April 25, 2021

 Good afternoon-

I hope you all had a restful vacation. We look forward to welcoming students back tomorrow. I continue to request that you follow expectations around travel and remind your students of our building based expectations. Thank you to all of those who completed the travel form!

When you arrive tomorrow you will see a lot of work has been done on our new AHS sign. We are so grateful to the town, our Student Council, and the Class of 2020 for providing the funding to make this long planned for project a reality!

Arrival:

Please ask your student to have their mask on when exiting the car or arriving on campus. Students who arrive before 8:20am should wait outside in a socially distant manner. Students exiting cars should also take personal responsibility to maintain distance from those around them. 

Students must be in their classrooms for the start of the school day at 8:35am. The AHS tardy policy is now in effect and students may face consequences (detention, loss of parking privileges, etc.) for arriving late to school. 

Dismissal:

Thank you to all who have been cooperative with our new dismissal procedures. Our staggered dismissal time is scheduled from 2:35-2:55. Parents are asked to follow traffic directions, staying to the right of the road and weaving through the faculty parking lot, to allow the buses to safely enter the drive. 

Technology:

Remind your student to continue to bring their Chromebook and charger each day!

Pool testing will continue for all registered students on Tuesday mornings. Please remind your student that if they are registered it is a weekly test and they are welcome to come to the Distance Learning Lab (next to the nurse's office) as soon as they arrive. We will have more information about student athlete participation in the next few days and anticipate any other students participating in in-person extracurricular activities will also be required to test. 

Dear Parent/Guardian of the Class of 2023, 

As a reminder, this week we will administer the SOS Signs of Suicide program with all members of the sophomore class. The program teaches students about this difficult topic and encourages them to seek help.

SOS has been used by thousands of schools over the past few decades and this will be our 5th year administering the program. AHS students will participate in the education and screening during on April 27 & 28, 2021. Studies have shown that it effectively teaches students about depression and suicide while reducing the number of students’ self-reported suicide attempts. 

We encourage you to visit www.sossignsofsuicide.org/parent for information on warning signs for youth suicide, useful resources, and some of the key messages students will learn.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s participation in this program please contact me or any of our school counselors. If you choose to op your child out of the screening process please complete this form by the end of the day Monday, April 26.