• Counseling

    May 22, 2023

    Counselor assignments are by last name:
    A-Em Anne Schonauer  
    En-Kr Christina Castillo-Gallardo 
    Ku-Rog Marissa Meadows 
    Roh-Z Susan Martin
     
    Summer School Information: The summer school website is available for information about summer school offerings/dates. Please have your student see their counselor to sign up, get forms, and figure out which classes to take. Any D/F grade in a required course for graduation may be taken in summer school.

  • School Nurse

    May 22, 2023

    Teens and Caffeine:
    It’s pretty common to walk around school in the morning (and even later) and see kids drinking “energy” drinks. Despite the normalization of caffeine products, there is NO official recommendation for caffeine consumption in youth aged 12-18 (NO caffeine is recommended for children under 12). However, for teens that DO consume caffeine, the recommendation is to keep it under 100 mg. Consider having a discussion about caffeine consumption and the following questions:

    1. How much caffeine is in your drink?
    2. What other ingredients are in it (sugar, creamer, etc.)?
    3. What other ways can you “get” energy?  (Hint:  sleep, healthy foods, exercise).

    Alcohol:
    Please take a look at this site. There is so much that is “normalized” about alcohol use, but I encourage you to send a strong message discouraging our underage students from using. Parents, please discuss with other parents how you can support creating opportunities for your kids to have fun without the dangers of alcohol use.
     
    Have Tough Conversations with Your Kids
     
    Graduation Gift Idea: First Aid Kit for College!
     
    Celebrate Summer! A great recipe for entertaining:  Summer Vegetable Ceviche

    Dvora Citron, RN, MS
    dcitron@auhsdschools.org
    925-280-2970 x7128
    IG: acalanesschoolnurse

  • LPIE

    May 22, 2023

    Thank you, Principal Eric Shawn, Associate Principals Andrea Powers and Jeanne Johnson, and all our incredible teachers and staff at Acalanes High School for your leadership and dedication in educating our students.
     
    Thank you, Michele Colaco and Andrea Hilsabeck, our Acalanes LPIE Co-Chairs for your work this year, particularly for the fantastic coordination of the 10th Annual Project LPIE.
     
    And thank you to all the LPIE Donors who together raised $4.1 Million this year to support the programs that enrich the education of every student in the Lafayette public schools. If you would like more information about the programs LPIE funds at Acalanes and to donate or volunteer, please visit lpie.org.
     
    Have a wonderful summer and Congratulations Acalanes Class of 2023!
     
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  • Sports

    May 22, 2023

    This week’s can’t miss events:
     
    Track & field
    Friday, May 26 Saturday, May 27 CIF Championship at Buchanan HS in Clovis.

    If you have any questions, please contact Randy Takahashi at rtakahashi@auhsdschools.org or Haley Walsh at hwalsh@auhsdschools.org.

  • General Administration Announcements

    May 15, 2023

    Finals Schedule: May 23 - 26
    Parents take note of the spring finals schedule. Monday, May 22 follows the regular schedule and the finals schedule begins on Tuesday, May 23. A great way to help support our students during finals is to help out with Finals Fuel (see below).

  • APC in Action

    May 15, 2023

    AHS Service Awards and Presidential Service Awards Celebration
    Congratulations to those students who have been awarded AHS and Presidential Service Awards! We thank your students for making a difference to those individuals and organizations in need in our community and we hope they’ll continue their community service in the future. 
     
    If your student received a service award, please remind them to come to the front quad at lunchtime on Wednesday, May 17 to pick up their certificate and enjoy a celebratory ice cream! Please note that all award recipients have been notified via email. If your student submitted an application and has not yet received any email in response, please have them email communityservice@acalanesparentsclub.com as soon as possible. 
     
    Finals Fuel is May 24-26!
    Let’s re-fuel our students between final exams with healthy snacks! Thank you to everyone who has already donated or volunteered, but we are still in need of snacks, donations and volunteers for this much-loved event!

    Click here for the Sign Up Genius, which includes more information on donating and volunteering.

    May APC Dons Dialogue - Listen to the Recording!
    Thank you to all who attended our final Dons Dialogue of the school year on Friday, May 12. If you were not able to attend, here are the recording or slides from the discussion. This month's topics included;

    • Student Leadership at AHS
    • ACA Garden Renovation
    • ACA Summer Plans
    • Wellness Resources for Summer Break
    • WASC Update
    • Student activities update

    Big shout out to Audra Fraioli and Kari Tremble for providing the welcoming coffee and treats at every Dons Dialogue!