AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL

510 N Caveman Boulevard, American Fork, Utah 84003

Front Office 801-610-8800

Counseling Office 801-610-8801

Attendance Office 801-610-8802

Finance Office 801-610-8803

IN THE KNOW

IT'S SHOWTIME...Watch Cave Creative HERE.

Change of Schedule on March 28

Flex will be held after B6 on March 28. This time will be used to check the condition of chromebook devices. Students will also take the ASD Culture, Climate and Connection Student Survey during Flex on Thursday. Please have your student bring their charged chromebook to class on Thursday March 28. 

March 28 Schedule

B5: 7:45-8:57

B6: 9:03-10:23

Flex (Wellness Check) 10:23-10:58

B7: 11:04-12:16

Lunch 12:16-12:57

B8: 1:03-2:15

SCHOOL PLAY - A MONSTER CALLS:

The Drama Department is currently performing Patrick Ness' A MONSTER CALLS. This play is about a thirteen-year-old boy, Conor who encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied at school.

Show will start at 7 PM. Tickets prices are: students $7.00 adults $8.00. Tickets will be sold at the door.

A must see!

YEARBOOK: 

Yearbooks are going fast! When they are gone, they are GONE! Buy your Yearbook for $65 at the Finance Office or on myschoolfees.com to make sure you have one in May!

Every year we have panicked students who thought they paid for one, but didn't. Please make sure on myschoolfees.com that you have purchased a yearbook before it's too late!

SCHOOL LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

Parents, please check your students lunch accounts and make sure they are current. Thank you!

MESSAGE FROM THE PTA:

Hello parents! Our favorite week of the school year is coming up!! Teacher Appreciation Week is at the end of April and we are busy planning a fun week for the teachers and staff. The past couple of years we have included a raffle for prizes and gift cards during a catered lunch and it has quickly become one of our favorite things to do for them! We would love to make the raffle bigger and better this year, but we need some help to make this happen. We figure most of you would like to help but just don't know how or what to do when your child has eight different teachers to thank. You can donate any amount, big or small and we'll put it towards this raffle. You can Venmo me @Kelly-Gregory-dory7 and if you have any questions please email me at  kellyg5k@gmail.com. (I've included picture of the prize table from last year so you have an idea what your money would be helping buy)

Thanks for helping us celebrate our amazing teachers and staff at AFHS!!!   

IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 28 - Chromebook Wellness Check for every student. Please make sure your student brings their Chromebook to school with their Charger.

April 1-5 Spring Break

April 10 - ACT Day (Juniors Only) 

April 17- Sophomore Open House 5:30-8:00 pm

April 26 - Mr Caveman 7:00 pm

April 27- Prom 8:30 - 10:30 pm Location TBD

May 8 - Senior Recognition Night 6:30 pm

May 17 - Yearbook Distribution and Cavestock

May 21 - Senior Lagoon Day

May 22 - Graduation at BYU Marriott Center 9 am

May 23 - Senior Grad Night - Provo Beach Resort

SENIOR GRAD NIGHT:

Senior Grad Night will be held May 23 from 11 pm - 2:00 am at Provo Beach Resort. Students need to be in the South Parking Lot at 10 pm and students arrive back at 2:30 am. STUDENTS CANNOT DRIVE THEMSELVES! Please make sure your student arrives on time to catch the bus. Pizza and drinks will be provided. The cost is $50 until May 17 and then it increases to $55 on May 20. Tickets can be purchased on myschoolfees.com or at the Finance Office. Tickets need to be purchased by 1:30 pm on May 23. Tickets will NOT be sold the night of!

PARENT CHAPERONES ARE NEEDED!

The PTSA is looking for parents to help chaperone the Grad Night Party. Those who chaperone will need to be fingerprinted at the ASD main office. Please schedule a fingerprinting appointment by clicking here. If you have already been fingerprinted you do not need to do it again.

Come join the fun. Please contact Jackie Borget at jackie.borget@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out.

SENIOR VIDEO UPDATE:

Due to complications with submitting videos the Senior Video team has ultimately decided to take a different route with the video. We will still have a video at graduation. It will NOT feature personal videos. Sorry for any confusion.

ACADEMIC - ATHLETIC - EXTRACURRICULAR

CLICK HERE FOR UP-TO-DATE THINGS HAPPENING AT AFHS.

FOOTBALL: 

Interested in being a Football Manager next season? Please come to an informational meeting on Wednesday, March 27th at 12:30 pm (right after 4th period) to find out more information. The meeting will be in Room 118, Coach Behm's room.

REGION DRAMA:

Region Drama and took 2nd place in Sweepstakes and all 24 pieces qualified for State in April!

These students not only are preparing to open their play - A Monster Calls, but they also performed and prepared for Region Drama! This takes a lot of time and effort!

Good luck at State!

