With only one more week until Thanksgiving vacation, our community’s focus this week is finishing strong! Please take a second to review the following updates:Project Week Update
PAC Meeting
Sex Ed.
HOS Reflection
Thanksgiving Vacation
Project Week Update
There have been many questions from families regarding 2011 Project Week. Last week faculty met to refine our project rosters and dial in the final question marks related to trip/project logistics. Faculty will once again be refining their plans at faculty meeting this Monday with the goal of solidifying projects before the holiday break. Thank you for your support and patience as staff work diligently to offer your student the best experience possible. Stay tuned!
PAC Meeting
There will be a PAC meeting this 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. Questions can be forwarded to pac@animashighschool.com
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 received 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. 18th from 4:45 to 6 pm 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.
HOS Reflection
Animas Head of School Michael Ackerman has been attending the 2010 Charter Schools: Practices for High Performance Institute at Harvard University. Read Michael’s reflections on this experience here: http://animashighschool.blogspot.com/2010/11/reflection-refinement-renewal.html
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!
