Knight Jr. High

Do you know any NEW soon-to-be 7th or 8th grade students that might like to attend one of our Academy Prep Junior High Schools at Knight Prep, Palmdale Prep, or Soar Prep for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year? ENROLLMENT PACKETS are now available at each of the Academy Prep sites, online at https://www.academyprepjuniorhigh.org/enroll Would you like to learn more? Attend an upcoming info session!... Feb 24th, 5:30PM at either our Soar Prep or Knight Prep Campuses. See the attached flyer for more details. Space is limited so get your tour today. See more

Hello Pacesetters! I just wanted to take a moment to tell you how grateful I am for each and everyone of you! Thank you for all you do to make our school a wonderful place! I appreciate all of our Pacesetter families and sincerely hope you have an enjoyable Thanksgiving break! We will see you when school resumes on December 2nd! Be safe! Mrs. Howard

Come on out an experience the Knight Prep Escape Room, designed and built by our very own students, this Wednesday 5/8/19, from 1:30 to 5:30 pm, on Knight Prep's campus. This will be the final opportunity for our students to show off all their efforts and hard work on this school wide project! All are welcome! Please bring your friends and family! Also, if you know any families that have incoming 7th or 8th grade students, please invite them to attend the Knight Prep Information Session also on Wednesday 5/8/19 from 5:30 to 6:30 pm!

This is the last week to purchase a Knight PREP yearbook for the price of $20. All money, cash only, is due to the office by Friday, May 11 to guarantee the presale price. After May 11, the price goes up to $25. Get your yearbook while supplies last. Only 36 yearbooks left!! Students who planned on participating in the World's Finest fundraiser received their boxes of chocolate today. All money for this fundraiser is due on Friday, May 24, 2019. The money for the Jamba Ju...ice fundraiser is due by Friday, May 18, 2019. All Jamba Juice cards will be handed out to students on Monday, May 21. Since very few students have participated in this fundraiser, those who are participating will receive PREP points based on the number of cards they sell. Any student who is interested in pre-selling Jamba Juice cards may do so. There are many staff members on campus who want Jamba Juice cards, they just need someone to reach out to them!! Our final after school fundraiser will be after school on Friday, May 11 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm. Pre-sale tickets are available for the price of $10 until Thursday. The ticket price at the door is $15. The cost of a ticket includes unlimited pizza, drinks, candy, and chocolate fountain. There will be music and games as well. All proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the end of the year trips!!!

Register now for the 7th Annual STEM Conference March 9, 2019! Visit https://bit.ly/2Ep3h7A for more information.

Did you know that the Antelope Valley Union High School District offers a free, dependent public charter school for 7th and 8th graders? If you have a student in these grades, please join us for an information session this Thursday Feb. 21 in Palmdale, and learn all about what Academy Prep Junior High has to offer including high quality, caring teachers, small class sizes in a family environment, a STEM focus, sports and more. Additional information session dates and times below. Hope to see you there! #AcademyPrep #AVFindYourPath

Come to Rockin' Jump & Support our ASB! Fundraiser is Friday, February 15 from 3:30 to 9:00. You can pay at the door or in advance at the link below. Anyone can come, the more the merrier! You do NOT need a flyer, you just have to say you are with Palmdale Prep!... https://app.rivette.ai/spcampaign.php?cd=30175 *Parents need to sign a waiver for their children or they cannot jump.

Ever wondered what boot camp is like? All AVUHSD Juniors and Seniors are invited to attend Army Boot Camp held at AVHS March 18-20, 2019. Sign up by March 11, 2019 at https://tinyurl.com/bootcamp19 Hooah!

This week we celebrate National School Counseling Week. We are thankful for our school counselors this week and every week! School counselors provide support to students in many areas including academics, college and career preparation, and social/emotional development. Learn more about the role of this necessary profession: http://bit.ly/SCRole #NSCW19 #AVUHSD #schoolcounselors #NationalSchoolCounselorWeek #AVFindYourPath

On January 20 at 4PM, AVUHSD students will perform Ephiphany at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center in celebration of Justice Sunday and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You may also join in the City of Lancaster’s Day of Service. Register: https://bit.ly/2APeRXg

Happy New Year to all our students, staff and community! We look forward to watching the Class of 2019 graduate, and great things to come including science fairs, the Overcoming Obstacles track meet, and hearing about future plans for our seniors. What are you looking forward to?

Happy Thanksgiving to all students, staff, families and our AV Community! Enjoy the Thanksgiving break and take the time to reflect on the things in your life that you are thankful for we are thankful for wonderful students and staff who make up our District.