ACHS Student Reference Guide
Table of Contents
Bell Schedules
Calendar
Activities
- Hours: The Activities office is open to students and parents 30 minutes before school, at lunch, and 30 minutes after school.
- Payments for project materials, safety equipment & PE uniforms are paid for during Fall Registration. Spirit wear and special events can also be purchased in the Activities Office.
- Payments are made in the Activities Office or through the Web Store available on our website. (please set up an account in the Summer)
Athletics/Sports
- For information visit https://amcanhs.nvusd.org/athletics and follow us @ACHSWolves
Attendance
- Communication is key to maintaining accurate attendance of your student!
- The Attendance Secretary is located at the front of the school in the Gymnasium box office..
- Attendance Hotline for all-day absences: 707-557-8321
- Leave the student’s full name (spell out the last name), date of absence, the reason for absence, your name and your relationship to the student, and your phone number.
- Absences must be cleared within 5 school days
- Any uncleared absences longer than 10 consecutive days may result in withdrawal from our school.
- If the student needs to leave campus for appointments, etc. during the school day, send a note with your student in the morning and have them turn it into the Attendance Office so we can process their Off-Grounds Pass to leave campus.
- The student will meet you in front of the school at the requested time.
- Be prepared to wait 20-30 minutes if you do not send a note ahead of time and have to come to the Attendance office to sign your student out.
- You are required to show ID when signing out a student in the Attendance office.
- Complete Attendance Policy and Procedures available on our website at amcanhs.nvusd.org
- For additional attendance questions, please call 707-653-1425 or email at amcanhsattendance@nvusd.org.
Behavioral Expectation
A handbook on Student Behavioral Expectations is available to review here.
Bell Schedules
LINK to all bell schedules for 2022/2023.
For the Regular Class Schedule choose the second tab on the bottom of the document.
The Alternate Class Schedule is on the third tab on the bottom of the document.
The Finals Bell Schedule is on the fourth tab on the bottom of the document.
Calendar
LINK to NVUSD Student Calendar for 2022/2023 in English
Link to NVUSD Student Calendar for 2022/2023 in Spanish
Counselors
Class | Counselor | Phone Number | |
Class of 2024 | Mr. Troy Lenning | troy_lenning@nvusd.org | 707-653-1409 |
Class of 2025 | Mr. Vanna Som | vsom@nvusd.org | 707-653-1430 |
Class of 2026 | Ms. Liliana Zmed | lzmed@nvusd.org | 707-653-1432 |
Class of 2027 | Ms. Tricia Hernandez | tricia_hernandez@nvusd.org | 707-653-1406 |
General Information
Contact Information:
3000 Newell Drive
American Canyon, CA 94503
Main number: 707-557-8300
- Administration:
Principal: Andrew Goff
Administrators: Dean Gor (last names A-F)
Linda Peete (last names G-O)
Theo Dykzeul (last names P-Z)
- Website: achs.nvusd.org
- Communicating with teachers, please use email. Teacher / Staff email directory is on the website
- Bus Routes & Schedules can be found on the Vine website, www.ridethevine.com
- For school lunch menus: see food services home page on nvusd website: https://nvusdk12caus-25-us-west1-01.preview.finalsitecdn.com/nosh
Grade Reporting
- ACHS has six grading periods. Each semester has two progress reports given to students to take home to parents. The final semester report card is mailed home.
- Parents are encouraged to follow your student’s progress through your Aeries parent portal.
- Teacher email/contact information available on the ACHS website.
GoPack
- Go Pack is the American Canyon High School Athletic Booster Club, an organization composed of volunteer parents, coaches, and staff that have come together to provide the volunteer and financial support necessary to assure our athletic programs’ prominence for years to come.
- To show your support, come and join us! https://www.achsgopack.com/
Library
- Hours: 8 AM – 4 PM
- Chromebooks: available for check out
- Textbooks can be checked out through the Librarian, Ruth Rodriguez, ruth_rodriguez@nvusd.org
- ACHS Student ID can also be used as a Napa County Library card
Orientation
- Student only event
- Link Crew and Leadership organizes the events.
- More information will be sent via Parent Square and posted on our website, amcanhs.nvusd.org
Parent Liaison
- Christian Pitayo Cuevasis our ACHS Parent Liaison. He can be contacted via email at christian_pitayocuevas@nvusd.org
Parent Portal
- Aeries Parent Portal: Aeries Parent portal is available for parents to follow your student’s progress. Aeries allows you to see your student’s grades, attendance, and transcript.
Parent Square
- Parent Square is the system allowing the school, teachers, and district to send phone calls, emails, and text messages to parents and students. Should you have the Parent Square app on your smartphone you may manage your account settings. This includes choosing to receive all emails and text messages in an evening digest.
- Parents can receive, send, and respond to messages in their preferred language.
Registrar
- Rupdeep Kaur is the ACHS Registrar.
- Phone: 707-653-1415
- Email: rupdeep_kaur@nvusd.org
Student Policy Handbook
Student ID
- All students must have a current ACHS picture ID. Students need to carry their current ACHS ID cards with them anytime they are on campus or attending a school event. Each year students are issued a student ID card. The first one is free. Replacement IDs can be requested at the Activities Office and cost $5.00.
- New students starting at ACHS after the Picture Retake Day may get their Student ID at the Activities Office.
Student Academic Assistance
- Wolf Packademics - Meets every Tuesday and Thursday after school in the library to help students with their any or all assignments / homework.
- Super Saturday School – When a student misses school they may sign up with a teacher to make up their attendance and work on assignments at Super Saturday School. Most core subjects have a teacher to provide help. See the calendar on the website.
- Aeries Web Portal – Both students and parents have access to the Aeries. This web portal allows one to see grades, attendance, assignments, and more.
- Weekly Appraisal – Not just for athletes. When parents and students want to have the most up-to-date grade status from a teacher, we encourage students to get a weekly appraisal from any office. The student has each teacher sign and write down the most current grade in a class. This weekly appraisal is then shared with the parent or coach.
- Mu Alpha Theta Math Tutoring – Mu Alpha Theta, the math honors society on campus, provides free tutoring services to our students. To access tutoring, students should first ask their math teacher to view the availability calendar. Once they have found a date and time that works, they then will fill out the tutoring request form (available on echo). Mu Alpha Theta will contact the student within 48 hours to set up an appointment.
- Link Crew – will have several freshman events throughout the year. This group of upperclassmen are trained to mentor freshmen and help them transition into high school.
- Counseling Support – Parents and students can meet individually with their counselor for academic guidance and behavior support. An appointment is highly recommended. To schedule you may email your counselor. For more information, see the ACHS counseling website.
- Wellness Center – is located D120. Students and families may get social, emotional, and mental health support by Counselor referral. Family members are required to check-in at the Administrative Building Office before coming on campus. For information Free Mental Health Support, see the NVUSD LINK to Care Solace.
Work Permits
- During the school year, students requesting a work permit can send an email to achsworkpermits@nvusd.org .
- While on Summer Break, work permit requests will be referred to NVUSD Student Services.
