Skyline Family-

As we soar into the second trimester, we want to thank you for your continued partnership in ensuring your student’s success. This trimester brings opportunities for reflection, growth, and community connection, especially as we approach the holiday season.

Key Updates for the Week

1. Trimester Transition
The start of a new trimester is a fresh opportunity for students to refocus on their academic and personal goals. Encourage your student to set specific, achievable objectives and routines for the next several months.

2. Winter Performance Showcase
Our talented performing arts students are preparing for their Winter Showcases:

• Orchestra Winter Jubilee- Tues. Dec. 10
• Winter Choir Concert- Wed. Dec. 18
• Winter Band Concert- Wed. Jan. 22

Join us for an evening of music that highlights their hard work and creativity.

3. Winter Weather Reminders
As the temperatures drop, please ensure your student dresses warmly and layers appropriately for the day. Please drive cautiously and allow extra time during icy mornings.

Looking Ahead

• Hall of Fame Reminder: Mark your calendars for our inaugural Hall of Fame event on March 15, 2025. Ticket info coming soon!

Thank you for all you do to support our school community. Let’s make this trimester the best yet!

Your Skyline Administration Team,

Casey Elmore, Crystal Fluker, Terri Patterson, Lamanzer Williams and Delsie SIssoko

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• Orchestra Winter Jubilee
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Wednesday

• Skytime

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Upcoming Important Dates:

• Dec. 18 - Winter Choir Concert
• Dec. 20 - Last Day of School
• Dec. 23 - Jan. 3- Winter Break- No School
• Jan. 6 - Return to School

Please share the Alumni Survey linked here with all Skyline Alumni. We are trying to create an alumni database for future events and communications.

The Ann Arbor Public Schools, in partnership with Varsity Tutors, is making a set of 24/7 learning resources available to our students via Clever. Your students now have immediate access to a learning platform with the following:

· Chat Homework Help

· Asynchronous Academic Support Courses

· College Preparation Tools and Courses

· SAT Prep

· Myriad Live and Asynchronous Extracurricular Courses like coding, chess, comic drawing and more.

The Varsity Tutors Platform gives students more opportunities to learn at their own pace. We invite you to view this short video overview of the platform and resources.

After spending a trimester diving deep into Native American culture and social issues, students in Shelby Eaton's 10th-grade classes wrapped up their learning with a series of Harkness discussions. To start, they created and fine-tuned open-ended discussion questions, then spent some time reflecting on and writing about those topics. The classes held two student-led academic discussions, and what was especially impressive was that nearly every student participated. Even more exciting, they engaged in thoughtful conversations about issues like why Native American history isn’t taught more widely, and what we can learn from the resistance and resilience of Native American communities. Along the way, they also honed important academic skills, like referencing specific sources in their discussion and respectfully challenging each other's ideas.

Families, students, and guests Do Not park in the bus loop. The bus loop should remain clear. Our evening security will begin ticketing vehicles, recording license plate numbers, and if needed your vehicle will be towed. Do Not Park in the BUS LOOP!!

December 6, 2024

Students? Are you not sure about your postsecondary plans?

All students are invited to explore the career and college resources in their Xello accounts! Currently, 63% of Skyline students have completed their Educational Development Plans in Xello this school year. Let’s get that to 100%.

Here is a handout for students on how to log into Xello. Not only does Xello have information about different types of career paths, but it also has some local college and career resources. Xello even has a new scholarship search feature that students should make sure they check out!

Here is your one stop shop for everything for seniors! Please review and be aware of important info.

Senior Packet Class of 2025

Please review the important information linked in this senior slideshow

Here's what's new in the Cube! Did you know that the Cube space is always looking for new ways to partner with people to support students? Are you interested in attending Financial Aid Fridays? This edition of the Cube has this information and so much more! Click the link in the picture for information!

Greetings Eagles!

