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dear parents and Students,

At the michigan department of Education Continuous Improvement Conference Athens was recognized for being a High Performing Rewards School. It was a true honor to present, with Co-Science department Chair & Chemistry Teacher michelle dodson, our process, stories and successes for improving the focus, function and feel of Athens High School. Thank you to the entire school community for making Athens one of the best schools in the State for students to learn and grow!

Improving the Function, Feel & FocusPurposeful, Passionate, Positive Leadership

december is a very special time, one of celebration, anticipation, and charity, a time in which we share our blessings and talents for the betterment of all. Over the next several weeks, there will be food and clothing drives, toy donations, and adopted families. We will share the gift of music at our holiday concerts. There will be help-ing hands, as Stu Co members shovel community members’ driveways and as kids tutor other kids in our elementary, middle schools and Red Hawk halls. While many of these things are common place throughout the year, they are heightened during december, a month meant to be about families and each other, a month meant for us to take time and reflect upon the past year prior to embracing a new one. On behalf of the Athens staff, I would like to thank you for being a Red Hawk and thank you for such a wonderful year. Continued on Page 2

ATHENS ADMINISTRATION

Dr. Lara DixonPrincipal

Mr. Bill TurnerAssistant Principal, 12th Grade 9th Grade P - Z Student Services / Activities

Mr. Bob DowdAssistant Principal, 11th Grade 9th Grade H - O Athletic Director

Ms. Bettie GossAssistant Prinicpal, 10th Grade9th Grade A - GTesting / Special Education

• AThEns hIGh sChool nEwslETTER, dECEMbER '14/JAnuARy '15

When you return to school in january, I hope you bring great excitement for the year to come. 2015 should bring good things, the first of which should be great grades followed by inquisitive minds and eager attitudes ready for the new things to learn and discover in the New Year. With final exams approaching fast, please avail yourself of extra help. We want you to succeed, and we are here to support you.

From our Red Hawk family to yours, we wish you great joy and the Happiest of Holidays,

Lara j. dixon, Ed. d.principal Troy Athens High School248-823-2905@ldixon2http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us

Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful

holiday and a Happy New Year!


Holiday BreakTuesday, December 23rd

Last Full Day of School

Wednesday, December 24 thru Friday January 2, 2014

No School

Monday, January 5th, 2015School Resumes

News You Can Use.........................................

UPCOMING PARENT COFFEE MEETINGS

First Semester Final Exam Schedule

Students will be dismissed at 10:36 a.m. please make sure that your students get plenty of rest and eat a good breakfast so they will be pre-pared to do their best on their ex-ams. Final Exams for the First Se-mester will follow the schedule listed below:

Tuesday, January 20Hour 1 - 7:20-8:53 Am Hour 2 - 9:03-10:36 Am

Wednesday, January 21Hour 3 - 7:20-8:53 Am Hour 4 - 9:03-10:36 Am

Thursday, January 22Hour 5 - 7:20-8:53 Am Hour 6 - 9:03-10:36 Am

Friday, January 23 Second Semester

Begins1/2 Day of School

The First Semester ends on Thursday, January 22nd.

Report Cards available on Ed-Line by

February 3, 2015

Report Cards

January 13February 3March 10April 14May 12

Magic! and Concert Choirs, directed by Michele Fredericks, will lead car-oling after the holiday Christmas tree lighting Wednesday, December 3rd, 7:00 PM in front of the Troy City Hall, Veteran’s Plaza. Please join us and sing along!

Also, please join us for our choir concert, Thursday, December 17th at 7:00 PM in the auditorium. Ad-mission is free.

Athens Magic! & Concert Choirs


Please join us for Curriculum/Scheduling Q & A Night

Tuesday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM in the

Athens auditorium.

There will be a Junior Parent Meeting on Monday, February 2nd at 7:00 PM in the Athens Auditorium. A representative from the University of Michi-gan will provide information about college selection and ad-mission.

"Red Hawks of the Quarter"

First Quarter 2014-2015

Ernest BalcuevaSydney Bommarito

Kaitlyn ChinJeremy Clemente

Andrew DuncanBen Eidt

Angelena Ferrari-SnearyElliot Gorski

Sal GrilloNick HaydenAllie HayesWill James

Nicole Karoumy Brandon Kujawa

Logan LaBeauAustin LanJulia Lower

Sierra Maddox Rachel Malkin

Maria Manolias Alyssa McLaughlin

Brendan McMickingKlea MyftariTyler Nelson

Derick NelsonPhil Reynolds Zirak Sajjad

Alfonso SalasElie Sassine

Blake SellCameron Sweeney Sarah Toporowski

Grace VoightMartin Wadeea

Zehn WaniChristina Warmbrunn

Nathan WodwaskiVictoria Zarbaugh

ATTN: AHS PARENTS please remind your students that they need to exit the building by 2:25 p.m. unless they have official school business such as a club, sport, theatre, tutoring, etc.

The Vocal Music Department

is proud to present our Annual

Troy School District Festival of Song

Monday, January 26 through Thursday,

January 29, 2015 at 7 pm at Athens High

School!

These fantastic evenings will feature our talented vocal mu-sic students from across the

district. There will be four performances:

Monday, January 26 Monday’s concert will feature Athens HS, Baker Show Choir

1 & 2, Barnard, Morse and Wass Elementary Schools

Tuesday, January 27Tuesday’s concert will feature

Athens HS, Larson & Smith MS, Costello, Hill, &

Wattles Elementary Schools

Wednesday, January 28Wednesday’s concert will

feature Troy HS, Boulan Park MS, Bemis, Hamilton &

Leonard Elementary Schools

Thursday, January 29The 7:30 pm concert will

feature Troy HS, Baker Show Choir 3, Martell, Schroeder &

Troy Union Elementary Schools


Clinic NewsA special thank you goes to all the clinic moms/dads who take time out of their busy schedules to assist in the clinic. However, the number of volunteers is dwindling and there are many days without clinic volun-teers to assist our students.

If you have one morning or after-noon a month that you can volunteer (8:00-11:00 Am or 11:00 Am-2:00 pm), please let us know your avail-ability. If you are able to sub when a clinic volunteer isn’t available, please let us know that, as well. please contact martha brosseau - [email protected]

The main responsibility of the clin-ic volunteer is to contact a parent when a student is not feeling well. No medical assistance is given and the office staff is available to assist whenever needed.

your kindness, caring nature and compassion help make the clinic a more comfortable place for the stu-dents to come when they are not feeling well.

Athens High School Closed Campus PolicyStudents are expected to remain on campus for the entire school day including the lunch period. No student should leave campus without proper authorization. Specifically, only students who have an official, autho-rized pass from the attendance office may leave the building. Students excused during the lunch period may be asked to provide verification and/or documentation for their 4th hour absence. Students should not be excused to go out to lunch.

Teaching Careers in Education NewsTroy Athens Preschool is now is session!!! We opened a few weeks early this year and are having a blast learning along with our little friends.

Fall 2015 registration will begin in March for children that will be 4 years old before Oc-tober 14, 2015. Call 248.823.2996 for more information.

