Ayer Shirley Middle School
October Newsletter
Principal's Corner
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Happy Fall! As a lover of the beach and warm weather, I can only say those words because Fall means Thanksgiving and Christmas are on the horizon and those are my other favorite times of year! :-)
We are now in full swing at the middle school. We hosted an exciting and engaging Open House and your responses were overwhelmingly positive for the new format. We hope that you enjoyed the evening and if you took the time to use the Selfie station please feel free to share your photos with us.
Communication
Progress Reports were sent home this week via email along with a hard copy given to your child. If you have any academic questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher(s) directly. If your concerns are more on the social/emotional side, please feel free to contact your child’s counselor.
We are committed to creating strong school-family partnerships. If you have concerns, questions or ideas, we hope that you share them with us. Two-way communication is always necessary for any relationship. You know your child better than any of us so we welcome you to the table to help us learn about, guide and educate your child.
Upcoming Assemblies
During November we will be holding our first Student of the Term/Honor Roll Assembly, recognizing students for outstanding achievement and/or citizenship. We will also be hosting a Veterans Day Assembly to honor all veterans on Friday, November 8th. If you or a family member is a veteran and would like to attend, please contact Mrs. Libby in the front office. (978-772-8600 x 1200)
Emergency Forms
Thank you to all the parents who have completed and returned their child’s Emergency Medical Forms. If you have yet to complete this form, please do so right away. These forms are critical for any emergency situation that may arise. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated!
Great Resources
Benefits of Parent Involvement
Bestselling Books for Your Child
Have a great month! See you in November!
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Important Dates
10/5 - Used Book Sale
10/8 - ASPTO Meeting
10/14 - No School (Columbus Day)
10/25 - Halloween Dance
10/26 - Recycle Your Reusables
Calendar of Student Reporting Q1 & Q2
Quarter 1
- Progress Reports Issued October 2
- End of Term November 1
- Report Cards Issued November 12
Quarter 2
- Progress Reports Issued December 11
- End of Term January 24, 2020
- Report Cards Issued February 3
Calendar of Student Reporting Q3 & Q4
Quarter 3
- Progress Reports Issued March 4
- End of Term April 3
- Report Cards Issued April 10
Quarter 4
- Progress Reports Issued May 13
- Report Cards Issued Last Day of School
Parent Meeting Schedules
November 14: Evening Conferences
November 15: Afternoon Conferences
February 6: Evening Conferences
February 7: Afternoon ConferencesTitle 1 Policy
ASMS School Counselors
October is National Depression and Mental Health Screening Month.
As students are settling into their routines, sometimes the impact of personal and/or academic stressors grow. Coupling that with the change of seasons, some students have difficulty maintaining balance in their lives necessary for success. Children who are overstressed often react in their own way and can present as anxiety, depression or anger. Please follow this link about recognizing the signs and symptoms of depression.
If you believe your child may be in immediate need of screening, please call Mobile Youth Crisis at 1-800-977-5555. For what to expect when you call, please visit Youth Mobile Crisis Intervention.
We are always here to help you and your child navigate their path to success.
In September, all students worked on goal setting for the year. Students and staff identified many fabulous goals - check out the bulletin board in the hallway outside of the main office!
This month, the Middle School Counselors will begin working with students in classrooms on varied topics by grade level. This will include increasing independence for sixth grades, social emotional topics for grade 7 and beginning to work on Naviance (“comprehensive college and career readiness solution that helps districts and schools align student strengths and interests to postsecondary goals, improving student outcomes and connecting learning to life”) activities for grade eight.
Grade 6 - Green Team
In Mr. Churchill’s Language Arts writing class, students have been learning how to write with evidence to support a claim using two texts. We are focusing on the main character of our novel, Percy Jackson, and how he is an archetypal hero based on Joseph Campbell´s ¨The Hero’s Journey.” By pulling evidence of Percy as a hero from the novel and aligning it with examples from ¨The Hero’s Journey,”students are writing to support the claim that Percy is on the Hero’s Journey. They are also learning to support their thinking by explaining how the quotes from the two texts are aligned.
In Ms. Stahl’s Reading & Writing classes students have been working on annotations, strategies for determining point of view and responding to focus questions using text based evidence to support their answers.
In Mrs. Glidden’s math class, students are using their division skills to learn unit rate from ratios and doing a great job.
In Mr. Langford’s Social Studies class, students are applying their fact-finding skills to map physical features of the world.
