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seniors Sadie Schafer and Ce Compton enjoying some sunny reading time in Bears Ears
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Dear Osprey Community,
Our seniors are back in the Nest safe and sound after a truly beautiful trip to
Bears Ears National Monument, where the rain fell mostly at the right times as they camped, hiked, explored and learned alongside their teachers Lori, Kyle and Ashley. Many thanks to parent chaperones Lucy Bryson, Moira Compton, Leigh Bright, Amy Haggart, Mike McQuinn and Sue McClain, as well as to
Durango Devo for supplying vans and
Friends of Cedar Mesa for providing educational context out in the field. We are so fortunate to be able to use the wilderness as our classroom!
Students in Shane Nelson's Adolescent Development elective head to Moab this afternoon for a weekend of camping, hiking and boating. This summer, Shane worked with the
Colorado Education Initiative to flesh out his vision of providing school-based character education that incorporates wilderness adventure.
The Durango Herald reported on Shane's work in their
Creating Connections series, which is examining efforts to address youth suicide in our region; read the full article
here.
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junior Riley Amos in the leader jersey at last weekend's Conference Championships in Eagle
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Student Council is sponsoring Spirit Week next week, in recognition of the successes of the AHS Mountain Biking Team, which finished third in the Southern Conference, Division 2 this season. For the first time ever, the
Colorado High School Mountain Biking League's State Championships are being held in Durango the weekend after this one, and several of our team's riders have qualified to compete, including junior Riley Amos, who finished first overall for boys' varsity in the Southern Conference. We would love to see strong support from the AHS community at States, October 20-21. The race will take place on a newly constructed course on Ewing Mesa. It takes an army of volunteers to run a bike race this size, and race organizers are looking for help. Sign up
here to take a shift! We'll close out Spirit Week with an AHS-Style Pep Rally Friday afternoon, celebrating our team and all the Osprey student athletes in our community.
Student Led-Conferences are next Wednesday afternoon
from 4:00 to 6:00. Please be sure that you've signed up for a time slot; you can access the online signups
here
. SLCs are mandatory for all students except seniors and professional dress is required for all.
The AHS Board of Directors meets next Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30; all are welcome to attend and you can always view Board and Board Committee agendas and minutes on the AHS website here.
Have a great weekend and thanks for all you do to help the Ospreys soar!
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It's The Friday Show!
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The One That's Short...but has charts: The Friday Show 10/12/18 |
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Career and College Corner
Admissions reps from Hampshire College, Adams State and University of Vermont will visit campus next week. Check
Jess' DP for specific times and location.
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Upcoming AHS Events
See the 2018-19 School Calendar
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