Amy dentTeaching Careers Instructor/Troy-Athens Preschool [email protected]

Athens Robotics FundraiserThe Robotics team is having a fund-raiser at the Troy Barnes & Noble on John R on Friday, December 12, from 5-10 p.m. Come see our robot, sam-ple Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes, and buy books and holiday gifts (and get them gift wrapped for free!). Our Book fair ID # 11486974 can be used at any Barnes & Noble store anywhere in the country and for online orders from December 12-17. You need the voucher on Page 24 of this newsletter for in store purchases, or use the Book fair ID# when ordering online for the Robotics team to re-ceive credit.

Thank you, and have a Happy Holiday.

Thanks,Gina UreRobotics Advisor

Free After-School TutoringWhat: A.S.A.P.

(Athens Student Assistance Program)

When: Monday - Thursday every week 2:15-3:15 PM

Mondays/Wednesdays - Science Tuesdays/Thursdays - Math

No appointment is necessary.

Got Questions? Call Mr. TurnerPhone - (248) 823-2932

Email - [email protected]

The Athens Theatre Company will be presenting the World premier of EMMA a Pop Musical! decem-ber 5, 6, 12 , 13 at 8:01pm and 7and 14 at 3:01pm at Athens High School 4333 john R Road, Troy, mI.

Emma a Pop Musical is based on the jane Austin novel of the same name. The movie CLuELESS was also based on the novel. The story is brought into modern day at High-bury prep School as Emma plays matchmaker to her fellow students and some of her teachers with un-successful consequences. She is unable to see the boy who loves her because she is so busy being a matchmaker for the rest of the school.

The songs in the show are popular music set to fit the story. The first song is Going to the Chapel. many other past as well as current favor-ites are featured in the show such as the Whitney Houston hit, How Will I know, Cindy Lauper’s Girls just Want to Have Fun, Katy perry’s “Roar” and many other well known songs.

michael barra formerly of disney has formed a production Company, Stageworks media, to produce new musicals. This is the first time this show will be produced on a stage. It is an exciting adventure for the ATC to produce an original show. It is fun for the entire family. The songs will have you singing along.

Tickets can be reserved by call-ing the box office at 248-823-2923, emailing mrs. manfredi at [email protected] or using the order form on page 27 of this newl-setter. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Athens Theatre Company Presents....

EMMA a pop musical!


Parents of Seniors

Financial Aid Workshop

On monday, january 12, 2015, there will be a Financial Aid Workshop for parents of seniors in our Auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The speaker will be a financial aid officer from Oakland Univer-sity.

The various types of student assistance will be discussed in-cluding: scholarships, grants, work-study and loans. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will also be ex-plained and handouts will be available. Individual questions will be answered following the presentation.

parents that wish to familiarize themselves with the FAFSA prior to the workshop should review the FAFSA website at www.faf-sa.ed.gov. you might then bring specific questions to the presen-tation.

To receive messages via text, text @athensci to (586) 554-2100. you can opt-out of messages at anytime by replying, "unsubscribe @athensscl". Or to recieve messages via email, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe, reply with "unsubscribe" in the subject line.

WHAT IS REMIND AND WHY IS IT SAFE?

Remind is a one-way text messaging and email system. With Remind, all personal information remains completely confidential. Teachers/Counsel-ors will never see your phone number, nor will you ever see theirs. Visit remind.com to learn more.

Scholarships -Please Be Aware Of All DeadlinesAll Seniors and juniors should review our list of scholarship opportu-nities. To access online scholarship information: 1. Go to http://athens.troy.k12. mi.us2. Click on "Counseling" 3. College Info

INFORMATIONAt this time seniors have been search-ing and/or should be searching for scholarships. Some students will be awarded scholarships from colleges and universities upon admission. To assist students in their search, there is information about numerous scholarships on the Athens Website.

parents should also plan to complete the FAFSA form online after the first of the year, but before march 1, 2015. This is a Free Application For Student Aid and the financial information you will be reporting will come from parents’ income tax information from 2014. Students may qualify for grants, work-study, or parent/student loans.

many scholarship applications also require the completion of a FAFSA form. The website is www.fafsa.ed.gov. In order to assist parents and students with financial aid decisions, there is a Financial Aid informational meeting here at Athens on january 12th at 7:00 pm.

ACT INFORMATION• juniors should be researching

and visiting colleges to narrow down their choices to the 3-5 schools they plan on applying to at the beginning of Senior year.

• In addition to the National test dates, all juniors will take the ACT at Athens High School march 3-4, 2015. There is no fee charged for for this test. ju-niors who want additional ACT scores need to register on line for these possible dates:

ACT Test dates

February 7, 2015

April 18, 2015

june 13, 2015

To register go to www.actstudent.org

Guidance Office News...................................

Looking for Scholarships...

Sign up for Athens Class of 2015 scholarship messages:


For Parents of SeniorsJanuary 12, 2015 @ 7:00 PM

TROY ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL

is hosting a

Financial Aid Night

• Elements of Financial Aid

• Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) including how to receive personal assistance when completing

the application

• Recommended Financial Aid Resources

• The next steps in securing financial assistance

The presentation will be provided by a Financial Aid Officer from Oakland University


For complete NCAA guidelines, please go to their website www.eligibilitycenter.org


“Testing Out” PolicyState law states that “the board of a school district shall grant high school credit in any course to a pupil enrolled in high school, but who is not enrolled in the course, who has exhibited a reasonable level of mastery of the subject matter of the course by attaining a grade of not less than C+ (77%) in a final exam in the course.” For students graduating in 2014 or after, credit will be awarded for courses in which a student successfully tests out.

If a student is interested in testing out of a course, there are four resources available from the Assistant principal's Office:

• Parent/Student Information Sheet• Waiving a Course Through Testing Out Authorization and Notification Form• Test Expectations for Specific Tests• Michigan Department of Education • Frequently Asked Questions

beyond the information sheets, the district will not supply textbooks or other class materials. The intent of testing out is not for students to study on their own or to teach themselves. The intent is that students who know the subject matter will be able to demonstrate mastery through their performance on the test and move into the next course in sequence.

If a student wants to test out of a course, the parents must complete and submit the “Waiving a Course through Testing out Authorization and Notification Form.”

After identifying what tests are required, a testing schedule will be created. Tests will be given during the months of April, May and June. After all requests have been received, principals, in consultation with other administrators and teachers, will determine the exact dates and testing locations and communicate those to students and parents.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PARENTS

procedures for deliveries and communication with students during the school day:

In order to communicate and make necessary deliveries to your student in the building during a school day, we need your assistance. Our goal is to provide communication to and with your student with minimal interruption to the academic process.

• In an emergency, if you have a delivery or message for your student, drop it off in the Attendance Office. Use the sign in sheet and leave the item (s) on the table. The Attendance Office will display your student's name on the TV screen in their classroom so they are aware that they need to go to the office to pick up their item(s).

• Unless there are specific dietary needs, fast food and take out lunch deliveries are not allowed.

• If a student is providing food for a classroom party/event, the items must be dropped off in the teacher’s classroom before school begins in the morning.

• Absences and/or early dismissal phone calls should be made first thing in the morning so there is adequate time to inform the student to come pick up their early dismissal pass. The Attendance Office will display your student's name on the TV screen in their classroom so they are aware that they need to go to the office. If last minute arrangements are needed due to an emergency, please call the student’s Assistant principal.

