AKHS Knightly News

Week of 11-25-14
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Congratulations!!!
Over the past 3 weeks, AK Theatre's
department has competed in 2 play
competitions, winning at both. The
first competition was at Pine Crest
High School in Southern Pines High
School. We took both one act plays
from "Leap"-- "Our Place" written and
directed by Mr. Gabbard, and
"Eleemosynary" directed by Mr.
Seagroves. Both plays received a
"Superior" rating, which is the highest
rating judges assign. Senior Eric
Duncan won an "Excellence in Stage
Design and Technology Award" for
"Our Place". Senior Annie Saum won
an "Excellence in Stage Management
Award" for "Eleemosynary". The cast
of "Our Place" won an "Excellence in
Ensemble Award". Junior Clay
Harrison won an "Excellence in Acting
Award" for "Our Place". Finally,
Senior Victoria Jewell won the
"Outstanding Actress Award" for her
role in "Eleemosynary", which is the
highest acting award given and
received a free registration fee for the
NCTC college day audition. At the
regional level, 16 plays from 10
different schools in NC competed
against other. Out of the 16, the
judges pick one show to advance, and
the audience picks one to advance.
Mr. Gabbard's "Our Place" was chosen
by the audience and AK advanced on
to the state championships in
Greensboro last weekend!

9th Grade
Yolanda Burnette
Yolanda1.burnette@cms.k12.nc.us
10th

Grade
Jennifer Schroeder
Jennifer.schroeder@cms.k12.nc.us

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING AK FAMILY!

The State Finals are designed just like all of the other regional competitions;
16 different schools, with only 45 minutes to set up their play, perform it, and
get it off the stage. At the State Awards ceremony, Ardrey Kell received its
first award for "Excellence in Play-Writing" awarded to Mr. Gabbard. Then,
Junior James Clark won an "Excellence in Acting" award. Our final award
was given to Mr. Gabbard, the "John W. Parker Award for Excellence in
Directing". At the state level, 2 shows are also selected to represent North
Carolina at the Southeastern Regional competition to be held in Chattanooga,
TN in March. If you came and saw "Leap" and saw "Our Place", you would
understand why this play won "Audience Pick" two times in a row. The best
news of the night was when AK's production of "Our Place" was awarded the
honor of being a "Distinguished" play, and getting to advance on to SETC!
The NCTC High School Play Festival showcases the talent of more than 3,000
students from 100+ schools, in 128 productions. Ardrey Kell now represents
the State of North Carolina, what an incredible honor! Thank you for all your
support and kind words!

Twitter: @ArdreyKellHS
Website: http://goo.gl/ug8g4N

11th Grade
Bobby French
Earl.french@cms.k12.nc.us
12th Grade
Bridget Ritch
Bridgets.noah@cms.k12.nc.us

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ID Badges

Important Reminders

Students will be able to retake their pictures for their ID

badges starting the first week of December. There will be
a $3 fee for the retake. Students will be able to do this at
the beginning of the school day in the media center.
Students must have cash and exact change at the time of
the picture.
No passes will be given for late students!

All students must have an Agenda and a Student ID.

Adam Faulk Tanksley Foundation

Final Exams and EOCs for the first semester will be held
Monday, January 12th through Thursday, January 15th,
with make-ups on Friday, January 16th and Tuesday,
January 20th.
For the second semester, Final Exams and EOCs will be
given on Friday, June 5th, and continue through
Wednesday, June 10th, with make-ups on Thursday, June
11th. There will be no exams given early, so please
make travel and vacation plans accordingly. For
more information, please go to the Testing Information
tab on the AK website.

The Adam Faulk Tanksley Foundation is a non-profit,

501(C)3 foundation that raises money for pediatric
cancer research at Levine Childrens Hospital. All funds
for our foundation will go directly to help kids fight
cancer.
Students can volunteer for community service hours
here:
www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F0E4CAFAD22ABF58christmas/6216097
Please see the flyer below for more information.

Ardrey Kell Theatre Department

Dr. Seuss Book Drive
On December 5th, the AK Theatre Department will be
hosting over 500 first graders from Pineville and
Albemarle Elementary schools for a performance of Alice
inWonderland and lunch. Our goal is to collect over
1000 new Dr. Seuss books to be able to present a book to
each of these students and to also contribute to their
classroom libraries.
Book donations, gift cards or monetary donations to
purchase books are welcome. Students may drop off
donations in Mr. Gabbard's classroom and others may
drop donations off in the front office.
Questions may be directed to Mr. Gabbard at
terryw.gabbard@cms.k12.nc.us
PLEASE SEE THE FLYER BELOW!

