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We found more used uniforms in storage on Friday, so if you are still looking for uniforms (or yours are on back order), please come Monday (tomorrow) with cash or check and see if you can find something that fits you.

AA families are invited to join us this Sabbath, August 24, at 11:45 AM at Andrews Academy as we dedicate our school year to God and fellowship with each other. The speaker will be Dr. Jerome Skinner, from the AU seminary, father of an AA student.

A family potluck follows at 1:00 PM:

• Families of freshmen and juniors, please bring an entree and vegetables for 12 people.

• Families of sophomores and seniors, please bring a salad and dessert for 12 people.

Textbook Information

Email Mrs. Gina Meekma (ginam@andrews.edu) with any questions or log in difficulties.

First Day of School - Tomorrow, Monday,

August 19

1. All band/orchestra students are required to audition.

2. The deadlines to submit your videos are:  

• Orion Strings - Today, Sunday, August 18

• Band & Orchestra - This Friday, August 23

3. You may submit your audition—and access the requirements and materials—here.

4. Percussionists will have access to the school instruments this week, after school and/or during a study hall. Speak to the director on Monday to arrange a day/time to practice/record your audition!

5. Do not be intimidated! Prepare to the best of your ability and submit your best take. 

6. Submit several shorter videos rather than a large file that might not go through.

Thank you, and see you on Monday! ~ Dr. Gallardo-Diaz

Cell Phone/Smart Watch Policy

To maintain a safe, effective teaching and learning environment for students, teachers, staff, and the community, Andrews Academy maintains a strict electronic devices policy. 

Any violation of this policy or otherwise inappropriate use of electronic devices in text messaging, recording, loudspeakers, or electronic photo capabilities will lead to immediate confiscation, and may lead to further disciplinary action. Students should arrange with the office to pick up their confiscated device(s). 
 

Exceptions to this policy will only be made based on medical necessities or other special needs that are recognized by school officials and/or officially documented by appropriate professionals.

Cell Phones & Smart Watches:
Cell phones and smart watches should be kept in a safe place—such as a locker (devices should be neither seen nor heard)—and are not to be used during the school day or during on-campus school activities during school hours. Students may use their cell phones during school hours only under the following limited circumstances: 

1. Students may check their cell phones for important messages at their lockers 5 minutes before their lunch period ends. Phone should then be redeposited in a safe storage area after checking messages.

2. With the express permission of a school teacher or administrator. Students may come to the main office to use their phone with permission.

Inappropriate Use of Electronic Devices: 
Students are not allowed to record any person, including students or teachers/staff, without the express permission of the person whose picture is being taken during the school day. Photos and video recordings are prohibited in locker rooms and bathrooms.

Trips and Tours: 
Electronic devices may be used for trips or tour events in which cell phone/electronic device use is deemed appropriate by the sponsor.

School Lunch Program

Andrews Academy
2024-2025

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Bon Appetit Management at Andrews University is honored to have the opportunity to provide your child with delicious meals that promote health and wellness. Our chef-driven food is alive with flavor and nutrition, always prepared from scratch. We take the care of your student(s) very seriously and thank you in advance for placing your trust in us.

Meals are sold as a package of 4 weeks of meals (one month). Students may choose which lunches they want to eat and bring a lunch on the other days. When the academic semester has completed, the cost of any unused meals remaining are credited back to the Andrews Academy student (tuition) account.

Important Information for 2024-2025 School Year

For the first month of school (August 19 - September 13, 2024), those parents desiring to purchase school lunches for their enrolled students will need to pay via cash, check, or credit card at the Andrews Academy office or via credit card over the phone for their student's lunch service for the month. Checks (noting that the payment is for lunches and the student's name) may also be put in the dropbox on the pillar by the front door also. Lunch payments may NOT be made on TouchNet.

The lunch program will begin this Tuesday, August 20. On the first day of school, tomorrow, Monday, August 19, lunch will be provided. Please make your payment by tomorrow, Monday, August 19, at 4 PM to have the student begin eating lunch on Tuesday.

This is a temporary arrangement, since Andrews University ITS is planning to provide a secure web page where parents of AA students can pay online for any subsequent school lunch charges after the first month of school. Further announcements will be forthcoming.

• Full Paying Meal Plan ($6.60 per meal / 20 Meals per month / $132 monthly)

• Reduced Meal Plan ($2.85 per meal / 20 meals per month / $57 monthly) 

The reduced meal plan contract and application are attached (or you can pick them up in the school office) in case you would like to be considered for this program. Please return the completed forms to Andrews Academy ASAP. Proof of income will be required. Please see the application for details.