• All previous graduates of Athens should make arrangements to visit their former teachers before and after regular school hours. Visiting during lunch at the Terrace Café is always a great option. Visits during school will be restricted to alumni that have secured arrangements in writing by the host teacher.

We appreciate your assistance with these procedures. If you have questions or concerns, please contact your student’s Assistant principal.

Thank you.


To: juniors & Seniors! From: Nancy Zambardi

LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY -- Learn a TestFREE ACT/SAT, AP practice tests & more!

All first semester juniors were shown how to access this site during their annual EDP update session. Please re-member that we have access to this great FREE resource provided by the State of michigan.

To access Learning Express Library - Learn a Test simply do this:Go to: www.careercruising.com/login/troy -- (Google Chrome & Firefox work the best) Username: troy-yourstudent# ex: troy-1234567 Password: firstinitialmiddleinitiallastname15 ex: nkzambardi15

CLICK ON "MY EDP" On the left side of page, under your name, SCROLL 3/4 way down to:

SUGGESTED LINKS and the entry - "LEARNING EXPRESS LIBRARY-Learn a Test." Register for a new account. I encourage you to use a username and password that you frequently use so you will remember it.

Username:____________________________________________

Password:____________________________________________ (Record YOUR INFORMATION here!)

For a comprehensive list of available resources -- Click on "CLICK HERE FOR A FEATURED RESOURCE LIST "

• College prep Center - Supports postsecondary preparation:• ACT preparation - English, math, Reading, Science & Writing

• SAT preparation• College Admissions Essay Writing• Ap practice tests - Chem, Calculus Ab, English Languages & Comp, English Literature, European History, uS

Government, uS History & bio• practice for your pSAT/NmSQT* Test• TOEFL/IbT test

• ASVAb - military assessment -- enter ASVAb in the search box.

For ACT/SAT practice tests - Arrow over to COLLEGE PREP CENTER and choose the practice test you want. There are tutorials you can do before taking the practice test, too. The practice tests are timed; you can stop the test, click on SAVE & FINISH LATER. Then log back in right to where you stopped - good for practicing at home. When you are ready to resume the test, log back in, click on "MY CENTER", (upper right of page), locate your unfinished test and click on the first number listed. It then takes you right back to where you were.

IMPORTANT NOTE: At the end of this test, you will receive a score report. The complete ACT consists of four tests (English, math, Reading, and Science). In order to calculate your average score on the ACT, you will need to write down and keep track of your score on each test. When you have completed all four tests, total your score and divide that number by 4 (the number of tests you took) to find your average score.

You can find out the correct answers for the problems you did wrong, so you can correct your understanding imme-diately. Please note the suggestd mini tests for further preparation in the areas of your weakness.

English________ math_______Reading_________Science________(Add together) = ________/4_______ This is your estimated ACT score.

Good luck. The more you practice, the less stressed-out you will be when you take the ACT in march.

mrs. Zambardi nzambardi2troy.k12.mi.us

• ACT preparation Courses

• Compass Assessment preparation - Community College placement test -- enter COMPASS in the search box next to mEL logo.


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Fratila, SiennaFreeman, GraceFriedman, LaurelGale, JoshuaGardner, AyrnneGardner, BrendanGedeon, AlexanderGervais, MaxwellGhimire, ChhabiGillies, SierraGodfrey, ChristopherGoodman, RachelGraham, PatrickGrandy, ChristinaGriffin, EvanGriffith, SamanthaGrillo, SalvatoreGross, WalterGulan, MakennaGupta, NidhiHabre, JessicaHaggarty, EmmaHahn, CollinHaight, DominicHall, DylanHamade, NoahHanoosh, LaurenHarris, VictorHarrison, WilliamHassan, MeaadHe, DennyHermiez, NoraidaHilborn, SamanthaHnaiti, CameronHopkins, AndrewHubbard, Jena'Hughes, DylanImam, AaronIsak, InisIshide, AyakaJackson, ShaneJaved, JalalJennings, TaylorJin, LilyJohn, EmilyJohnson, DeanaJoslin, ClarkKassab, LanceKatynski, MatthewKeil, IsabelKell, DavidKhalil, SamiKhan, MohammedKim, AmandaKirtland, MikaylaKniffen, Adam

Koca, EkimKukla, HannahKuo, EmmaLaMontagne, BrentLan, AustinLarimer, PatrickLarry, MorganLaskaj, AleksandraLatif, SanaLaudenslager, JillianLaurain, Amber JoanLaze, JessicaLe, TonyLe Gwen, ScottLekocaj, AnthonyLessard, LaurieLi, NathanLightheart, RyanLin, EmilyLitchfield, EmilyLower, JuliaLucas, BrianLum, DariusMahmood, AyatMajeeb, FatimaMangiapane, DominicManolias, MariaMartin, BlakeMartin, RachelMattia, JacobMaya, AnthonyMazzenga, AnthonyMcCormick, RobertMcGarry, KatyMei, EmilyMejza, PatrickMendoza Berumen, ArhelyMendoza-Cruz, DenisseMicale, OliviaMillar, EmilyMiller, AlyssaMiller, AndrewMinchington, AlecMitchell, CyrusMnatsakanov, JohnMoilanen, RachelMontana, ConnorMoscone, JuliannaMotzny, DanielMuhammad, TajahMuhib, FaizahMurphy, ElishaMyllyoja, HannahNandwani, SwamroopNaughton, BriannaNazarko, Ankie

Nelson, TylerNgo, OliviaNoceda, Jomar-ChristianNord, AndrewNoshin, TasnimOlszewski, DominikaOprinca, NathanOrmond, JaredPagonas, NicholasParajuli, KritiPark, MinsuParks, BrennanParmar, VaydehePascotto, PedroPatel, BhaviniPawlyn, RachelPeake, KayliePhillips, ReganPhipps, MiattaPiccinini, JulianPiggott, JeffreyPinet-Sanchez, ValeriaPiotrowski, KamilaPlastow, DanaPop, ElizabethPreda, StephaniePuscas, NicoleQuaiatto, ElizabethRahman, MahdeeRamesh, ShreyasRamzan, AbdullahRana, BismaRastogi, NeilRebits, AndrewRoen, EvelynRovcanin, MerisaRuehle, AndrewRuit, WilliamRuiz, VioletSairamachandran, AdithyaSatapathy, ShefaliSathyan, AnjanaSchellmat, NickolasSchmitt, EmmaSerafini, TaraSeraphinoff, AaronSeraphinoff, IsabellaShah, IshaShah, ShriyaSharp, DaleSiddiqui, AmaarSirb, TiffanySirbu, AnamariaSketch, EvanSlawick, AnthonyStark, Nathaniel

