Welcome to Allendale High School

THANK YOU!

Another thank you to our veterans and all those who made the annual Veterans Day Ceremony this past week a success! If you missed it and would like to view it, here is a link to the recording of the Veterans Day Ceremony. We have a full week this week and then a short week next week for Thanksgiving Break. Please check out details below and consider donating to the Hunger Awareness Food Drive. At the High School for students who donate, there will be competitions among Advisory classes and Drawings for Individual Prizes. The donated food will go directly to Allendale organizations who help supply night and weekend food to our students and other families in need in our community. Together we can make a difference!

Important Dates 

• Monday, November 18

  • Start of Hunger Awareness Food Drive, Advisory Competition and Drawings for Individual Prizes

• Thursday, November 21

  • Uccellos in Walker Restaurant Fundraiser

    from 6-9pm

  • AET Porch Pot Party from 7-9pm

• Saturday, November 23
  • Allendale Artisan & Craft Marketplace & Food Truck Rally

    from 9a-3pm

• Monday, November 25

  • Board of Education Work Session at 6pm in Oakwood Boardroom

• Wednesday - Sunday, November 27-December 1

  • No School, Thanksgiving Break

NEW Updates and Information

• AET Events:
  • Porch Pot Party

    - Time to decorate for the holidays! Make a beautiful holiday porch pot at Dekker Bros Farms off of 68th on Thursday, November 21 from 7-9pm. All the information can be found on our Facebook event by searching Porch Pot Party: An AET Fundraiser. Proceeds go back to support APS teachers and staff! More event information at the facebook event page.

  • Breakfast with Buddy the Elf!

    - Don't be a cotton-headed ninny muggins and miss this sweet morning with Buddy the Elf! Join us in your pajamas for pancakes, games, prizes, crafts, balloon animals and more on Saturday, December 7 from 8-10am at Oakwood! $5 per person/$20 family max for all the food and fun! All proceeds go back to your APS teachers and staff. More event information at the facebook event page.  

• Early College Informational Virtual Meetings

  - Any students and/or parents interested in learning more about the Early College program, please attend one of the virtual meetings. Meetings will be help on December 11 from 12:00-1:00pm and from 6:30-7:30pm, link to join the meeting is: https://muskegoncc-edu.zoom.us/j/4784142362?omn=95119454819. 

REPEAT Reminders & Information 

• Hunger Awareness Food Drive

  - APS will be having a food drive from November 18-22 during National Hunger Awareness Week. Please send donations in with your student. If you have any questions please reach out to Brianne Blanksma at [email protected] 

• Needed! Help the Senior Class!!!

  - We need your help at the Allendale Artisan & Craft Marketplace & Food Truck Rally- 2024 on Saturday, November 23! Two types of volunteer opportunities:

  • Night before and day of help

    - lots of slots to fill!

  • Bake delicious treats!

  • Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/3ny3nz7t

  • If you would like to be a vendor at the Marketplace, please email [email protected].

• Freshman Meetings

  - Counselors Mr. Fogel & Mrs. VanDyke will continue meeting with all freshmen this week to check in, discuss courses, and work on Educational Development Plans (EDPs). 

• Leaving School/Signing Out/Called Out of Class

  - When a student needs to leave school early, please email Ms. Lake [email protected] or call at (616) 892-5585. It's likely students won't have the ability to check their phones and students are not let out unless prior notice or they are called out from the office.  

• APS Family C.A.R.E. Updates & Opportunities: 

  • In Need of Winter Gear? Please click to view the flier with more information. 

  • Holiday Helpers program - Please click to view the flier/application (English version and Spanish version).