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Ms. Rivera's Weekly Communication
Dear AITE Family,
Today marked the last day of the first marking period. Official grades for the first quarter will be posted on Friday, November 15. If you have any questions about your child’s grades, please contact the teacher.
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 3rd at 2:00 am. Please remember to push back your clocks on Sunday (“fall back”), so you do not arrive an hour early to school on Monday.
Warm regards,
Ms. Rivera
2025-26 Magnet School Lottery is Open
The 2025-26 SPS Magnet School Lottery Application is open:
- Applications Due: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 4 pm
- Lottery Drawing: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Lottery Acceptances Due: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Absence Documentation
Written documentation is required from a parent/guardian whenever a student is absent from school. It can be sent in one of two ways:
1. by email to AITEAttendance@stamfordct.gov from the parent or
2. a written note from the parent sent directly to the office
The documentation must contain the date(s) of and the reason for the student's absence from school. Parents should contact their child's school counselor regarding the collection of homework assignments if their child will be out for several days.
Attendance
Attendance plays a significant role in the success of students. Students who attend school regularly earn better grades and are more likely to reach academic goals at every grade level. Parents/guardians can help their children reach these goals by making sure they arrive at school on time every day. The new SPS attendance regulations for high school students, which were sent to all families, and have been in effect since mid-September, outline the consequences for students who exceed the threshold of unexcused absences in a quarter, even if they have earned passing grades. Students, who have passed their courses but have 3 unexcused absences in a full-block or 5 unexcused absences in their period 4 class (“skinny block”), will receive an F (58) for the quarter (recorded as AGR) on their report card, with the opportunity to recover credit through a process called Attendance Grade Recovery. This process is outlined in the attendance regulations. The families of students in this situation will receive a letter next week that explains what their children must do to recover their credit.
All-School Musical
Tickets for this year’s All-School Musical performance of Anything Goes! will go on sale Monday, October 21. AITE students: Madison Cabanas, James Kolman, Kaitlyn Miranda, and Mackenzie Vazquez are in the cast and Jolie Lucas is a crew member. Anything Goes! opens Saturday, December 7 and runs through Sunday, December 15. All performances are at Rippowam.
Important Resources for Families
If you need additional support for your child or family, or have questions about community resources, please reach out to Our Parent Facilitator, Ena Morrobel, at (203) 977-0875 our school social worker, Mary Hidajat-Crichlow, at (203) 977-4355, or our Kids in Crisis Teen Talk counselor, Audrey Camino-Jara. Ms. Morrobel also speaks Spanish.
Macbeth Opens November 8
Stamford High School’s Strawberry Hill Players will present one of Shakespeare’s most gripping tragedies—Macbeth—on November 8, 9, 15, and 16 at 7:30 pm in the Stamford High School Auditorium. This production, which is an adaptation of the classic play, tells the story of Macbeth with a goth/punk/grunge aesthetic. AITE students James Carlton and Minh Ho are in the cast and Miranda Rotstein is in the crew. Click here to purchase tickets.
Model UN Fundraiser
Do not miss the opportunity to order pies and apple cider donuts from Oronoque Farms to support this year’s 11th grade class and the Model UN Program! There are many delicious flavors to choose from. Oronoque Farms Apple and Apple Crumb Pie were voted BEST in CT by CT Magazine. Orders are due by November 8, 2024. Pies will be delivered frozen on November 15th with baking instructions. Pies and donuts will be available for pick up by students after school. More details about pick up to follow!
Order using the following link: Model UN - Junior Class Fundraiser
Staff Email Change
Effective this week, all SPS/AITE staff will have their City email migrated from the stamfordct.gov email address to stamfordps.org. Please do not use the stamfordct.gov email address to contact us. To email a staff member you will still use the first initial of their first name and their last name followed by stamfordps.org. For example, my email address is trivera@stamfordps.org
Upcoming Events
November 1 End of the first quarter
November 5 No School - Election Day (Students); PD Day for Teachers
November 15 First quarter grades will be accessible to parents/guardians
November 27 Early Dismissal 11:45 am
November 28 No School - Thanksgiving
District News
2025-2026 Important Lottery Dates
Lottery application available - September 16, 2024
Lottery Application Due Date - January 15, 2025 - 4:00pm
Lottery Draw Date - February 1, 2025
Lottery Acceptances Due - February 21, 2025
Upcoming AITE Information Sessions
Saturday, November 9, 2024 @ 9:30 am – 11:00 am
Thursday, December 5, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
AITE only accepts applications for incoming 9th, 10th, and 11th grade students.
AITE Lottery Application Instructions
Upcoming Events
AITE Pride Points
Outstanding Teacher of the Year
AITE science teacher, Danielle Weber, who in addition to receiving a Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Outstanding Teacher of the Year award (only 79 teachers across the US were selected) was selected as PTLW’s National Teacher of the Year for the Biomedical Program. This is a very competitive and prestigious award and we are very proud of all that she has done to make AITE’s program exceptional.
AITE Alumnus Performs with Cirque du Soleil
TJ Salta, AITE alumnis and recent graduate of Quinnipiac University, is performing magic in a new Cirque du Soleil show in Las Vegas called the Mad Apple.
https://www.qu.edu/quinnipiac-today/quinnipiac-university-student-tj-salta-of-norwalk-connecticut-to-embark-on-magic-gig-with-cirque-du-soleil-in-las-vegas-2022-03-21/.
$50,000 Raised by Students this Past School Year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
AITE students Ava Lesser and Nora Amsellem successfully raised over $50,000 this past school year for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS). Their initial goal was to raise an ambitious $35,000; however, by the time their fundraising campaign concluded, they well surpassed their goal, raising a total of $53,274 from an estimated 750 different donors.
Because Ava and Nora surpassed the $50,000 mark, they have been rewarded with a research grant and were recognized as one of the top 8 teams in the Fairfield/Westchester area. They will have the opportunity to direct the funds they raised towards a specific research initiative within LLS and have been asked to share their materials with the National Team to be used in their nationwide efforts to raise money and awareness.
Commended by NEASC Decennial Accreditation
AITE is proud that the in the report by the visiting team for our recent NEASC Decennial Accreditation Visit the school was commended for “its safe, supportive, and inclusive culture and environment, the staff and administration’s awareness of students’ social and emotional needs, and the emphasis on building and maintaining strong relationships.”
AITE Student won 1st-place in the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge
AITE student, Arnav Gover, won first-place in the Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) World Series of Innovation, Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge. The World Series of Innovation is an annual innovation challenge series focused on advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). His project, Cardbio, focuses on the creation of an environmentally friendly composite material for sustainability and commercial use. It has been awarded the top entry in the Saint-Gobain Sustainable Cities Challenge, which requested innovative ideas to achieve progress on one of the UN Global Goals #11, Sustainable Cities and Communities. Thousands of young entrepreneurs and innovators from around the world entered the competition in the fall, and the top ten entries in each challenge bracket moved on to the final round of judging earlier this month. The winners were announced on March 31. Arnav has won $1,500 and he will have the ability to work with St. Gobain engineers to turn his concept into a reality. Arnav and other students at AITE worked on submitting solutions to the challenges in Entrepreneurship class with teachers Mr. Schrag and Ms. Zanga.