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Help us find a match for AHS senior, Jack Armentrout! Be the Match is looking for adults aged 18-44 to join the international registry. An onsite registration event will be held outside the AHS Cafeteria from 8 am - 1 pm on Thursday, April 18. Can’t make it to our event? Log on to the Be the Match website to have a kit mailed to your home! For more information about the donation process, please visit bethematch.org Questions? Please contact AHS Support Counselor, Jennifer Atencio at Jennifer.Atencio@allenisd.org or 972.727.0400 or visit the AHS Be the Match information page.

Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center will host the Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 368 North Greenville Avenue in Allen. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Medication Disposal Day! Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Lowery Freshman Center 368 N. Greenville Ave. (please note the new address) Dispose of unused and expired medications at this DRIVE-THROUGH event including: • Prescription medications • Pet Medications • Over-the-counter medications • Vitamins • Sharps: Needles, syringes, Epi-Pens Questions? Contact: Jennifer Atencio Allen ISD Support Counselor 972.727.0400, ext. 6163 The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. Visit the Allen ISD website for the event flier.

Allen ISD Parent Education Event Preventing Teen Substance Use Tuesday, October 16 @ 6:00 PM Allen ISD Service Center 1451 N. Watters Road Allen, Texas 75013 FREE community event for all parents* John-Mark Meulman and Misty Harris from the Collin County Substance Abuse Program will share what you can do to help prevent teen drug use. Lt. Darin Whitman with Allen PD will also be on hand to discuss the signs and symptoms of drug use and answer questions about drug use in the community. Information presented will include the following: The current drug trends Risk factors for substance abuse Signs to look for if someone is abusing drugs Understanding the reasons why students turn to drugs Resources available in our community *Due to the nature of the topics being addressed, this is a parent only event. For more information, please contact: Jennifer Atencio, AISD Support Counselor 972.727.0400 ext. 6163 or Jennifer.Atencio@allenisd.org

Please visit https://www.allenisd.org/Page/141 for the event flier.

Allen ISD Hosts Medication Disposal Day - Saturday, April 28 Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center and City Hall will host the Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, April 28 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. in Allen. Allen City Hall is located at 305 Century Parkway. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Help us find a bone marrow match for Jack and others like him! Allen High School will be hosting a bone marrow drive on Thursday, April 19 from 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM outside the Allen HS Cafeteria. Be The Match is currently looking for individuals aged 18-44 who meet the following criteria - Donor Criteria Joining the registry is easy and free. Complete the necessary paperwork and swab your cheek with a few cotton swabs to collect your DNA. However, please note that joining the registry is a huge commitment and should not be taken lightly. Additional information can be found below. Be the Match - Allen High School Team Allen HS flier www.facebook.com/findjackamatch www.twitter.com/findjackamatch #findjackamatch For more information about the event or the donation process, please contact Jennifer Atencio, AISD Support Counselor, at 972.727.0400 ext. 6163. Information on donation process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR42e6IxjKo&feature=youtu.be Can't make our event? Please go to http://join.bethematch.org/teamallenhs to join as a new committed member online. A kit will be mailed to you. Just mail it back ASAP. What is Fanconi Anemia? Fanconi Anemia (FA), named for the Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi, is an inherited disorder that can lead to bone marrow failure, leukemia and/or solid tumors. FA is almost exclusively a recessive disorder: if both parents carry a defect in the same FA gene, each of their children has a 25% chance of inheriting the defective gene from both parents. When this happens, the child will have FA. In our family, Jack received both recessive genes and has the disease, one sibling is a carrier, and one sibling does not have either gene. Though originally considered primarily a blood disease, it may affect all systems of the body. The majority of individuals affected by FA develop bone marrow failure, necessitating a stem cell transplant. Jack is in this category of patients. He is in bone marrow failure now, and will be in need of a marrow transplant in the future. However, there are no family members that are a match for Jack. Many patients develop Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Patients who live into adulthood are extremely likely to develop head and neck, gynecologic, and/or gastrointestinal cancer which occur at a much earlier age than the general population. The overall median lifespan for FA individuals is 33 years.

Allen ISD Hosts Medication Disposal Day - Saturday, October 28 Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center will host a Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, October 28 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. in Allen. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Don't Forget! Medication Disposal Day is this Saturday from 10 am - 2 pm.

Allen ISD Hosts Medication Disposal Day - Saturday, April 29 Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center will host a Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, April 29 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. in Allen. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Help us find a bone marrow match for Jack and others like him! Allen High School will be hosting a bone marrow drive on Friday, April 7 from 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM outside the Allen HS Cafeteria. Be The Match is currently looking for individuals aged 18-44 who meet the following criteria - Donor Criteria Joining the registry is easy and free. Complete the necessary paperwork and swab your cheek with a few cotton swabs to collect your DNA. However, please note that joining the registry is a huge commitment and should not be taken lightly. Additional information can be found below. Be the Match - Allen High School Team Allen HS flier AHS PALs Flier www.facebook.com/findjackamatch www.twitter.com/findjackamatch #findjackamatch For more information about the event or the donation process, please contact Jennifer Atencio, AISD Support Counselor, at 972.727.0400 ext. 6163. For more information on the donation process please visit www.bethematch.org. Can't make our event? Please go to http://join.bethematch.org/teamallenhs to join as a new committed member online. A kit will be mailed to you. Just mail it back ASAP. What is Fanconi Anemia? Fanconi Anemia (FA), named for the Swiss pediatrician Guido Fanconi, is an inherited disorder that can lead to bone marrow failure, leukemia and/or solid tumors. FA is almost exclusively a recessive disorder: if both parents carry a defect in the same FA gene, each of their children has a 25% chance of inheriting the defective gene from both parents. When this happens, the child will have FA. In our family, Jack received both recessive genes and has the disease, one sibling is a carrier, and one sibling does not have either gene. Though originally considered primarily a blood disease, it may affect all systems of the body. The majority of individuals affected by FA develop bone marrow failure, necessitating a stem cell transplant. Jack is in this category of patients. He is in bone marrow failure now, and will be in need of a marrow transplant in the future. However, there are no family members that are a match for Jack. Many patients develop Acute Myelogenous Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome. Patients who live into adulthood are extremely likely to develop head and neck, gynecologic, and/or gastrointestinal cancer which occur at a much earlier age than the general population. The overall median lifespan for FA individuals is 33 years.

Don't forget to bring your unused or expired medications to the event on Saturday. No need to remove names/labels from your pill bottles. All medications collected will be secured by Allen PD and incinerated.

Allen ISD Hosts Medication Disposal Day - Saturday, October 22 Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center will host a Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, October 22 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. in Allen. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Allen ISD Hosts Medication Disposal Day - April 30 Allen ISD's Lowery Freshman Center will host a Medication Disposal Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 AM until 2 PM. The event is designed to allow families to safely dispose of old and unused prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications. Used and expired needles, lancets and epi-pens also will be accepted at the drive-through event. Lowery Freshman Center is at 601 E. Main St. in Allen. The event is sponsored by Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, The Allen Police Department, and Allen ISD. For more information or questions about the disposal day, contact Jennifer Atencio at Allen High School, 972-727-0400 ext. 6163, or the Allen ISD Public Information Office at 972-727-0510.

Don't forget! Bone marrow drive at AHS tomorrow from 7:30 am - 4:30 pm. Let's find Jack a match!