AKHS KNIGHTLY NEWS

SPRINGFEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL SATURDAY, APRIL 27TH MIDTERMS BEGAN TODAY! Important Dates: Graduation Rehearsal: Bojangles Coliseum, Thursday, June 6th from 2:30 4:00 PM. This is MANDATORY!!! Graduation: Bojangles Coliseum, Saturday, June 8th from 7:30pm 9:30 pm ************************************************************************** National Honor Society Selections Juniors who attended a NHS informational meeting and are interested in becoming a member of the National Honor Society are reminded that the activity forms are due to Ms. Kim Young, Mr. Ron George or Mrs. Angie Rizzo by March 28th. The deadline for turning in the forms is 3:00 pm on Thursday, March 28th. No activity form will be accepted late.

Senior Graduation Announcements: Its time to pick up your Graduation Announcements! Representatives from Herff Jones will be in the school mall during all three lunch periods on Wednesday, March 27 and Thursday, March 28 to deliver graduation supplies. You will receive a mailed postcard if you have a balance due. Balances may be paid on line at https://highschool.herffjones.com or you may pay at the delivery table with cash or money order. Personal checks will NOT be accepted. Caps and Gowns will be delivered after spring break!

CHARLOTTE CHECKERS PRESENT OPERATION MENENDEZ To benefit Nick Menendez & Family Friday, April 12th at 7 pm Texas Stars vs. Charlotte Checkers TICKETS ARE ONLY $15 $5 will go to Operation Menendez To purchase tickets go to: gocheckers.com/nick Enter Promo Code: NICK

To order in person, please submit order form to Lt. Col. Wint by March 29th with cash or check made payable to MCJROTC. Tickets will be distributed by Lt. Col. Wint prior to the game.

For more information, contact Lt. Col. Wint at robert1.wint@cms.k12.nc.us/704-614-1974 Or Zack St. Clair at zstclair@gocheckers.com/704-444-1889 Ardrey Kell Athletic Booster 7th Annual Golf Tournament Please come out and enjoy a day of golf, food, prizes and fun while supporting the Athletic Booster Club Monday, April 15, 2013 Providence Country Club 1:00 Shotgun start. 11:45 a.m. Registration $125 (includes golf, lunch, dinner, prizes & more) Limited to first 120 golfers. Hurry to secure your spot. Deadline is Monday, April 8, 2013 Ardrey Kell JROTC Knights' Court School Beautification Project The Ardrey Kell MCJROTC is still taking orders for brick purchases for our Knights Court walkway, located in the front of our school. Bricks cost $50 and include three lines of engraving. A perfect way to leave a legacy for your student, past or present, or simply as a family brick! Makes a great senior gift! Order forms are available on the JROTC school wiki page, or for further information, please contact Lynn Burnett at lynn.burnett@allentate.com.

STUDENT SERVICES Attention seniors who plan to study business or marketing at CPCC. The Marvin Rorie Scholarship is a $2000 scholarship to CPCC for any CMS marketing student planning to study marketing or business at CPCC. Interested students need to turn in 1 original copy of the application and an original transcript and 4 copies of both before spring break to Mrs. Austin in B303. Interviews will take place at the Levine campus of CPCC on Thursday, April 25 at 3:00. If there are any questions, please email Mrs. Austin at kristina.austin@cms.k12.nc.us Pick up a scholarship application from Mrs. Austin in B303. Attention Seniors: The People Helping People Scholarship is a $10,000 Scholarship given through the State Employees Credit Union, and will be given to one senior at AK. Candidates must demonstrate leadership, excellence of character, integrity, and community involvement. Also, you must be planning on attending one of the 16 campuses of the UNC System, and have at least a 2.5 unweighted GPA. To apply, please submit your resume and a one page essay on

why you think you would be the best candidate for this scholarship, to Ms. Braketa in Student Services by Monday, March 25th.

Attention Seniors: The Ardrey Kell PTSO is offering ten $1,000 scholarships to current seniors at AK. Students must have a minimum unweighted GPA of 2.5, and you or your family must be members of the PTSO. If you are interested in applying, please pick up an application form in Student Services. The due date is Monday, March 25th.

If you have any questions or concerns about a teacher or a class, listed below are the email addresses for the administrator responsible for that department. Health, PE, ROTC, EC 9th Grade Mr. Vincent Esposito vincent.esposito@cms.k12.nc.us Foreign Language, Fine Arts Mr. Larry Drucker 11th Grade l.drucker@cms.k12.nc.us English, Science Mrs. Bridget Noah 10th Grade bridgets.noah@cms.k12.nc.us CTE Mrs. Patty Thornton patty.thornton@cms.k12.nc.us Math, Social Studies, Student Services Mrs. Jennifer Schroeder 12th Grade jennifer.schroeder@cms.k12.nc.us
Ardrey Kell now has a twitter account! You can find us @ArdreyKellHS Another great way to keep you informed.

"Let's Tweet": Follow CMS at Follow us @CMS _ High Schools for information on scholarships, college fairs and graduation requirements. This is an excellent source of information for all juniors and seniors to follow.