Duchesne County School District (DCSD) wishes to inform its public that our community schools are safe.
DCSD has been made aware of a generic, hoax email claiming there are explosives inside of every school. No specific school or district name was mentioned in the email. Other school districts in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming have received the same email in the past 24 hours.
Officials of DCSD have been in contact with local law enforcement who will be vigilant throughout the school day. Again, at this point, DCSD has not received the hoax email or any information of its schools experiencing any reports of threats. All other known incidents in other district locations have been deemed non-credible following investigations.
Duchesne County School District will be destroying confidential special
education records of students born in the year of 1996. In accordance with federal
statutes, each student’s records may be considered “no longer needed to provide
educational services” and may be destroyed after the student turns 27 years old. Unless
otherwise requested by parents, guardians, or former students of legal age, special
education records, which meet the prescribed requirements, will be destroyed after
January 5, 2024.
Several reasons exist for destroying these records. Most obvious is the storage
problem that would be created by keeping such bulky records indefinitely. Another
reason is the need to maintain confidentiality when continued existence of the outdated
records serves little or no logical purpose. Finally, even for persons with legitimate
interests in the student’s status, such outdated records may be potentially misleading
when considering current functioning.
Parents, guardians, and former students of legal age may request copies of any
special education records on file. Anyone with questions regarding this policy and its
implementation may contact Janalee Goodrich at 725-450
Open Enrollment begins December 1, 2023 for students living outside of Duchesne County
If you are looking for ways to improve your ACT scores, check out this resource.
AHS Seniors and Parents,
One of the best ways to set yourself up for financial aid (pell grants, loans, work study) is through completing the FAFSA. Remember, a pell grant is money from the government to go to college that DOESN'T have to be paid back! We will be hosting a FAFSA night on January 10th from 6-8pm.
In preparation for our FAFSA night, we are going to be holding a quick workshop next Monday, December 18th at 10:20am in the commons area. You will be creating your FSA-ID that is needed to complete the FAFSA. Please bring your chromebooks. It should only take about 10 minutes.
**NOTE: FSA-ID's must be created in advance to filling out the FAFSA. Your parent will also need to create an FSA-ID, if they dont have one already. I have attached a guide to help you and your parent navigate the process.
**You must know the following information to create an FSA-ID. Please come prepared with the following information:
1. Name (as it appears on your social security card)
2. Date of Birth
3. Social Security Number
4. email (not your school email, a personal email)
5. physical address
If you are interested in attending Snow College or learning more about their programs, consider visiting their dayblast event.
Hoilday Reading-Challenge for kids
180 school days per year for learning
Attendance Matters, 180 school days per year for learning.
AHS Junior High Students (7th-8th grade) will be going to a Career Fair on December 6th at Roosevelt Jr. High School. The bus will leave at 11:20 and we will be back at the end of the school day. This is a great opportunity for students to explore various career options!
Students who are wanting to take Drivers Ed, Coach Woodhouse is holding a meeting in his classroom on Monday Nov. 27th during the first part of 4th hour. He will be offering the course during 1B, Semester 2. Come to the meeting for more information.
All coaches, teachers, and parents there will be a CPR class with first-aid on Monday, November 27th in the Faculty room. If you are interested in this class call Jenny Hansen @ (435) 724-1442. The class will be taught by Josh Philips. You will receive a certificate of completion.
The town of Altamont is looking to hire a crossing guard.
Mon-Thurs- 7:45-8:00 am
2:30-2:50 pm
Fridays- 7:45-8:00 am
12:55-1:10 pm
The pay is $25.00 a day. Job duties include turning on flashing lights, walking students to the middle of the road with a stop sign to stop traffic and turning off flashing lights. If you have any questions or are interested in this position get a hold of Mrs. Berntson or Sommer Arnold.
Girls interested in Careers in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM). Consider going to the SheTech conference. Scan the QR code to register and let the counseling center know if you are planning on attending. If we get enough interest, we may be able to provide transportation.
AHS Students, have you ever considered study abroad? The International Student Exchange Program is accepting students for the 24-25 school year. You can join a program for a Semester or the whole academic year. They also offer summer immersion and summer language camp programs.
Destinations include: Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, South Africa.
Visit the Counseling Center for additional information.
Thankful for Books
Parents & Guardians,
Parents and guardians,
We want to invite you to visit this site: https://www.dcsd.org/o/dcsd/page/attendance-matters.
Seniors, check out these scholarships.
Attention community members, Altamont High School would like to honor our local Veterans at our Veterans Day assembly November 10th, 2023 at 10:00 am in the Altamont High School Auditorium. If you have a picture of your veteran please email it to Jane Berntson at jberntson901399@dcsd.org along with their name , military branch and dates of service. All community members are invited to attend.
AHS community- Don't forget about the Community Matters Conference this coming Wednesday at 6:00pm at Union High School! Elizabeth Smart is the keynote speaker and there will be great breakout sessions as well.
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