Monday – A Week, A Day, 9:45 Guest Speakers (see special schedule below)
Tuesday – A Week, B Day, 9:45 Advisory – Darwin’s Bday
Wednesday – A Week, A Day, late start
Thursday – A Week, B Day, 9:45 Seminar
Friday – A Week, A Day, 9:45 Go to PH – Valentine’s Day Assembly
**Please remember no cell phones in the PH**
Today’s Assemblies: 9:35-10:20
9th & 10th – go to Bertelsmann PH
11th & 12th – go to Harrison Center PH
**Notice Pd. 3 and Pd. 4 are switched**
8:10
9:30
Block 1
80 minutes
9:35
10:20
Assembly
45 minutes
10:20
10:30
BREAK
10 minutes
10:35
11:55
Block 2
80 minutes
11:55
1:55
Block 4
90 minutes
11:55 – 12:25: 1st Lunch
1:25 – 1:55: 2nd Lunch
2:00
3:20
Block 3
80 minutes
Happy Birthday, Charlie!
During advisory time on Tuesday the Science Department will be treating you to ice cream sandwiches in honor of Charles Darwin’s Birthday. He was born on February 12, 1809.
Are you interested in learning more about Charles Darwin and his contributions to Biology? Check out the links provided below.
Thank you for celebrating with us! Love, The Science Department
Drowsy Chaperone workshop is Wednesday, Feb 12 in Ms Townsend’s room from 3:30-6.
Auditions are Thursday and Friday 4-6. Audition sides and music can be found on Google classroom. Contact Hadley Spurlock or Mikaella Murphy for more information.
Taylor Swift Club or anyone who is interested!
What: We’ll make valentines day cards for the Women and children at Project Safe. Project safe is an organization that supports women and children suffering from domestic abuse. Click here if you want to learn more about their organization.
When: 3:30-4; Thursday February 13th
Where: Art room closest to crosswalk (there will be a TS club poster outside, so you can’t miss it!)
Why: Anything no matter how small could help someone. Support those who are suffering this Valentines day
Dance Marathon on February 22nd! Start your donor drive today to help raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta! The $10 discount code is MINI. You can use this when your setting up you account for ten dollars off your registration and ticket to Dance Marathon.
Baddies at Five Points %age night THIS WEDNESDAY 5:00pm-9:00pm
When you go in, tell them you are part of Athens Academy’s Miracle Organization
Are you interested in the healthcare field?
UGA students from the Rural Health Initiative Club are looking to create an Ambassador Program for high school students. High School Ambassadors would gain knowledge and experience of healthcare issues affecting rural communities while also building your resume. Time commitment would be approximately 2 hours/month. If interested, please email Elle Eisele at elleeisele@gmail.com. Or complete this application form.
Talent Show: Thursday, Feb. 27 in PH!
Please sign up in the Deans’ Office (even if you have expressed interest on a survey).
NHS signup to volunteer at Family Science Night!
It is time for our annual NHS service project; Family Science Night!! This is such a wonderful ACAD tradition, and a night that our younger Spartans look forward to each year. Remember, this is mandatory for all current NHS members. NHS volunteers will be given a pizza dinner before the event. The event will take place on Thursday February 20 from 6-7:30pm, and volunteers should arrive NO LATER than 5:15pm 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 a station. Please select your top location 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 1/28 and Junior NHS members on Wednesday 1/29. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Neves.
Congratulations to sophomore Lila Nasworthyfor being named
Spartans of the Week! (Week of February 3):
“Lila embodies the spirit and dedication of a Spartan cheerleader. Throughout this basketball season, Lila’s work ethic has led by example. In practice, Lila pays attention to the details and continues to build on her talent and skill set. At games, she is always ready to step up and do whatever needs to be done. Lila consistently takes initiative to be the best that she can be; Lila is committed to improving herself and Acad Cheer. This intrinsic dedication and commitment make Lila a standout member of our cheer program. Congratulations Lila!”
– Kellye Hill, Head Coach Varsity Cheerleading
State Swim Meet Result:
The team performed well with the girls finishing in 8th place out of 43 teams and that was with only 4 swimmers! Pretty impressive! The boys finished in 37th place out of 43 teams, but we only had one swimmer, Luke Phillips. Both girls relays finished in 6th place, out of 20 in the 200 medley, and out of 14 in the 400 free. The girls relay team swimmers were Riley Harding, Addie Savage, Ella Dillon and Bailey Tomlinson.
Region Basketball Tournament
Today, the boys play Banks Co @ 5:30 pm with the girls playing Oglethorpe Co at 7:00 pm. All Tournament games will be played at Piedmont University, Demerest, GA. With a win today the teams will play again Wednesday and Friday. A loss ends the tournament, but both teams will advance to the GHSA Class A DI-3A State Tournament starting next week.
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