President's Message
Happy Fall! All
of the class meetings are behind us. I hope that you found them to be
very informative. A huge thanks to the Class Liasons who keep us
connected and prepared.
Sports Sale: We
are still accepting donations of gently used (and clean) sports
equipment. In particular, if you have any LaCrosse, Golf, Tennis, Skis
(snow and water), we would love to accept your donations. A tax receipt
will be provided. Volunteers are also needed to help on Friday and
during the sale on Saturday. Please contact Sue Thoren
sthoren2@yahoo.com. Please
help get the word out to all of your friends and family. This is a new
fundraising effort for Parents Club and we want it to be a smashing
success! It is our hope to make this an annual event with ever
increasing popularity. We need your help to get it off the ground!
Picture Make-up Day: Friday, October 2, 2009 from 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. in the Small Gym.
Students taking retakes are to bring their old packages of photos with
them in order to have retakes. Students will not be called out of
class.
Enjoy your week. Go Dons! Astrida Lalor
Acalanes Parents Club President
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Student Activities
Wednesday is the annual Senior Breakfast. Bring your leis and cameras
for a breakfast filled with memories and food. Also, on Friday it is
Club Day. The various clubs of Acalanes will be holding a fair to
promote sign ups and involvement. Be at the front quad at lunch to join
a club!
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College and Career Center
Register for SAT's online at www.collegeboard.com or for ACT at www.actstudent.org
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Fundraising and eScrip
A New Fall Fundraiser Comes to Acalanes
Saturday, October 3
Gear up for all your favorite activities at the All Sports Sale. We are presently looking for gently used:
skis and snowboards
tennis racquets
golf clubs and bags
footballs
skates, hockey sticks
lacrosse sticks and pads
soccer balls and nets
bikes
basketballs and hoops
baseball bats and gloves
roller blades, skate boards
Let
us take that long ago used equipment out of your garage and replace it
with a tax deductible contribution! Then whatever our future DONS may
need to try out a new sport can be picked up right here at Acalanes at
rock bottom prices. All proceeds come directly back to our school
through the Acalanes Parent Club. Everybody wins!
Please contact Sue Thoren at sthoren2@yahoo.com or 925-934-1121 to make a donation today!
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eScrip
You may add Acalanes to your eScrip account by visiting www.eScrip.com now, If you are currently an Escrip member, please renew your Safeway card before November 1 to continue uninterrupted contributions. Make sure to update your credit/debit card information also. Every time a card expires, it gets dropped from your Escrip account.
Email Susan Nork, eScrip coordinator @ AcalanesEscrip@comcast.net for assistance in updating or setting up an account.
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Class of 2013
Thank You ~ Freshman Parents for attending our parent meeting Tuesday Night. We're off to a great start!
Did You Know?
Community
Service Hours:
Each student is required to participate in 12 hours of community service, due
by the end of the 3rd quarter. To
get credit for service, download forms from the Acalanes website - acalanes.k12.ca.us/ahs. Students
must bring a form to the event and have it signed by the event coordinator.
Cafeteria Food:
Students
can pay cash or you can preload their ASB card with credit to purchase food in
the cafeteria. To preload their
ASB card, go to mynutrikids.com and open an account. You can load any amount of money that you want on the card.
All
Sports Sale ~ fundraiser: October 3rd @ AHS
Donate NOW your gently used sports equipment by contacting Sue Thoren at
sthoren@yahoo.com. More info on acalanesparents.org
Home Football Games this Friday September 25th . JV 4:30/ Varsity 7:00
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Questions? Contact your Class of 2013 Liaisons:
Kim Greer kvgreer@yahoo.com
Amy Goodheart heart39@comcast.net
Bonnie Cornell bonnie_cornell@comcast.net
Patty Gonser bpgonser@comcast.net
Link to class of 2013...
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Class of 2012
First of all, we want to thank you for
coming out this past Monday, braving the elements, for our Parent Meeting. As
it was said many times we could not do what we do without your support.
And we thank you.
To reiterate a column we put in last
spring, here is just a brief overview of why we raise funds.
