Monday, April 17
TIGER NOTES
N EW A N N OU NC E ME N T S & R EM I ND ER S
Music lessons will be RED this week.
Seniors: Please join us for an all-you-can-eat breakfast on Thursday, May 18 featuring Dennis Brue’s famous
pancakes, plus cinnamon rolls, sausage or ham, juice, and milk! Tickets are $7 and will be on sale from Monday,
April 17 through Friday, May 12. Tickets cannot be purchased at the door. Students choosing not to eat breakfast
should arrive at the high school at 11:00 a.m. for the meeting.
Wed., April 19 | Commencement Tickets may be picked up in the Back Office. The Commencement ceremony
is intended for parents and close relatives of the graduates. Due to space available in the gym, 10 tickets will be
issued to each graduate so that his/her immediate family members can attend the ceremony. If your family
needs additional tickets, please contact Dani Bryant (507-379-5342 or [email protected]).
Singer, musicians, poets, puppeteers, comedians and all entertainers: Sign up to perform at Coffeehouse outside
of E204. Coffeehouse will be April 18.
There will be a final day to purchase prom tickets if you missed your chance: After School on Tuesday, April 18th
in the commons.
The ACT Plus Writing will be administered at 8:20 a.m. on April 19, 2017, at Albert Lea High School at no charge
to our students. This test is only open to juniors, and those seniors who did not take the ACT during the school day
as juniors.
Prom Portrait Forms are available in the back office. Please return the completed form to the high school office
by April 19th.
All Students who received a letter from Ms Heaney to audition for choir next year need to come to sing for her
VERY SOON. Your deadline is fast approaching!
Power 96 is looking for 10-20 seniors interested in participating in Albert Lea’s “Power 96’s Senior Nights” from 5:308:00pm on Friday, May 5. This is your opportunity to get on the air and show your support for the graduating senior
class. Food will be provided and sparkling ice beverages from Kreiger Beverage, along with a drunk driving and
texting simulator, compliments of Vern Eide Chevrolet for each of you to try. Please see Dani in the Administrative
Office for more details and to sign up!
REPEATED ANNOUNCEMENTS
There will be Credit Recovery Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesday from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m.
There will be after school tutoring on Mondays and Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Mondays will focus on Science and Math in
F111 and Tuesdays will focus on English and Social Studies in the Media Center.
Academic Letter applications are available in the back office. Please see Robin Sanvick for qualification details.
It is that time of year again- ALHS Library Media Center Book Sale! The media center will have discarded books on sale for
.50 each starting Monday before and after school, and during lunches in the Media Center. If you don’t find a good fit at first,
be sure to check back to see what we add to the cart later – it will be an ongoing purge until they are all gone! Be sure to
check out these great books and stock up on your TBR summer reading lists!
Junior Scholarship Opportunity:
The Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) is awarding $1,000 scholarships to up to six juniors in Minnesota. Applicants
must complete an application form and submit it along with a written essay discussing sustainable water. Applications are
due by May 1, 2017. Please see your counselor for an application.
ALHS is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave the building at any time during the day unless a parent or
guardian has called to excuse their student for an appointment or other pre-approved absence. Students will not be allowed
to go to their cars at any time during the school day – no exceptions. The purpose for such restrictions is to ensure safety and
to aid in supervision. Students who plan to leave school grounds during the day must request a pass from the attendance
office and must sign out by the pool door prior to exiting the building. Passes will only be issued by communication from a
parent or guardian. Students returning to school must report to the high school office to receive a readmit slip to class.
Beginning February 3, 2017 Albert Lea students in grades 6-12 have access to student email using Gmail
([email protected]). Student email is for internal use only. Students can only send or receive email to for from
@alschools.org addresses. Learn more @ bit.ly/gmailessentials.
Students: Running in the halls before and after school must be limited to the A wing and the commons area. The D, E, and F
wings are off limits due to other classes and activities going on. Thank you!
Parking permits will be enforced. If you have not yet purchased a parking pass, please see Melissa Schumann in the front
office or Lynette Emerson in the parking lot to avoid a parking ticket.
Reminder for Students and Staff to bring your Student/Staff ID’s for entrance to all Home Games!
Students: Food from outside vendors is prohibited. Students are allowed to bring a sack lunch from home, but not from an
outside vendor.
The ALHS Weight Room will be open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 3:00-4:30 p.m. for all ALHS students.
Parents: The main entrance off of Hammer Road will be closed from 2:30 until 3:10 p.m. The area will be used for bus entrance
and departures at the end of the school day. Students can be picked up from the Pool and Commons doors off of Y.H.
Hansen Avenue. Thank you.
We have individuals at Albert Lea High School who have allergies/sensitivities to scents which cause them to become
ill. Please do not apply any scented lotion or use body spray or perfumes while at school. Thank you for your cooperation and
understanding in this matter.