Stefadu, BenjaminStephens, BrendtStibich, ClaireStockdale, SariahSturm, MarcStutts, BrendanSubramaniam, SharanyaSuresh, MaaliniSutela, KarliSweeney, KyleTang, AshleyThreatt, AnnaTischler, EmmaTohme, PaulineToma, MarissaTousignant, SamanthaTralka, KaylaTschirhart, JeffreyTuck, Briannavan der Harst, JosephVan Kampen, AndrewVan Proeyen, RachelVenkatesan, SujayaVillaflor, AronjonelVincent, EvanVincent, PatrickWallace, CristinaWalter, KathrynWang, AngelaWeidman, GrantWen, MargaretWhyte, JohnWhyte, SarahWickersham, SydneyWilliams, ColinWilliams, RyanWilson, NaamanWodwaski, NathanWoo, JustinXiao, TonyYahya, ZaidYan, AlexYan, AndrewYoung, JamesYuan, AngelaZarbaugh, VictoriaZhang, Jialin

2018


10th Grade

Abad, EmmaAftab, SyedAhsan, MustafaAitharaju, VarunAlexopoulos, AngelinaAmmon, DanielAndonisio, KristinaAnthony, SarahArnold, RobertAustreng, BrandonAyotte, ZacharyBabbie, AustinBagalkoti, SanketBalagna, MaryBaraiac, MichaelBarbolovici, AndreiBarrientos, JoseBassett, KristineBatooma, RiyamBauer, NicholasBeach, JuliaBedford, CamilleBell, KatherineBenesch, KatherineBerschbach, HeidiBhaskaran, AmrithBhuiyan, IbtidaBiber, DanielleBisseck, GeorgetteBoismier, JosephBoots, LindseyBordo, AlexanderBorkosh, NicoleBouey, ChristinaBowen, JadeBowman, AlexanderBratto, DanielBredau, HarrisonBrejo, RitaBussa, SarahCabatu, AngelicaCano, Justin BrandonCarlton, EdwardCarney, EmmaCarolan, ChristinaCavellier, MaxwellCepiga, JeffreyChen, JoyceChen, MichelleChilukuri, PavaniChoi, RachelChung, BenjaminCindric, RyanCleghorn, TrevorClemente, JeremyClifford, Ethan

Commarford, KarenComo, NinaCorreia, RachelCottrell, BrianCowper, AdamCruz, ShirleyDang, VivianeDave, PoojaDavis, ClaireDeLong, MichaelDesai, NishaDeschutter, ThomasDeshmukh, TanviDeSouza, NatashaDodoro, MatthewDodson, CarlieDonnelly, DerekDorflinger, MichaelaDraplin, RachelDuFresne, JoshuaDungrani, NidhiEdwards, AshleyElanjithara, SerenaElliott, JacobErvin, EmilyFadheel, ZainFarhat, SamanthaFarid, HaseebFaubert, ParkerFelicidario, NinaFeng, ChristopherFerrari-Sneary, AngelenaFilips, AndrewFletcher, KorteneyFrazier, TylerGaiownik, JennaGao, JulianaGapski, KellyGarant, GraceGefter, AlisaGeorginis, PeterGoodin-Smith, GriffithGoodman, MadelynGriffiths, RyleeGuo, KelvinGustafson, ErikHaque, MahfujulHarris, LyndseyHayes, HannahHemingway, LaurielleHigley, ConnorHou, RuikaiHouseman, AbbyHunter, DrakeImamura, AlisaIskandar, Mark

Iversen, GrantJabra, GeorgesJackson, MatthewJaved, SameeraJemmoa, DiannaJha, AdityaJohnson, JovonJones, KevinKang, GloriaKapala, AubreyKaruppiah, GouthamKatchi, ReyamKenan, KaylaKhalaf, MariaKlein, KatelynKoch, JustinKohl, KyleKolar, BenjaminKrolik, JessicaKumpula, LyndseyLabadie, ChristinaLarose, MeganLazic, EllaLee, PatriciaLee, RebeccaLeonard, AshleyLeong, NoahLessnau, MarcellaLester, EvanLeverenz, EliseLevine, EmilyLevy, KaterinaLi, MichaelLining, JacobLiskey, JennaMahmud, RazeenMaiorana, EmilyMalven, KelseyMassey, SoniaMatti, MarleenMaziasz, GreysonMaziasz, MasonMcIntyre, KevinMcQueen, KaitlynMendoza Berumen, FranciscoMiletti, JordanMiller, ChristineMitchell, RachelMo, EmilyMoldovan, SebastianMontenegro, MichelleMontgomery, BriannaMoots, KristaMori, MaicaMoser, Kayla

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Small, SamanthaSmith, AlexisSolomon, JillianSorrentino, AnthonySpence, LiamSpinek, ZackarySpringer, EmmaSpryszak, JoshuaSridhar, NehaStangis, GabrielleStangis, HannahStark, JosephSteiner, NoahStevanovic, KristinaStuber, KelsieSubramaniam, VenkatTan, MinTangella, SatvikTerolli, TeaThill, ElloryTiwari, AmartyaToma, KristjanaToma, LaurenTomo, MarimTosku, XhenisaToth, LucasTran, VictoriaVanHoef, AlexisVanOyen, ElizabethWachowski, AubreighWakai, SaoriWaters, ChristianWatkins, EleriWaynick, ShawnWelc, JustinWhitney, JasmineWilcox, AustenWines, SarahWochoski, MitchellWrobel, EmilyWrobel, PeterYang, DavidYeruva, PrathushaYip, VivianYo, KevinYork, JaredYousif, MaryZhang, AudreyZhang, JustinZhang, RuixiZiskey, ChristinaZumbaugh, Michael

2017


11th GradeAbbiss, LeilaAbdelmalak, YostinaAhluwalia, HannahAjo, AndrinaAlexopoulos, DemitriAli, ArshaAlizz, GhadaAlizz, HannahAljajawi, SaraAllen, ClaytonAllen, KayleeAlshbaiy, SandyAminov, TimurAnagnostopoulos, ZoeArabbo, NoahArndt, RyanAshmore, FaithBalcueva, ErnestBaraiac, BenjaminBarbolovici, AlexandruBarczys, MassimoBart, ThomasBarya, SarmadBelanger, ShelbyBeyer, MadelineBlack, MackenzieBlack, SarahBologna, MirandaBommarito, SydneyBowles, BryanBranch, MariahBrego, DaniBurchi, HannahCanlas, Stephen MichaelChapman, PaigeChien, JeffreyChin, KaitlynChoe, JiwooChoi, GinaChow, NicoleChristofis, NatalieClark, NathanClay, KeyaraClyne, ChristinaCole, MalasiaColeman, PeytonCombs, OliviaCooper, JustinCorreia, MaxwellCraig, SequoiaCucereavii, LucretiaCurtis, LanceD'Amore-Braver, AndrewDalessandro, HannahDavis, MakenzieDawed, JessicaDekoski, EricDeman, JenniferDemenchuk, XeniaDoresi, MatildaDuncan, AndrewEastman, Elena

