- frederick douglass
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02.12.21 “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
- Frederick Douglass
Dear AHS Families, I heard it shared with me earlier this week that if you were younger than 13 on Tuesday, you’d have never seen as much snow as what was dumped on us in that 12-hr period. Since all 4 of our kids are younger than 13, you can imagine how magical it was! Kids of ALL ages ran wild throughout our neighborhood in happy hordes!! Oh, that we could bottle up, store, and reuse the positive energy that this type of happiness elicits in our children! It was truly something to behold. Upon returning indoors after hours of snowball fights, building forts, and sledding, our three boys were excited to warm up with some hot chocolate. Unfortunately, my son Andrew (5) got quite an attitude (not super surprising...) with Nana who was fixing the hot chocolate for the boys. Hearing this from the other room, I entered the kitchen to find Andrew’s mood grow increasingly “Hulk-like” and I promptly sent him to his room. Awhile later, I talked with him and let him out and he quickly asked me if he could have his hot chocolate, to which I responded, “No buddy, you were rude to Nana so you don’t get hot chocolate right now. Maybe if you’re attitude improves the rest of the day you can have some after dinner. I love you.” Another bright green, Hulk scowl appeared on his face and he responded, saying, “No you don’t. You never love me!” and stomped off in a fit. If this were my first encounter with this kind of attitude, I might feel badly for him or even wonder if he really thought that I didn’t love him. But having been in this situation a time or two (as I’m sure we all have!) I was reminded of this important truth: Sometimes, we just have to tell our kids “No.” And we have to remind ourselves that if the theme of our relationship with them is unconditional love, then regardless of their momentary affections (which are very real - sometimes brutally so!), we can be assured that they are well aware of this love, will benefit from the boundaries we set by it, and find comfort in it each day. Incidentally, 15 minutes later, I found and Andrew in the living room playing as if nothing had happened earlier and, walking by, I casually said, “Love you, buddy.” He quickly responded, “Love you, too, Dad.” Anderson Proud, Rob P.S. Don’t forget to check out our Valentine’s Day Edition of The Chieftain by clicking HERE! UPCOMING SCHOOL EVENTS: Note: This is not even CLOSE to an exhaustive list, but an attempt to provide parents with major, school-related upcoming events. For a complete schedule of upcoming extracurricular activities, please click HERE and select Anderson High School in the filter. Thanks!
2/15 - President’s Day - No School! 2/22 - FHSD Board of Education Meeting, 7:00 pm - Nagel Middle School 2/23 - State-Funded ACT for ALL JUNIORS - More info in testing section below, but main
point for non-juniors is that this is a “Remote Learning Day”
3/1 - AHS PTO Meeting (Virtual), 7 pm - Please email [email protected] to request the link!
3/2 - FHSD Experienceships Meeting, 6:30-9:30 pm - Turpin HS; see below or CLICK HERE for more information!
3/12 - End of 3rd Quarter! 3/31 - Deadline for Intent to Enroll in College Credit Plus for 2021-22 - More info
below! MOMENTS OF THE WEEK:
Our AHS Girls Hoopers snatched a GREAT WIN last Saturday at McNick 62-52!! Good luck to
these ladies in the Sectional Tournament tomorrow at Harrison!!
Was EXCELLENT welcoming back AHS Alum (‘10) and Baltimore Ravens OL Greg Mancz to
Anderson on Thursday afternoon!! Love seeing our alumni out doing GREAT things!!
HUUUGE shout out to Anderson Seniors Sam Tilford, Rachel Weitz, Anna MacLennan, Elijah
Lind, and Leah Moody on being named “National Merit Finalists” this week!!
CONGRATULATIONS to Natalie Boller, David Rummel, Katelyn Williams, & Gabe Lawrence on
winning this week’s “Student In Good Standing” raffle!!
We were THRILLED to celebrate our AHS Counseling Department today for National School
Counselor Appreciation!! Better late than never...tried to last week and earlier this week but quarantines, snow days & Remote Wednesday got in the way!! #LeaveNoManBehind!!
FROM THE DISTRICT:
Information for Next Week: Mr. Prebles shared an email out with all parents that indicated our district’s plans as we consider next week. Please review the following synopsis of his email:
o Science & Innovation Projects: Please take the opportunity to view some fantastic science
and innovation projects submitted this year in the first ever VIRTUAL, Science and Innovation Fair. Projects can be found on the FHSD webpage at Photos and Video. Best of
luck to those students entering the Science Day competition held through the University of Cincinnati. Special thanks to all those students who shared their work this year!
