It’s a huge week at Animas High School. With so many student
events and exhibitions in the near future, please be sure to check-in with this
week’s updates:
Jake
Update
Senior Exhibition Opens Online
Student-Led Conferences
The Friday Show
Ospreys
are CO. MTB Champs!
AHS
Sweeps Press Day
Upcoming
Events
Sex
Ed
Annual Fall Friendraiser
Jake
Update
Greetings from the Front Range! Cat and I miss
all of you, AHS and Durango a lot. But I still need to be near my doctors in
Denver for now. Despite my numerous injuries, recovery is going well. I have
been walking for a few weeks now; and yesterday I started to ride a recumbent
bicycle short distances around town. Altogether, I am in high spirits and I
cannot wait to be back home with all of you!
I attribute my improvement, in large part, to the
incredible love and support Cat and I have received from all of you. This
experience has helped me understand how truly special our town and school
community is. From the moment I was injured, we have been blessed to receive
life-saving professional care and heart-warming personal support from AHS
community members. I am grateful beyond words to be a part of such a wonderful
community. Thank you for everything.
As I said earlier, we are both excited and
anxious to return to Durango. Our hope is that I will be strong enough to come
home by Thanksgiving. I also hope to be back at AHS part-time second semester.
Everyday I am motivated by the thought of getting back in the mix with all of
you!
Thank you again for all of the incredible love
and support Cat and I have received. I wish you each the best and we will see
you soon. (From Jake Lauer’s 10/20 email to the HOS)
The Final
Week for Jake is here! Lets give it our all and support him!
This Week’s Events:
Cuckoos
- Tuesday, October 23rd - All Day - 10% of Sales to support Jake!
The
Palace - BURGER NIGHT SPECIAL!!! - For every burger bought on Thursday after
5pm, The palace will donate $3.50 to Jake - A portion of every True Blond and
all soft drinks will also go to Jake. If we get 100 people, that's $500 for
Jake!!!
During Tuesday and Thursday evening, Maria's
Bookshop will donate 10% of sales from 7-pm-9pm!
Go
celebrate our matching donor by checking out the R.H. Crossland Historical
Museum downtown!
Senior Exhibition Opens Online
The First Amendment Media Project is now
online! Stop by http://ahshumanities12.webs.com/ to view the
first-ever AHS Senior Humanities exhibition. For this project, students
engage in an analysis of our Constitution and Bill of Rights through an
in-depth look at the 1st Amendment. From our homepage you can weigh in on
who should take home the 1st Amendment Video Competition trophy, and access
student exhibition sites. On the student web pages, you'll find
videos, blogs, and personal explorations related to our First Amendment
freedoms. Look us up and give our 1st Amendment some love!
Student-Led Conferences
Semester
one freshman SLCs will be happening on Thursday, November 1 from 4:00-6:30 pm.
SLCs will be scheduled in 20 minute intervals and occur here at campus.
A letter from the 9th grade team including more details and
scheduling information will be coming home with your student this week. If you
have any questions about 9th grade scheduling, please contact Sara Price at sara.price@animashighschool.com
Semester
one sophomore SLCs will be happening on Thursday, November 1 from 4:00-6:00 pm.
SLCs will be scheduled in 20 minute intervals, and will be taking place
in the lodge. A letter with more details and scheduling information will
be coming home with your student on Monday, October 22. Please have your
student return the relevant scheduling information no later than Wednesday,
October 23. If you have any questions about 10th grade scheduling, please
contact Colleen Dunning at colleen.dunnig@animashighschool.com
We look forward to seeing you all here
for some great conversations!
Student-Led
Conferences for our juniors will provide an opportunity for students to reflect
on their academic journey thus far (freshmen through junior year). They will
focus on the following 5 categories: Academics, LINK, "The Balance,"
My Identify, and College & Beyond. As a parent/guardian, you can expect to
hear thoughtful reflections from your student about questions related to these
topics. Questions regarding 11th grade SLCs should be sent to Ashley
Carruth at Ashley.carruth@animashighschool.com
Although
Seniors will not be required to participate in Student Led Conferences, 12th
grade Humanities teacher Matt Hughes would like to be available that evening to
address any urgent student-related needs. It is not required that your
son/daughter attend, though it is highly recommended. 20 minute
appointments can be set up with Matt between 4:20 and 6pm on a first-come,
first serve basis. If you would like to set up a meeting, please email
him directly at matt.hughes@animashighschool.com.
The Friday Show
The Friday Show from
10/18/12 can be seen here:
Ospreys
are CO. MTB Champs!
Congratulations to
the Animas High School Mountain Biking team on their successful showing in this
year’s Colorado High School MTB League. The Ospreys took the top spot in division
two wrapping up an incredibly successful season with the state championships in
Fruita this past weekend. Stay tuned for more news and highlights from an
incredibly successful season.
AHS
Sweeps Press Day
Forty-six students
and their newspaper/yearbook advisers participated in The Durango Herald’s 16th
annual Four Corners Press Day Wednesday, October 17th at Fort Lewis
College. Among other activities, the middle- and high-school students wrote
news stories based on a talk by Joe Hanel, the Herald’s Denver correspondent.
Hanel discussed his experiences covering this year’s national Republican and
Democratic political conventions. Congratulations to all the AHS participants
especially Jamie Wanzek and Cori Gianniny for their second place win. AHS Quill
correspondents Hannah Williams and John Rhoades took first place on the day.
You can read their winning article here:
Upcoming
Events
Isabelle Tonso (AHS 2013) and Biology
teacher Colleen Dunning are coordinating the 3rd Annual Blood Drive at
Animas High. It will be held in the Animas Lodge on October 24 from 1:30 to
5:00 pm. We’re
still looking for more donors between 3:00 and 4:45! Questions or
concerns? Please email Blood Drive student coordinator at ahs.blooddrive@yahoo.com or call the
AHS Main Office at 247-2474
9th
Grade Physics Students will hold a Rocket
Launch Exhibition, Wednesday, October 24th at the La Plata Fairgrounds
NORTH field from 4:30 - 6:30pm
11th
Grade Humanities Exhibition will take place on Thursday,
October 25th
from 6-8pm Come discuss students' proposals for how
the government should resolve various political issues, not based on what
Democrats or Republicans espouse, but based on what is morally and politically
JUST. Our goal is to open up a dialogue that transcends political party
lines and gets to the heart of the matter: Justice. Two locations: College
Drive Durango Joes 6:30-8:00pm & El Camino College Drive across from
Natural Grocers: 6:00-7:30pm
SEMESTER ONE STUDENT-LED
CONFERENCES will take place November 1st from 4:00 to 6:30 pm at
Animas High School. Please see details above.
10th Grade Humanities Exhibition
will take place on Wednesday, November 7th
from 5-6:30 pm at the Durango Public Library. Stay
tuned for more details.
Sex
Ed
9th
Grade students will be participating in our annual Sexual
Education program on October 24th
and 25th at campus.
An informational handout and an opt-out form was distributed to ninth grade
students during advisory on October 17th.
Please contact colleen.dunning@animashighschool.com with all
questions and/or concerns.
Annual Fall Friendraiser
The 4th Annual Fall Fundraiser, is Wednesday, November 14 at the Henry Strater Theatre in Downtown Durango. The event starts at 5:30 PM and includes Student Displays and Presentations, Hors oeuvres and Cash Bar. Please RSVP to pac@animashighschool.com. We’ll see you at the Strater!
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Culture of excellence,
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