This Week's News

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ATASCADERO HIGH SCHOOL'S

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK!

Varsity Boys Basketball Coach has nominated player: Stevie Waiters, 9/13 from the field, scored 20 points, he had 5 rebounds, 3 assists, and 4 steals! Read the full article in A-Town Daily News.

ATASCADERO ADVANCES TO 4-0 ON THE SEASON WIN OVER SLO!!

Click on the picture below to see a short clip of the action packed game!

ATASCADERO HIGH SCHOOL AUTOMOTIVE CLASS GETS RECOGNIZED & AWARDED!

The Atascadero High School Senior Automotive Class received a set of professional tools as a recognition from the Atascadero Rotary Club!!! Their Automotive teacher, Mr. Tony Renteria is so excited for them.

SAN BENITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAD A BLAST VISITING CAL POLY!

All fourth and fifth grade students from San Benito Elementary got the opportunity to tour Cal Poly's campus before cheering on the Mustang basketball team! Our scholars are more college and career ready, thanks to today’s special experience off campus!

GO MUSTANGS!!

FINE ARTS ACADEMY BROUGHT IN OVER A THOUSAND ITEMS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE!

Students at the Fine Arts Academy have been eagerly participating in a canned food drive to help local families in need this holiday season. Together, the school brought in over 1,000 items thanks to the generosity of students and families. The fifth grade class brought in the most canned food items and delivered everything to the Atascadero Fire Station this morning. Thank you to everyone who helped make holiday tradition continue at FAA!

CRESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

STEAM MUESUM !!!!

Creston Elementary School enjoying more hands-on exploration centered around engineering, technology and computer science activities!

2021 WINTER WONDERLAND

IN ATASCADERO!

Atascadero's 2021 Winter Wonderland happening on December 10th from 5:00pm - 9:00pm.

This year they have added another 15 tons of snow to make for the largest amount of snow being delivered since the event started over 20 years ago. With 75 tons of snow there will be larger snow pile play areas and will help make way for a massive snow slide with four sled runs (vs. 3) built by Kiwanis Club of Atascadero, Glacier Ice Company of San Luis Obispo and Premier Ag. This year’s snow themed events also include Joe’s Little Train operated by the Elks Club of Atascadero, two Euro bungee jumps, obstacle course, gladiator joust, bounce houses, face painting, and of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus. Read the full story in A-Town Daily News.

For a schedule of entertaining, go to www.visitatascadero.com/events

SANTA'S REINDEER POP-UP FARM

Santa is sending two of his famous reindeers to visit, and they'll be right here in Atascadero, at the Charles Paddock Zoo on December 10th through December 12th from 10:00am until 4:00pm! Thanks to Santa's generosity, these reindeer from the North Pole will be featured with plenty of photo opportunities. This is opportunity is included with a Charles Paddock Zoo General Admission ticket. Visit www.charlespaddockzoo.org for more information.

HOLIDAY MAGIC AT THE

CHARLES PADDOCK ZOO

The Annual Holiday Magic celebration is back at the Central Coast’s ONLY Zoo! The zookeepers have stepped in as Santa’s Elves to prepare gifts for the animals. Santa will be at the Zoo on Saturday, December 18th to help welcome visitors and deliver gifts to the animals. Plan to come out to join Santa and the staff for some Holiday Magic at the Charles Paddock Zoo to enjoy the festivities! For more information click on the flyer below.

PROVIDING THE GIFT OF LITERACY!

Free Digital Library Access and Books for All California Students.

CDE Partnership with Renaissance Learning Provides Gift of Literacy this Winter!

Free Digital Library Access and Books for All CA Students—All Downloaded Content in Next Two Months Can Be Retained

As part of State Superintendent Tony Thurmond's literacy initiative, the California Department of Education (CDE) has partnered with Renaissance Learning to ensure that every California student can access thousands of reading resources from December 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022. The myON digital library and news articles in multiple languages can be accessed for free by all pre-K to grade twelve students in California. All books downloaded during the two months are able to be retained and accessed afterwards. Schools are asked to provide the access code to unlock these free resources for students and families.

Please use the Family Letter templates to share this news, login code, and message with families in your school communities:

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TRAIL OF LIGHTS TOUR MAP!

As the holidays approach, Atascadero residents will once again be able to join in the fun of the holiday season with the "Trail of Lights" holiday lighting tour map, offering an opportunity for residents to showcase their beautiful lights from December 6th through December 25th! To get registered, click on the link www.visitatascadero.com/trailoflights

SUPPRORT OUR HIGH SCHOOL!

Atascadero High School Peer Mentors are selling custom socks for $20.00, to raise money for events to support our Freshmen and New Students.

Contact the High School with any questions at 805-462-4300.