Community Service

ATHS Blood Drive - 1/27/12

Apache Trail High School exceeded their blood
donation goal again on Friday, January 27.  A few members from the community, some staff, but mostly students, donated 30 units of blood.  Because each
donation can help 2-3 hospital patients, their 5 hour blood drive could help up to 90 Arizona hospital patients.  -- Way to donate Wolfpack!
 ATHS would like to thank the community for coming to
the blood drive and they look forward to seeing them again.  The school is now a
regular donation site for the AJ community, with their next blood drive
scheduled for May 4th, 8:30am – 1:30pm.

Veteran's Day Parade - 2011

Held on the 11th day of the 11th month of every year, Veteran's Day is an oppurtunity for the United States to thank our Veteran's - past, present and future - for their service to our country.  From the bottom of our hearts - THANK YOU Veterans for your sacrifice and service.  We honor you, not just this day, but every day.

Paint-A-Thon

ATHS Students participated in the 2011 Rock N Roll Paint-A-Thon this year -- October 22.  This the 2nd house that ATHS has painted for a local community member as part of the great volunteer program sponsored by Rebuilding Together - Valley of the Sun.


Mrs. Tuma, Ms Luckett, Ms. Blaisdell and students got it done in 5 hours. The homeowner, Mrs Conway, was thrilled by the results.

Way to go Wolfpack!

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PRESS RELEASE - ATHS Food Drive for AJ Food Bank

Written by – student Kaitlynn Embury

ATHS Food Drive for AJ Food Bank – Apache Trail High School Student Council, as part of the Community Service Club, hosted a food drive for the Apache Junction Food Bank. During their Spirit Week, ATHS collected over 200 canned and boxed food items for families in need in the Apache Junction community. StuCo President, Kaitlynn Embury is very proud of all her peers who helped to bring in these items. She hopes that this food drive, and future food drives will help make a difference.
 
From the AJ Reachout Food Bank website: Food Drive Items most needed - Please choose plastic containers or canned items rather than glass. Canned tuna or chicken, Canned stews or pasta, Peanut butter, Canned fruit, Applesauce, Juice cans or boxes, Canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomato sauce, Soups with meat or beans, Cereals and cereal bars, Pasta, spaghetti, macaroni or noodles, Packages of dry rice or beans (www.ajfoodbank.org).

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Blood Drive - Press Release

ATHS Hosted Blood Drive -- Apache Trail High School met their blood donation goal again on Thursday, September 15. A few members from the community, some staff, but mostly students, gave 40 units of blood. Because each donation can help 2-3 hospital patients, their 5 hour blood drive could help up to 120 Arizona hospital patients. This has been the most successful Apache Trail HS Blood Drive yet -- Way to donate Wolfpack!
ATHS would like to thank the community for coming to the blood drive and they look forward to seeing them again. The school is now a regular donation site for the AJ community, with their next blood drive scheduled for January 27, 2012.
The ATHS Community Service Club and Student Council did a great job with getting the word out and signing up their student donors. School Leader, Giles Glithero fed all the students breakfast in the morning, which has become a tradition before their blood drives.

Message from the United Service to ATHS

To Apache Trail High School,

United Blood Services thanks you for organizing the recent blood drive at Apache Trail High School. Your drive will help to assure that blood is available for patients in need.  At the blood drive, 44 lifesaving donors stepped up to donate, resulting in 34 procedures [6 of which were Power Red donations for a total of 40 units] for our community and reaching 136% of your blood drive goal.  Your efforts and the support of Apache Trail High School are greatly appreciated and will go a long way toward assuring a strong blood supply, and ultimately saving lives.
Again, thank you for your contribution and ongoing support of the community blood program. I enjoyed working with you and look forward to our next meeting to plan your upcoming blood drive scheduled for Friday, January 27, 2012.　

Sincerely,
Meghan Melcher
Donor Recruitment Representative
United Blood Services

ATHS Cares

Apache Trail High School strives to help its community in any way that it can.  We believe that that through various service events, students can learn to work together, become more aware of themselves and their community.  ATHS often hosts STAC (Student Taking Action in their Community) events in the surrounding neighborhoods.  These include but are not limited to, painting houses, cleaning up yards, participating in parades, and local & national charity fundraisers.
<- Check out the video to the left of a recent STAC event.

STAC

Students Taking Action in their Community is the largest service learning organization in the Apache Junction area. Students at Apache Trail have assisted different community organizations in the past year, including:
  • United Blood Service
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Apache Junction Food Bank
  • Toys for Tots Drive
  • American Cancer Society
  • Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Cell phones for Soldiers
  • Apache Junction Lion's Club & others
The students handle all aspects of club and activity management, including task selection, marketing and implementation. Activities planned for this year include working with Habitat for Humanity, Adopt a Highway, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, hosting a canned food drive to help replenish the local food bank at Thanksgiving, and providing Christmas gifts for young boys and girls in need. If you have any suggestions in how STAC can get more involved to assist our community please don't hesitate to contact us!