AMS Eagle Report
Newsletter for Parents, Students, Teachers & the Community
Volume 4
October 2, 2017
Athens Middle School
Email: kerry.donaldson@acs-k12.org
Website: https://www.acs-k12.org/ams
Location: 601 S. Clinton Street, Athens, AL 35613
Phone: 256-233-6620
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthensMiddleSchool?ref=hl
Twitter: @amseagles
AMS Administration Team
Principal: Dr. Kerry Donaldson kerry.donaldson@acs-k12.org
Asst. Principal: Graham Aderholt graham.aderholt@acs-k12.org
Asst. Principal: Kim Moore kim.moore@acs-k12.org
Counselor: LouAnn O'Rear louann.orear@acs-k12.org
Learning Support Counselor AMS: Shana Winter shana.winter@acs-k12.org
AMS Sports
Congratulations to Mrs. Nicole Stockman!
AMS Teacher of the Year
Eagle Tech needs your votes! Vote for Eddie!
We completed our scarecrow for the competition at Isom's Orchard. Our Eagle Tech team is super excited to share! Eddie is our AMS Eagle, middle school mascot- complete with his MacBook!
Voting is until October 22! You can vote multiple times- so go visit Eddie the Eagle and cast your vote! Love, Eagle Tech
Congratulations to our 2017 Homecoming King and Queen!
Tucker Stockman and Lykenzie Newsom
Congratulations to our Mum Competition Winners!
Thomas Hudson Sims
Cooper Kiel
Meredith Hicks
Braeden Harrison
Aidan Miller
AMS Cross Country News
congratulations to 7th-8th football players who took a big WIN against Brookhaven
First Priority meets Weds. and FCA meets Tues. both @7:30am!!
AMS Football
We are finishing up our season this week--
October 3 vs. Muscle Shoals away.
General School Information
Avid Spotlight: College Tour
Congratulations to our Volleyball team on an awesome season!
Exemption Policy
Exams & Exemptions
Athens Middle School - Examinations
Fall Semester Exams will be required by all students in all subject areas.
Any student may be permitted to exempt Fall Semester examinations based on the following criteria which is calculated from Aug-Dec:
Students’ receiving an in-school suspension assignment voids all exemptions.
Students who have the following cumulative grade at the end of the 2nd 9 weeks grading period may be exempt for that class:
a. 92 with no more than three (3) excused absences
b. 85 with no more than two (2) excused absences
c. 80 with no more than one (1) excused absences
5. Students who receive an unexcused tardy three times (3) to any class will void exemption for that class.
6. An unexcused absence to any class voids examination exemption for that class.