Finally, in Mrs. Ford’s Science class, students are learning how to think like scientists when conducting experiments.
Many students had a wonderful time at Outdoor Classroom. They faced team building and teamwork challenges, learned about nature, and got hands-on experience learning many outdoor skills. Not to mention the fact that they had an opportunity to get to know classmates from other teams, and other towns.
Grade 6/7 - Yellow Team
Mr. Elmasri- Social Studies: Students successfully completed our first unit: “The Introduction to Social Sciences”. In particular, the different branches associated with the social sciences that will help prepare us to better understand history, human society, and social relationships. For example, we started reading articles that dealt with the branch of archaeology. Next, we transitioned into class activities to show the importance of analyzing and differentiating between prehistoric/historical artifacts in order to unlock the past. A written assessment to conclude the unit is planned for next week. Currently, we are now in our next unit: “What is History”.
Mrs. Dodge- Science: We have been practicing using scientific tools and measuring in science. 6th grade measured gummy bears before and after leaving them in water overnight, and 7th grade practiced measuring liquids to make a rainbow with test tubes, and measured the diameter of blood splatter when dropped from different heights.
Mrs. Daisy - Math: 6th graders have modeled ratios with tape diagrams and are now utilizing ratio tables to solve real-world ratio problems. 7th graders have learned about probability and are now discussing proportional relationships using ratio tables that include decimals and fractional units. All students are required to complete 20-30 minutes of accelerated math assignments for homework in addition to any work done at school.
Ms. Smiraglia - ELA: Sixth graders have been busy reading Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief. In the story, Percy faces the Minotaur, and so the class learned more about the mythical creature through a skit called “Into the Maze of Doom”. They also had a great time maneuvering through our own “Maze of Doom” - a class activity where they practiced teamwork and trust. Seventh graders finished group slide presentations on many important events of the turbulent 1960’s, the setting of our first class novel, The Outsiders. They are learning new vocabulary and reviewing literary terms. A reminder that all students should be reading a book of their own choosing every night.
Grade 7 - Blue Team
7th Grade Blue Team News October
English Language Arts News with Mr. Veeder
Find an outside reading book of your choice to bring to school on Monday, 10/7. We are beginning a Stop, Drop, and Read program as part of our weekly Advisory class on Monday mornings. In addition, we have begun journaling in class on a semi-regular basis to improve writing fluency. We also begin working with parts of speech and grammar. Coming soon: Nouns!
Foriegn Language News with Ms. Diaz
We are working with Spanish phonetics and colors.
Math News with Mr. Millett
Mr. Millett’s math class has begun Accelerated Math this week. On any night with no math homework, students are asked to do 30 minutes a night of Accelerated Math.
Social Studies News with Dr. Pataky
We are getting more social in social studies! We will be starting our new unit covering “What is history?”
Special Education News with Mr. Nessman
In Enrichment, we added daily editing practice! We are working on punctuation, grammar, and spelling. We are also welcoming Patricia Sergi, a veteran art teacher who has agreed to work as our paraprofessional.
If you want to be on the homework email, contact me at knessman@asrsd.org.
After-School Help Schedule
Mondays: Mr. Nessman, Mr. Veeder
Tuesdays: Mr. Millett, Ms. Kauppi
Wednesdays: Ms. Diaz, Dr. Pataky
Grade 8 - Maroon Team
ELA:
Ms. Champagne: 8th Grade ELA classes are in full spooky-mode as we continue to dive into suspenseful stories. We are also crafting personal narratives in writing class, which means lots of laughs, tears, and reminiscing as we write about our memories. Be sure to check in with your student about their reading log. Ask about the novel they chose for independent reading!
Foreign Language:
Mrs. Swiszcz: In Spanish I and Spanish eighth grade we will start our unit on schools. We will learn about classroom items, places at schools, school schedules, how schools are in the Hispanic world… We will also learn about the importance of gender and number, and Spanish I will start with verbs conjugations.
In French, we are finishing the unit on family and friends and we will start learning a little about food: say that you are hungry / thirsty, offer a friend something, order in a café, and ask how much something costs.
Math:
Mrs. Hampson: In math we are starting scientific notation. Students will be writing learning how to perform operations with numbers in scientific notation. After that we will be starting a geometry unit with a focus on angle relationships.
Science:
Ms. Pierce: We just wrapped up our scientific inquiry unit where students learned how to work through the scientific inquiry process including writing testable questions, determining variables, and analyzing data. Last week we began our chemistry unit and have been learning about the differences between physical and chemical changes. Students will be participating in a stations lab where they will have to perform a change and determine whether a physical or chemical change occurred using observations.
