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Friday Forum- This Friday November 7 at 7:30am. Come join other parents and Principal John Nickerson to hear what is happening on campus. This month Joan Karr of the College and Career Center will speak, as well as other support staff. The meeting is held in the Faculty Dining Room located in the building to the right of the flag pole, 4th door down.
Online Winter Sports Registration - Acalanes High School winter sports season, which includes wrestling, soccer and basketball, begins November 10. Go to www.acalanesparents.org, and click the Online Sports Registration link. Follow the instructions for forms needed dependent on whether this is your student's first sport or second sport of the year. All forms need to be completed and turned into the Athletic Director before your student can tryout/practice.
Joni Avery, APC President
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Legislative News
We need your help. This is a quick, nine question survey which is easy to complete. The Las Trampas Creek Council is made up of PTAs & Parents Clubs from the Lamorinda area and Walnut Creek. This group is about to start the planning for Advocacy Day 2009. Typically, bus loads of parents and educators from Lamorinda, San Ramon, Richmond and Livermore travel to Sacramento. This important day includes meeting with our legislative leaders voicing our concerns for education. The California state PTA credits grassroots advocacy efforts by parents with protecting education funding. Considering the dire conditions in education funding, our goal is to increase in parent attendance at Advocacy Day and thus increase our influence to funding education. So please click on the link below and complete the quick survey by Friday November 7. Tell us your ideas for how to improve Advocacy Day 2009. It will take less than 5 minutes and will really help! Contact Nancy.Falk@gmail.com for more information or to get more involved. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=fYrTrYRXZWGGC9iFlDeElg_3d_3d Feel free to forward to others. Thanks very much.
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| LASF Annual Event The LASF Fall Party is coming up fast on November 15th and it's time to RSVP! With a "Love Lafayette - Love Education" theme, this community-wide event promises a sensational evening of great food, live music, gaming, and enticing raffle prizes and sign-up parties. Refreshments and dancing will continue until midnight -- you've gotta love that!
And LASF is sharing the love by extending its "Early Bird Special" ticket price of $75 to Friday, November 7th. This is a $10 savings per ticket! You can drop your envelope in the LASF box in the school office or purchase your tickets online at www.lasf.org/annualevent.
So jump on the "Early Bird" rate, join the party and show your love for LASF, our community and our schools!
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College and Career Center
I encourage students to be careful
and precise with the self-reported transcript portion of both UC and CSU
applications. Students are responsible
for entering all coursework correctly, as it appears on the transcript, and to
include any outside coursework.
Remember, neither of these systems will see a transcript with the
application. Application workshops are on Wed. from 8:00-8:30 in room 105.
Diablo Valley
College outreach will
visit on Thursday, November 6. Seniors
who are considering the community college next year should attend the meeting
to learn about the application, assessment, and registration process for the
community college system.
FALL CALENDAR:
SAT/SAT Subject Tests: ACT:
Dec 6 Dec.
13
Register for SAT's online at www.collegeboard.com or for ACT at www.actstudent.org
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Class of 2012
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Questions? Contact your Class of 2012 Liaisons:
Dawn
Lynn Lanier dllanier@comcast.net
Kim Figone kimfigone@ebsan.com
Cindy Reidy TQReidy@comcast.net
Meg McNiece mmcniece@gmail.com
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Class of 2011
Concessions Help!
This is the last home football game of the season on November 7th. Come out and support the team and the Sophomore Class!
We still need volunteers for the last shift:
7:15 - 9:45
Donation needs (leave them in the office by 3:00 or to Concessions at 3:30)
6 large cans of hot chocolate
1 large nacho cheese can
2 dozen cookies
1 box of skittles
1 box of starburst
1 tub of red vines
$12
donations for pizza (check made out to Class of 2011, mailed to 1015 Hampton
Road, Lafayette or go to Acalanes Webstore - Class of 2011)
Email me if you can donate so we know what to expect: megoreid@comcast.netWine Thieves! We raised about $3000 through ticket sales and wine sale proceeds. THANKS TO ALL THOSE WHO DONATED AND SHOPPED! Your class Liaisons ___________________________________________________________________________ Questions? Contact your class liaisons:Helen Bazell at hbazell@comcast.netGrace Paolini at jaghome629@aol.comMeg Reid at megoreid@comcast.netFarrel Vance at fvance5@comcast.net
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Class of 2010
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Questions? Contact your class liaisons:
Rhonda Andronico at rhondaandronico@yahoo.com
Kim Fowler at torch40@aol.com
Al Maggio at albert.maggio@kp.org
Ellen Whittom at ewhittom@comcast.net
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Class of 2009
Go Dons!
