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The mission of McAdory High School is to guide the development of all students so that they will become lifelong learners, prepared to function in an ever-changing global society.

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McCalla, AL 35111

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Summer Readings/Assignments for McAdory High and Middle Schools

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The McAdory Minute

Tuesday, 9/15/2009

2009-2010 SGA Officers

President: Amy Chesser

Vice-President: Whitney Wilson

Secretary: Jessica Davis

Treasurer: Kierra Daniels

Chaplain: Kerra Lawrence

12^th Grade Class Officers

President: Victoria Vining

Vice President: Psacoya Guinn

Secretary: Keighty Gregory

Treasurer: Sherrell Comeaux

Chaplain: Jaclyn Wint

11^th Grade Class Officers

President: Jordan Dewitt

Vice President: Coe Reynolds

Secretary: Raven Peggins

Treasurer: Shelby Ragland

Chaplain: Salvador Herrera

10^th Grade Class Officers

President: Madison Pontius

Vice PresidentL: Morgan Lancaster

Secretary: Jami Livingston

Treasurer: Jordan Barksdale

Chaplain: Jill Lowrey

9^th Grade Class Officers

President: Gabrielle Anaya

Vice President: Mariam Ali

Secretary: Cole Mareno

Treasurer: Heath Barbour

Chaplain: Zachary Berger

Today:

If you ordered a spirit jersey, they are ready to be picked up in Coach J. Smith’s room 18, in the high school.

Lost gold wedding band probably at the ball game Friday night. Well used with 16 years of mileage. Beaded gold band with inscription on the inside. Belongs to Mr. Huffman if anyone finds it. Reward if found!!!!

SOCCER NEWS: September 14 – 18 is the last week to sign up for McAdory Soccer for both the boy’s and girl’s teams. Please see Mrs. Valtierra in room 203 to sign up!

Our PTSA will be by the main office today from 9:30 till 11:00 for membership. Membership is $5 for the year. They will have snacks and goodies.

Come to Chick fil A and support the McAdory Band of Gold. Please eat inside at Chick fil A tonight (September 15^th) between 5:00 & 8:00. You will be waited on by a member of the McAdory Band and a percent of what you spend will be donated to the McAdory Band Boosters! We look forward to serving you!

All those interested in wrestling need to meet after school at 3:00 on Tuesday September 15^th in the wrestling room. If you cannot make arrangements to be picked up that day, see Coach Dabbs in room 150 prior to the meeting.

Empathy Committee will meet Wednesday, Sept. 16 @ 3:15 in Room 223.

Band Booster meeting September 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm in the band room. All band parents welcomed grades 6th through high school.

The next FCCLA meeting will be Thursday, September 17 at 7:30 in Ms Dallam's Room. Officers will be elected, community service projects scheduled, college visit location decided!!!! We need all new and old members. Dues are $25. Breakfast served.

There will be a Mu Alpha Theta Officer Meeting Thursday September 17^th, at 7:30 am in Mr. McDaniel’s room -- Room 115.

HOSA will be selling Homecoming Mums. Bring back the McAdory Pride and Tradition of Homecoming! Order one for your special girl, for a friend, for your mom or for yourself! A personalized message may be sent with the mum. They will be delivered Homecoming Day in time to wear to the pep rally. Orders will be taken through Friday September 18th. Payment must be made at the time of the order. To get your mum, see Mrs. Huffman in room 13.

Students taking the AHSGE in September can review on the USATESTPrep.com website. See any teacher or counselor for username and password for this site. Begin your review now!

Fall Graduation Exam dates: September 18 – 25th

Friday, September 18, Calculator Practice

Monday, September 21 Language

Tuesday September 22, Social Studies

Wednesday, September 23, Science and Biology

Thursday, September 24, Mathematics

Friday, September 25, Reading

Eligibility: SENIORS, Repeating 11^th Graders, Successful Algebra 1 Completers, Successful Algebra A/B completers, successful Biology Completers.

High School SGA Members: If you were just elected into any office or are class pre position, you must attend every meeting for SGA. The next meeting is Monday, September 21 at 7:05. Please make sure to attend. Attendance will be taken.

Any student interested in attending a food handler card class, need to see Ms Dallam. Deadline for registration is Friday, September 21st, cost is $15 cash. The class will be given by the Jefferson County Health Department and held at the Jefferson County Board of Education on Friday, Oct 9th at 9:00 AM. Transportation will be provided.

