Aptos High School

Friday September 17th

Good morning, Mariners. We are looking forward to celebrating Homecoming next week with dress up days, lunch activities every day, our awesome parade on Wednesday afternoon, and JV & Varsity football games on Friday night. Homecoming is a time to welcome back our alumni, celebrate our wonderful campus community, and show gratitude for our amazing staff. And while we have great events to celebrate next week, I have to take a moment to address the destructive and disrespectful behavior some students are exhibiting in the quad and open spaces and especially in our bathrooms.At a time when we need to come together now more than ever, there are some Mariners who are abusing the facilities we work so hard to keep clean and safe for all to use. Every Mariner shares in the responsibility of keeping our campus safe & clean. Thank you to the student leaders who are cleaning up after themselves in the quad. Thank you to the freshman and sophomore students who are changing their behaviors by not chasing, hitting, or running. Thank you to the staff who are reporting the anit-social behaviors you are seeing and redirecting students to do better. You all are awesome! All Students: please take a moment to download the StopIT app today. Report instances of destructive behavior. Staff, please encourage our students to be as respectful out on the broader campus as they are being in your classrooms under your care. Mariners, it takes a village to keep our campus safe. We need you.
Attention AP Students! The deadline to reserve your AP exam is Monday October 4th. A packet that includes AP Exam Payment Information and the AP Exam Fee Reduction Eligibility Criteria form in both English and Spanish will be provided to you next week in your AP classes.
9th graders: There will be another Homecoming meeting TODAY in E-103 at lunch to discuss your float! See you there!
Next week is Homecoming Spirit Week! On Monday, be ready to Jam in your JAMmies! Wear your favorite band or artist tee and some pajama pants! Tuesday is blues day. Dress in blue!
The Homecoming Parade is next Wednesday from 3-4PM in Seascape. If your club or sports team wants to participate, it’s not too late! Go to bit.ly/aptoshighhomecoming to fill out the form or go to E-103 for more info!
Club Carnival is sneaking up on us! It's coming up on Friday October 1st. Get the participation form in the ASB room now.
Student parking ticketing is in full effect. If you have not already purchased a parking pass please do so today. Parking passes can be purchased in the main office before school, during lunch, or after school.

Tuesday, September 14th

Interact Meeting, today at lunch in C106 (Mr. Whitwam´s Room). This club is about Community Service opportunities. It looks great on college applications and will help you get scholarship money for college. Bonus: we have delicious snacks at EVERY meeting!!!!
Freshmen! There will be another Homecoming informational meeting TODAY at lunch in Room E-103. There will be treats.
Voting for the Aptos High School Homecoming Royal Family begins TOMORROW! Check your email in the morning for the form!
As Fall sport seasons start to settle in and get under way, there have been many Mariner moments worth recognizing.
To start, big shout out to Girls Water Polo, as they have started off the season by winning back to back tournaments championships, going 7-0 in tournament play. They won the Central Valley Showdown and their home tournament this past weekend!!!
The Boys Water Polo team has been working hard and they will officially kick off their season this weekend with tournament play here at home.
Girls Tennis is off to another great start, they have matched up against a very tough Buchannon team from Fresno , and beat CCS contender Carmel
Girls Golf scrimmaged at Spring Hills last week and travels to De Laveagea tonight for their season opener vs Soquel!
Girls Volleyball won last week on the road at SLV, and they will host a big league match tonight vs. Mt Madonna in the Main Gym! Frosh/Soph at 430, JV at 530, and Varsity starts at 7
Cross Country kicked off their season last week at Pinto Lake in a race against Harbor, Mt. Madonna, and Scotts Valley.
And all 3 football teams will roll into Week 4 of the season and take on Salinas this week on the road in a tough environment.
Finally, we are proud to bring back the Sids BBQ Aptos High School Athlete of the Week, where each week one athlete will win a $20 gift card to Sids BBQ.
The first winner of the year comes from a performance that took place over the summer at the CCS Track and Field Championships. ..Junior (now Senior), Elizabeth Churchill had an amazing day, setting personal records in three events and standing atop of the podium for two. She competed in the long jump where she placed 7th...Paced 2nd in the the 100 Meter Hurdles...and she was the CENTRAL COAST CHAMPION in the HIgh Jump! Congrats Elizabth, please see Mr. Fox for your gift card

Good luck to all Mariners in action this week. Go Mariners! SAILS UP!

Monday, September 13th

Thank you Mr. Pepperdine, Ms. Notari, Mr. Bover, Ms. Emanuel, and Ms. Barrett for honoring students and staff for a Mariner Moment Award! Mr. Pepperdine honored Whitney Damiani for aspiring higher and leading by example! Ms. Notari honored Drew Berg-Robbins for leading by example! Mr. Bover honored Andy Villegas for leading by example! Ms. Emanuel honored Chloe Chaussee for leading by example! Ms. Barrett honored Arik Ohlhausen, Dakota Fremlin, and Uriel Ortiz-Aguinaga for leading by example! Also, Ms. Barrett honored MiriCole Baity for aspiring higher! Honorees receive 25 “5star” points for being recognized for their contribution to a positive school culture at AHS. Way to SAIL Mariners!
Thank you students and staff you are leading by example by wearing your mask in the coolest safesat way above your nose. And thank you for throwing away your garbage and treating our facilities with care and respect.
Congratulations Aptos High Varsity Football team for an incredible win against Palma High School on Friday night. It was a great game!
Athletes: be sure to remind your coach to submit game result's to Mr. Fox if you want results announced Monday, Tuesday or Friday!

The PVUSD Mental Health Clinicians, social-emotional counselors and assidgned school academic counselors are available for support. Student may go to the following AHS school site locations for support: Room I205 (Wellness Center) & AHS Main Office.

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