Weekly News & Announcements

General Administration Announcements

Acalanes Back to School Night (BTSN) is this Thursday, Aug 31 from 5:15-8pm!

Please plan to join at 5:15pm in the front quad for a Parent and Staff Reception hosted by the Acalanes Parents Club (APC).  Principal Shawn will share some remarks around 5:30 and classroom visits start at 6pm.

As mentioned above, this evening is for us, the parents/caregivers, to experience what our students experience each and every school day - you don’t want to miss it!

Important Reminder: be sure to print the BTSN Program here and write down your student’s schedule and room numbers so you know where to go!

APC in Action

August APC Dons Dialogue - View the Slides!
Thank you to all who attended our first Dons Dialogue of the school year on Friday, Aug 25. We had a packed room. This month's topics included attendance reminders, academy review, counseling and wellness updates, athletic PE and a student activities report. If you were not able to attend, here are the slides from the discussion. 

Thank you to our APC Hospitality Co-Chairs, Mia Heglie and Monica Stassi, for providing the welcoming coffee and treats!

Peer Tutoring is Now Open!

 
The program is located in Room 107 under the supervision of Co-Directors, Kristen Labrosse and Angela Ketcham. Students are welcome to drop-in to receive help from junior and senior student tutors in almost any AHS academic subject, or just come in to do homework, read or study.
 
Hours this week: Lunch, 7th period, and every day 1 hour after the last school bell rings.
Academy sessions start this Friday, Sep 1. For Academy only, students need to sign-up in advance using TeachMore. Space is limited.
 

APC Membership & Fundraising

Do you want Directory access? If you’ve already made a donation to APC, stay tuned for information on how to access our online AHS Student/Family Directory - coming soon!
 
Please consider donating! APC has promised nearly $185,000 to Acalanes this school year. As of today, we have yet to reach that goal. We need your help and appreciate any and all donations! Click here to donate or bring a check made out to Acalanes Parents Club this Thursday at Back to School Night.
 
APC supports programming for all Acalanes students and staff, including:

• College & Career Services
• Campus enhancements
• Peer Tutoring
• Parent Ed
• Staff & Teacher development
• Grants Program         
• Communications
• Volunteer opportunities and more…

Another important source of funds is making your donations go twice as far with Corporate Matching! Please check if your company has a matching program and, if so, contact corpmatch@acalanesparentsclub.com for further information.

Parents Club Pro-Tip

If you are dropping off your student in the morning, save yourself the hassle and avoid pulling into the parking lot. There are multiple areas around Acalanes where you can safely drop your student and they can walk on to campus. You will not only provide relief to the parking lot traffic but to yourself and your student!
 
Check back next week for Attendance Reporting tips.
Please reach out to APC here with any questions.

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

Registration is NOW OPEN for the Lafayette Res Run for Education!
 
Run/walk downtown Lafayette in the 2-mile fun run/walk or 5k, or strive for your best 10k time, which includes going around the Lafayette Reservoir on race day, Sunday, Oct 22. There is also a virtual option around the paved trail of the reservoir from Oct 12-21. Lafayette's public schools are beneficiaries of this event, with 15% percent of each registration going back to Acalanes - so be sure to choose Acalanes during the registration process!

• The first 100 students to register from each school will receive a voucher at packet pickup for 1/4 lb of bulk candy from Zoonie’s Candy Shop! Yes, even high school students!
• The school who increases their number of runners most compared to last year will receive an additional $500 beneficiary check! 

Let’s go Dons!

Parent Education

Navigating Teen Behaviors
Hosted by SEED High School
Monday, Sep 11 at 7pm
Acalanes Library

This workshop is designed for parents of teens with learning differences and/or disabilities, from your ADHD teen to your ASD teen and everything in between.

If you’d like to receive SEED High School invites, sign up at seedlagayette.org and select High School.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

If you are interested in joining the DEI committee, or just learning about what we do in our school and the district, please email us to be added to our mailing list. There are many ways to get involved!