WEDS, OCT. 30
9:35 Ohio Wesleyan
1:25 University of Richmond
1:35 UC Santa Cruz
THURS, OCT. 31
8:00 Lewis and Clark
9:40 LMU
MON, NOV. 4
9:25 Hawaii Pacific
9:25 Hawaii Pacific
TUES, NOV. 5
1:35 US Airforce
1:35 US Airforce
College & Career
College & Career
6:30-8:30pm, Acalanes PAC
AHS Junior parents AND students are invited to join our College & Career Center Advisor Wendy Reicher & Counselor Susan Martin to learn more about class selection for senior year, parent roles in the college application process, college visits, ACT/SAT test taking, college search tools and types of tuition aid. It should be a VERY informative evening!
Register here.
6:30pm APC Hosted Parent/Student Reception with Wendy Reicher & Susan Martin
7:00-8:00pm College Night Presentation
8-8:30pm Question & Answer Session
DONS SHOW UP in October!
In an effort to better communicate with students and the community on the big events each month, we have created a Dons Show Up in October calendar (on the homepage of the Acalanes website). This week’s events:
Tuesday Senior Night, Volleyball
Wednesday DramaDons’ opening night of The Laramie Project
Thursday Senior Night, Tennis
It’s a great week to be a Don!
Is your student a senior? Make sure to remind them to attend the lunch meeting Monday (tomorrow) in room 314 to play senior dodgeball. Senior dodgeball, in it’s 2nd year, is a tradition not to be missed. Students form teams of 12 (11 seniors + 1 staff member) and play over 3 days in November.
Wednesday Unified Sports plays at Heritage High School at Lunch.
Is your student a freshman? Remind them to come out to capture the flag on Thursday at lunch. New Crew leaders will be out there playing alongside with them. Great way to spend a lunch period.
Ted Talk: Ovrcomoming
High school students are fatigued for a lot of good reasons including too little sleep and a body clock that would prefer to stay up late and sleep in. Another significant factor is psychological fatigue. You know that wiped-out feeling you have after a long day at work? Teenagers get that too. The toll of several features of adolescence– high intensity emotions, exercising self-control, and high intensity negative thinking is incredibly draining. And on top of all that, their work is demanding. The key to overcoming psychological fatigue is by finding calm and the best way to get calm is by using breathwork. This TED Talk is a great place to explore the connection and find tips to get started.
Week of 10/21 Update
Oct 23 SAT/ACT Info Night @ AHS 6:30p-7:30p
Oct 28 SFSU Tour
The SFSU Campus Tour (seniors only) is on Monday, October 28, 7:30am – 2:00pm. For more information, including a link to the permission slip (due Friday) please go to the College & Career Center page on the APC website.
College Rep Visits Coming This Week
Oct 21 Seton Hall, Beacon College, St. John’s, Portland State, Azusa Pacific
Oct 22 Wash U, Univ. of Portland, U of BC, Occidental, Redlands, USD, Linfield
Oct 23 Butler, U of Alabama, U of Oklahoma, Baylor, Rutgers
Oct 24 Pomona, Middlebury, Montana State, U of Arizona, U of New Hampshire, TCU, U of Washington
Oct 25 UCSD, USC
For times and sign up visit Naviance. These visits are for junior and senior students. Please pick up passes before school, during brunch or lunch. Make sure to sign in during the visit to clear the attendance office.
APC Parent Workshop: Mindfulness for Stress Management
Thursday, November 7 from 7:00-8:30pm.
Acalanes Library
Join us for our first APC Parent Workshop on Mindfulness for Stress Management, presented by the AHS Wellness Center. Please dress comfortably and feel free to bring a small blanket or mat for mindfulness practices.
Fall Instrumental Pops Concert Recap
In case you missed it, the first annual fall instrumental Pops concert took place in the Acalanes Performing Arts Center on Oct 10. Click here for a recap (thanks Acalanes Blueprint)!
Dons Dialogue: Friday, October 18, 8:45-10am
APC is hosting another can’t miss Dons Dialogue this Friday morning in the Collaboration Center. Dons Dialogue agenda items to include:
- Revised Homework Policy
- Peer Tutoring Update
- Unified Sports Program
- Challenge Success Survey
- Vaping Update
- ASB and Leadership Update
As always, parking will be reserved in the parking lot south of the Main Gym. Coffee and treats will be served. See you there!