PAS PERCUSSION FESTIVAL:

Congratulations to our percussion students! They spent the day on Saturday at Riverton High School for the Utah PAS Percussion Festival, which is basically State for Percussion. Both the intermediate and advanced percussion classes performed their ensemble pieces and many students competed in the chamber ensemble and solo divisions. The American Fork HS Drumline also was featured in a clinic with renowned percussionist Colin McNutt.

Seniors Josh Lamb and Eli Elder placed 1st in their respective divisions. They are the (unofficial) State Champions, and gave an encore performance during the awards ceremony!

11-12 Mallet/Keyboard:

1st - Josh Lamb

2nd - Dallin Corey

3rd - Matthew Dolinar

11-12 Snare Drum/Tenors:

1st - Eli Elder

2nd - Knighton Hainsworth

9-10 Snare Drum/Tenors:

1st - Julian King

2nd - Tennyson Anderson 

HS Drumset: 2nd - Garrett Robison

HS Timpani: 2nd - Brock Johnson

HS Chamber Mallets:

1st place - Justin Ward and Matthew  Dolinar marimba duet

2nd Place - Gavin Gunther and Grace Carpenter marimba duet

HS Chamber Mixed - 1st place (Eli  Elder, Knighton Hainsworth, Bryce Bushman, Austin -Christiansen, and Jacob Schmuhl) HS Intermediate Large Ensemble: 3rd - American Fork Intermediate Percussion

AFJH Results: 

The AFJH Advanced percussion placed 1st in the advanced category, and the 8th grade percussion placed 2nd in the Intermediate division.

Ryan Seaver was 2nd in the 6-8 keyboard solos.

Charlie Seamons was 3rd in the 6-8 Snare solos.

MATHEMATICS:

AFHS Mathletes competed in the district math competitions. 

Henry Otis, Bryce Snow and Kian Brookhart took 3rd place in the Factoring Bee.  

Left to Right: Xander Ellwood, Samuel Kimball, Bryce Snow, Spencer Leach, Kat Leach

Way to go students!

SOCCER:

Soccer has gotten a great start to their season with an overtime win against Mountain Crest and a 3-0 win over Judge Memorial!

Photos complements from Tyler Staten Photography

TRACK:

Several Cavemen are participating at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston.

They won the 4XMile relay in 16:43.21 which is the second fastest indoor high school mile in US history!

Splits:

Kaden Evans - 4:15.7

Noah Nielson - 4:10.3

Ben Jaster - 4:10.2

Daniel Simmons - 4:07.0

Nationals Results:

Congratulations to our 5000 meter runners at NBNI in Boston:

Daniel Simmons set the US National High School Indoor Record in 13:38.86.

Ben Jaster placed 3rd in 14:19.95.

Their times qualify them for the 10,000 meter run at the 2024 US U20 National Championships in June at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

In New York City, Noah Nielson placed 2nd in the 800m Run in a time of 1:52.43 at Nike Indoor Nationals.

Final Day Results:

On the final day of New Balance Indoor Nationals, we had some great performances:

Noah Nielson placed 3rd in the 800 meter run with a pr of 1:50.51.

Ben Bradshaw placed 16th in the 1600m run with a mark of 4:14.54.

Kaden Evans placed 5th in the 2 mile run with a pr of 8:57.02.

There were no team scores kept, but if they did, American Fork would have ended up with 36 points!

Pineview Invitational Results

Five young ladies from AFHS are running this weekend in St. George at the Pineview Invitational.



Complete Results:

Girls 1600m Run:

1.Avalon Mecham, 5:02.15 (State Qualifying Mark)

4.Sky Jensen, 5:05.90 (State Qualifying Mark)

6.Tori Stratton, 5:12.02

7.Natalia Boltz, 5:12.62

11.Haley Whitford, 5:15.82



The Girls team of Mecham, Whitford, Jensen, and Stratton also won the 4X800m Relay in a State qualifying time of 9:24.18, a program best at low altitude.

VOLLEYBALL:

Boys Volleyball participated in the Thunder Jamboree Tournament. They had a great win agains Provo, and some other wins and losses. They also had a great win against Mountain View. They are off to a great start!

Photos complements from Tyler Staten Photography

GIRLS LACROSSE:

The girls lacrosse team has started their season. Come cheer them on at their next game which will be held on March 26 home against PGHS at 5 pm.

Team photos of the team and coaches complements from Tyler Staten Photography

BASEBALL:

Team photos complements from Tyler Staten Photography

RUGBY: 

The Cavemen Rugby team has a game this Saturday at AF High School football field. High School Students are free with their IDs and $5 admission for all others. Schedule of games is 9:00 am Jr High Team (7th/8th graders), 10:15 am JV (9th/10th graders), and 11:30 am Varsity.  

BOYS LACROSSE:

BOYS TENNIS:

Photos and information coming soon!

CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

STUDENT TELEVISION NETWORK (STN) CONVENTION:

AFHS Cave TV students attended the annual Student Television Network (STN) Convention in Long Beach, CA. There were over 260 schools and 3000 students from all over the country. We competed in 4 different events: Crazy 8's Short Film, Movie Trailer, Motion Graphics Editing, and Music Video. Long story short we got an Honorable Mention (Top 5) in the Movie Trailer and 1st Place in the Crazy 8's Short Film. 

