Measure G
Is Everybody Ready to Vote?
Voter
registration closes on October 19th. Make sure everyone in your
household who is eligible to vote is registered - and, just in case you
moved recently - make sure you are registered at your current
address...You can start the process right now at http://www.SOS.ca.gov/elections/votereg1.html.
Registration is important because Measure G is on the November 3rd ballot.
Measure G will provide the district with a reliable source of local funds that cannot be disrupted or seized by the state. Measure G renews and continues the Acalanes Union High School District's existing parcel tax and does not increase
the tax rate you now pay. Measure G funds core and elective academic
programming. All expenditures will be audited and monitored by an
Independent Citizens' Oversight Committee. Senior citizens will be
offered a complete exemption.
No arguments were filed against Measure G - but every vote - especially
yours - it critical since Measure G must win with a two-thirds majority Learn more - and endorse Measure G - at www.AboutMeasureG.com. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Calling all 18 year old seniors to REGISTER to VOTE for the November 3rd Election...
MEASURE G - Acalanes Union High School District Parcel Tax Renewal
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10 - Race for US Representative
A Voter Registration Table will be on campus this Thursday &
Friday. Registration cards will be available - bring your CA drivers
license or social security number. Registration deadline is Monday,
October 19th! All US 18yr old by Nov. 3rd are eligible to vote.
"Have your voice heard...take an active, informed role in determining
your future and remember the only worthless vote is one not cast..."
Questions: marydnewman@comcast.net
(more info - www.cocovote.us or www.sos.ca.gov )
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Counseling Notes
PSAT:
The
PSAT will be given on October 17, 2009 at 8:00 am at Acalanes High School.
Register online, beginning September 21st through October 11th
on the AHS Web Store. The cost is $24.50. Student Study Guides are
available in the Counseling Office.
The PSAT measures critical reading, math problem-solving
(including Algebra and Geometry), and writing skills. It is a practice
test for the SAT Reasoning test. Juniors planning to attend a four year
college should take the PSAT. Sophomores who have completed Geometry may consider taking the test.
Room assignments are posted on the Counseling Office window the
Friday prior to the test. Students
taking the PSAT should plan to report to their assigned rooms at 8:00 the
morning of the test with a photo ID, two sharpened #2 pencils, and a
calculator.
Click here for the AHS Webstore: http://acalaneshs.revtrak.net/tek9.asp
Seniors: Counselors visited Government/Economics
classes in September to discuss the importance of senior courses, graduation
status, and the college application process. During early October counselors will continue to meet
individually with each senior.
These meetings will focus on graduation status, requirements, and post-graduate
plans.
Transcripts: At the time of application, students do
not send a
transcript to UC or CSU campuses. Transcripts will be requested later. Private schools and out-of-state public
schools request a transcript be sent with the application materials. The transcript fee is $3.00 per
transcript.
Request a
Transcript
1. Request
all transcripts through Naviance Family Connection
2. Print
out the Transcript Status page
3.
Bring the following to the Counseling Office:
Transcript Status page
$3.00 per transcript
Stamped, addressed
envelopes for all schools NOT on the Common Application (transcripts for
schools on the Common Application will be sent electronically) - do not
fill in a return address
* When you come to the Counseling Office you must know
which schools are on the Common Application (find out at www.commonapp.org)
Letters
of Recommendation: Most private
colleges
require letters of recommendation from one or two teachers and from a counselor
(sometimes called a School Report).
Students should request letters from their teachers well in advance of
their application deadlines. Students
requesting a letter from his/her counselor need to complete the Student
Statement, Parent Statement, and Resume on Naviance Family Connection.
The deadline for the counselors is October
1st for Early Action and November
1st for Regular Decision.
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College and Career Center
Students may now send the CSU
application to the campuses of their choice.
It is important to apply broadly.
Applicants also need to send official score reports. Students who tested on Sat., Oct 10 may still send four free
reports to colleges up to one week after the test date. All SAT reports are comprehensive.
The
application workshop on Wed., Oct 13 will be on the UC Application.