SENIOR SECTION:
Senior Cap and Gown: Please contact Graduate Services to place your Cap & Gown order ASAP! The deadline was Jan. 7th. At this point, a late fee will be applied to all orders. They are at 7022 Main Street in Newtown or you can reach them at www.graduateserdviceinc.com or 513-272-5890. Announcements will be distributed during lunch periods to students on April 6th. Distribution of cap/gown is April 29th, also during lunch periods.
Senior Baby Ads (Yearbook): Interested in purchasing an ad for the back of the yearbook this year? Click HERE for more information.
Diploma Name Information: You should have received a letter from the school indicating what our current records suggest in terms of how your son/daughter name will appear on his/her diploma. Please pay close attention to this and respond appropriately in the manner suggested in the letter. Questions? Email Vicki Beltramo ([email protected]).
PROM UPDATE: At this point, no formal decisions have been made regarding the fate of Prom 2021. As you might imagine, we would LOVE to be able to pull off a dance, perhaps even a senior-only experience, but anything we do would need to be approved by the Hamilton County Public Health department. Most recently, we have reached out to the HCPH Director to inquire about Prom and he reiterated that this would most definitely fall under the Governor’s category or a mass gathering and would, thus, be restricted. That said, we have NOT officially cancelled any plans because this order may change between now and May. In the meantime, we are working to determine what other end-of-year celebratory activities may occur in lieu of a formal Prom event. I have personally reached out to all Principals in the ECC to ask what their plans are and each of them are in the same position we are. As plans begin to be solidified, we will most definitely communicate to both students and parents. FHSD CLASS OF 2022-2023 EXPERIENCESHIP MEETING: As a part of the district’s strategic vision, FHSD has been growing our community partnerships to provide students with valuable learning experiences. Opportunities for students to participate with internship-type experiences began in the summer of 2019 with over 175 students participating in the first year. Now is the time to restart and encourage the opportunities ahead for our students through the Experienceship platform. Parents and students are encouraged to attend an upcoming informational meeting March 2nd at Turpin High School to learn more. The event will include an interactive business panel session followed by an open house to explore the various opportunities that will be available during the 2021-2022 school year. Please see the flyer at the link below to learn more and to reserve your spot. Space for the open house may be limited. Questions? Please contact Donna Lauver at [email protected] or Brian Robinson at [email protected]. March 2nd Experienceship/Internship Flyer AHS BRAND & LOGO TRANSITION UPDATE: The work of the AHS Brand & Logo Steering Committee continues to move forward as we enter into the fall months. Our subcommittee chairpersons approved the following 3-round process that was proposed by our Selection Process subcommittee:
Round 1 (Nov. 5-Nov. 18) - CLOSED Round 2 (Early Winter) - CLOSED Round 3 (January 28) - CLOSED
We will be excited to announce our new mascot sometime around mid-February. It should be noted that although we plan to have a new mascot selected around this time, we will not fully implement this mascot until the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. STANDARDIZED TESTING INFORMATION: (Questions? Contact Assistant Principal Kyle Fender) ACT PREP SCHOOLOGY COURSES:
Our amazing AHS teachers have created the following Schoology courses/groups with ACT prep materials for our students. Students can join at anytime using the following access codes:
o Math- 4SM8-XC2V-ZQ3SB (this is a course) o English- M6C9-7K65-H6B64 (this is a course) o Science- FG48V-CW7JF (this is a group) o Reading- V3KQ-WXC9-BWCRH (this is a course)
COMING UP: State-Funded ACT Test for Juniors February 23rd- all juniors are automatically registered
for the test (face to face, VA, Great Oaks, and Experience Program juniors are all included in this test).
o To be able to facilitate this test, 2/23/21 will be a remote learning day for grades 9, 10, and 12.
National ACT and SAT Testing Information: Please view the ACT and CollegeBoard websites for the most up to date information. Contact Kyle Fender or Lauren Teuschler if you need to apply to ACT or CollegeBoard for an accommodations request.
LOOKING AHEAD: State End-of-Course Graduation Tests:
o State graduation tests are administered for Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, English 10, US History, US Government
o Completion and satisfactory performance on the state EOC Tests are a graduation requirement
o English 10 Test: April 6-7 (2-hr Delay Schedule) o Algebra I, Geometry, Biology, US History, Semester 2 US Government: April 12-
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Advanced Placement Testing Dates: May 3rd-May 17 AP TEST CALENDAR o All students who registered for an AP are automatically registered for the associated
test and will be assigned the test fee via EZ-Pay. November 13th is the ordering deadline for first semester and full year AP courses. March 12th is the ordering deadline for second semester courses. Students who wish to opt-out of the AP test for a specific course should meet with their teacher before those deadlines to begin the test opt-out process.
o Due to recent updates from CollegeBoard, multiple dates and testing modes may be available on an as-needed basis.
YEARBOOK: Interested in purchasing a 2020-2021 Yearbook? Please click HERE for more information.