Social Studies:
Mr. Cibula: We have begun our study on ancient Rome! Students have been learning about the geography of the civilization and the early Roman people. They toured ancient Rome, looking at the construction of an aqueduct, the Roman Senate as well as gladiators fighting in the Colosseum and observed the Romans win the day over Hannibal and his war elephants. Soon we will begin our first project of the year.
Special Education:
Ms Beckwith
Students completed a multi-day independent assessment which covers everything we’ve been working on throughout Academic Support for the past month (operations with integers, decimals, summary writing, long division, one and two step equations, and lastly, correctly working through a scientific inquiry process). Students are assessed on how independent they can complete each task as well as demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses on specific skill sets.
Roller-blading
Tech Corner
Band
https://www.facebook.com/ASRMS-Band-1586594771598510/
Middle School Band has begun! (if you missed the deadline to join, please email Mrs. Fletcher at rfletcher@asrsd.org ASAP)
Instrument Racer
Band students tried out a new app “Instrument Racer” to test their note-reading knowledge. Click on the link below to see the video!
Ski Club
Join Ayer Shirley Middle/High School for 6 weeks of skiing or snowboarding at Mt. Wachusett, in Princeton, MA.
A healthy way to enjoy our New England winters.
Applications will be available from your child's science teacher towards the end of October.
Further inquiries, email coordinator Mary Ford, mford@asrsd.org
Class Trips
6th Nature’s Classroom: Sept. 30 - Oct. 2
7th Mountain Classroom: TBD
8th Washington D.C.: May 19 - May 22, 2020
Halloween Dance
Friday, October 25th
Ayer Shirley Middle School
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Costumes welcome but not required
Admission $5.00
Additional refreshments will be sold
Brought to you by your Student Council
Spirit Wear
https://route2apparel.com/ASRSD/shop/products/middle_school?page=1
School Psychologist
Beth C. Foley LMFT
Licensed School Psychologist
A Note From The School Nurse
VAPING
You can’t turn on the news without seeing information about vaping. As of 9/29/19 the Center for Disease control reports 805 confirmed and probable cases of lung illness related to vaping; 16% of those affected are under 18. There have been 12 vaping related deaths in the US and Virgin Islands as well. No single vaping product has been related to the rash of lung illnesses. You can find a lot of information about the health hazards of vaping at the following website: www.CDC.gov/e-cigarettes.
FLU SHOTS
As the leaves start to turn and we sadly replace the beach towels with heavy sweaters, it’s time to prepare for the flu as well. We have no way of knowing how widespread the flu will be, but it is in everyone’s best interest to get your flu shot.
What are the benefits of getting a flu shot?
The most obvious is that it helps keep you from getting the flu! In 2017 to 2018 the CDC estimates that 49 million people in the US came down with the flu! That number could have been greatly decreased if people got flu shots.
It can save money- in 2017 to 18 there were an estimated 960,000 hospitalizations because of the flu.
Even if you do get the flu, it will most likely be less severe
It can save lives- In 2017-18 there CDC estimates there 79,000 deaths from flu in the US
It can protect those who can’t be immunized.- infants cannot receive the vaccine until they are 6 months old; if we are immunized it reduces exposure.
It helps keep us in the workplace- approximately 17 million workdays are lost yearly due to flu at a cost of about $7 billion!
If you think you are miserable with a cold, you REALLY don’t want the flu! Multiply the symptoms of a cold X3 and add a fever, body aches and feeling so tired you can hardly get out of bed!
It’s not too late to get your flu shot! Call your doctor, go to a pharmacy (many offer the flu shot) or go to one of the Nashoba Associated Boards of Health Clinics.
Recycle Your Reusables
The 11th annual Recycle Your Reusables
Saturday, October 26, 9am-2pm
Bemis Associates
One Bemis Way, Shirley, MA
Recycle Your Reusables is
A local way to keep hundreds of tons of material from waste streams. Vendors repurpose materials of value in ways that support underserved communities, and boost our local economy.
A very busy and chaotic place! You may encounter waiting lines. Please be patient! And don’t come early. No one will be allowed to drop off anything prior to 9am.
A volunteer-run event that operates on a shoestring. Almost everything is free to drop off except some electronics, appliances, mattresses, propane tanks, lawn mowers, snow blowers, VHS and cassette tapes. See the Complete List.
