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ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER APRIL, 2019 • PAGE 1

March 28, 2019

Hello Red Hawks & Happy Spring,

Today marks the end of our Third Quarter. Grades will be available on Powerschool April 15th. It also marks the beginning of Spring Break. I hope everyone takes time to celebrate what they have accomplished to date and return rested and ready to ensure a tremendous end to the school year.

Seniors, please make the most of your last 31 days of school! You are such an incredible group of people, and we want this time to be momentous for you……. Check out the Senior Bulletin located on pages 7-8 of the newsletter and ask if you have questions or need assistance. Two helpful numbers are Mrs. Sutton [email protected] (Assistant Principal Secretary, Com-mencement Coordinator) and Mrs. Sparbeck [email protected] (Guidance Office Secretary). You can also send an email or Schoology message to teachers, counselors and administrators.

We have SO Much to celebrate this month! Check out pages 9-14 for outstanding highlights – Way 2 Go Hawks!

Important April events include:

April 8th - School Resumes

April 9th - Freshmen PSAT (Dismissed at approximately 10:40 am) Buses leave at 11:00 am - Junior SAT testing day at Athens (Dismissed by 12:30 pm) (Buses leave at 1:00 pm) - Day of Community Learning for Sophomores & Seniors (see information on page 2)

April 10th - Sophomore PSAT (Dismissed at approximately 11:00 am) (Buses leave at 11:15 am) - Junior ACT Work-keys & M-Step Testing (Dismissed at approximately 2:00 pm) (Buses leave at 2:07 pm) - Day of Community Learning for Freshmen & Seniors (see information on page 2)

April 15th - Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha speaks at Athens 2nd hour - Auditorium

April 17th - Commencement & Honors Speech Auditions 2:15 pm - PTO meeting - 7:00 p.m.

April 19th - NO SCHOOL - Holiday

April 25th - Teacher Professional Development Day – Students dismissed from school at 11:10 am - Ethnic Fair 6:00 pm

April 26th - Court at Athens (2nd Hour)

Wishing you a fabulous and safe Spring Break,

Lara J. Dixon, Ed. D.Principal248.823.2905 M@ldixon2http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us

Dr. Dixon

“Athens is dedicated to ensuring all students are valued, learn deeply, and graduate College & Career Ready.”

4333 John R Troy, MI 48085

Main 248.823.2900 Attendance 248.823.2901

Guidance 248.823.2962athens.troy.k12.mi.us

ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL Parent NewsletterApril, 2019

• ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER APRIL, 2019

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Athens High School 4333 John R Troy, MI 48085 248-823-2900 http://athens.troy.k12.mi.us March 20, 2019 Dear Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors, On days that you do not take state assessments (SAT, ACT Workkeys, M-Step, PSAT), you will have the opportunity to learn authentically in the community. Specifically, on Tuesday, April 9th, Sophomores and Seniors and on Wednesday, April 10th, Freshmen and Seniors you will choose to either:

• Participate in a community service learning project of your choice

• Shadow a community member in a career of interest

• Attend a college visit

• Participate in service learning

• Research information about your future career

• Volunteer in an area connected to your career interests

• Visit local historical sites, such as the DIA, science center, museums, etc. Counselors, administrators, and teachers are happy to talk to you about your choice and help you connect your learning on April 9th and/or 10th to your potential career path. Keep in mind that all activities require parent permission and transportation. Freshmen, Sophomores, and Seniors do not report to school:

Freshmen - April 10th Sophomores – April 9th Seniors – April 9th & 10th

You will be marked as present while you spend the day learning in the community. We hope you make the most of this experience. Sincerely, Dr. Dixon

Lara J. Dixon, Ed. D. Principal Troy Athens High School

Dr. Lara Dixon, Principal Bob Dowd, Assistant Principal Dan Mills, Assistant Principal Bill Turner, Assistant Principal


SAT / PSATTesting Dates

APRIL 9th & 10th

April 9th - No School for Sophomores & Seniors

April 10th - No School for Freshmen & Seniors

more News You Can Use......

