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Counseling
Counselors are working from home and are still here to support our students. We miss seeing our students! Please contact us if you have questions or want to check in.
DVC summer classes: Diablo Valley College (DVC) published a schedule of summer classes. It looks like they are preparing to offer all summer classes online. If your student is looking to take a college course for enrichment purposes, it could be a good opportunity. Students need to apply to DVC online ahead of time. Check back with DVC after May 4 for a paperless concurrent enrollment process.
Transcripts Students can still request official transcripts on the webstore. Our registrar is processing requests regularly. Unofficial transcripts can be requested from our registrar or a counselor.
We want to remind you of some valuable community resources:
- For non-life threatening mental health support: Contra Costa Crisis Center. Call 211 or text HOPE to 20121 available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for mental health needs.
- www.211cc.org can help you reach other community resources.
- In the event of a mental health emergency, please contact 911.
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College & Career
Thursday, April 30 from 12n-pm AHS Virtual UCSB Admissions Rep Visit Parents and students welcome! Register here for the zoom link. Meet our admissions rep and hear new information about the process for the class of 2021. Mandatory Senior Survey For Release of Final Transcripts to Attending College We have prizes! $25 Gift certificate to Bed Bath and Beyond available to any senior who completes their survey by Friday, May 1 (8 winners). Every Thursday from 7:30-8:30p Wendy’s C&CC Weekly Parent Check In Join me each Thursday to answer any parent questions related to the college admissions process, summer programs, community college, Naviance, internships, jobs and more! Join Zoom meeting here. ID: 651 363 0875 & Password: DONS2020 Student Meetings I will be available via School Loop or email: Wendy Reicher to support all students. Seniors and juniors: meet with me on the phone! To schedule appointments use this Calendly link. This can be students only or include parents as well. CCC Website Check for updates in the new section, “News and Updates during distance learning”. Let’s Connect- We are live on Instagram! Follow the new AHS College & Career @acalanesccc
- Facebook Page for Students Have your senior or junior join the College and Career Student FB page to post where they are going to college and share information about the process with each other. Lots of student posts are already up.
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Co-Presidents’ Message
Thank you to our amazing Dons community! Along with our partner schools in the district, in just one week we raised over $6,300 towards our goal of $10,000 and donated thousands of pounds of canned goods to our neighboring communities as part of the AUHSD Food Drive. There is still time to give! Donation bins are located near the Main Gym and online donations can be made here. Our Dons families also pushed Lafayette Community Foundation $4,600 closer to their $25,000 matching campaign goal. You can still support their effort here. This week’s Community Can’t Be Canceled effort focuses on supporting Lafayette businesses who are still “open” while their brick and mortar stores are closed.- Let's Celebrate Moms, Grads and Dads! Many local boutiques (think Amphora Nueva, Farmyard Darlings, Lemon, Luck, Venture, etc.) may appear to be closed but owners are happy to pull items, gift wrap and deliver them right to your doorstep. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, now is a great time to view a selection of gifts from our Lafayette retailers on the Lafayette Chamber’s website.
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AUHSD Food Drive Better When Joined Together!
Acalanes has partnered with Campolindo, Miramonte and Las Lomas to support our neighbors in need. Keep up the great work by contributing to the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties food bins placed at all AUHSD campuses to collect canned food and nonperishable items. Please follow county Shelter in Place guidelines should you choose to contribute. They are also in urgent need of monetary donations which you can do online here.
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Lafayette Gifts for Mom!
Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 10, and Lafayette retailers have put together some great gift ideas to purchase for Mom. You can check out a selection of gifts from local businesses on the Lafayette Chamber’s website here. Buying local helps our Lafayette businesses survive and provides sales tax dollars to the City of Lafayette.
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AHS Leadership Spurs Appreciation to our Local Grocery Stores
Our local grocery stores, including Diablo Foods, Safeway, Trader Joes and Whole Foods, are going out of their way to support our community by creating safe spaces to shop. These workers are putting their own health and safety on the line so that we can feed our families. AHS Leadership is spearheading an effort to “thank a grocery worker” wherever you shop by dropping off a handwritten note of thanks.
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Due Friday, May 1: AHS & President’s Volunteer Service Awards Applications
The goal of the program is to recognize students for their efforts in giving back. Refer to AHS program qualification changes and application information here.
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General Announcements
All incoming freshmen (current 8th graders) are invited to attend the webinar which will provide an overview of how new students can get involved at Acalanes. Incoming students will have a chance to connect with coaches from all fall, winter and spring sports, and learn about campus clubs and more. Watch your mailbox for a letter from Principal Bell on how to participate. -
Peer Tutoring is Up and Running
For students interested in peer tutoring, email program coordinators Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. McCosker outlining the academic need. Students will be connected with the appropriate tutor(s); tutors will communicate directly with the student to set up a time to collaborate. Tutors will confirm their work with Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. McCosker, and provide proof of work to teachers as needed. Peer Tutoring is funded 100% by Acalanes Parents Club. -
2020-21 APC Executive Board Slate
Below is next year’s Acalanes Parents Club (APC) Board Slate. Thank you to all these terrific volunteers. For questions or comment on the slate, please email Meg Fellner, APC Parliamentarian.- Co-Presidents: Kristen Labrosse & Angela Ketcham
- Co-VP Communications: Heidi Hambidge & Lisa Spiegler
- VP Community Partners: Denise Cain
- VP Fundraising: Kelly Daggs
- VP Services: Veronique Kuhner
- Head Liaison: Gayle Burleigh
- Secretary: Raina Foster
- Treasurer: Julie Koo
- Asst. Treasurer: Katharine Wallace
- Auditor: Melanie Brinkman
- Past Pres/Parliamentarians: Dawn Brightbill & Sarah Cusumano
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Wellness Center
We learned a lot this week from a state-wide wellness webinar about what students most need right now. To put it simply, they need the four R’s: Reassurance (this is temporary and everything will be okay); Routine (loss of structure is destabilizing--human beings need it); Regulation (in times of stress, we must practice self-care to calm the central nervous system response to a steady diet of uncertainty, complexity, and volatility) and most importantly, Relationships (ones that offer love without condition, safety, and understanding.) We also got to hear from grief experts about the very unique type of loss students are suffering. Worthy of your time, here is an excellent article on helping your kids with grief and loss from the Greater Good Science Center. This coming week, we continue to offer programming that leans toward “fun and games” as students have expressed a need for that. We’re also offering something cool and different on Tuesday at 5pm as we interview a class of ‘18 Don, now Tiktok celebrity, about how he’s prioritizing wellbeing and sharing it with others. Be well and stay in touch! (CS 4/24 @3:20)
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Helping Teens Deal with Grief & Loss During COVID-19. Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 6:30-7:30pm
At John Muir Health Behavioral Health Services, we understand life can be challenging while adjusting to a new pace during this time of uncertainty. We are here to support our community now and into the future. This discussion is meant for parents, although teenagers are welcome to join. Learn to identify signs of teen grief and loss, including coping strategies to help your teen during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Live Streamed to your own home via Zoom. RSVP Required. Register here.
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