We’re looking forward to a great High School Retreat this Fall plus a dynamic three day Wheatstone Conference to launch the second semester in January! Both of these weeks provide students a break from their regular courses. More importantly, they offer learning experiences focused on living full and meaningful lives that bring glory to God and blessing to His world. Edward Paz will be our retreat teacher, and he has already been working with our Student Council and Ministry Class to plan topics. The Theme for this year is “The Power of Words.”

Cost

Student fees have already covered most of the costs for these weeks, and we are able to reduce the additional program and transportation fees to only $100 dollars this year. It will be billed through Smart Tuition in four segments from October through January. PSP students are encouraged to participate in both of these weeks for just $350. Costs have been kept to a minimum through customized programming and low transportation costs. We are grateful for our partnership with Highlands and especially to Leigh Bishop, Transportation Director, for arranging bus transportation.

Activity Sign Ups

Mount Hermon offers a wide range of recreational activities for students.  Our recreation time will be from 2 PM – 5 PM on Tuesday through Thursday.   Swimming, Sand Pit Volleyball, and the Game Room will be available throughout these times each day at no additional cost and without a sign up process.

The follow activities are based on sign ups and are only billed to participants.  Athletes will have practice from 4 PM to 5:30, and will be able to participate in these activities before practice.

Tuesday, September 7 @ 6pm in the Gym

We’ll start some coals for any volunteers who want to stay for lunch. Bring your favorite meat to BBQ. The school will provide the BBQ, utensils, and lemonade.

Middle School Sports Meeting: Tuesday, August 17 @ 6:30pm

High School Sports Meeting: Wednesday, August 18 @ 8pm

Athletic Cautionary Statements

Please sign and return the front page to the “Athletic Box” at “Mandatory Sports Meeting”.

Athletic Waiver and Release

Please read and initial each section, sign and return this 4 page form to the “Athletic Box” at “Mandatory Sports Meeting”.

Store hours are from 10 AM to 6 PM, and the address is 1282 Oddstad Drive Redwood City, CA 94063-2606. (650) 299-9623.

All students should be prepared with pens, pencils, college rule paper, folders or binders for organizing papers, a combination lock, and an Expandable Plastic File Organizer (available at Dollar Tree).

The school will supply each student with a complementary assignment planner.

Important Information

Announcements

Forms to print, sign and return at Back to School Night

Electronic Forms due August 19 by midnight

Dear High School Families,

It’s the middle of July, and we’re enjoying perfect Alma Heights weather, with fog licking the edge of the shoreline and draping over Montara Mountain.   It’s sunny and warm on campus, and our first football team is practicing on the field.    I love summer along the coast!

I’m also looking forward to this next school year.  We had an excellent group of seniors graduate in May, and we’ll be missing them, but our new students entering the high school will add richness to our high school community.   It will be great to see old friends and also to make new ones when school resumes in August.

God bless you each with a wonderful second half of the summer!

David Gross, High School Principal

New for 2010-2011

Academics

We have some great new courses being offered this year, including Logic, Student Leadership (especially for Student Council and Ministry Skills Students) and Computer Programming.  We have a new full time teacher in Mr. Daniel Reynolds.  Mr. Reynolds comes to us from Southern California, where he has taught this past year at Torrey Academy Azusa Pacific University.   He will be teaching Logic and U.S. History and helping teach our new Leadership course this year at AHC.

Schedule

We have a significant daily schedule change with an Elective Period from 7:55-8:40.   Students will be able to take P.E., Student Leadership, Yearbook, ESL, or a Math focused study period during this O Period.   Students without 0 Period Electives will begin with homeroom at 8:45.  The school day will end just after 3 PM, providing student athletes with earlier practice times.   The bus schedule will be the same as last year, with the bus leaving Highlands at 7:30 AM and leaving AHC at 4:30 PM.

Uniform

We will take another step toward a consistent student uniform this year.   Students who still have uniform shirts in excellent condition from Highlands or Alma Heights will be allowed to wear them for another year.  On the other hand, we are phasing out the old hooded sweatshirts of various designs, and Dennis Uniform has added a number of good outerwear options that will be allowed in class or chapel.  The high school AHC logo P.E. jacket will also be allowed.

While school skirts are still allowed for the girls (if they are worn modestly and are at or near knee length), we are encouraging students to consider the Dennis Uniform walking shorts instead.   Skirts will not be required for chapel days.

Back to School Packet

Please take a look at the back to school packet which has important information and documents that are time sensitive.