Student Activities
International Week is coming up! If you have any costumes, tasty food recipes or decorations of any international sort, e-mail ahsdiversityboard@gmail.com. There is an International Night costume/model meeting at lunch in room 314 on Tuesday, February 24. Know someone that needs community service hours? Come help out at the Special Olmpic's baseball's opening day! March 14 from 11:30-3:30. We will be meeting at Acalanes at 11:00 to carpool to Heather Farms. If you have questions or want to sign up, call or e-mail Sami Sciacqua or Trevor Masland, same_sciacqua300@yahoo.com and tmaz14@yahoo.com. |
Counseling Notes
Summer School: Summer School registration information
is available on the district website http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/summerschool/.
Summer school registration will begin on February 16th. The Summer School Program will be
offered on 2 campuses this year:
- Acalanes High School will host students
needing to improve F grades. (Session I: June 21 - July 9; Session
II: July 12 - July 29).
- Center for Independent
Study will
host students wishing to improve D grades. (Sessions I
& II: June 21 - July 9).
Course Selection: Signing up for next year's classes has begun! The counselors have made presentations to
freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. In two weeks we will return to the classrooms to answer
further questions and collect the students' course requests forms.
Due to the impending cuts in funding
students will need to make careful choices in their course requests. Students may request 7 courses however
it is very likely that they will be limited to 6. It is also very important for students to give multiple
alternates for each elective including academic elective courses as these
classes will be impacted.
Course descriptions are in the catalog available
on the district website http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/curriculum/distcoursecat/DistCourseCat.pdf
. Course
request forms may be downloaded from the counseling office blackboard site if
your student misplaces his or her form. This year we are again distributed a Time
Management Activity Form to help students recognize how much time they will spend on
the different aspects of their lives. The Homework Estimator tells students the
approximate amount and type of homework for each class. If you would like to download these two
forms they are also available on the Counseling Office Blackboard site and on
the Parents Club site.
During February and early March, counselors will
meet individually with all of the juniors to review course choices for next
year, graduation status, and post high school plans. Final decisions on course requests must be made by the end of
March.
Transcripts: Most private colleges request that students send Mid-Year Reports.
Mid-year reports and accompanying transcripts (printed after semester
grades are posted) can also be ordered now. Please order the transcripts through Naviance. The fee for transcripts is $3.00 each.
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College and Career Center
Students who will attend DVC in the fall can take the Assessment
in math and English at Acalanes on March 23 at 3:00-6:00 PM in the computer
lab. Prior to taking the Assessment, students should attend the DVC meeting in
the C&CC on March 18 at 10:00 when the DVC outreach coordinator will
further explain the application process.
Sign ups for the presentation and the assessment are in the C&CC.
Our second annual Career Day is
March 25th. All 9th,
10th, and 11th graders will attend one presentation of
their choice. We have a wide array of presenters, thanks to the response of our
parent community.
Juniors who plan to apply to four
year colleges should register for the SAT or ACT at the websites below.
Joan Karr
College and Career Advisor
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Attention sophomores, juniors and seniors! The CSF (California Scholarship Federation) registration window for first semester grades will be open next week from Tuesday, Feb. 16th to Thursday Feb. 18th. CSF is an honors society open to all sophomore, junior and senior students with qualifying grades. Registration will take place during lunch in room 423. Applications will be available in the main office on Thursday, Feb. 11th. For more information about CSF, the qualification and application process, and the benefits of becoming a lifetime member, please see the link below. Students need to submit their completed application and $5.00 membership dues during this time window. www.csf-cjsf.org/Faqs.asp
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Class of 2013
Did you know
that marijuana is much more potent today than it was when we were in high school?
If you missed the Ralph Cantor presentation on Drugs, Alcohol and the Brain, you
can review the Power Point presentation that the school nurse, Dvora Citron has
on her Blackboard website: http://tinyurl.com/5zena8.
On the left of side of her page, select
the "Ralph Cantor Pres" tab.
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Class of 2012
Back by Popular Demand . . . .
Join the fun and gear up for Spring with the
Acalanes Class of 2012 Parent Funfest
Fundraiser!
The parents of the Acalanes Sophomore class are again hosting an
early evening parent social that will appeal to the wine and food lovers in all
of us. (And we guarantee it won't be as hot as last year!)
Make an evening of it or come with a group of friends before
heading out for the evening.
Saturday, March 27, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
at
Wine
Thieves 3401 Mt. Diablo
Blvd, Lafayette
All wines will be available for purchase with a portion of the
proceeds coming directly back to our Class of 2012. Wine Thieves has really
done a nice job here to help us raise money for our students.
Tickets on sale now:
$30.00 per ticket
Purchase online the Web Store: http://acalaneshs.revtrak.net/tek9.asp
(click on the FunFest tix link on the left)
Or send checks made payable to Acalanes Class of 2012 to:
Richard Whitmore 1119
Glen Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549
(please also include your email for
confirmation)
Want to Volunteer?
email: richard.whitmore@gmail.com
for more information
All Proceeds to Benefit the Acalanes Class of 2012
Everyone Welcome
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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
Link to Class of 2012... |
Class of 2011
Dear Junior Class Parents, Soon our students will be celebrating a
wonderful evening at the Junior Prom. This year we are only soliciting
donations of soda for the event. If you will be contributing cases of
soda, please contact Pais Barton at paisabar@gmail.com
or 935-2481. We are looking for donations of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite,
Diet Sprite and Root Beer for the festivities. Thank you very much for
your support!!
