ABRPTSO
Weekly Chatter
AB Regional High School
March 21, 2021
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Table of Contents
- Calendar of Events
- Update from the Food Services Department
- UPDATED Course Scheduling for 2021-22
- ABRHS Parents of Color
- College Planning for Students with Disabilities
- Project Graduation: Announcing the Sunset Send Off
- UPDATED ABSAF Spring Fundraiser
- School Store News
- Upcoming Community Ed Programs
- College & Career Planning at Danny's Place Youth Services
- College Panel Resources
- Looking for a Mental Health Provider?
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March 22 - Course Selection for 2021-22 will begin
March 23 - ABRHS Parents of Color Advisory Group - 7:00 p.m.
March 25 - College Planning Night for Students with Disabilities - 6:30 p.m.
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Update from the Food Service Department
- Did you know all students receive a free breakfast and lunch each school day?
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Food Services offers a FREE Weekly Meal Kit for contactless pickup every Wednesday from 3:30-5:00. Each Meal Kit includes items for breakfast and lunch for 5 days.
- Fresh Produce boxes are available along with a Meal Kit for families of 2 or more every Wednesday.
- Meal Kits are for all students from any Town and for adults from Acton or Boxborough.
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Additionally we offer our Food Service Online Store for contactless pick up on Tuesday. Place an order online Thursday-Sunday and pick up on Tuesday at the RJ Grey High School from 3:00-4:00. HERE is the link to the Food Service online store. Check it out! We offer Savenor's Butcher Cut Meat Boxes, Red's Best Fish, Fresh Produce Boxes and Boar's Head items and many other items that change weekly.
- It is our pleasure to serve our community!
Kirsten Nelson
Food Service Director
Acton-Boxborough Regional Schools
1-978-264-4700 x 3221
NEW!! Be sure to follow us on Twitter @ABFoodservices1
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UPDATED: Course Scheduling for 2021-22
On March 22nd during advisory period, all students in grades 9, 10, and 11 will receive instructions for on-line course selection for the 2021-22 school year. Teachers will review their course recommendations with students. Students are asked to make their course selections for next year via the PowerSchool Parent Portal starting on the following dates:
Grade 11: March 24th
Grade 10: March 25th
Grade 9: March 26th
The Parent Portal will remain open for course selection for all grades until April 14th. Please note that course placement is not done on a first-come, first-served basis. Once the portal closes for course selection, information related to course changes and corrections will be available on the portal.
As a reminder: Students going into grades 10-12 have the option to select among eight physical education electives, each of which meets the physical education graduation requirement. Please select 1st and 2nd choices. Assignment will be attempted with these options in order.
Documentation to help students with course selection can be found at the following links and on the ABRHS website:
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ABRHS Parents of Color
The next meeting of the ABRHS Parents of Color Advisory will take place on Tuesday, March 23, from 7:00 to 8:30pm. We will be joined by Social Studies department chair David Green. Previous attendees will be sent the Zoom link. If you are interested in learning more about the group or attending the upcoming meeting please contact Lindsay Rosenman lrosenman@abschools.org or Evelyn Abayah-Issah at eaissah@abschools.org.
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College Planning Night for Students with Disabilities
This program, for students and their parents/guardians, will take place via Zoom on Thursday, March 25 at 6:30 p.m. featuring guest speaker Barbara Ahern, Disability Support Coordinator at Middlesex Community College.
- Learn about the college application process as it relates to students with IEPs and 504 Plans
- Learn about support services available
- Learn strategies to navigate the admissions process
- Understand how special education testing and SATs/ACTs impact your college planning
The Zoom link for this program was sent to families of all 11th and 12th graders. Questions about this event can be directed to Shannon Dandridge (sdandridge@abschools.org) in the Counseling Department.
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Project Graduation: Announcing the Sunset Send Off!
The school administrators have communicated their plans for this year's awesome AB seniors: a spectacular Sunset Send Off on Wednesday, June 2, 6-9pm! Complete with red carpet entrance (for which grads can dress up or down), a DJ, and entertainment, the Send Off will bring the best of Project Graduation outdoors. It's going to be FABULOUS!
