Dear Parents,
 
The year is rapidly coming to a close and we are in a mad dash for the finish line. Congratulations parents, you've survived another year of school!
 
First, a big thank you to all those who attended Open House last month. We had a fabulous turnout. I enjoyed walking around the campus and seeing you with your students. An even bigger thank you goes to those who took the time to write a note or personally say thank you to one of your child's teachers. The biggest thanks of all goes to the PFC and those who worked the PFC "Staff Appreciation" luncheon. We were well fed and enjoyed the opportunity to mingle with many of our parent volunteers.
 
6th Grade Parents: Wednesday, June 9 is the Tan Festival. The TAN Festival is a great opportunity for your child to showcase some of the things he/she has learned this year in LASS. Your child may drop off his/her materials for the TAN Festival between 8:00 and 8:30am on Wednesday, June 9. Please remember that it is your child's responsibility to set up his/her own materials for the Festival. Parents may not enter the TAN Festival area until the Festival officially begins at 10:40am.  Drop off will not be allowed after 8:30am due to the use of the loop of our carpool parents. Parents, grandparents, and family members are welcome to attend the Festival between 10:40 and 11:40am. The Festival will be held on the upper basketball courts near the District Office. Please note: parking is extremely limited near the Festival. Feel free to bring cameras, video cameras, water, and sunscreen. Please leave your animals at home. Students are encouraged to bring a sack lunch on the day of the TAN Festival as the clean-up for the Festival will go into the lunch period. Parents may load cars and take projects home after the Festival, however, students are expected to remain at school and attend their afternoon classes.
 
8th Grade Parents: This is a very exciting time for your student. Please make sure your student is preparing for his/her finals next week. A few things for your calendar:

June 7              Finals for Language Arts and P.E.
June 8              Finals for Social Studies and Science
June 9              Finals for Math and Electives
June 11            Culmination Rehearsal & Yearbook Distribution

Please note: students must attend both culmination rehearsals in order to participate in the Culmination ceremony.

Culmination Dance, 7-9pm
Please pick up your students at 9pm sharp! The dance is NOT formal: however, no t-shirts, tank tops, or shorts will be allowed. 

June 14            8th Grade Trip to Golf n' Stuff
Admission, unlimited ride and golf pass, 10 tokens, and pizza lunch are included in the ticket price. Students may purchase additional tokens and snack items at Golf n' Stuff. School dress code applies to the event-no bathing suits or flip-flops!

June 15            Last Day of School - Culmination Rehearsal
                        Culmination Ceremony, 6:30pm
Students need to report to their assigned rooms no later than 5:45pm and be dressed in appropriate culmination attire:
Boys: Long pants (no shorts) and a collared shirt
Girls: School appropriate dress. No heels or flip-flops.

Culmination is held on the far north end of campus (field behind the District Office). The District Office lot, the south parking lot, and A.E. Wright blacktop will be open for parking. Parking is extremely limited near the ceremony site. Please be prepared to walk a bit and sit out in the open. Shade is limited. Please note: Culmination seating will be available at 5:30pm. Parents may not reserve seating prior to 5:30pm.
 
Congratulations to the following students who received the AE Wright Spartan Award for excellence during the second semester: Jake Grunberg, Hailey Hesterman, OnNi Zacharia, Kai Yuricich, Julianna Allen, Natasha Cerrato, Rachel Uvaydov, Rebecca Hecht, Ben Lowenberg, Cain Shugel, Dhriti Bolangadi, Tiana Stauffer, Emma Gabay, Jessica Joelson, Margaux Joelson, Melanie Sklar, Collin Faber, Farzad Azima, and Adelina C'Dealva. These students were recognized with their parents during a special award ceremony on May 19.
 
For those of you who are moving on, we thank you for your support of the students and staff at A.E. Wright. For those of you who are still with us, please look for an email or two during the summer announcing our August Registration and Schedule Pick-Up dates:

August 19       7th & 8th Grade Registration and Schedule Pick-Up
August 20       6th Grade Registration and Schedule Pick-Up
August 24       Make-Up Registration
August 25       1st Day of School
 
Have a great summer,
 
Mrs. Taylor
Principal