The ACAD Daily Friday, March 5

Happy Birthday

February 28 – Corley Imes
March 3 – Eliza Connolly
March 3 – Jake Garcia
March 4 – Rhodes Kleiber
March 4 – Benton Kleiber
March 5 – Imana Adogu
March 5 – Jarrett Daniels

Spring Break Birthdays:

March 8 – Evan Smith
March 9 – Caroline Hicks
March 10 – Michael Klass
March 10 – Ethan Markewitz
March 11 – Dylan Warmath
March 13 – Jenna Cao
March 13 – Maddox Pugmire

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller

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More than a century after Nigeria’s Benin Bronzes were looted by British troops, two of them have been returned to Nigeria!

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This week is A week and today is an A Day.

9:45 Meetings

Friday: Advisory

ACAD UPDATE

Thank you for supporting Butterfly Dreams!

We hope you enjoyed your donuts and the ponies!

Hi! Adair and Maddie are holding a March Madness Tournament Fundraiser. There will be a $5 entry fee to fill out a bracket, and there will be prizes including dress-down days and gift cards. Be on the lookout for an email containing more information on Sunday, March 13. All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross and help people affected by disasters around the world.

Calling all writers/photographers/artists! The ACAD literary review deadline is March 21st. Submit up to 3 written pieces and/or 5 photos to litreview@athensacademy.org. Work cannot exceed 3,000 words. An outside judge will select one writer to receive a $50 Amazon gift card. Submission does not guarantee publication. See Nina Killian’s email instructions for detailed guidelines or reach out to Ms. Evans.

The Spartan League of Legends tied South Forsyth 1-1 on Tuesday. Brennen, Taylor, Evan, and Bowen played well together and Ethan Short stepped up as a sub! Way to go guys!

On Thursday the Spartan Rocket League team came back and won 3-2 against Monroe Area High School. John Maxwell McKillip, Will Wieczorek, and Joseph Sherrier played together for the first time and pulled off the comeback! Way to go Spartans!

On Friday the Spartan Literary Team competed at Prince Avenue. Ricardo Urena and Anvesha Das both won Region in Extemporaneous Speaking, Imana Adogu came in first in Argumentative Essay, Lucy Hayes came in second in Rhetorical Essay, and Ingrid Nilsson came in third in Personal Essay. Way to go Spartans!

Ricardo, Anvesha, and Imana will compete Saturday March 19th at Buford High School. Wish them good luck!

Calling all graphic designers! Are you handy with photoshop and InDesign? If you are interested in helping with the literary review layout and design, please reach out to Ms. Evans and Clementine Acheson. This is a great opportunity to hone your skills and contribute to our campus community.

“Will had a tremendous week both offensively and defensively for the Spartan Baseball team. It’s impressive to see the positive impact Will has on Athens Academy on and off the field.“ – Casey Kane, Head Coach, Varsity Baseball