{"id":9918,"date":"2021-10-29T13:46:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/?p=9918"},"modified":"2021-10-29T13:46:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T17:46:57","slug":"more-stories-from-the-week-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/staff\/more-stories-from-the-week-10\/","title":{"rendered":"More Stories from the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

School Board Meetings<\/span><\/h1>\n

The School Board will hold a Special Called Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 4. For School Board meeting agendas and documents, visit <\/span>Electronic School Board<\/span><\/a>. You can also visit the <\/span>School Board meeting web page<\/span><\/a> for information on how to view meetings live and participate.<\/span><\/p>\n

ACHS Students Recognized in C-SPAN Documentary Competition<\/span><\/h1>\n

Alexandria City High School (ACHS) students have been recognized for their achievement in producing an award-winning documentary. Elena Gutierrez, Alison Avelar Rafailan, and Helen Russell’s film \u201cDear Mr. President: History, or Progress?\u201d highlights the impact of discrimination and racism nationwide, with a special focus on the Alexandria community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Elena, Alison and Helen have been a team since their freshman year at ACHS and this year, they were awarded an Honorable Mention in the C-SPAN 2021 StudentCam Documentary Competition. \u201cDear Mr. President: History, or Progress?\u201d was written, directed, and produced by the trio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The students combined their individual passions for civic engagement, storytelling, cinematography, music, film and writing in collaborating to produce this documentary. In addition to the recognition from C-SPAN, Helen, Alison and Elena will take part in a two-day event held by Visionaries ALX on Nov. 9 and Nov. 13 at The Garden at Building Momentum in Alexandria.<\/span><\/p>\n

Families Asked to Voluntarily Share Student COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation<\/span><\/h1>\n

ACPS is asking for families to voluntarily provide proof of the COVID-19 vaccination status for students age 12 and above. This information will assist schools with contact tracing and prevent any unnecessary quarantining of students who have been vaccinated.<\/span><\/p>\n

This information is voluntary at this time. Families who are interested should complete the <\/span>ACPS Student COVID-19 Vaccine Documentation Form<\/span><\/a>, which requires one form per student. You will need:<\/span><\/p>\n