Sports Update 

Please review start times for games, these may have changed due to the extended school day. Also, reminder all practices after school are now 3:30-5:00pm until Spring Break, please arrange to have your student picked up at 5:00pm.

SCHOOL COUNSELORS

Resources

ASD Website https://www.asdk12.org/FamilySupport

Alaska 2-1-1 Is a free, confidential, health and human services information and referral system brought to you by the United Way of Alaska

https://www.211.org/

Online Student Resources:  https://www.asdk12.org/domain/3308

CITC:  ttps://citci.org/employment-training/covid-19-assistance/  or https://citci.org/

Teen Health & Wellness:  https://teenhealthandwellness-com.sled.idm.oclc.org/

The Live Vape Free Program This is for parents and other adults concerned about teen use of e-cigarettes. https://alaskaquitline.com/not-buying-it/#quit.  Students can visit this teen focused campaign for more resources https://alaskaquitline.com/not-buying-it/

Hanshew - After-School Tutoring 

Tuesdays and Thursdays @ Hanshew 3 till 4:30pm

Contact Ms. King for more information at king_kellie@asdk12.org

Forget Me Not Grief Center of Alaska

Has a young person in your life experienced the death loss of someone important to them? Forget Me Not is a peer-to-peer grief support space for children, teens, and the adults. Connect with forgetmenot.griefcenter@gmail.com for more information

Current Events

• YANA Club- brings awareness of healthy life choices, helps spreads kindness, and meets every other Wednesday email counselors for more information

• Counselor Corner in Canvas - Students should be checking their counselor corner in Canvas for information that is being shared in announcements from their counselor

• Career Exploration - Students have access to AKCIS - Alaska Career Information System in an app in their Clever accounts. AKCIS Jr. can help your student identify interests, abilities, lifestyle goals, and so much more. Have your student log in and show you how it works and explore the program together.  They have been exploring this app in advisory classes this year.

• Parent Connect - Parents can call the front office 907-742-9930 and get parent connect log in information to be able to email teachers, check grades, make payments, report absences and more. 

Online ASD Lottery Open February 1st - 8th grade students wanting to do Service HS Biomedical Career Academy (http://shsbiomedicalcareeracademy.weebly.com/) or Seminar Program (https://serviceseminar.weebly.com/) must apply through the lottery

https://www.asdk12.org/lottery

2023/2024 Online Elective Choices Request Window

Current 6th grade Incoming 7th Graders: January 30-February 10

Current 7th grade Incoming 8th Graders: February 13-March 3

Current 8th  grade Incoming Freshmen: March 6-March 24 

HMS Directions for Online Course Request

Students in middle school will complete school year 2023-24 elective course requests online using Student Connect during a specific window of time depending on grade. 

Student Connect can be accessed here: https://studentconnect.asdk12.org/Production/StudentPortal/ 

Video Directions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-gV4pE0YG1QbwGgVXZvpMhJ0p9IkICZ6/view 

Written Directions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rrIHXG-MBh0WzHDNEaibaA5XP9xO8_cQoGISawXbcXs/edit?usp=sharing

If you or someone you know is experiencing a crisis, contact the Alaska Careline at 

1-877-266-HELP.