Counselor Corner:

Seniors---Your counselor wants to talk with you soon!!!!  We would like to have an opportunity to sit down with each of you for a very important meeting to discuss the following items:  

Vocational options, military options, college and how to pay for it, obtaining a transcript, checking your credits and requirements to make sure you are on track for graduation, job shadowing, college visits, transferring to a university and more!!

As you can see, this is a very important visit, so please beat the rush and set an appointment today to visit with your counselor about options and resources to plan for your future!

From Lisa Siegert, School Success

Alpena High School is committed to making sure our students are 21st Century learners. Part of that process means that we teach the required classes to help you graduate and move on to future careers. The other part of becoming a 21st Century learner means that we teach professional skills such as writing an email, interviewing for a job, preparing a resume and dressing for success. Dressing for success means that you dress appropriately for each social setting. For instance, you wouldn’t wear a ball gown to a soccer game or Speedos to church. Both of those examples would raise some eyebrows or may get you kicked out. The workforce also has its own set of rules for dressing appropriately. Since school is where you learn the skills to be a productive member of the workforce, our goal is to help you learn acceptable clothing choices while you still maintain your own unique individuality. When getting dressed for school, please look in the mirror and ask yourself, “Could my teacher wear this to school?” If the answer is “Yes”, then you’re good to go. If your answer is, “My teacher would be fired for wearing this” then please make another choice. 

Dress codes exist in every environment. Be aware of your social setting and dress for success!!

AdviseMI Announcements

• Scholarship of the week: College Board Opportunity Scholarships- Get automatically entered to win $500 scholarship for every step of the process you complete (building a college list, exploring scholarships, applying to college) and chance to win $40,000 if you complete all 6 steps Apply Here

• October is Michigan College Month! Many college representatives will be visiting our school and giving great, informative presentations. Sign up for the visits here 

• Let me know what schools you would be interested in visiting, fill out this form 

• Remember all students who make an appointment to meet with me in September are entered in a drawing for a $20 Amazon gift card! Schedule an appointment

• We are going to ACC! Alpena Community College is having an open house on October 15th at 9am. If you are interested in attending and exploring ACC's programs, stop by my office or email me. 

Please reach out if you have any questions- deckerb@alpenaschools.com, 989-358-5243

Media Center News

From Mrs. Samp-- Media Specialist/Chromebook Tech 

• Mrs. Samp is beginning to prep for getting the Media Center up and running as she nears the completion for the Chromebook roll out.  I will keep you posted as to the use of the Media Center.  

What to do if you have a broken Chromebook:

• Take the Chromebook and cord to Mrs. Samp along with $30.00 for insurance.

• The insurance must be paid in order to take the loaner Chromebook home with you. 

• Upon the insurance payment the broken Chromebook will be sent in for repairs. 

Also the home of the AAACU Wildcat Branch

• As you know, the Wildcat Branch is in the Media Center and open for business during all the lunches.  

   KAPUT ~ Kids And Parents United Together 

  It is TIME!  Let's make this the best year ever for our students.

Parents: KAPUT is a long standing tradition of giving back to help make AHS a place where students want to come.  I have two senior parents that are willing to lead the group and put together great events for our students.  We need to have the underclassmen parents join in on the planning so as to help carry on the tradition.  We we will hold an organizational meeting on Tuesday, September 28th, @ 6:00 pm in room D211.  

• If you are are interested in volunteering, but are unable to make the meeting, you can email haugerudb@alpenaschools.com to be added the list. Please include your name, phone number and the name of your student.

Flag Reverence Q & A and Discussion 

In recognition of Constitution Day/Week and an effort to help in better understanding the American Flag, there will be a meeting for interested students in D-211 on Thursday, September 23rd with an Iraqi Veteran and AHS staff well versed in flag etiquette.  We are looking forward to a great Q & A with interested students and open dialogue setting.  I have held meetings in the gym this past Monday, and students are interested in learning more and sharing thoughts and ideas.  I encourage students to attend and look forward to a great first meeting.  

Wildcat Way Suggestion Box

I have placed the Wildcat podium box on the table in the foyer and welcome student to use if for student suggestions and input.  You are welcomed to put your name, phone number, and email so you can be contacted if necessary.  I hope to use this in helping to build the culture at AHS and get student input.  I would also like to have two students join our AHS Climate Team which meets each month working to make AHS a great place for all.  If you are interested, you may put your name in the Wildcat Way Suggestion Box or email me directly.

Tardy and Personal Responsibility

As we enter the 3rd week of school, it is time to make sure that you are getting to your classes on a timely basis each hour.  Teachers will be assigning lunch detentions for those who are tardy to class.  Lunch detention is held in room D-102.  If assigned a lunch detention, students  should get their lunch, head to the room and begin working on homework. Again, AHS staff is pushing the Wildcat Way in giving students personal responsibility by respecting their teachers to be on time for class each hour.  Personal responsibility also includes attending your assigned lunch detention without a reminder.  

