Armstrong Parent Association

🎓 Important End-of-Year Dates for Armstrong Families! 🎓

📚 No School
Monday, May 25th

🎉 Graduation Day
Friday, May 29th

Grades 9–11 will have an asynchronous learning day on Friday, May 29th while we celebrate the Class of 2026! 🦅❤️💙

Congratulations to our seniors as they prepare for graduation and the exciting next chapter ahead!

🚨 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE AHS SENIOR PARTY! 🚨

The Senior Party cannot happen without parent volunteers — this is a parent-led event, and we need your help on Wednesday, May 27!

📣 JUNIOR & SENIOR FAMILIES:
Please consider signing up for a shift or two. Junior families are especially encouraged to volunteer as it is tradition for junior parents to help and gather ideas for the party they will host next year!

⚠️ URGENT NEEDS:
✅ Activity stations beginning at 5:30 PM
✅ MANY open volunteer spots during the second shift: 8:30 PM–Midnight

Please grab a friend and sign up together! Every volunteer helps make this a memorable and safe celebration for our seniors.

🔗 Sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094FAEAE2FABFA7-62814207-ahssenior #/

Thank you for supporting AHS and the APA!

Together We Fly — Go Falcons! 🦅

🎨 Save the Date for the Armstrong Art Festival! 🎨

Join us for our annual Art Festival featuring incredible artwork from current and future Falcons! Enjoy an evening celebrating creativity with student artwork on display and hands-on community art-making activities for all ages.

🖼️ Participating Schools:

Secondary Schools:
Armstrong High School, Plymouth Middle School, Sandburg Middle School, FAIR Crystal

Elementary Schools:
Zachary Lane Elementary, FAIR Pilgrim Lane, Robbinsdale Spanish Immersion, SEA, Neill, Sonnesyn

📅 Tuesday, May 19, 2026
⏰ 3:30–6:30 PM
📍 Armstrong High School – Auxiliary Gym

We hope to see you there to celebrate the amazing artistic talent across our community! 🦅

🎉 Great job, Armstrong students! 🎉

Over 660 Armstrong students took more than 1,100 AP Exams over the last two weeks! We are so proud of the hard work, dedication, and perseverance our students showed throughout testing season. 💙❤️

AP Exam scores will be released on the College Board website in July. Seniors, please make sure you have requested that your AP scores be sent to your future college through the College Board website.

📚 Reminders for Late & Make-Up AP Exams:
• Make-up exams will not be automatically ordered if a student was absent on their original AP Exam date.
• All requests for make-up AP Exams must be sent to Ms. Vogel ([email protected]) by Friday, May 15 at 4:00 PM so exams can be ordered in time.
• Students taking make-up exams will receive a reminder email 1–2 days before their exam next week. Please read the email carefully for important test day details.

🌍✨ It’s Culture Week at Armstrong! ✨🌍

Join us May 18–21 as we celebrate the many cultures, traditions, languages, and communities that make Armstrong such a special place. Each day is a chance to show who you are, connect with others, and celebrate what makes us unique — because at Armstrong, WE ALL BELONG. ❤️

🗓 Spirit Week Themes:
🩵 Monday – Who We Are
Wear a shirt from a community or club you belong to.

💚 Tuesday – How We Communicate
Wear clothing with cultural words, phrases, flags, or symbols that represent you.

🧡 Wednesday – How We Play & Connect
Wear your favorite game or sports team gear and join us for games during lunch in the cafeteria.

❤️ Thursday – Cultural Attire Day
Wear your cultural attire and join us for the Culture Fair during Falcon Flex in the gym featuring games, performances, and more!

Let’s celebrate the diversity that makes our school community stronger together! 🌎🫶

🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🚨

May is packed with exciting events for our students and staff, and we need volunteers to help make them successful! Whether you have an hour or a whole evening, there are many ways to get involved and support our school community. These events truly cannot happen without the extra support of our amazing families and volunteers. THANK YOU for considering helping! ❤️

📌 Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities:

🧠 Mental Health Awareness Month
📅 Friday, May 15
Hospitality Volunteers Needed
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F44ADA72FA2FC1-63604112-mental

✨ Prom Decorating Team
📅 Saturday, May 16
Set-up: 3:00–6:00 PM
Clean-up: 9:45–10:30 PM
📍 Medina Entertainment Center
Especially calling all freshman & sophomore families to help support our juniors & seniors! Student volunteers are welcome too!
Sign up here: https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/10C054AAAAC29A2FBC43-63522600-prom?useFullSite=false

🎲 Donate Games for Prom
We are collecting new or gently used games to support Prom and future events! Please label donations “Prom” and drop them off at the AHS main office by Tuesday, May 12.

🔬 Biology Lab – Pig Dissection Week
📅 May 18–21
Various volunteer time slots available
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F44ADA72FA2FC1-56542280-pigdissection

🎨 Art Festival
📅 Tuesday, May 19
🕐 Volunteers needed from 1–3 PM
Interested in helping? Email: [email protected]

🎓 Senior Party Volunteers Needed
📅 Wednesday, May 27
Junior & Senior families are encouraged to help!
A special invitation goes out to Junior families — come get ideas for next year’s Senior Party while supporting this year’s graduates! Open shifts are available throughout the day.

Please share these opportunities with friends and family. We appreciate every helping hand! 🙌

🎓 Senior Decision Day! 🎉

Last Thursday, we celebrated our incredible Class of 2026 during Senior Decision Day! This special event honored our seniors’ hard work, achievements, and the exciting paths they’ve chosen for their futures.

A big thank you to our amazing parent volunteers who helped make the day so memorable. We can’t wait to share more photos as we continue celebrating this outstanding group of students!

✨ AHS Prom 2026 ✨

Step into a night of elegance and glamour at our Great Gatsby–themed Prom!

🖤 Saturday, May 16, 2026
🕖 7:00–10:00 PM
📍 Medina Entertainment Center, Medina, MN

🎟 Ticket Information
Tickets will be on sale to Juniors and Seniors from today May 6–May 14 through the Campus Store.
Bringing a guest? All guests must have a completed guest form submitted by May 14. This includes Armstrong freshmen and sophomores attending as guests of upperclassmen.

Form: https://bit.ly/4nfky6X

Get ready for a dazzling evening of music, dancing, and unforgettable memories. Dress to impress and bring the roaring ‘20s to life! 🥂

🍎 Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week!

Join us in celebrating the incredible teachers and staff who make a difference every single day! From the classroom to behind the scenes, their dedication, care, and hard work help our students and families thrive.

Let’s take a moment this week to say THANK YOU and show our appreciation for all they do! 💙

💚 Mental Health Awareness Month at Armstrong 💚

On Monday, May 4, 2026, a representative from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) was available during both lunches at AHS.

This year’s Mental Health Awareness Month theme is “You Matter.”
A reminder that no matter who you are, where you come from, or what you’re going through — you belong here and you matter to your community.

📅 Upcoming Events:

🗓 May 15, 2026
In collaboration with the Armstrong Parent Association (APA), we will host a Mental Health Career Panel for students.
Panelists include:

An in-school therapist
A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (private practice)
A Social Worker

🗓 May 19, 2026
We will welcome a therapy dog through PAWSitivity 🐾

💬 Need Help or Support? You Are Not Alone.

The NAMI HelpLine is a free, confidential, nationwide service offering one-on-one emotional support, mental health information, and resources.

📞 Call: 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
📱 Text: 62640
📧 Email: [email protected]