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Student Activities
It’s our last full week and it’s a busy (and fun!) one!
Year End Spirit Week!
Monday:
Dress-up: ACA Gear
Lunch: Stressbusters in the frosh quad
Tuesday:
Dress-up: Flower power
Lunch: Innertube waterpolo
Lunch + 7th: Car painting for seniors
7pm: Senior dodgeball
Wednesday:
Dress-up: USA Day
Academy: Senior grad cap decorating
Lunch: Innertube waterpolo
6pm: Senior Awards
7:45pm: Senior Sunset
Thursday:
Dress-up: Twin Thursday
Lunch: Senior Athletic recognition
Friday:
Dress-up: Beach Day
Academy: End of year rally
5pm: Senior Car Rally in downtown Lafayette
Seniors can donate their Acalanes merch to the bin outside the front office! All proceeds from sales will go to the Class of 2028 and items can be purchased at Dons Day in August!
Acalanes summer spiritwear - store is open!
Looking for new student designed spiritwear? You can buy now through Aug 16 and proceeds benefit the classes of 2025, 2026, 2027 & 2028.
Looking to stay informed? Follow us on Instagram for the latest on student activities and class happenings.
Katherine Walton, Activities Director -
College & Career
SENIORS:
Senior exit survey is mandatory: If your student has decided on their post high school plans, please have them log into Naviance and finish their Acalanes senior exit survey. It is the only way final transcripts will be sent to colleges.
JUNIORS:
We're excited to be partnering with College Essay Guy to offer AHS students a number of awesome college application resources and virtual workshops. Students can join any or all of these live online courses:- How to Write A Personal Statement Boot Camp (Jun 3, 5, 7)
- How to Write A Personal Statement Boot Camp (Jun 17, 20, 21)
- The College Application + Supplemental Essays Crash Course (Sept 22)
- How to Answer the UC Personal Insight Questions Crash Course (Oct 5-6)
To Register:
- Go to the registration page: https://www.collegeessayguy.co
m/sub-ceg-live-students - During the registration process, students will be asked to select their school from a dropdown menu.
- Enter name and email.
- Select the workshops your student would like to join.
- That’s it! A confirmation will be sent to the email address submitted with the form.
- A follow up email will be sent with next steps and instructions for assignments, as well as how to join the live events.
Quick info on College Essay Guy:
- Ethan wrote the current bestselling book on the personal statement, College Essay Essentials.
- He’s well-regarded in the college admissions field and is considered one of the go to resources on college essays.
- His website has hundreds of free resources for applying to college.
- He has a cool podcast!
If your student can’t make the live course dates, they will have access to the courses through the end of the year, and recordings of the sessions will be available to all who sign up.
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 MartinCounselor Alpha Change Coming in the Fall
This spring the AUHSD School Board voted to reduce the staffing in the Counseling Department at Acalanes from 4.0 full-time counselors to 3.6. Erika Vasquez will now only be in the office 3 days a week, so her caseload will be redistributed to the other counselors in August.
Summer School
Counselors are signing students up for summer school - it’s at Acalanes this year! If your student has a D or F in a required course, please send them to see their counselor to sign up! Please see HERE for more information. -
School Nurse
FUEL YOUR STUDENTS FOR FINALS with Phytonutrients and Healthy Proteins! There are lots of delicious berries and stone fruits showing up at the markets. Get plenty of healthy whole foods for your students to choose from. Hydrate them with our fantastic east bay tap water.
We need NEW medical forms for each school year. Get them filled out at the doctor’s office this summer and turn in to me at the start of school in August. Check out this QR code for the various forms your student might need:
See my website for more information.
Always Your School Nurse,
Dvora Citron, RN, MS
dcitron@auhsdschools.org, 925-280-2970 x7128
IG: acalanesschoolnurse, School Nurse Website -
Sports
*The game schedule below reflects dates and times as of last Friday. Games may change for several reasons, including weather. If you have questions or comments, please contact AcalanesSportsBoosters.
This week’s can’t miss events:
Boys Golf
Monday, May 20 CIF NorCal Championship at Berkeley CC.
Baseball
Tuesday, May 21 NCS semifinal.
Friday, May 24 or Saturday, May 25 NCS Championship.
Softball
Tuesday, May 21 or Wednesday, May 22 NCS semifinal.
Friday, May 24 or Saturday, May 25 NCS Championship.
Track & Field
Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 CIF Championship at Buchanan HS, Fresno.
You may view the full 2023-2024 Athletic Schedule by clicking HERE. -
General Administration Announcements
ACALANES SILVER A AWARDS 2024
We are excited to announce the recipients of our Acalanes Silver A Award. The Silver A Award is a teacher-nominated award that acknowledges those students who exhibit subject matter passion through engagement and curiosity, create a sense of community and inclusion in the classroom, actively engage in a diverse exchange of ideas with their classmates and teachers, and find ways to extend their learning of the material beyond the classroom. 118 students will be receiving this award, and we will celebrate them with an honorary breakfast on Friday, May 17. View our Award Winners Here!
ACALANES TRANSITIONS TO BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE CAMPUS
If you have not already, please take a moment to read Principal Shawn’s message regarding the transition to a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) campus.
View message on Parent Square here (or here as google doc).
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