Students must present their ID card for meal pickup. Portion sizes are predetermined, and second servings are not provided. All meals now include the house legume and whole grain brown rice. Students are expected to behave appropriately while in the service area. Disciplinary action will be taken by AA as needed. 

Your feedback is always welcomed. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us.

It is our greatest pleasure to serve our youth!

Your School Lunch Team at Bon Appetit
 

E-mail: ds@andrews.edu

Phone: 269-471-3161 

Notes: The menu will be posted in the display case at school as well as towards the end of the E-Sanjo each week.

This is an optional lunch program. Students are always welcome to bring their lunch or their parent can bring them a lunch, but students are not allowed to have lunch delivered to them by a restaurant/Door Dash.

Hold Harmless Form

Note that the attached hold harmless form is required for all day and overnight trips (e.g. beach day, class vespers, ice skating, trips and tours, etc.), and that medical insurance coverage is required for students to participate in off-site activities. You can also find it on our Useful Documents web page, and printed copies are available in the main office.

Note that the form may not be digitally signed or sent to us as a picture or file. We need the original, signed form turned in to the office by the time school starts on August 19. This blanket hold harmless agreement can be used for any school activity that is on our calendar.

► Parent/adult volunteers who help with any event/activity must also sign a hold harmless form (also attached) ahead of the event and complete Sterling Volunteers training/background check. It would be best to have this done at the beginning of the year or as soon as possible.

As we approach the start of the fall semester, we kindly request that you purchase the Multi-Factor Authentication Security Key for all AA students who do not have one. This key is essential for your child to access all Google platforms (AU email, Google Classroom, etc.), as well as secure documents from Andrews University and Andrews Academy. Each student needs their own security key.

Security Key Link

If you have any further questions, feel free to email me.

Watch for information coming soon about school laptop loans.

Thank you for your cooperation,
 

Mr. Caleb Akins, MA

Media Ministry Director

Andrews Academy

akins@andrews.edu

AU Campus Safety Parking Permit

Academy Vehicle Registration Process

1. All vehicles parked on Andrews University property must register their vehicle with the Office of Campus Safety. This must be done online before  you plan to park in the AA parking lot or anywhere else on the AU campus. (See instructions below.)
2. You will be given a green community registration sticker or an orange staff registration permit if your parent/guardian currently is employed by Andrews and is present at the time of registration. This will go on the driver’s side lower corner of your windshield and should be visible to the on duty patrol officer. This permit will allow you to park in all blue and green lots on campus. No overnight parking is permitted.
3. The parking permit will expire on August 31 of the following year, when it will need to be renewed. It may be renewed sooner, starting in early May.
4. As a complimentary service, Campus Safety is pleased to offer free jump starts and vehicle lockouts to our guests and students provided they are on University property.
5. The Andrews University adopted vehicle policy can be found at the link below.
6. If you have further questions, Campus Safety is available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week and can be reached at the following number: 269-471-3321.

Walk-through of Online Vehicle Pre-Registration:
(Please read through instructions before you begin)
 

Step 1: Go to www.vault.andrews.edu and login using AU username and password (a DUO push will be required to enter system). New AA students who have not yet set up their AU username and password will be sent instructions soon.

• Click on “Campus Safety” and enter your AU username/password.

• Click on “Register Vehicles”

• Click on "Re-register" or "Start New Registration"

Step 2: In Permit Type, select the permit type available (NOT Bicycle). The vehicle information boxes will then populate. (If your permit type is not shown, please select what is available, clarify the appropriate type needed with Campus Safety by email or at decal retrieval.) (If decal option is not given for Faculty/Staff, and this is your campus status, please skip step 8)

Step 3: Skip down to the Vehicle  section and fill in the Type, Year, Make, & Model of your vehicle. For Color, choose from the menu provided that is closest to your vehicle color.

Step 4: Your VIN number (Vehicle Identification Number) is string of numbers and letters that you should be able to find this on both the insurance and state registration (number must match on both documents.)
 

Step 5: In the License section, enter the issuing State & License Plate number

• If you have a temporary license plate, see * below. If you have NO plate, see ** below.

Step 6: Click on the Agreement button at the bottom of the webpage. Read through the Vehicle Registration Agreement and then sign using your AU password and then click Submit.
 

Step 7: Attach all documents requested (must be taken in any .jpeg format. If you are using your mobile device to take the pictures, check format: Settings, Camera, Format - use most compatible option.)

