AMS Eagle Report
Newsletter for Parents, Students, Teachers & the Community
ER Volume 29
April 4, 2016
Athens Middle School
Email: melanie.barkley@acs-k12.org
Website: http://www.athensmiddle.org/
Location: 601 S. Clinton Street, Athens, AL 35613
Phone: 256-233-6620
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AthensMiddleSchool?ref=hl
Twitter: @mbarkleyAMS
AMS Administration Team
Principal: Melanie J. Barkley melanie.barkley@acs-k12.org
Asst. Principal: Chris Pennington chris.pennington@acs-k12.org
Admin. Asst: Darius Gilbert darius.gilbert@acs-k12.org
Counselor: LouAnn O'Rear louann.orear@acs-k12.org
Learning Support Counselor AIS/AMS: Shana Winter shana.winter@acs-k12.org
What's Happening This Week
AMS ACT ASPIRE TESTING SCHEDULE
APRIL 6 - 8am until 11:30am Science and English
APRIL 7 - 8am until 10:30am Writing
APRIL 8 - Make up day
Monday, April 4
- AMS Baseball at Russleville MS 4:00/6:00
- AHS Baseball JV vs East Limestone at Home 4:30/7:00
- AHS Golf JV Boys at Chelsey Oaks Classic at Chelsey Oaks 1pm
- AHS Golf Girls at Grissom HS at Valley Hill Country Club
- AHS Golf Varsity Boys at Ben McGriff Tournament at Terry Pines Country Club
Tuesday, April 5
- AMS FCA Meeting at 7:30am in the small auditorium
- Parent Meeting for Washington DC Trip AMS Cafe at 6pm
- AMS Baseball vs West Limestone at Home 4:00/6:00
- AHS Baseball Varsity vs Buckhorn at Home 4:30/6:30
- AHS Softball V/JV vs Florence HS at Home 4:30/6pm
- AHS Girls Soccer JV/V vs Decatur HS at Home 5pm/6:30
Wednesday, April 6
- Progress Reports Home
- AMS Softball Practice 3:30-5:30 at the AMS Field (Weather Permitting)
- AMS Baseball Practice 3:30-5:30 at the AMS Field (Weather Permitting)
Thursday, April 7
- AMS Baseball vs Ardmore at Home 4:30/6:30
- AHS Baseball Freshman at Buckhorn HS 4:30/6:30
- AHS Baseball Varsity at Hartselle HS 4:30/7:00
- AHS Boys Soccer JV/V at Florence HS 5pm/7pm
- AHS Softball V/JV vs West Limestone at Home 4:30/6pm
- AHS Golf VB/VG Athens HS Invitational at Canebrake Country Club TBA
- AHS Track Varsity Athens Invitational at Golden Eagle Stadium 3:30pm
- AHS Tennis Varsity vs Austin HS at Home 4pm
Friday, April 8
- Special Olympics at Golden Eagle Stadium 8:30am
- AHS Girls Soccer JV/V at Florence HS 5:30/7pm
- AHS Baseball Freshman vs Austin HS at Home 4:30/6:30
- AHS Softball - Athens Softball Tournament at AHS TBA
Saturday, April 9
- Autism Walk at Bob Jones HS Track
- AHS Baseball JV vs Russleville at Home 12pm/vs East Limestone at Home 3pm
- AHS Softball - Athens Softball Tournament at AHS TBA
- AHS Track Varsity Boys at Don Heldron Invitational at Muscle Shoals
Sunday, April 10 - Football Parent Meeting AMS/AHS
Sign Up for One Call Now Text Message Alerts
ACS uses One Call Now to send emergency and informational notifications to keep you informed of important events, activities, and last minute changes. Athens Middle currently calls you with voice notification messages and would like to be able to send important alerts to your cell phone as text messages as well as voice messages. If you have a text message plan, these messages will be included in that plan; otherwise, standard text message charges apply. If you would like to receive text message notifications, text the word, alert, to 22300 or visit us at www.OneCallNow.com/TextAlerts. Again, to receive text message notifications, text the word, alert, that's, A, L, E, R, T, to 22300 or visit us at www.OneCallNow.com/TextAlerts. If you are located in Canada or a U. S. Territory, please text the word RESUME to (937)240-0720. If you are located in a different country, please text the word RESUME to country code +44 793-794-7401.
Dr. Henry Griggs - Orthodontics
Thank you for your continued partnership and support of Athens Middle School.
Athens Orthodontics
102 S. Malone St., Suite B
Athens, AL 35611
Phone: 256-216-1717
Important Calendars for 2015-2016
Lunchroom Information
Link to Printable Menu for April
Link to Online Free and Reduced Application
Link to Online Meal Payment
UPCOMING EVENTS
Week of April 11-16
Thursday, April 14 - AHS Booster Club Golf Tournament
Friday, April 15 - No School for Students
Athens Middle School
AMS Softball
- 4/12 - at Monrovia MS 4:30/6:30pm
AMS Baseball
- 4/11 - at Madison Academy 4:30/6:30
- 4/14 - 4/21 - End of the Year Tournament Begins at AMS
Athens High School
AHS Girls Soccer
- 4/14 - JV/V vs Austin HS at Home 5pm/7pm
AHS Boys Soccer
- 4/14 - JV/V vs Florence at Home at 5pm/7pm
- 4/16 - JV/V vs Cullman HS at Home at 10:30am/12pm
AHS Baseball
- 4/11 - JV at Russleville HS 5pm/7pm
- 4/12 - Varsity at West Limestone HS 4:30/6:30pm
- 4/14 - V/JV vs Florence HS at Home 5pm/7pm
- 4/16 - Varsity vs Ardmore at 11am/West Limestone at 3pm at Home
- 4/12 - Varsity vs Westminister CA at Home 4:30pm
AHS Golf
- 4/11 - Varsity Boys at Panther Invitational at Hampton Cove RJ
- 4/11 - Varsity Girls at Hike The Hills at Highland Park