The Acorn

Greetings AOC Families,

I hope that you had a nice Thanksgiving! This upcoming Friday is a M/W class schedule.

Thank you to our parents, students, and families for your support of the Academy of the Canyons and for participating with ROOTS. We thank our ROOTS parents organization for their generosity and support!

Students will have a busy few weeks before the winter holiday break. AOC final exams will take place the week of December 10th. The last day of the COC Fall Semester is December 9th. Students will be taking their final exams for COC the week of December 3rd. They have two weeks of final exams, COC then AOC. Students will be expected to attend school every day through final exams. We will have a traditional schedule every day until December 14th.

Please reach out to us with any questions. Have a great week, AOC!

Sincerely,

Dr. Juliet Fine

Principal of AOC

jfine@hartdistrict.org

661-362-3056

Hot Cocoa Bar AOC Dec 8th

We are in need of parent help serving our AOC students. We are planning to host a Hot Cocoa Bar for all our AOC students on Friday Dec 8th and parent volunteer help for this event to cheer and treat our students during this transition time between finals would be so appreciated.

We need your help with setup, serving, and replenishing the hot cocoa, all toppings, and treats for our entire student body in a timely manner during their break. We need a minimum of 8 parent volunteers to help from 10:30am - 1:00pm to help make this a success. The critical crunch time is from 11:00am - 1:00pm. If you can come to help for even just part of this event, please contact the Roots Parent Volunteer Coordinator - Carolyn Griffiths at griffmcgee@aol.com by Dec1st. -Thank you. Also, If you happen to have an electric hot water kettle to use for this event would be helpful.

Holiday Celebration AOC Dec

Please be on the look out for upcoming communication in Academy of the Canyons via Parent Square and ACORN for December regarding the Holiday Celebration for our Teachers and Staff. It'll be an opportunity for you to show your appreciation.

And, of course, from ROOTS, we wish you and your families Happy Holidays!

COC final exams will take place the week of December 3rd. The last day of the COC fall semester is December 9th. AOC final exams will take place the week of December 10th.

• November 20-November 24-Thanksgiving Break for AOC
• November 23-November 24- COC Thanksgiving Break, no COC Classes
• November 30-UC/CSU Application Deadline
• December 1 -December 8th-COC Final Exams
• December 11-December 14th-AOC Final Exams
• December 15-No School, Last Teacher Work Day
• December 16-January 7- Winter Break, no AOC classes
• January 2- First Day of Winter Term COC Classes for 2024
• January 8- AOC Returns from Winter Break, 1st Day Back'
  
• January 15- Martin Luther King Day, NO SCHOOL

ASB hosted two full weeks of events and lunch time activities for students. Everyone played so well! It was a great turn out with families, friends and students to cheer on our athletes! Well done to all our competitors! Thank to our coaches and ROOTS for supplying all of the free snacks and drinks at the event!

Located on the campus of College of the Canyons, AOC is proud to be the middle college high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District serving students 9th-12th grades in the Santa Clarita Valley. Students have the opportunity to earn between 24 and 44 transferable college units, prior to receiving their high school diplomas. Upon graduation, the majority of Academy students pursue their post high school education by continuing at COC and completing their college transfer requirements in only one year after high school. Other AOC students go directly into a four-year university, bringing their community college units with them and placing themselves well into their freshman and sophomore years at the college level. While attending AOC as a high school student, community college tuition is waived for established California residents.

Email: jfine@hartdistrict.org
Website: https://www.academyofthecanyons.com/
Location: Academy of the Canyons, Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA, USA
Phone: 661-362-3056
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Twitter: @Academy_Canyons