January 6, 2012
Dear Mountain Middle School Families,
As many of you know, Animas High School is a Durango charter high school based on the High Tech schools, just like Mountain Middle School.
Animas enrollment for the 2012/2013 school year is now open! We invite MMS families to enroll at www.AnimasHighSchool.com (or stop in at 3206 North Main and complete an enrollment form.)
We are excited that Mountain Middle School students entering freshmen year will already have had an opportunity to be educated through such an engaging, meaningful model!
As MMS and AHS are separate schools, we have slightly different procedures.
Enrollment Process at AHS
Facts about Animas’ enrollment process that differ from MMS’ process:
- AHS has been able to accommodate all students interested in enrolling.
- AHS will enroll up to 81 students for the freshmen class in 2012, and has been authorized to enroll 100 students per grade.
- If there is a lottery, it will be held on March 1st, 2012.
- Enrollment forms must be submitted no later than 5 pm on February 29, 2012.
Learn About AHS and its Award-winning Academics
We encourage MMS families to learn about Animas High:
- Info Night for MMS at AHS– February 23 from 5:00 – 6:30 pm
- Info Nights at AHS – Thursdays throughout second semester. (Upcoming dates are Jan 12, 19, 26, Feb 2, 9, from 5:00 – 6:30 pm)
- Student Shadow opportunities – many Fridays through second semester. (Please call AHS at 247-2474 to reserve your Shadow date; these fill fast.)
- Tours on Wednesdays at 1:30
AHS Lottery Exemption – Past and Present
Due to requirements of the Colorado Department of Education, the AHS lottery exemption policy is different than the MMS lottery exemption policy.
At AHS:
- Families could volunteer 100 hours for exemption status UNTIL the school opened.
- After the school opened in 2009, Animas could no longer accept volunteer hours for lottery exemption.
- This limitation to earn lottery exemption status was lifted the summer of 2011. Now, there are again opportunities to volunteer 75 hours to earn lottery exemption.
- For more details about this option and the Animas requirements for lottery exemption please visit our website (www.AnimasHighSchool.com).
Warm regards,
Michael Ackerman,
Head of School, Animas High School