• No cellphone use of any type (this includes ear buds)

• If you need to reschedule, it is your responsibility to contact Dean Florip to change dates prior to the assigned detention.  Missing a lunch detention will lead to an after school detention.

Very Important and Urgent

Parents, please read this article and talk to your students.  AHS has already witnessed this widespread in both boy's and girl's bathrooms.  With the help of students, we have been able to apprehend and discipline some; however, it is a very time consuming and foolish way to waste principals, deans, custodian, maintenance, and security time.  It is destructive and has no place at any school.  As I shared in the inaugural Wildcat Way, we must applaud the 90% that are recognized for the good that they do at Alpena High School.  You can also find information from Grand Blanc Schools on this topic who are also criminally charging any event/person(s) linked to the TikTok craze.   I do not want to see this happen to anyone at AHS, but Administration will follow through and charge at this point forward.

Closed Campus and Overflow Parking Lot is Closed

The AHS Campus is closed for all students except those enrolled in Dual Enrollment and Early College.  You may be asked to stop and share your schedule as you go to the parking lot in the upcoming weeks.  Students who have online classes and are leaving for the day may be asked as well.  Please be kind and do so when asked.  We are only attempting to ensure student safety and campus security.  The parking lot is off limits during the school day unless escorted out by a principal, security, or Officer David.  

The overflow parking lot is closed and there are plenty of open parking spots on the main lot, please use those at this time.  The gate to Bagley Street will be locked as well.  The buses have had difficulty with the vehicles exiting at the end of the day causing it to be a safety risk.  Thank you for understanding.

Students driving to school should have a parking pass in your vehicle by the end of this week.  Please see Mrs. Manning in the Main Office if you need to purchase one. The cost is $10 for the entire year.

Food Deliveries to Campus

Non-school related personal deliveries for students from commercial businesses such as flower shops, bakeries, and food are strongly discouraged. All such deliveries are kept at the Main Office and not given to the student until the conclusion of the school day.   Also, with guest not being allowed in the buildings, the delivery drivers bring a safety concern with COVID and tracing concerns.  I have seen many deliveries in the past week as well as Mrs. Manning, and students need to refrain from ordering at this time.  A student group can meet at some point and discuss options, but with our current rise in COVID cases restricting guests is important.  I have some ideas for options and would like to have students be part of the discussion.  If you are interested, please email me, and a group can meet before our next School Climate Meeting in October.  

Mrs. Haugerud has balanced the lunch hours which has eased the number of students in all three lunches.  There is no one going without food and all options are available; however the difficulty with some food is that deliveries are not happening for our kitchen crew in a timely fashion so please understand.  They hope that this will change as companies are working to make supply demands a need for schools.

Weekly Home and Away Athletic Events

Sunday, September 19th

None

Monday, September 20th

Girls Golf vs. Harbor Springs HS at 9am - Boyne Falls Boyne Mountain 

Boys JV Soccer vs. Oscoda at 5pm - at Home

Tuesday, September 21st 

Girls Golf vs Cadillac High School time TBD - at Cadillac Country Club

Boys Tennis vs. Traverse City Central HS at 4pm - at Traverse City Central High School

Boys JV Soccer vs. Cadillac High School at 5pm - at Home

Girls Freshman and JV Volleyball vs. Petoskey High School at 5pm - at Home

Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Petoskey High School at 6:30pm - at Home

Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Cadillac High School at 7pm - at Home

Wednesday, September 22nd

None

Thursday, September 23rd

Boys Tennis vs. Harbor Springs HS at 4pm - at Home

Boys JV Soccer vs. Traverse City West HS at 5pm - at Traverse City West HS

JV Football vs. Traverse City West HS at 6pm - at Home

Boys Varsity Soccer vs. Traverse City West HS at 6:45pm - at Traverse City West HS

Friday, September 24th

Girls Golf - Alpena Invite at 9am - Alpena Golf Club

Varsity Football vs. Traverse City West HS at 7pm - Traverse City Thirlby Field

Saturday, September 25th

Girls JV Volleyball - Mitten Bay Classic at 8am - at Bay City Central High School

Cross Country vs. Petoskey High School at 930am - at Petoskey Middle School

Boys Varsity Soccer - Huron Shores Invite at 10am - at Home

Boys Tennis vs. Garber high School at 10am - at Garber High School

Upcoming Events:

• 9/20/21  Board of Education Meeting 5:30 pm at the AHS Auditorium

• 9/24/21 Homecoming items are due

• 9/23/21 Flag Reverence Q & A in D-211 @ 2:45

• 9/24/21 Senior Planning Team Applications are due

• 9/28/21 KAPUT Meeting 6pm in D211

• 10/1/21 FAFSA Opens for Senior Level Parents

• 10/4/21 Homecoming Week

• 10/6/21  6:00 -7:30 pm College Night in the AHS Gym

• 10/8/21 Homecoming Assembly, Parade, and home Football Game

• 10/13/21 PSAT/MSQT, PSAT 9, SAT (no Essay) this will be off campus - more information next week

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