Hello Knight Family:
Last Friday during our Homecoming games, we took time out to recognize our students that earned an Academic A. The purpose of this program is to promote, encourage and honor academic excellence at Arthur Lovington Atwood Hammond High School. How does a student earn an Academic A?
Enroll in a minimum of seven academic courses each semester. This does not include summer school.
Freshmen and Sophomores must maintain a GPA of 3.6/4.0. for the entire academic school year.
Juniors and Seniors must maintain a GPA of 3.8/4.0 for the entire academic school year.
No D’s or F’s for the entire academic school year.
Seniors who graduate at the end of first semester are not eligible.
Transfer students must complete one semester at ALAH HS and meet all other criteria.
What is the award? The AWARD is given on a yearly basis in the form of a certificate and a chenille letter. Students who have already been awarded a chenille letter in a previous school year will be presented with a certificate and pin.
Congratulations to our Academic A recipients:
Class of 2022: Austin Abercrombie, Maxwell Allen, Cheyenne Chupp, McKayla Custer, Quentin Day, Jacob Duzan, Reginald Edmonds, Delaney Gillis, Jace Green, Kade Herschberger, Piper Johnson, Gavin Mechling, Alexa Miller, Hailey Miller,Shaylie Miller, Mallory Nichols, Michaela Powell,Sarah Rafferty, Emma Sausman, Melyne, Sherwood, Elizabeth Tighe, Zackary Woodard, Kaitlyn Zander
Class of 2023: Mason Allen, Molly Appleby, Isaiah Bates, Kaci Beachy, Logan Beckmier, Ava Binion, Hunter Carnahan, Charley Condill, Caleb Corum , Faeryn Davison, Parker Dick, Connor Edmonds, Emma Edwards, Kaden Feagin, Chloe Franklin, Alisha Frederick, Josie Hale, Wyatt Hilligoss, Chance Lindstorm, Kylee Miller, Wanda Miller, Kailee Otto, Thomas Powell, Jordan Quertermous, Kaylee Schrock, Nolan Schrock, Austyn Scroggins, Clay Seal, Aaron Seegmiller, Ashley Seegmiller
Class of 2024: Kendall Burdick, Claire Seal, Noah Shoemaker, Kaylee Thompson
Congratulations to all of our students and their hard work!
The students in Leadership Class are planning a week of events to bring awareness about breast cancer. In partnership with the Knights Volleyball team, we will be raising money for Mills Breast Cancer Institute and the Kara Kuhns ALAH Student Support Fund. This week of events is also meant to help our student leaders better understand what goes into planning large events. Dig Pink Week will include:
Tuesday is the annual Dig Pink Volleyball game. The Knights face Arcola and we are going to fill the gym with pink! The Leadership Class is planning a raffle with the Boosters ! We hope to see you there.
Wednesday night at 6 p.m. there will be a student/teacher volleyball match! Admission is $2 for players and spectators.
Thursday is Hat Day (Wearing a hat in school is a big deal!) Students pay $1 so that they can wear a hat!
Friday is our Pink Out Football Game - watch our social media for specific details later next week.
This month our faculty is also recognizing that October is College Changes Everything Month. College is any education that you get after high school that leads to a license, certificate or degree of some kind. Further education can impact a person's potential career prospects and future salary and also change levels of poverty, life expectancy, crime and obesity rates in their communities. The month is about helping to make college accessible to anyone who wants to further their education. We have been highlighting College Changes Everything Month, through college awareness lessons in flex time, wearing college shirts on Mondays, hosting Financial Aid Night on Oct 12 for parents/seniors and beginning next week, the Class of 2022 will be invited to a College Application Workshops for seniors during their flex period. Also coming up on October 28th we will host a FASFA Completion Night for parents of the class of 2022. Parents of seniors, please encourage your student to join Mrs. Hart next week during their flex period for the college application workshops. They have an email with specific information.
This week marks the eighth week of school, meaning we half way through the first semester. Our grades are no longer done by the quarter but looked at as a whole semester. Semester grades are determined using a rolling gradebook and a final semester exam. A rolling gradebook is cumulative for the entire semester, combining all assessments (assignments, quizzes, tests, etc) regardless of the quarter the assessment was completed. A student’s final semester grade is determined by a ratio of 80% for semester work and 20% for the final semester exam. We hope you will utilize Skyward to see your student’s progress and grades. The end of the semester will be here before we know it.
Good luck to our Marching Knights tomorrow in Effingham and to our Cross Country team is heading to Peoria! No rest for our Knights!
Mrs. Seegmiller
#GoKnights
P.S. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook at Arthur CUSD #305, Twitter @ALAHKnights, and now on Instagram at alahknights.
Friday, Oct. 15
End of 1st Quarter
Football cancelled.
Saturday, Oct. 16
Cross Country @ Patriot Invite in Peoria 1:00pm (Bus 9:30am NOTE TIME CHANGE)
Marching Band @ Effingham Invite Call time 10:00am, Performance Time 1:45pm
Monday, Oct. 18
JV Football @ Argenta-Oreana 6:00pm (Bus 4:20pm)
Girls Basketball preseason/open gym starts
Tuesday, Oct.19
Volleyball vs. Arcola 6:00pm Dig Pink Game
Wednesday, Oct. 20
Photography Class Field Trip
School Board Meeting 6pm
Dig Pink Teacher/Student Volleyball game 6pm
Thursday, Oct. 21
Hat Day - students pay $1 to wear hats to raise money for breast cancer research
FCCLA to meet during study hall
Volleyball Senior Night vs. Cumberland 5:00pm Freshman 6:00pm JV 7:00pm V
Friday, Oct. 22
Football vs. Villa Grove 7:00pm Cheer & Band Senior Night
Saturday, Oct. 23
Cross Country Regionals @ Tuscola Girls 10:00am, Boys 10:45am (Bus 8:15am)
Varsity Volleyball @ Mahomet Seymour Tournament 8:00am (Bus 6:40am)
Fresh/Soph Volleyball @ Unity Tournament 9:00am (Bus 7:45am)
Marching Band @ U of I Call time 5:00am, Performance time 8:00am
Upcoming Dates:
October 27-28th - 2:15pm Dismissal Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 29th - No School
November 9 - High School picture retakes