Apopka Memorial Middle School Community Brief
Monday, April 10, 2023
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AMMS Community Member,
We are now well into April and heading into the final seven weeks of the school year. For those families with high school seniors, the time is even less at about five weeks. If you still have not been able to attend one of our monthly SAC or PTSA meetings, we do have one of each this Monday, April 10 (please see details below). All members of our Apopka school community are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Thank you for reading about some of our latest AMMS happenings and best wishes for a successful week ahead.
Mrs. Lisa James
Principal
Apopka Memorial Middle School
Pictured very top: Mrs. Kelly with her students during our Spirit Night at Culver's restaurant at the end of March (additional pictures below).
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Pictured above right, just above, and also right: Mrs. James passed out treats and celebrated her birthday with students on campus this past week!
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Monday, April 10: SAC meeting in the Media Center, 5:30pm
Monday, April 10: PTSA meeting in the Media Center, 6:00pm
Wednesday, April 12: Track Meet
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* Looking for an email address? Click here to access our staff list, responsibilities and email addresses. |
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Student Spotlight
Apopka's FFA Chapter scores high in Ornamental Horticulture
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Our FFA students were outstanding on Friday, March 24. Their Ornamental Horticulture Demonstration projects looked great!*
- Apopka received two 3rd places and one 2nd place.
- Allison Wells and Ava Moss earned 3rd place for “Artistic Arrangement”
- Brianna Pilch and Julianne Hernandez also took 3rd for “Landscaping”
- Jonathan Small earned 2nd place for “Consumer Use”
* These career development events are designed to stimulate careful planning, knowledge and the ability to explain the “how and why” of horticultural practices. Each student (or team of 2) had to create a 7-10 minute presentation on one of the following areas of the horticulture industry: artistic arrangement, consumer use, landscaping, marketing and production. The presentation included supporting evidence, data, trial, sample, photos, etc. for the “how to” and “why”.
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Seahawk Athletics
Track & Field results / Sports physicals at Apopka HS (April 18)
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Week of March 27
Te’Ariel Harley- 1st place in the long jump and 1st place in the 200 meters
Jillian Davis- 1st place in the 1600 meters and 1st place in the 800 meters
Josephine Reeves- 2nd place in the 1600 meters
Erik Moore- 1st place in the 1600 meters and 1st place in the 800 meters
Noble Williams- 1st place in the long jump and 2nd place in the 100 meters
Kaleb Raymond- 2nd place in the 1600 meters and 2nd place in the 800 meters
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Week of April 3
Boys Team
Noble Williams- 1st place in the long jump and 2nd place in the 400 meters
Kaleb Raymond- 1st place in the mile and 1st place in the 800 meters
Christian Bryant- 2nd place in the 800 meters
Tyler Rowe- 2nd place in the shot put
Girls Team
Jillian Davis- 1st place in the 800 meters and 1st place in the mile.
Te’Ariel Harely- 1st place in the long jump. 1st place in the 200 meters. 1st place in the 100 meters.
Leona Dominguez- 2nd place in the 800 meters.
Jakayla Johnson- 1st place in the shot put
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Sports Physical Night at Apopka High School (April 18)
Apopka High School will be hosting a sports physical night on April 18 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
The physical is $20 and the ECG is $20. Physicals are only good for 365 days, so a new one must be obtained every year. ECGs are only required ONCE during a student’s 4 years of high school.
Parents can sign-up and pay for their ECG here:
Parents can also pay for their physical here:
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Spirit Night Highlights
Thank you to everyone that turned out at Culver's restaurant on March 28th! Your support was most appreciated!!
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Academic Snapshots
Week of April 3, 2023: Math Students
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Mr. Ludwig, volunteer, working with a small group of students in Mrs. Tillman’s math class during the first week of April. |
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Snapshot of the "Common Board" for both 6th and 7th grades. Sixth graders have been studying quartiles and ranges which deal with distribution while seventh graders have been learning about the rewriting of algebraic expressions. |
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Weekly Superintendent's message (released each Monday a.m.) |
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Monday, March 27:
Superintendent Maria Vazquez talks about future plans for OCPS after hosting 44 town hall meetings.
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Monday, April 3:
Superintendent Maria Vazquez talks with Kelly Crumbaker, president of the Orange County Council of PTA/PTSAs to discuss the amazing partnership between OCPS and OCCPTA.
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OCPS Mini-Parent Academy (Virtual) this Thursday, 6-7 PM: |
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UCF Summer Opportunity: Reading & Writing Skills |
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College Readiness and Mentoring Program (8th Graders)
Deadline to apply is May 12
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You may qualify to participate in the Horizon Scholars - Take Stock in Children Program! The Horizon Scholars – Take Stock in Children Program is a college readiness and mentoring program that culminates in a 2-year Florida Prepaid scholarship that can be used at any public university, college, or vocational/technical school in Florida.
The Valencia Horizon Scholars – Take Stock in Children Program is looking for students who are enthusiastic about pursuing post-secondary education. Please review the eligibility guidelines and submit an application if you are interested.
The deadline to submit an application is May 12th!!!
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Monday's Motivational Moment! |
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A CALL TO ARMS
During World War II, the allied forces called every available man to be ready to fight in the Battle of the Bulge. A unit consisting of clerks and office workers was hastily converted to infantry and assigned to a section of the road that was expected to be under fire within hours.
The men were ordered to dig foxholes from which to fight. One man, who had spent years at a typewriter, tried his best but made little progress in the stone-hard ground. Finally, he approached his lieutenant and said, "Sir wouldn't it be easier if we just attacked and made them dig the foxholes?"
The lesson from this short story comes best from this inspirational quote made by top selling author M. Scott Peck ("The Road Less Traveled"):
Until you value yourself,
you won't value your time. Until you value your time,
you will not do anything with it.
~ M. Scott Peck, author
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Have a great week Seahawks!
Mrs. James, Principal
Apopka Memorial Middle School
Sunday, April 9, 2023
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Apopka Memorial Middle Leadership Team |
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Copyright Notice
Reproduction of this material, either written or electronically, including the general layout, graphics, analyses, and content topics without the express approval of Target Performance Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, and OCPS - Apopka Memorial Middle School is forbidden without written consent. Thank you for your support of the Orange County Public Schools and especially Apopka Memorial Middle School. Please contact Ms. Lisa James at lisa.james@ocps.net with any questions related to the program.
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Apopka Memorial Middle | Ms. James, Principal | 407.884-2208 | AMMS Website
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