Austin High School
Black Bear News -- Oct. 17. 2021
Principals Message
AHS Parents and Students,
- We have a lot of exciting things happening at AHS this week. AHS will be hosting a College Fair for All Students on Wed. Oct. 20 in the gym from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Students will be called to the gym at different times. A registration link is included in this newsletter.
- Report Cards will be coming home on Friday, Oct. 22
- Our Seniors got off to great start with our ACT Workkeys Push for Platinum!! We will continue testing students over the next two weeks!!
- The Dress-up theme for this Friday, Oct. 22 has changed to Pink out the Patriots! The AHS vs. Bob Jones game is Senior Night. We will be Honoring our Senior Football, Band, Cheerleaders and Dance Team members before the game for their hard work and dedication to AHS!!
Go Bears!
Garth
FAFSA Completion in Senior English Classes this Week
Gov. Ivey has declared October as FAFSA Completion Month. We will fill out the FAFSA form (fafsa.gov) during English classes October 18th and 19th. Please email catrena.jackson@dcs.edu with any questions or concerns.
AHS College Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 20
All Student will be able to participate in the College Fair on Wed. Oct. 20. Click on this link to register. I have also included a QR Code.
Boys Basketball Tryouts
Boys basketball tryouts for 10-12th grades will be Monday Oct. 18 from 4-5:30pm. You must have an up to date physical and dragonfly account to try out. If you have any questions contact coach Phillips or coach Pears.
Girls Basketball Tryouts
Girls basketball tryouts for 9-12th grades will be Monday Oct. 18 from 4-5:00pm. You must have an up to date physical and dragonfly account to try out. If you have any questions contact Coach Burton or Coach Smith .
Scholars Bowl Book Sale
Scholars Bowl will be having their annual book sale the week of October 18-22nd. All books will be on sale for $2 a piece and will be sold during lunch and during AHOP in room A101. Please come out and support our club and find some great reads!
FALL ASVAB
The Fall ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery--career exploration test) will be given on October 26th at 8:15 am in the Harvard Room; sign up by Friday, October 22nd
https://tinyurl.com/AHSFallASVAB. Please contact Ms. C. Jackson or Captain Wallace for more information.
AHS Academic Booster Club Membership Form
The AHS Academic Booster Club is dependent on memberships from students, and sponsorships from parents, teachers, friends, and businesses to keep this program successful. Memberships & sponsorships provides Academic Letters, Pins, and Certificates.
Daikin Minority Scholarship
- Applicants must complete the form and submit it by email, U.S. Postal mail, or drop it off at the office at 905 State Docks Road, any time prior to November 30.
- Scholarships of up to $3,000 will be awarded at the MLK Unity celebration on Monday, January 17, 2022.
- Deadline to apply is November 30, 2021
- Please click on the links below for more details and scholarship criteria:
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zPH8E8cZ4iiTPcqeEvT1hZxBFYjU3zSk/view?usp=sharing
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/10PPqzjIo0ychto4oHzw5voHUNqveFVJp/view?usp=sharing
Juniors and Seniors
Auburn University will host a Virtual STEM Day October 26th 4-6:30 pm. Representatives from the colleges of math, science and engineering will participate. If you are interested, register online at https://www.auburn.edu/cosam by October 19th.
2021 - 2022 Pre-Order Yearbooks
2021-2022 yearbooks are now available for preorder! Early bird pricing of $55 will be in effect until November 19th. After November 19th, the price will go up to $65. To order a yearbook for this school year, you can either order online by visiting YearbookOrderCenter.com and putting in our school code 17655, or bring cash or a check to Ms. Turner in room F110 by the auditorium. Don't miss your chance to get $10 off - order soon!
AHS Tutoring Schedule
AHS will offer before and after school tutoring for students. Students will have to sign up through the Google Form to attend. Click on the link to access the tutoring Google Form: https://forms.gle/wBuHC9KGDMuV4iod9
AHS Activities This Week
Oct. 21 - Cross Country @ Oakville
Oct. 22 - Football vs. Bob Jones @ Home @ 7:00 P.M. (Senior Night)
Oct. 22 - Football vs. Bob Jones @ Home @ 7:00 P.M. (Senior Night)
- Change in the Dress Up Theme: Pink Out the Patriots
- We are changing because our original pink out was during Fall Break and I would like for AHS to have the opportunity to bring awareness to Breast Cancer.
AHS/AJHS/AMS Athletic Calendar
Click on this link to view all sporting events for the Austin Feeder Pattern
AHS Counselors
Dawn Carroll - 10th & 11th Grade (Last name A - J) Dawn.carroll@dcs.edu
Ann Faulk - 10th & 11th Grade (Last name K - Z) Ann.faulk@dcs.edu
Catrena Jackson - 12th Grade --- Catrena.Jackson@dcs.edu
AHS Counselors Website
Click this link for important information from the AHS Counselors
Connecting to AHS
Email: demond.garth@dcs.edu
Website: https://ahs.dcs.edu/
Location: 3004 Modaus Road Southwest, Decatur, AL, USA
Phone: 256-552-3060
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AHSBBN