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June 16, 2019

Happy last day of school eve!!!

It doesn't seem real but here we are.  Another year in the books.  I want to thank you all for your commitment to the students of Ashland High School.  It has been a challenging year in many ways, but it has been a wonderful year as well. Thank you for all you do.  Your summer vacation is so well deserved.

We say goodbye to some amazing colleagues this year.  Bart Franta and Susan Furste were fantastic long-term subs. Our retirees, Len Rabinowitz, Terri Henry, and Sue Bronstein have all had a huge impact on our AHS students. They will be missed but not for long we hope!  Terri will be back to teach two classes next year and we may see Len and Sue as subs some day.

As a reminder, the grading window closes Monday, June 17 at 10am. If you have students
taking a make-up exam that morning please notify the office immediately.

Our last faculty meeting of the year is tomorrow, Monday, June 17 at 10:30am in the
auditorium.

The summer schedule or the building starts on Tuesday. The building will be open from
7am-2:45pm. Please call before you come in over the summer to check that your hallway
is open.

Freshman Orientation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21 at 4pm. We will have our
Club/Activity Fair at 3:30pm that day. Let us know if your group would like to be represented!


This is a reminder to everyone that the IT Department will begin upgrading all computers to Windows 10 over the summer.  We will be working around custodial cleaning schedules in each building so we may not get to everyone before the summer ends, but we hope to upgrade the majority of users before school begins in September.

What does this mean to you:
1.  Please make sure you save all important documents to your Google Drive account or on a flash drive.         
2.  Your computer will be replaced or re-imaged and all data, including documents/photos/etc. not saved to your Google Drive or flash drive will be gone forever.    
3.  If you have any special software running on your current computer that was not provided by the IT Department, make sure you have a way to reinstall it and be sure that it will work under Windows 10. 

Also, on the last day of school, we ask that you sign out of your computer but please leave it on.

Please contact the IT Department if you have questions or concerns about this process.


Are you interested in hosting an exchange student? The Cambridge Network is in need of more families to host exchange students attending Ashland High School next year. 

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