Class Trip ReminderAthens High School does NOT sponsor, authorize or approve official class trips. We recog-nize, however, that excursions are planned and have large student participation. Please be aware, though, that such functions, at any grade level, are not connected with the dis-trict. Therefore, we asume no responsibility for any aspect of such an activitiy.

Spring Break 2019

HIGH SCHOOL SUMMER SCHOOL 2019

Where: Troy High Schoolgo to: www.troyceonline.com for registration info and/or

pick up an application in either the Counseling Office, Main Office or AP Office

Attendance FYI for Parents When a teacher marks a student absent, an email or text is immediately sent to the parent letting the parent know his/her child is not present in class. Please do not call the school when receiving this message if you have already ex-cused your student. Throughout the school day, excused absences are noted by the attendance secretary per pa-rental messages on the attendance line. Remind your child to CHECK IN (late arrival) and CHECK OUT (early dis-missal) through the ATTENDANCE OFFICE.

March 28th End of 3rd Marking Period

March 29No School

Spring BreakMonday, April 1st - Friday, April 5th

School ResumesMonday, April 8th

Attn: AHS Parents

Please remind your students that they need to exit the build-ing by 2:25 PM unless they have official school business such as a club, sport, the-atre, tutoring, etc.


• Tickets - $65

• Purchase online through May 2nd.

• Pick up in the cafeteria May 1st-3rd

• Questions?? [email protected]

Choir ~ May 16Orchestra ~ May 21

Band ~ May 23

AHS


Congratulations to the following AHS DECA State Finalists - Grant Vivian - Sports and Entertainment Marketing Event, Dhruv Garg Entrepreneurship Event and Julia Fry - Auto-motive Services Marketing Event.

Rishi Kalyan placed first in the Business Financial Services event and qualified to go to the International Career Development Con-ference in Orlando, Florida. Derek Boots was a med-al-winning performer in the role-play component of the Professional Sales Event. The DECA competiton was held during the month of March.

Congratulations to the following students for their accomplishments at the HOSA State Competition:

The following students were in the TOP THREE at states, and have qualified for the International Competition in June in Orlando, Florida:

Laya Sathyan – 2nd Place in Prepared SpeakingZina Khader, Grace Bright, Julia Haddad and Dhruv Munipalle – 3rd Place in Community Awareness

The following students were in the top 7 at states this year: Nadia Imam – Research Persuasive Writing and SpeakingRishi Nellore, Dhruv Garg, Nachiket Deshmukh, Archana Karuppiah – Creative Problem Solving

Congratulations! National Merit Finalist, Rushita Gudeti, has been selected as a winner of a National Merit Scholarship.

Congratulations to the Troy School District for being named one of the Best Communities for Music Educa-tion once again by NAMM Founda-tion! We are one of 13 districts in Michigan who made the list for 2019.


The Troy United High School Figure Skating “B” Team won first place In the Michigan State Competition for the second year in a row after winning first place in their District. The team consisted of Rachel Burke and Sophie White from Troy High and Lauren Ferguson, Joy Liao and Emily Rosinski from Athens High School. The “C” team placed seventh at the Michigan State Competition after finishing sec-ond in their District. The “C” team consists of Kristina Chen from Troy High, Sydney Rich-ardson from Athens and Deena Aboul-Hassan from International Academy. The Coach for both the B and C teams is Christina Polychro-nou, who is a Troy High School graduate.

Back to back - Troy United High School Figure Skating B Team Wins State Competition Two Years in a Row!

"Bravo"to Krista Manfredi & the Athens Theatre Company, on their Spring production of West Side Story

Future Problem Solvers Club - State BowlThe Global Problem Issues team with Athens students Jacklyn Voyt and Maitreyee Majumdar finished in First Place. Justin Esdale earned Second Place in the Scenario Writing competition.

All three students received invitations to compete at the Future Problem Solving International competition in June 2019 at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst where they will compete against students from over 30 states and 15 countries.

Congratulations to them and our other FPS team members who all qualified to attend this year's FPS State Bowl: Medha Tripathi, Justin Esdale, Shrishti Bagalkoti, Krishna Kottai, Esha Nair and Nachiket Deshmukh. They had a fantastic FPS season!