Financial Aid Seminar: Tuesday,
Oct. 27 7:00-8:00 PM Little Theater
Register for SAT's online at www.collegeboard.com or for ACT at www.actstudent.org
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Fundraising and eScrip
eScrip Dining Mountain
Mike's Pizza has been added to eScrip. Next time you are eating pizza
at Mountain Mikes, be sure to swipe that credit card that you have
renewed on Escrip.com! A percentage of your bill will come back to
your student at Acalanes! Any questions, please contact Susan Nork at susannork@comcast.net. _______________________________________________________________________________________
Way to go sports fans! Thanks to all for participating in the Acalanes
Sporting Goods Sale. Cheers to our donators for their bats, bikes and
footballs; and especially to Corby Mullins for donating brand new
Speedo swim gear! Applause for our customers; enjoy your new
rollerblades and basketballs. Thanks to the pre-season gang who put in
the time for cleaning and tagging cleats, the sales staff for their
helpful tips on equipment and Susan Lane and her digital design
students for their teamwork on producing great promotional fliers.
Thanks to our administration and custodial staffs for ensuring we had a
field to play on! Great effort all around!
If you
are still on the sidelines and need either rollerblades or cleats, call
934-1121, and check out our locker room. You'll score!
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Lafayette Reservoir Run, October 25, 2009 - Support Acalanes!
Kick
off those stilettos and flip-flops, and lace up your running shoes!
Pick up an entry form for the annual Lafayette Reservoir Run or
register online at www.active.com or at www.lafayettechamber.org (click on Events and Lafayette Reservoir Run 'register online'). There's a distance for everyone, 2 mi, 5K & 10K.
New this year: Support Acalanes at the Reservoir Run! This year you can pick Acalanes as a beneficiary on your entry form so that 10% of your entry fee will come back to Acalanes.
Come support your community and school.
Anne Bone and Ann Baer
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Class of 2013
Freshman Class Parent Coffee
At our freshman class meeting on the 22nd, a few parents
suggested that we have a freshman class coffee to meet new parents and discuss
issues that our new high schoolers are facing. Dvora Citron, our school
nurse and a Healthy Choices coordinator, would like to come as a speaker and
facilitator. Please email Amy Goodheart at heart39@comcast.net, with
topics that you would like to discuss and we will try to plan something in early
November.
October 16 Football vs. Alhambra
It is the freshman class' turn to man the concession stand at
the October 16 football game. An email will go out to all of you that volunteered
to take a shift or bring food. Thank you to all that have signed up to
help.
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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
HOMECOMING NEEDS
Can you help? Do you know of someone who can?
Our class is in need of cardboard, big pieces. Do you know of anyone who owns a cardboard company? Box company? Shipping company?
The officers have requested this as a part of their hall decorations. If you can help, please contact
Kim Figone , address below.
Thank you
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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 2010
Calling all 18 year old seniors to REGISTER to VOTE for the November 3rd Election...
MEASURE G - Acalanes Union High School District Parcel Tax Renewal
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 10 - Race for US Representative
A Voter Registration Table will be on campus this Thursday & Friday. Registration cards will be available - bring your CA drivers license or social security number. Registration deadline is Monday, October 19th! All US 18yr old by Nov. 3rd are eligible to vote.
"Have your voice heard...take an active, informed role in determining
your future and remember the only worthless vote is one not cast..."
Questions: marydnewman@comcast.net
(more info - www.cocovote.us or www.sos.ca.gov )
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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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| Legislative News
On October 20, Superintendents
John Stockton, Rick Schafer and Joe Jaconnette will address "Maintaining
Excellent Schools in Tough Economic Times" and take questions from the
public. The discussion will begin at 10:00 at the Serbian Orthodox
Church, 1700 School Street in Moraga. American Association of University
Women is the sponsor and hosts the general meeting. They request that arrival
is by 9:30.
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FALL CHORAL CLASSIC CONCERTS
The Choral Music Departments of the Acalanes Union High School
District are proud to announce the 7th Annual Richard C. Hansen Fall
Choral Classic Concerts. These Concerts will take place on Tuesday,
October 20th and Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 at the Lafayette Orinda
Presbyterian Church located at 49 Knox Dr. Lafayette, CA 94549. Both
Concerts begin at 7:30pm. All seats are General Admission, doors open
at 7pm and the suggested donations are $5 for adults and $3 for Seniors
60 and older. Students are Free.