Open House September 22, 2009

STUDENTS WHO RECEIVED FREE AND REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR, PLEASE LISTEN UP: Lunch benefits from last year expire on September 23^rd. If you have not received a letter from the school telling you that your benefits have been extended until September of 2010, you should be prepared to pay for your lunch on September 23^rd, 2009. If you let your benefits expire, it will take approximately 2 weeks to re-instate them. Please submit a new 2009-2010 to continue receiving benefits if you haven’t received the letter for this year.

Carley Cofield Benefit High School Musical 2 in collaboration with Shades Valley Theatre Academy Wednesday, September 23, 2009 7:30 PM @ the Virginia Samford Theatre at Caldwell Park. PLEASE SEE MR. COFIELD FOR ADVANCED TICKETS!

Basketball tryout for current 7th graders will be Wednesday September 23rd immediately after school in the old high school gym. Tryouts for current 8th graders will be Thursday September 24th immediately after school in the old high school gym.

Progress reports September 24, 2009

There will be a Full Group Mu Alpha Theta Meeting -- Thursday, September 24^th at 7:15 am in Mr. McDaniel’s room -- 115. Remember students that you are required to attend all meetings to remain a member.

Seniors: Your field picture will be taken on October 2^nd (HOMECOMING DAY). Your Formal Picture will be taken on October 14^th, 2009.

Seniors, if you want your Senior Picture in the yearbook, October 2^nd is the LAST POSSIBLE day to turn it in to Mrs. Stults.

McAdory High School Varsity Homecoming, October 2^nd, 2009 McAdory v. Central of Tuscaloosa

Attention Seniors: The $30 color fee is due by Friday October 2^nd for your Senior Formal Picture to be featured in the yearbook.

School Day Pictures October 7 for Middle School Students. October 8^th for High School Students.

Homework Helpers will be available this week Wednesday and Thursday after school from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. in room 115, Mr. McDaniel. Also it will be available Wednesday morning from 7:15 am to 7:45 am. Any student wishing to attend the morning session needs to see Mr. McDaniel on Tuesday for a pass into the building Wednesday morning.

Middle school students: Don't forget that First Priority meets in Mr. Keel's room on the eighth grade hallway every Tuesday morning at 7:15. We challenge you to make this organization a priority each Tuesday morning!

FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) will meet every Wednesday morning at 7:15 in Coach Garner's room at the end of the 8th grade hall.

The McAdory Yellow Jacket Staff would like to announce that high school yearbooks are now on sale for $60. To purchase a yearbook, please see Ms. Stults in Room 104. Remember to order your book before the price increases!

Only students age 14-15 must obtain a Work Permit from their High School. Students age 16 and above do not need to obtain a work permit from McAdory.

Destination Imagination – Students, are you interested in trying something new and creative? Then you should come sign up for Destination Imagination. Destination Imagination develops creative solutions for not so everyday problems. Past topics include: robotics, acting, health fitness, investigations of history and many more exciting topics. Interested students should sign up outside Mr. McDaniel’s room 115 through Wednesday.

NEED STUDENT VOLUNTEERS FOR Birmingham Boo at the Zoo and ZooLights Safari! There are many different positions available including Alien Reptile, talking pumpkin, game manager, candy station manager, passing out maps, giving directions, help load and unload the zoo train and lots more. All volunteers must be age 13 or older. A release form must be signed by your parent or guardian. Volunteer times are from 4:30 until 9:30. Boo at the Zoo runs from October 9^th – 31^st, and Zoolight Safari runs from December 4-30. Please see Mrs. Barnett for the Complete General Release and confidentiality statement.

Students are not allowed in the Health Room for anything other than a true emergency. Students who receive daily medication may be allowed. Students may request band-aids, feminine protection products, etc. from their designated office. No one should be sent to “sit” in the Health Room. No one should come to the Health Room for ice or water. It is reserved for students with fever or vomiting. We are trying to reduce exposure to the flu.

Anyone who asks for the high school office to print a copy of their schedule or look up your locker number or combination will be charged 50 cents per request!

Any person or group who wants to use the Auditorium, Competition Gym or either the high school or middle school library must reserve the facility in advance. See calendar in high school main office.

