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                                                                                                September 27, 2011

ACHS is off to a smooth and successful start of the 2011 – 2012 school year.  We welcomed over 1000 parents and family members to a very busy Open House!  Thank you for being an involved parent.  I know you enjoyed meeting your son or daughter’s teachers and experiencing a glimpse of his or her day!  Classes are balanced and teachers are in place, with a few in the last stages of the hiring process.  Being able to balance classes and hire needed faculty at the end of September is a great improvement from last year when this process occurred in late October.  The change is due to a modified budget calendar at the district level.  Due to these recent changes, progress reports have been rescheduled to be issued on Thursday, September 29th.  This change was also communicated via automated phone call through ParentLink last week.  If you are not receiving these calls, contact the school to update your phone information. 

The students, faculty, and staff enjoyed an exciting Homecoming Week last week culminating in a boisterous pep rally, a winning football game, and an Oscar winning dance.  If you have not been out to enjoy a Friday night football game, you are missing a great time.  Go Stingrays!

Students will have the opportunity to take the PSAT, which is a CollegeBoard test used as a predictor for the SAT.  This test will be administered to 9th through 11th grade students on October 12th.  The test fee is covered for all 10th grade students.  9th and 11th grade students may sign up and pay the $14 fee (cash only) during their lunch in the courtyard tomorrow and Thursday.  I strongly encourage all to take the test.  The more practice a student has on standardized tests the more successful he or she becomes at performing well.  The National Merit Scholarship Program chooses scholarship recipients based on the results of the PSAT taken during the student’s junior year.

For the past four years DCPS has been forced to cut a significant amount from our annual budget. As a result there have been several changes which impact the availability of services  after school hours. Two popular programs which are no longer available for students to utilize include the after school activity buses and the student safe room. I would like to remind families that the school will provide supervision for a reasonable time before and after the school sponsored event. Guidelines for supervision have been established by Florida State Statute 1003.31. A reasonable time will be defined as thirty minutes prior and thirty minutes after the completion of an after school activity.  It is the parent’s responsibility to arrange for the pickup of their children within the thirty minute window. Families should not rely on supervision outside of the defined window.  The safety of your son or daughter is of utmost importance to us.

 

     
 

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Atlantic Coast High School
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904)538-5120
Principal: Debra Lynch

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