AHS eNewsletter 5/31/2024

May 31st, 2024

June 3rd: 2024 Graduation Commencement

• 7:00pm @ Goodrich Field

June 4th: AHS Graduation Commencement Make-up Day

• 7:00pm at Historic Goodrich Field should there be inclement weather.

June 5th: Final Exams

June 6th: Final Exams & Last Day of School

• School out @ 10:02 am
• Please start arriving at school to pick up your student at 9:30 am
• Chromebook turn in for grades 9-11.

Date: Monday, June 3, 2024

Location: Goodrich Field 1798 Fourth Ave, Anoka, MN 55303

Students Arrive: 6:15 pm

Ceremony Start: 7:00 pm

No tickets are needed

Flat shoes - high heels are not allowed on the turf.

ONLY students are allowed on field, No families or friends

Reminder that you must have these completed before you will receive your cap and gown for graduation.

• Pay ALL outstanding fines and fees
• Return all media center items
• Return your Chromebook

The Class of 2024 will not have SVUE and PVUE access to their records starting the morning of June 14th. This includes access to view/download your final records.

We will be collecting your school-issued Chromebook on the last day of school, Thursday, June 6. Please be prepared to turn in your Chromebook and charge cord on that day during your 2nd period class. There was recently a message from district communications that gives tips on summer care of your device. This was an error for Anoka HS students.

Thank you,

AHS Tech Team

This week our TV7 news crew showed a feature to highlight the importance of mental health, why it matters and how students may support themselves and others. Anoka HS has 6 Licensed School Counselors to help support student needs. In addition, our school social worker, Mr. Syvock, is available to meet with students. The TV 7 news feature reminded students how to schedule appointments with their counselor or Mr. Syvock and listed additional mental health resources including:

• Call 911 if you or someone else is in immediate, physical danger.
• For Anoka County Mobile Crisis Response Service, call 763-755-3801. The call is free. Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• Text HOME to 741741 to be connected with a counselor who will help defuse the crisis and connect the texter to local resources. Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 Available 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.

Your mental health matters and it's always ok to ask for help! Please reach out if needed!

Providing the academic planning students and families need often goes beyond the school year. Counselors are continuing an option to fill that gap with regular office hours two days a week over the summer months.

A counselor will be available for walk-in service or appointments to assist students from 8 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting June 17 and continuing through August 14. The week of June 17-21, counselors will be available on Monday, June 17 and Tuesday, June 18. Service will not be available the weeks of June 24 through July 5 over the holiday.

The expanded hours aim to provide a consistent time for customer service to students and families. To see when your counselor will be available, check this calendar.

* NOTE: Anoka-Hennepin will not have a full-time online option in 2024-25. Here is a list of Approved Online Learning Providers in the state of Minnesota if you are seeking full-time online programming.

In order to take classes through Anoka-Hennepin Online, students must be enrolled in one of the main Anoka-Hennepin High Schools (Andover, Anoka, Blaine, Champlin Park, or Coon Rapids) and taking at least two credit-bearing classes in-person (no study halls/TA's/OA's). Please complete the 2024-25 Anoka Hennepin Online Classes Application if interested in taking any online classes.

Enrollment is based on courses offered and space available. Once the online program receives your request, a Parent Acknowledgement form will be sent out to be completed by a parent and returned before registering for classes. When the form is returned, online counselors (Ms. Hankins or Ms. Zemple) will look at the student's current schedule and attendance before enrolling into online classes. Please note: the form will go to the parent's email listed in Synergy and may take up to a week to send. This form MUST be filled out by a parent or guardian.

We have exciting news! 14 seniors were recently selected as Page Education Scholars. This is a $3000 scholarship renewable for 4 years.

Page Scholars

Evan Bitengo - Augsburg, Management Information Systems

Fatima Abdi - St. Kate's, Sonography

Blessing Amah - St. Ben's, Psychology

Gus Mason - Dunwoody, Architecture

Evelyn Ortiz Martinez - Augsburg, Psychology with a Spanish Minor

Asma Abubaker - Augsburg, Chemistry

Barira Ahmed - U of M TC, Dental Hygiene

Terrell Cummings - St. Thomas

Hannah Hoang - U of M TC, Genetic Cell Biology

Isabel Thao - Augsburg, Pre-Med or Biology

Elven Khounnala - St. Thomas, Computer Science

Gregorio Kissi - U of M TC, Biology

Jailen Mallak - St. Ben's, Social Studies Education

Tasha Momanyi - St. Ben's, Nursing

We also have 2 seniors selected as 2-year Wallin Scholars at $3000 renewable for 2 years.

2-Year Wallin Scholars

Gus Schlosser & Connor Fischer

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Thank you to all of the Anoka Family Volunteers. For another wonderful year of giving your time and talents to our wonderful students. Whether it was coaching, donation of items for Veterans Program, donation of items for Staff Appreciation, classroom room help, marching band or field trips. You are greatly appreciated for your time. By giving your time, you have enriched their lives through extracurricular activities and supporting classrooms. This year the Anoka Family had over 10,000 hours of volunteering. With a list of 216 volunteers.

If you are wanting to volunteer in the 2024-2025 school year. Please fill out the Volunteer application and Criminal Record History Release form after July 1, 2024.

Hope you all have a safe, restful and wonderful summer! See you all in September.

Former students, please make your transcript request via Parchment.com. Use the links below to request the transcript from your high school. If you're unsure what high school you graduated from, please call the phone number on this page.

If you have any questions regarding this process, contact our Technology: Applications and Connection Services department at 763-506-1028.

The Y will once again offer free youth memberships during the summer. Memberships will run from June 3rd-August 31st. Eligible students will be entering 9th- 12th grade. If they are interested they can sign up online.