Be Involved - Work Hard - Be Kind |
May 2024
"Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't." Bill Nye
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Monthly Eagle Family Newsletter |
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Your Monthly Message from Principal Herman... |
Hello Eagle Families,
Happy May!
Senior parents, please make sure that you read through the newsletter this month for pertinent senior information. Also, be sure to check out the senior schedule on our website so that your senior is able to be involved in all these great end-of-year activities.
For all families, please check out the Chromebook Return Plan in the News You Can Use section of our newsletter. If your student will be joining us at the end of June for credit retrieval through our summer school program, your student will still turn in their Chromebook at the end of the year and will be issued one to use for credit retrieval during the 4 weeks of our summer school program. Please reach out to our counseling department if you have questions about summer school and credit retrieval needs.
Our AHS Eagles continue to inspire with excellence in our Spring athletic programs, performances and competitions in the arts and in our academic programs, and through the three principles they exhibit daily: 1) working hard, 2) being kind, 3) getting involved. We are looking forward to watching and celebrating as our AHS seniors walk across the stage in a few short weeks to accept their diplomas. And we are also looking forward to welcoming over 400 new freshmen in the fall. Each of your students brings something different to enhance the culture at AHS.
I appreciate how you advocate for your student and the support you provide them at home. Thank you for being a part of our AHS community!
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Please reach out to your student's admin or counselor with any needs you have!
#ahsflyeaglesfly
With Every Eagle at heart,
Marilee Herman
Principal - AHS
& Your AHS AP team...Nikki Anderson, Kyle Axelson, and Denise Eichler
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Our AHS Percussion Ensemble headed to state this past week and competed against 21 other high schools. Their hard work and dedication is going to pay forward into the creation of a Percussion class as a part of our band program in the 2024-2025 school year! |
Our AHS Eagle Unified Soccer team continues to take victory on the field. Be sure to catch one of their remaining games!
As a reminder, Unified Athletics programs are a partnership between special education and general education students who compete against other schools with the same program. So much fun and a way for Every Eagle to be involved!
#ahsflyeagleslfy
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With opportunities such as the Skilled Trades fair, our partnership with SnoIsle and our RAP program, we have so many amazing opportunities for students to connect with careers and develop their passions while still attending AHS. |
Above: Snapshot of a few of our RAP students!
Below: So many community partners came to join us at the Skilled Trades Fair. Thank you!!!
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Appointment? Leaving early?
Please send a note in the morning with your student to stop by the Attendance office and get a pass to leave early.
If you forget to send a note, please call in advance to excuse your student at 360.618.6300. You will then need to come into the office to sign them out.
PLEASE call before 2:00 for an early release.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP IN SUPPORTING STUDENTS!
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Parent Quick-Access Resources |
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Attention: families interested in Driver's Ed at Arlington High School!
Driver's Ed is provided all school year and during the summer. If interested, choose one of the remaining quarters that works best for you:
Summer: Jun. 17th - Jul. 18th
Two classes Mon-Thurs
from 8:00 to 10:00 am OR 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Summer classes start June 17th and end July 18th with the week of 4th of July off (7/3-7/7/24).
Students are not fully enrolled until they have turned in BOTH the application and acknowledgement forms along with the $625.00
Both forms are required in order to be cleared.
*Payment plans are also available if needed.
You may obtain an application and acknowledgement form by clicking on the links below:
*Arlington School District Traffic Safety/Driver's Education Schedule for 2023-2024 can be found here
Questions: 360-618-6300 x 11317 or at james.brooke@asd16.org
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The Arlington High School Jazz Band would like to invite jazz fans to shine up their boogie shoes and attend our annual fundraiser, the 29th Annual Swing Into Spring Dinner Dance on Friday May 17th and Saturday 18th. The AHS Commons will be transformed into an exciting Jazz Club featuring our AHS Jazz Band, Post Middle School Jazz Band (17th), and our AHS Flight Choir (18th). Spaghetti and salad will be served. $15 a ticket.
This year, we ask our guests to use the parking lot behind the high school, as our event entrance will be at the rear doors of the building. On Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th, doors will open at 6:00PM for a complimentary swing dance lesson with the show starting at 7:00PM.
