ACP Family Newsletter

It's December! It's hard to believe that we only have a couple of weeks left in this semester and to wrap up block 3. A big thank you to everyone who donated time, food, or money for our Thanksgiving feast. We enjoyed the pies that a group of students made and all the donations from parents and students.

Our ACP Lions have begun our basketball season. For a complete list of the games, please go to our website. We hope to see you at the upcoming games to help cheer on the Lions! https://acparizona.org/activities/. Cost for home games is $5 adults/ $3 students. Home games are at Sequoia Charter School in the gym.

Here are few upcoming dates and events for you to remember:

• Dec 14th - Winter dance at ACP in the courtyard (hot chocolate & goodies will be provided)
• Dec 21st - Last day of block 3
• Winter Break
• January 8th - School resumes - 1st day of Block 4
• January 15th - Martin Luther King day (Civil rights holiday ) - no school

As we approach the holiday season, we are thankful to all of you who support ACP. Let's finish the semester strong and enjoy a wonderful winter break!

Our school launched Anonymous Alerts in October. This allows our students to report bullying and safety concerns to school staff in an anonymous way. More information is on our website at https://acparizona.org/anonymous-alerts/.

In addition to launching this program, we have also installed more cameras over the summer. The safety window film has been installed and the door buzzer system was activated to make sure our school is secure.

Graduation date has been moved to May 22nd at 5pm. A graduation fee of $100 needs to be paid by May 3rd to the front office. There are fundraising opportunities available. The fee covers:

• Cap and Gown
• Diploma and Cover
• Senior activity
• Senior breakfast or luncheon

• Mia - Consistently on-task and positively contributes to the classroom learning environment.
• Miguel is a student you can always rely on. He is always the first to offer help to someone who needs it. Whenever Miguel is in the room you know there will be a lot of laughter. Miguel works hard in class and always participates in the daily activities and gives his best effort.
• Ja'Kayla - This student came to us during block 2 and has jumped right into school. She is participating in our blended program. She comes to school every day ready to work hard in her classes. She is polite, respectful and always willing to help. She has completed multiple courses and is working hard towards completing high school.
• I'd like to shout out Rudy in English 10B for his constant enthusiasm to participate in discussions and willingness to answer questions. Rudy is always ready with an insight into the lesson topic and reading we are doing and is such a joy to have in class.
• Alicia successfully completed her Success Plan by finishing her Algebra 2 B course. This was a huge accomplishment for her great job!
• Aryana is an amazing young lady who always is willing to participate in class discussions and group activities. She is always respectful and volunteers to aid others who are struggling during discussions.

Remember that each year there is an AZ tax credit of $200 for individuals and $400 for families when you donate to a school. This means that if you give a donation of that amount to the school (with receipt) you get that as a tax credit back on your AZ state taxes. Business/Corporate donations can be up to $800.These donations are used to help our sports and other extracurricular activities. Please talk to Betty at the front office if you'd like to make a donation. For more information, you can go to https://azdor.gov/tax-credits/public-school-tax-credit

Email: kmarble@acparizona.org
Website: www.acparizona.org
Location: 433 North Hall, Mesa, AZ, USA
Phone: 480-833-0068
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