Visual Arts District Show and THE LAST STRAW Community Art ProjectPLEASE CONSIDER STOPPING THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS!

There is a bin outside of Art Room 3 (Art Computer Lab) if you would like to donate any straws in your home to our project.

The TSD Visual Arts Department is proud to announce our annual art show this year will be at the Troy Commu-nity Center on April 22nd, which is also Earth Day.

In alignment with our World Class goals and Blue Pillar work we will also be creating a collaborative, community art piece during the show using plastic straws.

We are asking our community to make global, impactful change by not purchasing plastic straws and to donate the existing straws in their homes as a pledge not to use in the future. Many restaurants in our country have stopped the use of plastic straws and now use paper and biodegradable ones to make environmental impact.We hope to bring awareness to this issue and to educate our own district and community on how plastic straws are devastating to our planet.

Please consider donating any plastic straws to our project. Straws can be donated in advance to any visual arts teacher or brought directly to the Community Center on April 22nd.


Please click on the link below to watch the video on how plastic straws are wrecking our oceans.

https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/na-tion-now/2018/07/11/how-little-plastic-straws-wrecking-our-oceans/35373307/

THE LAST STRAW Community Art Project


Survey Due Date - May 3rd.


AHS COUNSELINGFollow Athens Counseling on Twitter! M@AHSCounseling

PLEASE NOTE - DUE TO TESTING, PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:TUESDAY - APRIL 9TH - NO SCHOOL for Sophomores & Seniors

WEDNESDAY - APRIL 10TH - NO SCHOOL for Freshmen & Seniors

Tuesday, April 9th• Juniors take SAT in classrooms. Juniors dismissed at approximately 12:15 pm, 1pm bus dismissal.• Freshmen take PSAT 9 in aux gym, dismissal time approximately 10:50am, 11am bus dismissal.• No school for sophomores, and seniors.

Wednesday, April 10th• Juniors take ACT WorkKeys (morning) and M-STEP (afternoon) in classrooms. Juniors eat lunch between the

tests. Juniors dismissed at 2:07.• Sophomores take PSAT 10 in aux gym, dismissal time approximately 11 am, 11:15am bus dismissal.• No school for freshmen, and seniors.

Tuesday, April 23rd SAT make-ups.

Wednesday, April 24th ACT WorkKeys make-ups. PSAT 9/10 make-ups.

Thursday, April 25th MSTEP Science and Social Studies make-ups.

Friday, April 26th AP Exam pre-bubbling – hours 1-6 in the TACC

Monday, May 6th-Friday, May 10th Week 1 Advanced Placement exams.

Monday, May 13th-Friday, May 17th Week 2 Advanced Placement exams.

U.S. Selective ServiceFederal law requires all men living in the U.S. to register with Selective Service.

Young men must register with Selective Service within 30 days of their 18th birthday. They can submit their registration information when they turn 17 and 3 months and it takes only a few minutes on line at www.sss.gov or they can pick up a registration card at a local post office. When they turn 18, their registration will be processed automatically. Most importantly, they will have complied with the registration requirement which is the law. An acknowledgement card will be mailed to them with their Selective Service number.

Why is it so important for young men to register with Selective Service? By complying with the law, they stay eligible for programs and benefits connected to registration, such as college loans and grants, federal employ-ment, job training citzenship for immigrant men seeking to become citizens, and driver's license eligibility in most states.

If you have further questions, please see your counselor.


2019 AP Exam Dates AP Test Schedule: Week 1 TEST DATE MORNING EXAMS (8 AM) AFTERNOON EXAMS (12 PM)

May 6, 2019 United States Government and Politics Chinese Language and Culture Environmental Science

May 7, 2019 Seminar Japanese Language and Culture Spanish Language and Culture Physics 1: Algebra-Based

May 8, 2019 English Literature and Composition European History French Language and Culture

May 9, 2019 Chemistry German Language and Culture Spanish Literature and Culture Psychology

May 10, 2019 United States History Computer Science Principles Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Studio Art 5/10/19 is also the Deadline for AP Coordinators to submit digital portfolios and for 2-D Design

and Drawing students to assemble physical portfolios.

