ABRPTSO
Weekly Chatter
AB Regional High School
November 7, 2021
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Table of Contents
- Calendar of Events
- AP Exam Information
- Senior Dues
- Community Ed Classes for High School Students
- Family Ads in Yearbook - Deadline Approaching!
- Food and Personal Care Items Available at A-B
- Register Today - Community Conversation on Resilience
- Veterans Day Basketball Clinic
- ABRHS Choruses to Present their 27th Annual Cabaret
- ABRHS Community Service News
- Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
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November 9 - 9th Grade Elections & Advisory Day
November 11 - NO SCHOOL - Veterans Day
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Senior Dues
Senior Dues are required for all seniors and include your cap and gown, senior T-Shirt, 2022 Yearbook, and the senior spring outing. The cost for senior dues is $185. You can pay online using our E-Funds for School Program or drop off a check made payable to ABRHS with the student name and senior dues on the memo line. The dropbox for check collection is in the main lobby. If you need to request a financial waiver, see your Counselor or Associate Principal, Ms. O’Grady. We will be distributing senior T-Shirts to students who have paid their dues in the next couple of weeks. Don’t miss out!
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Community Ed Classes for High School Students
Community Ed is offering a myriad of teen and college prep courses this fall. Visit our website or sign up for our email list to receive updates regarding new classes. You can reach our office at 978-266-2525 with questions or to register.
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Family Ads in Yearbook: early bird pricing deadline is 11/15/21
The last section of every yearbook features family ads celebrating our seniors. Instructions for purchasing page space in the yearbook and creating your own ad can be found here. Early bird pricing is available for all ads paid for and submitted by November 15. Feel free to contact yearbook advisor Genevieve Hammond if you have any questions.
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Food and Personal Care Items Available at A-B
Students in need of food or personal care items can access these items through the Food Pantry Outpost in the Counseling Center at no charge. Students can “shop” in the outpost in the Counseling Center (see Mrs. Kelly) or submit this order form online and pick up bagged items in Counseling. Of course, all information and participation will be held in strict confidence. For more information on the Food Pantry Outpost, please contact Lindsay Rosenman or Elizabeth Warren in the Counseling Center. The Acton Food Pantry (including the Acton Community Supper) has been providing food assistance to residents of Acton and surrounding towns since 1984 and partnered with the high school in 2020 to provide in-school access to food pantry items.
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Turning From Struggle to Strength: A Community Conversation on Resilience with Dr. John Campo - Nov 15th at 7PM
Controlling whether we are happy is hard. But what can we control? How can we get to a better place when we're struggling? What are some healthy habits for sustainable well-being? How can we support friends and family when they are struggling?
Join Acton-Boxborough United Way and AB Cares virtually on Monday, November 15th to hear from renowned adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. John Campo of Johns Hopkins Medicine, as he shares practical strategies for building resilience.
Dr. Campo’s research interests include mental health services and policy research, the integration of mental health services within general medical settings, the study and prevention of suicide, and the relationship between somatic symptoms and mental disorders. Dr. Campo has been honored with the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Exemplary Psychiatrist Award, and has been on the America’s Top Doctors list for 18 years.
Bring your questions! AB Schools' Director of Special Projects Andrew Shen and Acton TV producer Vivian Kobusingye Birchall will facilitate a question and answer segment.
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Veterans Day BASKETBALL CLINIC
The last clinic was so much fun, we planned another one!
Veterans Day BASKETBALL CLINIC
with AB Girls Varsity Coach and Players
Boys and Girls, grades 3-9
Thursday, 11/11 9 am - 12pm at
RJ Grey Junior High School Gym, Acton
New players and returning players welcome! Come have fun: contests and prizes! Get ready for AB Travel Basketball or AB Comm Ed Basketball!
* Bring a basketball and water bottle.
** Masks must be worn at all times, by staff and participants, with the exception of when eating or drinking, per the School District’s COVID protocols.
Walk-ins welcome. $50 per player (cash or checks paid at check-in.) Sibling discounts. Registration begins at 8:45 am.
Print, sign and bring WAIVER. Must have signed waiver to participate.
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ABRHS Choruses Present their 27th Annual Cabaret
NEW! Don’t miss the ABRHS Choruses present their 27th annual Cabaret Night! Come enjoy music of all styles including Broadway, Contemporary, Latin & Acappella, along with plenty of comedy, dance & instrumental music. Friday, November 19 & Saturday, November 20 at 7pm in the ABRHS Auditorium. All tickets are $12 General Admission & must be purchased in advance at mossmusicnews.org. Current COVID Protocols will be in effect. (ABSAF passes are not accepted for this fundraising event.)
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ABRHS Community Service Program News
Volunteer Hours Report Forms are Due Wednesday, December 1st
Volunteer Hours Report Forms are due Wednesday, December 1st. All students have received an email with instructions and the report form link. Students must submit the online form by the deadline in order to be considered for recognition. All forms and information about volunteering, award requirements and recognition are listed on our website at this link: ABRHS Community Service Website
Community Service Awards Night
Save the date! Community Service Awards Night will be held in-person in the ABRHS Auditorium the evening of Tuesday, January 11, 2022.
Send us a photo of your student volunteer!
One of the highlights of the annual Community Service Awards Night is a slideshow of AB students volunteering during 2021. If you would like a photo of your student included, please email the photo, student, name and volunteer organization or activity to Melissa Dempsey by Tuesday, November 23rd.
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Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
INTERFACE Referral Service is a mental health resource and referral Helpline that helps children, adults and families, in subscribing communities, become connected with mental health and wellness resources. Part of your ABRPTSO Membership Donation goes towards the funding of this service.
INTERFACE Referral Service looks forward to continuing to help residents of Acton & Boxborough find a successful match with an outpatient mental health provider in their area, who is able to see them at a convenient time, takes their insurance or meets their fee requirement, as well as meets their clinical needs.
Please call the William James College INTERFACE Helpline at 617-332-3666 Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM, for resource information and/or provider referrals from a mental health professional. Please also review the very extensive website at interface.williamjames.edu for additional information about the service, as well as resources on mental health and wellness across the lifespan.
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The Weekly Chatter is distributed each Sunday. If you have a submission you'd like to include in the Chatter, please email it to chatter@abrptso.org by noon on Friday. The Chatter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school-related events, groups and forums to parents and students.
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