• You must have CURRENT Registration & Insurance and a valid Driver’s License to be issued a permanent parking decal. If document is expired see * below.

• Click “Upload” after each document has been selected

++ Faculty/Staff skip to Step 9 ++

Step 8: There is a $10 annual fee per vehicle for non-faculty/staff parking decals. Select payment method. If you wish to pay cash or in person, do not choose an option. Cash can only be paid at the Financial Aid Cashiers Desk. (Note: Tell cashier payment is for Vehicle Registration and bring receipt to retrieve the decal.)
 

Step 9: Click “Update.” Please look for emails in your AU email account with further instructions. 

Your registration is complete once the permit has been placed on the windshield.

* Place picture of plate in registration attachment slot. Please email safety@andrews.edu with this information after you complete all possible information online. A temporary parking permit will need be issued. Temporary Parking Permits must be placed in vehicle driver’s side dash when parked on campus.

** If you have an appointment to register with state, please bring verification (email, screen capture) along with all other requested documents, and a temporary parking permit will be issued.

Temporary Parking Permits dates must be viewable on driver’s side dash when vehicle is parked on campus.
 

Call AU Campus Safety at 269-471-3321 if you have any problems or questions.

After-School Hours Agreement

The After-School Hours Agreement needs to be signed by a student and a parent. Here are the acceptable ways to return this document by August 19:

• Complete the attached fillable document and email to ginam@andrews.edu.
• Print the attached document, complete it, scan or take a picture, and email it to ginam@andrews.edu.
• Stop by the school office and complete the form.

New Student Orientation

On Thursday evening, August 15, 2024, more than 125 individuals participated in New Student Orientation. The faculty and staff were introduced at the beginning of the orientation. Much information was shared, beginning with our school philosophy, our attendance system, class schedules, finances as well as many other topics. Resources such at AU Safety, AU computers, and more were shared. Following the program, there were refreshments as well as a chance for students to locate their classes, and some were able to try out their locker combination before school starts on Monday. Thank you to all who attended.

Senior Pictures & Ads for Yearbook

Senior pictures are needed for yearbook, class night, and the class composite to be hung in the AA Commons or Library. The yearbook team will need your senior and baby pictures by Friday, October 18, 2024. We encourage you to get your senior picture done during the summer before the busy school year begins. Photographers get busy in the late summer and fall, so you may want to book an appointment early. PLEASE PLAN AHEAD and get your picture done in a timely manner.

You do not have to go to a professional photographer for this picture, but please make sure you follow the picture requirements below. If not, the yearbook team may request that you send an alternative. For yearbook pictures, seniors should be looking at the camera rather than away from it.

Pictures for the yearbook and senior ads must adhere to the following requirements:

Baby Photos

By the same date (October 18), please submit a baby picture as well. The baby picture will be used by yearbook as well as for senior bulletin board and class night purposes. Please submit a high-resolution JPEG baby picture. If you cannot scan the picture, you may bring the baby picture to the yearbook team, and they will scan it for you.

Also, please plan ahead for senior yearbook ad nights on Monday and Tuesday, October 28 & 29, starting at 5:00 PM. At that time, you and your parents can purchase senior ads for the yearbook (see the messages to seniors in the back of previous yearbooks for examples).

Attention Students: If you would like Friday's boxed lunch, those who are signed up for the lunch program must order it each week by Wednesday at 2:00 PM. The sign-up sheet will be at lunch or in the front office.

Parents: To sign your student up for the lunch program or add funds to your student's account, please pay at the Academy main office (cash/check/credit card) until a website is set up in mid-September to load funds online. You may still pay cash or check in the Academy office even when the website is ready.

School Communications

The E-Sanjo and other communications from the school, including classroom teacher communications, use the email address(es) that you (and your parents) have recorded in FACTS when you registered for Andrews Academy. We will also use students' AU email address. Some have been wondering why they are not receiving their school communications to a certain email. If you wish to have communications sent to a specific email address, please send the change to ginam@andrews.edu. Thank you!

CONTACT US:

Main Office: ginam@andrews.edu or call 269-471-3138
Principal: aaprincipal@andrews.edu or rubenp@andrews.edu
Application/Enrollment Process: aaadmissions@andrews.edu

Financial Questions: gaytan@andrews.edu

Class Schedule Questions: aaregistrar@andrews.edu

Attendance: aaattendance@andrews.edu

Guidance Counselor: nievesl@andrews.edu