AP Test Schedule: Week 2 MORNING AFTERNOON AFTERNOON EXAMS TEST DATE EXAMS (8 AM) EXAMS (12 PM) (2 PM)

May 13, 2019 Biology Physics C: Physics C: Electricity Mechanics and Magnetism

May 14, 2019 Calculus AB Art History Calculus BC Human Geography

May 15, 2019 English Language and Italian Language and Culture Composition Macroeconomics

May 16, 2019 Comparative Government Statistics and Politics World History

May 17, 2019 Microeconomics Computer Science A Music Theory Latin


Free After School Tutoring

What: A.S.A.P. (Athens Student Assistance Program)

Where: Room 112 When: Monday - Thursday

Every week 2:15 - 3:15 pm Monday/Wednesdays Science

Tuesday/Thursday Math

Athens teachers and NHS students will be there each day to assist any student that needs help or wants to get a head-start on homework. No appointment is necessary.

Questions?? Mr. Turner 248.823.2932 [email protected]

An Evening with an Expert

Presented By:

Dr. Harry Rai, M.D. - PsychiatristUniversity of Michigan Medicine

Understanding Mental Healthfor Teens

DATE: Thursday, April 11th

TIME: 7-9pmLOCATION: Troy HS Auditorium4777 Northfield Pkwy - Troy

OPEN TO ALL

Middle & High School

Parents & Students

All middle and high school parents and stu-dents are invited to “An Evening With an Expert: Understanding Mental Health for Teens.” University of Michigan Psychia-trist Dr. Harry Rai will explain the biological, psychological and social factors that affect teenage emotions. Dr. Rai will also give practical information about what parents, friends and teachers can do to improve our mental health and relationships with others. This is a presentation every parent will want to see. “An Evening with an Expert” will be held on Thursday, April 11 from 7-9pm in the Troy High Auditorium, 4777 Northfield Pkwy,


First Shift: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Second Shift: 12:30 AM - 4:30 AM

“Cleanup Crew”: 2:00 AM-6:00 AM

for the Class of 2019

Senior All Night Party!

attn: all athens Parents

You can sign up at the following address - http://athensparty.weebly.com/

Does your Senior have Their Ticket? If not, make sure you refer to the attached form

and order one today!!


Prices:• $70 for tickets purchased from January 1 through Commencement Practice.• $85 after commencement practice it is CASH ONLY at the door the night of the Senior All Night Party.

How to purchase tickets NOW and THROUGH Commencement practice:

1. Print and completely the Ticket Order Form (below) Make sure you put BOTH parent and student email addresses. Confirmation is sent by email only. NO HARD TICKETS will be given out.

2. Enclose your payment (refer to above). Payment by check is preferred (make checks payable to: Athens Se-nior All Night Party). Write Senior's name in memo line.

3. Bring Ticket Order Form and check to the Athens Main Office for placement in the ANSP mailbox.

4. Or, mail the Ticket Order Form with payment to: Athens High School ANP Ticket Orders 4333 John R Rd Troy, MI 48085

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Athens Senior All Night Party TICKET ORDER FORM

Senior's Full Name: _________________________________ Studen ID:_________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________

Senior's Email _______________________________________________________________

Parent Name: ________________________________________________________________

Parent Email Address: _________________________________________________________

Contact # (night of the party): ___________________________________________________

Contact # (night of the party): ___________________________________________________

• Confirmation of purchase will be sent to the email addresses listed on this order form! Please print neatly.

• Before emailing the Committee, please check the website at: http://athensparty.weebly.com/tickets.html under the tickets tab to check to see if your name is on the list of purchased tickets.

For Committee Use OnlyCash:______ Check #:___________ Amt: _________ Tickets Assigned: ___________

Check the website at http://athensparty.weebly.com/tickets.html for more information, commonly asked ques-tions, confirmation of individuals who purchased tickets, and to enter your name for volunteering.

Please VOlUnteer IF YOU Can!

senIOr all nIGht PartY tICKet OrDer FOrM


Dear Athens High School Senior Families:

Please consider making a donation of $25.00 OR MORE to this worthwhile event.

