ACA COMMUNITY PULLED OUT ALL THE STOPS TO HELP STUDENTS CELEBRATE HOMECOMING WEEK. KATHERINE WALTON AND HER LEADERSHIP STUDENT’S EFFORTS BRING SO MANY STUDENTS INTO THE FESTIVITES. IT’S DEFINITELY MORE THAN A FOOTBALL GAME! ALL THE CREATIVITY OF HALLWAY DECORATING, THE SPIRIT CHALLENGES, THE THEMED PERFORMANCE SKITS OF EACH GRADE LEVEL, THE HALFTIME DJ, A SPIRITED FOOTBALL TEAM CHEEERING AND…
The Dons Varsity Boys Water Polo experienced their busiest week of the season with six matches in four days in three different cities. The week began with a league match against Miramonte. Kyle Rosenblatt scored two goals and Harrison Labrosse stopped 15 shots on goal but the Mats came out on top with a 9-4 win. The following day the…
Power outage affecting around 2,000 PG&E customers in Lafayette. But that will not stop the Dons in their upcoming competitions. PG&E reporting power should be on around noon today. Come on out and support your Dons! WEDNESDAY Oct 13 Girls Water Polo vs Las Lomas 4pm to 6pm Boys Water Polo vs Las Lomas 6pm to 8pm THURSDAY Oct 14…
On Tuesday evening the JV Women’s Volleyball team had a tough first set against Northgate but the team did great. The girls battled back and forth until at 17-18, Opposite Hitter, Chloe Lockwood changed the momentum with a beyond the base line, one handed save to psych up the girls. Outside Hitter Sofie Foster brought the Dons to 24-21 with a…
FEAR THE BLUE ON THE COURT On Thursday, October 7, the Acalanes Girls Varsity volleyball team traveled to Las Lomas High School to face the Knights. In game one, senior Bela Yanakieva got the Dons started off with a kill, and junior Mara Korzeniowska rattled off three aces to put the Dons up early 5-0. Junior Hanna Hageboeck delivered a…
The Dons travelled to Miramonte last week to face-off against the Matadors for the first time this year. Dons win 8-1! In Singles, a lot of the players had to adjust to the slower court surface because of the Matadors’ new courts. It took a little time for most, but eventually everyone found their timing and started to put some wins…
Acalanes Boys’ Soccer Tryouts for the 2021-2022 season Monday-Thursday, November 1-4 at Stadium Field Monday: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tuesday: 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm Wednesday: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Thursday: 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm OPEN FIELD: Wednesdays and Thursdays, October 13-28 7:00-7:30 PM Weight Room then 7:30-9:00 PM Stadium Field Please arrive 15 minutes before each session. Wear comfortable soccer clothing…
Freshman Women’s Volleyball team got off to a sluggish start against the Las Lomas Knights on Thursday, October 7th. After a long set of back and forth trading points, the Dons were able to pull out the win 27-25 thanks to the starting line up of Fiona Roux, Emma Seelenbacher, Grace Gallacher, Lily McKinney, Addie Ames, and Emme Cain. The…
On a very difficult scoring day due to the Scotland-like playing conditions, the Lady Dons ended the regular season as they started it, defeating their opponent at Contra Costa Country Club. Led by Junior Makena Chelemedos’s impressive 42, the Lady Dons finished the season with a 6-4 record, and ride into Friday’s league championships with momentum, winning their final two…
There are so many great quotes on losing: You can’t win unless you learn how to lose or Losing isn’t always the end, sometimes it becomes the beginning or I’ve learned that something constructive comes from every defeat. But losing by one little point, in the very intense end of the game , the only quote is Ouch! The Varsity…
