Weekly News & Announcements

From the Activities Director

Three weeks to go! Let’s make the most of our time together, Acalanes! 

THIS FRIDAY, May 21 Senior Car Rally!
Don’t miss the Senior Car Rally through downtown Lafayette. Let’s come out and celebrate our town and our seniors. Let’s turn this town BLUE!

• Thursday and Friday at Lunch Cowbell Decorating - Come to Room 314 to decorate cowbells in preparation for the car rally. We have the cowbells - students bring their creativity!

Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Don’t miss the final event of this month! 

• Thursday, May 20 at 12:05 pm AAPI Speaker Julie Inouye, Vice-President of Communications & Social for VSCO. Julie has spent the past two decades helping brands to tell their stories and is currently the Vice President of Communications and Social at VSCO. She has worked for global brands, including CNN, Yahoo, PlayStation, LinkedIn -- and has worked across communications and marketing disciplines throughout her career. She will talk more about her experience as a Korean woman and engage in dialogue with students. Zoom link sent via Canvas.

It has been a year. And through it all our students have shown incredible resiliency, passion and dedication. As we near the end, I just want to say thank you to our community for all your support, encouragement and love. To the students and parents in the leadership program, you are a dream to work with and spend time with. You created so much for our campus and community this year and make my job a dream come true. 

Katherine Walton, Student Activities Director

Wellness Center

This week, we have a message from some students who were hanging out in wellness on an off period. We asked them what they think parents should know about this point in time. Here’s what they had to say: “The end of the year is always the hardest part. There’s something about the end being in sight yet you still have to keep running to get there even though you’re tired. Remind us to take breaks! When we’re not being positive, be positive for us (but without invalidating us.) Remind us that this is NOT a normal school year and it’s okay to feel out of place, weird, or uncomfortable.” We hope this is as helpful for you to hear as it was for us!

Allen Choi, Wellness Coordinator
Casey Sasner, Intake Specialist

For updates, tips and advice, follow Wellness on Social Media: Instagram @acalaneswellness

College & Career

Seniors

• Going to College? Urgent!  Please 1) log into Naviance 2) Click on About Me 3) Choose Surveys from Your School 4) Click Senior Exit Survey to update the decisions. PARENTS: Your student MUST fill out their survey in order for colleges to receive final scripts!
• Thursday, May 20 at 6pm Senior Awards Night - This will be live-streamed, as space will be limited to recipients and presenters only.
• DVC or Community College support is always available in the CCC.

Juniors

• Job Alert - Chipotle in Lafayette is hiring! Free Food is provided! Create a resume with Mrs. Levy, then upload onto Indeed.com
• Stay in the Loop - Please follow the CCC instagram to keep up-to-date with college timeline details.@ahs_college_career.  

Sophomores/Freshman

• Activity Building - Drop by the CCC to learn how to add activities into Naviance.

Resources:

• CCC Website 
• How to request a transcript
• College 101
• Internships and Volunteering Ideas
• Scholarships

Counseling

June 7 through July 15 AUHSD Summer School Summer school is for students who need to repeat a required course after earning a D or F grade. Details about the programs are posted on the district webpage.  Email your counselor for an application.  

Transcripts Semester grades will be updated in Aeries on June 2 and report cards will be mailed on June 3. For graduates, registrar Mrs. Finn will send an official transcript to the college indicated in Naviance by June 15.    

Counselor Appointments We love talking to our students! Email is the best way to reach us. C

A- Ed  Anne Schonauer
Ee-Kr  Christine Todd
Ku-Ros  Marissa Meadows
Rot-Z  Susan Martin

Legislative News

The May revisions to Governor Newsom’s proposed state budget were released this week. Given the much larger than expected tax revenues from 2020, the news is good for education. Among the highlights are proposals for universal transitional kindergarten, a significant bump in the cost-of-living adjustment for the Local Control Funding Formula, the elimination of deferrals (money owed to school districts by the state), additional funding for low-income districts to provide extended learning opportunities, contributions to the rainy day fund, and more funding to attract and train teachers.  