Eidt, BenjaminFakhoury, BenjaminFanroy, MaxwellFaraj, NataliaFelicidario, NolanFilipi, KostancaFobear, CelineFortney, JustinFrazier, MichaelFrost, AllysonFukuzawa, MiyoGaioni, RoseGalba, JamesGamez, FelipeGappy, RevelGard, ChristopherGarwood, DomenicaGenereau, BrendanGervais, MicheleGhazi, AhammedGhazi, RazeenGhimire, MotiGhosh, RitishaGillies, MaryGoldschmidt, JoyGongolli, JulitaGoodes, AdamGorski, ElliotGraham, KatherineGurabardhi, AdamHabre, ChristopherHaddad, JadeHailo, HannahHaisha, DonovanHankins, LaurenHarris, AmandaHayden, NicholasHazen, KevinHemingway, LawrenceHill, AlecHopkins, JessicaHowlett, AustinHunley, RyanHussain, ZahinIles, NatalieJackson, MacyJarbo, RochelleJenkins, BrendanJenneker, KaraJones, DanielJumaah, FadiJumaah, IhabJurayj, MayaKapuscinski, MorganKaspo, ChristaKassab, LukasKassak, LouisKermath, CollinKeyes, RobertKhader, ShukriKhan, FareehaKhan, Noshin

Khokhar, IyanKing, LauraKinnee, JessicaKoka, AnersiKrohta, ErinKuchar, ZacharyKujawa, BrandonKukla, TylerKurlyandchik, DanielLa Beau, LoganLabastida, GillianLala, MehzabinLalko, AlyssaLaPlante, AlexisLaskaj, ArdianaLaudenslager, BretLee, AbigailLekocaj, PatrikLekovic, HankaLevine, LaurelLi, JonathanLi, JoyceLindsey, VashtiLong, BrandiLongo, IsabellaLooka, AndrewLooser, CourtneyLopez, BrandonLopez, MichaelaLucas, JosephMa, HopeMaddox, AlexisMaGee, JaylonMahmood, ArhamMajeeb, FahadMancini, SilvannaMangindin, DanaManzo, ElenaMaqsood, IfraMartin, JaredMatsko, BohdanMatti, JiamonMcClain, DelaneyMcCormick, JustinMcCormick, TeganMcEachern, KatelynMcHugh, MeganMcLaughlin, TylerMcMicking, BrendanMeissner, AaronMerbach, BlakeMerbach, ElyseMerby, KatlinMeyou, ChristiannaMiller, NatalieMishra, IshaMishreky, ChristopherMontana, BrookeMorgan, EmilyMorrison, ReneeMoscone, NicolasMroczka, Elizabeth

Muter, DanielNaik, IshaNaik, NeelNajor, DominicNauam, WilliamNazarko, RexhinaldoNicholson, LaurenO'Brien, ShaylynOchani, VaarrunaOlis, GriffinOprinca, EdwardOrow, AndrewOrow, MarisaPatel, HarshPatel, NeerajPatrona, EllaPerkins, RachelPeterson, HannahPiccinini, IsabellaPlastow, DawnPotempa, EricPurrenhage, RyanQuaiatto, JacobQuinn, MaraRasheed, MustafaRettberg, AdamRoberts, BrandonRobinson, BradleyRobinson, LintonRodriguez, LaurenRojas, EduardoRoll, HannahRovcanin, HarisRuit, JohannaRumel, MerrickRusinosk, ColeSaiyad, ZebaSassine, ElieSatapathy, SonaliSchell, HannahSchmitt, JenniferSchuh, KaleySchultz, KellySeager, GraysonSelim, RafidSerafini, SeanSeraphinoff, ShannonShah, PoojaShaw, AlexanderShaw, AlyssaShergill, GurnirunjunShoraji, MelinaShornak, MadelineSiddiqui, MaariyaSinutko, OliviaSiroonian, EmilySketch, SarahSkwarek, EmilySlawick, NadiaSmith, NathanSoliman, KarolinSpanta, Ahmad

Springer, AverySt. Pierre, NicholasStandifer, ChristopherStanichuk, DanielleStaron, JohnStema, JuliaStewart, DavidStockdale, AnnaStosiak, SamanthaStrzyzewski, JasonSweeney, CameronTarun, RupeshTaylor, JennaThomas, BrianThomas, LauraTomaszewski, BrianTomobe, YoshimiTompkins, KyleTurkomani, AliTurner, MichaelUddin, NiyazVan Gorder, EthanVanbodegom-Smith, MichaelVandekerkhove, BradleyVincent, AndrewVincent, JakeVirkud, ApurvaVoight, GraceVolostnykh, DennisVoytush, MatthewVranovic, BelmaVranovic, MirzaWadeea, MartinWani, ZehnWard, KatherineWesley, SarahWestbrook, PatienceWhite, LaurenWilcox, MatthewYan, DanielYerramsetty, SriramYounan, MariaYousif, SeeraYousif, TonyYu, EricYu, JeannaZerilli, VincenzoZubeck, Elizabeth

2016


12th GradeAbdenour, EmilyAbdo, BrianneAbels, MichaelAdamo, MaxAhluwalia, AmitAhmed, LamiaAiello, LaurenAl Najar, DanialAlexander, RachelAli, AbishaAli, BeenishAndritsis, JoshuaAnton, MeganArabbo, JacobArif, AfrahArora, AkulAsija, RishiAwan, RamshaBajaj, SujitBaker, AliviaBarton, SarahBata, JosephBazarewski, HollyBean, RyanBerard, CarriganBirney, ShannonBlake-Smith, MicahBlotske, SaraBluhm, DavidBolek, AndrewBorgen, KathrynBoynton, NicholasBrady, AlexaBright, SamBritton, MeganBrodacki, AmberBrosseau, SarahBurrus, SydneyBurton, TimothyBussa, RebeccaByreddy, KeerthanaCarlson, JadenCarmona, ColinCarolan, JosephCavazos, ShelbyChander, ElizabethChen, WhitneyCheon, LemuelChoudhury, PiolineClemente, EmilyCollison, MichaelCopley, LukeCostopoulos, AnastasiaDavid, ChristianDeBlauwe, StevenDecraene, Parker

DiMario, AustinDodoro, NatalieDoko, JuxhersDonato, MichelleDoozan, MelissaDudek, AlexzanderElhage, KareemElturk, AdamElwarner, JackEng, StephenFarid, FarheenFaubert, PatrickFilips, KarliFitzpatrick, RyanFouad Meshriky, MichaelFox, JoelFreiman, AndrewFry, MeganGalczyk, AndrewGalea, JonathanGashaj, MarlisaGearing, HaleyGebhart, MathiasGeorge, ChristinaGeorge, JenniseGeorginis, SophiaGergel, LindseyGervais, AndrewGhazala, AliGhosh, PreethaGilbert, WilliamGlass, EmmanuelGoddard, AustinGombos, MichaelGonzalez, AliciaGorski, JacobGrandy, MariaGrant, CaraGrant, CathrynGross, StaceyGrulke, KendraGustafson, KirstenHaggarty, JamesHahn, CourtneyHahn, KellyannHaider, AaminaHailo, RebekahHall, JaleiseHarfield, FelicityHarlan, BarbaraHarris, NatalieHnatievych, AndreaHogan, DonteHorne, VictoriaHsu, CurtisHunyadi, Shannon

