AKHS KNIGHTLY NEWS

Football Friday Night 1st Round Playoffs AK vs. Mallard Creek @ Mallard Creek 7:30 pm Come out and support out Knights!

AK Theatre Presents: An Encore Presentation of the Award-Winning Anti-Social Behavior Friday, November 15th at 6:00 Admission: Pay what you can

Come see the encore presentation of this night of one-act plays! This is your last chance to see the one-act plays that took top honors at the North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival! All money raised at the door will help pay for the cast and crew to take their show to the state festival competition November 21-22, so come out and show your support for these talented students and help them get to states!

Celebrating American Education Week Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is partnering with the North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Association of Educators (CMAE) to take

part in the 92nd annual American Education Week celebration, November 18-22, 2013. Educating every child, every day for a better tomorrow is hard work. It takes dedicated employees in and beyond the classroom working together to support academic achievement. CMS would like to invite Charlotte-area parents, students, community members and business partners to help show all CMS employees how much we honor and value their service. Everyone is invited to submit messages to thank CMS employees, share perspectives on the state of North Carolina public education and pledge support for CMS and public education. Messages can be submitted in several ways: o tweet messages to @CMS_schools using #CMSappreciation o send emails to appreciation@cms.k12.nc.us o post pictures or videos to www.facebook.com/CharlotteMecklenburgSchools o call 980-354-1108 and leave a message o text a message to 980-354-1108 Messages should include the name of the school if applicable. The school with the most messages will be awarded a prize.

TURKEYDASH A TURKEY TROT FOR SOUTH CHARLOTTE & BALLANTYNE

What: 4-mile run/walk, 1-mile fun run and Family Village When: Thanksgiving AM, November 28, 2013 Where: The Village at Robinson Farm Shopping Center Why: To celebrate with family & friends and kick-off a guilt free Thanksgiving!

Learn More & Register @ TurkeyDashCharlotte.com

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DECA

North Carolina DECA is an association of high school students enrolled in the Marketing Education program. Through classroom learning, on-the-job training and experience in DECA, students in our program learn marketing, management and entrepreneurship skills. Each year, students from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg come together for a series of competitive events, which are evaluated by business and industry professionals like you. We expect over 1,000 students to compete in this years events, and we need a minimum of 110 business and industry professionals to serve as judges. We would like you to be an integral part of our conference by participating as a judge!

Each year we ask business leaders in our community to set aside a few hours to judge students in realistic role-play situations. The role-play is a common situation that could arise on a job at any time. This could include a human relations problem, a sales demonstration, a job interview, presentation of an innovative idea to increase business, or other business situations. The judges role is to play a customer, fellow employee or supervisor one-on-one with the marketing students. After the roleplay has ended, the judge will then evaluate the student based on how well the participant handled the situation. Those students who receive high evaluations, based on a minimum level of proficiency, will then continue in competition at the NC-DECA Career Development Conference to be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March. Based on the outcome of that competition, they could advance to the international competition to be held in Atlanta in April.

What if my time commitment? We ask you to arrive at Myers Park High School at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. There will be a Judges Reception at 3:00 pm in the Myers Park cafeteria. Following the reception, we will conduct a thorough orientation to make you feel comfortable in this important role. The competition phase should end by 6:00 pm and you may leave at that time.

If you are able to contribute a few hours from your busy schedule, please complete the on-line registration: http://goo.gl/hIaWjc or contact one of the following Ardrey Kell Marketing teachers, Jon Neary, Bob Bove, Melissa Shaffer, Joey Robinson, Michael Hicks, Cassidy Brauns or Jeff Piersanti.

Thanks; the Marketing Department at AK!

STUDENT SERVICES

Scholarship Information can be found on the AK website under Student Services.

Financial Aid Information Night for Parents Monday, November 25th, 6:00 pm

Who couldnt use a little inside information on available financial aid and how to navigate through the process??? David Gelinas, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Financial Aid at Davidson College will be presenting information on

Monday, November 25th, at 6 pm. The session will be held in the auditorium and will cover general information (not Davidson specific) regarding financial aid, available resources, scholarship links and an overall explanation of the FAFSA. Show us the money!!

SUMMER VENTURES IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS www.summerventures.org (919) 416-2876 summerventures@ncssm.edu

Summer Ventures, is a cost-free, statewide program of the UNC system that takes students beyond the traditional boundaries of high school science and mathematics. Students will learn experimental design, laboratory skills, instrumentation, mathematical modeling, strategies in mathematical problem solving and more. At the end of the four-week program, students present a comprehensive research project on a current topic in a STEM field of study.

Who can apply? Rising high school juniors and seniors who have not participated in the Summer Ventures program. www.summerventures.org/apply The deadline to apply is January 31, 2014

Students custodial parents or guardian must live in North Carolina by December 1st of the application period.

Students must choose Summer Ventures or Governors School if accepted to both programs. Students must choose Summer Ventures or the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics residential program if accepted to both programs.

Please see Mrs. Sartwell in Student Services if you have any questions about this program.

ATTENTION SOPHOMORES If you are interested in being nominated to attend the Hugh OBryan Youth Leadership Conference this summer, please stop by Student Services and see Mrs. Sartwell. An information form and short essay will be due to Mrs. Sartwell by Thursday November 21st in order to be nominated for this program.

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If you have any questions or concerns about a teacher or a class, listed below are the email addresses for the administrators responsible for each grade.

9th Grade Jennifer Schroeder Jennifer.schroeder@cms.k12.nc.us 10th Grade

Bobby French Earl.french@cms.k12.nc.us

11th Grade Janem.sutton@cms.k12.nc.us

12th Grade Yolanda Burnette Yolanda1.burnette@cms.k12.nc.us

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Did you miss out on AK Student Directory? We still have a few left. If you would like a copy please contact Sue Lloyd at slloyd@mindspring.com or 704-608-3882.

The PTSO has set this years Capital Campaign for $45,000, with 100% participation by our AK families. Your donation will fund the purchase of technology for the classroom, department materials, campus beautification, teacher recognition, and AK student scholarships. As of this week, we have less than half of AK families participating, as well as nowhere near $45,000. We really need your support, so if you would like to make a donation, please bring your checks, made payable to AKPTSO/ Capital Campaign, to the AK Main Office. If you have any questions above please check the AK PTSO website or contact Mr. Switzer. We would like to thank the following companies for their matching funds.

Wells Fargo Tyco Western Union Juniper Networks GE Foundation First Data Bank of America Duke Energy

Thank you for your generous support!

Ardrey Kell now has a twitter account! You can find us @ArdreyKellHS Another great way to keep you informed.

The school store is open now on Wednesday and Fridays during the hours of 10:30 am 12:30 pm. Come shop early for the holidays and buy some great AK gear.