It was a big weekend for our soccer and volleyball athletes as well as for our thespians. We are inspired by their abilities to balance scholastic achievement with extracurricular success! Congrats to all of our well-rounded Ospreys!Please take a moment to review the following updates:
Waiting for Superman
Sex Ed
PAC Meeting
Thanksgiving Vacation
Waiting for Superman
The impactful documentary, Waiting for Superman, opened in Durango over the weekend. Don’t miss this powerful look at our nation’s public education system and the role that charter schools are having in reform efforts. This movie is a “must-see” for any AHS family!
The film plays at the Durango Gaslight Cinema (movie theatre downtown) November 5th-18th. Show times are 6pm and 8:15 pm daily and there’s a 1:15 and 3:30 showing on the weekends. See you at the movies!
Sex Ed
Animas High School is committed to offering our students a comprehensive and holistic secondary education. To this end, the school will be sponsoring two days of sexual education instruction after the Thanksgiving recess scheduled for 11/30 and 12/2. Students will receive an info sheet and pre-experience questionnaire that should be taken home to their parents detailing the curriculum and material to be covered during this experience. Please note that AHS has partnered with the physicians and professionals at the San Juan Basin Health Dept so that our students receive the most up to date and accurate instruction related to sexual health and behavior.
Parents- Got Questions? I’m sure you do! Please plan on bringing your comments, concerns, ideas and questions to a Parent Info/Overview Session to be held at school Thursday, Nov. 12th from 4:30 to 6pm at campus. THIS IS NOT A MANDATORY MEETING but a time for parents who feel they need to investigate/learn more about the instruction before permitting their child to participate in this valuable experience. Instructors will be on hand to meet with you and provide clarification.
The school asks parents who do not want their student to participate in sex ed to please excuse their student, in writing, in a note delivered to the AHS Main Office. We’ll let you know when the info sheet is on the way home! We are excited to offer our students this beneficial experience here at AHS.
PAC Meeting
There will be a PAC meeting next Thurs. Nov. 18th at 6pm in the AHS Commons Room. This meeting has been scheduled to allow parents to attend the sex ed meeting occurring earlier in the afternoon. Parents, this is your chance to speak to all things AHS! We look forward to seeing you there.
Thanksgiving Vacation
A friendly reminder that Animas High School will be closed November 22nd through the 26th for Thanksgiving Vacation. Campus and the Main Office will be closed for the entire week starting Friday, Nov. 19th. At 3:30 pm. Classes will resume on Monday, Nov.29th at 8:15 AM sharp!
