In bad weather and other emergencies, Appomattox County Public Schools (ACPS) notify parents and staff about the status of school schedules in several ways. We utilize the following TV and radio stations: WDBJ TV 7 APPO Cable 21 WSLS TV 10 WKDE 105.5 FM & 1000 AM WSET TV 13 WROV 96.3 FM WWBT TV 12 Richmond Spirit 103.7 FM WRLV 88.3 FM WSLQ 99.1 FM WFLO 95.7 FM & 870 AM K92 FM WSNV Sunny 93.5 WJJS 104.9 FM & 102.7 FM WYYD 107.9 FM WSFF 106.1 FM & 101.7 FM WVBE / VIBE 100.1 FM WODI 1230 AM WSLC Star Country 94.9 FM WFIR 960 AM Please note the following codes: Code I—Administrators, teachers, clerical, maintenance, and custodial personnel report Code II—12-month personnel report Code III—Designated central office administrators, custodial , maintenance, and bus shop personnel report Code IV– No one reports November 2011 November 2011 Raider’s Rendition Coffee With the Principals 1 School Closings and Delay Information 1 Guidance News 2-4 Technology Know- How 5 Anti-Bullying Contest and more.. 5 Inside this issue: Coffee with The Principals Please join Mr. Todd Reichert, Principal and Mr. David Read, Assistant Principal and see what’s brewing at AMS. We will have coffee and homemade pastries. Our next monthly forum will be Friday, November 18th @ 9:00 a.m. Appomattox Middle School 2020 Church St. Appomattox, Va. 24522 434-352-8257 Fax 434-352-5621 Todd Reichert, Principal David Read, Assistant Principal School Closings and Delay Information
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In bad weather and other emergencies, Appomattox County Public Schools
(ACPS) notify parents and staff about the status of school schedules in
several ways. We utilize the following TV and radio stations:
WDBJ TV 7 APPO Cable 21
WSLS TV 10 WKDE 105.5 FM & 1000 AM
WSET TV 13 WROV 96.3 FM
WWBT TV 12 Richmond Spirit 103.7 FM
WRLV 88.3 FM WSLQ 99.1 FM
WFLO 95.7 FM & 870 AM K92 FM
WSNV Sunny 93.5 WJJS 104.9 FM & 102.7 FM
WYYD 107.9 FM WSFF 106.1 FM & 101.7 FM
WVBE / VIBE 100.1 FM WODI 1230 AM
WSLC Star Country 94.9 FM WFIR 960 AM
Please note the following codes:
Code I—Administrators, teachers, clerical, maintenance, and custodial personnel report
Code II—12-month personnel report
Code III—Designated central office administrators, custodial , maintenance, and bus shop
personnel report
Code IV– No one reports
November 2011
November 2011
Raider’s Rendition
Coffee With the
Principals
1
School Closings and
Delay Information
1
Guidance News 2-4
Technology Know-
How
5
Anti-Bullying
Contest and more..
5
Inside this issue:
Coffee with The Principals
Please join Mr. Todd Reichert, Principal and Mr. David Read, Assistant Principal and see what’s brewing at AMS. We will have coffee and homemade pastries. Our next monthly forum will be Friday, November 18th @ 9:00 a.m.
Appomattox Middle School
2020 Church St.
Appomattox, Va. 24522
434-352-8257
Fax 434-352-5621
Todd Reichert, Principal
David Read, Assistant Principal
School Closings and Delay Information
Guidance News
(Day 1) Monday -- Students and staff wore Red Ribbons. Students signed a Pledge Card indicating that drugs and
alcohol will not be a part of their lives.
Today's message: Let's put an end to drug use in Appomattox. Teachers: Please turn in your signed homeroom rosters
to guidance.
(Day 2) Tuesday-- “Sock” bad drugs away from our lives.” Everyone wore a pair of silly, funny, odd, cute, fancy or
sporty socks to school with your shoes. Today’s Message: Enjoy your life by choosing the right time to be silly, funny,
happy and serious.
(Day 3) Wednesday-- Teachers: Encouraged their students to wear red because the homeroom teacher who has the
most kids wearing red will be entered in a drawing. Each grade level will have a winning class for wearing red.
