McAdory Minutes

Thursday, May 08, 2008

NOTICE OF PUBLIC OPEN HOUSES

To Be Held By The

Jefferson County Planning & Zoning Commission

 

For Interested Citizens to Review and Comment on

The Preliminary Proposals of a "Comprehensive Plan"

For Unincorporated Jefferson County within the Shades Creek Watershed,

With Focus on the Areas Along Hwy 150 Near Shannon, and South of I-459 between Bessemer & Hoover;

Including Kimbrell, McCalla, McAdory, Greenwood, Bluff Ridge, Smithson, and Morgan Rd;

as Well as Unincorportated Areas Near Bessemer, Helena, Hoover, Homewood, Birmingham, Mountain Brook and Irondale.

May 12, McAdory High School Competition Gym

4800 McAdory School Road

McCalla, AL  35111

 

*All open houses are from 5:00pm-7:30pm.

 

 

Please feel free to drop in anytime during the open house to view the plans and comment on what you would like to see in your neighborhood.  For more information, please call Jefferson County's Department of Land Development at 325-5638. 

 

 

Nichalaus Sims -- Land Use Planner

Jefferson County Land Development Department

716 Richard Arrington Boulevard, Room 260

Birmingham, Alabama 35203

(205) 325-5638     

(205) 325-5224 fax

 

• McAdory Faculty and Staff would like to thank our PTSA for breakfast this week, and for the lovely luncheon yesterday. 

• A special congratulations goes out to the 1st and 2nd place winners of the Economic Challenge (Titan Competition) held at Birmingham Southern.  2nd Place winners are:  Brandi Russell, Albert Wallace, Kamecia Bruce and Diamond Lima.  First place winners are Kamerin Harris, Amber Terry, Candis Thomas and Taylor Tressillian.  The winners will split $3,800 in prize money!!! 

• FROM THE LUNCHROOM:   There is NO CHARGING in the lunchroom!  This message brought to you by your lunchroom and Child Nutrition. 

• Saturday School This Saturday in the Lunchroom 7:55 AM 

• There was a radio lost by McAdory Fire Dept.   If found, please return to the High School Office. 

• There will be an FCCLA meeting Friday, May 9 at 7:30 AM in Ms. Dallam's Room.  Plans for the end of the year trip will be discussed.  Breakfast will be served. 

• All Middle School Boys going out for middle school spring training should report to the locker room downstairs immediately following school. 

• Spring football game 6 PM on Friday at McAdory. 

• Class Day Friday May 9th.  Each senior may have 3 tickets.  YOU MUST PICK UP TICKETS BY 3RD BLOCK TODAY.  Each person 5+ must have their own ticket.  

• Seniors will pick up their Cap and Gown immediately following Class Day in the foyer of the Competition Gym.  You must bring $75.00. 

• Varsity and JV Volleyball:  Remember the banquet is TONIGHT at 6 pm at the Baptist Church of McAdory.   

• ALL library books are due in TODAY because we will begin inventory this week.  Thanks. 

• This is teacher appreciation week, so on behalf of the student body, we want to say “Thank you” to our teachers.  

• Yearbook turned in to high school office from Redding Christian School in California.  If this is yours, please come to the high school office WITH A PASS and pick it up. 

• The baseball Bar B Que will be held May 10th.  

• May 13th, Orientation for next year’s 6th graders from McAdory Elementary and Greenwood Elementary. 

• Seniors:  You may pay for Senior Banquet in Ms. Snider’s Room 105.  Cost is $25.00 

• Softball tryouts will be on Monday May 12th after school on the upper field.  Tryouts are open to girls in grades 6 – 11. 

• Making McAdory Great Program is Wednesday, May 14th in the Competition Gym. 

• McAdory High School 2008 Baseball banquet is May 12, 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church. 

• The Prom Committee would like to announce next year’s prom date: April 4, 2009 from 7 – 11 pm at Rosewood Hall in SoHo.   

• Middle School teachers and students remember to bring plastic bottle tops for the SGA Earth Day project.  Teachers, please announce the details you received last week to your classes.  For more details, see SGA members or Ms. Polk.

 

ACT TEST DATES 2008

 

 Scheduling for 08-09 Academic Year

High School core course descriptions are now ready for your use with registration/scheduling.  These course descriptions can be found by going to the JefCoEd web page and following the directions listed below:

Click on:

Curriculum

Click on web page for each individual high school supervisor, and Click on Course Descriptions.

 

Jefferson County Schools 2008-2009 Calendar,  Click HERE.

McAdory High School Graduation

May 22, 2008

BJCC East Exhibition Hall

 

 McAdory High School  

Summer Registration Dates

(June 26, and July 29-31, 2008)

(2 Hours Each Grade Level) 

Grade	Dates	2 Hrs. Each Class
12	July 29	8:30
11	July 29	12:30
10	July 30	8:30
9	July 30	12:30
8	July 31	8:30
7	July 31	12:30
6	June 26	Evening Registration Time- TBA

 

 SENIORS:

- You may apply for financial aid for the 2008-2009 school year
beginning Jan. 1, when FAFSA applications are accepted.
- Apply as early as possible before all aid is awarded.
- Reread your information and make sure it's complete and correct.
- Make sure you have all the required signatures on your form.
- You must click "Submit my FAFSA" to transmit your electronic
application to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Keep copies of all documents used to fill out financial aid
applications.

How to complete the FAFSA:
- Go to http://studentaid.ed.gov/completefafsa for details.

Where can you find the FAFSA?
- Electronic version: www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Paper version:
   — high school counselors' offices
   — college financial aid offices
   — public libraries
   — Federal Student Aid Information Center (1-800-4-FED-AID)

Where to apply for a U.S. Department of Education PIN to complete the online FAFSA:
- http://www.pin.ed.gov

Financial aid questions?
- Student Aid on the Web: http://www.studentaid.ed.gov
- Federal Student Aid Information Center: 1-800-4-FED-AID
- College financial aid administrators
- ACT's Financial Aid Need Estimator:
http://www.actstudent.org/fane
Federal aid process:
- All colleges will ask you to fill out the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to start the process.
- If you're completing the online FAFSA, apply for a PIN (personal
identification number) at www.pin.ed.gov.
- Gather income information.
- Apply for aid by filling out and transmitting or mailing the
FAFSA.
- The U.S. Department of Education processes the FAFSA.
- You'll receive an electronic or paper Student Aid Report (SAR).
This tells you your family's expected financial contribution
toward your education.
- Make any necessary corrections.
- When the school receives your information, they'll review it for accuracy and make a decision about your financial aid.

ACT TEST DATE REMINDER
See http://www.actstudent.org/account/index.html for online registration and test date information. If you choose to register online, register early to avoid heavy Web traffic and delays. 

ACT offers an optional Writing Test in addition to the multiple-choice achievement test. Go to
http://www.actstudent.org/writing/index.html to find out about the Writing Test, including what the colleges you're interested in have decided about requiring it.

Graduation Exam Test Prep Website

ASHGE Social Studies FLASHCARDS

To schedule a conference with your child's principal, teacher or counselor, please call the appropriate office to make an appointment.

 

WORKING TOGETHER FOR A STRONGER COMMUNITY

   

At 1st Financial Bank, we are proud to be “THE Bank” in McCalla.  We have developed a plan in which you can enjoy the benefits of banking with a local bank while helping you school.  When a McAdory High / Middle School faculty or staff member OR a McAdory parent or student (with a photo ID) opens a Beyond Free or Performance checking account, we donate $30 to the school.  Feel free to call Cynthia Thompson @ 999-6360 or stop by the bank for more details.

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