1. Our class is responsible for the funding of many milestone
events for our students such as the Junior Prom, Senior Ball, Senior Breakfast
and the Senior Time of Reflection (previously known as the Baccalaureate -
nobody could spell it - we had to change it). In an effort to make sure
that everyone has the opportunity to attend these events, we raise money to
offset prices and help ensure everyone's attendance should they want to go.
2. Part of our school-based fundraising includes football
concessions, basketball concessions, and the sale of freshman homecoming
t-shirts. We also try to have a parent-based fundraiser of some sort a
year. Last year we hosted a very successful Wine Thieves event. This year
remains to be seen.
3. We are absolutely sympathetic with the state of the
economy these days, which is why we have limited these fundraisers. Between
giving an hour or two to run a concession stand, donating $15.00 for a pizza,
or a case of water to sell at concessions, helping during homecoming week
decorating halls, or purchasing a hand-designed homecoming shirt, we hope that
we have given people numerous, rather painless ways to give.
4. Our next
fundraiser is approaching quickly. More information will
follow to those who signed up to give of their time or donate a food item to our
football concessions, Friday, October 2 vs. Las Lomas.
If volunteering is not an option, we encourage you to attend this game and
support our efforts by purchasing a dinner, water, or snack.
As always, we, your
liaisons for the class of 2012, thank you for making our job so easy.
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Questions? Contact your Class of 2012 Liaisons:
Dawn Lynn Lanier dllanier@comcast.net
Kim Figone kimfigone@ebsan.com
Meg McNiece mmcniece@gmail.com
Richard Whitmore richard.whitmore@gmail.com
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Class of 2011
We are staffing and donating for the home Football game this weekend 9/25. We have a few things we still need: 6 large cans of hot chocolate (to mix with water) 6 cans of whipped cream 2 dozen brownies (individually wrapped) Large box of Skittles Large box of Starburst Large box of M&Ms Large box of Snickers Email: megoreid@comcast.net for donations. Thanks to all of you who are already donating and working that night! Parent Meeting wrap up:Thanks to those who donated - over $500 raised in the "pass the hat" game. We
are close to $20,000 raised for our class. Our goal is $25,000-$30,000.
Many people have asked how the money gets spent. We expect the
following expenses: Junior Prom - $23,000-$25,000 Senior Breakfast - $500-$900 Graduation Ceremony - $1800 Senior Ball - $42,000-$45,000 Day of Reflection - $1000 As
you can see, the costs add up to between $68,300-$73,700. Students
purchase tickets to attend both the Junior Prom and Senior Ball. Our
class fund offsets the costs so that the ticket prices can remain as
low as possible for these events. If you have any questions or
suggestions, let us know! Thanks, Your Liaisons _________________________________________________________________________ Questions? Contact your class liaisons: Helen Bazell at hbazell@comcast.netGrace Paolini at jaghome629@aol.comMeg Reid at megoreid@comcast.net |
Class of 2010
Grad
Night. The Grad Night Committee will have a meeting on Tuesday,
September 29 at 7 p.m. in Room 105 at AHS. If you'd like to be
involved in Grad Night, please attend! If you have any questions,
contact one of our Class of 2010 Grad Night Chairs, Vangie Long ( vangielong@yahoo.com) or Nancy Falk ( nancy.falk@gmail.com).
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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Acalanes Sports
Last week the varsity football team fell
to St. Mary's HS 22-7, but the jv team was victorious 34-6. The
freshmen were defeated by San Ramon Valley HS 22-0. The girls volleyball
team split during the week defeating Concord HS then falling to San Ramon
Valley HS. They finished the week with a 2-3 performance at the Albany
Invitational. The girls water polo team dropped a heart-breaker to San
Ramon Valley HS 7-6. The girls golf team had a tough week suffering in
defeat to Miramonte HS, Campolindo HS, and Alhambra HS.
