Greetings Animas High School Families!
I want to personally thank everyone who showed up at this week’s PAC meeting and shared feedback and continued ideas for improvement with the school. We work hard every day to make Animas High School better and your assistance with this effort is valued and appreciated. As part of this commitment, it is our desire to send out Monday email blasts to families so that you can stay abreast of everything ahead in the coming week(s). With school being closed this Monday, we are sending this note out a few days early. As always, please feel free to contact the school at 970-AHS-AHS4 (247-2474) or reach me personally at 970-403-4827 or michael@animashighschool.com
• DON’T FORGET- Monday, October 12th, Animas High School will be closed for Indigenous People’s Day (Columbus Day) recess. We love our students but they’ll be quite lonely if they decide to attend school on Monday!
• MATH UPDATE- We’ve increased our math specialist work to include two staff members. Josh Dalley is now facilitating both remedial and advanced math instruction at AHS while Carla Rossi continues to be available for afternoon tutoring and specialized instruction. This blend better accommodates our teacher’s schedules and makes the most sence logistically for AHS. Look for more about Josh and his accomplishments as a teacher, athlete and professional engineer in the next HOS update.
• SUPPLIES, SUPPLIES, SUPPLIES- We continue to accept any supplies that help support our school’s day to day programming. Items such as paper towels, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, trash can liners, hand soap, as well as pencils, pens, printer paper, etc. are always appreciated. The next time you are in the grocery or office supply store and there’s a two for one offer…Think AHS!
• SAVE THE DATE- “Children of the Dump” Life portrayed through the photographs of children living in a Tijuana garbage dump. Join filmmaker and AHS Spanish teacher John Sheedy for a photo exhibition and learn more about the Tijuana Project and AHS’s pen pal program with Mexican students. Opening reception is Friday, Oct.16th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM and refreshments will be served. The photos will be hosted at Animas High School through the 15th of November and we hope our community can stop by, see John’s great work and learn more about Animas High School’s involvement with this project.
• SAVE THE DATE- Student led conferences will be held October 20th from 3:30 to 7:00 PM. Students will be practicing their presentations for SLC’s next week and we’ll provide a comprehensive overview of conference particulars in the next HOS update. This is a mandatory event for all Animas High School students and we’ll begin scheduling the evening next week. Each family will need to commit to a half hour time slot. We’re looking forward to our students sharing their work and their excitement about their academic performance with our community.
Wishing You All a Safe and Enjoyable Three Day Weekend!
Regards,
Michael Ackerman
