We're recruiting the next class of ASMS students! |
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According to a 2021 report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, mirroring a national decline that cuts across economic, demographic, and gender groups of students, the average ACT scores for Alabama public high school graduates in the class of 2020 declined to a level lower than it was five years ago. For both Alabama and the nation, this marks three straight years of decline. Remarkably, ASMS graduates during this period continued to average a score 12 points higher than the Alabama average and 10 points above the national average.
With the start of ASMS’s 2022-2023 admissions application period, it’s important to reflect on how as an institution the Alabama School of Math and Science has always stayed true to its mission of offering an unmatched educational experience for students throughout Alabama that, year after year, places our graduates academically amongst the top students in the state, and prepares them for collegiate life like no other high school in Alabama.
From September 1 to February 15, 2022, ASMS will be recruiting current 9th and 10th graders who have a desire to work hard and make the most of the opportunity to receive a FREE STEM-based education. An education that prepares them to excel not only academically---but in life. An education that helps set them on a trajectory to become leaders and innovators, contributing not only to their career field but to their community, state, and beyond.
To be successful in this year’s recruitment period will require a robust and dynamic admissions effort! This includes conducting 24 Information Meetings throughout the state in October, holding ASMS Days on November 13, and December 4, hosting several online Informational Meetings, having a vigorous advertising strategy----but most importantly----the assistance of every ASMS community member to ensure every eligible student and their parent/guardian in Alabama knows about the outstanding educational and residential experience that awaits at ASMS!
Mrs. Lizzie Martin and I look forward to the entire ASMS family working collectively to making this one of our best recruitment periods ever!
Mr. Ken Robinson
Director of Admissions and Outreach
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We need your help recruiting!
Help us spread the word about admission to ASMS by inviting Alabama 9th and 10th graders (and their families) in your hometown area to attend an info. session in October!
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Cast Your Vote
Tomorrow's assembly on Tuesday, September 21 will be SGA Rep elections. At 12:45pm on this day, students should go to the room on campus where their class is assigned to hear their candidates' speeches.
- Seniors will be in the Media Room.
- Juniors will be in Debakey.
- Sophomores will be in the Auditorium.
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Switch Up, Change Up
We will run the following short-day schedule this Wednesday, 9/22, for fall break.
1 8:00-8:40
2 8:45-9:25
3 9:30-10:10
4 10:15-10:55
6 11:00-11:40
Lunch 11:45
7 12:15-12:55
8 1:00-1:40
Buses leaves at 2:30. Campus closes at 6:00 p.m.
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Don't take this for GRANTED!
The PA Grant application for fall is open to all students, faculty & staff. It will close at 10 a.m. on September 27th. Submit your application here. If you have any questions regarding the grant application or requesting a grant, email Steve Swafford at steve.swafford1@hotmail.com.
NOTE: Students are required to receive approval from the club's appropriate advisor or supervisor to apply and should not include funding the club is requesting from the SGA.
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Let's Have Some FUN(d)!
The ASMS Parent Association will be hosting some fundraisers in the coming months. Mark your calendar!
Community Car Wash
Saturday, October 16th, 2021 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- A sign-up sheet for volunteers will be shared in the coming weeks!
Silent Auction
November 29 – December 3rd
- Consider donating! Items of all price ranges are needed and can be homemade items made by our students, faculty, staff, parents & guardians as well. Food items are always a huge hit!
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Student Updates and Opportunities |
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"Bowl" Your Way to Victory
Senior David Johnston will be holding a Scholar's Bowl interest meeting at 4pm today Monday, September 20th in the media room for all interested.
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Pray for ASMS
This week is the Global Week of Student Prayer -- Sept 19 - Sept 25, 2021. The ASMS Ignite Club is hosting See You at The Pole on September 22 at 7:00am at the flag pole on campus to pray for ASMS. Students around the globe will meet at flagpoles in the morning to pray for their schools.
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Halloween is Near, so Volunteer!
