ARGENTA-OREANA HIGH SCHOOL

October 2020 #WEareAO

2nd Quarter - Blended Learning Plan

On Friday, October 2, 2020 we shared the AOCUSD #1 Reopening Plan with our students and educational community. We plan to start the second quarter of the 2020-2021 school year utilizing a blended learning plan that combines in-person instruction and remote learning as well as a full remote learning option.

We are excited to have our students back in the building. We understand that remote learning has been challenging for a lot of our students. As we finish the 1st quarter it is very important that our students put forth their best effort in all of their classes. Due to the unusual and disrupted schedule, we are considering not administering first semester exams. We will be talking about this with the AOCUSD #1 Board of Education at our October meeting. If approved, this means that the 1st and 2nd quarter grades will each count as 50% of the overall semester grade.

Please continue to check in students for attendance at the Teacherease website.

Please consider reviewing recommendations for students on remote learning at the link below.

Top 7 Remote Learning Tips Your Student Should Know

Illinois High School Association

Extra-curricular activities are an important part of our students experience. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has caused a significant disruption to these activities for many of our students. We work with and follow the guidelines of the Illinois High School Association.

This schedule is dependent upon allowable activities based on guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health and local Health Departments. We are hopeful that our students will have the opportunity to participate in their activities of choice within the established schedule for the 2020-2021 school year. As additional announcements are made, we will share them with you.

Welcome Mrs. Mendez - AOHS Guidance Counselor

We are very glad to welcome Mrs. Mendez to AOHS as our new Guidance Counselor. Mrs. Mendez has a link on our school website - AOHS Guidance Counseling

Please mark this link and access it often to stay up to date with announcements and opportunities.

PSAT-NMSQT for Juniors

Our AOHS juniors typically take the PSAT-NMSQT in October as a practice opportunity for the April state required SAT assessment. We will be offering this opportunity to our juniors on October 14, 2020. Understanding that we are on full remote learning, we are offering this opportunity as an option to our juniors.

Additional information will be sent our regarding both of these opportunities in the next week.

College Board (SAT) has coordinated with Khan Academy to offer free practice for the PSAT and the SAT. Please see the links below and encourage our students to take advantage of this opportunity.

https://www.khanacademy.org/sat

https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat/practice

Mrs. Mendez - AOHS Guidance

Mrs. Mendez has organized helpful information for our students and parents / guardians on the Argenta-Oreana CUSD #1 High School website. The information can be accessed here.

AOHS Library

Thank you to Mrs. Klover - she has been working to prepare our library to serve our students while we are utilizing remote learning.

Please note additional information from Mrs. Klover here.

Mrs. Klover has also put together an brief instructional video for how to use our AOMS/AOHS Library to Seach for Library Books while we are on remote learning.