Recycle Your Reusables is not
A place to drop off junk. Items you bring will be recycled or reused. Even though you think that overstuffed 70s plaid couch that smells like cigarette smoke is still perfectly useable, vendors might disagree with you and it is their prerogative to refuse any items.
If being recycled the items may be broken down into their component parts (think electronics and mattresses) or ground and repurposed (think Styrofoam).
If being reused, items will be received by vendors such as More Than Words, Habitat for Humanity, Ginny’s Helping Hand and many more.
Before you load your car with a bunch of stuff you’re not sure we’ll take contact us (Ayerrecycles@gmail.com or 978 496 5839.)
Can’t make it to RYR?
Visit a CHARM (Centers for Hard to Recycle Materials). Some local transfer stations are open to non-residents. See the attached list for info.Intramural Flag Football
Tuesday's & Thursday's 2:30-4:00pm in the fields behind the Middle School. Start date will be announced soon.
Parents/ Guardians are responsible for picking up students after the activity has ended. (If your child is going home with another student they must have a note giving them permission.) User fee is $20. Checks can be made out to Ayer Shirley Regional School District. Open to all boys and girls in grades 6 to 8.
There is no late bus, therefore all students must be picked up by 4:00 near the gym doors.
Students should be dressed in clothing appropriate for physical activity.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms, Rollins, Intramural Director at trollins@asrsd.org
Or 978-772-8600 ext. 1202
All students need a signed permission slip to participate. See Ms. Rollins for a permission slip!
2020 Middle School Soccer Schedule
10/1 Boys 3:30PM Away vs. Tahanto
Girls 4:45PM Away vs. Tahanto
10/3 Girls 3:30PM Bromfield - Wilde Field
Boys 4:45PM Bromfield - Wilde Field
10/8 Girls 3:30PM Littleton - Wilde Field
Boys 4:45PM Littleton - Wilde Field
10/10 Girls 3:30PM Away vs. Clinton
Boys 4:45PM Away vs. Clinton
10/15 Girls 3:30PM Away vs. Maynard
Boys 4:45PM Away vs. Maynard
10/17 Girls 3:30PM Tahanto - Wilde Field
Boys 4:45PM Tahanto - Wilde Field
ASRSD Athletics
See the images below for ASRSD Sports for September 9 - October 4
Used Book Sale
School Lunch Payments
MySchoolBucks is a convenient online payment service that provides a quick and easy way to pay for school lunch.
If you are already using MySchoolBucks to pay for school meals, your account is already set-up and ready to go! Otherwise, register for your FREE account today at www.myschoolbucks.com
If you have questions, please contact MySchoolBucks directly at
(855) 832-5226 or email parentsupport@myschoolbucks.com.
ASPTO Meeting Schedule 2019-2020
Second Tuesday of each month at 7:15 pm in the Middle School Library
September 10th
October 8th
November 12th
December 10th
January 14th
February 11th
March 10th
April 14th
May 12th
June 9th
“Together We Can Do More”
ASPTO Monthly Events
September
10 PTO meeting (new format) @ LAW
25 ASRMS Open House, Spirit Wear Sale
29 Holdenwoods trail run to support ASEF
October
5-13 Fall Family Photo Shoots
8 PTO meeting (new format) @ MS
TBD Greeting Card Fundraiser & SCRIP Card orders for holiday shopping
November
12 PTO meeting (new format) @ MS
14 ASRMS teacher conferences luncheon
15 ASPTO night at Roll On America 5:30-8pm
December
10 PTO meeting (new format) @ MS
January
10 ASPTO night at Roll On America 5:30-8pm
14 PTO meeting (new format) @ MS
Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry provides food and support to any residents of Ayer, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Littleton and Shirley who need help.
We are open:
Every Wednesday and Friday, 9:45AM to 12:30PM
(Doors open 9:30am)
First and Third Saturday, 9AM to 11AM
(Doors open at 8:45am)
Second Tuesday of the month, 6PM to 8PM
(Doors open at 5:45pm)
234 Barnum Road Call us or come see us.
Devens, MA 01434 We can help.
(978) 772-4627 x312
Weekend Backpack Program
What is the Weekend Backpack Program?