It was a whirlwind weekend, and the students did an excellent job and AFHS shined! 

FCCLA:

FCCLA Students are getting ready to head to State FCCLA Competition on Tuesday. They are competing in Repurpose and Redesign, Food Innovations and Professional Presentation. The students who did Professional Presentation shared about Child Abuse and wanted to share the Child Protection Hotline Number for the State of Utah: 1-855-323-3237. Thanks for all your support!

COUNSELING

ACT PREP:

There is ACT prep help at this LINK. It contains test preparation resources, a practice test, and information about what to expect on test day.

Arena Scheduling for Incoming Juniors: 

Skyward Arena Scheduling will open for current sophomores on Wednesday March 27th at 2:45 pm. It will remain open until Sunday March 31st at 10 pm. 

Please refer to the attached Registration Packet for all of the details about Arena Scheduling:

AFHS Registration Packet

If you have questions, about registration, please email your assigned counselor for next year:

Counselor Assignments for 24-25 School Year: 

A-B: Laura Shelley (laurashelley@alpinedistrict.org)

C-E: Kristine Brown (kristinebrown@alpinedistrict.org)

F-H: Shantell Shoell (shantellshoell@alpinedistrict.org): 

I-Ma: Bree Toone (btoone@alpinedistrict.org):

Mc-P: Lisa Cuff (lcuff@alpinedistrict.org): 

Q-S: Liana Brown (lianabrown@alpinedistrict.org): 

T-Z: Stacee Sneddon (ssneddon@alpinedistrict.org)

UVU CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT:

Dates to Remember!

Admission Application is Open Now for 2024 Summer and Fall

Face to Face CE Classes:

April 9 -    Fall and Full Year Class Registration Opens

Live Interactive CE Classes:

Class Registration is Open Now for 2024 Summer

April 9 - Fall Class Registration Opens

May 8 - Summer Classes Begin 

May 9 - Summer Admission Application Ends

May 10 - Summer Class Registration Ends

EAST SHORE TESTING:  

Please contact Monique Forry in room 44A. The following are days and times to test. 

-Before school (B Days only) 7:30 am-7:45 am

-After school T,TH,F 2:15 pm-3:15 pm

-Wed 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm

-Students enrolled in ESO classes can take tests during class time or after school. 

LUNCH AND FLEX ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY  

CTE SCHOLARSHIP: 

The AFHS CTE Department Scholarship is now open. Please find the application information link HERE! Applications are due Friday, March 29, 2024. 

KEYS TO SUCCESS - Women Who Succeed:

Women Who Succeed is a free mentorship program that connects female junior and senior students with industry professionals. The goal is to provide a pathway to college or careers through literacy, technology and mentoring programs, and exposure to scholarships, internships, and careers. Female freshman and sophomore students will not be directly assigned to a mentor but will have access to virtual workshops once a month.

Students can apply HERE:

Applications are open until April 2024.

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE:

Helping students find jobs that fit their aptitude, interests and strengths. Here is the LINK to the full report.

UVU TUITION-FREE SUMMER PROGRAMS:

We warmly invite your high school students to join two tuition-free summer programs at Utah Valley University. Your support in promoting these opportunities to your students and team would be invaluable.

Here are brief descriptions of the two summer programs:

1. UVU Excelerate:

• Target Audience: High school seniors who will be first-generation college students and will be starting their freshman year at UVU this coming fall.
• Benefits: Free tuition and fees for a General Education course applicable to any degree.
• Features: Real-world projects with external partners, small class sizes, team-building workshops, embedded peer tutors/mentors.
• More Information: UVU Excelerate Summer Program

1. UVU’s Empowered Professionals of Tomorrow Summer Program:

• Target Audience: Current 9-11 graders in Utah high schools considering higher education.
• Preferred eligibility: Students with a 2.5 GPA or higher.
• Benefits: Free tuition and fees covered for 2 college courses across 4 tracks:
• Scientists of Tomorrow (Biotechnology and Geography)
• Business Leaders of Tomorrow (Finance and Entrepreneurship)
• Engineers & Technologists of Tomorrow (Computer Science and Biology)
• Scholars of Tomorrow (ESL English Language Skills Prep and Art)
• Additional Features: College success skills workshops, embedded tutors/mentors, career exploration programming.
• More Information: UVU's Empowered Professionals of Tomorrow Summer Program

These programs offer invaluable opportunities for our students and their families. If you'd like physical flyers, please let us know and we'd be delighted to provide them to you. A digital flyer copy is attached to this email for your reference.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or for further information about these programs. Thank you for your ongoing support.

Warm regards,

UVU SUMMER PROGRAMS TEAM

UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY

Empowered Professionals of Tomorrow Program - UVU Excelerate Program

Innovation Academy