• Counseling

    August 29, 2021

    Counselors have new letters!  Counselor assignments are by last name.
    A - Dr  Anne Schonauer
    Du-Kr  Christine Todd
    Ku-Rog  Marissa Meadows
    Roh-Z  Susan Martin

    Counselor Appointments We love talking to our students and we are so excited to be able to see students in person again! Please stop by the Counseling office to see if we are available, leave a note if we aren’t, or send us an email! We will start individual appointments with seniors to review graduation status and discuss post-high school plans after Labor Day.

    Class Visits We can’t wait to meet/reconnect with our students! Next week, we will be visiting senior Gov/Econ classes and frosh Living Earth classes to present grade-specific information about academic planning, ways to get involved at AHS, and post-high school planning. Counselors will visit juniors and sophomores in their English classes the week after Labor Day.

  • School Nurse

    August 29, 2021
    FDA APPROVES COVID VACCINE Please consider getting COVID-19 vaccinations for every eligible household member. For every FIVE people that want to get the COVID vaccines, CCCH Mobile Vaccination Team will come here on site to administer. Please get in touch with me to let me know. I am happy to help arrange if you need assistance. COVID VACCINATION RECORDS If your student has had COVID vaccinations, please submit this information. GOT MEDS??? Inhalers? Epipens? Health Conditions and Medications If your student has a medical condition and/or needs medication available at school, please go to this linkon my webpage to get the appropriate forms.  All forms need to be filled out completely AND signed by BOTH parent and physician. You can email me the completed forms, or you can bring them to me at school.  Please bring any/all (unexpired) medication in its original bottle directly to me so that I can review the required medical documentation at that time . GOT SHOTS???  Immunizations If there are any updates to your student’s vaccination record, please send me a copy so I can update.  If your student is missing any requiredimmunizations, they may not be able to be at school until those are complete.  Please get in touch with me as soon as possible. GOT ILLNESS???  STAY HOME!!! Any student that has illness symptoms should stay home until they have been symptom-free for at least 24 hours. COVID Protocols (DON’T Get It!) Everyone wears a mask indoors. Keep staying healthy and practice hand hygiene. AUHSD Safety Plan:  SEE PAGES 8-9 Submit your student's Covid-19 Vaccine Record HERE BEYOND COVID Please be in touch with me to discuss any medical, health and wellness concerns. Stay healthy and be well, Dvora Citron, RN, MS dcitron@auhsdschools.org 925-280-2970 x7128 Acalanes School Nurse Google Site IG:  acalanesschoolnurse

  • Sports

    August 29, 2021

    The AHS athletic department is hiring students to work at events. Positions include sound crew technician, scorekeeping, and announcing. No experience is necessary, and the positions pay minimum wage.

    If you are interested, or if you have any questions, contact AHS Athletic Director Randy Takahashi at ​​rtakahashi@auhsdschools.org or visit him in Room 207.
    Here are the Fall sports schedules (subject to change):

  • Things to Know this Week

    August 22, 2021
    • The Acalanes Lunch Program needs your help! Do you have an hour to spare on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday to help handout school lunches? If so, sign up here https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B4DABA9283-lunch 
      Contact Caroline Volk cvolk@auhsdschools.org or Rebecca Ward rward@auhsdschools.org  with questions.
    • If your student is vaccinated, you can submit proof of their COVID-19 vaccination here. Vaccinated students are not subject to quarantine if they are asymptomatic and determined to be a close contact to a COVID-19 positive individual. If you do not have a Google account, which is required to submit the documents electronically, you may use your student’s school email address.

  • Membership & Fundraising

    August 22, 2021

    2021-22 Donations to APC Acalanes Parents Club is grateful for your donations this school year. Your contributions directly impact this year’s funding for the following programs integral to your student’s experience and success at Acalanes:

    • Peer Tutoring Program (100% funded by APC) providing all students academic support in almost every subject offered at Acalanes
    • Grant Programs provide $20K annually to support teacher and student innovation on campus
    • Parent Speaker Series delivers a range of engaging speakers
    • Campus Enhancements ranging from tents for outdoor classrooms to paint to furniture, enabling our campus to meet its immediate, critical needs
    • College and Career Center helps prepare students for their post- Acalanes lives
    • Student Culture and Climate promotes a safe, diverse, and inclusive culture at Acalanes
    • Staff and Teacher Development for advancing curriculum.

    If you haven’t had a chance to donate, you can do so here. We are grateful for any amount that is meaningful to your family. And to make your donation go even further, don’t forget to check if your company has a corporate matching program by visiting Double The Donation. Thank you for being a part of the APC community! We couldn’t do it without you!
     
    Kelly Daggs, VP Fundraising and Corporate Match

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)

    August 22, 2021

    Thank you to our new members of Acalanes DEI! We are excited to bring you great content and programming this year. Our mission, as always, is to highlight an inclusive academic, athletic, and social environment where every member of our community feels valued. We are thrilled to have Dr. Lyanna McPhatter-Harris as the new Director of Student Services, Diversity, and Inclusion at the Acalanes Union High School District to help guide us towards this ideal.
     
    The Paralympics is coming to Prime Time!  “Lifting the cloud of limitation,” Paralympians deserve to be recognized just as much as Olympians (Lord Coe, London Olympic Committee Chair). Sit back and be inspired!
     
    Follow us on Instagram @acalanesdei!

  • Parent Education

    August 22, 2021

    Thank you APC and AUHSD families for sponsoring our talk this past Thursday, “A Year Away: Practical Tips for a Successful Return to School,” presented by Dr. Ardis Martin.  We hope that those who were able to attend found it useful. We plan to have the recording from the talk and/or the slides presented from the Wellness Center available next week for your reference.

    For those of us concerned about pandemic learning loss, here is an article from UC Berkeley scholars that discusses why we should not obsess about it! From challenge comes new opportunities to learn, grow, and adapt as individuals and as a community. We are in this together.

    Feel you need more support for your transgendered, non-binary, or your gender-expansive teen? Gender Spectrum is holding an annual Family Conference where family members can learn more!

    Feel free to reach out and connect with us with ideas for future topics, shareable resources, or thoughts: parented@acalanesparentsclub.com