The ACAD Daily Wednesday, Feb. 21

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Monday – No school! Faculty Development Day

Tuesday – B Week, A Day 9:45 MMM

Wednesday – B Week, B Day

Thursday – B Week, A Day 9:45 Seminar

Friday – B Week, B Day 9:45 Class Meetings

Anouncements

Want Girl Scout cookies? Vibha, Yusra, Lucy, and Molly are taking orders for Girl Scout Cookies until February 20th! Email them to order, or for more info! vgowda25@athensacademy.org ; yrahman25@athensacademy.org ; lhollingsworth25@athensacademy.org ; msmith25@athensacademy.org

What would Sensing Do? Season 2

Here it is!!! Click below!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KSF3sdmZ24UswjgLmZynPrIzzS4fEW4R/view?usp=sharing

Lit Mag

Deadline for Submissions: Feb. 23

Click HERE

for more information!

Black Birthright Opportunity

Black Birthright is the journey of a lifetime for Black American high school students. In traveling to Africa, Scholars learn their hidden history, experience the Continent’s rich culture and develop a stronger sense of self and purpose. During this extraordinary journey, Black Birthright Scholars have a comprehensive experience spanning history, culture, language, food, music, dance, art, entrepreneurship and community.

Applications for our next cohort open on February 1st. There is no application fee and Scholars are only required to pay a $1500 program fee – this includes the cost of their travel to Africa and the educational programming in the school year prior to travel (!!). All other costs are covered by The Tunstall Foundation.

You can see photos and videos of our travel experiences HERE.

You can see photos of our current and alumni Scholars HERE.

You can hear directly from a Black Birthright Scholar about what the program has meant to her personal development, growth and identity formation HERE.

You can learn more about the program requirements, applicant criteria and register for an info session HERE.

Congratulations to senior Camden Lang &

freshman Sally Swannfor being named

Spartans of the Week! (Week of February 12):

The boys basketball team won the school’s 1st boys region championship since the 1999-2000 school year! As a result, they enter the Class AA State Playoffs hosting Towers HS Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the Sinkwich Spartan Center.

* Parents have agreed to pay the admission fee for the 1st 50 Upper School students attending the game. Thank you to the parents and we encourage studednts to arrive early and cheer loudly!

Tickets $7 – GoFan only! No cash for admission, but spectators may use a card to purchase their ticket upon arrival if they prefer. Athens Academy vs Towers HS
Concessions – Cash or card may be used for concession purchases.
NFHS Network – The game will be streamed on NFHS Network for those unable to attend the game in person.
All Sports, Faculty, Donor, etc passes are not valid for state playoff contests. Students must pay admission as well, sorry.

The girls finished 3rd in the Region and travel to Callaway HS for a 1st Round game at 6:00 pm today. Good luck, girls!

There are plenty of spring sports contests taking place so get out and support the Spartans!

SpARTan Spotlight (2)

ACTION

“We must learn that to expect God to do everything while we do nothing is not faith but superstition.” MLK

Service & Leadership

Athens Academy Service Information

Click HERE for our Service and Leadership Form

The CARE Club is hosting PJammin’ next WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28th. PJammin’ is an ALL-School Service event to benefit children battling long-term illness at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. We want EVERYONE to dress down in their PJ’s to honor those battling long-term illness at CHOA.

Also, we NEED VOLUNTEERS to help with the lower school service project and also to lead their advisory in upper school service.

If you are interested in volunteering, please SIGN-UP using this PJAMMIN’ VOLUNTEER FORM!

NHS Science Night Volunteers

Lower School Family Science Night is THIS THURSDAY February 22th!! NHS members should arrive at the LS Barrett Hall at 5:15pm. Check in with Ms. Neves at the door to find out which station you are working, and then you will get your pizza dinner. After 15-20 minutes of pizza and fellowship, there will be a short orientation to prepare you for the night and get you familiar with your station.

Volunteers should NOT park in the LS parking lot, but rather in the normal US lots. We need to keep the PS/LS spaces available for the families attending Science Night.

Remember, this is MANDATORY for all NHS members (unless Ms. Neves is already aware of your approved conflict). Even those who did not complete the station preference form are expected to attend, and you will be placed at stations according to need rather than your preference.

ATHENS PEER COURT

Athens Peer Court is a partnership between UGA’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development and the Athens-Clarke Co. Juvenile Court.

All volunteers are expected to attend two training sessions. As the training is cumulative, attendance at both sessions is mandatory to join the program. The dates for the training sessions are as follows:

Thursday, November 30 from 5:30pm-8:30pm (dinner is included)

Saturday, December 2 from 9:00am-5:00pm (lunch and refreshments are included)

The trainings are held at the Fanning Institute for Leadership Development located at 1240 South Lumpkin Street; Athens, GA 30602.

After the training concludes, the commitment for youth volunteers is to serve about one Tuesday evening per month. Hearings are held at the courthouse in downtown Athens and typically last from 5:15-7:30pm at the latest.

This program is open to all 8th-12th grade students who reside in Clarke County. Participation is free. Any students interested in joining Peer Court should complete and return the attached APC Consent Form to Jason Estep by Wednesday, November 29 (Jason.Estep@fanning.uga.edu).

For more information, visit our website at https://www.fanning.uga.edu/athenspeercourt/

Georgia Power is preparing for another exciting year as Corporate Sponsor of the 21^st Century Leaders STEM-focused summer leadership institute. 21st Century Leaders EarthCare will be hosted in person as a residential program on the campus of Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, GA during the week of June 9^th-14^th, 2024.

Applications due March 1^st. Current high school freshmen, sophomores and juniors in the state of Georgia may apply. Please review the attached 2023 EarthCare Evaluation Report.

Learn more and Apply (21stcenturyleaders)

Overview of EarthCare:

When: June 9-14, 2024

What: A week-long residential summer leadership institute with 21st Century Leaders & Georgia Power.

Who: 100 rising sophomores through rising seniors in high school with an interest in STEM and leadership.

Why: Explore careers, connect with peers and professionals, and develop as a LEADER!

How: Students are required to submit an online application and have a teacher or mentor submit a separate recommendation form.

Student Application
Recommendation Form
There is NO cost for students to attend EarthCare
The deadline for EarthCare applications is March 1, 2024. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by email in early April.

No prior leadership experience (or GPA) is required, just the potential and willingness to grow! In fact, 75% of students reported that attending EarthCare was their first time participating in a program focused on developing leadership skills.

Class of 2024 Service Log

Class of 2025 Service Log

Class of 2026 Service Log

Class of 2027 Service Log