Alcorn Central High

Get2College is offering a FREE summer program that will have activities that include College Planning Assistance, Leadership & Character Building, and College Experience Assistance. Take a look at the 2021 Virtual dates.

REMINDER: MacBook Collection begins today for ALL Sophomores and remaining seniors at 8:15. Please bring all of your charging accessories and be in the high school lobby on time.

ALL MACBOOKS MUST BE RETURNED BY FRIDAY, MAY 14. Outstanding devices will result in final exam non-exemption and a hold on scheduling, report cards, and transcripts for the new school year. MacBook collection will only occur from 8:15 - 10:00 AM. Student signatures are required for collection, so each student must be present to return the device. Collection will take place in the high school lobby. Sophomores/Seniors - Thursday, May 13 Freshmen/Juniors - Friday, May 14 Charging accessories are expected to be turned in at the same time.

🟪 ATTENTION: Graduating Seniors that are taking free summer school classes at NE! 🟪 On Monday NEMCC will officially accept you for the summer term. THEN, and not before, will you be able to call either 720-7564 or 720-7204, to pick out the classes you would like to take this summer. You have from Monday May 17th to June 1st to call and select your summer classes.

Check out this video discussing credit recovery. This program may be just for you!!! Let us help with your academic career if we can. https://youtu.be/SzQuZ7_UtWY

Yearbooks have arrived and can be picked up with Mrs. Grisham from 8-11 in room 6A for students NOT taking a state test. Students taking a state test may pick their's up at the conclusion of their state test. ALL remaining balances must be paid in cash. #weareAC

🟣 IMPORTANT STUDENT/PARENT MESSAGE 🟣 MacBook Collection begins this week as we wrap up state testing and prepare for final exams. Please be aware of the procedures listed below to ensure a smooth transition to the end of the school year regarding MacBook collection. - ALL MacBooks must be returned by Friday, May 14. Outstanding devices will result in final exam non-exemption and a hold on scheduling for the new school year. - ALL MacBooks must be returned with adequate battery percentage, so please charge your device before attempting to turn it in. - ALL accessories must be turned in with the device upon collection. Charging cords and blocks are considered part of the device and failure to return these items will result in the charging of replacement fees. - Technology Fees and Damage Fees must be paid in full prior to the releasing of a student's 2021-2022 schedule. Juniors - Wednesday, May 12 Sophomores - Thursday, May 13 Freshman - Friday, May 14 Pickup Days will begin in the High School Lobby around 8:15. ALL students are expected to return these devices at their scheduled times. If a conflict exists, it must be communicated to the student's teacher. Please be patient with us through this process. We hope to make it as smooth, quick, and efficient as possible. If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact the school office.

🔴🔘 ATTENTION STUDENT ATHLETES 🔘🔴 Physicals have been postponed for tomorrow. They have been tentatively moved to the following Monday, May 17th. Please see your coach for more information.

Happy Mother’s Day! Today we celebrate all the wonderful women who do whatever it takes to help their children grow and be successful. Many of our teachers are mothers with children of their own. Regardless of who gave birth to them though, our teachers love all their students as if they were their own. Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to love and support your children. Today we celebrate with you and hope you have a blessed and restful Mother’s Day! #weareAC

Message from the ACHS Athletic Department: - Magnolia Regional Health Center will be on campus Monday, May 10th at 12:30 to conduct athletic physicals for the upcoming summer and school year seasons. All incoming 7th - 12th grade students should be present. - Bowling tryouts will be hosted next week on Thursday & Friday. See Coach Nelson for more details. - Dance Team tryout packets are available in the office for any incoming 9-12th grade student that is interested. - Spring Football game is scheduled for Thursday, May 13. More details can be found here: https://www.alcornschools.org/article/429356?org=alcorn-central-high - Baseball Tryouts are the week after next. Dates are Monday, May 17 & Tuesday, May 18. See Coach Bain for more details. - Boys Basketball Tryouts will be held Wednesday, May 19 & Thursday, May 20 right after school. See Coach Harrison for more information. The 2020-2021 school year is winding down, but we are already preparing for next year. If we all come together, we can make it great! #weareAC

Tonight is our Athletic Awards Banquet. It will begin at 5:30 in the high school gym. All athletes are invited to attend and will sit on the floor with their teammates. Tonight, we will recognize the hard work and dedication of all of our student athletes. #weareAC

SENIORS: Please remember that today is MacBook collection day. If you are taking an exam today, you will need to turn in your computer following your exam. Don’t forget to bring your charger to turn in as well. You MUST have it all turned in before graduation. You will not get your diploma unless all equipment has been received and appropriate fees have been paid.

Wishing our ACHS Boys Golf Team a good second day at the MHSAA State Golf Tournament. #weareAC

Thank you for all the hard work in making the first two days of testing go smoothly! Tomorrow is US History. Again, we ask all students that are testing to charge your computers, get plenty of rest, and eat breakfast. Also, ALL seniors need to check their school email account for an important message regarding MacBook collection. Thank you for all the hard work through these next few weeks. Things are drawing to a close! #weareAC

State Testing is upon us! This week marks the beginning of end of course exams for some of our state tested subject areas. Students involved in testing need to get plenty of rest the night before their exam. They also need to bring their computer charged and ready to start testing first thing in the morning. We also encourage students to eat a good breakfast. Students can still get a free breakfast from the cafeteria if they would like to do that the morning of their test. Below is the testing schedule: English 2 - Tuesday, May 4 & Wednesday, May 5 US History - Thursday, May 6 Biology - Tuesday, May 11 Algebra - Wednesday, May 12 We are ready to get these tests out of the way and have this year behind us! Good luck, do your best, and rock the test! #weareAC

SENIORS: If you have received any scholarships and have not told Mrs. Grisham or Mrs. Davis, you need to turn those in by the end of the day. They need to finalize their list for academic awards tomorrow evening. Thanks!

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Congratulations to these fine ball players for their Division Team Awards! #weareAC

We have several Golden Bears in action in state tournaments today. Good luck to the Tennis and Girls Golf teams today!!! Tennis: Lynden Duckworth, Caden Whittemore, and Jacob Cornelius Golf: Briley Waldrop, Sadie Perriman, and Laynie Boren

PARENTS: Registration is around the corner! Mrs. Pittman has forwarded registration codes to all email addresses associated with your ActiveParent accounts. If you do not have an ActiveParent account, create one to complete this process. Codes will be resent next week for new accounts and those who have yet to receive the email notification. If you have issues creating an ActiveParent account or experience problems completing the online registration, you may contact the ACHS Office and schedule a time with Mrs. Pittman to help. You may also reference the helpful video that was produced last year during registration time. It can be found at the following link: https://youtu.be/EXGzUsVs83Y - Notice that certain elements of the video are not relevant to the current registration period. Students will begin schedule planning next week. The end of the year is coming up quickly, and it is our goal to help all of our ACHS students be prepared for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year! #weareAC