So now that we know what's going to happen, let's MAKE it happen. Visit our website to donate, and ping us via email to volunteer. Help us send the Class of 2021 off into the sunset—and onto the start of their next great adventure.
Jennifer Mabardy and Jennifer Philion
AB Project Graduation 2021 Co-Chairs
abprojectgraduation@gmail.com
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Great News From ABSAF! We are extending our Spring Fundraiser! Deadline is Monday, March 22nd (Acton Boxborough Student Activities Fund)
ABSAF is a non-profit organization led by adults and high school students board members.
The purpose of ABSAF is to raise money each year through ABSAF sales and donations. These funds are then donated to the Acton Boxborough Regional High School and RJ Grey Jr High to support performing arts groups, athletic teams, academic teams and community service efforts.
Spring Is Here.... Rain or Shine....Be prepared for Spring Season!
Everyone can stay dry with the signature Acton-Boxborough Logo Umbrella for $20, as well as purchase fun flowers to decorate your home with an 8 inch multi- colored pansies pot for $11- Purchase both to receive a discount!
Purchase an AB Umbrella and a POT OF PANSIES!
Order Deadline Extended to March 22nd. We will have a contactless pick up on April 10th in St. Elizabeth Church parking lot in Acton. Details to follow.
To learn more about ABSAF, please visit www.absaf.net. Thank you for your support!
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School Store News
The High School Store has just received a new shipment of apparel - hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts, long sleeve t's, short sleeve t's, flannels, joggers and more. Check out our website.
You can call the store to place your order: 978-264-4700 x 3484.
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Upcoming Community Ed Programs
This class focuses not on learning new concepts but on effectively implementing content knowledge students already have.
Join Dana Roth as she walks families through the fundamental differences between high school and college, self-advocacy through the college search and transition process, best practices for identifying and connecting with college resources, and ideal timelines for the college search.
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What's Next Starts Now - College & Career Planning at Danny's Place Youth Services
Calling all high school students! We’ve just launched our new online version of “What’s Next Starts Now” -- It’s your map to college and beyond! What’s Next Starts Now is a 10 step program to help students figure out their plan for college and their careers beyond it. Through videos, guided activities, and 1-on-1 coaching, we’ll help you navigate the entire planning process and get you on your way!
By focusing on individualized exploration methods, and a customized approach, students will have the opportunity to think about what plan for college prep best fits them. Additionally, all programs emphasize the importance of balance, wellness, and self-care to make the process of college exploration more fun.
For a limited time, use code “LAUNCH20” for $20 off your purchase of the What’s Next course.
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College Panel Resources
Last Monday's NAMI College Panel was well-received. Even if you missed the event, we thought we would share a few resources and a note about planning for next year.
Although our advertising has traditionally targeted just parents and students, we have learned this year that the virtual environment is very welcoming to guidance personnel who can then share the information with many other families. Next year, we will again plan on a virtual event and hope to welcome a great many more guidance department staff.
RESOURCES (All offered without charge)
1. Materials to support families in engagement with their soon-to-be college student
2. Programs to support families of students with behavioral and emotional difficulties:
NAMI offers programs, currently virtual, that may be helpful to parents of students with behavioral and emotional difficulties.
TTAPS (Teen to Adult Parent Support Group) offered by our local affiliate, NAMI Central Middlesex
Basics OnDemand, a 6 session self-paced educational course offered online by NAMI
3. Looking forward:
If you would like to receive quarterly email updates on the scheduling of our parent support programs, please send an email to nami.csmx@gmail.com or reply to his email. You can unsubscribe at any time.
NAMI Central Middlesex
Judy McKendry, Community Outreach Coordinator
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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 ABWEEKLYCHATTER@gmail.com by noon on Friday. The Chatter was created solely for the purpose of communicating school-related events, groups and forums to parents and students.
Acton-Boxborough Regional PTSO Chair
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