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Athens High School
Newsletter for Parents, Students, Teachers & the Community
Volume 26
December 13, 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:
- Congratulations to JROTC’s success with the 10th Annual Jingle Bell Jog! The cadets worked extremely hard and were able to gain financial support from sixteen businesses in the community. There was a total of 111 runners this year. The fastest overall time for the 3.1 mile goes to Josh Simmons from AHS Baseball with a time of 19:29.
- The AHS & AMS Bands Christmas Concert is tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the APAC. Admission is a donation for “Stuff the Truck” such as nonperishable food items, blankets, coats, gloves, toboggans, diapers, and formula.
- IMPORTANT! ALL CO-OP STUDENTS: Be sure to submit your October, November, and December work hours along with the WBL Experience Evaluation Form into Canvas by Wednesday, December 18. See L. Jones if you have any questions.
- Sophomore blanket and ornament orders will arrive Monday. Students need to pick up their orders Tuesday, December 17, in Mrs. Hamlett's room, A1157.
- The AHS Library announces the opening of its Annual Christmas Ornament Contest. All ornaments are due to the library by today, December 13, at 3 p.m. Winners will be announced on Monday, December 16.
- 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
Dana Reynolds
Today’s teacher feature is Mrs. Dana Reynolds! She teaches Foundations of Health Science, Medical terminology, and Human Body Structures. She has been teaching for five years and has been a Registered Nurse for twenty-five years. She became a teacher to share her skills and knowledge of the medical field with future healthcare professionals. She has been married to her husband Michael for twenty-four years and has three kids. She loves to watch her boys play soccer and her favorite show to watch is “Friends”.
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AHS Classroom Happenings
SOAR COLLEGE SUMMIT
AHS holds College Summit for SOAR students. @AuburnTigers, @UofAlabama, @UofSouthAlabama, & @aamuedu in attendance for Q&A about their respective programs!
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Golden Eagle Band Info
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ATHLETICS
AHS Cheer will compete for a State Championship on Saturday, December 14th at Wallace Community College!
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