This week, the football team returns home
hosting Healdsburg HS. JV at 4:30, and varsity at 7:00. The girls
water polo team hosts Carondelet on Wednesday with jv at 4:00 and varsity at
5:00 before their Friday and Saturday competition in the Woodcreek
Invitational. The boys water polo team has their alumni game Wednesday at
6:00, the compete Friday and Saturday in the Richison/St. Francis Invitational
at Campolindo and St. Francis. The girls volleyball team plays at Dublin
HS with JV at 5:00, and varsity at 6:00, and at Las Lomas HS with freshmen at
4:00, jv at 5:00, and varsity at 6:00. The girls tennis team has a match
at Northgate HS on Monday and hosts Campolindo HS on Thursday, with both
matches at 3:30. The girls golf team has a match against Dougherty Valley
HS and Dublin HS at Rossmoor GC Wednesday at 3:30. The cross country team
competes in the Stanford Invitational on Saturday.
Randy Takahashi
Athletic Director
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Healthy Choices/Challenge Success/Parent Ed
The Challenge Success/SOS project out of Stanford University will kickoff their Fall 2009 conference on Friday, September 25, from 7:30pm-9:30pm in Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University. This event is Free and Open to the Public.
The 2 keynote speakers will be:
Michael Thompson, Ph.D, psychologist and author of "The Pressured Child: Helping Your Child to Achieve Success in School and in Life" and co-author of "Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys."
Chris Kelly is the Chief Privacy Officer and Head of Global Public Policy at Facebook, guiding Facebook's efforts to make the Internet a safer and more trusted place.
For more information go to the Challenge Success website at
www.challengesuccess.org/Events/Conference/Fall/tabid/923/Default.aspx
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Stanley Middle School and Acalanes High School invites you to attend a presentation by
Dr Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., MS.Ed., FAAP
"Giving Your Child Roots and Wings"
A Parent's Guide to Building Resilience in Children and Teens
Dr Ginsburg will discuss how to provide our children with tools needed to respond to the challenges of adolescence and the teen years and to navigate successfully into adulthood.
Thursday, September 24
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Stanley Middle School Multiuse Room
Tickets $10 each or $15 for two
To purchase tickets go to the Dons Webstore http://acalanes.acalanes.k12.ca.us/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
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New Driver in the Family?
Acalanes Parents Club Parent Ed is sponsoring
Drive Smart, Stay Safe
The California Highway Patrol will offer this free class at Acalanes.
Tuesday, October 27th, 5:45-8:00 pm, Cafeteria
This program, developed by the CHP, is for parents and teens to attend together. It is designed to reduce the number of teenage injuries and deaths resulting from motor vehicle collisions. You will learn about the dangers faced by young drivers, the driving restrictions placed on drivers under the age of 18, defensive driving, and strategies parents can use to reduce the chances of their child becoming involved in a collision.
Space is limited, to sign up for the class, please email:
LGSENDME@SBCGLOBAL.NET with "Drive Smart" written in subject line. Include parent and student names and grade. Please notify one week prior if cancelling. Thanks, Lynn Gitomer, Parent Ed.
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FROM THE SCHOOL NURSE
Greetings from Acalanes School Nurse Dvora Citron:
Community Service opportunity available: Lafayette
Reservoir Run - Sunday, October 25, 2009
Check it out and sign-up on the School
Nurse Blackboard Site! Go to the Community Service purple button on the left.
Dvora Citron, Acalanes School Nurse
280-3970 ext. 7128
Email: dcitron@acalanes.k12.ca.us
School Nurse Website
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LASF
Thank
You!!!
Thank you to all our Lafayette Art & Wine Festival
volunteers - students and adults. As you know, the festival turnout was
fantastic and your help in making it a success is appreciated. And now, if
you haven't had your fill of volunteering...
LASF Fall Phonathon Volunteers
Needed
LASF needs energetic volunteers to help with our Fall
Phonathon. No experience necessary - we will provide training and snacks
to sustain your energy and enthusiasm. If you prefer not to make phone
calls but would still like to help, we need assistance with our paperwork
too. Volunteers are needed for the evenings of Sun Oct 18, Mon
Oct 19 and Tues Oct 20. Please contact Chris
McCann at cmccann@ci.danville.ca.us
Link to LASF
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Legislative News
We
are very fortunate to live in a community with top quality schools, but
once again, our schools are challenged by still more budget cuts, and
the future looks like it will bring further reductions to our
educational program. Concerned parents and community members have an
opportunity to hear experts explain why our schools do not have enough
money and, more importantly, what we can do about it.
