General Announcements

AHS Service Awards and Presidential Service Awards Celebration
Congratulations to those students who have been awarded AHS and Presidential Service Awards! We thank your students for making a difference to those individuals and organizations in need in our community and we hope they’ll continue their community service in the future. 
 
If your student received a service award, please remind them to come to the front quad at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 17 to pick up their certificate and enjoy a celebratory ice cream! Please note that all award recipients have been notified via email. If your student submitted an application and has not yet received any email in response, please have them email communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com as soon as possible. 
 
Finals Fuel is May 24-26!
Let’s re-fuel our students between final exams with healthy snacks! Thank you to everyone who has already donated or volunteered, but we are still in need of snacks, donations and volunteers for this much-loved event!

Click here for the Sign Up Genius, which includes more information on donating and volunteering.

May APC Dons Dialogue – Listen to the Recording!
Thank you to all who attended our final Dons Dialogue of the school year on Friday, May 12. If you were not able to attend, here are the recording or slides from the discussion. This month’s topics included;

• Student Leadership at AHS
• ACA Garden Renovation
• ACA Summer Plans
• Wellness Resources for Summer Break
• WASC Update
• Student activities update

Big shout out to Audra Fraioli and Kari Tremble for providing the welcoming coffee and treats at every Dons Dialogue! 

GRADUATION INFORMATION

Acalanes Class of 2023

Friday, May 26 at 6pm

>> Read 2023 Graduation Information Here <<

ACALANES STAFF APPRECIATION LUNCH – May 11
We are planning to treat our teachers and staff to a fabulous lunch spread on Thursday, May 11 to show them how much we appreciate all that they do! Please sign up here if you are able to help!

MAY DONS DIALOGUE – Friday, May 12 at 8:30am
Please join us for our final Dons Dialogue of this school year. We will start at 8:30am with a brief general meeting to vote on our 2023-24 Board of Directors slate (see below) and then we’ll proceed with the Dons Dialogue discussion. Grab a friend and join us for another informative forum – coffee and treats will be served!

2023-2024 ACALANES PARENTS CLUB SLATE
We are proud to announce our slate of nominees for the 2023-2024 Acalanes Parents Club Board of Directors. The slate was approved by this year’s board and the next step is for the APC General Membership to approve it at the APC General Meeting, immediately preceding Dons Dialogue on Friday, May 12. Contact APC Parliamentarian, Kristen Labrosse, at parliamentarian@acalanesparentsclub.com with any questions.
 
2023-2024 Parents Club Executive Board Nominees
President: Kelly Daggs
VP Communications: Michele Colaco
VP Community Partners: Nicole Long
VP Fundraising: Lori MacLeod
VP Services: Kendra Uffelman
VP Special Projects: Raina Foster
Co-Head Liaison & ACA Liaisons: Sarah Cusumano & Heidi Keely
Secretary: Ali Krick
Treasurer: Lee Huskins
Assistant Treasurer: Eng Young
Auditor: Andrea Hilsabeck
Past President/Parliamentarian: Veronique Kuhner

AHS SERVICE AWARDS & PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE AWARDS CELEBRATION 
Congratulations to those students who have been awarded AHS and Presidential Service Awards!  We thank your students for making a difference to those individuals and organizations in need in our community and we hope they’ll continue their community service in the future. If your student received a service award, please remind them to come to the front quad at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 17 to pick up their certificate and enjoy a celebratory ice cream! Please note that all award recipients have been notified via email. If your student submitted an application and has not yet received any email in response, please have them email communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com as soon as possible. 
 
FINALS FUEL TIME
We’re in the home stretch…
Let’s end the year with a grand slam as we FUEL our students during FINALS week!
Who’s on first? You! By donating and/or delivering snacks to our students during finals week May 24-26.
What’s on second? Shop our Amazon wish list and have it delivered to the Finals Fuel clubhouse or donate directly to the Costco Run (venmo @sheryl-platt-1 or paypal sheryl@slpdesigns.net )
Why on 3rd? Help our students re-energize between final exams!
I don’t know in left field? Click here for the Sign Up Genius that includes more information on donating and volunteering.

GRADUATION INFORMATION

Acalanes Class of 2023

Friday, May 26 at 6pm

>> Read 2023 Graduation Information Here <<

Acalanes Staff Appreciation Lunch on May 11!
We are planning to treat our teachers and staff to a fabulous lunch spread on Thursday, May 11 to show them how much we appreciate all that they do! Please sign up here if you are able to help!
 