_______________________________________________________________________________ Questions? Contact your Class of 2011 Liaisons:
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Class of 2010
Welcome to 2nd Semester Senior Year. Please make sure you have the following important dates marked on your calendars:
Senior Ball -- Saturday, May 22, 2010 from 7:00 -11:30 p.m. at the Bentley Reserve in San Francisco.
Time of Reflection -- Saturday, June 5, 2010 at 3:00 p.m. at Walnut Creek Presbyterian Church
Graduation -- Friday, June 11, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. at Acalanes
Grad Night -- immediately following Graduation until early a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010
Planning is underway for all of these events and more details/information will be forthcoming.
If
you'd like to get involved and help out with Grad Night, there will be
an all parent meeting in April (date to be announced), and work parties
will take place on Saturdays beginning on the second Saturday of April,
2010. Construction week will take place from June 4-10, 2010.
If you have questions or want more information, contact one of the Class of 2010 Parent Liaisons. _____________________________________________________________________________ CALLING ALL SENIOR PARENTS! The Grad Night Committee is recruiting volunteers for many different positions. We need: --Someone to oversee the Memory Slide Show, one of the highlights of Grad Night --Photography committee members, including those with strong computer and digital photo editing skills --Artists to help paint murals --Those with construction skills and tools --People to help with games and centers on Grad Night Visit the Grad Night website at http://acalanesgrad10.weebly.com/volunteers.html to see a list of available positions, or contact Ardice Hartry-Covey at ardicehartry@yahoo.com for more information about volunteering. Help make our Seniors' Grad Night Great!______________________________________________________________________________
Seniors/Parents: No one will be admitted to grad night without a permission slip on file, signed by both parents and student. Please go to the website, download the form, and turn it into the main office in the box marked "grad night". Forms also available in box. Thanks!
Download Permission Form Here______________________________________________________________________________ Questions? Contact your Class of 2010 Liaisons:
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Acalanes Sports
Last week marked the end of the regular season for soccer.
The boys soccer team defeated Miramonte HS 3-1 and Dougherty Valley HS
2-1. The girls soccer team fell to both Miramonte HS and Dougherty Valley
HS. The boys basketball team achieved a 56-50 victory over Alhambra HS,
but lost to Campolindo HS. The girls team soundly defeated Alhambra HS
52-33 and El Cerrito HS 82-20, but lost a close
game to Campolindo HS.
This week
begins the NCS Winter season playoffs. The boys team is the #4 seed and
will host Concord HS Wednesday at 7:00. The girls team is the #7 seed and
will host #10 El Cerrito HS on Wednesday at 5:00. Please be aware that for NCS playoff games, there will
be a charge at the gate of $9 for general admission, and $5 for students,
children, and seniors. The basketball teams finish the regular
season at Dougherty Valley HS on Friday, with the jv girls at 4:00, varsity girls
at 5:30, and varsity boys at 7:00. The wrestling team competes in the
DFAL Championships on Saturday at Dougherty Valley HS. Look out, Spring
sports are here. The boys golf team has matches against College Prep HS
on Tuesday at Tilden GC at 2:30, and against Pittsburg HS on Wednesday at
Rossmoor GC at 3:30.
If
you still need to complete your athletic clearance go to www.logiforms.com/formdat/user_forms/18563_4921855/72765/,
complete the entire online process, and submit the necessary forms to Coach
Takahashi. Students may submit the forms in room 207 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
and Friday from 7:30 to 7:50am, or Monday through Friday at brunch and lunch.
The Acalanes Booster Sports Bash will be Saturday, May 15th. All are
welcome. You do not need to be the parent of an Acalanes athlete to attend
and participate. This year promises to be as much fun if not more than
last year. Tickets are $65 per person. For tickets or more
information call Mike Bloom at 284-7625, or Susana Maron at 962-9566.
Randy Takahashi
Athletic Director |
From The School Nurse
Acalanes 2010 Blood Drive
Thursday, February 25th
8:30am - 2:30pm
Small Gym
ALL
students need parent/guardian to sign the minor donor permit, volunteer spots
still available, and help with the donor breakfast is still requested.
Thanks so much!
Parents needed to help with the Blood Drive. You can help in many ways:
- Help staff the event: please choose from the following shifts:
- 8:00am - 10:30am
- 10:15am - 12:45pm
- 12:30pm - 3:00pm
- Provide breakfast items for the Donor Breakfast in the morning and/or healthy snacks/baked goods/beverages for the canteen during the Blood Drive.
- Coordinate the Donor Breakfast
To sign up to DONATE BLOOD go to:
Dvora Citron
Acalanes School Nurse
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Parent Education
New Driver in the Family?
