| ASTI HOMEPAGE |
Extracurricular and Leadership Opportunities ASTI also provides many leadership and extracurricular opportunities for students who are looking for experiences outside of coursework. We have a strong student government and leadership class that organizes regular student events and has founded a number of student clubs and organizations. Our PTSA, SSC, clubs and even some lunchtime courses are all student led. ASTI students also create their own opportunities! Any ASTI student can form an organization or step into one of the many leadership opportunities we have available. ASTI also features magnificent diversity in addition to the small, close-knit relationships. At ASTI, everyone is welcome, and well represented in a rich, multi-cultural, diverse environment. ASTI has native and fluent multi-lingual speakers of Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Hindi, Toishan, Shanghainese, Vietnamese, Japanese, Arabic, Korean, Tagalog, Farsi, German, Russian, Danish, Tahgrinya, Fukien, and more. Many students and teachers speak other languages and many have families of mixed heritage. ASTI places a tremendous value on the diversity of opportunities we offer and the diversity of the community we share.
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Student Led Courses Hip Hop 101 is a class designed and taught by a current ASTI student. The course focuses on the role of Hip Hop culture in today's society. |
Soccer Fridays Every friday after school staff and students meet on the field for soccer. We also play basketball and flag football. |
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| Clubs Among our clubs are the debate club, Gay Straight Alliance, Salsa Club, InterACT community service club and the SAVE environmental awareness club. All these clubs were founded and are led by students. |
Dances Leadership organizes a dance every semester. Last year we held our first Junior/Senior Prom in Jack London Square. |
Karaoke, Movie and Game Nights Clubs, leadership and journalism sponsor regular fundraisers where students can hang out and enjoy fun activities. |
School Site Council This group meets 6 times a years and makes decisions on school policy. Each class elects a representative and any student can run for the offices of chair or secretary. |
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| Dragon Boat Several of our students participate in this community activity along with students from AHS and EHS. |
PTSA Students and parents lead this group which fundraises and helps support school programs. |
Lunchtime and After School Tutoring The Black Berets meet at lunch for writing tutoring, homework club meets every day after school in the science room and BBC sponsors a Friday afternoon tutoring session with snacks and high-level support. |
Community Service 20 hours of community service are required for graduation but many ASTI students choose to volunteer even more. Activities such as beach clean-ups and canned food drives help friends bond and give back to the community. |
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| Picnics Parents, students and staff come together for days at the park to eat, visit, play games and celebrate all the hard work that's been done. |
Days of Motivation The leadership class and staff sponsor special days of motivation with guest speakers and activities designed to help students set goals and maintain their focus. |
Spirit Week A friendly competition between classes, spirit week is a chance to build class unity, raise money for your class, and participate in fun activities! |
Field Trips In the past few years ASTI students have been to see Theater performances, human anatomy exhibitions and college tours to support their academic development. |
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| BBC (Black Brown and College Bound) BBC is a group committed to open and honest discussion about the soical and academic issues facing students of color. The group organizes speakers, study sessions and other activities designed to support students of color and ALL students at ASTI. |
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