Families, students, and guests Do Not park in the bus loop. The bus loop should remain clear. Our evening security will begin ticketing vehicles, recording license plate numbers, and if needed your vehicle will be towed. Do Not Park in the BUS LOOP!!

High School Spectator Expectations

Skyline Families please take a moment to read the High School Spectator Expectations.

New Winter Admissions Procedure: Beginning for the winter season Skyline students will only get into any competition for free when Skyline is either the guest or home team. If a Skyline student wishes to attend a Pioneer or Huron game and Skyline is not competing they will have to pay. Students are not permitted to bring bags or water bottles into our home games. Also, all students need to enter the game 2 minutes before the end of the first half. Admittance will be denied to those trying to enter with 2 minutes to go in the first half.

Winter Athletic Study Table

Winter athletes can attend the athletic study table after school from 3-4 pm in the Poolside Lounge. Athletes must be listed on the winter roster provided to the Teaching Assistant or Community Assistant.

Athletic Attendance Policy (not new)

Athletes must be present 3 of the 5 hours to practice or compete in a game. Coaches are receiving a daily list of ineligible athletes due to attendance.

Weekly Schedule beginning December 8, 2024

Sunday: Boys Basketball at Avondale (see live link below), Boys Hockey home vs. Saline

Monday: Bowling at Monroe

Tuesday: Boys Basketball home vs. Saline

Wednesday: Girls Basketball home vs. Salem

Thursday: Bowling at Lincoln, Girls Hockey at Livonia, Wrestling home vs Bedford

Friday: Hockey at Pioneer, Girls & Boys Basketball at Lincoln, Wrestling Tournament home

Saturday: Boys Hockey at Huron, Wrestling Tournament home

Skyline High School Live ArbiterSports Schedule

I want to remind everyone of our Skyline Athletics Core Values:

• INTEGRITY - We do what is ethical under all circumstances.

• EXCELLENCE - We strive to be our best on and off the field.

• RESPECT - We honor and value ourselves and others.

• TEAM - Together as one we pursue common goals.

• COMMITMENT - We give total effort and sacrifice to achieve our purpose.

Thank you and Go Eagles!

Delsie Sissoko

Athletic Director/Assistant Principal

Skyline will be at The D Zone Rising Team Tip-off Classic on Sunday, December 8th at Avondale High School.

The game will be live streamed here https://t.co/m4gvlUasua

Monthly, we will hold informal opportunities for parents/guardians to come in and meet with the administrative team in a main office conference room. There is no set agenda and we discuss the topics you bring while we sip some coffee and have a few treats. All are welcome!

Upcoming Dates:

Mon. Jan. 13 - 1:30 pm

Feb. 10 - 8:30 am

March 10 - 1:30 pm

April 11 - 8:30 am

May 12 - 1:30 pm

To Report an Absence or Tardy, email sky_attendance@aaps.k12.mi.us

Emailed is preferred, but If you cannot email, please call (734) 994-7842

When reporting an Absence or Tardy, please include the following information:

• Student's full name (spell out the last name)
• Student's ID number
• Reason for absence
• Day (date) and time(s) of absence(s)
• Your name and your relationship to student

If you are reporting a student’s early release from school, please include:

• Student's full name (spell out the last name)
• Student's ID number
• Reason for early release
• Exact time and day of release
• Your name and your relationship to student
• Report morning early releases by 8 am
• Report afternoon early releases by 12 pm

There is no need to call the main line.

In conjunction with Securly’s email and web search monitoring, we are pleased to introduce the Securly Tip Line. Note that OK2Say is also still available via the Michigan State Police.

The Securly Tip Line is specific to AAPS and will follow the same notification process used for email and web searches. The Securly Tip Line app can be downloaded from the AppStore or Google Play.

