Academy High Newsletter

We are excited to complete another week of classes. We had a lot of student activities to highlight so check out Focus on the Classroom.

Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions! You may contact me at esmith@academyhigh.org. You can also visit the Academy High Website for more information.

Head of School

We have already had a busy first month in Chinese 1 & 2! Students are getting used to our class routines and learning how to use more Chinese in class. We have been reviewing, learning new vocabulary and characters, and practicing speaking. Also, students also finished their first Chinese character scroll project and chose one Chinese word to represent their goal for this school year. I really enjoyed seeing their different ideas and creativity. We are off to a good start, and I am excited to see how much Chinese they can use this year :)

Here are photos of students processing a crime scene in their Forensics class!

Students work in groups to solve problems with each other along with the teacher.

September 2026

Thursday, September 17th - XC @UIUC Arboretum @ 4:30pm

Tuesday, September 22nd - Homer Lake, Homer @TBD

Friday, September 25th - ½ Day Dismissal @12:00pm

October 2026

Sunday, October 4th - Discover Academy High: Admissions Event

Friday, October 9th - End of First Quarter

Monday, October 12th - Fall Break - No School

Tuesday, October 13th - Fall Break - No School

Thursday, October 22nd - ½ Day Dismissal @12:00pm (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

Friday, October 23rd - No School (Parent/Teacher Conferences)

November 2026

Friday, November 13th - ½ Day Dismissal @12:00pm

Monday, November 23rd - Friday, November 27th - Thanksgiving Break - No School

May 2027

Friday, May 14th Graduation 6:00pm