Tuesday evening’s College Night was a well attended, valuable opportunity for our parents and students to plan, prepare for and discuss the college admissions journey. Remember, any additional questions or concerns related to college preparedness should be forwarded to our CollegeCounseling Dept at college@animashighschool.com
Please take a moment to review the following updates:
Testing at AHS
Extreme Chaperones Needed
Upcoming Meetings
Comings and Goings
Testing at AHS
Standardized Testing Schedule
Animas High School will be administering college admissions exams during the 2011-2012 academic year. Taking these tests at AHS gives students a chance to test in familiar surroundings, and fosters a college-bound culture. For more information about registering and preparing for these tests, please contact Cat: cat.lauer@animashighschool.com
2011-2012 AHS test dates:
PSAT October 15, 2011
ACT February 11, 2012
SAT March 10, 2012
SAT June 2, 2012
NWEA Dates
Animas High School utilizes longitudinal assessments from Northwest Evaluation to guage student progress throughout the year and best inform our faculty on the effectiveness of their instructional strategies. To this end, 9th and 10th grade students will take their first round of NWEA assessments the final week of Sept.
2011-12 NWEAs AHS 9th Grade:
Sept 27-30
Jan 2-5
May 7-11
2011-12 NWEAs AHS 10th Grade:
Sept 27-30
May 7-11
CogAt
The CogAT will be administered on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct 5 for previously identified GT students. Please contact Cat Lauer at cat.lauer@animashighschool.com
with questions or concerns.
Extreme Chaperones Needed
The 11th grade chemistry classes will be taking a field trip to Silverton on Tuesday September 27 and Wednesday September 28 as part of their Environmental Chemistry unit. The classes will be working with the Mountain Studies Institute to learn about acid mine drainage and evaluate current mediation efforts. While in Silverton, students will also be visiting several study sites, taking field measurements and collecting soil samples for later lab analysis. The class is in need of parent volunteers to drive the students to and from Silverton and to accompany them during the entire field trip. We plan on leaving Animas High School at 8:15 and returning by 3:15 on the date of the trip. It is recommended, though not required, to have 4WD to access several of the sites being visited. Please contact Steve Smith at steve.smith@animashighschool.com if you can help provide transportation for either of the days.
Upcoming Meetings
The Parent Advisory Committee will meet at 12:30 pm on Monday, September 12th at campus.
The School Assessment and Accountability Committee will be meeting at 4:00 pm on Sept. 21st at campus
The AHS Board of Directors will meet next on Tuesday, Sept, 12th at 8:15 am at campus
Comings and Goings
I want to thank everyone for adhering to the transportation/pick-up and drop-off guidelines as articulated in the AHS Parent/Student Handbook. Things have been operating smoothly during arrival and dismissal times. Please remember the following:
- Campus opens for students at 7 am every morning. Campus is open for students until 4pm each day. Students working with faculty and/or involved in evening events at campus are welcome to stay post 4 o'clock.
- When dropping your student(s) off, please pull all the way forward! We want to avoid traffic stacking on 550 south of our lot entrance. Please respect the needs (and safety) of all drivers and pull as far forward into the lot when dropping off/picking up students.
- NO LEFT TURN- There’s a sign reminding all of us of our commitment to not turning left when leaving the AHS lot. We have promised the City of Durango and the CO Dept of Transpotation that our parents/drivers will not turn left out of the lot. We understand that turning right adds 30 seconds on to your driving logistics but honoriong the “No Left” rule will ensure that the school remains compliant an in good standing with our local and state government agencies! If you must turn left, please use the alley behind school for pick-up and drop-off which will funnel drivers out to 33rd st. giving drivers the ability to go left.
