AHS Chronicles

This week, the ACSC school board passed a resolution to place a General Fund referendum question on the May 8 bal-lot . To educate yourself on the school district’s financial sta-tus and the school board’s decision to request additional fund-ing from taxpayers, please visit https://www.avon-schools.org/Page/14076.

ISTEP testing will resume in February. Between February 26-March 9, all sophomores will take the first part of the ISTEP. Juniors still needing to pass one or both sections will retake the ISTEP during the same testing window. For sophomores and juniors, students must pass the Math and English portions of the ISTEP to graduate and earn a diploma. Please avoid scheduling appointments and making travel plans that will impact your stu-dent’s ability to be present during testing.

Guidance counselors began meeting with students this week to review ca-reer and college plans and aligning course schedules with those goals. Be-tween now and spring break, every student will have a one-on-one appoint-ment with his/her counselor to discuss plans and courses. Please ask your student if he/she has had a meeting yet and the conversation that oc-curred. If you have any questions about our pre-enrollment process, please contact your student’s counselor.

Inside this month’s newsletter, look for the students who earned recognition in the 2018 Regional Scholastic Art Competition. AHS students earned 11 Gold, 11 Silver, and 17 Honorable Mention honors at this year’s competi-tion. Congratulations to those students and their teachers! Additionally, see the students who were recognized for Student of the Month. AHS is fortunate to have local businesses sponsor this program that allows 14 stu-dents each month to enjoy a special lunch at Charbonos.

GO ORIOLES!

From Mr. Shockley...

Avon High School 7575 East CR 150 South

Avon, Indiana 46123 317.544.5000

avon-schools.org

Superintendent Dr. Margaret Hoernemann

Principal Matthew Shockley

Assistant Principals Stephanie Bode

Jim Ludlow Frank Meyer Kellie Rodkey

Athletic Administrator Brad Holsinger

Assistant Athletic Director

Lance Larkey

Design/Editor Tracy Ferrell

Avon High School January 2018

Save the Dates

February 7, 2018 One Hour Delay

February 19, 2018 President’s Day - No School (Possible Snow Make Up Day)

Community Engagement Update

Did you miss the ACSC Community Engagement meetings? Do you have questions? Go to https://www.avon-schools.org/Page/14076 to view the recordings to learn more. There is also a Q&A doc-ument posted on the website.

Senior Dates:

Commencement 2018

May 25, 2018 at 7:00 pm.

Indiana Convention Center

Cap & gown and graduation items can be ordered at www.highschool.herffjones.com. All caps and gowns will be black this year.

Community Engagement Meetings

STUDENT SERVICES

We have many messages being left on our voicemail before the school day begins. These messag-es are for Early Dismissals and/or Bus Passes. You should be sending a note with your student for both of these. If you leave a voicemail message, we may not get it by the time you are wanting your student released. Also, we do not take Early Dismissal notes or Bus Passes needed for the next day; passes are only given on the day of. EARLY DISMISSALS When students have to leave school early for special appointments, a note must be brought from a parent/guardian to secure an “Early Dismissal” slip from Student Services. This must be obtained before school begins. Without a note, we cannot guarantee that we can locate your student in a timely manner for their Early Dismissal as classes do go outside, go to the library and other loca-tions within campus. If leaving early for a doctor’s appointment, please provide doctor’s verification to ensure that the absence is excused. If you have sent a note with your student, you do not need to call Student Services; the note is enough. BUS PASSES Bus passes must be obtained in Student Services before school begins. A note must be brought from parent/guardian with the following information: student name, grade, bus number needing to ride, address of location going.

ATTENDANCE If your student was marked absent in a class for the day, you will receive a call the next day. This absence is an unverified absence which means that we have not received a phone call from a parent/guardian about it. If you receive this phone call and feel it is in error, please have your stu-dent talk with the teacher who marked the absence or you can contact the teacher via email. If the absence needs to be marked differently, the teacher will contact Student Services to make the change.

Student Services Information

Inclement Weather

January 2018

1) Upcoming SAT and ACT Test Dates

Students can register online for these exams.

2) College applications: Seniors are encouraged to continue submitting college applic-

tions. Blue College Checklist forms will continue to be accepted in the ALC guidance office.

Colleges that Avon students commonly apply to and their deadlines for Fall 2018 enrollment

are:

Ball State: March 1, 2018

Indiana State University: June 1, 2018

IUPUI: May 1, 2018

IU Bloomington: February 1, 2018

Purdue: January 1 ,2018

Ivy Tech: Rolling admissions (no deadline)

3) Seniors should be checking Naviance and the ALC Guidance Office for scholarship

opportunities throughout the next several weeks and months. Many scholarships be-come available during this time. Check those deadlines!

