PLEASE TURN RIGHT!
Upcoming Meetings
Enrollment Continues
Artistic Ospreys
Flower Power
Safe Driving Class
Sports Swap
PLEASE TURN RIGHT!
At AHS, we engage in frequent dialogue with our students related to personal ethics and positive decision making. When tackling difficult and often abstract conversations about the choices people make, we simplify our definition of what an ethic is. Simply put, ethics are what we do when no one is looking. The decisions we make when we are not being overseen or directly supervised is the truest measure of who we are as people.
It is with this analogy in mind that I remind our community that we have committed to both CDOT and the City of Durango that between 7AM-5PM we will not take left hand turns out of our front lot. If you must go left, please pick up your student behind the school in our alley and exit out to 33rd St. This will allow you to go left legally.
Know that AHS is under close observation related to our traffic patterns, specifically the campus pick-up and drop off flow. Additionally, we are currently in negotiations to have these agencies renew our permits for our current location for one more year. To ensure AHS receives continued permission to operate at 3206 Main, WE MUST ALL FOLLOW THE RULES we’ve agreed to.
So the next time you’re in a hurry and contemplating that left hand turn, ask yourself if the shortcut is worth placing the school’s current location in jeopardy? Although Darth Vader may not be guarding the exit, it’s the decision we make when no one is looking that counts! Thanks for your continued commitment, support and sacrifice on behalf of AHS!
Upcoming Meetings
AHS, MMS, 9-R Joint Board Meeting
Not to be missed! The boards of AHS, Mountain Middle School and Durango School District 9-R will meet for the first time at a joint board meeting Tuesday night. On the agenda; Development of Overall Statement for Educating Durango Students, Communication Protocols for inter agency collaboration and a discussion surrounding shared grant funding. Please join us from 5 to 8 PM at the 9-R administration building for this historic educational event. The public is invited to observe the proceedings and we hope to see a great community turn out.
PAC Meeting
The next parent advisory committee meeting will be on Thursday, April 14 at 6:00 p.m. at AHS.
Enrollment Continues
Animas High School continues to accept online enrollment and student registrations for next year’s 9th and 10th grade classes. Animas High School will hold an info night presentation on April 19th from 6 to 7:30 PM. Students interested in learning more about AHS are encouraged to attend an info night and participate in our Student Shadow program, taking place on Fridays throughout the remainder of the school year. Please contact the main office at 970-247-2474 to sign up or to receive more information.
Artistic Ospreys
AHS students are incredibly creative and artistic and the school is excited to announce a community exhibition of their work. AHS resident artist and Digital Arts teacher Roxanne McKnight has coordinated two venues in downtown Durango. Our 9th grade students are exhibiting their work at Raider Ridge café and Roxy’s Art SIG students’ work is on display in the Crossroads building. We encourage all to stop in and check our students’ masterpieces!
Flower Power
We’re in the final week of our 2011 Flower Power fundraiser and time is quickly running out! AHS needs your support to help reach our goal of raising $10,000 through this year’s Flower Power campaign. Remember, ordering is easy! Log on to our homepage at www.animashighschool.com and follow the Flower Power link to order your plants. Fifty percent of all sales go directly to AHS and flowers are delivered directly to the customer and are 100 percent guaranteed! Thanks for all the help as AHS continues to bloom!
Safe Driving Class
Students are encouraged to participate in a SAFE DRIVING CLASS being held on campus afterschool, Wednesday April 13th from 3:30 to 5 PM. The class will cover CO traffic laws, costs of driving citations, distracted driving issues, crash dynamics, true stories of teenage driving calamities, tips for safe driving and much more. Presenters include Diane Downing, Child Passenger Safety Instructor, Trooper Doug Wiersma from the CO State Patrol and Greg Childress from Durango Fire and Rescue Authority. The class is free to attend and students can sign up in the lodge.
Spring Sports Sale
Our 1st annual Spring Sports Sale will take place on Saturday, April 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club. Clean out your closets now and donate lightly used gear to Animas High School at 3206 North Main Avenue. Or sell your own gear on the day of the sale and give 20% to AHS. For more information, contact pac@animashighschool.com or call Susan at 903-3434.