Ibrahim, DaliaIbrahim, EvonIgnasiak, AndrewIngram, ConnorIsmail, OmarIssa, ChristopherIttoop, MatthewJabra, IsabellaJackson, AlfonzoJaved, SummerJemmoa, ClaireJenuwine, SarahJorgensen, MadisenJoslin, KaseyKapatais, ConstantineKaroumy, NicoleKendricks, Autumn-JoyKennedy, ElisabethKhan, DarabKhan, FarazKharas, CyraKim, KwangKim, PiljaeKin, ZuzannaKohl, BrandonKontogouris, GeorgiaKosnak, KyleKrajcev, MichaelKuo, IanLaFleur, NicholasLambert, AlexanderLamont, MorganLaPonsie, AndreaLarch, DominickLazoen, TylerLe Gwen, BrittanyLerdahl, MatthewLeverenz, KurtLewis, KatieLitchfield, AlexanderLiu, Hui YiLivingston, DanyelleLormin, AleahLu, AndyLundmark, LindseyMalkin, RachelMand, RajveerMaqsood, QiratMarshall, CatherineMatti, DyanaMcCall, AustinMcCallum, ChristopherMcHugh, BrennanMelotik, RyanMerola, BradleyMiller, John

Mistry, MayaMojica, Janela MichelleMooney, RyanMooney, WilliamMoore, SarahMoser, SaraMotzny, SamuelMukeku, MutanuMurphy, JohnMurphy, NeikoMussat, AlexanderMyftari, KleaNelson, DerickNgo, AlexanderNgo, TommyNord, ClaireNurak, BrandonO'Branovic, JensenO'Connell, JustinOrlando, OliviaPale, CarolinePalokaj, LauraPaquet, EllenPawlyn, ThomasPekurovsky, MichaelPennant, JadePerayeff, DonovanPinotti, GabrielaPopan, BrandonPotapenko, MykolaPuscas, MilanRamakrishnan, Shesanth RenukkRamesh, SruthiRamzan, AliRenou, RachelReynolds, PhillipRichardson, JustinRobinson, MarissaRockensuess, RyanRoen, AllardRoll, LaurenRose, LynnSalem, MadelineSalem, ThomasSammane, MayaSantoni, NicholasSato, YoshikaSchmitz, DerekSchoenbeck, MitchellSchroeder, ChristianSchwarz, KevinScudder, KatelynSerwatka, ChristopherShammo, NatalieShayoka, Timothy

Sheehan, ShelbyShenouda, MenaShiner, CarliSiismets, AdamSimms, JarodSkotzke, AdamSmith, AllenSpringer, IsaacSpryszak, ZacharyStanichuk, DakotaStover, JackSubramaniam, SoundharyaSvrcina, CoreyTafoya, LucasTakahashi, YukaTenbrunsel, TravisTerry, DevinThreatt, ClaytonTompkins, JamesTopacio, AnthonyToporowski, SarahTralka, NicoleTran, AndreaTrotta, MariaTschirhart, EricaTurla, TaylorTurner, KyleUpchurch, AlyssaVan Hoef, JohnVan Kampen, BrandonVan Proeyen, LeahVande Kerkhoff, NicholasVick, BryanViel, MikaylaVillanassery, SanjayVoytush, ScottVranovic, SelmaWakai, RikaWang, KennethWarmbrunn, ChristinaWarmbrunn, IsabellaWaters, WilliamWatkins, NicholasWaynick, SydneyWebster, DavidWilliams, BrandonWilliams, NadiyaWilliams, SabrinaWong, JenniferWright, BenjaminYadon, ShaneZettell, RyanZywicki, Amy

2015


2014 Fall Scholar AthletesThe following list of Senior, Junior and Sophomore Scholar Athletes is based on their cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or above as of the first marking period at Athens High School. The Freshman Scholar Athletes will be honored beginning second semester.

Boys TennisVarun AitharajuAkul AroraAjay BalajiAnuraag BhusariMurali BollampallyNaman GuptaAvirath KumarMichael LiPeifu MoSarang ModiAditya MukundanNaren NathanNeeraj PatelJason PotterAnshul PuliAravinth RavithasPravinth RavithasMithil ReddyShourya VermaKenneth WangDaniel YanDavid Yang

Cross CountryKaylee AllenSarah BartonBryan BowlesRebecca BussaSarah BussaMichael DeLongJuliana GaoJoy GoldschmidtKendra GrulkeNatalie HarrisIsabella JabraAlyssa LalkoNoah LeongRyan MooneyClaire NordOlivia OrlandoCaroline PaleCaroline PanoffRachel RenouPhillip ReynoldsHannah RollMadeline SalemMichelle ShenMichael Zumbaugh

Girls VolleyballShreya BalusuKatherine BeneschNicole BorkoshKarli FilipsLaura KingErin KrohtaChristina LabadieElise LeverenzDeena OlarEllie RocheleauKatelyn ScudderDakota StanichukDanielle StanichukAlexis VanHoef

Girls GolfShannon BirneySarah BlackWhitney ChenMegan FryAmy Zywicki

Varsity FootballPaul Alexopoulos Ryan HunleyBrennan McHughAlexander MussatDerick NelsonRyan RockensuessElie SassineAlexander ShawJohn StaronKyle TompkinsNicholasVande KerkhoffDavid Webster

JV FootballAlexander BowmanFrancisco Mendoza BerumenSteven PetrinkoBenjamin SeifertAaron SmallZackary SpinekJoseph Stark

Fall CheerLauren AielloChristina BoueyChristina CarolanKaitlyn ChinErica ChowKeyara ClayElena EastmanAllyson FrostAlicia GonzalezCourtney LooserDana MangindinDelaney McClainMegan McHughLauren NicholsonShaylyn O'BrienAlyssa ShawEllory ThillSarah Wesley

Boys SoccerKaran Appaji Adhithyan AppukuttyNoah ArabboAnooj Arkatkar Massimo BarczysPrabhnoor BhattiColin CarmonaMaxwell CavellierKareem ElhageAndrew GalczykAndrew IgnasiakMark IskandarCollin KermathBlake MerbachShamik PatelKevin PezeshkiRayshad RahmanAnish Saraswat Varun SathyanDerek SchmitzChristopher SerwatkaNoah Steiner

Girls Swim & Dive Angelina AlexopoulosCamille BedfordJade BowenEmma CarneyViviane DangEmily ErvinFelicity HarfieldNatalie HaysMacy JacksonSimran JagirdarBrittany Le GwenJoyce LiElizabeth MroczkaRicha PatwaEmily SiroonianEmily SkwarekSaisruthi SriramPooja SubramaniamKatherine WardNadiya Williams

Boys WaterpoloPrathik HosalliDaniel JonesZachary KucharJoseph PongracChristian SchroederKevin SchwarzForrest YangJason Ye


Athens high schoolStaff Member of the Month Nomination Form

A committee of Athens staff members invites parents, former students, and fellow staff members to recognize the wonderful contributions of those who work each day to make Athens a special place for kids. Nominations with accompanying rationale should be submitted to Mr. Turner in the Athens AP office.

nominee:

Please write a description detailing why the staff member should be nominated.