There are no seating assignments, all tickets are general admission. Please double check your ticket dates before you book. We will not be able to change the ticket dates or refund. All sales are final.
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AHS's Flight and Aerie choirs invite you to a special evening of song and dance at our Cabaret fundraiser shows! Catch a must-see performance of 'Heartbreak and Harmony' on May 31st and June 1st at 6 & 8 PM. This year's theme will feature the best love songs (and breakup songs!) from Adele, Alicia Keys, Laufey, and more. Limited VIP seating is available on stage, putting you right in the heart of the action with a dessert in your hands. See you there! |
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Career Center Events for May
FAFSA/WAFSA Help - It's NOT Too Late!
Seniors! If you are planning to go to attend a community college, college or university this fall and have not yet done FAFSA/WAFSA, it is NOT TOO LATE!!! You can find helpful information on creating an FSA ID and complete the FAFSA/WAFSA on the Career Center website. Mrs. Rodino will be available during all lunches on May 2nd and May 3rd to help! Sign up here to attend!
Attention Juniors and Seniors! SSgt Hanvey from the Air Force will be here on May 22nd during First Lunch for a Lunch and Learn presentation. Come learn more about the Air Force or military service and have lunch! Sign up here by May 8th!
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Sno-Isle TECH 23-24 Spring Student of the Quarter Award!
The attributes for this award are: Having Honor, Learning from Mistakes, Showing Responsibility, and Doing More than Expected. I’m sure you are just as proud of these students as we are!!
Alexa Casillas-Tadeo COSMETOLOGY
Scott Smith CULINARY-PRODUCTION & SVC
Emma Smiddy DENTAL
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Please pay fees/fines as soon as possible as the end of the year is soon approaching!
Fine payments (cash or check only) or item returns can be taken care of at the Attendance Office window, anytime between the hours of 7:30am to 3pm. Or, payments may be paid either online through our new online payment system (we are no longer using Skyward for fines or fees, see instructions below), or checks may be mailed to:
Arlington High School / Student Fees
18821 Crown Ridge Blvd
Arlington, WA 98223
Online payment Instructions:
Under quick links, which is on the front page, far right, go to Online Payments
Click on the “Online School Payments” button
Login using your Skyward username and set a password. This will not change your Family Access password. If you do not have a Family Access login, or need your login, please contact our Counselor’s Secretary, Robin Knutson, at 360 618 6307.
Who are you shopping for? Click on student name
Available items will be displayed
Click on “buy” next to the wanted item. If your student has a fine or fee, this is where you would see it, and have the opportunity to pay for it. When you are done, check out.
Remember, if your student has a fine for a book or chrome book, the item can be returned to Arlington High School and the fine will be removed if the item is in good condition. If books are written in or damaged in any way, the student is required to pay for the book or item. If you have any questions, please let Juliana Klein in the attendance office know - juliana.klein@asd16.org. Thank you!
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We have had an extremely high volume of LOST AND FOUND items on a weekly basis. Please make sure your student(s) are coming home with all of their belongings - after about a month or so, all lost and found items are donated. |
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National Honor Society is offering tutoring in the library every Friday after school. |
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Food Services: You may notice that the portal for making online payments to your student's food service account looks a little different this year. We're now using TouchBase for processing these payments, and if you already have a TouchBase login you're ready to sign in and make payments. If you don't have a login it will take just a few minutes to set it up. Please go to wa-arlington.intouchreceipting.com and follow the instructions to create your password (your username is the same one you use for Skyward Family Access). Automatic payments that were set up in the old system will not carry forward. Online payments are not posted to food service accounts in real time, but they are updated several times throughout the day and should be reflected in the account balance no later than 7:30 am the following day. |
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Each month, the Equity Department develops themes that focus the equity work for our district. The goal of the monthly theme is to provide resources and supports for teachers in order to bring awareness and appreciation to the diverse population of students in our district.
The theme for May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Please click this link to find resources for this month’s theme.
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AHS Medeagles are going to nationals!!
This last month Medeagles competition team competed at state and took home many awards!