Your Class of 2009 Liasons
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Questions? Contact your class liaisons:
Karen Blodgett at karenb@blodgetts.com
Erin McGlynn at erinomcglynn@yahoo.com
Julie Neff at jneff52@msn.com
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Healthy Choices/SOS/Parent Ed
No Yoga Thursday 11/6
Dvora Citron, Acalanes School Nurse
280-3970 ext. 7128
Email: dcitron@acalanes.k12.ca.us
School Nurse Website
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Trip to Andalucia Spain June 17-30, 2009
- Visit Spain's historical Costa del Sol, Andaluc�a and Madrid.
- Take Spanish classes at a leading language school in the beautiful Mediterranean town of Nerja.
- Participate in a number of culturally enriching activities.
JOIN SPANISH 3 & 4 STUDENTS & SRA. HOLLAND THIS SUMMER FOR THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!
This
trip is sponsored by Edu-Culture International, a non-profit
organization based in Berkeley. For more information contact us at
510-845-2230 or see Mrs. Holland in room 408. Deadline for
applications is November 19th.
www.educulture.org
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Community Events
Calling all future Don Cheerleaders! During the first week in November, the Acalanes Cheer and Dance team is hosting a clinic for children in our community. Participants will have an opportunity to learn cheer routines and PERFORM during HALFTIME at the Don's football game on Friday night, November 7th.
Be part of a night full of Football Spirit and Fun! For more information contact Alyson Thomas at AcalanesSpirit@gmail.com
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A Parent's Guide to Gifted Children (James T. Webb, Ph.D. and others)
Join other parents for a discussion of this book and share your own
parenting experiences and tips.
Monday, November 17, 2008, 7:00-8:30pm, library Joaquin Moraga Intermediate
School, 1010 Camino Pablo, Moraga no fee, register at event or on-line
(course #05-6102) at
http://adulted.acalanes.k12.ca.us/onlinereg/Classes.asp?txtAction=LoadSectio
ns&txtCourseGroupID=1&txtCourseCode=0561
Questions & Comments? Vera Babor at vbabor@acalanes.k12.ca.us
vbabor@acalanes.k12.ca.us
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Join us for a Middle School evening Parent Education event at
Stanley Middle School, 3455 School Street, Lafayette
Risky Behavior -
What Is Happening? What Can We Do About It?
Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:30pm, library
no fee, register at the event or on-line (course #05-6101) at
http://adulted.acalanes.k12.ca.us/onlinereg/Classes.asp?txtAction=LoadSectio
ns&txtCourseGroupID=1&txtCourseCode=0561
<http://adulted.acalanes.k12.ca.us/onlinereg/Classes.asp?txtAction=LoadSecti
ons&txtCourseGroupID=1&txtCourseCode=0561>
Questions & Comments? Vera Babor at vbabor@acalanes.k12.ca.us
Speakers:
David Schrag, Stanley Middle School Principal
Tiffany Sullivan, Stanley Middle School Counselor
John Barakos, Stanley Middle School Counselor
Ralph Cantor, Drug, Alcohol & Violence Prevention Coordinator
Officer Birch, Police Resource
Sandra Lessenden, MFT
Beth Feree, PhD Psychologist
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Lafayette Library: Sweet Thursday November 13 at 7:30 pm
Celebrate your 40s AND the day your child
goes off to college with readings from Knowing Pains: Women on Love,
Sex and Work in our 40s and
Writin' on Empty: Parents Reveal the Upside, Downside, and Everything In
Between When Children Leave the Nest. These two heartfelt collections of essays take honest stock of the
upsides and downsides of getting older and ushering your kids to adulthood.
Readings, some by Lafayette writers, will make you laugh and maybe even make
you cry! All net proceeds will be donated to breast cancer education, research
and access to care.
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Classified Ads
Tutors, College Advisors, carpoolers, sellers and renters advertise with APC The Classified page of the Acalanes Parents Club website is a great way to advertise not only for business but for personal use too. You can advertise to sell an item, rent a timeshare or cabin, look for carpools, kid sitters, pet sitters, etc. Please contact Ann Baer at annkathrynbaer@yahoo.com or 284-7713 to place your ad. The cost is 50 cents per word per month and all proceeds go to the Acalanes High School Parents Club. Thank you for your support.
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Quick Links
email: ahspc@hotmail.com
web: http://www.acalanesparents.org
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