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Discernment process for 2012-13 Campus Ministry Team begins on
January 5
Juniors will receive information on January 5 about the discernment process for students considering Campus Ministry Team for 2012-13. Students who want to participate in the discernment retreat on January 19 will receive a parent recognition form which needs to be returned to their current Theology teachers by Tuesday, January 17. Junior parents, watch for an e-mail message from AHA in the next day or two with additional information about
CMT.
Senior parents: The Senior Party Committee reminds you of a parent planning meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, in the Commons. Committee Chairs will provide planning updates for the Senior Party on June 3, 2012. It's also a good time to pick up poster materials and to purchase a party ticket for your child. (The Senior Party is a project of AHA senior parents with cooperation from the AHA Community Association.)
Friday, January 6, is the Winter Activities Mass
Students participating in winter sports and activities are invited to gather in the chapel at 3 p.m. on Friday, January 6, for the Winter Activities Mass.
The Angelus Dance is Saturday, January 7; parent volunteers needed
Angelus is Saturday, January 7, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. It is a semi-formal event for students in grades 10 to 12 and for ninth-graders invited by a Holy Angels upper class student.
Those attending must arrive by 9:30, no exceptions. Students and their guests must bring their school IDs to enter the dance. AHA will enforce its expectations regarding appropriate behavior.
Parent volunteers are needed to assist the chaperones at Angelus. If you can help, contact Pam McSweeney at pmcsweeney4@gmail.com

Parent-teacher conference registration begins on Monday, January 9
Winter parent-teacher conferences will be held on January 26 and 27. Parents can register for conferences online beginning on Monday, January 9. (Registration closes on Friday,
January 20.) To register, go to www.academyofholyangels.org > Parents >Conference
Registration, enter the password and your log-in information.
AP class information/college financial aid sessions for parents set for January 11, 2012
The AHA Guidance Department has scheduled two important meetings for parents on
January 11, 2012
 At 5:45 p.m. counselors will meet with parents about Advanced Placement classes: their benefits, expectations, AP exams and more. Parents of 2012-13 juniors and seniors who are considering AP classes are encouraged to attend this session. If you have questions about the AP meeting, contact Tom O’Reilly in the Guidance Office at
612-798-2696.
 At 6:30 p.m. parents are invited to a session about college financial aid and about paying for college tuition. Cheryl Dooley, Associate Director of Financial Aid at
Hamline University, will be our guest speaker. She will provide information about applying for college financial aid using the FAFSA. Questions? Contact Ms. Kjorstad at
612-798-2691 or via email at akjorstad@academyofholyangels.org
.
Both meetings are in the theater
.
The Academy of Holy Angels will host an open house for prospective students and for their families on Wednesday, January 18, beginning at 6 p.m. The evening will begin with registration and refreshments from 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the AHA Convocation Center. The opening program and fine arts presentation will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the theater. School tours, faculty and student presentations, and financial aid and scholarship information continue until approximately 8 p.m. Invite people you know who are interested in AHA as a high school .
January 12 is a Future Star Day at Holy Angels
Future Star Days are special school days when eighth graders are invited to attend and see
AHA in action. For more information and to register, contact Meg Angevine in AHA’s
Admissions Department, mangevine@academyofholyangels.org
or 612-798-0764.
(Registration deadline is January 10.)
Placement test is Saturday, January 21
Students interested in enrolling at Holy Angels for the 2012-13 school year should take the placement test at AHA on Saturday, January 21.

 9:00 a.m. —Registration (Please bring a calculator, pencil, and a $10 testing fee)

9:30 a.m.—Test preparation
 10 a.m.—Testing begins
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12:30p.m.—Testing complete
 9:30 to 10:15a.m. —Financial aid workshop and an AHA “Q and A” for parents
January 21 is also our second round admission application deadline.
Placement exam make up is Tuesday, January 24
For students who can’t attend on January 21. Contact Meg Angevine in AHA’s Admissions
Department, mangevine@academyofholyangels.org
or 612-798-0764.
Ninth-grade registration is Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
For more information about the open house, Future Star days, the placement test or makeup tests, or to receive an AHA admissions packet, contact AHA Admissions Director Jesse
Foley at 612-798-2621 or jfoley@academyofholyangels.org
; information meeting is January 19
Holy Angels is planning a trip to Spain for students in June 2013. Teacher Pam Boston is coordinating the planning. Students who reserve a spot by 11 p.m. on January 19 receive a
$200 fee discount. (Note that the discount deadline has been extended from December 31 to January 19.) Mrs. Boston is planning an informational meeting on January 19, 2012, at
5:15 p.m. in the Convocation Center Lecture Hall. Here's more detail.
Parents, the AHA Community Association needs your help during parent/teacher conferences
The AHA Community Association is planning to provide meals to the faculty and staff during parent/teacher conferences January 26 and 27. Volunteer parents are needed to donate food items and assist with set-up, serving and clean-up. Contact Candy Rinowski at jacknlucy@aol.com
to volunteer for Thursday’s dinner or Friday's brunch. Thanks in advance for your assistance with this fun and rewarding event!
Save the date for your best date of 2012! Join us for the Father/Daughter and Mother/Son Dinner Dances
The Father/Daughter dance is Friday, March 2, 2012, and the Mother/Son dance is
Saturday, March 3, 2012. Plan to attend these memorable and fun events with your daughter, son or the special youth in your life. Enjoy dinner, dancing, and photo opportunities at the beautiful Millennium Hotel in downtown Minneapolis! Watch for details.
Starfest 2012 is April 14. It's on campus this year. Be there!
It’s our night to shine! Starfest, Holy Angels’ largest annual fundraiser will be held on campus this year. Details to follow. And we need volunteers! Contact Sue Easton
( susan_easton@hopkins.k12.mn.us
or 952-913-7220) to learn about all the ways you can help.
In December, you should have received a letter about your family meeting date and time.

If the time assigned doesn’t work, please contact your college counselor immediately to reschedule. Juniors with last names A-L work with Ms. Kjorstad, 612-798-2691 or akjorstad@academyofholyangels.org
, and students with last names M-Z work with Mrs.
Proctor, 612-798-2639 or tproctor@academyofholyangels.org
Also, we ask parents and students complete their respective surveys in Family Connection in advance of the meeting.
Information about this was included in the meeting letter.
On Monday, January 9, we have a special extended home room. The sophomores will be completing their “Do What You Are” career planning assessments in Family Connection during that time. They will need their Family Connection log in and password to complete the survey. Log in information was created last year before their ninth-grade meetings. If your student doesn’t remember how to access Family Connection, have him or her see a college counselor immediately. Sophomores with last names A-J, see Ms. Kjorstad and sophomores with last names K-Z, see Mrs. Proctor.
Please remind your seniors to bring in their admission and scholarship letters to their college counselor. We need this information for Celebration Day and Graduation. Thank you!
Registration procedure for 2012-13 will be somewhat different from other years
Holy Angels is in the process of streamlining its registration procedures. The first thing parents and students will notice will be that registration procedures will not begin as early as they have in the past. Previously, preregistration activities have often taken place in
January and February. This coming year, you’ll find that most registration activities will take place in late February and early March. Details to follow.
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