Thursday, February 10, 2022 |
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AEHS Community Member,
As we carry forward with Black History Month, I want to remind our community that this is also National School Counselor Week. School counselors are truly game changers in the lives of our students and do so much with their roles being amplified even more so by the pandemic. As pictured below, it has been wonderful to see all the notes of appreciation for both Ms. Roca (Guidance Counselor) and Mr. Soriano (SAFE coordinator) We are so fortunate to have these professionals serving on our campus!
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Please remember that 3rd quarter student progress reports are being released to Skyward Family Access. I ask that all of our parents review their student's results with them right away given that we are fast approaching our annual spring testing season.
Thank you for reading about some of our latest Phoenix happenings and successes. Have a great weekend.
Douglas K. Loftus, M.S. Ed.
Principal
Pictured very top: African American Authors and Poets profiled in one of our hallways as part of Acceleration East's Black History Month celebration.
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Class of 2022 senior Eunice Perez reacts in total surprise as she was "getting slammed!" by Principal Loftus with her senior t-shirt. Eunice is set to graduate in May. |
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A group of our Phoenixes trying out tetherball for the first time! |
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Ms. Ker, English Language Arts and Art teacher at AEHS, is our Teacher of the Month for January 2022. She is holding her award certificate from Texas Roadhouse (6372 S. Semoran Blvd.) for a free entrée.
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Ms. Maritza Juarez has returned to AEHS after working here last year as a program assistant. She is now a certified educator and will be teaching reading. We are very excited to have Ms. Juarez on board! |
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Former AEHS uniformed security guard and US Air Force veteran, Mr. Art Arizola, stopped by to visit this past week! |
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Algebra 2 with Ms. Naffziger:
Students have been working on solving radical expressions.
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Agriculture Science with Mrs. Dipasquale: |
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ELA with Mrs. Ker:
This past week Mrs. Ker has been guiding her students on how to open the essay with academic language.
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In recognition of Black History Month, the theme of this bulletin board is "What if they had Instagram?" |
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City of Orlando Black History Month events:
Source: City of Orlando Commissioner, District 2 Tony Ortiz
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Student research for Black History Month - campus wall posters (Part I): |
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Special Recognition for AEHS |
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AEHS has just been recognized as a 2021-2022 FAFSA Champion School by the Florida College Access Network!
This is a special recognition for just those Florida high schools that do very well year-over-year (improving by 5 percentage points or better) in working to get members of their senior class to complete their FAFSA paperwork on time. Without this important step, seniors are unable to qualify for federal college financial aid such as grants and work study.
* FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
** Read more about the Florida College Access Network and FAFSA here.
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OCPS Families,
Beginning Thursday, Feb. 10, Orange County Public Schools invites all students and families to participate in the 2021-22 annual stakeholder survey. This year, students and families will be surveyed on a variety of topics such as school climate, safety and engagement as we work to ensure every student has a promising and successful future.
OCPS has partnered with Panorama for a second year to help us collect this confidential feedback. Students in grades 3-12 will be asked to complete this voluntary survey during the school day. Families that do not want their child to participate can notify their school of their preference.
Surveys are also available for any family with a student in grades K-12. They can be completed using any electronic device with internet access by clicking on the anonymous link on the district’s website, OCPS.net.
The family survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. For additional questions, please visit OCPS.net or reach out to your child’s school for assistance. |
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Free mobile app from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: |
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OCPS virtual parenting skills workshop Wednesday, February 23: |
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Parenting Skills
Virtual Workshop
Parents will be able to identify better practices for Parenting Skills with their children. Families will have an opportunity to embrace an abundant mindset relationship with their children at home.
February 23, 2022
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No school Monday, February 21st: |
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Enjoy your weekend!
Douglas K. Loftus, Principal
Acceleration East High School
Thursday, February 10, 2022
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Orlando, FL 32822-2704
Phone 407-992-0917
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