Mobile Parks and Recreation has the MOB-TOBER Fest (Fall Festival) coming up on October 30th, 2021. They are looking for volunteers to assist with this event. Volunteers will be able to greet guests, 5K mile run, sensory room, trail of treats and activity stations. The dress code is Khakis and Solid Color Polo/Shirt (can be capris or shorts, as long as they are appropriate length). The event location is Medal of Honor Park. Sign-up here. Contact Mia Britton with the City of Mobile if you have questions (mia.britton@cityofmobile.org).
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Program Your Way to Success
MIT Beaver Works is excited to announce the BWSI Fall Program (virtual) for 11th Grade female students starting in October. The program is completely free, all students need are laptops and wifi to be a part of the program.
They are offering: Program Autonomous Cars; Design, Build and Fly Model Aircraft; Learn Many Interesting Things; Program Cognitive Assistants; Program Autonomous Cars – BWSI-Pacific
WHEN: Saturdays 11am-2pm (EST): October 16, 23, 30, November 6,13, 20, December 4, 11, 2021
WHERE: Virtually, through Zoom!
Contact Ms. Gray with questions.
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And the winner is...
Apply for the 2022 NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing! NCWIT is pleased to announce that the Award for Aspirations in Computing (Award for AiC) is now accepting high school students' applications! The Award for AiC honors 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, and non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Apply by the deadline: November 5th, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. ET See Ms. Gray if any questions.
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To Infinity and Beyond
The next ASMS Life Launch program is coming up next week. Life Launch will help our students tackle those non-academic life skills from health to money management, resume writing and interviewing, and everything in between. The Life Launch courses offered by ASMS are designed to help you master soft skills critical to your success in the world.
CLASS 2: RESUME WRITING -- Monday, September 27, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Auditorium
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Around the ASMS Community |
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We are so proud of the FOUR ASMS seniors who have been named National Merit Semifinalists! |
Jacob Kim - Tuscaloosa, AL
Jiheun Lee - Auburn, AL
Olivia McAleer - Spanish Fort, AL
Elbread Roh - Prattville, AL
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ASMS was recently featured by This Is Alabama! |
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Senior from Gadsden, AL Presents Data Analysis Project |
S H O U T OUT to senior Ava Frost from Gadsden, AL. This summer she completed a social media data analysis project for the ASMS Development Department. Last week she presented her findings and recommendations!
Ava has been working with the department as her work service since her sophomore year and helping with social media. Upon graduation, Ava plans to study Communication and PR/Marketing in college. She has a BRIGHT future ahead of her!
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ASMS Hosts NASA
Project Manager
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We are pleased to have hosted Mr. Darrel Gaines from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration at our assembly this past Tuesday! Mr. Gaines began working at NASA in 1991, and he serves as the Deputy Project Manager for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services Project at the Johnson Space Center.
If you would like to hear his message, you can go watch the livestream on our Facebook!
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Today in Marine Biology with Dr. Ortell, students reviewed all of the morphological and behavioral characteristics they had learned about marine fishes (sharks and bony fish included). They were tasked with taking the 14 different characteristics (body shape, locomotion, coloration, osmoregulation etc) and creating the "perfect fish" (this did not have to be a real-life fish).
The teams started creating and ended up with two pretty amazing and interesting fish; the giant eel-shark of the future that has pharyngeal jaws and can create electricity via electrocytes, and the very dragon-like, ancient ray-octopus-eel that has a nematocyst harpoon tongue and suction cup covered tail. Dr. Ortell said it was a blast watching them design an organism by applying all of their knowledge and using all of the terminology correctly.
Check out the final drawings (complete with the notes about the eel-shark's ability to do physics!)!
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A Special Campus Visitor
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Thanks so much to Representative Tracy Estes for stopping by ASMS! He represents the 17th District in the AL House of Representatives which includes Lamar County, Marion County, and Winston County. Yesterday he had a chance to take a photo with two of our students who are from his area and attend ASMS — Annabeth and Mary Kate Sudduth.
"I was given the opportunity to meet the administrative team and came away very impressed with everything the school has to offer students from across the state."
-- Representative Estes
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First Life Launch was a Success! |
Our new program “Life Launch” started last Monday, September 13 with a visit from Terrance DeShaun Smith, Director of Mayor Stimpson’s Innovation Team. He inspired our students with a terrific talk about “teamwork.”
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