Greetings, Mariners

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Greetings, Mariners!

Editor’s note: This is the welcome letter from Dr. Alison Hanks-Sloan, the new principal at Aptos High School, where classes start Aug. 15.

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Welcome to the 2022-23 school year! The Aptos High staff are ready for a great year of learning, growing, and connecting as we set S.A.I.L. together!

Ms. Pughe left me her captain logs and gave me a grand tour of the campus including student work and new cameras. I am enjoying the onboarding process with this incredible team. All of us share the same mission and vision to help our students aspire during their high school journey at AHS.

We are also hard at work with PVUSD colleagues to support our students S.A.I.L. toward graduation.

I am so honored to become a mariner and lead the journey of our proud school and community committed to providing our students with the very best. I look forward to meeting you throughout the school year and getting to know our students in the classroom, on the field, on the stage, and sailing throughout campus.

Remember, everyone gets an extra hour of sleep with our new 8:30 start time. AHS students continue to take seven periods to master their learning, and teachers have a collaboration period with

their course-alike colleagues to align and inspire their work. Our schedule has led to a consistent increase in the number of students taking advantage of more offerings in the arts, sciences, career technical education, and AP courses--just to name a few. The class of 2023 has been taking senior photos, some of our fall sports teams are training, and our site and district maintenance & operations teams are preparing for the return of students and staff. We are so grateful for our hard working team! We look forward to a Alison Hanks-Sloan great school year in academics, activities, arts, and athletics for all Mariners! Please continue reading for more news and important information to help you and your student navigate their way through a great year! This year, we as a school want to know: Why drift when we can S.A.I.L.? Let’s be the directional light to help us all S.A.I.L. n •••

Meet & Greets for Parents

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