Weekly News & Announcements

School Nurse

Teens need NINE hours of sleep each night.  Read this excellent resource from UCLA.

Parents, help your student protect their sleep schedule. Sit down with them and help them look at their daily schedule to make choices about their most important activities.

Try using this Daily Time Management Grid.

LPIE Writing Tutor at Acalanes

We are hiring tutors to provide written feedback on Social Studies and English essays and meet one-on-one with students during the school day. Tutors must be available Tuesday-Friday, 8am-3:05pm, September-May. Applicants should have a bachelor's degree in humanities, discipline, and preferably professional writing and/or teaching experience. Please email program coordinator Christina Engelbrecht at christina.engelbrecht@gmail.com. 

Lafayette Art & Wine Festival Help

Our class is responsible for helping with this year’s Art & Wine Festival and we will receive a portion of the money raised. We need some help at the ticket booths so please consider signing up here. 

College & Career

This year we are collaborating with Miramonte and Campolindo to share a community presentation on all things financial aid related.  Graciously hosted by Miramonte in their school library and led by Tim Lenahan, CPA and Certified College Counselor, this is a great evening to get a head start on all your college financial aid questions.  Join us on Tuesday, Sept 10 at 7pm.  Sign ups required:  Fall Financial Aid Night

Juniors: we need your help!

We NEED your help in the Snack Shack at our Home Football Game on Friday, August 23rd!  All proceeds from sales go directly to the Junior Class so let’s make it a success!  Please lend a little time by signing up for a shift here! 

Welcome back, Seniors!

Senior Year.  It is really here!!  We love seeing all of the creative car painting in the AHS lot and around town from our BBQ and car decorating event on the 11th!   

We will have a lot of activities this year so mark your calendars with these important Senior specific dates for the 1st Semester below (more details will come closer to each event).

Co-President’s Message

We hope you had an enjoyable summer and your students are excited for the new school year. We look forward to seeing returning families and meeting new ones on campus at Dons Day tomorrow from 7:30-11:30am. Acalanes Parents Club (APC) will  welcome all early risers with a hot cup of coffee and yummy Johnny’s donut holes. 

Dons Day provides a great opportunity for families to connect to all things Acalanes. Be sure to take the time to stop by individual class tables (e.g., Class of 2020, 2021, 2222 & 2023) staffed by parent class liaisons and class officers to gather important information about the upcoming school year.  

We hope you’ll join us for our monthly APC Dons Dialogues! These forums are one of the best ways to find out what's going on at Acalanes. Principal Bell leads the meetings and discusses hot topics and invites different department heads to share what's new. It's also a great way to meet other Dons parents. Our first APC Dons Dialogue will be held this Friday, August 16th, at 8:45am, in the new Acalanes Wellness Courtyard.  

Finally, THANK YOU to all the families who have already supported Acalanes Parents Club during online student registration! If you have yet to donate, we hope you will consider supporting APC at the $300 per student suggested amount or any other donation amount.  If you’d like to get involved at Acalanes, please reach out as we are always looking for engaged volunteers.

Go Dons!

New AUHSD Academic Calendar

See the full NEWLY ADOPTED AUHSD Academic Calendar here.

Attendance Refresher!

To report absences, late arrival or early dismissal, call the 24-hour Attendance Line in the morning: (925) 280-3973.  (Detailed instructions about what information is needed is on the outgoing message.)

Please keep in mind that handwritten notes are not accepted and all absences must be cleared by a parent or guardian within 48 hours.  Have a medical/dental appointment? These must be cleared with a stamped appointment note from the provider.

Reminder: Spring Awards Pick Up

Was your student awarded a Community Service or Underclassman Award last spring, but forgot to pick it up?  All certificates will be in the counseling office during the first week of school.

Parent Ed would love to hear from you!

The Parent Ed Team welcomes ideas, recommendations, and learning about your interests. 

Contact: Kelly Daggs, VP Community Partners

Mary Kuhn, Parent Education Chair