Lou De La Rosa from West Valley College and Ken Abrams from San
Ramon Valley High School will be our guest clinicians/conductors. Come see what's happening in our district! Bruce C. Lengacher Director of Choral Activities
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Acalanes Sports
The football team rallied from a 14-0
halftime deficit to score the winning touchdown with 37 seconds left in the
game to defeat Dougherty Valley HS 21-14. The victory raises their DFAL
record to 2-0, setting up Fridays game against 2-0 Alhambra HS. The cross
country team had a strong showing in the prestigious Clovis Invitational as the
girls and boys won the small school frosh-soph divisions. The boys water
polo team defeated Las Lomas HS 12-11. The girls water polo team dropped
a close 3-2 game to Las Lomas HS, but rebounded to defeat Northgate HS
10-6. The girls volleyball team defeated Alhambra HS, but lost to
Miramonte HS. The girls golf team fell to Campolindo HS.
The big water polo showdown is Wednesday
at Miramonte HS. The boys came up short in the championship game of the
John Schmitt Tournament to Miramonte HS 5-4. This game is certain to
determine the DFAL champion. The jv girls play at 4:00, varsity girls at
5:00, varsity boys at 6:00, and jv boys at 7:00. The girls water polo
team also competes in the Western States Tournament Friday and Saturday in Modesto. The
football team hosts Alhambra HS Friday, with jv at 4:30 and varsity at 7:00.
The girls volleyball team hosts Dougherty Valley HS on Tuesday, and Dublin HS
on Thursday. Freshmen play at 4:00 (no freshman game Thursday), jv at
5:00, and varsity at 6:00. The girls tennis team hosts Las Lomas HS
Tuesday at 3:30. The girls golf team has matches against Dublin HS on
Tuesday, Miramonte HS on Wednesday, and Dougherty Valley HS on Thursday.
Winter sports begin Monday, November
9. Students must have their completed athletic clearance submitted to
participate. Online registration will be found at www.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/18563_4921855/72765/.
Students may submit athletic clearances to Coach Takahashi in room 207 at
the following times. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday from 7:30 to 7:50,
Monday through Friday at brunch and lunch.
Save Saturday, May 15, 2010 for the
Booster Bash fundraising dinner.
Randy Takahashi
Athletic Director
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Healthy Choices/Challenge Success/Parent Ed
The first
Healthy Choices Committee meeting will be held on Friday, October 23 at
7:30 a.m. in the Faculty Dining Room on campus. All interested parents
are invited to attend. We would appreciate your input.
________________________________________________________________________________________ Challenge Success Coffee - October 16th - 8:30-10:00am
Please join
us for our first Challenge Success coffee of the school year. It will
be held on Friday, October 16th from 8:30-10:00am. The location of the
coffee is 3950 N. Peardale Drive, Lafayette. Topics of discussion will
be the recently held Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg presentation and the Fall
Challenge Success conference also recently held at Stanford
University. All parents are welcome! We only ask for an rsvp to
approximate the amount of coffee and seating required. This is a come
and go as you please event. We are looking forward to seeing there -
Denise Murphy and Susan Schoenrock, Challenge Success parent reps. RSVP to ddmurphy@sbcglobal.net
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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:
Flu
Update:
H1N1 Flu Vaccine
The
first doses of H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine have arrived in Contra Costa and will
be distributed through previously scheduled
school-based clinics.
Many
more doses will be available by the end of October and will be distributed to
providers throughout Contra Costa.
Contra Costa County expects to receive enough vaccine for all those who want the vaccine.
The best place to get H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccine is
from your health care provider. Call ahead of time to see if
they are offering either vaccine. If more H1N1 vaccine becomes available, it
may be given at CC County scheduled flu clinics
http://cchealth.org/topics/swine_flu/
Students
and Parents: Community Service opportunity available: Lafayette Reservoir Run
- Sunday, October 25, 2009
Come out
to support this event that supports all the Lafayette Schools!
Check it
out and sign-up to volunteer on the School Nurse Blackboard Site! Go to the
Community Service purple button on the left.
Applications
to RUN are available from Dvora
Citron School
Nurse.
Dvora Citron, Acalanes School Nurse
280-3970 ext. 7128
Email: dcitron@acalanes.k12.ca.us
School Nurse Website
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LASF
LASF is Moving to the Library
We
are excited to announce that LASF is moving our administrative offices to the
new Lafayette Library and Learning Center at the end of November. The
location of the new library is ideal for us - in the center of town and a
relatively short distance from all our public schools.
More
than that, the mission of LASF and the Lafayette Library and Learning Center -
enriching public life (and our schools) through intellectual and cultural
experiences - are truly complementary. We hope to see you on Grand
Opening Day, Saturday November 14.
