AHS eNewsletter 1/19/2024
January 19th, 2024
Tornado Forecast of Upcoming Events
January 22nd: Late start for students.
- School begins for students at 8:30 am.
- Student transportation will operate under normal timelines.
- Students who arrive before 8:20, will be required to stay in the cafeteria, the main lobby, or the library to work on class assignments quietly.
January 25th: Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Conferences will be in person or virtual.
- 2:50 - 5:50 pm.
- For more information and to register for a timeslot, click this link here.
January 29th: Late start for students
February 2nd: MORP Dance 2024: A Floral Formal
- In the AHS Cafeteria
- 7:30pm - 10:00pm
- see article below for more details
Trimester 2 Parent/Teacher Conferences Next Week!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, January 25th from 2:50 pm - 5:50 pm. Families/Guardians will need to register for a time to meet either in person or virtual with teachers. This is a wonderful opportunity to meet your student's teacher and check their academic progress. Appointments are 10 minutes long allowing you to receive feedback and address concerns in a timely manner.
PSEO Informational Meeting
Are you interested in learning more about the PSEO program for the 2024-2025 school year? The counselors will be holding an informational meeting during conferences on Thursday, January 25 at 5:00 PM in the Anoka High School Auditorium. This meeting will include information about the application timeline and process, eligibility requirements and things to consider when thinking about being a PSEO student. Students and parents/guardians are encouraged to attend.
National Honor Society Update!
National Honor Society will be inviting eligible students to apply to the join the club next week (the week of 1/22). NHS is a national service organization and honorary club. Sophomores and Juniors with a 3.8 cumulative GPA will receive an invite to apply over email. This email will include a code for a Google Classroom that will have the application materials. If you think you are eligible to apply, be sure to check your school email next week.
Contact Aubri Renfrew with questions.
MORP Dance 2024: A Floral Formal
We are excited again to have our annual MORP dance on Friday, February 2 from 7:30-10:00 in the high school cafeteria. The theme is A Floral Formal. The dance is semi-formal for dress.
- Ticket Sales: Parents and guardians must purchase tickets online using School Pay and then students need to pick tickets up at lunch. Online ticket sales start today on ParentVue and will be open through Wednesday, January 31st.
- Ticket Cost: $10 per student in grades 9-11 and $5 for seniors (Senior discount!). Guest tickets will be sold at lunch for $10 cash after guest form is completed.
- Guests: ONLY Juniors and seniors are allowed one guest who is attending another high school. 9th and 10th graders are not allowed to bring outside guests. Guest forms are located outside of the main office and must be approved AND signed by your AP before guest tickets are purchased.
- Ticket Pick up: Students must pick up their tickets at lunches between Monday January 29th-Thursday February 1st.
- Entry to Event: Students must have a physical ticket and school ID to enter the dance. Every student MUST have a ticket to get into the dance.
- Students must be cleared for fines, detentions, and overdue library books in order to pick up tickets.
Application Window for Tri 3 Anoka Hennepin Online Classes
The Anoka Hennepin Online Learning Program's application is open until February 16. Any student/family that would like to start taking online classes during Trimester 3 must apply during the open window. Students currently taking online classes Trimester 2 do not need to re-apply. All classes will be asynchronous (with no Google Meets). Students will still be able to choose part-time or full-time.
Parents/Guardians must complete the online application by February 16. This does not guarantee enrollment into the Anoka Hennepin Online Learning Program. Parents/Guardians will be notified if more information is needed.
Enrollment is based on courses offered and space available. Once your request is received, you will receive a Parent Permission form that will need to be signed and returned to the online program before registering for online classes.
AHS Junior Maddy Freking scores 1,000 career points!
Junior Maddy Freking becomes the 9th player in Anoka girls basketball history to score 1,000 points, Friday night in a close overtime game against Totino Grace. She came into the game needing 21 points and ended the game with 29 points 18 rebounds and 4 blocks. Congratulations to Maddy for this great accomplishment and good luck Tornadoes the rest of the season!
Castle Field Blvd closure for construction of city project set for Tue, Jan. 23
Construction on the City of Anoka’s water treatment facility near the ice arena continues with a second temporary closure of Castle Field Blvd on the east side of Anoka High School on Tuesday, January 23. Traffic will be able to access Bunker Lake Blvd. to the west during this time. Motorists should plan accordingly.
Construction equipment and crews will be installing a filter system with this project and traffic will be diverted until the project is complete. This is expected to be the final road closure needed to complete the project.
Anoka Alumni Spotlight: Mark Nenow - Class of '75
Even had the internet existed in the 1980s, Mark Nenow would have had a low profile. He rarely talked about himself, and trained alone using methods that worked for him, regardless of the wisdom of the day. Nenow is not even well known in his home state of Minnesota, though he broke 28 minutes for 10,000 meters ten times between 1982 and 1989, held the American record for 10,000 meters of 27:20 for 15 years, and, in the 1980s, world best for 10K on the road, 27:23. He was the top ranked U.S. 10K runner three times in the late 1980s, and was never ranked lower than fifth between 1981 and 1989. All of this, in shoes that barely provided coverage much less any sort of energy return. He was almost entirely self coached.
Words by: Sarah Barker
Happy New Year! - It’s the start of a new year and that means it is time to keep moving forward with college and career planning. You will be starting the registration process for your 2024-25 classes. This is a particularly important time to think about your personal and career goals and how you can take advantage of free high school opportunities to help set yourself up to meet those goals.
Free Application for Federal Student Aid -FAFSA
This critical financial form should now be available (after a bit of a delay this year). Get to work on filling this out and pay careful attention to the deadlines listed for each of your schools. Without submitting this form, you won’t be considered for need-based aid. Here is some information about the “Soft Launch” of the new form. There may be some periodic pauses that occur for site maintenance and updates.
Visit the Financial Aid website created by the Anoka-Hennepin Career and College Specialists for more information.
Here is what to know about the 2024-2025 FAFSA.
Here are some helpful videos to get you started.
College Costs
As you are considering colleges, it is important to think about cost. Experiment with the Net Price Calculator to get a rough estimate of what you might pay for college, and start the conversation with your parents or guardians.
North Star Promise Scholarship Program
Beginning in fall 2024, the North Star Promise (NSP) Scholarship program will create a tuition and fee-free pathway to higher education for eligible Minnesota residents at eligible institutions as a "last-dollar" program by covering the balance of tuition and fees remaining after other scholarships, grants, stipends and tuition waivers have been applied. Click here for more details.
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