Talon Talk
Athens High School
Newsletter for Parents, Students, Teachers & the Community
Volume 25
December 4, 2019
Athens High School
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Domain/14
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6613
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHSAlabama/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Twitter: @AHS_Alabama
Weekly Manna
Mark Your Calendar:
- Scholars' Bowl needs to meet in Mrs. Wagner's room on Mondays after school until 4:00 p.m. to practice for upcoming district tournaments. Please see Mrs. Wagner for a permission slip to attend the tournament.
- Jazz Band will have a Christmas Concert in the APAC Sunday, December 8, at 2:00 p.m. No admission.
- COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Any student who would like to wrap Christmas presents for our Christmas Angels can come to Mrs. Clem’s room on Monday, Tuesday, and possibly Wednesday (Dec 9-11) immediately after school. We will wrap from 3:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on these days. SCA points and service hours can be earned for this. Please consider helping us wrap presents!
- Students who attended the Titans Learning Lab should come by Mrs. Foster's room before school, during A Lunch, or after school to pick up their Titans game ticket.
- Students who entered The Great Pumpkin Contest should to come pick up their pumpkins in the Library.
- The AHS Library announces the opening of its Annual Christmas Ornament Contest. All ornaments must be handmade and be based on a book or a book character. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded. Students may pick up official entry forms and contest rules in the library!
- SCA is planning a LifeSouth blood drive today 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. It will be located around the back of the school behind the gymnasium on the LifeSouth buses. There is always a great need for blood during the holidays so please make plans now to donate. Each pint of blood collected saves four lives. See a SCA member to sign up or sign up on the poster by the Mrs. Clem’s Room.
- First Priority will meet on Friday, December 6, in Mr. Risner's Room A1122 at 7:30 a.m. Everyone is welcome!
- The Athens Renaissance Chapter of the National Honor Society will be collecting new and pre-owned blue jeans of all sizes through today. There will be a collection box placed outside of the Guidance Office.
- Yearbooks are currently on sale for $65. Be sure to order one before the prices go up! They can be purchased here at school from Ms. L. Carter in room A1164, or online at yearbookordercenter.com.
- Seniors: Senior ads are now available for purchase. All orders for senior ads should be made online at yearbookordercenter.com. If you have questions, see Ms. L. Carter.
If you have questions/problems with your INOW account, please contact the Guidance Office.
- If you have questions/problems with your MacBook or Canvas, please contact the Library. If you have not yet picked up your MacBook, you and your parent/guardian may fill out the appropriate paperwork and pay the user fee between the hours of 8:30 AM-11:00 AM and 12:00PM-2:45PM. Both the parent and the student must be present to sign the documents. Please see Ms. Jennifer McCain.
TEACHER FEATURE
Mrs. Willoughby
Today’s teacher feature is Mrs. Stacy Willoughby. She decided to become a teacher because she struggled in school herself; she had strong opinions and it bothered her when teachers told her what to think rather than teach her how to think. She is most passionate about creating learning environments where any student can be successful if they choose to. Her 11th grade also teacher inspired her to become a teacher. Her spirit animal is a pangolin because it is her daughter’s favorite animal and she wants to be close to her girls plus they are different and don’t do well in captivity. One thing on her bucket list is to see Hamilton. Another bucket list item is to spend a week in the mountains alone with her dog and all the books she hasn’t got to read yet. In high school she was a competitive swimmer and on color guard. Her favorite musicals are Miss Saigon, Lee Miserables, Wicked, and Kinky boots. Most of the music she listens to is from soundtracks from musicals she has seen or wants to see.
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AHS Classroom Happenings
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Golden Eagle Band Info
LIMESTONE COUNTY HONOR BAND
RACHEL ADORNETTO
JESSE HERNANDEZ
CONNOR REVAZ
JOE BAUER
CHRISTIAN BUSTOS (3RD CHAIR BARITONE IN THE COUNTY)
ETHAN MELENDREZ (1ST CHAIR TUBA IN THE COUNTY)
CLARK BRAND (2ND CHAIR TUBA IN THE COUNTY)
COLBY ENNIS
IT'S GREAT TO BE A GOLDEN EAGLE!!!