LASF Sponsors Drama and Choral Events at
Acalanes
Drama Department presents: Dracula performing in the PAC small theater
Thu 10/15, Fri 10/16 , Sat 10/17, Thu 10/23, & Sat 10/24 (All at
7:30pm)
Tickets are sold in the Quad or online in the APC
webstore.
Choral Department:
Fall Choral Classic Concerts at LOPC (7:30pm)
Mixed Choir (Chamber
Singers & Concert Choir) on Tues 10/20
Women's Choir (Bella Voce &
Women's Ensemble) on Thu 10/22
(Note: Each day, Acalanes choir classes
participates in a choral clinic with
other choirs
in the
district
then presents a
concert later that evening.)
Every Child. Every
Classroom. Every Dollar Counts.
Link to LASF
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Community Events
The
Acalanes High School Cheerleaders will be hosting a cheer & dance
clinic on Wednesday, October 14th from 3:30 to 4:30PM at Acalanes High
School. Participants
will learn a cheer and dance routine that will be performed during
the 1st quarter & half time at the October 16th Acalanes High
School football game.
Come
join us for a day of learning & laughter, with FUN being the main
goal ! Each participant will be given a cheer shirt & pom poms for
the game ! The
fee is $45 each participant & $40 for each additional family
member. If you have groups of five or more it is only $35 each. Thank you for supporting the AHS Cheerleaders ___________________________________________________________________________________________ The Acalanes Interact Club will be holding a Halloween Costume Drive.
Please bring in New or Used Halloween Costumes for low income children
of all ages until October 16th. Bins are located in the main office,
room 202, and the library. ___________________________________________________________________________________________
Lamorinda Rugby Club - Register Now!
Lamorinda Rugby Football Club
welcomes all new and returning rugby players for the 2010 season!
Registration is now open. High School information night is Thursday,
November 12 at the Campolindo High Library, 7-8pm. Practices start
Wednesday, Dec. 2nd. Check the website for schedule updates. Register
online at www.LamoRugby.com .
Lafayette Library: The moment is here!
The Grand Opening
of the Lafayette Library and Learning Center is getting closer! On Saturday, November 14, Old Betsy will
start at the "old" library [reminder: the current library closes
for good October 17] where you
can assemble for an informal parade
to the "new" library. Come see Lindsay Wildlife raptors, look
through a solar telescope, build a tower, see the ZooMobile....right here at
our library! 9 AM to 5 PM,
fun all day.
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Friends
of the Lafayette Library invite you to join our team. We are moving the
bookroom at the Lafayette Community Center to a new "retail" location
in the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center. We will be open daily,
except Sundays and are looking for volunteers to help with staffing in our new
location. All proceeds benefit the Lafayette Library and Learning Center.
Short shifts;
great people, good cause! Training will be provided Email
Sharon Lingane at friendscornerbookshop@gmail.com
or call Mary McCosker at 925-284-5376.
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The Lafayette Library and
Learning Center Foundation invites you to "Celebrate A Novel
Evening," a not-to-be-missed Gala on Saturday, November 7, 2009
from 6:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
benefiting the new Lafayette Library and Learning Center and Glenn
Seaborg Learning Consortium.
Lafayette's own Spring Loaf Catering will be serving up
sensational flavors inspired by classic American novels and music will be
provided by a variety of the community's most talented members. Students from Stanley Middle School, Acalanes
and Campolindo High Schools will
entertain guests throughout the evening with both instrumental and vocal
performances, while Mixx Company, a 10-piece dance band, will keep the party
swinging beneath the Grand Tent spanning Mt. Diablo Boulevard at the library's
entrance.
Dreaming of a vacation to Cabo or a gorgeous
Tiffany & Co. diamond celebration ring? These are just two of the exciting
items offered in the Gala's raffle. How about a once-in-a-lifetime chance for
your child to huddle with the Golden State Warriors or receive an autographed
Steven Jackson jersey and team basketball? These unique silent auction items
could be yours!
Don't miss this opportunity to join friends and
neighbors and celebrate the opening chapter of our state-of-the-art
Library and Learning Center.
Gala tickets $175 per person; raffle
tickets $100 per ticket. For more information or to purchase tickets, please
visit lafayettelib.com
or call 925-330-4821. Complementary shuttle service will
be provided from the BART parking lot.
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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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