4) Sylvan Learning Center will offer a practice SAT exam on Saturday, February 24. Stu-

dents may sign up for the exam in the guidance office. There is a $10 fee that will be collect-

ed on the day of the test. Doors are open at 8:15 and testing begins at 9:00. Contact the

guidance office if you have any questions.

5) The Class of 2022 Information Night will be held for parents of 8th graders on Tuesday even-

ing, February 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the AHS Auditorium.

6) Sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are currently enrolled in an AP course will be receiv-

ing information about the May AP exam administration in late February from their AP teach-

ers. AP information letters for parents will be mailed home in mid-February. In addition,

more information on the AP exam registration process will be in the February and March

Avon Chronicles.

SAT ACT

March 10 April 14 (given at Avon)

May 5 June 9

June 2 (given at Avon)

Guidance

7) The Hendricks County College & Career Fair will be held on Thursday evening, February 22,

at the Hendricks County Convention Center & Complex in Danville. The fair is from 6-8 pm

with workshops starting at 5 pm.

8) The ISTEP Part I Graduation Qualifying Exam will be administered to all sophomores in their

English 10 class and math class between the dates of February 26-March 9. Please stress

the importance of this exam to your students. A passing score in Math and English Language

Arts must be achieved in order to receive a diploma from Avon High School. ISTEP Part I will

also be administered in this same window to any junior who has not yet passed the Math and

English Language Arts ISTEP exams for graduation.

9) The ISTEP Science Exam Part I will be given on March 6 and 7. All students currently taking

Biology and who have not already taken the ISTEP Science exam will take this test in their bi-

ology class.

10) Students who are planning to enroll in a Vincennes University dual credit course for next year

will possibly be taking the Accuplacer placement test to qualify for enrollment in these courses.

Students who are required to test will receive a note to attend an informational meeting prior to

testing. The Accuplacer will be administered during SRT in March.

11) Seniors are reminded to complete their FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student

Aid) by midnight April 15, to be considered for possible financial aid for the 2018-19 col-

lege enrollment year. Seniors are strongly encouraged to file their FAFSA as early as possible

in order to get accurate financial aid packages from colleges in a timely manner. Go to

www.fafsa.ed.gov to set up a FSA ID and to get started completing the online application.

Please note: Be sure to check each college’s FAFSA deadline, as some schools will have ear-

lier deadlines.

12) Doorway to College (formally known as ZAPS) will be offering two different test-prep

seminars this spring. On March 7 & 8, from 6:30-9:00 pm, there will be an ACT test-prep

seminar and on April 11 & 12, also from 6:30-9:00 pm, they will offer an SAT test-prep

seminar. Both of these are 5-hour workshops, held over two evenings, at a cost of $89.99.

Students can register at www.register.doorwaytocollege.com or call 1-877-927-8378. Juniors

will also receive a flyer in the mail from Doorway to College.

Guidance

Guidance Continued

Library News

Library News

Library News

ACT/SAT

Prom Dresses Needed

The Avon High School Interact Club will be holding its seventh annual Girls’ Prom Essentials Sale to help high school girls live out their dreams of a memorable prom. Making high school prom more affordable and supporting the women residents at Sheltering Wings are the two goals of this group of service-minded high school students.

On Saturday, March 10 from 10 am to 1 pm, the AHS Interact Club sponsored by Avon Rotary will welcome all high school girls looking to purchase quality dresses and accessories. To ensure that there is a wide variety of choices, donations are needed. Anyone who would like to donate formal or semi-formal dresses in any size or style, jewelry, dressy shoes, evening purses, etc. is encouraged to drop them off at one of the following collections sites from Feb. 1 through March 1: Avon High School Door #1, Cass & Co. Salon, 7374 Business Center Dr., or Scrubs by Pinque Lady at Prest-wick at the Crossing, 5201 E. US 36, #204.

On March 10th all high school girls looking for formal or semi-formal dresses are invited to come and shop from hundreds of gently used and new dresses, shoes and accessories. Dresses will sell for $10, shoes for $2 a pair, and accessories for $1 each. Shoppers should enter door #13, the Ad-vanced Learning Center of the high school on the east side of the building.

All proceeds from the Girls’ Prom Essentials Sale will be donated to Sheltering Wings to support women in their effort to lead healthy, independent lives.

Girls’ Prom Essentials Sale

Photos from last year’s Girls’ Prom Essentials Sale

The Avon Choral Program kicked off their contest season last Friday night at their First Annual

Contest Preview / Silent Auction. The audience was entertained by the Accents and Attraction

Show Choir, Chambers Singers and Allegros Advanced Concert Choirs, soloists, pianists, and

dancers. The audience also had the opportunity to bid on silent and live auction items. Excite-

ment is building to get the AHS Choral Program contest season underway. Bella Voce, Camera-

ta, Oriole Choir, and Black and Gold will participate in the Solo and Ensemble Contest which

will place at AHS Saturday, January 27.