Rationale:

Submitted By: Staff member parent

Former Student Other

PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE AP OFFICE


Red Hawks, from your Athens PTO

It is the perfect time to add Ath-ens on as your Target School for Education with the gift giving sea-son here. please consider desig-nating Athens, it only takes about 2 minutes to complete at www-secure.target.com/redcard/tcoe/home. you will still receive your 5% cash back as well for your purchases. What a difference you can make to Athens and your chil-dren’s education, with no extra cost to you. please take a minute and do it now. New this month: Follow us on the Troy Athens PTO Facebook page. Just go to https://www.facebook.com/TroyAthensPTO. If you have any questions regarding this new page or even have information you would like to see on the Troy Athens PTO website, please get in touch with our webmaster Dave Lambert at [email protected]

Troy Special Services Parent Ad-visory Committee is a parent or-ganization for families of students with special needs in the Troy School District. Please visit their website at http://troypac.weebly.com for detailed meeting informa-tion and dates of their monthly events as well as resources and helpful links. January’s meeting will bring in keynote speakers to present A Parent’s Guide to the IEP Process in Troy.

Who we are: The Athens parent Teacher Organization (pTO) is com-prised of parents, teachers and ad-ministrators who work together to raise funds, provide volunteers, and organize events.

What we do: We provide volunteers and financial support for all kinds of events including student clubs and activities, All Night party, prom, and much more. Students whose famil

ies are members may apply for se-nior and underclassmen scholar-ships, and we provide teacher mem-bers with enrichment scholarships. The only organization that provides for all students.

How to join: If you have a student at Athens, you may fill out the Athens pTO membership Form and submit the form along with $15.00 dues to the Athens pTO mailbox (or the pTO table during registration). you will receive a Student directory as part of your membership which can be picked up at Open House. Addition-al directories may be purchased for $5.00 each. membership is open un-til October 31, or 60 days after your student begins attending Athens.Teachers complete the Teacher membership Form and submit with dues to Athens pTO mailbox.

your pTO gave over $25,000 in the 2013/2014 school year for student enrichment.

When we meet: We meet the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Staff Lounge (across from the back doors, of the cafeteria). We do not meet in december, meeting dates for the 2014-15 school year are:

January 13 February 10

March 10 April 14May 12June 9

How to help: The pTO has several volunteer opportunities; see the Ath-ens Newsletter for volunteer event dates and times or once a member you will receive an email from Sign up Genius. join with a small $15 fee, volunteer as your schedule per-mits, assign your Target card to Ath-ens Target for Education.

Your 2014/2015 PTO is as follows:

Co-Presidents [email protected] - m'Liz malven 248-828-8468 - Candace Roen248-823-6486

Vice-President [email protected] dave Lambert 248-877-0260

Treasurer [email protected] Shaw 248-879-8892 Co-Secretaries [email protected] - jill britton 586-219-5657 - Kelly Levine Webmaster [email protected] dave Lambert 248-877-0260

Thank you,M’Liz MalvenCandace Roen CO-Presidents

Visit the PTO at http://athenspto.weebly.com/index.html


Athens Band BoostersMarching Band Takes 8th Place at State Championships

The Troy Athens Red Hawk march-ing band completed its regular 2014 competitive marching season with an awesome, crowd-pleasing per-formance of its show “bonnie and Clyde” at the michigan Compet-ing bands Association State Finals at Ford Field on November 1. The 115-member band placed 8th in the highly competitive Flight I category, earning a score of 88.975. bands at state finals are judged in six catego-ries on both their music and their on-field performance. This year Athens received scores as high as 4th place in those categories at state finals.

The Red Hawks marching band was also invited for a second year to play at a Red Wings Hockey game and played for an enthusiastic crowd on the steps of joe Louis Arena on November 9. Afterwards students and parents watched the Red Wings take on the Tampa bay Lightning.

To finish the season, the band per-formed before a national audience, marching in America’s Thanksgiving parade ® on November 27 in de-troit. The Athens marching band has participated in the Thanksgiving pa-rade for 35 of its 40 years. In keep-ing with Red Hawk marching band parade tradition, students wore new or gently used coats to keep warm while waiting to march and then do-nated the coats to a warming shelter in detroit after the parade.

Winter Guard International Drumline Competition at AthensThe Athens band boosters will host a Winter Guard International (WGI) indoor drumline competition at Ath-ens on February 7. Indoor percus-sion ensembles will compete using a variety of percussive instruments and other props to bring music and themes to life while displaying tech-nique, creativity, and expressions. The lines also march and/ or per-form dance movements that add visual interest to their shows. Visit www.athensband.com in mid-jan-uary for complete information and the starting time of the competition.


Senior Marchers

Athens Bands Celebrate 40 Years with Holiday ConcertThe Troy Athens band program is marking its 40th anniversary on december 15, 2014 with a celebra-tory concert and would like to invite former band members to attend. Special guest and long time Athens band director Fred junod will con-duct. The current Athens concert, symphony, and jazz bands will play at 7 p.m. in the Athens auditorium. band memorabilia from the past 40 years will also be on display during an afterglow reception. There is no charge for admission.

Festival Art and Craft ShowThe 24th annual juried Festival Art & Craft Show will take place on Sat-urday, december 13 at Athens High School from 9 am -4 pm. patrons can purchase unique handmade items such as original artwork, jew-elry, paper crafts, edibles, photo al-bums, Christmas ornaments, soap and more. General admissions are $2 and children 12 and under are free. Enjoy the festive atmosphere while listening to live music and munching on delicious baked goods and other concessions. This show is perfect for those looking for a last minute holiday gift—or patrons who are just beginning their holiday shopping! proceeds from the show benefit the Athens Band program.

Sweets for your Holiday Sweets Looking for the perfect hostess gift for your next holiday party or trying to find just the right last minute gift for a friend or relative? Head over to Ingram’s Candies on Long Lake Road in Troy on december 20 for sweet treats perfect for any occa-sion. Ingram’s will donate a por-tion of profits that day to the Athens band program. Ingram’s Candies is a locally owned and operated store featuring among other items toffee, ice cream, cookies, chocolate-cov-ered pretzels and their ever-popular movie mix. The store will be open from 11 am-5 pm so head over for a tasty treat--what could be better than helping the band program while enjoying some fabulous chocolates or other sweets?

Charity Poker at a New Location

dates are december 28-december 31 beginning at noon. Why not get a group of your friends and stop by and play some poker and help support the Athens band program? At charity poker you play poker or blackjack for as long as you like and take home any winnings that you might make. The band program makes money by providing volun-teer workers.

Congratulations to our march-ing band seniors for a successful 2014 season and great high school marching band careers! pictured above in their final “walk-off” and listed in alphabetical order are:

Sujit bajaj, Courtney Hahn, Victoria Horne, Catherine marshall, Austin mcCall, Swathi Ravishankar, jenna Schade, Isaac Springer, Clayton Threatt, Anthony Topacio, Scott Voytush, Christina Warmbrunn, Isa-bella Warmbrunn

The Athens band boosters once again are the volunteer hosts at charity pok-er—this time at the Hamlin pub which is located at the south-east corner of Roch-ester Road and Wat-tles. Charity poker

December 13 Festival Art and Craft Show December 15 40th Anniversary Concert December 20 Ingram's Candy Fundraiser December 28-31 Charity Poker January 31 District Solo and Ensemble

February 7 WGI Percussion Regional at Athens


TROY ATHENS2015 GRADUATION

YARD SIGNS

Show your friends and neighbors how proud you are of your graduating Senior by displaying a "Troy Athens Graduate Class of 2015" yard sign on your front lawn! Also perfect for their friends to sign as a memento or to line the driveway the day of graduation or their party!

