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EMPOWERING 21ST CENTURY GRADUATES
the wildcat way...
the wildcat way...
Congratulations Emerald Dihle on your selection
Contributor, Citizenship, Recognizes the importance of their role in our connected world; Involvement, Willing to actively engage to make a positive difference; Community Oriented, Able to balance self-interest with the needs of society.
Officer David was excited to nominate Emerald for this week's selection and recognizes her friendly and positive attitude daily. She goes out of her way to engage and make others feel important. He witnesses that she cares about her school and her classmates and believes that she meets the characteristics as a Contributor.
Dual Enrollment Students-- Please Read
Congratulations on your Dual Enrollment opportunity, and I want to clarify the role of a Dual Enrolled student, especially with the one week overlap of semester 1 ending on January 21 and the start date at ACC on Monday the 17th.
You have to remember that you are an AHS student first and foremost and communication is vital with both your AHS teacher(s) and ACC instructor(s) about your status. Unless you communicate with them DIRECTLY, neither will necessarily know that you are a Dual Enrolled student.
If there is an overlap in classes, you need to send an email including all parties involved explaining your dilemma with conflict in being in two places at the same time.
The next communication should be a telephone call or a Google Meet privately with each to make a plan that works. Your AHS teacher will do everything in his/her power to work with you to assist. You may need to miss one of them and need to have a plan to ensure that the right choices are made.
Options are: I really don’t want to miss my very first college class, is it possible to...and share your thoughts with the teacher openly and honestly.
If the AHS teacher is mandating that you be in the class on a specific day, email your ACC instructor explaining and seeing what you can do to make a plan-- email or call the person.
Do not assume that either party knows that you are Dual Enrolled. The person cannot read your mind nor will the teacher even potentially think about it. Remember, he/she is starting a new semester as well and has a ton going on in his/her world.
Explicit communication is vital and necessary for success.
Second Semester Student Schedules
Students will be able to view their Semester 2 schedules in Synergy starting Wednesday (1/19) at 2:30pm.
The Class Change Form will also be available at the same time. This can be found in the Counselor's Corner of the AHS Website. Please do not email your counselor regarding course changes. Also, please read the "Counselor's Corner" below for more information on appointments during finals.
If you have an open hour on your schedule or a class hour is doubled up please report to E-house office during that hour on January 24th. For any other schedule issues please use the Class Change Form to request a change to your schedule - please do not report to E-house office. It is much easier and efficient for the counseling team to process changes utilizing the form. You will be informed via email of any changes.
Electives will only be changed in extenuating circumstances. We put every effort into putting students into requested classes, but it is not always possible due to schedule conflicts, class sizes, etc.
Counselor's Corner: Students who believe they need a schedule change: You may email your counselor to see if a change in your schedule is feasible. Another option would be to complete the Class Change Form on the Counselor's Corner website. Remember, you need to have a valid reason to change your schedule!
Counselors will not be taking scheduled appointments during finals, but we will be answering emails daily. Keep in mind the volume of emails is very large and it could take some time to respond.
Students can access how to make a counseling appointment by reviewing Student Announcements in their Advisory Brightspace. Mr. Bourdage has urged students during announcements to do this all week.
Seniors--- IMPORTANT TIMELY INFORMATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
Assessment Corner
Assessment Corner
Congratulations! At least one student at your school has been selected as a College Board National Recognition Program awardee during our additional application cycle.
Your students earned this recognition because of their academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and/or AP® Exams. They've accomplished these milestones during an immensely demanding period of their high school career. We couldn't be more delighted to share this great news.
The following student(s) have been awarded recognition:
Arlene Dai
Madison Szymanski
Matthew Guest
Tilmont Williams
They've received one or more of the following awards:
National African American Recognition Award
National Hispanic Recognition Award
National Indigenous Recognition Award
National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award
Earn Free $$$ to Campus Closet
Students, beginning second semester, anyone with perfect attendance for the week will be entered into a weekly drawing to earn one of three $20 gift cards to Campus Closet. All you have to do is be in every class and get there on time. See Ms. Florip for more information.
AHS Welcomes Mr. Maj
AHS Welcomes Mr. Maj
Mr. Maj has joined our AHS Family as the new Auto Tech Teacher in the CTE classroom. We welcome his expertise and willingness to take on the teaching role and being fresh out of the automotive world to help our students understand the daily needs in the industry. He has a wealth of knowledge to share with our students to ready them for the work force. He joins Mr. Smith who has worked in teaching the Automotive Trade for 30+ years.
