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School Store The school store is open now on Wednesday and Fridays during the hours of 10:30 am 12:30 pm. Come shop early for the holidays and buy some great AK gear.

Anti-Social Behavior Coming to Ardrey Kell! Come see AK students present "Anti-Social Behavior," a night of one act plays! Thursday - Saturday, October 24th - 26th at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 at the door Come support our students and cheer them on as they prepare to compete at the NCTC competition!

Rugby Rugby player's interest meeting in Room B304 Tuesday, October 29th 2:30 pm

School Directory Student School Directories are ready and have been distributed to your students homeroom. Knight Time will be starting so please have your student stop by their homeroom to pick up your copy that you ordered. You would have ordered this in the beginning of the year. Information was in the Back to School packet. Any Questions- please contact Sue Lloyd @ slloyd@mindspring.com

DECA North Carolina DECA is an association of high school students enrolled in the Marketing Education program. Through classroom learning, on-the-job training and experience in DECA, students in our program learn marketing, management and entrepreneurship skills. Each year, students from across Charlotte-Mecklenburg come together for a series of competitive events, which are evaluated by business and industry professionals like you. We expect over 1,000 students to compete in this years events, and we need a minimum of 110 business and industry professionals to serve as judges. We would like you to be an integral part of our conference by participating as a judge! Each year we ask business leaders in our community to set aside a few hours to judge students in realistic role-play situations. The role-play is a common situation that could arise on a job at any time. This could include a human relations problem, a sales demonstration, a job interview, presentation of an innovative idea to increase business, or other business situations. The judges role is to play a customer, fellow employee or supervisor one-on-one with the marketing students. After the role-play has ended, the judge will then evaluate the student based on how well the participant handled the situation. Those students who receive high evaluations, based on a minimum level of proficiency, will then continue in competition at the NC-DECA Career Development Conference to be held in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March. Based on the outcome of that competition, they could advance to the international competition to be held in Atlanta in April. What if my time commitment? We ask you to arrive at Myers Park High School at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 20, 2013. There will be a Judges Reception at 3:00 pm in the Myers Park cafeteria. Following the reception, we will conduct a thorough orientation to make you feel comfortable in this important role. The competition phase should end by 6:00 pm and you may leave at that time. If you are able to contribute a few hours from your busy schedule, please complete the

on-line registration: http://goo.gl/hIaWjc or contact one of the following Ardrey Kell Marketing teachers, Jon Neary, Bob Bove, Melissa Shaffer, Joey Robinson, Michael Hicks, Cassidy Brauns or Jeff Persanti. Thanks; the Marketing Department at AK!

Senior Cap and Gown Orders Herff Jones was on campus Tuesday, October 22nd to meet with all seniors to discuss Cap and Gown orders and Graduation Accessories. Seniors received their order packets at that time. Herff Jones will return on October 30th and October 31st to collect orders during all lunches. Order early to avoid late fees.

Yearbook Information Senior Ad and Friendship pages for the yearbook are still for sale. Please visit the yearbook link on the Ardrey Kell website for more information. The PTSO has set this years Capital Campaign for $45,000, with 100% participation by our AK families. Your donation will fund the purchase of technology for the classroom, department materials, campus beautification, teacher recognition, and AK student scholarships. As of this week, we have less than half of AK families participating, as well as nowhere near $45,000. We really need your support, so if you would like to make a donation, please bring your checks, made payable to AKPTSO/ Capital Campaign, to the AK Main Office. If you have any questions above please check the AK PTSO website or contact Mr. Switzer. We would like to thank the following companies for their matching funds. Wells Fargo Tyco Western Union Juniper Networks GE Foundation First Data Bank of America Duke Energy Thank you for your generous support!

Underclassmen Picture Information St. John Photography recently took photos of your child at school! In case you have not ordered, orders placed by this Friday qualify for 15% off your entire order and will be delivered to school free of charge (minimum order of $25 required). Also, dont forget to make your yearbook selection whether you purchase photos or not. After the early bird special expires, the 15% discount will no longer be available. Additionally, orders placed after this date will not be delivered to the schoolyou may elect to pick-up you order at our Pineville office or have it mailed to your home for a nominal fee. To view/order photos, please follow the instructions below: Go to: http://www.stjohnphotography.com Click on schools, then order photos and then, your childs school. When prompted, enter your schools password: akhc When prompted, enter your childs first or last name. If you have any questions, please contact St. John Photography between the hours of 8:00-4:30, Monday-Friday at 704.889.7800 or email us at info@stjohnphotography.com

** New date set for Basketball clinic **

FREE BASKETBALL CLINIC! Saturday, November 2nd 12:00-1:30 Ardrey Kell High School Kindergarten through eighth grade (boys and girls invited)

WHEN: TIME: WHERE: WHO:

-Meet the members of the AK basketball teams -Learn fundamentals of basketball -Have fun with your friends and Ardrey Kell players and coaches -5 on 5 games -Opportunity to sign up for Future BKB Knights and Future Lady BKB Knights You must live in the AK attendance zone to be a Future Knight. ***All sign-ups will be at the door prior to the start of the clinic***

Please email michael.craft@cms.k12.nc.us or jennifer.mcvicker@cms.k12.nc.us with any questions.

STUDENT SERVICES Scholarship Information can be found on the AK website under Student Services.
Financial Aid Information Night for Parents Monday, November 25th, 6:00 pm Who couldnt use a little inside information on available financial aid and how to navigate through the process??? David Gelinas, Senior Associate Dean and Director of Financial Aid at Davidson College, will be presenting information on Monday, November 25th, at 6 pm. The session will be held in the auditorium and will cover general information (not Davidson specific) regarding financial aid, available resources, scholarship links and an overall explanation of the FAFSA. Show us the money!! Naviance 9th Grade Students received their Naviance account information on Wednesday, October 23rd. We were unable to run the Parent accounts at this time, but Parents can access their students account using their students login information. Please contact your School Counselor with any questions.

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If you have any questions or concerns about a teacher or a class, listed below are the email addresses for the administrators responsible for each grade. 9th Grade Jennifer Schroeder Jennifer.schroeder@cms.k12.nc.us 10th Grade Bobby French Earl.french@cms.k12.nc.us 11th Grade Janem.sutton@cms.k12.nc.us 12th Grade Yolanda Burnette

Yolanda1.burnette@cms.k12.nc.us