SPONSOR LEVEL - donate $25 BRONZE LEVEL - donate up to $4 SILVER LEVEL - donate up to $99 GOLD LEVEL - donate above $100

Family names will be listed as a supporter in the souvenir program distributed at the Senior All Night Party and our website http://athensparty.weebly.com/

Your business can also donate prizes, food or $$$.

SENIOR INCENTIVE GIVEAWAY DRAWING!All Senior families who send in a check by Friday, March 29, 2019

will be eligible for their student to win one of the following PRIZES:

2 PROM TICKETS - PROM IS SATURDAY, MAY 11TH 1 FREE PROM TUXEDO RENTAL FROM MEN'S WEARHOUSE

FLORAL PROM PACKAGE FROM ACCENT FLORIST

(Winners will be notified in April and listed on the website) Don't miss out on your chance to win!Enter today and send a check payable to:

ATHENS SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTYDrop off or mail to: Athens High School 4333 John R Troy, MI 48085

YOU CAN VOLUNTEER In addition, please consider helping and joining us as a volunteer this year. Don't let the kids have all the fun!

• We are in need of volunteers for food, security, gaming and entertainment on both shifts. It's a blast!!To continue the sucess of the Senior All Night Party, please consider leading one of our chair positions next year.

First Shift: 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM Second Shift: 12:30 AM - 4:30 AM

You can sign up at the address below or via the SANP websitehttps://www.signupgenious.com/go/10c0c45a9a62ba0fe3-2019

Thank you in advance for donating, volunteering and patronizing our sponsors

Please return entry form below with your check. Thank you.

Write your check to: ATHENS SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY. Please complete the information below:

The family of_______________________________________________________________________ Student NameAddress:___________________________________________________Troy, MI 480_____________

Amount of contribution $___________________________ Phone:_______________________

Include me in the PROM GIVEAWAY DRAWING Yes_______ No_______Drop off or mail to: Athens High School All Night Party 4333 John R, Troy, MI 48085

This is a request for your support of this year's ATHENS SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY to be held on Saturday, June 1, 2019. This is a drug free and alcohol free event that ensures the graduates have a safe and memorable celebration the night of their commencement ceremonies.

The ATHENS ALL NIGHT PARTY is organized and supported by Athens families and the business community. The event is 100% self-funded, no school funding is in-volved. Along with the support from the businesses in our area, we pull together do-nations to hire entertainment, rent games, award prizes and feed the graduates. This is why we are turning to you, our loyal Athens parents, for help in reaching our goal. You can help monetarily and by volunteering. ATHENS SENIOR ALL NIGHT PARTY is a 501(c) (3); your contribution could be tax deductible.


AttentionClass of 2019!

Prom is

May 11th!

You can enter the

Senior drawing to

win a free tuxedo

rental, two free Prom

tickets or one of two

floral packages courtesy

of Accent Florist -

for a small donation.

2019


Come and join us! We provide a comfortable environment for you to share your input and ask ques-tions. We also provide you access to a teacher representative, a Student Congress representative, an NHS representative and our Principal in hopes that you will leave feeling in-formed. Click here for access to the 2018-19 school year meeting dates:

https://athenspto.weebly.com/meet-ings.html.

Next PTO Meeting April 10th

7-8 PM TACC Room

EASY WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE:

Link your Kroger Reward card to Athens High School PTO at https://www.kroger.com/communityre-wards

Amazon shoppers do not have to set up a separate account on Amazon. Simply log on using Amazonsmile.com when making purchases as you would normal-ly but choose to support Athens PTO https://smile.amazon.com/ch/38-3782229 Amazon Smile do-nates .5% of all purchases to our organization.

Donate to your Athens PTO

ATHENS PTOApril, 2019

WHY DONATE?

WHATDOES PTO FUND?

Follow us on Twitter: M@athens_ptoFollow us on Facebook: CAthens PTOFollow us on the web: https://athenspto.weebly.com/

• Special Education• Library• AP Testing Prep• Fringe Fest• Teacher Grants• Clubs• Student Grants/Scholarships• Charity Week

Keep in touch with us!