Questions? Email our APC Legislative Representative.

School Nurse

1.  Your student is exhibiting symptoms that fall within possible signs and symptoms of COVID (which is almost everything!).  
   • Without COVID testing, your student can return to school after 10 days and after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
   • With a negative COVID test result, your student can return to school after the symptoms have been resolved for at least 24 hours (without fever-reducing medication).
2. Your student has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID.  In this case, your student must stay home for 10 days, even if without symptoms or even with a negative test result.

Performing & Visual Arts

Did you miss the amazing Spring concerts last week? View them again here! 

• Concert Band, Orchestra
• Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble

Spring Concert Program

Go to ahsperformingarts.org for more Performing & Visual Arts information!

Sports

This week’s can’t miss events

Baseball

• Tuesday, May 18 v. Benicia HS at 4:00pm. Varsity is home and JV is away.
• Thursday, May 20 v. Benicia HS at 4:00pm. Varsity is away and JV is home.

 Girls soccer

• Tuesday, May 18 host College Park HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 host Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys lacrosse

• Tuesday, May 18 at College Park HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. JV at 5:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls water polo

• Wednesday, May 19 at Miramonte HS. Varsity at 6:10pm and Junior varsity at 7:30pm.

Boys water polo

• Wednesday, May 19 at Miramonte HS. Varsity at 3:30pm and Junior varsity at 4:50pm.

Boys basketball

• Wednesday, May 19 host St. Patrick’s HS. Freshman at 4:00pm, Junior varsity at 5:15pm and Varsity at 8:00pm.
• Thursday, May 20 host Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm, Freshman at 5:15pm and Varsity at 6:30pm.
• Saturday, May 22 host Concord HS. Junior varsity at 3:30pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.

Girls basketball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity host St. Patrick’s HS at 6:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 Varsity host Campolindo HS at 8:00pm.
• Saturday, May 22 host Berkeley HS 1:00pm.

Boys volleyball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity at St. Patrick’s HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 6:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.

Girls volleyball

• Wednesday, May 19 Varsity at St. Patrick’s HS. Junior varsity at 6:30pm and Varsity at 7:30pm.
• Thursday, May 20 at Campolindo HS. Junior varsity at 4:00pm and Varsity at 5:00pm.

Wrestling

• Friday, May 21 host Las Lomas HS at 6:00pm.

Competitive sport cheer

• Friday, May 21 v. Miramonte HS at Concord HS at 8:00pm.

Click this link to see a list of current sports and their full schedules.

APC in Action

Finals Fuel….Finally! 
We are so excited to safely be on campus Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 26 to encourage and support our students during their finals with some healthy treats. To make it happen, we do need your help!  Please open the Sign Up Genius link below for details. Any questions, please contact your Finals Fuel Chairs, Nicole Carberry and Carey Starn. Thank you so much for your support!

2021-22 APC Board
The slate for incoming members was approved by this year’s board. The next step is for APC General Membership to approve it on Friday, May 21, prior to the final Dons Dialogue of the school year. Contact APC Parliamentarians Dawn Brightbill & Sarah Cusumano for more information. 

*proposed

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

Save the Date! Friday, May 21 at 5pm - Senior Car Rally
Come one, come all and celebrate our Seniors as they cruise down Mt. Diablo Blvd in a few short weeks. Plenty of local businesses are planning specials to celebrate this occasion, so come show your spirit for Lafayette’s AHS graduates and our fantastic town. Stay tuned for more details.

ACA Celebrates the Last 25 Days of the 2020-21 School Year
Encourage your students to check out all the ways they can connect each day before the school year comes to a close. Here’s the link to the 25 Days of ACA. Let’s finish the year ACA Strong! 

Questions, comments, or feedback, email aca@acalanesparentsclub.com.

General Announcements

HS has issued the following Finals Guidelines. Discuss with your student for more details.