• Parent Education

    January 26, 2025

    Preparing for a Teen Driver – Free Parent Information Night
    We know that the process of teaching your teen how to drive and earn their license can feel daunting. That’s why we are excited to offer an informative presentation by driving experts and Greenlight Simulation founders Jason Zimmerman and Josh Hurley. They will lay out the steps to acquire a license and provide some foundational tips on how to approach behind-the-wheel driver training with your teen.

    • What: Parent Pit Stop - A Guide To Getting Your Teen Behind The Wheel
    • When: Thursday, Feb 6 - 6:30-7:30pm
    • Where: Acalanes High School Library

    Click here for more information and to RSVP (space is limited).

  • Campus Culture Committee

    January 26, 2025

    Important January Dates

    • Jan 27: APC Campus Culture Committee meeting
    • Jan 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day
    • Jan 29 - Feb 16: Lunar New Year

    T-shirts are coming!! The Open House/Course Preview is this Thursday, Jan 30 and we will be at a table near the PAC with our new “All are Welcome” t-shirts for sale. Please stop by and pick one up along with a free sticker.

    Our next Campus Culture Committee meeting is tomorrow, Jan 27. Parents and caregivers of currently enrolled students are invited to attend at 6pm online. Please email us to be added to the event.

    The International Holocaust Remembrance Day is an international memorial day that commemorates the victims of the Holocaust, which resulted in the genocide of one third of the Jewish people, along with countless members of other minorities, by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945.

    Lunar New Year is the beginning of a new year based on lunar calendars or, informally but more widely, lunisolar calendars. Lunar calendars follow the lunar phase while lunisolar calendars follow both the lunar phase and the time of the solar year. The event is celebrated by numerous cultures in various ways at diverse dates. Over the next few weeks we will highlight some of them here. We hope you encourage your students to join in some of the celebrations that will be happening on campus.

    If you’d like to be a part of the upcoming 2025 celebrations, such as Black Excellence Month and Lunar New Year, please contact the DEIB committee here.

    Don’t forget to follow us on Instagram and Facebook to keep up to date with what the students are doing to celebrate all of these wonderful cultures and special dates.

     

  • Student Activities

    January 26, 2025

    SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

    • Tuesday lunch: Leadership informational meeting
    • Wednesday academy: Lunar New Year celebration
    • Wednesday lunch: Spring Club Day
    • Wednesday @ 7pm: Girls basketball vs. Clayton Valley
    • Thursday: Open House!
    • Friday academy: Succulent educational event & planting

    2025-2026 Leadership
    Leadership applications for the 2025-2026 school year are now available for current 9th, 10th and 11th graders. Leadership is open to all grades and drives student programming on campus. There are 16 different committees and an interest for everyone. There is an informational lunch meeting THIS WEEK on Tuesday, Jan 28 in room 314 and it is a great chance to learn more. Applications are due Feb 4.
    Current 8th graders should stop by at Open House to learn more about leadership and get the timeline for applications. 
     
    BIG 10 in January
    Students have designed the BIG 10 as a way for our community to SHOW UP & SHOW OUT to these 10 events that take place across campus. THIS WEEK:
    Wednesday, Jan 29 at 7pm: Girls basketball vs. Clayton Valley
     
    KEY 2ND SEMESTER DATES:
    March 13: 1st ever community rally
    March 16: Color Run
    Mar 18: Talent show
    Apr 18: Special Olympics
    Apr 19: Junior & senior prom
    Apr 23-26: School musical

    Looking to stay informed? Follow us on Instagram for the latest on student activities and class happenings.
     
    Katherine Walton, Activities Director

  • College & Career

    January 26, 2025

    Senior Scholarships

    • AAUW Scholarship for a female senior with significant community service - applications are due Feb 12.
    • Tri Counties Bank Scholarship for seniors who demonstrate interest in public service, community engagement and business entrepreneurship - applications are due Mar 12.

    Frosh/Sophomores: Send your students by the College and Career Center to begin working on their resumes on Maia Learning. No appointment needed. Ms. Levy can show them how to log in and begin the process.

  • Counseling

    January 26, 2025

    Counselor assignments are by student last name:
    A-F Anne Schonauer  
    G-Ka Erika Vasquez
    Ke-Re Marissa Meadows 
    Rh-Z Susan Martin

    Course Selection Presentations: Counselors will be continuing this week with a visit to Stanley Middle School on Monday, Jan 27 and visits to 11th grade USH/APUSH classes on Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan 28 and Jan 29. We will be giving students updated transcripts and the course selection form to fill out.
     
    Open House/Course Preview Night Thursday, Jan 30: Acalanes will host their annual Open House/Course Preview Night. This is a great opportunity to check out classes of interest for next year. All 9th-11th grade students and parents are invited! 
     
    Individual Appointments with Counselors Feb 3-11: Students will be assigned an appointment time with their counselor to turn in their course selection form and review their course selections for next year. This appointment time will be on a label on the front of their course selection sheet. 

  • School Nurse

    January 26, 2025

    Did you know that 91% of cervical cancers in California are caused by HPV? January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month. You can start the HPV vaccine series at age 9 for optimal protection. Read more HERE.

    You need this information before you think you need it: Preventing Underage Drinking: A Guide for Parents & Guardians.  

    My office hours are:
    Tuesdays, Wednesdays and some* Thursdays
    Tuesdays & Thursdays:  8am - 3:50pm
    Wednesdays:  7:30am - 3:20pmHappy New Year!

    Always Your School Nurse,
    Dvora Citron, RN, MS
    dcitron@auhsdschools.org, 925-280-2970 x7128
    IG: acalanesschoolnurse, ​School Nurse Website

  • Performing & Visual Arts

    January 26, 2025

    Lafayette Schools Band/Orchestra Concerts - Jan 27-29, 7pm at Stanley Middle School
    Acalanes Instrumental Music ensembles will be performing with Lafayette elementary and middle school students in the Stanley gym on the following days:

    • Jan 27 - Acalanes HS Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble
    • Jan 28 - Acalanes HS Wind Ensemble
    • Jan 29 - Acalanes HS Orchestra

    All are welcome to attend and enjoy the musical celebration!