Thanks to everyone for their participation in
last Thursday’s SLCs. A reminder for parents to be checking your student’s
PowerSchool account weekly along with following all the scholastic action via
faculty Digital Portfolios. Please help us by keeping a close eye on your
student’s academic progress and communicating your concerns to their faculty
advisor.
Please take a moment to review the following
updates:
STAC
Elections
Test Prep at AHS
Power Lunches Continue
The
Animas Quill
FLC Concurrent
Enrollment
Upcoming
Events
AHS Facebook Page
STAC
Elections
Congratulations to all the student candidates for
their efforts in this year’s Student Advisory Council elections. The results of
the STAC election are as follows:
9th grade reps- Lyle B. & Jacob S.
10th grade reps- Natalie Y., Till S.,
Will S. & Teal L.
11th grade reps- Eli KD., John R.,
Hanna M., Martina P. & Shannon E.
12th grade reps- Jenna B., Cooper S.,
Jonathan C. & James S.
On Tuesday, November 6th, the entire
AHS community will participate in a mock national election. Stay tuned for more
results from our civically minded ospreys!
Test Prep at
AHS
AHS is pleased to
provide SAT and ACT test prep courses for our students. These courses are
provided on a limited basis and are enrolled on a first come/first served
basis. Currently, we have a few additional spots in the fall ACT prep course
that started this week. If your student is planning on taking a prep course, DO
NOT WAIT for the spring. Courses fill extremely fast and there may not be room
for your student in future prep classes. Take advantage of this valuable
opportunity today. Questions can be forwarded to AHS’s Coordinator of Testing
and Assessment at Kristi.good@animashighschool.com.
Additional information about admissions testing and prep classes can be found
here: http://testinganimashigh.blogspot.com/p/prep-courses-for-act-sat.html
Power Lunches
Continue
RIVER
SAFETY & SLALOM BOATING
Who: Marci Cary and Lisa
Adams of Blue Heron Canoe and Kayak
Club.
Marci has logged over 20 years on her kayak. Member of the US National
Wildwater team, she has competed across the US and in Guatemala. Lisa is a
lifelong canoeist-- open canoeing since she was 5 years old, solo canoeing from
age 13, and kayaking from age 16. Her ten-year racing career has taken her to
across the US as well as internationally in Germany, Czech Republic, Austria,
Italy, and Mexico. She has been a member of the US National Slalom team for 2
years.
Where:
12:35- 1:10 in Matt’s Humanities Room
When:
Wednesday, November14th
What:
Come and learn about the sport of slalom
racing and river safety. Join us for food and conversation!
Questions:
Contact Rachael Sands at 259-3013.
The
Animas Quill
The Animas Quill, Animas High School’s student
newspaper has published the second issue of the 2012-13 school year. Be sure to
pick up a print copy of the Quill at AHS and follow all the action at: http://www.theanimasquill.com/issue-archive.html
FLC Concurrent Enrollment
A representative from Fort Lewis’s
Concurrent Enrollment Department will be visiting Animas High School on
November 14th. FLC will be reviewing options and opportunities
for concurrent enrollment with students in our Junior Humanities classes. You
can learn more about concurrent enrollment at Fort Lewis College here: http://www.fortlewis.edu/concurrent/Home.aspx
Upcoming
Events
The next Parent
Advisory Committee (PAC) meeting will occur on Monday, November 12 from
12:00 until 1:00 at Durango Doughworks, 2653 Main Avenue.
The first
sophomore Biology exhibition will take place at AHS in the lodge on Tuesday, November 13th from 4pm to
6pm.
This exhibition is open to all sophomore parents
and any member of the community who works or volunteers for an ecology
related business; such as the Division of Wildlife, Southwest Conservation
Corps, Fort Lewis Biology Department etc. The students will be exhibiting
management plans they have written for the Durango area to address
ecological issues such as human-bear conflict, colony collapse disorder,
invasive species, mega-fires and plastic consumption.
10th Grade Humanities Exhibition
Students will present their Truth of War projects on Wednesday, November 7th
from 5-6:30 pm at the Durango Public Library.
Over 100 million people have been
killed by wars in the 20th century alone. After war is over, soldiers
often struggle to communicate their experiences to a larger audience, and to
make the public understand what war is, beyond the messages they see in
newspapers and other media. In this project, students will grapple with the
question of: "What is the truth of war for soldiers?" To help
them answer this question, they will take a close look at the literature of WWI
and WWII, and will examine that literature through a historical lens before
creating a carefully crafted writing piece that attempts to express the truth
of war.
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!
AHS
will be closed from November 19h through November 26th for the
Thanksgiving recess. Campus will re-open at 7AM on Tuesday November 27th.
AHS Facebook Page
Congratulations to us! We have hit 300
“likes” on the Animas High School Facebook fan page! Remember, we update
the school’s Facebook page daily and this page is where you can keep up with
all the action in real-time, Additionally, donors and philanthropic foundations
are visiting non-profit’s FB pages to gauge community interest and stakeholder
support. Let’s see if we can increase our social media and online presence.
Please visit http://www.facebook.com/AnimasHighSchool and
“Like Us” Better yet, share our page with your social network and help us hit
four hundred likes!