We’re in the home stretch…Let’s end the year with a grand slam as we FUEL our students during FINALS week!
Who’s on first? You! By donating and/or delivering snacks to our students during finals week May 24-26.
What’s on second? Shop our Amazon wish list and have it delivered to the Finals Fuel clubhouse or donate directly to the Costco Run (venmo @sheryl-platt-1 or paypal sheryl@slpdesigns.net )
Why on 3rd? Help our students re-energize between final exams!
I don’t know in left field? Click here for the Sign Up Genius that includes more information on donating and volunteering.
 
Please consider helping out at Prom and Grad Night!
We are in need of some additional help for both Prom and Grad Night – we literally can’t hold these momentous events without parental support, so we urge you to consider joining the team! There are many opportunities to help – and for those of you with younger students, this is a great chance to get some visibility into the fun that’s to come for your student(s)!

• PROM – Chaperone at SF City Hall – Saturday, May 13 – Sign up Here
• GRAD NIGHT – Check in, Bus & Cruise Volunteers – Friday, May 26 – Sign up Here

We can’t thank you enough for your time, support and generosity. YOU are what makes this ACA community so amazing!

Health and Trade Career Academies this Week
The Acalanes College & Career Center is hosting two additional Career Academies this week. Career Academies are quick and interesting ways to learn about future career options and opportunities.  All students are invited and encouraged to attend.
Wednesday, Apr 26: Health Careers
Friday, Apr 28: Trade Careers (roofing, electrical, plumbing, automotive and more)
Additional topics will be offered next fall.
 
Acalanes Alumni Forum
On Tuesday, Apr 25, at 6pm, the Acalanes High School administration and Associate Student Body officers would like to invite our alumni to join in an open Zoom forum to share perspectives, personal experiences, and memories of what it means to be a Don.
Over the past several years, our school community has engaged in a discussion regarding our school’s history and our mascot, “The Don.” This topic is vital to our community and sparks strong feelings and diverse perspectives. The student body originally selected the Don Mascot in 1941, and it is within the ASB constitution, determined by our students, that the mascot is named. Our ASB leaders want to create a dialogue with our current student body and alumni to understand the differing perspectives. Our goal is to come to a common understanding of our values and what our mascot stands for to be inclusive of our Acalanes community.
Please click here to register.
We look forward to seeing you and hearing you share what it means to be a Don!

Acalanes Alumni Forum – Over the past several years, our school community has engaged in a discussion regarding our school’s history and our mascot, “The Don.” This topic is vital to our community and sparks strong feelings and diverse perspectives. The student body originally selected the Don Mascot in 1941, and it is within the ASB constitution, determined by our students, that the mascot is named. Our ASB leaders want to create a dialogue with our current student body and alumni to understand the differing perspectives. Our goal is to come to a common understanding of our values and what our mascot stands for to be inclusive of our Acalanes community.
 
On Tuesday, Apr 25, at 6:00 pm, the Acalanes High School administration and Associate Student Body officers would like to invite our alumni to join in an open Zoom forum to share perspectives, personal experiences, and memories of what it means to be a Don. 
 
Please click here to register.
 
We look forward to seeing you and hearing you share what it means to be a Don!

Business Career Academy Session this Week – Friday, Apr 14 in Academy
Career Academies are quick and interesting ways to learn about future career options and opportunities. After the session there will be time for students to ask questions and have conversations with the presenters. Please encourage your students to attend!

• Friday, Apr 14: Business Careers
• Wednesday, Apr 26: Health Careers
• Friday, Apr 28: Trade Careers (roofing, electrical, plumbing, automotive and more)

All students are invited and encouraged to attend.

Career Academy Sessions – Computer Science on Wednesday, Mar 29
The Engineering Academy was a huge success. Next up is Computer Science, this Wednesday. Please encourage your students to attend. We would love for every student to attend one or two sessions of interest to them.

Career Academy Sessions- please encourage your students to attend!
These Academy sessions will be held in the library. We would love for every student to attend one or two sessions of interest to them.


Important Message from College & Career
Naviance? What is it really?
You may have heard of Naviance, but do you really know what that means? Naviance is “a college and career readiness platform that helps students connect academic achievement to post-secondary goals.” This is a tool primarily used by juniors and seniors, but is accessible to frosh and sophomores as well.
 
What can you do on the site?

• Surveys: career interest and intelligence surveys
• College Research: extensive data on all colleges plus Supermatch College Search
• Admissions data for Acalanes students using Scattergrams
• Senior Year Uses:
  • Store college list
  • Request Transcripts
  • Request Letters of Recommendation
  • Complete a Student and Parent survey for counselors to use when writing letters of recommendation

If you are a parent of a current junior and want a Naviance tutorial on Monday, Apr 24 from 6:30-7:30pm in the library, please sign up using the following link.