All AUSD sports are free for every student, ensuring that every child can benefit from teamwork, skill-building, and school pride.
If you’d like to support this growing program, please consider joining our $10 Campaign by clicking here:
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Thank you for helping us build opportunities for our young athletes. Your generosity makes a lasting difference for students across AUSD!
In Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Unleash your creativity and let your words inspire change!
This is your opportunity to share your vision, make an impact, and celebrate the power of poetry and the dreams that unite our community.
Theme: Keeping the Dream Alive in Our Community
Submission Deadline: December 20, 2025
Winners will be honored by presenting their poem on January 19 at Antioch High School.
One winner from each level—elementary, middle, and high school—will be selected and celebrated for their exceptional contribution.
This contest is a joint program between AUSD and the City of Antioch.
Don’t miss your chance to be heard and help keep Dr. King’s dream alive!
HACK THE PLANET
Your Ideas. Your Voice. Real Solutions.
Are you a high school student who is fed up with scrolling past problems you can't solve? Ready to actually DO something?
The world's biggest challenges—climate crisis, inequality, access to healthcare, food security—they're not going away. But what if you could spend one day with people who get it? Who are just as fired up as you are? Who refuse to just stand by?
Hack the Planet isn't another lecture. It's your chance to build something that matters.
For the first time, we're bringing Hack the Planet, a county-wide event right here to Antioch through a partnership between the Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) and Antioch Unified School District (AUSD), along with corporate sponsorships. High school students from across Contra Costa County will converge in our community for a day of innovation and impact.
Here's the deal: You team up with other students, teachers, and developers who care as deeply as you do. Pick a problem that keeps you up at night—any of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Then use Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), coding, AI, and pure creative problem-solving to innovate a real solution. In one day.
What You'll Get:
A team of like-minded changemakers who share your passion
Tools and tech to bring bold ideas to life
Workshops and mentorship from industry pros who've been where you are
The chance to pitch your solution to experts (and compete for amazing prizes)
Food, networking, and the energy that only comes from a room full of people who refuse to accept the status quo.
This isn't about having all the answers. It's about caring enough to try.
You don't need to be a coding genius or have it all figured out. You just need to show up with your frustration, your hope, and your willingness to collaborate.
Ready to stop feeling helpless and start building solutions?
Join us. Hack the Planet. Make your mark.
INTEREST FORM NOW OPEN!
Sign up to participate as a student innovator or volunteer to help make this event happen.
February 21, 2026, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Antioch High School, 700 West 18th Street, Antioch, CA 94509
Interest Form - Fill out by January 9, 2025.
Because the planet needs more than concerned citizens. It needs builders. Creators. You.
System (ARS) program empowers students to be
Upstanders and say something to a Trusted Adult
when they recognize warning signs and threats as
well as offers ways students can grow a community
of Upstanders.
The three goals of the Say Something-ARS program are to teach students how to:
• Recognize warning signs and threats of someone who may be at-risk of hurting themselves or others.
• Say something to a Trusted Adult to get help and how to submit a tip to the Anonymous Reporting System.
• Grow a community of Upstanders who look out for one another.
Dear 8th Grade Families,
We are excited to share information about the high school program options available for your student!
To learn more about AUSD’s pathway programs, please visit our website at www.antiochschools.net/pathways or watch our short informational video: https://youtu.be/Vdl5LzEVXB8.
AUSD offers more than 20 career pathways across our three comprehensive high schools:
• Antioch High School
• Deer Valley High School
• Dozier-Libbey Medical High School
Throughout October, students and families will receive additional information about these programs. Students will make their high school program selections through the Aeries Student Portal.
Families can view and update their student’s selections in the Aeries Parent Portal beginning October 14. The final deadline to submit or make changes is Thursday, December 5.
We encourage you to explore these exciting opportunities and help your student choose the pathway that best aligns with their interests, talents, and future goals.
Sincerely,
Educational Services