State Forum Champion- Alyssa Acosta
Anatomage 3rd in state- Elish Ostap (captain), Tanner Kruse, Connor Tolzman, Alyssa Acosta, & Sophia Barkley
Meadeagles will head to nationals on June 1st!!!!
and over all finished in the top 10 of the state in the ALL category division! (6 more categories here!!!)
These kids are amazing!
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New Club on Campus!
Yarn Club will be a place to learn, a place to work and a place to be inspired. Meets Mondays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30.
We are currently seeking donations of yarn and tools. Also looking for volunteers to help with instruction.
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Do you care about the environment?
Do you like to hike and take field trips?
Come check out the Ecology Club
We meet Tuesdays in room D102
Join us after school
from 2:35-3:30 pm
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Any students who enjoy trivia, jeopardy, etc., are welcome to join us in the Knowledge Bowl club. We compete against other schools in Northwest Washington State and meet once a week for friendly, high-spirited competitions, complete with buzzer bars. Don't feel like you'll be put on the spot, as we compete in teams and no one is asked questions individually. If you are interested, please contact Mr. Mendro in C114 or at
(ben.mendro@asd16.org) or Mr. Duskin in C116 (chad.duskin@asd16.org). We normally meet on Tuesdays right after school. Bring a friend or two!
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"Are you a member or ally of the LGBTQ+ community? Would you like to meet other members of this community in a safe space, hang out, make friends, and talk about LGBTQ+ issues, learn about LGBTQ+ culture and history, and advocate for and support LGBTQ+ students at Arlington High School--with snacks?!
If your answer is yes, then email AHS' LGBTQ+ Club Advisor Mr. Ford at jason.ford@asd16.org for more information or "come join us Wednesdays from 2:30-3:45 in Mr. Ford's room, C208!"
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A team within the district put together a Health Services Resource Guide that puts local health resources in one place to support social, emotional, and overall health. This guide is geared toward staff, families, and students at the secondary level.
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Character Strong - It Takes All of US! |
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The Family Character Dare of the Month is... |
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For our teens, our Weekly Character Dare is generally posted in the Commons, but we also share it on social media via @AHSFlyEaglesFly (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) where we have over 6,000 subscribers who can view these dares daily. By working on these dares together and talking about them, we grow closer and more connected. The kids get this opportunity together in Friday's Every Eagle Advisory. The Staff have Weekly Dares too! The more WE do as adults, the more THEY do as kids. Family Dares simply tie it all together... here's Character Strong's C.A.R.E approach! It's a fun, simple approach to building Every Eagle's Commitment, Patience, Humility, Selflessness, Kindness, Respect, Honesty and Forgiveness - traits that lead to success beyond AHS. Enjoy your monthly Family Dares!
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"Inspiring all students to act as responsible, productive citizens who embrace lifelong learning."
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Here is the month coming at you! |
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Friday, May 3rd, 2024:
Math SBAC makeups
(additional makeups for SBAC and WCAS offered the following week)
Friday, May 3rd and Saturday, May 4th, 2024:
AHS FFA Plant Sale @ AHS (5/3 from 3-5 pm, 5/4 from 9am - 5pm)
Monday, May 13th, 2024:
Arlington School District Regular Board meeting - District office @ 6:00 pm
Tuesday, May 14th, 2024:
AHS General Booster meeting - AHS library @ 6:00-7:00 pm
Spring choir concert - BPAC @ 7:00-8:00 pm
Friday, May 18th and Saturday, May 19th, 2024:
Swing Into Spring - AHS Commons - additional details to come
Monday, May 20th, 2024:
Community Scholarship Night - BPAC @ 6:00 pm
Monday, May 27th, 2024:
Memorial Day - No School - Building Closed
Tuesday, May 28th, 2024:
Arlington School District Study Session and Regular Board meeting - District office @ 4:00 pm
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Thursday, June 6th, 2024:
Senior Tea - AHS Commons @ 6:00-8:30 pm
Monday, June 10th, 2024:
Arlington School District Study Session and Regular Board meeting - District office @ 4:00 pm
Thursday, June 13th, 2024:
AHS Class of 2024 Graduation ceremony - Angel of the Winds Arena @ 5:00 pm
Monday, June 17th, 2024:
Last day of school for 2023-2024 school year (early release)
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