AHS Faculty/staff news

Good afternoon- I hope you had a wonderful, relaxing break.  We always need the downtime as we head into the long March stretch. I anticipate this may be a difficult week for many students and staff.  Please let counselors know if you have concerns about any students. The parent window for course recommendations will open Monday. February 25.  I have shared the override procedures, as well as the form here, and added them to the important information section of this newsletter.  The  Override procedures  were shared with families last Friday.  Please set up times to meet with any student and their parents that wish to override and have the conversation about why you feel your recommendation is best for the student.  If they family wishes to proceed with the override you should forward the Override Form directly to the school counselor. Do not give the form to the student or parents. If you have not done so yet, please take a few moments complete ...

Good evening- I hope your weekend was wonderful.  One more week to go before a much deserved break.  I know you have all been working incredibly hard and it always feel a little more hectic in the weeks leading up to break.  This has been a busy and unusual couple of weeks in the front office in terms of discipline.  We have been faced with situations we have not come across before.  From what I hear there has been a lot of student and teacher, chatter about the discipline decisions being made.  All I can ask that if students are talking about discipline of other students, you redirect them and remind them they do not understand the full context.  If you have a question, please see an administrator. We are always happy to talk about process, even when we can't talk specifics.  The handbook is consistently followed and when new situations arise we often consult legal counsel and following their directive. A reminder to send students to the counseli...

Good evening-  Go Pats if you are watching the game! Tomorrow is our 2nd Challenge Day. We are excited to join over 90 first time students as well as 23 students leaders in a powerful day as we work towards making AHS a safe, inclusive environment.  Students know they will need to make up and missed work.   This Friday we will have a school-wide Silver Strong Day.  Everyone is encouraged to wear orange in honor of Jake.   Thank you for working to get recommendations done. The window for students will open tomorrow, Monday, February 4.  I will leave the teacher window open for a few more days.  Please check that you have made a recommendation for each student in your classes, grades 9-11, and that is the class you recommend, not a list of possible classes the student could take.  Thanks for taking the time to have those conversations with students.  It really helps our process of building a schedule and knowing our student needs....