Seniors: If the college/university you are applying to requests a SECONDARY SCHOOL REPORT – please contact your counselor,
and request it to be completed. We also will need to know which post-secondary institution it should be sent to. If the postsecondary institution has their own form as part of their application, please bring this to the Guidance Office. If the institution
does not have their own form, but request it – we have generic forms available. FYI: Not all post-secondary institutions request
this report.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Apr. 17
Apr. 20
Apr. 22
Apr. 24-25
Apr. 26
Apr. 28
May 5-6
May 8
May 12
May 15
May 17
May 19
May 19
May 22-23
May 23
Conferences, 4:00
Cap & Gown Distribution @ Lunch
Prom
NHS Field Day
Senior Awards Night, 6:30
Big Nine Music
Spring Play
Band Concert, 7:00 p.m.
Orchestra Concert
Choir Concert
Seniors Last Day
Half-Day
Commencement, 7:00 p.m.
Finals
Last Day of School
COLLEGE VISITS
College/military visits take place in the Front Office. Please come down ahead of time to sign up to meet with a
representative.
OFFICE STAFF / ADMINISTRATION
Name
Mark Grossklaus
Jeff Halverson
Kari McDermott
Chris Dibble
Sarah Fischer
Amy Lageson
Chelsie Hinrichs
Activities/Athletics
Afton Wacholz
Jen Zoller
Laurie Neff
Title
Principal
Assistant Principal
Dean of Students, 8th & 12th grade
Dean of Students, 9th, 10th, & 11th grade
Counselor, A – I
Counselor, J – R
Counselor, S – Z
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ATTENDANCE HOTLINE…
Attendance
Tara Roberts
Guidance Office
Melissa Schumann
(Counselors)
Health Office
Colette Lillibridge
Police Liaison
Officer Ted Herman
Principal’s Office
Dani Bryant
(Principal and Assistant Principal)
Social Worker
Jenni Braaten
Social Worker
Heather Johnson
Social Worker
Mary Larscheid
Student Services
Robin Sanvick
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LUNCH MENU
Go to Chartwells School Dining Services and click on Albert Lea High School on the right-hand side
ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES
Go to the Big 9 website and click on Albert Lea High School
POLICIES & REMINDERS
ABSENCES | Excused and Unexcused
Ten Day Absence Rule
There is a cap of ten (10) total absences (excused) per class per semester. This includes excused vacation days, college visits, drivers test,
etc. If a student misses more than 10 days, credit for the class may not be awarded based on this policy. Parents/guardians will receive
notification of the third (3rd), fifth (5th) and tenth (10th) absence in a course. Six (6) unexcused tardies in a course will equal one (1)
unexcused absence for that course and apply to the Ten Day Absence Rule. Failure of parent/guardian to contact (phone/email) the
attendance office by 9:00am the following day will result in an unexcused absence and apply toward both the Ten Day Absence Rule and
student’s county truancy program. Students are expected to attend their study hall. On any unexcused absence, the teacher will address
such absences with the student and parent. Absence from study halls will be treated as it would be with a regular class
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Absences that are ALWAYS excused and DO NOT count against the cap of Ten Day Absence Rule
504s and IEPs that have attendance clauses in them
Court appearances
School-sponsored activities
Suspension
Verified meeting with office personnel
Doctor-ordered absence
Official religious holidays
Death of an immediate family member (parent, step-parent, guardian, sibling, grandparent)
Unique or emergency circumstances which are authorized by a school administrator.
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Absences that are excused but DO count against the cap of Ten Day Absence Rule
Absences with proper written verification (written parent note or office form)
Pre-approved vacation (Paperwork turned in prior to absence)
College visit (paperwork turned in in advance)
Drivers Test Appointment
Funerals
Illness with a parent note
UNEXCUSED absences | All other absences are considered unexcused.
Two important reminders for students regarding appointments during the school day:
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Please bring documentation from your appointment to the Attendance Office so that your absence may be excused. For
example – a note from your doctor or your appointment card. Otherwise you will be responsible to make up the time missed from
class.
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If you are arriving at school between 8:00 and 9:00am, please enter through the pool door and check in at the pool door desk.
All students 6th grade and up must have his/her student ID to get in to sporting events. Students 5th grade and under must be accompanied
by a parent or guardian at sporting events.
A reminder to all students that it is state law as well as school policy that anyone under the age of 18 found with tobacco will be cited and
suspended from school. Students over the age of 18 found with tobacco on school grounds will be suspended. There is absolutely NO
smoking or tobacco use on school grounds!
Any student that displays un-sportsmanlike behavior at ANY athletic contest by using inappropriate language, signs, gestures, etc. will be
removed immediately and said student will be suspended from attending any further athletic contests. You will receive NO warnings.
Students that are released early for athletic events are not to leave before the assigned time. Students that leave before their appointed
time will be subject to disciplinary action.
This is a reminder that no hunting equipment like shotguns, knives, bow and arrows, or ammunition is allowed on school property. District
241 has a Zero Tolerance policy for weapons on school property.