ABRPTSO
Weekly Chatter
AB Regional High School
January 16, 2022
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Table of Contents
- Calendar of Events
- ABRPTSO General Body Meeting: Tuesday, January 18th - Zoom
- ABRPTSO Open Positions
- Community Service Awards Night Update
- New Mascot Survey
- Families of Seniors!
- Junior Parent/Caregiver Post High School Planning Night
- School Store - Buy your Student a Valentine
- Upcoming Community Ed Courses
- ABRSD Digital Literacy Family Resources Around Technology Use at Home
- Project Graduation: Go Time!
- Food and Personal Care Items Available at A-B
- Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
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Monday, January 17 - No School for Martin Luther King Day
Tuesday, January 18 - PTSO Meeting
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ABRPTSO General Body Meeting: Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 (7pm)
We hope you can join us for our next general body meeting on Tuesday, January 18th. The meeting will be held via Zoom.
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ABRPTSO Open Positions
We currently have positions available on the PTSO Board. We hope you will consider joining the team. The PTSO strives to provide opportunities for all the students/staff at the HS and JH through grants given to the schools. We support student groups and enjoy bringing cultural and motivational speakers/artists to the school.
- Chair of the ABRPTSO
- Newcomer Welcome for the JH
- 8th Grade Dance Committee Chair(s)
If you are interested in any of these positions, please email secretary@abrptso.org. You can read more about these positions here.
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Community Service Awards Night Update
Community Service Awards Night will now be a virtual event and available to view on YouTube later this month. Everyone will be invited to view A-B's annual celebration of our student volunteers which will feature staff and student speakers, a slide show of volunteer activities, and a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We will send out an announcement and the link to view the pre-recorded event when a new date is confirmed. Questions about the event should be directed to Melissa Dempsey.
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New Mascot Survey
The AB Student/Staff Mascot Committee is accepting community input on suggestions for our new mascot. If you are interested in submitting a suggestion, please click HERE to read the committee letter including the survey link. The deadline to submit is February 4, 2022.
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Families of seniors!
You still have time to purchase space in the yearbook to celebrate your senior. The deadline for submission of these family ads is Monday, January 31, and all the information you need to create an ad can be found here. Please contact Genevieve Hammond with any questions.
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Junior Parent/Caregiver Post High School Planning Night
The ABRHS Counseling Department is hosting their second post-high school planning event of the year for parents/caregivers of juniors on January 27th at 6:00 pm on Zoom. Parents and caregivers will have the opportunity to meet with their student’s counselor in a small group format to hear a presentation on details of the college search and application process and other post-high school options. Please check your email for Zoom links.
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SCHOOL STORE - Buy Your Student a Valentine
Send your student a cute Valentine with a message - they will be distributed on Monday, 2/14 (at HS only)!
$5 for a plush Valentine Frog (4.5"), while supplies last.
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Upcoming Community Ed Programs
Community Ed is offering a myriad of teen and college prep courses this winter. 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.
American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor (WSI) Certification, February 18-21
This course will train you to teach a variety of water safety courses including the Basic Water Rescue and Personal Water Safety courses, six levels of Learn-to-Swim, three levels of Preschool Aquatics, and two levels of Parent and Child Aquatics. Course Code: WSIW22
US History AP/SATII Review Class, Sundays, 6-7 pm, February-April
Students will join AB High School teachers, Mary Price Maddox and Maura Champigny for this class which will help students prepare for the AP and SATII in US History. For more information click on the Course Code: USHISTORYW22
SAT Bootcamp with Open Door Education, February 22-24
The perfect course to help your student prepare for the March SAT! For more information, click the Course Code: SATBOOTCAMPW22
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ABRSD Digital Literacy Family Resources Around Technology Use At Home
We understand that students may receive new electronic gifts over the holidays and often spend more time on screens in the winter. To help support families in discussing media balance with students, we encourage you to check out the ABRSD Digital Literacy Family Resources website which includes helpful suggestions and resources for families around technology use at home.
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Project Graduation: Go Time!
We have turned the calendar to 2022 and that means it's officially time to plan the best all-night, substance-free graduation celebration for the CLASS OF 2022! Thanks to the fabulous people who have already volunteered, our committee chair positions are full, and we are going to hit the ground running. But we'd still love to see your smiling face. Our first planning meeting is Wednesday, January 19, at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Please send us an email if you'd like to join us. You'll have fun, and together we will continue to keep kids safe on graduation night as we have done for more than 30 years.
Jennifer Mabardy & Jennifer Philion
AB Project Graduation 2022 Co-Chairs
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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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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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