Students, staff and parents can initiate an anonymous tip outside of the app via:

• 1-833-300STOP
• tipline@securly.com
• securly.com/tip
• QR Code

Tips can be made for any reason:

• Bullying
• Harm to self or others
• Mental health concerns

Care Solace is AAPS’s free Mental Health Care Coordination Service. Care Solace is available 24/7/365 to connect students, staff, and their families to mental health, substance abuse, and ABA service providers. Using Care Solace is easy!

• Call 888-515-0595 any time. Multilingual support is available 24/7/365. A dedicated Care Companion will help you every step of the way to research options, secure appointments and follow up with you to make sure it's a good fit.

• Search anonymously by visiting caresolace.com/aaps

• Contact your student’s counselor, social worker or principal and they will submit a referral on your behalf.

Learn more about Care Solace here.

Free K-12 Afterschool GED, ACT/SAT Weekly Online Tutoring through End the Cycle

End the Cycle, a group run by University of Michigan Students, offers free tutoring. Parents can learn more and sign up their child at endthecycleatum.org/students.

Need help with an eviction? FREE legal help is available for low-income Washtenaw County residents at Legal Services of South-Central Michigan.

• See flyer for walk-in hours and location.

• Be sure to bring your court papers.

• If you can’t make walk-in hours, call 734-665-6181

Need help applying for cash assistance, food assistance or health coverage? The University of Michigan Law School students can help anyone with online applications for public benefits.

• Learn more here: Flier.

• Call 734-274-9538 or email pbapboard@umich.edu to ask questions and get support. Link

Winter Giving Resources

Free Winter Clothing for Children and Adults as well as Household Items at House by The Side of the Road. No referral needed. Learn more here.

Families with an MDHHS case manager may be eligible for support. Learn more here.

Starting on Tuesday, December 10th, this FREE online workshop helps parents understand their children's needs and behaviors when going through a separation or divorce. Fulfulls court requirement. View Flier Here. Register Here.

Packard Health’s Carpenter Road Clinic Pharmacy is open for prescriptions! View promotional fliers here: English Spanish

Want information on where to find food for Thanksgiving and Christmas Meals? Please visit https://www.foodgatherers.org/find-help/holiday-meals/ for a full schedule.

• Applications for Toys for Tots are due by December 1st.

• To sign up, visit the Parkridge Community Center (591 Armstrong, Ypsilanti, MI), 10am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday.

• You must bring the following required documents: ID, birth certificates for each child, lease or DHS/SECTION8/ADOPTION/SCHOOL records.

• Children being served must live in the home.

On Tuesday, January 14th, 2025, this free one-hour workshop is for parents and guardians of children who have been diagnosed with or who are suspected of having ADHD. View Flier Here. Register Here.

LEAP is an organization that provides free, high-quality tutoring to high school and middle school students. LEAP’s tutoring is focused not only on academic success but also on strengthening college applications. Here’s what LEAP can provide:

• Academic Tutoring

• Flexible, individual academic tutoring, one hour per week, for high school and middle school students

• SAT/ACT tutoring for high school students

• In-person or virtual options

• College Application Guidance

• College essays:

• Helping students hone their ideas

• Feedback and guidance

• Resume:

• Advising students on extracurricular activity selection to align with their goals

• Crafting a college resume that reflects both their strengths and their values

• Personalized Approach: LEAP believes the key to successful college guidance is through building meaningful interpersonal relationships with students. Through weekly meetings, our tutors develop a genuine rapport with students, facilitating meaningful, and individually tailored advice throughout the college application process.

For any questions you may have about LEAP, please visit their website for more information: https://www.leaptutors.org/ Their registration with the University of Michigan can be found at: https://maizepages.umich.edu/organization/leap

Club/Team Info

Skyline Handbook

AAPS Rights and Responsibilities Handbook

Skyline High School Website

Purchase a Parking Pass Using GoFan

Chartwells Meal & Menu Info

Bus Transportation Information for Parents and Guardians

Translated Copies of the AAPS Calendar

Skyline Academic Calendar 2024.2025

Purchase a Yearbook, Ad or Submit Senior Photo

AP Info