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On Thursday, June 20th, the Parent Advisory Council will sponsor Red Cross CPR/AED training in the Amundsen Library from 2:30pm-6:00pm. This will come with a Red Cross 2 year certificate and dinner! This is valuable training that we all hope to never need. First come First Serve - First 30 are in!

This past week the Amundsen High School community got a welcome respite from the spring rains while attending Amundsen's Spring Music Concerts. On Tuesday, our orchestra performed several works following Chappell Elementary School's amazing performance. On Wednesday, the Amundsen Chorus and Band took over the stage and wowed us with their solo and group performances. Thank you so much to Orchestra Director Mr. Sean Reidy, Band Director Mr. Omar Fong-Bances, Chorus Director Mr. William Spain, Chamber Ensemble Director Mr. Gregory Caswell and members of the Chicago Civic Orchestra for your hard work and dedication to our students!

Missing a core class required for graduation or a non-credit bearing graduation requirement, like Service Learning, Driver's Ed, or the Constitution Test? Concerned about being off-track? Summer is a great time to get moving in the right direction! Students may reach out to counselors via email or stop by Room 126 to set-up an appointment to discuss recovery options. If your counselor is not available, please speak with Ms. Chinchilla.

Please see the letter above regarding the importance of updated immunizations for students attending Chicago Public Schools.

GEAR UP and the Amundsen Counseling Team are offering a workshop for parents of Amundsen Juniors to learn about resources that can help families pay for college. We will discuss FAFSA, scholarships, and other important topics. The workshop will be offered in both Spanish and English at Amundsen on two different dates, Saturday, June 1st from 10am-12pm and Tuesday, June 4th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. Please feel free to come to either session as they will offer the same information.

Amundsen High School and the Chicago Public Schools would like to remind everyone in our community to have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend while also remembering those who have passed in service to our country. Please go to Chicago.gov/summer for family-friendly activities happening in Chicago this weekend.

Welcome back to school! We hope everyone had a safe and happy spring break and that you were able to enjoy some of the sunny days that nature brought us this past week. It's finally starting to look like spring! We especially want to welcome back our Viking adventurers, who explored Spain and Japan this past week. The 36 students and 6 teachers who went to Spain visited the historical and cultural highlights of Madrid, Granada, Toledo, and Sevilla. The Japan group, whose trip was funded by the Japanese Government and comprised of Amundsen MYP Japanese Language students, visited Tokyo, Osaka, and surrounding areas. Both groups had a wonderful time and we can't want to hear more about their amazing experiences. We are so proud of our Viking travelers for doing such an excellent job of representing AHS and Chicago in their international travels. What's our next destination? Switzerland, Austria and Germany in 2020!

Congratulations to the Amundsen Algebra I team on their 1st place win at the final math competition of the season that took place Saturday April 6th at Lane Tech. Congratulations also to the Geometry team for its 3rd place win in its division. Overall, the Amundsen Math Team finished 3rd place in its division for the season. Congratulations to all of our mathletes, and to your coaches, Ms. Prappas and Mr. Evans, for your outstanding work this season. We are so proud of you!