Donations from fundraising efforts and parent contributions are es-sential for the PTO to support our Athens Staff and Students. Last year, the Athens PTO was fortunate enough to support our staff with almost $7,300 to enhance their classrooms and ensure the best learning envi-ronment for the students. We were also able to support our students with nearly $8,600 to enable them to be impactful leaders in their community/school environment.

UPCOMING WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE!

• Staff Appreciation Week: Week of April 29th• Ford Drive 4 UR School: Friday, May 17th• Restaurant Night Coordinator Needed• Open Board Position 2019-20 School Year - Secretary


Athens Band Boosters News - April, 2019

Social Media

Did you know that there are 3 different Facebook pages for the Troy Bands??? The Band fpage is https://www.facebook.com/AthensBands/The Marching Band fpage is https://www.facebook.com/groups/TroyAthensBand/The Colorguard Facebook fpage is https://www.facebook.com/groups/176695319056540/You can also follow us on tat @Athens_Bands

Spring is finally here! It is a bit warmer, the sun is out longer and we have a lot of events this month.Welcome our new 2019 - 2020 TABB eBoard!

President – Armida Johnson [email protected] President – Amy Koontz [email protected] – Laura McDonnell [email protected] – Dawn Bittner [email protected]. Treasurer – Joe Folk [email protected] our new board members April 10 at 7:00 p.m. in the Media Center.

All City ConcertsApril 14th & 16th, hear the progress of musicians in 5th to 12th grade as we welcome our elementary and middle school students who will soon be attending Athens!

Jazz Band Dinner DanceThe Jazz Band will host a Dinner Dance at the Macedonian Cultural Center. Dinner will be buffet style and starts at 6:30 p.m. Music and dancing will follow dinner. There will be a silent auction held during the event. Here is the link for more information and how to get tickets. link: https://www.troyathensbands.com/jazz-ensemble.html

Winterguard NewsThe Alias program had a great March! At State competition, the AKA group took 2nd with a score of 73.630 (best performance of the season). The JV group took home 3rd place with a score of 75.890.

April Events4/10 TABB General Meeting 7pm Athens Media Center4/15 & 4/16 City Concerts 4/17 Spring Marching Band Rehearsal4/17 Winterguard Banquet 4/24 Marching Band Rehearsal and Show Reveal!4/26 Jazz Band dinner dance


April1-5 ...... Spring Break09........ SAT - Grade 11 & PSAT - Grade 9 - NO SCHOOL 10TH & 12TH GRADES10........ PSAT - Grade 10 & ACT WorkKey & M-Step Grade 11 - NO SCHOOL 9TH & 12TH Grades17........ PTO Meeting 7:00 PM19........ NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY25........ Ethnic Fair 6:00-9:00 PM25........ Early Release Day29........ Zak Awards

May01........ PTO Meeting 7:00 PM06-17 .. AP Exams11 ........ Senior Prom 7:00-11:00 PM16........ Spring Choir Concert17........ Ford "Drive 4 UR School"21........ Spring Orchestra Concert 7:00-9:00 PM23........ Spring Band Concert 7:00-9:00 PM27........ MEMORIAL DAY - NO SCHOOL28........ Seniors - Graduation Practice 9-10:30 AM28........ Senior Honors Convocation Practice 12:30-2:00 PM29........ Senior Honors Convocation 7:00-9:30 PM

Dr. Richard M. Machesky Superintendent of Schools -Troy School District

Board of EducationPresident, Karl SchmidtVice-President, Dr. Nancy PhilippartSecretary, Gary HauffTrustee, Paula FlemingTrustee, Steve GottliebTrustee, Elizabeth HammondTrustee, Dr. Nicole Wilson

ATHENS ETHNIC FAIRAPRIL 25TH

Athens Administration

Dr. Lara Dixon, Principal Mr. Bob DowdAssistant Principal, 12th Grade 9th Grade H - N Athletic Director

Mr. Dan MillsAssistant Prinicpal, 11th Grade9th Grade A - GScheduling / Special Education

Mr. Bill TurnerAssistant Principal, 10th Grade 9th Grade O - Z Testing / Activities

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