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Friday, February 3, 2012
WHO AM I? I was born a slave in Maryland’s Dorchester County around 1820. I was nicknamed “Moses” because I freed over 300 blacks from slavery in the South to freedom in the North on the Underground Railroad. WHO AM I?... Harriet Tubman
Congratulations, to the varsity Lady Raider Basketball team as they defeated Northview 59-39 improving their record to 18-3 for the season, 1st in the region and still ranked 4th in the state!! Kylee Smith led all scorers with 18 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assist. Alexis Alexander followed with 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assist. Teja Finley added 8 points and Lauren Brown chipped in 7 points and 5 assists!! The Lady Raiders travel to Roswell tomorrow night to take down the Lady Hornets and then back at home next week for their last two games of the regular season. Make sure and come out and support these young ladies as they make history for the RAIDER NATION!!
Math National Honors Society will be coming around during the video annoucements to collect money for Pennies for Patients. Please donate any loose change or bills. Winning class at the end of the month will receive a donut party!!! All proceeds will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Seniors, it’s either this weekend or next weekend left to work on your PTSA Scholarship application. The deadline for submission is February 13th. Go to the PTSA website to download your application. Don’t miss out!!!
Students, This is a reminder that all applications to be on yearbook staff, literary magazine and newspaper staff are due no later than February 15th. Please return you applications to the appropriate room number asap. Spots are limited and will fill up quickly. Please see Mrs. Lefkoff in room 2212 if you have any questions.
Due to popular demand, we have order a few extra yearbooks. If you have not yet secured your yearbook for this year, this may be your last chance. We have already sold out twice and will not order more after this batch sells out. Please order online through the AHS website. Don’t delay, get your yearbook today!!!!
The iHOPE Club will be collecting spare change at lunch this Thursday, February 2 and Friday, February 3. All funds will be used to buy school supplies for underprivileged children. We appreciate your generosity!
Attention all chess enthusiasts! Do you want to improve your game, regardless of skill? Do you want to learn how to play bughouse and other chess variants? Or do you want to simply play a few casual games? The AHS chess club will be meeting next Wednesday (February 8th) after school in Dr. Rollot's room (4213). Head over to the meeting for more information!"
Attention Boys Soccer players: All goalkeepers should attend all practices this week at the Old Milton Center. The coaching staff will make their selections by Friday, February 3rd.
Applications are now available for Northside Hospital’s Volunteen Program. The application deadline is February 24, but acceptance into the program is very limited and on a first come, first served basis. Packets are available in the Summer Opportunities crate in the College and Career Cove, outside Counseling Suite 1310.
Applications for the Hook, AHS's student newspaper, are available in Ms. Grager's room, Room 2316."
Have any jeans lying around that no longer fit or just aren’t your style? Please donate any gently used jeans of any size, brand, and color to our Teens for Jeans service project. All jeans should be brought to your 1st period class. We will collect jeans beginning on Tuesday January 17th-February 12th. All jeans will be donated to homeless teens in our area. We will be competing with other schools and the winning school will be awarded a free new pair of jeans for each student! The 1st period class to bring in the most jeans will also be rewarded with a breakfast party. Thank you in advance for your support of this wonderful cause!
Seniors, there are only 2 WEEKS LEFT TO APPLY for the PTSA Scholarship. Don’t wait until the last day and miss out on your chance to receive money for college. See Ms. Lewis in the Counseling Office if you have questions, or go to the PTSA website to download your application and instructions. Get started today – time is running out and late applications will not be accepted.
Students, please be reminded that the area down near the baseball field is currently a construction site! There are signs posted and the road is blocked. DO NOT drive around the orange barriers. This is for everyone’s safety!
Senior Raiders, we have more scholarships for you! Don’t let MONEY pass you by! Scholarships are frequently being added to our list so check out these scholarships on the AHS website www.ahsraiders.com under the “Seniors ‘12” tab at the top of the page.
Students, there are new enrichment opportunities and scholarships which can be found in the College and Career Cove. Check by often to look through the crates as new offerings are added every week.
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