming Game (EVERYONE Wear Blue!)
Saturday, the 28th at 7:00pm
Homecoming Dance
Tickets are on sale via the Web Store or at lunch. Ticket prices are:
$15 with ASB
$30 without ASB
$45 for guests*
Prices increase by $5 at the door.
*Want to bring a guest? Fill out the guest contract (found in room 314) and submit to the main office by September 25th.
2019 Homecoming Shirt. For $5 Dons can purchase a limited edition Homecoming Shirt, Bleed Blue. Shirt can be purchased on the Web Store and at lunch before Wednesday-we are selling out so buy yours quick! Shirts will be distributed 5th period Friday and at the tailgate.
Spirit Wear is still available via the Acalanes Web Store. All spirit wear orders benefit the Class of 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023! Spirit wear will be delivered to your students 5th period class.
6th Man Jersey. Order a personalized 6th man jersey to wear to any athletic event including basketball! Jerseys can be customized with last name and graduation year on the back. Orders need to be placed by October 8 as they take 4 weeks to be produced and shipped (just in time for basketball season!).
High school is an important, and hectic, time in an adolescent’s life.
With all the academics, social and extra-curricular activities they engage in, they hold many identities. Think about your student. What do they do? Are they academically-oriented? Athletic? Artistic? Creative? Politically engaged or social action oriented? Talented at gaming? It is important to recognize these other identities, because solely holding the identity of a “student” can be very stressful. Having a narrow view on the identity of a student can make a low test score, bad quiz, or missing assignment devastating.
Celebrate all of your student’s talents and abilities through the ups and downs of adolescent life and they’ll feel supported as a whole person. (CS 9/17)
From Matthew Gahagan, Wellness Counselor Trainee
Teachers updated School Loop this week. Paper report cards were only mailed home if no parent was registered on School Loop. The next progress report is the end of the quarter, October 11.
I want to share a valuable resource from the American Lung Association that parents can use to begin a dialogue about vaping. The website is very informative and you can download The Conversation Guide HERE.
I am also including more resources on my Google School Nurse Website.
Please call me to discuss concerns you have if you think or know your student is vaping.
Dvora Citron, RN, MS
Acalanes School Nurse
