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AL News & Updates
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Dear AL Community,
A sincere thank you to all the students, their families, our staff, and our community! You have made this year's Annual Raffle Fundraiser a success that was unimaginable by the amount raised! Our Annual Raffle tradition brought families together while our students learned the importance of fundraising through the excitement of competing for prizes and awards.
We are proud of our Académie Lafayette community with success in overwhelming numbers of student participation in our t-shirt design contest. Fifth grader Paige Edwards won with her design of “The experience of Paris in the middle of the city”. Her design description states: "To capture Paris in the middle of the city, we have two kids showing the joy of giving to a worthy cause. We have a fundraising jar with the Eiffel Tower in it and with a Kansas City backdrop. The tag says, "Annual Raffle $10,000 Cash Fundraising Event!" We have AL Oak Campus school on the side of the picture, also we have a dollar bill on the top of the jar to inspire you to give".
We are also proud of the 436 students who participated in raising $78,742! Their fundraising pages and their persistence to reach their goals display that an Académie Lafayette student is capable of achieving success.
The winner of the $10,000 cash prize is Kamla Berkley Paschal. She is the parent of one of our very own Armour students, Kazmyn Paschal. Mrs. Berkley Paschal is also the mother of Cameron Berkley who is a former graduate student of Académie Lafayette in 2007. When Cameron graduated in 2007, it was important for her sister, Kazmyn to become part of our Académie Lafayette family. A clarification to the charter policies validated that siblings of graduates were eligible for a sibling seat and we welcomed her little sister to the school. Congratulations to Mrs. Berkeley Paschal!
Amazing job to our overall top student of all three campuses, Anne Crosson, followed by our top student at Armour, Amelia Kalahurka, top student at Cherry, Malcolm Johnson, and the top student at Oak, Gideon McMillen.
Thank you to everyone who made this year's Annual Raffle a true success!
Celia Liptak
Development Director
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October 29
Middle School Mixer, 6:30-9 pm
October 30
Boo Bayou Times Two, Cherry & Oak, 3-6 pm
ALIHS Fall Ball, 6-9 pm
November 5
Casual Day
November 10
NO SCHOOL - School Improvement Day
November 16
PTO Meeting
November 18
ALIHS Open House
6 pm, Armour
10th Grade 2023 Summer International Trip Meeting, 7pm, Armour/Online
November 19
Picture Day Make ups
November 24-26
NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
December 3
Casual Day
December 8
Early Release Day,
Armour: 12:45 pm
Oak & Cherry: 1 pm
December 13
Board Meeting
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Access our live calendar here.
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Weekly COVID-19 Testing Information |
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Our weekly PCR pool testing is done by a simple anterior nasal swab, collected by the student, and processed by healthcare staff. Please note that this is not a deep swab and is not uncomfortable for the test taker. Click here to complete the consent form. The campus codes are as follows: Oak Campus: AL-OAK, Armour Campus: AL-ARMOUR, Cherry Campus: AL-CHERRY. Click here to read the full announcement. If you would like more information about this testing program, click here. |
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Let’s keep our school open by following the safety guidelines. Click here to read them and view our dashboard.
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- ALIHS Open House
- 2022 France Trip Reminder
- ALIHS International Trip Summer '23
- ALIHS Fall Ball
- Boo Bayou and Middle School Mixer This Weekend!
- Restaurant Night at The Combine
- Oak Library Bookmark Contest
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- ALIHS at KC Metro Choir
- ALIHS Debate
- Adopt a Family for the Holidays
- Holiday Art Mart
- Care Kits Information
- AL in the Community
- Ad: Franck's Real Estate Tip
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All current 8th grades students and families: Please join us from 6 to 7pm on November 18, 2021 for an in-person open house at ALIHS (201 E. Armour Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111). Click here to view the flyer. |
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2022 France Trip Reminder |
Dear 7th grade parents: your application and deposit is due by Monday, November 1st. Please refer to the email sent by Mme Houfaidi for more information. |
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ALIHS International Trip Summer 2023 |
Attention 10th grade families: there will be an in-person meeting at 7 pm on Thursday, November 18th to present information on Summer 2023 International Travel. An online option will be provided if you are unable to come to the Armour campus. |
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The PTO, along with the Student Council Club invite all ALIHS students to the First Annual FALL BALL!