Co-op students should sign out with their co-op teacher each day. Students failing to do so will be considered skipping and can expect a schedule change immediately. No exceptions!

Announcements

Work Permits ONLY issued to 14 & 15 Year Olds by Debbie Barnett	8/15/2009 8:03 AM


Eastern Valley Road is a One Way ENTRANCE ONLY by Administrator	6/9/2009 3:09 PM

In the news . . .

Alabama scraps high school graduation exam, replaced with end-of-year subject tests

New plan for 2011-12 year

THE BIRMINGHAM NEWS Friday, September 11, 2009

MARIE LEECH

News staff writer

The Alabama Board of Education Thursday approved an overhaul of the state testing regimen that includes doing away with the Alabama High School Graduation Exam and requiring all 11th-graders to take the ACT college entrance exam.

The plan, which the board approved 5-0 with three members absent, will be implemented by the 2011-12 school year.

Officials said the changes are meant to make the entire testing system more efficient, accountable and cost-effective. They will affect testing from the third grade up, but high school students will see the biggest changes.

Now, students have to pass at least three of five sections of the graduation exam to graduate from high school. If students do not pass the exam - even if they complete all their coursework - they do not receive regular diplomas.

The new plan will eliminate the exam, which takes 15 instructional days out of the school year, and replace it with regular end-of-course tests in the same subjects.

For example, the science portion of the graduation exam covers biology. Instead of having to pass that section on the graduation exam, students will take that portion of the test as a regular final exam at the end of their biology course.

The score on that final exam won't be the sole determining factor in passing the class or in graduation, said Tommy Bice, deputy state superintendent.

"It would be given as a final exam and wouldn't take any instructional days away from the students," Bice said.

The state also will require all 11th-graders to take the ACT college entrance exam, along with a writing assessment. The state will pay the $75 fee for students to take the ACT once. If students are not satisfied with their scores, it will be their responsibility to pay to take it again.

State school Superintendent Joe Morton said 74 percent of students take the ACT exam anyway, and he hopes requiring all students to take it will get some of the remaining 26 percent to give more thought to attending college.

Preparing for life:

The changes in testing came about not only as a way to save money and classroom time, but also to answer complaints that colleges and workplaces often have about Alabama students not being prepared for life outside high school when they graduate, officials said.

"The time taken away from the instructional day to give these tests is quite a bit," said state school board member Gary Warren, a former administrator for Haleyville city schools. "But it's also about work-force readiness. This will help our children prepare for life outside of high school."

Under the new plan, three other college and work-ready assessments will be added to the ACT:

Explore, ACT's college readiness assessment for middle-schoolers, will be taken by all students in the eighth grade.

The PLAN assessment, ACT's midway check of academic progress and college readiness, will be taken by all 10th-graders.

The WorkKeys assessment, measuring job skills, will be taken by all 12th-graders.

The cost of adding the four tests will be about $3.9 million, but Bice said he anticipates a $4 million saving from doing away with the graduation exam and other tests.

Claudia Williams, chief academic officer for Birmingham city schools, said the end-of-course tests make much more sense than the graduation exam.

"My problem with the graduation exam is that the focus for children who don't pass it is so great, and so much time is spent helping them to pass it, but it does nothing to prepare them for life outside of high school," she said. "The ACT at least prepares them for college."

Grades 3-8, too:

The state board also approved some changes to the way the state tests children in grades three through eight, including dropping all sections of the Stanford-10 Achievement Test.

Currently, students in those grades take the Alabama Reading and Math Test, portions of the SAT-10, the Alabama Science Assessment and the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing. The testing takes up two weeks of instructional time in the spring.

Under the new plan, the four tests would be combined into one three-day test that would cost less to administer and give students a break from the pressures of a long, high-stakes testing period.

The new testing system will comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act, officials said. The law requires that all students in grades three through eight and in the 11th grade be tested in reading and math. For high school students, the reading and math portions of the new end-of-course tests will be used to calculate whether the school made Adequate Yearly Progress, a term used when determining whether schools meet state goals in reading and math.

The ACT will not be used in determining AYP.

Board members were pleased with the new regimen's adoption.

"Testing consumes a lot of instructional days," said board member Betty Peters. "It gets very frustrating for teachers and principals to have to give all these tests. This seems much more efficient."

E-mail: mleech@bhamnews.com

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