RULES for wearing RED:
Clothing that counts will be shirt, pants, dress or skirt, shoes, and socks.
Ribbons, bows and other accessories will NOT be counted. The majority of the clothing article must be red.
For example: if the shirt is half red and half blue it will count, if a shirt is white with red lettering it will
NOT count.
(Day 4) Thursday--“I’m too cool to ever use DRUGS”—Students and staff looked cool by wearing sunglasses, fake
glasses, or silly glasses. They were removed during instruction. Today’s Message: The good choices we make every day
are what really make us COOL. Remember you make choices in your life every day, and you have the right to change
your mind if you feel the choice you have made will lead to negative consequences.
(Day 5) Friday--“Team Up Against Drugs” Students and staff wore something showing support for the Appomattox
Raiders or their favorite sports team. Students and teachers teamed up for a drug-free life style. They wore their team
shirt and/or jewelry supporting your favorite team.
Today's Message: Students need to know several ways to say – "No. Drugs are not for me!" We need to make positive
and safe choices in selecting our activities.
Announcements:
Monday, October 24
The Red Ribbon Celebration brings millions of people together to raise awareness regarding alcohol, tobacco and
other drug and violence prevention, early intervention, and treatment services. It is the largest, most visible prevention
awareness campaign observed annually in the United States.
Appomattox Middle School rallied and wore red ribbons symbolizing a healthy, drug-free lifestyle. Last week was
known as Raiders’ War on Drugs Red Ribbon Week. Everyone present received red ribbons and wore them all week.
This year our theme is, “I Vote to be Drug-Free!” There was a theme for each day.
Student names were entered in drawings for free prizes.
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Tuesday, October 25
Red Ribbon Week: The Story Behind the Symbol
Enrique “Kiki” Camarena grew up in a dirt-floored house with hopes and dreams of making a difference. Camarena
worked his way through college, served in the Marines and became a police officer. When he decided to join the U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration, his mother tried to talk him out of it. “I can do this,” he told her. “I’m only one
person, but I want to make a difference.” The DEA sent Camarena to work undercover in Mexico investigating a major
drug cartel believed to include officers in the Mexican army, police and government. On Feb. 7, 1985, the 37-year old
Camarena left his office to meet his wife for lunch. Five men appeared at the agent’s side and shoved him in a car. One
month later, Camarena’s body was found in a shallow grave. He had been tortured to death. In honor of Camarena’s
memory and his battle against illegal drugs, friends and neighbors began to wear red badges of satin. Parents, sick of
the destruction of alcohol and other drugs, had begun forming coalitions. Some of these new coalitions took Camarena
as their model and embraced his belief that one person can make a difference, and wore red ribbons. Since the first
Red Ribbon Campaign in 1988, the campaign has reached millions of U.S. children.
Wednesday, October 26
Alcohol is a drug found in beer, wine, and liquor. It is the most widely used--and abused-- drug in the United States.
Nearly 10 million American adults are alcoholics--people who can't control their drinking. One study found that three of
every ten students in grades 7 to 12 drink alcohol at least once a week. Drinking and driving is especially deadly. More
than 25,000 people are killed each year in car accidents caused by people drinking. Accidents involving drunken drivers
are the leading cause of death among teenagers.
Youth who start drinking before the age of 15 are four times more likely to become alcoholics than young people who
do not drink before the age of 21.
The brain does not finish developing until a person is around 21 years-old, so the risks of losing memory and learning
capacity as well as slowing the capacity for good judgment can be severely affected by the use of alcohol at early ages.
Thursday, October 27
Scientist have found more than 3,000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. At least seven of these chemicals are known to
cause cancer. One of the poisons in cigarette smoke is nicotine. Nicotine is the chemical that hooks smokers and makes
it difficult for them to quit. Studies show that people who smoke have a greater chance of getting cancer and heart
disease.
