Aitkin High School Newsletter

Homecoming & September News

Homecoming Week Letter to Parents

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Homecoming Week is right around the corner, and we have a fun-filled week of activities planned for our students! Below is a schedule of events for the week, including dress-up days, special events, and our Friday night football game. We would love your support in making this a memorable week for everyone.

Homecoming Week Schedule

Monday:

Kickoff & Coronation: We will kick off Homecoming Week with our Coronation ceremony, which will begin at 8:30 AM.in the high school auditorium. (we will follow the AM Activity Schedule)
Dress-Up Theme: Blue Collar vs. White Collar – Students can choose to dress in either casual workwear or formal business attire!

Tuesday:

Dress-Up Theme: Twin Tuesday – Find a friend and dress as matching “twins” for the day!

Wednesday:

Picture Day: Students should dress appropriately for school pictures.
We will follow the the End of Day Activity Schedule.
Powder Puff game at Veteran's Field at 7 PM

Thursday:

Dress-Up Theme: Throwback Day – Embrace the fashion of the past and dress up in styles from the 60s, 70s, or 80s!

Friday:

Dress-Up Theme: Spirit Day – Show your school spirit by wearing your school colors or gear!
We will have a pep fest at the end of the day so we will follow the End of Day Activity Schedule
Homecoming Football Game: Join us for the big game at 7:00 PM. Let's cheer on our team to victory!

Additionally, we will have food trucks on campus on Friday during lunch and homeroom. Students in grades 7-12 are still able to eat school lunch on Friday and then if they choose to bring money to purchase something at one of the food trucks they are welcome to do so.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to an exciting Homecoming Week!

Sincerely,
Principal DeMars

AM Activity Schedule for Monday, September 16th

With coronation in the morning, we will have a schedule change for classes. Students will still report to first hour for attendance and then grades 7-12 will attend coronation.

End of Day Activity Schedule for Wednesday and Friday

Due to homecoming activities for students in grades 7-12 we will follow the activity schedule for Wednesday, September 18th and Friday, September 20th.

Regular Schedule

On Tuesday, September 17th and Thursday, September 19th we will follow our normal school schedule.

Where to Find Information

Link to our district calendar for Student and Parent Information - https://home.isd1.org/

Link to athletics and events calendar - https://isd1.rschoolteams.com/
Link to District Calendar

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No Cell phones during Class Time

Respect, Responsibility, Character and Gobbler Pride

Tutoring and Homework help begins in October

New Addiction Intervention this Year!

With tobacco still being the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, killing more that 480,000 people annually, combined with the marketing strategies of tobacco and Vape companies in targeting youth, and with the epidemic of Vape use in youth today, we have decided as a district that we will combat this with providing a resource to our students who are struggling with addiction and substance abuse. Latest Data shows that over 5.4 million students are using Vapes (E-Cigarettes) on a regular basis. This shows that we have to start to be proactive and help our students deal with the addiction of nicotine and tobacco as well as other chemicals. We will be using the N-O-T (Not On Tobacco) curriculum. N-O-T is an evidence-based youth tobacco cessation program, designed for regular tobacco users, including those who use e-cigarettes (Vapes) who are ready to quit now. Students will be required to attend 10 sessions during homeroom that are focused on how to face addiction, and ultimately beat it! We are excited to see what this program can do for our students. If you have any questions on this program, please reach out to Jason Cline at jcline@isd1.org

Cell phone use at AHS

The cell phone policy will continue to be the same as in the past couple of years. Students will be asked to turn their cell phones off when they enter each of their classes. There will be no cell phone use during class time, this includes going to the bathroom during class time. Students will be able to use their phones before and after school, between class periods, and during lunch. If you need to reach your child during class, please call the high school office at 927-2115 ext. 3500 and we will get a message to your child. Discipline will continue to follow the policy if there is misuse of the cell phone.

Cell Phone Discipline Policy

In conjunction with the cell phone policy the cell phone discipline will be the following:

First Offense: Teacher takes phone and keeps it until the end of the school day or turns into Dean’s office for collection at the end of the day. First offense does not warrant a referral but MUST be reported to Dean so that it may be tracked.

Second Offense: Teacher takes phone and generates a referral. Phone gets taken to the Dean’s office for pickup by parent or guardian. The student will receive ONE HOUR of after school detention.

Third and Fourth Offense: Teacher takes phone and generates a referral. Phone gets taken to the Dean’s office for pickup by parent or guardian. Every offense and those after this will result in TWO Hours of after school detention.

Fifth Offense: Teacher takes phone and generates a referral. Phone gets taken to the Dean’s office for pickup by parent or guardian. This offense results in TWO HOURS of detention along with the student turning the phone into the front office daily for the remainder of the school year. The student can choose to not bring the phone to school but if the student has the phone on them during the school day further discipline will apply.

High School Parking Lot and Pick up after School

To avoid congestion in the staff parking lot by the NW Entry, we are asking that parents who are picking their student(s) up after school to wait until the buses have gone at 3:30 and then park on the north side of the school to pick your student(s) up. If you are picking your student up during the day, there are visitor parking spots in the NW lot, or you can park along the north side of the school. Students are reminded that the NW parking lot is for staff and visitor parking only.