Parents please remember Ardrey Kell is not

responsible for any lost or stolen items that are
dropped off for your students. Thank you.

Final Exams and EOCs

Directions for Volunteering

1.
Go to: http://www.cmsvolunteers.com
2.
Under the Login square, please click on New
Volunteer? Click Here to Register.
3.
Complete the volunteer registration page
4.
Click Submit at the bottom of the page

Volunteer Proctors are Needed for

January 12 16th!!
A proctor will assist the teacher in administering and
monitoring the exam, and would need to be at school
from 7:00 am - 12:00 pm. When an exam is finished,
proctors are free to leave.
Proctors MUST be approved CMS volunteers. To become
an approved volunteer, please follow the directions on
the next sheet.
Proctors are not able to be in the same classroom as their
child. If you are able to help, please contact our Testing
Coordinator, Kristina Morgan at
kristina.morgan@cms.k12.nc.us. In your email,
please indicate what grade level and homeroom teacher
your child or children are in. Thank you!

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Knights In Action Community Service

Hours

Attention Seniors: New Transcript

Request and Payment Process

If you are looking for Volunteer Hours for the Knights

In Action Community Service Program check out the
Community Service Bulletin Board in Student Services
for some exciting opportunities!!!

After requesting your transcripts on Naviance, please be

sure to print the "confirmation" page. Your two initial
free transcripts will automatically be deducted from the
total owed on Naviance. This "total owed" is what needs
to be paid online through the AK website. Therefore,
when you submit your payment online, please be sure to
only enter the number of transcripts needing to be paid
for (after subtracting the first two). For example, if you
are requesting 5 transcripts on Naviance, your total owed
will be $15, only enter 3 on the online payment site. Be
sure the amount owed in Naviance is the same as the
amount you are paying through the online system.

Yearbook
You can still purchase a Yearbook from last year for only
$25. Please see Lori Lang in the main office.
Yearbooks and Senior Ad pages are now on sale. Visit the
AK Yearbook webpage for more information. Please
Note that people have experienced issues with Internet
Explorer when ordering, Firefox has been confirmed to
work.

Graduation Dates
Graduation Dates have been released by CMS. Mid-Year
Graduates will be graduating on Monday, February, 2nd
at 7:30 PM at Bojangles Coliseum. The End of the Year
Graduation will be on Sunday, June 14th at 2:00 PM at
Bojangles Coliseum. Details for both ceremonies will
come at a later date.

NOTES FROM THE AK CAFETERIA

If your student received free or reduced priced meals last
year the 30 day grace period is now over. As of October
7th all students have been converted back to paid meals.
Students will now need money to pay for any purchases.
If you wish to participate in the meal program again this
year please see the CMS website under Child Nutrition
and complete your yearly application. Further questions
please contact Child Nutrition at 980-343-6041.
CMS policy does not allow high school age students to
charge their cafeteria purchases including student meals.
Please be sure your student has cash or money on
account to pay for purchases. Online payments may be
made at www.paypams.com. Register with your student
ID number.
Students owing money from middle school must pay
their accounts promptly. In order to participate fully in
high school activities all debt must be paid in full. Letters
have been sent home and will continue until the balance
is paid.

Please see your counselor with any questions.

BOTH the Naviance confirmation page and online
payment receipt need to be turned in before your
transcripts can be submitted.

Naviance & College Visits

College visits at AK are open to juniors and seniors, and
each student can attend up to 5 each year. You will
receive reminder emails about upcoming college visits
for the colleges you are interested in only if those
colleges are listed in your Naviance account.
Students should keep their Naviance account updated
with colleges they are interested in to make sure they
receive these automatically generated emails.

PTSO Info
The AKPTSO Website is up and running and is now
accepting credit card (PayPal) for the capital campaign.
Please click on the link from the AK Website to find us.
The PTSO is also on Facebook. Please Like Us!
Individuals who would like to sign up for PTSO will need
to sign up by Dec 31, 2014.
IMPORTANT: Don't forget if you have a Senior who is
interested in applying for the PTSO Scholarship, they
MUST be a member of the PTSO by the deadline of
December 31st, 2014.

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