The action is non-stop at Animas High as students and staff look to finish the 2011-12 school year strong! Ninth graders will be participating in Sex Ed. this week and both 9th and 10th graders will be participating in this year’s final round of NWEA testing. 11th graders will be participating in their final Chemistry lab of the year this Friday.
Please take a moment to review the following updates:
PAC Update
EOY Exhibition II
Ospreys in the News
AHS Online
PAC Update
2012 Coffee Fundraiser
Thanks to all of our students and families for your participation. We raised $4,250.50 for the school!
Our top sellers were:
Freshmen:
1. Avra Saslow
2. Ande Lloyd
3. Riley Rifkin
4. Zach Flora
5. Marley Weaver-Gabel
Sophomores:
1. Elizabeth Duncan
2. Riley Woodford
3. Jesse Dvirnak
4. Helen Thomson
5. Molly Black
Juniors:
1. Ty MacGuffie
2. Elliott Saslow
3. Boone Grigsby
4. Joan Alford
5. Denvir Clarke
Overall Winner: Elizabeth Duncan
Top Grade: Freshmen
There will be an ice cream social for the freshmen on Friday, May 18 at 2:15 p.m. Our top 5 winners from each grade are also invited. Thanks for everyone’s participation!
Upcoming PAC meeting
The next AHS PAC meeting will take place Monday, May 21 at 12:30 at campus
EOY Exhibition II
If you attended last week’s End of Year Exhibition, you know that the work our students have completed this year is extraordinary. And that was just Part One!
On May 17th from 5 to 7 PM at Animas High School, students and staff will hold our final exhibition event of the year. Here’s what our Science Dept. has planned for this upcoming event:
10th Grade Biology
The Biology class has finished their antiangiogenic cookbook and it is now available for sale at the link below. This publication was inspired by the work of Dr. William Li and the Angiogenesis Foundation and was part of the students’ study of the human body and cancer. A Bite to Fight features antiangiogenic recipes, informational pages, personal connections and artwork all created by the Animas High School Class of 2014. All proceeds from this book will go to the Denver Children's Hospital. Be sure to come to Exhibition on the 17th to sample some of the recipes and see what else students have been up to in Biology this year!
http://www.lulu.com/shop/animas-high-school-sophomore-biology/a-bite-to-fight/paperback/product-20105621.html
11th Grade Chemistry
At the all school exhibition on May 17th, AHS chemistry students will be displaying their scientific posters, which summarize the research they conducted this semester. Students investigated how biochar might be used as a soil amendment to improve soil quality and promote plantgrowth in mine-impacted soils. Students addressed various questions including the effect of biochar on the pH of leachate, the cost optimization of biochar use, the effect of biochar on the water retention of the soil and the effect of biochar on the mobility of toxic metals through the soil. The ultimate goal of these studies was to evaluate the efficacy of biochar as a remediation technique for acid mine drainage in the Animas River watershed.
DO NOT MISS THIS FINAL EXHIBITION EVENT OF THE 2011-12 SCHOOL YEAR!
Ospreys in the News
AHS Head of School Michael Ackerman is in Washington DC this week. Read about his efforts here:
http://animashighschool.blogspot.com/2012/05/local-charter-leader-to-represent.html
AHS Online
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