Avon Choral Department is working hard to get ready for the Avon Vocal Invitation (AVI), in

which Avon will host over 15 schools March 2 and March 3. The Avon Choral Boosters are

looking for volunteers to help make AVI a huge success. If you have a child in the Avon Choral

Program, please take the time to sign up on Charms to help volunteer. Thanks so much!

Avon Choir

Scholastic Art Competition Results

Congratulations to the following Avon High School Art students for placing in the 2018 Indiana Re-gional Scholastic Art Competition. The Scholastic Awards look for work that demonstrates originali-ty, technical skill, and emergence of a personal voice or vision. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in grades 7–12. Gold and Silver Key winning artwork will be on display at Butler University’s Clowes Memorial Hall from Wednesday, January 31, through Sunday, March 18, 2018, with an Awards Cer-emony at 2pm on March 18

th. Gold Key winning artwork is eligible for further awards and recogni-

tion on a national level.

ART News

Gold Key Winners:

Aubrey Hayden (X3)

Brooke Beaman

Alex Gregory

Ethan Brooks

Matthew Spinazee (X2)

Jenna Ruiz

Noah Rivers

Mitchell Baute

Silver Key Winners:

Matthew Spinazee

Faith Azbill

Taina Bravo

Jessie Burnside

Tina Capelli

Hanna Foxworthy

Jazmine Susana

Nora Blythe

Caitlin Miller

Marissa Ziegler

Sonia Patel

Honorable

Mention:

Brooke Beaman

Alex Gregory

Kaylee Harris

Taina Bravo

Sarah Asbury

Sydney Ford

Hanna Foxworthy

Andrew Frank

Madison Messer

Danielle Nguyen

Olivia Purcell

Mark Santiago

Emma Simmons

Matthew Spinazee

Mackenzie Sullivan

Jazmine Susana

Rhett White Consuming by Jenna Ruiz Alone by Aubrey Hayden

Drown Your Sorrows by Matthew Spinazee

Art News Continued

Music by

Alex

Gregory

Alone in Suburbia by Jessie Burnside

Light Study by Tina Capelli

It’s Not What You Think

by Taina Bravo

Sea Turtle by Sonia Patel

2017-2018 Calendar

Students of the Month

sponsored by Charbonos

Art Matthew Spinazze

Business Jake Lively

Communications Zoe Wang

English Jaley Stevens

Family and Consumer Science Daniela Jones

Health and Physical Education Madison Sparkman

JAG Kierstin Stephens

Math Sadie Bodin-Castleman

Performing Arts Oliva Ash

Resource Emme Moore

Science Bartosz Stoppel

Social Studies Alexander Kraus

Technology Education Ahmad Hedrick

World Language Ashlyn Mirise

Congratulations!

All Sport Passes are on sale in the Athletic Office. For pass costs, pass purchase information, and

athletic events please visit our web site and the Schedule Star link.

Schedule Star

Athletic Home Page

Community Flyers

Did you know that ACSC has a designated page where you can find flyers featuring important infor-mation in Hendricks County? Sections include Community Events, Arts, Athletics and Educational. New flyers are added to this page regularly, so be sure to visit often!

Click here: http://www.avon-schools.org/domain/46

Clothing Voucher Program

The Washington Township Assistance Program has launched a Clothing Voucher program for school-aged children enrolled in a school within Washington Township.

The process is similar to the current process for applying for Township Assistance. One must come into the office to pick up an application and set an appointment. The household will need to verify all pertinent information the same as any other application: Identification, Household expenses, Re-sources, Income. In addition, for clothing, verification of school enrollment within Washington Town-ship will be required. The income standards are set at the same level as Free Lunch Program, 130% of poverty level.

If approved, a voucher will be issued for Burlington Coat Factory in Plainfield to purchase school clothing. Permitted items are: Shirts, Pants, Shorts, Dresses/Skirts, Underclothes, Shoes, Socks, winter outer clothing, and belts. Clients who are approved are eligible for up to $300 a calendar year per child. This, at the discretion of the Assistance Director, may be distributed in 2 separate vouch-ers of $150 each. This is to ensure that children have enough and appropriate clothing throughout the seasons of the school year.

The program will begin in July. Apply at the Washington Township Trustee, 311 Production Drive, Avon or call 317-272-1835 with questions.

Community News

Athletics News

One-stop shopping… Stay warm this winter with our new

Avon Logo Fleece Blanket

Stylish, Logo Chic, Organized

Blankets with Logo ---------------------------------- $20

Laptop Sleeve --------------------------------------- $15

Micro-Mouse, retractable wire ---------------------- $10

Flash Drive ------------------------------------------- $5

Cash or Check Accepted—Make checks payable to: Avon High School

Contact Nona Hollenbaugh, BPA Advisor, ndhollenbaugh@avon-schools.org

Proceeds support Business Professionals of America to provide member benefits for leadership conference registration, lodging and

travel.

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