By the time our hybrid model launches on March 22, it will have been one full year since your student last set foot on our campus for face-to-face learning. Getting back to in-person teaching and learning is a process and we need to hit all the steps. The hybrid model allows us to move toward a full recovery and we will be ready to do this as safely as any district or school has been so far. We also recognize that this move does not come without nervous anticipation of what's to come, nor are we blind to those feeling anxious about being back on campus and around more people than what they've experienced since the closure. At AHS, we pride ourselves in having a strong, student-centered school culture and one where the professionals consistently take into account the social and emotional health of Every Eagle. That's why our latest Building Leadership Team (BLT) discussions centered on not just the physical safety of our students, but also the emotional and mental health impacts that in-person learning and returning to campus will likely bring. We're currently working on a bell schedule for the first 4 days of hybrid to start with an opportunity for our Every Eagle Advisory sections to meet at the start of the day to connect, relay important expectations for campus safety moving forward and to do all we can to support our kids with an advisor / mentor who can be a great resource should any student need additional Social / Emotional assistance from our team. Rather than simply go straight to math, science, social studies, etc - we're going to reopen AHS with an intentional touch-in the first two A days and the first two B days with in-person Every Eagle Advisory. This is important for every student, but it is especially critical for our newest members of the convocation, our freshmen! Many students, especially true for our 9th graders, have never even met his or her adviser and this approach will give them the chance to do so. We will release this schedule prior to March 22, but it will not affect the start time of the day.

Below in the Hybrid In-Person Model section is a copy of our regular bell schedule that we will follow each day. Zero Period students (there are very few) will be checked in prior at the main doors starting at 650a. For all others who begin their day with first period, doors will NOT open until 730a for students to enter campus. Please note above the locations based upon mode of transportation to school for your two-days of in-person learning (As = Mon /Tue and Bs = Wed / Thurs). From these locations, students will report directly to their first period class. Grab and go breakfast will be available in the commons for those who need it. As noted in the Hybrid In-Person Model section below, we have many layers of safety expectations we will all be following for the foreseeable future as we take steps toward what we hope will be a full-in person experience this fall. While some may feel we're not quite ready to learn in-person just yet and some may feel we should already be back to full in-person learning already, the reality is that this IS the step we've been approved to take and it IS in the direction of a return to normalcy. For a school with nearly 1600 kids, 160+ staff members and thousands of family members too, if we are to be successful we will absolutely need EVERY EAGLE to adhere daily to our expectations. Most importantly if you are sick, stay home! If you are awaiting COVID test results because you or a household member suspects exposure, stay home! From schools and districts around the country and even right here in WA, we are seeing reports of success in this model. Together, we will do this as well as anyone... we've got this Eagles!