Weekly Home and Away Athletic Events January 16th to January 22, 2022
Sunday, January 16th
None
Monday, January 17th
None
Tuesday, January 18th
Boys Freshman Basketball at 5:30pm vs. Freeland High School - at TBJH
Boys JV Basketball at 5:30pm vs. Freeland High School - at Home
Boys Varsity Basketball at 7pm vs. Freeland High School - at Home
Girls JV Basketball at 5:45pm at Cheboygan
Girls Varsity Basketball at 7pm at Cheboygan
Wednesday, January 19th
Cheer at 1pm - Evart Invitational - at Evart High School
Wrestling at 6pm at Traverse City Central High School
Thursday, January 20th
None
Friday, January 21st
Boys Freshman Basketball at 5:30pm vs. Gaylord High School - at TBJH
Boys JV Basketball at 5:30pm vs Gaylord High School - at Home
Boys Varsity Basketball at 7pm vs Gaylord High School - at Home
Girls JV Basketball at 5:30pm at Gaylord High School
Girls Varsity Basketball at 7pm at Gaylord High School
Boys Hockey at 6pm at Petoskey High School
Saturday, January 22nd
Wrestling at 9am at Ogemaw Heights High School
OXFORD STRONG T-SHIRTS
OXFORD STRONG T-SHIRTS
Every day since Nov. 30, schools have asked us what they can do to help the Oxford community. Schools in the OAA, KLAA and CHSL have designated February as Oxford Strong month, with Friday, Feb. 4, slated as a day for as many schools as possible to be involved in supporting Oxford. The MHSAA and MIAAA are lending its support to help make this a statewide initiative for all member schools.
Official MHSAA merchandise vendor, E.A. Graphics, will be printing T-shirts and sweatshirts supporting “Oxford Strong” – with schools able to purchase those items and then provide them in their communities. E.A. Graphics will be donating the price of the apparel, after costs, directly to Oxford High School Athletic Department. T-shirts, for example, cost $20, with $16.20 donated from each sale.
Schools taking part may ask their spectators to wear the apparel as part of an “Oxford Strong” sporting event at their schools during February. Although organizers have designated Feb. 4 as a day for as many schools as possible to be “Oxford Strong,” it is expected many schools will sponsor “Oxford Strong” events throughout the month.
Alpena High School will be participating in this event. Students can purchase a t-shirt by filling out this google form below. Please bring the money to F-House ASAP.
Parents and Community Members can purchase a t-shirt at this link using "individual Order" Button. https://supportoxfordstrong.com
If you have any questions see Mr. Studley
Congratulations AHS Band!
About a year and a half ago, through a highly competitive audition process, and under the skilled direction of former director of bands Mr. Mike Gozzard, the AHS Wind Ensemble qualified to perform at the state music conference in Grand Rapids, MI. This is a pretty major thing in the band world, on the level of winning a state championship, and it is something to be hugely proud of. They were first scheduled to perform last January, but due to the conference being canceled last year thanks to Covid, the invitation to perform was extended to this year, and therefore our students will finally have the opportunity to bring this accomplishment to fulfillment in a few weeks time on Friday, Jan. 28 at 10am at the Devos Performance Hall in downtown Grand Rapids.
As the incoming band director since Mr. Gozzard's departure at the end of last school year, it has been my pleasure to work with this incredibly talented group of dedicated students as we have prepared a number of highly demanding (but exciting!) pieces of music to show off the very best that the AHS band program has to offer, and I cannot wait to share it with the world. The students have worked incredibly hard and I believe this performance will be a true celebration of musical excellence in Alpena, a program which I personally have benefited from not only as a new staff member but also in the high-quality music education I received going through the program myself when I was a student. If you'd like to see the band play their music for the conference performance, we are offering a free Michigan Music Conference Preview Concert on Thursday, Jan. 13 at 7pm in the AHS auditorium. All are welcome!
Brad Beyer
Band Director
Alpena Public Schools
AHS Business Department Getting It Done-- Congratulations!
The Alpena Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter competed in their Regional Competition on Saturday. The event emcee's were Nick Lusardi and William Bushey, and they did a fantastic job. All students who competed received scores high enough to move them on to State Competitions in March. These 8 students showed our region that Alpena has some amazing, intelligent rockstars!!
Aiden Cardwell - 1st Place Extemporaneous Speech
Aiden Cardwell - 4th Place Admin Support Concepts
Aiden Cardwell - 2nd Place Business Spelling
William Shultz - 4th Place Extemporaneous Speech
William Bushey - 1st Place Presentation Management
Nick Lusardi - 3rd Place Digital Media Presentation
Arlene Dai - 3rd Place Graphic Design Promotion
Jillian Pilarski - 4th Place Graphic Design Promotion
Nik Jones - 1st Place Java Programming
Nik Jones - 2nd Place Information Tech Concepts
Nik Jones - 2nd Place Computer Programming Concepts
Evan Goff - Nick Lusardi - William Shultz - William Bushey - 2nd Place Global Marketing Team
Thunder bay Arts
Thunder bay Arts
We are looking for inspiration/ideas/sketches from the youth of our community for three of the many ice sculptures to be carved. (Elementary-Jr. High-High School).
The inspiration would need to be turned into the office by January 19 to the Main Office at Alpena High School.
Upcoming Events:
1/14/22 Senior Salutes due to Yearbook
1/14/22 Online classes need to be completed for Semester 1
1/17/22 No School
1/19/22 Final Exams through Friday
1/20/22 1/2 day for students; 2 exams in the a.m.
1/21/22 1/2 day for students; 2 exams in the a.m.
1/24/22 Synergy is reopened to families Monday midday
1/24/22 Semester 2 begins
1/28/22 Reports will be uploaded to Synergy
2/2/22 Student Athletes-- National Signing Day -- Stay Tuned for More Information
2/7/22 Winterfest Week
2/10/22 FAFSA Completion from 6-8pm in PBL Room D211
2/11/22 Winterfest Assembly
2/12/22 Winterfest Dance
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