About 400,000 people die in the U. S. each year from diseases caused by smoking. Some of the chemicals found in
tobacco or smoke include ammonia (used as a household cleaner), arsenic (uses as a poison to kill rats), benzene
(found in paint), cadmium (found inside batteries), carbon monoxide (a gas in car exhaust), formaldehyde (used to
preserve dead bodies), phenol (used in making explosives), and tar (the gooey stuff from smoke that sticks to your
lungs).
Friday, October 28
Scientists have found 400 chemicals in marijuana . Some studies have shown that certain harmful chemicals in
marijuana smoke can stay in a person's body for up to a month. Marijuana has more cancer-causing chemicals than
tobacco, and it can cause lung problems as well. The health risks include lung cancer, inhibits short term memory and
slows reaction time, and impairs visual tracking (the ability to follow moving objects accurately). Marijuana also speeds
a person's heartbeat as much as 50%, increasing the risk of heart disease. Researchers found that users' risk for a heart
attack is four times higher within the first hour after smoking marijuana, compared to their general risk of heart attack
when not smoking. Marijuana is known as a gateway drug which leads to other stronger, harmful drugs such as heroin,
cocaine, and other illegal drugs.
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“No, to
Alcohol,
Drinking
and
Drugs”
An important message from Mr. James and Mrs. Cooter, AMS Guidance Counselors:
Cheating: Here, There, Everywhere
When it comes to cheating, we've all heard the same old songs:
• "It's only cheating if you do it on a test."
• "Our teacher doesn't seem to care or notice, so it's okay to cheat."
• "I'm only cheating this one time because I didn't have a chance to study."
"Everybody's doing it, so it's alright for me to do it, too!"
Being a student means being exposed to all sorts of cheating situations, and deciding what's
right and what's wrong can be pretty confusing. Even if you're super-serious about school, it's
normal to find yourself tempted to cheat, especially when you're under a lot of pressure. It's
also common to think that since so many other students are cheating, it's really not a big
deal…especially if nobody gets caught.
But no matter what you've heard or what excuses you can come up with, cheating IS a big deal.
It can make mega-trouble for you not just in school, but also with your family, friends, and,
Veteran’s Day Luncheon 12:00 in AMS Library/AMS Make-up Picture Day
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Veteran’s Day Holiday
No School
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Dress Code Committee @ SBO 4:30
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Coffee w/ the Principals 9:00 a.m.
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School board meeting @5:30 pm
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1:00 Early dismissal
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Thanksgiving Holiday—No School
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Thanksgiving Holiday—No School
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AMS PTO @ 7:00 p.m.
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AMS 2011 November Calendar
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Coach Doug Marshall for being named Coach of the
Year for the
District and Region!
Girls AMS Basketball Try Outs will begin November
14 at 3:15 at the AMS gym. Please be sure you have a
valid VHSL Physical and your academic standing is
good in your classes. Try Outs are open to any girl in
grades 6-8. For more information contact Coach
Marshall.
Doug Marshall
Appomattox Middle School
434-352-8257(school) ext 4252
434-944-0223(cell)
ACHS Head Golf Coach
ACHS Head Boys Tennis Coach
AMS Girls Basketball
A special thank you to everyone from Senora Margaret Donghia who joined the Spanish Club @ Wendy ’ s in Appomattox on Thursday, October 6th. Part of the proceeds will go to the Spanish
clubs at AMS and ACHS.
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Schedule for Basketball
December 1 vs. Altavista 5:00 pm/6:15 pm
December 5 vs. LCA 5:00pm/6:15 pm
December 7 vs. Cumberland 5:00/6:15 pm
December 12 @ William Campbell 5:00 pm/6:15 pm
December 14 @ Nelson 1:00 pm/2:15 pm
December 15 @ Altavista 5:00 pm/6:15 pm
December 19 vs. Westwood Middle 5:00/6:15 pm
January 4 @ Cumberland 5:00/6:15 pm
January 9 vs. William Campbell 5:00 pm/6:15 pm
January 11 vs. Nelson 1:00 pm/2:15 pm
January 19 @ LCA 4:00 pm/5:15 pm
January 26 vs. Linkhorne Middle 5:00 pm/6:15 pm
February 1 @ Cumberland Tournament 7:30 pm (Girls only