• APC Spring Grant Program Applications Now Open!

    January 26, 2020

    Acalanes is pleased to continue its Acalanes Parents Club (APC) Grant Program this semester with a focus on ideas that will enhance the educational and campus experience of AHS students in new and innovative ways. Teachers, students and parents are welcome to submit a grant proposal, utilizing the application form. Guidelines for grant submissions are also available. Email completed applications to Laura White or deliver to the APC box in the office. Grant applications are due by noon on Friday, Feb 21. 

     

     

  • Week of 1/27 Update

    January 26, 2020

    Tuesday, Jan 28 “How to Pay for College” Presentation from 6:30-7:30pm in the AHS Library
    Come hear Tim Lenahan, CPA, discuss affording college including 529 Plans, loans, grants and scholarships. This event is currently FULL with a waitlist.


    Thursday, Jan 30 Open House from 6-8pm in the College & Career Counseling Office
    Please stop by to meet College and Career Advisor Wendy Reicher and see all of the great resources offered for students here at Acalanes.

    Beginning Tuesday, Feb 4 SAT Prep Course at Acalanes
    Six week course beginning Feb 4 and continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5p. A total of 24 hours of instruction for $699. Offered by Tried and True Tutoring with a portion donated to AHS. Sign up here no later than Wednesday Jan 29.

    Wednesday, Feb 5 at 8am, and Friday, Feb 7 at 8:30am: Parent Naviance Workshops for Juniors
    Sign up today using the links below. There is a 20 person limit for each event.
    Feb. 5 sign up (location: Collaboration Center)
    Feb. 7 sign up (location: College and Career Counseling Office (CCC))

    Sunday, Feb 23 Gap Year Fair from 1-4p at Athenian High School
    Register here.

    Thursday, Feb 27 Out of State College Fair at 6:30p, Miramonte HS
    No sign up needed.

    Saturday, Feb 29 SAT Mock Exam at 9am in CCC Cost is $35.00.
    Sign up here.

    Scholarship Opportunity
    Scholarships are posted on the board in the CCC so stop by and check for new information. Students with a minimum of a 3.3 GPA and maximum EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) of $20,000 can apply for the Rossmoor Scholarship, a $3,000 award. Applications due by Feb 4. Info available on the Rossmoor Scholarship Foundation Home Page.

    Seniors
    Please update Naviance as you continue to hear results from your college applications. Stop by the CCC to share your successes and add a marble to the jar for each accepted application. When you have committed to your school, you can also make a flag for our board!

    Juniors
    Sign up for academy to learn how to research colleges and start personal assessments. You must attend one academy before setting up a 1:1 appointment. Please stop by the CCC with any questions.

  • Co-Presidents’ Message

    January 19, 2020

    APC is kicking off the second semester with a number of exciting programs thanks to your donations and support. Some of the highlights APC is funding include:

    Breaking Down the Walls will be on campus next week working with all sophomores and juniors to help students break down barriers between them to build stronger relationships with one another creating a more inclusive climate on campus. Refer to the Student Activities section to learn more. 

    APC Spring Grants are now open for students, teachers, and parents with a focus on ideas that will enhance the educational and campus experience of AHS students in new and innovative ways. Refer to grant guidelines here, and submit your creative solutions using the application form. Email completed applications to Laura White or deliver to the APC box in the office. Grant applications are due by noon on Friday, Feb 21. 

    Acalanes Testing Center (ATC), located in the Peer Tutoring Office, is a new program that strives to support students in need of making up tests from excused absences. Students may ask their teacher whether or not the ATC is an option for their testing since teachers must pre-approve utilization of the resource. The center provides a valuable alternative to using the Academy period for test taking.

    We hope you have added the upcoming Course Preview & Open House to your calendar for Thursday, January 30th (see below). Students and parents of incoming 8th Grade, Freshman, Sophomore, and Juniors are encouraged to attend.

    Dawn Brightbill and Sarah Cusumano

     

  • Course Preview and Open House

    January 19, 2020

    Thursday, Jan 30, 2020-2021 Course Preview and Open House from 5:30-8pm for Students and Parents
    The night is a valuable resource for current Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors who are mapping out their future courses, as well as an excellent way for incoming 9th grade students to experience all that Acalanes has to offer. It's also a great way to connect with fellow Acalanes parents. Mark your calendars to attend and stay tuned for an event schedule next week.

     

     

  • Membership & Fundraising

    January 19, 2020

    Give a gift that will leave a forever legacy at AHS! Pay tribute to your upcoming graduate, past graduates, your favorite teacher, or anyone who has contributed to your time at Acalanes.  You can even dedicate a brick to your AHS sports team, performance group or favorite club. Bricks make a wonderful graduation gift. Be creative, be unique and leave a lasting impression on AHS!  

    Inscriptions can be a maximum of three lines, with up to 17 characters per line.  To order your brick before the May 1 deadline, make your $250 tax deductible donation to Acalanes Parents Club on the AHS Web Store.

    Questions? please contact Melissa Arends. 

     

  • Breaking Down the Walls

    January 19, 2020

    As a campus, we are lucky to be bringing back Breaking Down the Walls for all 10th and 11th graders. It is a wonderful program funded by APC for students to build relationships with one another, break down barriers between them and truly start to understand each other. Feedback from last year was extremely positive. All 10th and 11th graders are participating and the alpha breakdown is as follows:

    • Wednesday, Jan 22: Last Names A-Go
    • Thursday, Jan 23: Last Names Gr-O
    • Friday, Jan 24: Last Names P-Z

  • Wellness Center

    January 19, 2020

    We’re so thrilled when students share stories with us that demonstrate their own resilience. Along with compassion, resilience is one of our favorite qualities and it’s our very favorite process. The simplest definition is the ability to bounce back from difficulty. A more encompassing definition is: “Resilience is the ability to stay with a sense of flexibility and harmony in the face of challenges and to recover when we leave that flow.” When conditions are hard or things go sideways, be sure to encourage your kids to practice acceptance of difficult outcomes at the same time they process learning--if any is offered (as we adults know, sometimes bad things just happen.) Kids who practice resilience and receive positive validation for doing so will cultivate an even greater capacity to rise to the many challenges that go along with being human.