The dance will be held under the tent, Armour Campus soccer field.
We have music by DJ Jack, snacks/drinks, a photo station and a raffle prize!
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased ahead of time from sophomore Elijah Dastrup or at the entrance to the dance.
We hope to see you there!
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Boo Bayou and Middle School Mixer This Weekend! |
AL PTO is excited to celebrate with these exciting fall events this weekend:
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Middle School Mixer - Friday, Oct. 29 from 6:30-9 pm at the Armour soccer field.
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Boo Bayou - Saturday, October 30 from 3-6 pm at both the Oak and Cherry campuses.
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Restaurant Night at The Combine |
Support AL PTO and a locally-owned business!
The next Restaurant Giveback Night is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 10 at The Combine, located at 2999 Troost Avenue.
Visit or place a carry-out order anytime between
11 am and 9 pm and mention Académie Lafayette when you order and 15% of your pre-tax order (adult beverages included) will go back to AL PTO.
There is no school that day, so it's a great opportunity to go over lunch.
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Oak will be having a bookmark design contest! As of November 1, the template can be picked up from the library. Students may only submit one, and it must be their original work. All bookmarks are due to Madame Cook in the library by Friday, November 12. There are two categories: K-2 and 3-5. Entries will be judged by a group of teachers who will narrow down the choices to five, and then students will vote on their favorites from there. The top two in each category will be printed and distributed in the library!
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ALIHS Around Town: KC Metro Choir |
On Tuesday, Noémie Fratissier (10), Lacey Lepper (10), Jaden Booker (9), and S'Nyiir Haney-Williams (9) participated in the KC Metro 9th and 10th Grade Honor Choir at William Jewell. The choir spent all day rehearsing four challenging pieces of music from a variety of genres, time periods, and languages. In the evening, the choir shared the fruits of their long day of labor in a concert for their families at the William Jewell Gano Chapel. |
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ALIHS Around Town: Debate |
Our ALIHS Debate Team took part in the Kansas City Parliamentary Debate Tournament on Wednesday. The twelve ninth and tenth graders debated topics such as increasing the minimum wage and giving tax exemptions for college tuition. The passionate debaters each won one round of competition which is an impressive showing for their first foray into city-wide debate. They are invigorated and excited to compete again on November 10th at Grain Valley High School. Volunteer judges are always needed. If you are interested, contact our Coach Absher at kabsher@academielafayette.org. |
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Adopt a Family for the Holidays |
The holidays are still two months away but it is never too early to start organizing our annual adopt-a-family program. Please complete this form to let the social workers know how many family members you are willing to adopt. Typically, each family member is given presents or a gift card amounting to $50. In a few weeks, we will follow up with the process for sending gifts or monetary donations. Thank you for supporting our community! |
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Holiday Art Market is Back! |
CALLING ALL ARTISTS! The Holiday Art Market is coming... We are so excited to have just over HALF of our booths taken with local artists and makers for this year's event! If you are still deciding if you want to join us for this year's Holiday Art Market, there is no time to waste. Simply go here for more details and to sign up. We will reach out to you after getting your application and send you final details to lock your booth in.
Reminder: 9th Annual Holiday Art Market
November 20, 2021
10am - 5 pm
Académie Lafayette Cherry Campus
3421 Cherry Street, KCMO
No time to waste, please join us and 30 other artists and makers from around
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Our counselors and social workers are offering Care Kits to any family wanting such support.
Children facing difficult times can feel lost, scared or alone and may have few possessions.Through the Cerner Charitable Foundation Care Kits program, they receive their own kits full of age-appropriate personal items, creating a sense of comfort and security. Kits will be ordered by each campus social worker/counselor. The kits will be distributed to students in their homerooms or pick up will be arranged.
To sign your child(ren) up for a Care Kit, please complete the survey for the AL campus your child attends. (Please include infants or toddlers in your home.)
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Armour MS & ALIHS
201 E. Armour Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-800-8771
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Cherry K-5
3421 Cherry St
Kansas City, MO 64111
816-888-7400
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Oak K-5
6903 Oak St
Kansas City, MO 64113
816-361-7735
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