Alcorn Central High

Alcorn Central Seniors will be presenting their version of Senior Sounds at the Coliseum on Thursday, April 15-Saturday, April 17. Tickets can be purchased in advance from www.seniorsounds.net or purchased at the door. Please wear a mask and take all precautions recommended. This year's show is "Can't Hold Us!" and will feature many popular songs and skits. They will take a good look at some of the fun from the 80s, television shows, movies and current trends.

Are you interested in becoming a member of the ACHS Purple Pride? There is a great opportunity to join the Purple Pride as a Color Guard member. Check out our info about the upcoming camp. Color Guard Camp Monday, 4/19/21 Tuesday, 4/20/21 Wednesday, 4/21/21 2:30- 4:00 daily – instruction in basic flag skills and audition routine Color Guard Auditions Thursday, 4/22/21 Beginning at approx. 2:30 Results will be announced Friday, 4/23/21. Color Guard is open to any student who will be in grades 8-12 next school year. Students are not required to play an instrument and may choose to be scheduled in band for only the fall semester.

🎶 SENIOR SOUNDS!!! 🎶 This is show week for our ACHS Senior Class of 2021! Tickets for "Can't Hold Us" are still available in limited supply due to 75% seating capacity. Get yours NOW before they are all gone. Tickets can be purchased online at the link below. Balcony seats and remaining floor seats will be sold at the door the day of show until we meet capacity. https://seniorsounds.net/

This is National Assistant Principals Week, and we want to say a big thank you to our three FABULOUS Assistant Principals! We are so appreciative of the things each of you do in order to keep our students learning, teachers teaching, and school running. You each show your dedication and passion for our school each and every day. For that, we thank you! Matthew Young - ACHS Rhoda Cannon - ACMS Cassie Brooks - ACES Join NASSP, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and the American Federation of School Administrators in honoring the enormous contributions of assistant principals to student success. This year, our celebration takes on even greater significance as we recognize all that assistant principals have conquered amid the pandemic and consider what their ever-expanding and evolving role might look like moving forward. Through it all, America’s assistant principals have demonstrated unwavering leadership—becoming a source of strength and inspiration for us all. We are AC!!!

Congratulations to the ACHS Golden Voices! They competed in the Choral State Performance Assessment among 115 other entries from 49 schools. The sextet, a group of six girls-Maggie Roads, Sara Ellsworth, Sydney Bryant, Alyssa Farmer, Mackenzie Trest, and Lydia Moore-earned the highest ratings of straight superiors. The choir also ranked with an overall superior!

Alcorn Central High School is saddened to report the passing of David Nowell. Mr. Nowell has been a big member of the Alcorn Central family. He is an ACHS graduate, longtime resident of Glen, and active participant in Alcorn Central activities. Mr. Nowell taught many AC students at the Alcorn Career & Technology Center in Ag & Natural Resources. He also helped get hundreds of students to and from school on his bus route in the Glen, Farmington, and Strickland communities. He had such an infectious personality. His smile could brighten any day and his fun stories would pick up anyone that was down. He was passionate about agricultural education and was invested in his students through 4H and FFA. We extend our sympathies to the Nowell family and all those Alcorn Central and ACTC students, teachers, and community members who have lost an advisor, mentor, and friend. To view his obituary and get information on service times, please visit this link: https://www.keslerfuneralhome.com/obituary/David-Nowell

Congratulations to the following ACHS Beta students for earning awards in the 2021 State of Mississippi Senior Beta Awards: ACHS Beta Club - Apparel Design 4th place Black/White Photography Division II - Aidan Holt 5th place Creative Writing Division II - Jake Pearson 3rd Place Jewelry Division II - Isabel Goad 2nd place We are staying busy at AC in activities, athletics, and academics! #weareAC

Congratulations to three AC Tennis players for advancing to the State Tournament! Caden Whittemore (1st Place 1-3A) is going in boys singles. Jacob Cornelius & Lynden Duckworth (2nd Place 1-3A) are going in mixed doubles! Congrats to AC Tennis for some wins yesterday! #weareAC

Good luck to our ACHS Track and Tennis teams as they both compete today in their Division events. Track is at Tish Co and Tennis is at the City Park. #weareAC

DONATE BLOOD!! 🩸 🩸 ACHS Student Government is hosting the annual spring blood drive tomorrow from 8:30 to 3:00. Seniors must have two donations in their name in order to receive the blood cord. MBS will also be doing free COVID antibody testing.

Congratulations to Coach Nelson and the Archery team for a great showing at the North Half Archery match today. Our team had really great scores and are awaiting final results to see if we qualify for the State Championships!

