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Parent Education
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Acalanes Community Always (ACA)
AHS ROBOTICS CLUB SEEKING SPONSORS
The Acalanes Robotics Club, aka ACABOTS, is looking for Acalanes parents or alumni working in related businesses to support our thriving club through sponsorships.
Our team competes in the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC). Each year we build a robot to overcome specific challenges set for the year’s competition.
Please click here to learn more about the Robotics Team and the opportunities to sponsor.
DRESS DRIVE - THE PRINCESS PROJECT
The leadership team at Acalanes High School is excited to host a dress drive benefiting the Princess Project of San Francisco. The Princess Project is a non-profit whose mission is to "promote self-confidence and individual beauty by providing free prom dresses and accessories to high school teens who cannot otherwise afford them."
AHS is now collecting semi-formal and formal dresses that teens can wear to their high school prom, free of charge. We are hoping to collect as many dresses as possible through Friday, Mar 1. We ask that all dresses be clean and in good condition.
There are two drop-off locations:
1. Acalanes High School in front of the Main Office
2. Lafayette Community Center at 500 St. Mary’s Road
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Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)
Upcoming Important Dates:
- Black History/Excellence Month (February)
- Feb 10-24 Lunar New Year
- Feb 14 Douglass Day
- Feb 19 Day of Remembrance
- Feb 23 BSU Dance at Miramonte
Thank you to the parent volunteers that helped bring Black Excellence Month alive around our school by decorating doors with information about influential black history makers. There are several events happening for our students throughout February so please encourage your students to join in on the fun.
Miramonte’s BSU and leadership group are hosting a district wide Mardi Gras dance for all students on Friday, Feb 23 from 7-9pm! Along with dancing and an awesome DJ, there will be food, a 360 open-air video booth, a place to hang out with friends, and an airbrush tattoo artist! Tickets will be $10 and can be purchased on GoFan here.
Lunar New Year, the Year of the Dragon, began yesterday, Feb 10. Did you know that San Francisco has celebrated Lunar New Year in some form since the Gold Rush era of the 1860s? You can learn many more things about this special time of the year here. If you are looking for ways to celebrate with your family please check out 510families.
Acalanes will have a Lunar New Year Celebration! You can encourage your student to celebrate with everyone at school this week on Wednesday, Feb 14 during lunch in the frosh quad with a potluck featuring various Asian dishes. IMPORTANT: Red envelopes with "food tickets" inside will be handed out that day during brunch in all of the quads. Please remind your student to make sure to grab an envelope to redeem for food at the potluck! Want to help make food? Signup here.
Please check out the new AUHSD DEIB website for many great resources and events! And follow us on Instagram and Facebook. -
Performing & Visual Arts
The Acalanes musical, The Wizard of Oz, will run from Mar 6-9 at 7pm in the Performing Arts Center, PAC.
General ticket sales start tomorrow and you can purchase them here. Come watch our amazing students put on an amazing performance!
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Student Activities
Lunar New Year began Feb 10 and runs for the next 15 days. On Wednesday during lunch, students have planned a Lunar New Year festival in the front quad. Encourage your student to opt in! Read above in the DEI section for more information!
The last day to buy a Valentine's Gram is tomorrow, Feb 12 via the webstore for $4. Students can also buy one in person during lunch tomorrow in the frosh and sophomore quads. Anyone can purchase, including teachers and parents. Gram recipients will receive them in their 5th period class on Wednesday, Feb 14. The grams include candy, a flower, an eraser, and a note. Happy Valentine's Day!
Student Government (Leadership) Applications - Incoming 9th Graders: If your student is an incoming 9th grader, applications can be found here and are due on Thursday, Feb 22. Any questions, please contact Katherine Walton.
February is Black Excellence Month! There is also a district wide Mardi Gras dance on Friday, Feb 23 from 7-9 pm at Miramonte High School! Along with dancing and an awesome DJ, there will be food, a 360 open-air video booth, a place to hang out with friends, and an airbrush tattoo artist! Tickets are $10 and available on GoFan. It is a fun evening - please encourage your student to attend!
3v3 March Madness Staff Student Basketball is coming up! It will be held from Feb 26 through Mar 1 during lunch in the big gym. Students can sign up with a friend and one staff member using THIS LINK.
Acalanes Spiritwear Available for Purchase!
Looking for Acalanes gear? Our spring webstore is open with new sweatshirts, shirts, sweatpants and a lanyard. The webstore closes on Monday, Feb 26 and items will be available for pick-up in late March. All proceeds benefit the classes of 2025, 2026 and 2027.
We also have 2028 frosh spirit packs available for purchase. Spirit packs feature a limited edition 2028 hoodie, string backpack and lanyard. The last day to order these is Thursday, Apr 18 and items will be available for pick-up beginning Wednesday, May 1. All proceeds benefit the class of 2028.
The Annual Acalanes blood drive is coming soon on Tuesday, Feb 27! Anyone 16+ years old can donate (adults encouraged). Appointments are available from 8am-1:45pm in the small gym at Acalanes. People can sign up to donate through this link or scan the QR codes located in all junior and senior and English classrooms. If a student is 16/17, a permission form is needed and is available in room 314. Donors will get a complimentary shirt, as well as a $20 Amazon gift card. Contact Katherine Walton If you have any questions!
There is a Dress Drive happening through Friday, Mar 1. Bring any kind/type of dress (all will be accepted) to AHS (outside the front office) or to the Lafayette Community Center. Donations will be going to the Princess Project in San Francisco. See the ACA section above for more information!Looking to stay informed? Follow us on Instagram for the latest on student activities and class happenings.
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College & Career
SENIORS:
Scholarship: Calling senior women with a 3.5+ GPA interested in a local community service scholarship through AAUW - the American Association of University Women. Deadline for application is Wednesday, Feb 14.
JUNIORS:
Academy Feb 16: Have your student sign up for Levy Academy this week to learn ways to deepen your activity/work/volunteer participation.
Leadership Opportunity for Girls: Apply for the free annual Young Women’s Leadership Summit (YWLS) held at Stanford University on Saturday, Mar 2 from 9:30am - 4pm. The theme is “Preparing to be a Disruptor in Business,” with key pillars in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Personal Growth. The application deadline is TODAY, Feb 11.
JUNIORS, SOPHOMORES, FROSH:
If you have a student who is interested in volunteering at a 1 week sleepaway camp during the first week of August to support people with Down’s Syndrome, check out this program.
Please visit our College & Career Counseling website any time for additional information and support. -
Counseling
Counselor assignments are by last name:
A-Em Anne Schonauer
En-Kr Erika Vasquez
Ku-Rog Marissa Meadows
Roh-Z Susan MartinCourse selection for the 2024-2025 school year - Counselors met with all 9th, 10th and 11th graders about their course selections last week. We will be following up with students that were absent this week. Please have your student contact their counselor if they wish to make changes to their course selections.
The CSF application period is open! CSF (California Scholarship Federation) is an honor society. Current 10th, 11th and 12th graders are encouraged to apply. A complete CSF application has 2 parts - an application form and a payment on the webstore. Turn in forms in the counseling office. The deadline is Thursday, Feb 29 for both the form and the payment! Students who are members for at least 4 semesters, including during senior year, will get a special stole to wear at graduation. Read the FAQ on the application form and contact Ms. Schonauer for any clarification.
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