Each sign is 18x24, durable polymer, and comes with a lawn stake. The cost is $15. Order early as quantities are limted! To order, mail the order form below with credit card, cash or a check made out to TABB to:

Susan FaubertTroy Athens Band Boosters

1099 Player DriveTroy, MI 48085

You will be contacted when signs are available for pick-up. For more information, contact Susan Faubert at 248.686.4040. All profits from the sale of the Graduation Yard Signs benefit the Troy Athens Bands.

Parent Name:_________________________________________Email Address:________________________________

Phone Number:___________________________($16 each) Qty. Ordered:____________Amount Due: $________

Payment Type: Credit Card: _____MC _____Visa Card#____________________________Exp. Date__________

Check #____________________ (Payble to TABB) Cash Enclosed: $_____________

For TABB Use Only:

Date Recieved by TABB:_______________Payment: Cash $___________ Check $____________ ___MC___Visa

Date Credit Card Charge:______________________ Date Delivered:____________________________

Troy Athens High School2015 Graduation Yard Sign

Order Form


EMMA a pop musical!Ticket Order Form

Performance Dates:Friday, December 5, 2014 Saturday, December 6, 2014 Sunday, December 7, 2014 Friday, December 12, 2014 Saturday, December 13, 2014 Sunday, December 14, 2014

Please circle the performance and indicate in the box below the number of tickets needed, name and phone number.

Use ONE form for each performance.

Name (please print)

Phone Number

Patron Yes NoAHS Staff TSD

Tickets$15.00 Adults $10.00 Students$5.00 Seniors / Special Patrons

ALL SEATS RESERVED

Total # of Tickets: ____________

$15.00________Adult $10.00________Student/Patron

$5.00_________Seniors

No additional tickets are able to be added once this reser-vation is received. Be sure to include your whole party on one order.

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TROY, MI 48085ATTN: KRISTA MANFREDI

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Athens Orchestra Parent AssociationThank you to all of the students who sold cookie dough, popcorn, lava cakes, etc. for the Cookie Dough Fundrais-er. Over 1000 items were sold and you did a great job. delivery will be on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Students can pick up their orders after school. details will be posted in the band and Orchestra rooms.

On Sunday, December 7, 2014 from Noon to 6 p.m., Barnes and Noble located at 396 john R. Road in Troy is hosting a Book Fair, number 11487154, to benefit the Athens HS Orchestras. From Noon to 6 p.m., members of the orchestras will play musical selections for your enjoyment. As part of our book Fair the barnes & Noble Café will be selling whole cheesecakes from The Cheesecake Factory. A percentage of sales will benefit the Athens HS Orchestras who have been chosen to perform in the National Youth Concert at prestigious Carnegie Hall. For flyer and cheesecake order forms, visit www.troyathensorchestras.org.

The December AOPA Membership Meeting will be Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the media Center located on the second floor across from the auditorium.

The Holiday Concert is on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 7:00 PM in the Athens HS audi-torium. The concert will feature performances by the Athens HS Freshman, Concert and Symphony Orchestras. There will be a bake Sale featuring a selection of desserts from around the world and a Silent Auction beginning around 6 pm. There is no admission fee, donations will be graciously accepted.

The January AOPA Membership Meeting is Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 7:00 PM in the media Center located on the second floor across from the auditorium.

The Symphonic Celebration Concert will be on Friday, January 23, 2015, at 7:00 PM. more information will be available on the website and in future parent newsletters/emails.

Solo and Ensemble will be on january 31, 2015.

The February AOPA Membership Meeting will be Wednesday February 18, 2015 at 7:00 PM in the media Center located on the second floor across from the auditorium.

Details of these and other Orchestra activities can be found on our website at

www.troyathensorchestras.orgOr go to the Athens HS home page, scroll down to

Parents/Alumni and click on AOPA – Orchestra Boosters.


Parent Organization for families of students with special needs within the Troy School District Social Education Resources

Community Speakers Events

“Knowledge of what is possible is the beginning of happiness.”

Calendar of Events:September 30 - General meeting; dr. Rich machesky the new Superintendent of Troy Schools; Kathy jagels and Shawna Veit present special education data; Staff/parent communicationsOctober 21 - Elizabeth Cummings, mA, LLp and Sara Splan, CCC-SLp, present: Home based Strategies for Fostering Independence with Executive SkillsNovember 18 - Resource Night – Community Special Education Services and programsDecember – No meetings due to holidaysJanuary 27 - Kathy jagels and Shawna Veit present: A parent’s Guide to the IEp process in Troy February 24 – TSd Staff present: Assistive Technology in the Troy SchoolsMarch 10 – Symposium by TSD Special Ed Staff on various topics/techniquesMarch – disability Awareness month (Fourth Graders participate in hands-on program)April 28 – Autism Awareness month - malissa Wood, mA, LLp/LpC presents: putting the puzzle together - understanding ASdMay 12 – 6:30-8:00pm – Outstanding Staff Awards and Social Hour

http://troypac.weebly.com [email protected] the website for detailed meeting information and dates, contact info, blog, resources,

helpful links, etc.

All meetings are held at the Troy Special Services Building – Board Room4420 Livernois Road (East side of road between Wattles and Long Lake)

7:00 – 9:00pm (unless noted otherwise)


Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration

Athens High SchoolJanuary 19, 20158:30-11:00 a.m.


5-7 ....12-14 15...... Band Winter Concert 7:00 PM 17...... Holiday Choir Concert 7:00 PM18...... A-Magazine Coffee House19...... Orchestra Winter Concert 7:00 PM23...... Last Day of School in 201424...... Holiday Recess Begins (12.24.14 thru 1.2.15)

December

January

February

05...... School Resumes 12...... Financial Aid Night 7:00 PM13...... Parent Coffee 9:30 AM13...... PTO Meeting 7:00 PM19...... Martin Luther King Day - NO SCHOOL20...... Final Exams - 1/2 Day - Hours 1 & 221...... Final Exams - 1/2 Day - Hours 3 & 422...... Final Exams - 1/2 Day - Hours 5 & 6 End of First Semester23...... Second Semester begins - 1/2 day23...... Orchestra Symphonic Celebration

02...... Junior Parent Night 7:00 PM03...... Class of 2019 Curriculum / Scheduling Q & A Night 7:00 PM 03...... Parent Coffee 9:30 AM9-13 .. Charity Week10...... PTO Meeting 7:00 PM11 ...... Volleyball Tournament12...... Jail & Bail13...... Charity Dance - 7:00-10:00 PM16-17..Mid-Winter Recess 18...... School Resumes -Full Day

EMMA a pop musical!

Board of Education

dr. Nancy philippart, presidentTodd miletti, Vice-presidentKarl Schmidt, SecretaryIda Edmunds, Trustee paula Fleming, TrusteeGary Hauff, TrusteeWendy underwood, Trustee

Administration

dr. Richard m. machesky Superintendent of Schools

mr. mark dziatczak Assistant Superintendent

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