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Alumni Spotlight for AC Softball is presented by Modern Woodmen of America representative and advisor Katie Wright. Kim Kirkland played for Alcorn Central from 1996 to 2000. She played center field. Her fondest memory was from when the softball field had just been built and sod was being laid. Kim had the privilege of driving Coach Foster’s prized, purple jeep through the outfield to help lay the sod. Today Kim is married to her college sweetheart, and together they have 4 children. She has been a teacher for seventeen years at Alcorn Central Elementary School. Brittany Terry played for Alcorn Central from 1998 to 2003. She played in left field. Her favorite memories consist of the bus rides and singing with Coach Foster. Today Brittany lives in Tupelo, is married, has one son, and teaches and coaches. Her team were state champions in 2017. Jenny Thompson played for Alcorn Central from 1999 to 2003. She was a third basemen. Jenny says the best memories are from winning games. Today Jenny lives in Tupelo with her husband and step daughter. She coaches her step daughter’s fastpitch team with her husband. She works with Unity Hospice Care. Jenny is happy to announce that she has another daughter on the way; due in May! We are wishing our Lady Bears Luck as they travel to Kossuth today for division play. #weareAC

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Lady Bear Alumni Spotlight is brought to you by Katie Wright of Modern Woodmen of America. Chrissy Atkins played for Alcorn Central from 1993 to 2000. She played third base, short stop, and pitched. Her fondest memories come from the bus rides home. There was never a dull moment. Today Chrissy works at Jackson Madison County General Hospital in the emergency department. Joy Rhoads played for Alcorn Central in 1993 her senior year. This was the first year softball was brought to Alcorn Central. Joy was the pitcher for the team. Her favorite memory was when it was announced that slow pitch softball would be offered and the coach was Stephanie Huff. Joy was excited for the opportunity to be a part of Alcorn Central history. Today Joy is the proud mother of seven children and three grandchildren. She is especially proud that all of her children have and will graduate from her alma mater, Alcorn Central! Best of Luck to our Lady Bears as they face Kossuth at home. #weareAC

Thanks to Katie Wright and Modern Woodmen of America for donating $500 in matching funds to the ACHS Track Team! We really appreciate the support and look forward to putting the funds to good use!

IT'S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Today's Lady Bear Alumni Spotlight is brought to you by Katie Wright of Modern Woodmen of America. Jessica Cleary played for Alcorn Central from 2000 to 2005. She played in the outfield. Jessica’s fondest memories are from the relationships and time spent with her teammates. Her top favorite is the time Coach Foster hosted a sleep over at her house. Today Jessica is the office administrator and supervisor at Region IV Mental Health. She is a children’s therapist. She is a proud mother and wife. Her family lives in Corinth. Alyssa Walker played for Alcorn Central from 2014 to 2015. She played right and left field. Her favorite memory is when she and her teammates beat Itawamba. Today Alyssa enjoys spending time with her son. Good Luck to our Lady Bears as they face Amory tonight at home in a division contest beginning at 5:00 PM. #weareAC

On Tuesday, March 30th, ACHS Sophomores and Seniors will be taking to ACT on campus. Freshmen and Juniors will be participating in class virtually on this day. I hope everyone has a great weekend, and am looking forward to seeing everyone back on Monday!

Balfour will meet with the sophomore class on Thursday, March 18 @ 11:00 AM to hand out class ring brochures. Balfour will return on Thursday, March 25 @ 7:30 AM to take orders. If you have any questions please call the school office.

IT’S GAME DAY LADY BEARS! Each Lady Bear game day will feature an Alumni Spotlight brought to you by Katie Foster-Wright of Modern Woodmen of America! Our first Alumni Spotlight is Felicia Carol Cate. Felicia Carol Cate played from 2009 to 2013. She graduated in 2013. Felicia played outfield as well as catcher. Felicia enjoyed her time with her Lady Bears, and the bond built between her teammates is something Felicia cherishes deeply. Felicia is a stay at home mom and has two beautiful children. The Lady Bears will be traveling to Tish Co this evening to play the Braves at 5PM. ACHS PawTalk will be live tweeting the game - go check them out on Twitter. #AlumniSpotlight #LadyBearSoftball #weareAC

Best of luck to our Purple Pride Marching Band in todays concert evaluation in Oxford, MS. They will be performing at 1:30 this afternoon. You can view the performance at https://vimeo.com/event/750106. Do your best and bring home some hardware! #weareAC

Alcorn Central Baseball is proud to be hosting the Alcorn County Tournament this year! Games will begin Friday at 3:30 and 6. They will continue Saturday at 1 and 4. We will be posting the bracket soon so keep an eye out! Come join us for a fun weekend of Alcorn Country Baseball. Also, on Saturday you can pick you up a $10 shrimp boil plate prepared by Debra and Daniel Ballard. And, don't forget to drop by and buy a ticket to win a brand new, handmade AC fire pit! #BEARdown #weareAC