Friday, October 30, 2009

Tip-Off Tournament


Basketball season begins Monday night, November 2nd with our MS Boy’s team playing at West Limestone vs Clements beginning at 6:15. Our MS Girl’s play at 7:30 vs. Clements.

Hunter's Highlights

It has been a great week at Ardmore High School! Our football team recently finished their season and we want to congratulate Coach Brown and the team for their hard work and dedication. I want to also thank our band and cheerleaders for all they do to make Friday nights a fun time at Ardmore. Basketball season is right around the corner and we are looking forward to a great year!

In a continuing effort to keep everyone informed about what is happening at Ardmore High School, we have a new tool with which to communicate up-to-date information. Ardmore High School now has an official “Twitter” account. You can get the latest updates of sporting events, weather situations, and many other types of updates by becoming a follower of us on Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com/ardmorehs to become a follower. If you do not currently have a twitter account you must first become a member to become a follower of Ardmore High School.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 is Parenting Day. We will be conducting parent conferences from 1:00p.m.-3:00 p.m. on this day. Please send the form your students brought home to schedule a conference with teachers. Information may also be obtained from the website if your child didn’t make it home with the forms. We are looking forward to hearing from all of you.

The Ardmore Diamond Club will be having its annual Draw Down & Dinner on Saturday night, November 21, 2009 in the Ardmore High School Cafeteria beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $100 and include a great dinner and the chance to win prizes including the grand prize of $3000. The money goes to help support our baseball program. Look forward to seeing you there!

Tiger Tip-Off Night presented by First National Bank will be Tuesday, November 10th at 6:00 in the Ardmore High School Gym. All players, parents, family members, and the Ardmore community are invited. Pep rally and player introductions will begin at 7:00.

First National Bank Tip-Off Night


Tiger Tip-Off Night presented by First National Bank will be Tuesday, November 10th at 6:00 in the Ardmore High School Gym. All players, parents, family members, and the Ardmore community are invited. Pep rally and player introductions will begin at 7:00.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Draw Down and Dinner


The Ardmore Diamond Club will be having its annual Draw Down & Dinner on Saturday night, November 21, 2009 in the Ardmore High School Cafeteria beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $100 and include a great dinner and the chance to win prizes including the grand prize of $3000. The money goes to help support our baseball program. Look forward to seeing you there!

Storytelling Festival


Our 6th Grade will be attending the Storytelling Festival in Athens Thursday morning. We will leave immediately following announcements in order to be there for the 9:00 show. I know our students will enjoy listening to the "yarns."

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Friday Night's Game


Due to inclement weather Friday night's football game has been changed to Thursday night. I know this is an inconvenience to many of you, but we feel this is in the best interest of our students. The game will begin at 7:00 p.m Thursday, October 29, 2009

Monday, October 26, 2009

Parenting Day

We are looking forward to another great Parenting Day where parents have the opportunity to come and meet with their student's teachers from 1:00 p.m. till 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3. Teachers will be available from 1:00 till 7:00. We want to thank you in advance for making plans to attend Parenting Day! The forms may be downloaded from the school website.

Announcements


A great way to keep up with what is going on at Ardmore is to read the daily announcements. This is a great idea for parents and for teachers and students who may have not been able to hear announcements. You will find them posted daily on our website.

Football Win


Our football team won their first game of the season Friday night, defeating the Red Devils from Lawrence County in an exciting game. Our players and coaches are to be commended for the great effort.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Yearbooks

The last day to buy a yearbook is Friday, October 23, 2009. So please don't let the opportunity pass you by.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Hunter's Highlights

This has been a great week at Ardmore High School. Report cards went out today, Friday, October 16, 2009 which is the first week of the second nine week grading period. It is hard to believe the school year is one quarter of the way complete. Students have been working hard and Christmas Break will be here before we know it.

Congratulations to the parents, students and teachers of Ardmore High School for winning the Academic Trophy for Limestone County. Ardmore has won this trophy for 8 out the last 10 years. The award is based upon standardized test scores and results of the county Scholar's Bowl competition.

