The ACAD Daily Monday, January 24, 2022

Happy Birthday

January 24 – Polly Rackley
January 26 – Read Johnson
January 26 – Mary Miller
January 30 – Brooks Chisholm
January 30 – Austin McGee

Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It’s a good life, enjoy it.

Jim Henson

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In honor of Betty White’s 100th birthday, the charity Actors & Others for Animals, for which Betty served on the Board of Directors, raised $12.7 million for animal shelters!

This week is a B week and today is a B Day.

What’s going on at 9:45 this week?

Monday – Advisory

Tuesday – Virtual MMM

Thursday – Seminar in Advisory Location

Friday – See Altered Schedule Below – We have a pep rally!

Pep Rally Schedule… Friday, January 28th

8:10 – 9:30 – Block 5 (80 min.)

9:30 – 9:35 Passing Time

9:35 – 10:55 – Block 6 (80 min.)

10:55 – 11:10 – Break (15 min.)

11:10 – 12:30 – Block 7 (80 min.)

12:30 – 12:35 Passing Time

12:35 – 2:20 – Block 8 (75 min.)

1st Lunch (1:05 – 1:35)

2nd Lunch (1:20 – 1:50)

2:20 – 3:20 – Pep Rally (60 min.)

“Michael has been a spark during the basketball team’s current run. He brings energy and enthusiasm every day and is always looking for ways to improve. Michael is a great teammate who always has a positive attitude and is an absolute pleasure to coach.” – Mike Salvia, Head Coach, Varsity Boys Basketball

Spartan of the Week - Madeline Wicker

“Madeline has had an amazing season. She is described by her teammates as positive, dedicated, hard working, a great teammate, fun to play with, and a wonderful friend. She is extremely coachable and is always working hard to improve. Madeline is a great example of a Spartan!!” – Brian Olson, Head Coach, Varsity Girls Basketball

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Winter Dance

Feb. 5 Baseball Facility 8:30 pm – 11:00 pm

Rhyme Without Reason

This is an Athens Academy Function, no outside guests

NHS signup to volunteer at Lower School Science Night!

We are excited that our NHS service project is back up and running after a year off due to COVID! Remember, this is mandatory for all current NHS members. The event will be masks REQUIRED for all in attendance, and NHS volunteers will be given a pizza dinner before the event. The event will take place on Thursday February 24 from 6-7:30pm, and volunteers should arrive NO LATER than 5:30pm and plan to stay until 8pm.

This week all current active NHS members will begin receiving an email with a google form to sign up for their station. Please select your top 5 locations to volunteer, and the locations will be filled up on a first come first served basis. The invitation to sign up will be sent to Senior NHS members on Tuesday 1/25 and Junior NHS members on Wednesday 1/26. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Neves.

Junior College Night

Monday, January 24 – TONIGHT!

7:30 PH

Talent Show

February 24th 7:00

Rehearsal February 23

Contact Mrs. Farmer if you are interested in performing

ACAD Talks is coming up this March. If you are interested in giving a talk— even if you don’t have a particular talk in mind— check out this Goggle Form. The event is modeled after TED Talks, and students can give a talk on research, ideas, or experiences of their choice. Email Ms. Towery with questions.

On-Campus SAT for Athens Academy Juniors: Wednesday, March 23, 2022. All juniors are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to improve their scores as the college application process approaches.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OR OPT OUT (Deadline: January 28, 2022)

Cost: $85 (billed to student account)

Accommodations: If you have any questions about accommodations or are considering requesting accommodations on standardized tests for the first time, please contact Mr. Sears (bsears@athensacademy.org) or Mrs. Connelly (dconnelly@athensacademy.org). Accommodation materials must be submitted no later than January 14, 2022. Please note: having accommodations at Athens Academy or with ACT will not automatically qualify you for accommodations on the SAT.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Cuneo.

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