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ATHLETICS
Swimming AHSAA State Championships In Auburn Today!! GO AHS!!!!
The following AHS swimmers will compete in the AHSAA State Swimming and Diving Championships today and tomorrow in Auburn!
Evan Alexander
Connor Hill
Bo Hoover
Matthew MonceauxYou can find the State Meet Info sheet at: http://www.ahsaa.com/Portals/0/Sports/Swimming/2019/2019%20State%20Meet%20Information.pdf?ver=2019-11-20-115022-047 or on the www.ahsaa.com website.
AHS Cheer will compete for a State Championship on Saturday, December 14th at Wallace Community College!
Dance Off!!
Go Golden Eagles!
AHSAA “BYLAW OF THE WEEK”
To be proactive to help prevent you violating any AHSAA bylaws, we are sending this memo to remind you all of the Off-Season Practice rules.
According to Rule 3, Section 15 Coaching Outside School Year, “No administrator, coach or non-faculty coach from a school’s staff of the same sport may hold organized practice (except during allowable period) or competition for its school or its feeder school players (students 7-12) in that sport outside the sports season during the school year. Members of a school coaching staff are not allowed to coach girls or boys’ players from his/her school sports teams during the off-season during the school year except for the allowable period as described below.”
“AHSAA certified coaches from the school’s staff may hold organized instruction outside of the sports season during the school year in groups not to exceed 50% of the players required to play the game (AHSAA Section 6 Part B) for a maximum of 2 hours per week per athlete.”
Note: No more than 1 coach per sport at a time, per school to work with no more than 50% of a team, two-hours per week. No student is allowed to work more than 2 hours per day. No two
coaches may work at the same time.
Note: A coach cannot work with an in-season athlete for an out-of-season sport.
Based on the AHSAA Bylaws, coaches may work with their athletes outside the sport season under the conditions above. Things to remember:
- ONLY 1 COACH IS ALLOWED TO WORK WITH 3 PLAYERS AT A TIME. YOU CAN NOT HAVE 1 COACH IN ONE GYM WITH 3 AND ANOTHER COACH IN ANOTHER GYM WITH 3.
- YOU CAN NOT WORK WITH 3 PLAYERS ON ONE END, WHILE THE REST OF THE TEAM PLAYS ON THE OTHER END DURING AN ATHLETIC PERIOD. IF INSTRUCTION IS BEING GIVEN ONLY PLAYERS MAY BE IN THE GYM WITH THE COACH DURING THAT TIME.
- THE BYLAW USES THE WORD “SPORT” NOT “TEAM”. YOU CAN NOT HAVE 1 COACH WITH 3 VARSITY PLAYERS, 1 COACH WITH 3 JV PLAYERS AND 1 COACH WITH 3 9TH GRADE PLAYERS. #1 ABOVE COVERS THIS
- WEIGHT TRAINING AND CONDITIONING CAN OCCUR WITH THE WHOLE TEAM PRESENT. THERE ARE NO LIMITS, IN TERMS OF NUMBERS OF PLAYERS, WITH WEIGHTS & CONDITIONING.
STUDENT SUPPORTS & INFORMATION
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Athens High School Staff
Dr. Rick Carter
Email: rick.carter@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Page/21
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256 233 6613
Twitter: @DrRickCarter
Mrs. Gia Russell
Email: gia.russell@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Page/1573
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6613
Twitter: @GiaRussell
Mr. Willie Moore
Email: willie.moore@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Page/1574
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6613
Twitter: @AHS_Alabama
Dr. Debbie Elmore
Email: debbie.elmore@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Page/1252
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA
Phone: 256-233-6613
Mr. Jim Presnell
Email: jim.presnell@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/Page/2221
Location: 655 U.S. 31, Athens, AL, USA