Our Yearbooks have been on sale for several weeks and will continue through October 23. The price of yearbooks this year is $55 so please don’t forget to order yours today. We are having a poster contest to kick off the book fair. The poster is an advertisement for the book fair and students need to be sure to include their name and first period teacher on the back of the poster.

Our volleyball team ended their season this week due to a loss in the area tournament. Our girls have played hard and had a very successful season. Coach Martin and the team are to be congratulated on a great season. Our MS football team concludes its season Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 1:00 versus Clements. The game will be played at East Limestone’s stadium and gates open at 12:00. Please note the youth football league has games preceding the MS games.

Students in grades 9-12 have selected Mr. Lewis as their HS Teacher of the Month. Congratulations Mr. Lewis! Mr. Lewis has been teaching History, Government and Economics to our juniors and seniors for seven years. He has also taught dual enrollment History classes for four years.

Our Beta Club will play the cheerleaders in the annual PowderPuff Football Game next Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:00. We are looking forward to this yearly clash of the titans.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Academic Trophy




Congratulations to the parents, students and teachers of Ardmore High School for winning the Academic Trophy for Limestone County. Ardmore has won this trophy for 8 out the last 10 years. The award is based upon standardized test scores and results of the county Scholar's Bowl competition.

Report Cards

Report cards go out 1st period Friday, October 16, 2009.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Hunter's Highlights

It has been another good week at Ardmore High School. The students have been taking nine weeks test this week. Teachers and students have been working extremely hard to prepare and we are confident it will pay off for the students.

Our JV volleyball team placed second in the Limestone County Tournament held this week. Our varsity volleyball team plays at Brooks High School versus Lawrence County Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 2:30. Students wishing to attend the game must bring a note from home to check out at 1:00 and bring a ticket stub back Wednesday. Students that do this will not be counted absent. Our volleyball team has had a great season and we look forward to it continuing.

Of course the big thing on everybody’s mind is Fall Break. School is out Friday, October 9th and Monday October 12th. We hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable fall break and is ready to come back and have a strong finish to the semester.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Brooks Football Game


Due to the threat of bad weather Friday night, our football game against Brooks has been changed to Thursday night, Oct. 8. I apologize for any inconvenience this short notice may cause, but we felt like it was in the best interest of our students to make this change.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Volleyball Team

Our volleyball team played wonderfully and placed third in the county tournament. The volleyball team is peaking at area tournament time. Good luck girls!

Band Competition

Our band recently received all superior ratings at their contest held in Hartselle. Way to go Tiger Band!

Friday, October 2, 2009

Hunter's Highlights

This has been a wonderful week at Ardmore High School as our students work hard to prepare for next weeks nine weeks exams. Periods 1, 3, 5, and 7 will test on Wednesday, Oct. 7 and periods 2, 4, and 6 will test on Thursday, Oct. 8. Of course we will be out of school on Friday, Oct. 9 and Monday Oct. 12.

Ms. Emily Savoie was selected as Ardmore High School's Teacher of the Year. Ms. Savoie is a wonderful teacher and works hard for the students of Ardmore. Ms. Savoie, in addition to being an outstanding English teacher, serves as yearbook sponsor, helps with the prom, coordinates senior orders, and coordinates homecoming just to name a few activities. We are all very proud of Ms. Savoie.

Our Tiger Marching Band will compete in their first competition of the year this Saturday, Oct. 3 at Hartselle. Good luck to our band and we know they will represent us well.

Our fall sports are wide open with the volleyball county tournament upon us and the Area Tournament right around the corner. Football continues to work hard and represent Ardmore with class and dignity. Our first year cross country team is doing great and Coach Morrow is to be complemented on starting the program from scratch. Our cheerleaders do a wonderful job helping to promote school spirit.

We have a lot to be proud of at Ardmore and we hope everyone will continue to support the school and all of its activities. Ardmore definitely has a "family feel" and we want to continue to work together to make a great place even better.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

In-School Volleyball Game

Our volleyball plays East Limestone Thursday, October 1st beginning at 2:00. Our student body will be allowed to watch the game and the price of admission is only $2.00, however, adult admission prices will still be $4.00.