It’s going to be a wonderfully busy week here at AHS! Please take a moment to review the following updates:
Meeting with Charter School Institute
PAC
2012 Project Week Interest Meeting
Freshman Exhibition
Meeting with Charter School Institute
| The Executive Director of the Colorado Charter School Institute, Mark Hyatt and a Governor appointed member of his Board of Directors, Patricia Hayes, will host a public meeting as required by state law. The meeting will be held at Mountain Middle School at 108 W. 31st Street, on Wed., October 5th at 4 pm. The public is invited to comment on any aspect of operation of the Charter School Institute including it's oversight of Animas High School and Mountain Middle School. PAC There is a PAC meeting on Thursday, October 6 at 6:00 p.m. at AHS 2012 Project Week Interest Meeting This Thursday, students and families interested in learning more about the proposed Project week experience should attend this meeting! AFTERSCHOOL THURSDAY Course Description: Alamos, Mexico is a colonial village in northwestern Mexico that sits only a few hours south of Arizona. Alamos is a “Pueblo Magicos”, or “Magical Town” and is the northern gateway where the Sonoran desert of Arizona and Mexico meets the tropics of Latin America. This picturesque and friendly village was once the capital of northern Mexico and has a very rich history that includes indigenous groups such as the Yaqui and Mayo Indians, missionaries, mines, and wealth from the mines that Alamos is a peaceful village with a Mexican and American population living together sharing it’s cobblestone streets, historic buildings, and cultural and religious celebrations such as the world renown Ortiz Tirado Music Festival. This colorful backdrop provides a wonderful setting to study Spanish and Mexican culture and friendly Mexican locals have opened their homes to students for “homestays” during the course. The Spanish classes are taught by Sonoran natives and include local history, cooking, songs, dance, and regional field trips. Students will start the class with a placement exam, cross cultural training, and local orientation. An important element of this course is the opportunity for students to do service work in Alamos, contributing social and environmentally conscious projects to the community while learning Spanish. Local trips will include working on the “Arbol Magico” organic farm and visiting the beach on the Sea of Cortez. |
Freshman Exhibition
9th Grade Humanities class will be displaying their work on Thursday, October 6 from 6-8 p.m. at the STRATER HOTEL (Pullman Room) as part of the Heritage Days Celebration. For this project, 9th graders at Animas High will be studying Durango, past and present, through the lens of sociology. Students will be designing identity masks and essays that discuss the formation of their own identities.
Since this is the first Exhibition of the year, there are some guidelines to know about:
1. Exhibition is mandatory for all of his 9th grade humanities students.
2. Dress: It's formal for students. Boys should be in slacks, dress shoes, and button up shirts with ties. Girls should be in slacks or appropriate skirts, with a business like top (nice sweater, button up shirt, etc). As a guideline, dress should be similar to what a student would wear for a college/job interview. For those unable to purchase appropriate clothing on time, please contact pac@animashighschool.com
We may have some donated items that students can wear.
This is an opportunity for our students to show off their projects and answer questions. We encourage you to see lots of student projects while you are there and interact with many of the students.
Feel free to invite friends in the community.
Let's show them our support for all the great work they are doing.