Providing for the needs of our children within the constraints of our budgets is a challenging and stressful task that many families face daily. Ayer Shirley Middle School staff and volunteers are excited to continue the ASMS Weekend Backpack Program which provides students who are at risk of hunger with supplemental light meals and snacks. With support from funds provided to our district from local churches and businesses, the ASMS Weekend Backpack Program is available to any ASMS student who needs this support. Students participating in this program will receive a bag containing enough food for 2 to 3 small meals and snacks to supplement what you are providing over the weekend.
How Do I Sign Up?
Sign up by completing the information on the back of this form and returning it to the school as soon as possible. Enrolled students will begin receiving their bags on Friday, September 20th, 2019. Students will continue to receive their weekly bag until the end of school or until you notify us that you no longer wish to have your child participate. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kathryn Lyon (ext. 1212).
How Can I Make A Donation to this Program?
There are several ways that you can help. We are in need of food items such as granola bars, shelf-stable milk, juice boxes, applesauce or fruit cups, goldfish, or other individually packaged nutritious snacks. You can also help with a monetary donation. We will use the funds to purchase supplies through our vendors. Checks can be made payable to ASRSD with ASMS Weekend Backpack Program in the memo line. Every dollar helps, so no donation is too small. All monetary donations are tax deductible. We will provide you with a receipt for tax purposes, if requested. If you can help, please fill out the donation information on the back of this form and return it to the ASMS. Food donations can be dropped off in the school library at any time.Please click on the link to be directed to the forms:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_YkbVYngvY3RklzWWxMbThWb2M/view?usp=sharingHannaford Helps Schools
Raising money for your school is as easy as 1 2 3 and A B C
1. Shop. Choose from more than 1200 participating products to help earn money for your school!
2. Check Out. Get 3 school dollars for every 4 participating products you purchase.
3. Submit. Deposit your school dollars in the collection tower in the Lunenburg Hannaford store, located at the front of the registers with our school name on it. And / Or you can send them into the Middle School.
***NOTE*** You can still shop at any Hannaford and receive school dollars, but you will need
to bring your receipt into school. The ASRMS is registered at the Lunenburg loaction.
Please click on this link for more information and a full list of participating products: http://www.hannaford.com/assets/hf/assets/pdf/cms/abouthannaford/HHS_Shopping_Companion.pdf
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Terri Rollins at ext. 1202
**Happenings at The High School**
Golf
The Ayer-Shirley Golf Team is off to a great start to the year. The overall record is 3-8 but that really is not an indication of how well we are playing. We had to play up early in the season against some tough schools with a much larger school population. Our league record right now is 3-2 and we have a great chance to be 5-3 and in second place in our league if we finish strong. We have two league matches next week against Fitchburg (Tuesday) and Maynard (Thursday). We currently have three 9th graders playing varsity matches and two of them have been competing since seven grade. The three 9th graders are Seth Valliere, Mike Bishara and Mark McDonald. We are also thrilled with middle schooler Kenny Lewis who made Varsity and is playing well!
We are ecstatic to announce the addition of a JV Golf Team, the first ever in the history of the program. Many thanks to Athletic Director Steve Kendall and superintendent Dr. Mary Malone for making this happen. We have had several middle school players compete in JV matches and have seen a marked improvement since the start of the season. Matt Bonina, Cody Mayo, Reid Ohanesian, Sohil Patel and Nick Towne are all on the team. This will be the future of our program and we are hoping we can build upon the numbers next year and grow the program further. Feel free to reach out to the coaches with any questions.
Peter Gubellini (Varsity Coach) - pgubellini@asrsd.org
Peter Page (JV Coach) - ppage@asrsd.org
Golf is a great sport that teaches sportsmanship, integrity and patience. It is a sport you can play the rest of your life and enjoy with friends and family. We look forward to seeing more middle school players join next year!
Coach "Gubes" and Page
Attached please find a picture from the first ever Ayer-Shirley JV match played against Lunenburg.
Cross Country
Boys and Girls Cross Country teams are off to a strong start. Both teams are undefeated in the league and are the favorites to win the League Championship. Boys team has two of the best runners in the District in Dana Maloney and Will Schilp. Recently Dana just broke the Narragansett course record and Will took second overall at the Holdenwood Trail race. The boys have a strong group of Middle school runners led by Manny Betanzos who has moved up to take the number 6 spot on the team. The Girls team is strong from top to bottom led by Mairead Hanley and Gwen Connors, recently the two helped set a new course record at the Mid-Wach Relay invitational. The girls have 7 strong seniors showing the way for a great group of middle school girls to take over next year. This group is led by Niamh Fallon who has had some impressive performances lately, finishing top 5 on the team and also winning her age group at this years Holdenwood Trail race.
