Greetings Animas High Community,
I hope this email finds you well and enjoying the warm temps and beautiful sunshine. Although AHS is closed for the summer, work continues to ready our building, curriculum and programming for the 2010-2011 school year. In order to best serve our students and their families, Head of School (HOS) Michael Ackerman continues to maintain office hours throughout the summer (2nd and 4th Mondays of the month). Time can be reserved by calling the school’s main number- (970) AHS-AHS4 and requesting a meeting slot or by emailing Michael directly at michael@animashighschool.com Office hours fill quickly so if it’s important to meet, please let us know as soon as possible. Any general questions or concerns can also be left with the main office/school’s voice mail.
We are currently scheduling times for the next two HOS meeting days which will occur on June 21st and July 12th.
Look for updates from school every two weeks over the summer. Please take a moment to review the following updates:
Report Cards
Report cards were mailed home from school on Monday, June 7th, 2010. Questions or concerns regarding your student’s report card can be forwarded via email to Assistant Head of School (AHOS), Jake Lauer at jake.lauer@animashighschool.com
Davoust Family Fund
As we mentioned in previous updates, AHS 10th grader Stephan Davoust and his family suffered the tragic loss of their home to fire during the last week of school. We are happy to report that the family is doing well and has enjoyed the support of both the school and local community.
An account has been set up to assist the family at First National Bank in Durango.
If you would like to donate to the assistance fund, it is called the Benefit for Davoust Family Fund Account #78143229. Checks should be made out to First National with the account number/name in the memo line. Thanks to all who have and continue to support the Davoust family in these challenging times.
Construction Update
Our students worked hard the final week of school readying our building for the summer remodel. We have construction and improvements happening all over campus the next ten weeks. Our newly remodeled space will finish out at just under 15,000 square feet and provide our students and staff with a safe, clean and modern space that supports AHS programs.
Currently, work is finishing up on phase one of our demolition. This involved removing an extensive collection of culinary and restaurant gear, dismantling walk-in coolers, removing ventilation hoods and fire suppression systems and moving and storing all assets not involved with this summer’s remodel.
Next up, professional crews will be finishing the demo process and dealing with all things electric, plumbing, ceiling insulation, sprinklers and security alarms. It looks like the bulk of new construction will take place the end of this month and continue into the first two weeks of July. The school will send out a specific email related to volunteer needs and scheduling in a few weeks. Volunteer work will happen in August with the need to complete cleaning, painting and misc. finishing tasks. Stay tuned for more on our summer remodel!
I hope this email finds you well and enjoying the warm temps and beautiful sunshine. Although AHS is closed for the summer, work continues to ready our building, curriculum and programming for the 2010-2011 school year. In order to best serve our students and their families, Head of School (HOS) Michael Ackerman continues to maintain office hours throughout the summer (2nd and 4th Mondays of the month). Time can be reserved by calling the school’s main number- (970) AHS-AHS4 and requesting a meeting slot or by emailing Michael directly at michael@animashighschool.com Office hours fill quickly so if it’s important to meet, please let us know as soon as possible. Any general questions or concerns can also be left with the main office/school’s voice mail.
We are currently scheduling times for the next two HOS meeting days which will occur on June 21st and July 12th.
Look for updates from school every two weeks over the summer. Please take a moment to review the following updates:
Report Cards
Report cards were mailed home from school on Monday, June 7th, 2010. Questions or concerns regarding your student’s report card can be forwarded via email to Assistant Head of School (AHOS), Jake Lauer at jake.lauer@animashighschool.com
Davoust Family Fund
As we mentioned in previous updates, AHS 10th grader Stephan Davoust and his family suffered the tragic loss of their home to fire during the last week of school. We are happy to report that the family is doing well and has enjoyed the support of both the school and local community.
An account has been set up to assist the family at First National Bank in Durango.
If you would like to donate to the assistance fund, it is called the Benefit for Davoust Family Fund Account #78143229. Checks should be made out to First National with the account number/name in the memo line. Thanks to all who have and continue to support the Davoust family in these challenging times.
Construction Update
Our students worked hard the final week of school readying our building for the summer remodel. We have construction and improvements happening all over campus the next ten weeks. Our newly remodeled space will finish out at just under 15,000 square feet and provide our students and staff with a safe, clean and modern space that supports AHS programs.
Currently, work is finishing up on phase one of our demolition. This involved removing an extensive collection of culinary and restaurant gear, dismantling walk-in coolers, removing ventilation hoods and fire suppression systems and moving and storing all assets not involved with this summer’s remodel.
Next up, professional crews will be finishing the demo process and dealing with all things electric, plumbing, ceiling insulation, sprinklers and security alarms. It looks like the bulk of new construction will take place the end of this month and continue into the first two weeks of July. The school will send out a specific email related to volunteer needs and scheduling in a few weeks. Volunteer work will happen in August with the need to complete cleaning, painting and misc. finishing tasks. Stay tuned for more on our summer remodel!
