Hello Vikings,

We are all in this together! Your school community is here for you. Join your teachers, counselors, and coaches in Meets, Hangouts, and Chats. It’s a great way to make you feel connected in real time. If something is going on and you need help, please reach out to let us know. We need to hear from everyone! And if you know a classmate who might need help, please tell us so that we can reach out.

Mr. Tucker

Social Emotional Learning Updates

Theme-Good News and Stress Relievers

Monday, April 27-Stress Relievers & Good News

Dear Vikings!

GOOOOOOD Morning, Afternoon, or Evening to YOU! We hope that you're all doing well. We wanted to share with you a few tips to cope with stress so check out my quick video on some tips! Also there's a nice clip on Some Good News that is happening in our country and this clip John Krasinski host Chance the Rapper and Jonas Brothers with a virtual promo, it's pretty sweet! Feel free to email us! Have a good start to your week!

1. Ms. Lopez' Tips to Cope with Stress

2. Good News Clip w/ John Krasinski #Prom2020

Tuesday, April 28-Virtual Tours of Spaces and Places

You can easily spend more that 15 mins in one place! Share me which place/space you enjoyed the most, send me a quick email. :-) Mine are the live cam with the polar bears and koalas.

1. Ms. Lopez' Good Morning Video of Spaces and Places!

2. Spaces & Places Virtual and Activities Tour Guide

As always please feel free to reach out to your counselor.

Have a good day!

Ms. Lopez

Wednesday, April 29-Workout Wednesday

HEY YOU! We hope that you're doing just fine! Today's SEL stress reliever is exercise. Working out is VERY important lifestyle to maintain us healthy both physically and mentally. So grab your AHS PE Uniform and get a good workout in. Click out some of these workouts videos, including the funny pet ones too!

You're invited to join us tomorrow at 2pm-2:45pm for a live game with your AHS Counselors. I'll send you the link later this evening so that you can join us.

1. Check out today's quick intro video Workout Wednesday

2. 10 Min Workout Video

3. Workout for TEENS Ten Minute Teen Tone Up Routine

4. Workouts interrupted by pets

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! We're here for you!

Thursday, April 30-Socially Distant but Socially Connected :-)

Hello Vikings! Today's lesson is on how being social can help us. Yes even during this current time keeping connected VIRTUALLY to our family and friends can bring benefits.

Most importantly, you're invited to meet counselors at 2:15pm today for a live gathering where we will be playing a fun game with you. Here's the link for you join us via video https://meet.google.com/ttg-hqru-gha

Check out these couple of videos below for information and for virtual connection ideas.

1. Why Social Wellness is Important? The Power of Social Interaction

2. A Guide to Self Care While Social Distancing

3. Sick of Isolation? 15 Way to Socialize While Social Distancing (11 minute video on ideas)

• Netflix Party Chrome Extension

• Virtual Dinner

• Psych (app game to play w/ friends)

• Video Call Games Night

• Phone Games

• Group Challenge

• Building Competition

• Presentation on Random Topic

• Games Console Online Games

• Trivia Games Over Video or Phone

• Low Requirement Board Games

• Video Call With Family and/or Friends

• Join Library Online

• Book Club

• Learn to play an musical instrument

Virtual Socializing Live Trivia Google Meets w/ Counselors at 2pm-2:45pm for a live game with your AHS Counselors. Link: https://meet.google.com/ttg-hqru-gha

Friday, May 1-Recap

Happy Friday Vikings! Here's the recap of the week, Monday-Thursday, on our social emotional learning in case you missed it or wanted to take a second look. Please feel free to reach out to your counselor.

Have a nice weekend!

College and Career Updates

Note: All events take place from 2:00-3:00pm

Monday, April 27

Earn Free ONLINE College Credit (Presentation Link)

Contact: Ms. Maldonado and Jose Munoz (GearUp)

Presentation from Ms. Littles, Truman College

9th to 11th Grades

Tuesday, April 28

Q & A with the Counselors

Contact: Ms. Darugar, Ms. Maldonado, and Mr. Q. Nguyen

Contact: Ms. Darugar

9th & 10th Grades

Wednesday, April 29

Collegiate Athletics Presentation with Mr. Jackson, Athletic Director

Contact: Ms. Kennedy

9th to 11th Grades

Thursday, April 30

Q & A with the Counselors & College Possible

Contact: Ms. Darugar

11th Grade

Friday, May 1

Catch up Day! Enjoy Your Weekend!

College Green Light Scholarship Tool

Sign up for the College Green Light scholarship portal at https://www.collegegreenlight.com/. When signing up, please select that you are part of a college readiness program, select Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and then find Lillian Butler-Ludwig, our Amundsen ISAC representative. Ms. Butler-Ludwig can help students search for and apply for scholarships! Als,o please check out the ISAC Facebook live recordings about college applications, verification and post-secondary planning both in English and Spanish:https://studentportal.isac.org/blog/. Reach out to her for help: Lillian.Butler-Ludwig@Illinois.gov.

GEAR UP Updates

University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) Admissions Update

* Deadline to accept the offer of admission has been moved to June 1. As a reminder, UIC does not have an enrollment deposit.

* Fall undergraduate applications reopened for both first-year and transfer applicants.* Summer Orientation has been moved fully online. The asynchronous online modules will be available to students on June 1. Students will continue to receive updates about summer programs.

* The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships has been working diligently to help families work through processes in cases where their financial circumstances have been impacted. Students may request a deferral through our petition process.

If students have questions regarding admissions at UIC, please contact UIC.

Academic Updates

Driver’s Education Update from Ms. Acosta

What can occur during closure?

The classroom portion, 30 hours, can be completed through remote learning.

What cannot occur during school closure?

* The permit test

* The six-hour behind the wheel portion.

Is the driver’s ed graduation requirement waived for seniors?

* No, the graduation requirement is not waived for seniors. Seniors currently enrolled in a driver ed course can complete it during remote learning.

* Seniors currently enrolled in on-line (virtual) Driver Education can continue to do coursework and fulfill the requirement through remote learning.

* If students have not previously enrolled in a driver’s education course, they can engage in a virtual course. This option is only available for the Seniors that will graduate in June, this includes students who turned 18 between March and May and were planning to fulfill the requirement by taking a test at the DMV.

Credit Recovery (CR) Update

* Students were already alerted that credit recovery (CR) classes began last week

* CR teachers should have already reached out to students this week. Please pay attention to your email.

* CR teachers should provide work for students to complete. They might create Google Classrooms. Make sure to join their Google Classroom.

* CR classes will be extended by two weeks to make up from the original school closure prior to Spring Break.

* Grades still count! If a student fails a recovery class, he/she will need to make it up later. (Note: if you need to take the class again, you will need to pay for it again.)

* Build time into your week to work on your recovery class.