On
Tuesday, September 29 from 7 to 9 p.m., the League of Women Voters and
the Contra Costa County Office of Education are sponsoring a
presentation on "Improving Funding for Public Schools." Speakers
include Dr. Joe Ovick, County Superintendent of Schools, Nancy Vandell,
Education Commissioner, California State PTA, Craig Cheslog, Director
for Assembly Member Tom Torlakson, and Eric Heins, Region One Director,
California Teachers Association, in a panel discussion of how the state
determines the amount of money allocated to each school, the effects of
recent budget cuts on children, and, most importantly, grassroots
movements to solve the budget crisis. The panel discussion will be
followed by a question and answer period for you to ask your questions.
The event will be held at the County Office of Education, 77 Santa
Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill.
If you would like to find out more
about the big picture of school funding and related issues that impact
our school district, please sign up for the e-news Newsletter: GET
SMART On Education. The quarterly newsletter provided by the Las
Trampas Creek Council of PTAs Legislation Committee provides parents
and the community with information about what is happening in
Sacramento regarding school funding and related issues that impact our
school district. Here is a link to sign up for the newsletter: www.lastrampaspta.org/legislation.html
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Community Events
POWELL'S PINT FOR A PINT
BLOOD DRIVE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
27TH
Come join Powell's
Sweet Shoppe in their "Pint for a Pint" blood drive on Sunday, September 27th
from 12 pm to 4 pm at 3591 Mt. Diablo Boulevard in Lafayette.
Donate a pint of
blood and receive a free pint of bulk candy of your choice. Blood Centers of
the Pacific, a non-profit organization, will have their donor bus parked in
front of Powell's that day. Donors
must be seventeen or older to participate. (Please bring your ID.) Donors will also be entered into a
drawing for a Smart Car sponsored by the blood bank.
Help us help the community! To register online, go to www.bloodheroes.com. Click on "donate blood" and enter the
sponsor code "shoppe." Or call
Powell's at 925-299-YUMM. Walk-ins
are welcome!
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The Power of YOUth
"Why Libraries?" Writing Contest
Be FIRST to check out books at the Lafayette Library & Learning Center's Grand Opening Celebration on November 14, 2009!
Deadline for Entries is October 15
The City of
Lafayette, the Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation, County
Library and the local schools are sponsoring a writing contest. The
winners will be the first students to check out books on Opening Day in
the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center. All participants will
receive a special POWER OF YOUth library card.
The contest is open to all children, youth and teens regardless of where you live or go to school.
The four age/grade divisions, themes and maximum word counts are:
Kindergarten
Through Grade 2 or up to age 7 - "Why I Like Libraries?" (Maximum Word
Count = 250) Intermediate Grades 3-5 or ages 8-10 - "Why I Like
Libraries?" (Maximum Word Count = 250)
Middle/Junior
Grades 6-8 or ages 11-13 - "Why is the New Lafayette Library and
Learning Center Important to Me?" (Maximum Word Count = 500)
Senior Grades 9-12 or ages 14+ - "Why Are Libraries Important to Society?" (Maximum Word Count = 1,000)
Submit entries to the current Lafayette Library, the Lafayette City Offices or your school site office.
For complete contest details and rules, please got to www.lafayettelib.com or call the Lafayette Library at 925.283.3872. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Sweet
Thursday at the Lafayette Library: On October 15 at 7:30, author
Elizabeth Rosner will interview Paula S. Fass on her book Inheriting
the Holocaust: A Second-Generation Memoir. In this
very important work, the author acts as historian and storyteller as she
uncovers the difficult past experienced by her parents and lost family members
in the Germany and Poland of World War II.
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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 Lucie Paladino at luciepaladino@sbcglobal.net 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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