We've had an excellent start to semester two here at school! Please take a moment to review the following updates:
AHS Student Happenings & Events
Power Lunch
2012 Project Week Postponed
Animas High on the Airwaves
AHS Enrollment Continues
AHS Student Happenings & Events
Model United Nations Conference I- The first of three 9th grade MUN conferences will take place Monday, January 30th
9th Grade Rube Goldberg Physics Exhibition- Join our 9th grade physics students at the Durango Discovery Museum on Thursday, February 2nd.
AHS Student Art Exhibit- Showing Now at Raider Ridge Café in Durango
AHS Student Digital Portfolios are up! See them here:
9th grade: http://faculty.animashighschool.com/~rmcknight/Mastered/2011%202012%20Freshmen.html
10th grade: http://faculty.animashighschool.com/~rmcknight/NewHorizon1-0/digitalportfolios.html
11th grade: http://faculty.animashighschool.com/~rmcknight/purpleseries/purpleseries/digitalportfolios10th.html
11th Grade Chemistry Students will be participating in field work on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 as part of their work with the Riverwatch program monitoring Junction Creek. Chemistry students will also be participating in labs this Friday, January 20th at FLC.
Power Lunch
Our next Power Lunch is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18th at 11:30 in the Physics Room. Our guest speaker is avalanche guru, Andy Gleason, who will give a presentation on local snow science and the basics of avalanche awareness. And yes….refreshments will be served. See you there!
2012 Project Week Postponed
Due to the incredible amount of constructive feedback from students, staff and families, Animas High School is postponing 2012 Project Week. The school received much input concerning our inaugural Project Week in 2011 and there is much work to be done to refine this week-long program. Animas High School staff and directors are considering substantive changes to the Project Week model and we will share these modifications and enhancements with the community later this year. The week that was formerly scheduled for 2012 Project Week in April (April 2-6, 2012), will be a normal week of instruction and classes here at campus. Spring Break remains unchanged by these developments and will take place the following week. (April 9-13, 2012)
Animas High on the Airwaves
Listen to Head of School Michael Ackerman talk about Animas High School, CO education reform and the US charter school movement on Achieving Your Dreams in a Crazy World; A national talk show airing each week on WebTalk Radio with Dr. Murray Nabors. Listen to the episode here:
http://webtalkradio.net/2012/01/16/achieving-your-dreams-in-our-crazy-world-%E2%80%93-charter-schools-a-format-for-educational-success/
And be sure to listen to Michael on K P T E Durango 99.7-99.3 FM tomorrow afternoon (1/19) from 4 to 5 pm.
AHS Enrollment Continues