Acalanes Parents Club Parent Ed is sponsoring a spring class of Drive Smart, Stay Safe.
The California Highway Patrol will offer this free class Wednesday, March 3rd , 5:45-8:00pm in the school 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 if canceling.
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Living in the World of
Texting, Video Games, and Facebook:
Are They a Modern Means of Essential Connection or Tools of Addiction
and Exploitation?
Monday, February, 22, 2010 7:00 to 9:00pm
Miramonte HS Theatre
Steven Freemire, MFT, will discuss the many issues parents and teens face navigating the
exciting and ever-changing, yet potentially harmful world of communication
technologies. The session will:
1) provide guidelines for assessing the differences
between use, abuse and dependence; 2) offer practical ideas and tools to help parents manage
their children's use and potential overuse of technology; and 3) advise parents how to address the danger of
cyber bullying and online predators, and how to respond if their children have
been victimized.
Steven Freemire is the director of the Contra
Costa Men's Center. He has a private practice in Berkeley and Walnut Creek
where he provides psychotherapy and coaching for teens and their families,
adults, couples and groups. He is
an adjunct faculty member at John F. Kennedy University. He co-leads couples workshops with his
wife, and is also an organizational consultant. Steven is the proud father of
two high school-age girls.
For more information, contact Sherri Williams at: Jbswilliams27@yahoo.com.
For flyer see http://www.acalanes.k12.ca.us/parents/. Click on "High School
Information Nights."
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Community Events
Sweet Thursday at the Lafayette Library
On February 18 at 7:30, The Friends of the Lafayette Library present
The Friends of the Lafayette Library is proud
to present an evening with Mahbod Seraji, the author of Rooftops of Tehran.
This stunning literary debut paints a portrait of growing up, discovering love,
and awakening to the reality of life in a nation on the verge of revolution in
the 1970's. From the rooftop of his house in Iran's sprawling capital
city, the narrator watches his beautiful neighbor and secret love, Zari,
promised since birth to his friend and mentor, nicknamed Doctor-- a man adored
and respected by the entire neighborhood. It is from this perch that the
narrator witnesses the arrest of Doctor and the terrible repercussions brought
about by the brutal regime. Join us for this special event and enjoy coffee and dessert in the
Community Hall of the New Lafayette Library and Learning Center. For more
information, visit http://www.lafayettelib.com.
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The Orinda Arts
Council
Is proud to announce
the 7th Annual
High School Visual
Arts Competition
Featuring 2D, 3D and
Photographic Art
Open to all High
School students who live or attend school in
Orinda, Lafayette or
Moraga
Register Online @ www.orindaartscouncil.org between Feb. 1-Feb. 18, 2010
Registration
Deadline: Midnight Thurs. Feb. 18
Deliver Art to Orinda
Library May Room Sun. Feb 28 1:00-4:00 pm
Awards Reception Wed.
March 10 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Exhibit Runs March
5-30
Art Pick-up Wed.
March 31 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Question? Contact ccklevan@comcast.net___________________________________________________________________ Lafayette Library and Learning Center announces its first two months of programs from the Glenn
Seaborg Learning Consortium, a partnership with 12 premier Bay Area educational
and arts institutions who will bring their programs to this single site. The Consortium is the first of its kind
at any American public library.
legal & economic landscape, walk through the important steps you need to create
certainty about your bequests. Arts & Science Discovery Center at LLLC*
Tues. Feb. 23
9:30-11 AM
JFK University
Adults, No fee
http://www.lafayettelib.com/
consortium@lafayettelib.com_______________________________________________________________________________
Tour The Sausalito Bay Model
Teens!
Join the crew of the 46 foot S.S.S. (Sea Scout Ship) Sea Witch for a 2
night cruise to tour the Bay Model in Sausalito. The Bay Model
Visitor Center is an education center administered by the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers. There is a working three-dimensional hydraulic model of the San
Francisco Bay and the Delta capable of simulating tides and
currents. The Bay Model is the only one of its kind in the
world and is over 1.5 acres in size. It provides a
unique opportunity to view the complete bay-delta system at a
glance. The Sea Witch ship will depart the Martinez marina on
Friday Feb. 26th at 6pm, we'll tour the Bay Model &
Sausalito Saturday Feb. 27th and return to the Martinez marina at approx.
1pm Sunday Feb. 28th. Cost is $30 (includes cruise, meals and Bay
Model tour). Open to all teens. Space is
limited.
Sea Scouts is a non-profit youth maritime
organization. No experience is required. Teens learn how
to operate & maintain large ships as well as sailboats, kayaks, and
canoes. They also learn navigation, knots, compass, radio
communications, weather, first aid, water safety and leadership skills.
The Sea Witch crew meets year round Tuesdays 6:30pm - 8:30pm at
the Sea Scout building, 225 N. Court St. Waterfront Park, Martinez and Saturdays
9-3pm on the ship at the Martinez marina. Visitors
welcome. Questions? Contact Communications Officer Mr.
Rolf Lindenhayn at lindenhayn@sbcglobal.net
(925) 917-0573.
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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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