Come check this team out at our next home meet Oct. 15th when we take on Tahanto in what will be a preview of the League Championship race!
Coach Seguin & Donovan
Soccer
The Ayer Shirley Regional boys’ soccer teams, despite a lack of depth, have grown by leaps and bounds since preseason training began on Aug. 22. Through the first half of the 2019 campaign, the varsity first team have accumulated a 6-3-1 record as of Monday, Sept. 30 and are still in prime position to make the Central Mass. Division 4 sectional tournament.
Junior striker Fayad Bashir has the team lead in goals with nine, while senior Sebastian Costa, who also plays striker, has eight. Fellow senior Ariel Velasquez has seven, primarily out of the central attacking midfielder slot.
Freshman Conor Bresnahan and Alfred “Patrick” Bergin are also seeing plenty of time with the varsity; Bresnahan has moved up from the middle school’s defense to play more of a defensive midfield role, while Bergin has scored a couple of goals as a striker against Parker Charter and Murdock.
The high school’s junior varsity program is also experiencing a depth issue, with 13 or 14 players on any given day. But those players are playing an exciting brand of “football,” with a number of middle school players — five — contributing to the growth of the program.
“Having the middle school players getting high school soccer touches is imperative not only to their development as players,” said JV coach Sean Sweeney, “but also for the continued stability of our program at the high school level. Having five middle schoolers take the bus to the high school opens up opportunities for five more players in sixth grade to make the middle school team.
“My hope is that all of the middle school players continue to develop with their touches the rest of this season as well as during the offseason, so that when they become eight graders and seventh graders, they can come up to the junior varsity and get the same touches.”
Seventh grader Isaac Alarcon has grown into a steady defensive player, maintaining the right back spot. Classmate Anthony McNiff has contributed solid minutes as a defensive midfielder. So, too, have eighth graders Matthew Minear and Nathan Batista.
Seventh grader Hayden Fallon has also seen plenty of the ball as a center-forward, and even scored his first high school goal against Parker Charter on Sept. 10.
“I can’t say enough about the middle school players,” Sweeney continued. “They come to the high school with the right attitudes every afternoon. They give everything they have every day. These five young men are playing against players that are anywhere from a year older than they are to three and even four years older than they are, and they work their butts off. They never complain about size difference, age difference, skill difference. They do what they can to help the team.”
Coach Sweeney will have the helm of the middle school boys’ team on Tuesday, Oct. 15.
Mrs Wittmier's World Literature Honors Class
Every year we have Greek god's running around our school in the fall, here is a write up from Mrs. Wittmier'sclass.
As a supplementary project with reading Oedipus Rex, World Literature Honors Students chose an Olympian to research and impersonate. Their objective was to prove that they were the greatest Greek God, and students presented their origin stories, their heroic deeds, modern and classical allusions to them, and they even picked a theme song.
Art Dept. - Mural at Gervais Ford
The art department and students teamed up with Gervais ford to create a mural. The mural is featured on the walls of the Gervais ford showroom. It features a number of ford vehicles and how they have changed through the years. The vehicles are framed in by a map of Ayer as the backdrop. The map features various spots around town including the high school. The students accomplished this painting by carpooling down to the dealership during their art classes, working on it for about an hour a day. We are so excited to see how well it came out and thank Gervais for being so helpful and kind to the students! The following students all helped in the making of this awesome mural. Teachers: Michael O'Connor, Michael Seguin
Brandon Soto (19)
Shandy Ndjigue (19)
Kara Oneil (21)
Shaunessy Straitiff (20)
Caitlyn MacKay (19)
Darren Buendia (19)
Brooklynne Mitchell-Arno (19)
Alana Miska (19)
Kiana Holland (19)
Recreational Basketball
For any students going into the 3-8th grades, the boys and girls Varsity Basketball Coaches will be running two clinics on October 25th and November 1st. These clinics will run from 5:30-6:45 and will be free to attend, we will accept any donations and that money will go back into the basketball programs. This will be a great way to meet the new Head Boys Basketball Coach and also work on your skills and drills prior to any tryouts. We will be working on the fundamentals of the game and the hope is to have as many Varsity players as possible help with the camp. We choose these two dates for a reason, after the clinic we hope everyone can go out and support the football team who will be playing at home starting at 7:00 (unless the time gets changed).
We look forward to seeing everyone and we can't wait to get the season started.
Coach Kilpatrick & Page