Weekly News & Announcements

Sports

This week’s can’t miss events:
 
Boys golf
 
Monday, May 1 DAL Championships at Diablo Creek GC
 
Baseball
 
Tuesday, May 2 Campolindo HS at 4pm. Varsity is away and JV is home.
Thursday, May 4 Campolindo HS at 4pm. Varsity is home and JV is away.
 
Softball
 
Tuesday, May 2 at Clayton Valley Charter HS at 4:30pm
Thursday, May 4 host Las Lomas HS at 4:30pm
 
Boys volleyball
 
Tuesday, May 2 NCS First Round at 7pm
Thursday, May 4 NCS Quarterfinal at 7pm
 
Boys lacrosse
 
Tuesday, May 2 NCS First Round
Thursday, May 4 NCS Quarterfinal
 
Girls lacrosse
 
Tuesday, May 2 NCS First Round
Thursday, May 4 NCS Quarterfinal
 
Swimming
 
Friday, May 5 NCS Trials at Concord Community Pool at 10:30am
Saturday, May 6 NCS Finals at Concord Community Pool at 10:30am
 
Boys tennis
 
Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6 NCS Singles & Doubles Championships at James Logan HS
 
Track & field
 
Saturday, May 6 DAL Finals at Campolindo HS 9am
 
The spring sports schedules will be found on the AHS website by clicking here.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Randy Takahashi at rtakahashi@auhsdschools.org or Haley Walsh at hwalsh@auhsdschools.org.

General Administration Announcements

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!

APC in Action

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.
 
April Dons Dialogue - Listen to the Recording!
If you missed our most recent Dons Dialogue on Wednesday, Apr 19, here are the recording or slides from the discussion. This month's topics included;

• Student activities update
• Mascot presentation with ASB Officers
• Department Chairs, Barth & Schottland, discussed ChatGPT
• End of year awards & celebrations update
• Q&A with Principal Shawn

 The next Dons Dialogue will be Friday, May 12 at 8:45am in the Collaboration Center.

Please consider helping out at Prom and Grad Night!
We are in need of some additional help for both Prom and Grad Night and - 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!

APC Membership & Fundraising

Buy a Brick, Leave a Legacy…
There’s no better way to honor a Don than with a customized 2023 Legacy Brick on our Dons Legacy Wall! Prominently displayed in the Main Quad, our Dons Legacy Wall provides families a lasting way to recognize their special student, teacher, coach, team, performance group, club, and more. Purchase your brick through the Acalanes Web Store for $250. Contact Legacy Brick Coordinator Leanne Zimmerman with any questions.

Acalanes Community Always (ACA)

AHS Garden Update - We've been busy!!  
We planted most of our summer crops last Sunday in the farm (the garden space across from the autoshop). We received donations from the Moraga Gardens Nursery and have a few more crops still to plant. Our hope is to have summer crops for staff and families to pick up over the summer.  Stay tuned for more details about this.

We have one more major workday and can use your help!  Sunday Apr 30 from 9-12pm we will be adding mulch to the planted area in the meditation garden.  After this work day, the meditation garden should be done (except for the ongoing weeding/maintenance).  If you can come, please complete the form here below.
Any questions, please feel free to contact Lori Tewksbury - LTewksbury@auhsdschools.org

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI)

April is Autism Awareness Month honoring and recognizing our fellow community members on the autism spectrum. Have you heard people talk about neurodiversity? Harvard Health explains the origin of the term and application here.
 
DEI’s 2023-2024 planning is underway. Please share any thoughts or ideas you have with us here. This is a collaborative process; we encourage participation. It is important that a plethora of voices and ideas are heard. We are also looking for parents to help out with events and communications next year. We have several active members aging out or retiring. Specifically, we would like to find people interested in re-posting items to our social media, maintaining an announcements calendar, and supporting a few annual events. Not a lot of hours involved, but definitely rewarding work. If you are interested, please reachout.

Student Activities

Junior and Senior Prom Saturday, May 13 at SF City Hall! It is going to be a wonderful, fun evening with dinner, photos and various activities for students to enjoy. Tickets are on sale via the Acalanes webstore and prices are $95 for Acalanes juniors/seniors and $135 for outside guests or 9th or 10th graders. All students must turn in a filled out permissionform when getting a bus assignment. Bus assignments start this WEDNESDAY in the front quad. Questions? Email Katherine Walton.
 
Class Cup Kickball is all week at lunch. Encourage your student to play or come out and watch!
 
There will be a Student Forum to discuss our mascot on Wednesday in room 314 during lunch. Students engaged in really great dialogue sharing various perspectives at the previous two. Encourage your student to attend!
 
Looking to stay informed? Follow us on Instagram for the latest on student activities and class happenings.
 
Katherine Walton, Leadership Teacher