Happy Monday,
One week down, 38 more to go! Thanks to everyone who made AHS's 2011-12 student orientation week so successful!. Don't forget to check out pictures of student orientation on the school's Facebook account.
Please take a moment to review the following updates:
AHS Open House
AHS College Kick-Off Night
Standardized Test Prep for AHS Students
AHS Campus/Contact Information
Volunteers Still Needed
Follow Us Online
AHS Open House
Animas High School will be hosting an Open House event on Thursday, Sept. 1st, 2011. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents and guardians to meet their student's teachers an administrators and hear about what's in store for the 2011-12 school year. Open House starts promptly at 4 PM and will run until 6 PM. Upon arriving to campus, families will receive a schedule to coordinate their participation at the event. Please enter thru the Main Office Thursday evening.
AHS College Kick-Off Night
Animas High School will be holding a mandatory college counseling night for our Junior Class and their families on Tuesday, Sept. 6th from 6 to 7:30 PM at AHS. At least one parent/guardian of each 11th grade student should attend. Parents of students in other grades are welcome to attend, with the understanding that the evening’s focus is on the juniors.
The meeting is introduction to what to expect over the next 18 months. Junior year is very important in the college admissions cycle. Items such as standardized testing, letters of recommendation, college visits, and financial aid will be addressed with parents and their students. We will outline the student, parent, and school responsibilities, and we will hand out AHS's College Planning Handbook. Parents/guardians unable to attend the evening kick-off or those who have questions should contact college@animashighschool.com
Standardized Test Prep for AHS Students
In partnership with Animas Academics, Animas High School will offer standardized testing prep classes after-school this academic year. These courses will give participating students opportunity to adequately prepare for college entrance exams – the PSAT, SAT and ACT. Out of the 20 hours of instruction, an equal amount of number will be dedicated to the math, reading and writing sections.
Courses will run 5-6 weeks long. The first session will prepare students for the October 15 sitting of the PSAT. Courses in January and April will prepare students for the spring sittings of the ACT and SAT.
The fist course, offered for five weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at AHS from 3:30 to 5:30 pm, will begin on Thursday, September 8th and end Tuesday, October 11. Juniors are strongly encouraged to participated in whichever prep course best meets their individual needs and schedule.
There is no cost to participate in the course, though participating students will need to purchase the Kaplan SAT 2012 book. Copies are available for purchase at Maria’s bookstore for about $20.
To register for the first session for PSAT prep or if you have questions, please contact college@animashighschool.com your student’s name, email, and phone number.
AHS Campus/Contact Information
Animas High School’s campus at 3206 Main Ave in Durango is open from 7AM to 4 PM everyday this week. The Main Office is staffed 8 AM to 4 PM daily. Please contact the school at 970-247-2474 with any questions or concerns you may have.
Remember, your student’s faculty advisor is your first point of contact here at school. Staff emails are always- firstname.lastname@animashighschool.com You may also leave a phone message for our staff via the Main Office.
Administrative office hours will begin the week of Sept. 5th and reservations can be made by calling the front desk-
HOS (Michael) Sept. Dates: 9/6, 9/19 9 AM to 12 Noon
AHOS (Jake) Sept. Dates: every Thursday 9 AM to 11 AM
Volunteers Still Needed
We still need your help! If you've got an hour (or more) to help out at AHS, we'd love to talk with you! Please contact volunteer@animashighschool.com to pitch in!
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
AHS Weekly Update- Week of August 22nd, 2011
Welcome Back to School!
We hope this email finds you well rested and recharged after the summer recess! Animas High School begins the 2011-12 school year today with students participating in orientation events all this week. Monday through Wednesday finds advisory groups dispatched to field experiences while Thursday and Friday will serve as our in-house, academic orientation for students.
Please take a second to review the following updates:
DHS Athletes Meeting
AHS Advisory Pot-Lucks
AHS Open House
AHS College Kick-Off Night
AHS Campus/Contact Information
Volunteers Still Needed
DHS Athletes Meeting
There will be a mandatory meeting for all fall athletes, parents, and coaches on Monday, August 22nd @ 7:00 p.m. in the Durango High Gym. Topics of discussion will include the philosophy of DHS athletic programs; athlete conduct code; sportsmanship of players, coaches and parents; eligibility requirements; booster club information; and the introduction of trainers and coaches. Following the main meeting in the gym, students and parents will meet with the individual coaches in designated areas.
AHS Advisory Pot-Lucks
Advisory groups will be sponsoring pot-luck gatherings this Thursday, August 25th from 4:30 to 6 PM. This is an exciting opportuntity to meet your student’s advisor and network with other advisory families. Specific details for each gathering will be solidified by student advisors. Pleae contact your student’s faculty advisor for additional information or questions about the pot-luck events.
AHS Open House
Animas High School will be hosting an Open House event on Thursday, Sept. 1st, 2011. This is a fantastic opportunity for parents and guardians to meet their student's teachers an administrators and hear about what's in store for the 2011-12 school year. Open House starts promptly at 4 PM and will run until 6 PM. Upon arriving at campus, families will receive a schedule to coordinate their participation in this event. Look for more details regarding Open House in next week's update.
