AHS Model United Nations

The AHS Model United Nations delegation attended a debate conference last weekend in Irvine, at Trabuco Hills High School. Every single one of our students did an absolutely amazing job! Out of about 200 students in attendance, our 12 students absolutely dominated the awards!  

RESEARCH AWARD for the International Atomic Energy Agency Committee:

Mariana Vargas Sepulveda (representing India) 

Harper Pambrun (representing United States) 

Aubrey Gubler (representing United Arab Emirates)



RESEARCH AWARD for UN Women Committee:

Sasha Oquendo  (representing the United States) 

Cadence McGrath (representing Norway) 

Milo Neumann (representing India) 

RESEARCH AWARD for UN Security Council:

Jayden Clevenger (representing United States)

RESEARCH AWARD for UN Office Of Drugs and Crime:

Tyler Muller (representing India) 

RESEARCH AWARD for UN Environmental Programme:

Miara Wooten (representing United States) 

Kennedy Pike (representing India) 

OUTSTANDING DELEGATE on Advanced Security Council: Jayden Clevenger 

OUTSTANDING DELEGATE on the UN Women Committee: Sasha Oquendo

And... drum roll please!!!!! .... BEST DELEGATE: Harper Pambrun!!!

SANTA ROSA'S KINDERGARTEN

PLAYGROUND ROCKS!

The Santa Rosa school community gathered on Saturday, March 26th, to give the Kindergarten playground some much needed TLC! Parents, teachers, staff, and community members worked together to clean, organize, build, and paint. Thanks to generous donations from Atascadero 7-11, The Nest, Miner’s ACE Hardware, and Home Depot, we were able to repair the exterior of the playground shed, paint a new mural, build a music wall, and purchase many new toys and pieces of playground equipment. Our school is grateful to our local community for providing such a wonderful opportunity for us to give back to our students and modernize part of our campus. The children are already enjoying their new and exciting playground.

Thank you SRAA PTA and Atascadero as a whole!

CENTRAL SECTION SCHOLAR ATHLETE

Emma Hanson was recognized as a Central Section Scholar Athlete Recipient. Congratulations Emma!

SPRING IN THE BENGAL GARDEN

Spring is here and it is an exciting time for the San Benito Bengal garden! Check out these pictures from our recent workday. With the help of students and their families our garden is looking beautiful with its new layer of wood chips and fresh planted crops. A big thank you to all families who attended our spring workdays!

LIGHTHOUSE AFTER SCHOOL

FLAG FOOTBALL

Click on the flyer below to learn more about Lighthouse After School spring flag football.

 Inaugural Mustang Ball fundraiser

Santa Margarita's PTA is holding it's Inaugural Mustang Ball fundraiser, which will be held Saturday, April 9, at Oyster Ridge and includes dinner, a silent auction and raffle. This event is open to the community,the QR code goes to the website, for tickets and more info: https://smespta.com/mustang-ball .

ATASCADERO HIGH SCHOOL

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Tucker Grote is this weeks Athlete of the Week, read all about Tucker in the

A-Town Daily New.

2022 ART SHOWCASE AT

SAN BENITO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Without further adieu.... here is our 2022 Art Showcase! Enjoy!

And a HUGE thank you to our PTA for funding this major 11+ week endeavor! Click on the picture to watch the show!

Kat Holmes

LIGHTHOUSE 5K FUN RUN!

Save the date! This year's 8th Annual Lighthouse Fun Run will be on June 04th, 2022.

The 8th Annual LIGHTHOUSE 5k Benefit Fun Run and Family Fun Day will feature a new location this year! A scenic trail course that is only accessible by invitation encourages runners and walkers to enjoy this beautiful 5k trail just minutes from downtown Santa Margarita.  

There will also be a kids 1/2 mile race and a kids 6 & under 100 yard dash following the finish of the 5k run. 

Click on the Flyer below to register. (You can register before June 01, 2022)

SMART SOCIAL .COM

Dear AUSD Parents,

We are excited to tell you about an amazing opportunity that you can take advantage of! Many of our students have a cellphone, tablet, or even gaming systems with Internet access and social media. While advances in technology have many great rewards, there is also the potential for harm. As parents, we can get ahead of this and take action to ensure our children are using social media in a way that will benefit them and not harm them.

In addition to cyberbullying, there are concerns about safety, mental health, and wellness. It seems that every day another social media app or social media challenge becomes popular. In some cases, these apps allow strangers to contact children, or make it easy to anonymously bully other children. Or, the social media challenges pose great dangers to students’ or bystanders’ physical safety. In answer to these dangers, we have been looking for a resource that can help parents of our community learn the ins and outs of social media and online dangers, and the challenges of parenting in the digital age.

We are excited to announce that the AUSD has recently partnered with SmartSocial.com for its on-demand courses for parents. The SmartSocial resources cover a wide range of digital and social media topics. We have purchased a parent subscription package to these resources to help you learn how to navigate the negative (and positive) parts of social media with your students. 

With more than 130 parent, educator, & student courses available on-demand, this resource promises to help bridge the gap between the ever-changing digital landscape and the very real need to guide our students.  

Some of our courses include:

• Smartphone and Social Media Agreement Class
• Navigating TikTok
• Navigating Instagram
• Navigating YouTube
• Navigating Snapchat
• Navigating Fortnite, Overwatch, Call of Duty & Violent Video Games
• Navigating Roblox, Minecraft, & Non-Violent Video Games
• Navigating College Readiness on Social Media Networks

As we all know, the digital footprint and the social media presence that young people create can have a lasting impact. Parental guidance, as well as guidance from trusted adults at school, are needed. For older students, we will begin the process of preparing for college and career and SmartSocial.com can help parents support their students in putting their best foot forward with social media and a digital portfolio.  

Normally membership to the SmartSocial resources is $60-180/year. AUSD parents can now join the SmartSocial Membership for FREE. Our District's membership gives each family access to the SmartSocial courses for free for the next 18 months. This is a unique opportunity to learn from experts in the social media space from the comfort of your home or office.

Click the link below to register today! 

https://smartsocial.com/atascadero

Let's work together to support our children in this ever changing digital age!

POST-SPRING BREAK TESTING KITS

The State of California and FEMA have asked school districts to distribute COVID-19 test kits to their families. These tests can be used to test students at home, before returning to school, after Spring Break. These tests are optional and will be made available at the school sites as well as the District Office starting next week. Click on the flyer for more information.