Monday, September 12, 2011


Please take a moment to review the following updates:


Test Prep Class

River Run for Orphans

Volunteers

College Road Trip

Chaperones Still Needed!

Upcoming Meetings


Test Prep Class


We had a very strong turnout at last week’s test prep class. The class runs for six weeks and meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 pm. AHS is excited to sponsor this opportunity and will be hosting additional test prep classes in semester two. Questions related to the test prep class should be forwarded to kristi@animasacademics.com


River Run for Orphans


Please join AHS is supporting the 2011 River Run for Orphans event, this Saturday, Sept. 17th Registration for the 5k run/ walk opens at 9 AM or online at riverrunfororphans.org. There will be a concert and events immediately following the race including Michael Ackerman in the event Dunk Tank! A small donation gives you the chance to try and soak the AHS Head of School!

A group of Animas students have stepped up to help organize this event. The students are still looking for event sponsors, donations and more runners! If you’d like to participate, donate or have questions, please contact AHS student coordinator Cayton Ferguson at CaytieChu@gmail.com or contact River Run Event Coordinator Gerry Geraghty at 970-375-2882


Volunteers


Thank you AHS volunteers for logging 390+ hours of service so far this year! Animas High relies heavily upon our family and community volunteers to help with programs and initiatives here on campus. The school has needs year round and we appreciate all of your efforts to date. But there’s much more to be done and we’d love to talk with you about volunteering your time at AHS. Please contact volunteer@animashighschool.com regarding volunteer and service opportunites.


College Road Trip


AHS Juniors are invited to travel together on Sunday, Oct. 9th to a regional college fair in Aspen. Students wishing to join us on this college road trip adventure must sign up with the AHS College Counseling Dept. immediately! Participants will receive specific details regarding the road trip in future mailings


Chaperones Still Needed!


*** We received only two replies to last week’s chaperone blast- Can you help our Chemistry students get to Silverton? ***


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 today, September 12th at 12:30 pm on campus.

The AHS Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, Sept, 12th at 8:15 am at campus