AHS College Kick-Off Night
Animas High School will be holding a mandatory college counseling night for our Junior Class and their families on Tuesday, Sept. 6th from 6 to 7:30 PM at AHS. This is a big year for our eleventh graders and we are excited to support students in their quest towards college admittance. Parents/guardians unable to attend the evening kick-off or those who have questions should contactcollege@animashighschool.com
AHS Campus/Contact Information
Animas High School’s campus at 3206 Main Ave in Durango is open from 7AM to 4 PM everyday this week. The Main Office is staffed 8 AM to 4 PM daily. Please contact the school at 970-247-2474 with any questions or concerns you may have.
Remember, your student’s faculty advisor is your first point of contact here at school. All staff are available via email and families should have received a faculty contact list as part of the recent home mailing. You may also leave a phone message for staff via the Main Office. Administrative office hours will begin the week of Sept. 5th and reservations can be made by calling the front desk.
Volunteers Still Needed
We really appreciate all the volunteer help here at campus lately! Even though students begin orientation today, we still need your help! If you've got an hour (or more) to help out at AHS, we'd love to talk with you! Please contact PAC@animashighschool.com to pitch in!
Sunday, August 21, 2011
The Durango Herald 08/20/2011 | So long, summertime
The Durango Herald 08/20/2011 | So long, summertime
From the article:
With its first class of juniors, Animas High School will be putting more emphasis on college preparation, including advising and test preparation, said Head of School Michael Ackerman.
The school's efforts will be helped along by a $375,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Education. The curriculum for juniors will include a nearly monthlong, full-time internship to give students a "deep dive" into the experience, Ackerman said.
Other changes the 190 students enrolled in the school can expect: two new math teachers; chemistry labs at Fort Lewis College; and a 5,000-square-foot expansion of the school, located in a former strip mall.
From the article:
With its first class of juniors, Animas High School will be putting more emphasis on college preparation, including advising and test preparation, said Head of School Michael Ackerman.
The school's efforts will be helped along by a $375,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Education. The curriculum for juniors will include a nearly monthlong, full-time internship to give students a "deep dive" into the experience, Ackerman said.
Other changes the 190 students enrolled in the school can expect: two new math teachers; chemistry labs at Fort Lewis College; and a 5,000-square-foot expansion of the school, located in a former strip mall.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Animas High School Awarded College Prep Grant
The Durango Herald 08/08/2011 | Animas High School awarded $375,000 toward college prep
Animas High School awarded $375,000 toward college prep
By Emery Cowan
Animas High School's goal of sending 100 percent of its students to college was given a big boost last week when the charter school received a $375,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Education.
The three-year grant will pay for the high school to hire a college counselor and college adviser and provide free ACT and SAT test-preparation classes for all its students, AHS Head of School Michael Ackerman, said.
Those classes will be especially important for Animas students because of the school's alternative teaching style, Ackerman said.
"We're inherently a school that doesn't teach the test, but we also recognize the importance of how to take the test," he said. Classes will teach students those standardized test-taking strategies.
Ackerman said he also expects the grant money to cover class trips to colleges and college fairs in the region.
The grant coincides with the first year the charter will have an 11th-grade class, and the idea is to offer for free the college-preparatory activities that students would normally do on their own time and money, Ackerman said.
Ramping up its postsecondary-related resources is necessary for the school to fulfill its mission as a college-prep school, he said.
"It is one of our fundamental values to have a rock-solid college counseling department," he said. "If kids are coming here for college, then we better have the best college-prep program to meet that goal."
This year, the department of education gave a total of $5 million to 90 secondary schools through the School Counselor Corps grant program. The goals of the grant are to help more students prepare for and move on to postsecondary education.
ecowan@durangoherald.com
Animas High School awarded $375,000 toward college prep
By Emery Cowan
Animas High School's goal of sending 100 percent of its students to college was given a big boost last week when the charter school received a $375,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Education.
The three-year grant will pay for the high school to hire a college counselor and college adviser and provide free ACT and SAT test-preparation classes for all its students, AHS Head of School Michael Ackerman, said.
Those classes will be especially important for Animas students because of the school's alternative teaching style, Ackerman said.
"We're inherently a school that doesn't teach the test, but we also recognize the importance of how to take the test," he said. Classes will teach students those standardized test-taking strategies.
Ackerman said he also expects the grant money to cover class trips to colleges and college fairs in the region.
The grant coincides with the first year the charter will have an 11th-grade class, and the idea is to offer for free the college-preparatory activities that students would normally do on their own time and money, Ackerman said.
Ramping up its postsecondary-related resources is necessary for the school to fulfill its mission as a college-prep school, he said.
"It is one of our fundamental values to have a rock-solid college counseling department," he said. "If kids are coming here for college, then we better have the best college-prep program to meet that goal."
This year, the department of education gave a total of $5 million to 90 secondary schools through the School Counselor Corps grant program. The goals of the grant are to help more students prepare for and move on to postsecondary education.
ecowan@durangoherald.com
The Durango Herald 08/09/2011 | Heritage Celebration announces lineup
AHS involved with another Heritage Celebration!
The Durango Herald 08/09/2011 | Heritage Celebration announces lineup
The Durango Herald 08/09/2011 | Heritage Celebration announces lineup
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