Weekly News for Sep. 3, 2024

Upcoming Events:

• Sep. 9 - PSTA/SAC Meeting, 5:00 pm
• Sep. 10 - Vision & Hearing Screening for 9th graders & selected students
• Sep. 13 - Last day to submit Senior Pictures without a fee
• Sep. 16-20 - Homecoming Week
• Sep. 20 - No School, Staff Development
• Sep. 20 - Homecoming Dance, 7:00 pm
• Sep. 26 - Girls in Transportation & Construction Day (see below)
• Oct. 7 - ID Photo Makeup/Retake day

News and Reminders:

• Our PTSA/SAC (School Accountability Committee) meets on the second Monday of every month at 5:00 in the library and we'd love to see you there. The time commitment is small but the impact on our kids and school community is huge. Please consider joining us on Sep. 9 to check it out.
• Deadline approaching! Attention families of Seniors! The last day to submit senior pictures to the yearbook without a fee is September 13. More information is available on the yearbook page of our website.
• Families can view current and historical standardized testing data for their student (including  2023-24 CMAS and MAP) electronically through the Student Insights tool. In addition, paper copies will be given to students on Sept. 11. Login to Student Insights here using your Infinite Campus parent portal login credentials. Click here to learn more about Student Insights and here to learn more about our state and district assessments.
• Panorama Education is a company who conducts student and family surveys in schools and districts across the country.  Arvada High School will be giving students the Panorama Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Student Survey 2 times per year. You can read more about it here. If you do not want your child to participate in the survey, you may contact Marissa Colwell at marissa.colwell@jeffco.k12.co.us by September 16th.
• Please read this letter about Arvada's partnership with the Jefferson Center and our school based therapist, Makai Andrews.
• Since 1983, the Jeffco Schools Foundation has partnered with Jeffco Public Schools to provide support across the vast district of Jefferson County. See www.JeffcoSchoolsFoundation.org to learn how you can help support students during the challenging months at the start of the school year.

From the Career Hub:

• Jeffco Performing Arts College Night is on Sept. 24th
  • Have you considered pursuing music, theatre, or dance in college? Are you wondering how to nail the application and audition process, or even earn arts scholarships? Meet representatives from the top performing arts programs in Colorado and have all your questions answered. Flyer link. Tuesday, September 24th 6:30-8:30 pm in the Jeffco Ed Center Board Room
• Transportation & Construction Girl Day - Sept. 26th
  • Flyer -Field Trip opportunity for girls in grades 9-12 interested in learning more about careers in transportation and construction.  

  • Meet with Superstar Women that are successful:  architects, engineers, project managers, estimators, owners, superintendents, carpenters, electricians and more.  Visit over 50 interactive exhibits including indoor and outdoor interactive exhibits like heavy equipment, paint simulator, excavator simulator, welding, survey equipment, drones, computer traffic program, masonry demo, VR design, soldering, electrical escape room, pipe bending and more!

  • Date:    Thursday, September 26, 2024
    Time:   Bus leaves AHS at 9:30AM and returns at 1:30PM
    Location: Jeffco Fairgrounds

  • Sign up by Monday September 9th at Noon - lunch is provided

• 10th Grade Career Expo Field Trip Jeffco's 10th Grade Career Expo is coming up!  This is s a great opportunity for students to speak with industry and post-secondary professionals about a wide variety of careers.  There will be interactive, hands-on exhibits to explore.

  • Wednesday, October 9th
    Gold Crown Field House, 150 S. Harlan St, Lakewood, CO
    During the School Day - exact time TBA
    Flyer (English)
    Flyer (Espanol)

  • All 10th Grade students can attend. Permission Forms are not needed but students need to sign up using this link by Tuesday, September 24th: https://bit.ly/3X3qUd2

  • Parents may opt out their students from this trip.  See letter for details.
     

From the Health Room:

• Free & low-cost vaccination clinics.  For a list of required vaccinations, see this page from the CDPHE.
• Should I send my sick child to school? Please refer to "How sick is too sick" guidelines from the Colorado Department of Health.

Useful Links:

• Arvada High School website
• Arvada Athletics website
• AHS School Year Calendar (printable)
• AHS Bell Schedule
• Infinite Campus
• Bus Information
• Follow us on Facebook