April 24, 2019
BULLDOG BULLETIN
End of Year Proctors Needed:  
In preparation for end-of-year testing, AG needs volunteers to serve as proctors. Please encourage your family, friends, and co-workers to support our school by completing our online signup form to serve as a proctors:  https://bit.ly/2Kj8gvD
Upcoming Events


4/25 - Rising 7th & 8th Grade Parent Meeting-Transition to Next Grade (7:00-8:00pm)
4/25-4/27 - MPHS Spring Musical "The Music Man"
5/1 - No School - Teacher Workday
Bulldog News
Parent Information Night April 25 (Rising 7th and 8th)
Parents of rising AGMS 7th and 8th graders are invited to attend a meeting on April 25 from 7-8pm in the Multi-purpose room to get information about transitioning to the next grade. Also, the AG Spirit Wear Committee will be onsite selling AG merchandise.
Staff Appreciation Week - Gift Card Donations Needed
Calling all AG parents! Please send in a $25 Amazon gift card to be given to the Superhero AG Staff during the Superhero-themed Staff Appreciation Week, taking place the first week in May. At the end of the appreciation week, we like to give each of our teachers and staff a final treat of a $25 Amazon gift card. If you are able to donate a card, please send it into the AG office by Wednesday, May 1st. You may also Venmo $25 to @Caroline-Shah-khan to be used towards a gift card purchase. Please include "For AG Staff GC" in the description. Thank you in advance and feel free to email Caroline Shah-Khan at cshahkhan@hotmail.com with any questions.
Yearbook Orders – Pre-order deadline!
Last chance to pre-order a yearbook! To order: log on to  jostensyearbooks.com   or call  1-866-282-1516 . The price is $25 and online ordering will be available until May 2nd. We will have a limited number of yearbooks available for sale at the end of the year. Also, please consider donating a yearbook to a deserving AG student. Log on to  jostensyearbooks.com   and click Donate a Yearbook once you get to the AG yearbook page. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Questions: Contact  Brooke Brown  or  Meg Barr .
MPHS Spring Musical
MPHS will be performing The Music Man by Meredith Wilson and all AG students and families are invited to attend. The Music Man follows fast-talking traveling salesman, Harold Hill, as he cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band that he vows to organize – this, despite the fact that he doesn't know a trombone from a treble clef. His plans to skip town with the cash are foiled when he falls for Marian, the librarian, who transforms him into a respectable citizen by curtain's fall. Showtimes are as follows: 
April 25 @ 7:00pm
April 26 @ 7:00pm
April 27 @ 2:00pm & 7:00pm
Tickets: $10 students/staff; $15 adults
AG Spring Sports
AGMS Spring Sports are in full swing! Visit the AGMS PTO calendar here to find out when and where the Bulldogs will be competing and come cheer for our baseball, soccer, track and lacrosse athletes. Go Bulldogs!
MPHS Mustang Spirit Wear
Future MPHS Mustangs need spirit wear for the summer!
If you have a future MPHS students, spirit wear is available from the student store which is open every Wednesday until Memorial Day. We have T shirts, sweatshirts, car magnets and more! We are located in the cafeteria and open during all lunches (10:30 – 12:30). We accept credit/debit and cash (no checks).
Football Information for Rising MPHS Freshmen 
8th grade students interested in playing football for MPHS next year can click here to see information regarding rising freshman orientation and the summer schedule.
Free Field Hockey Clinic
Ambush & MPHS Field Hockey are hosting a free spring clinic next Wednesday, May 1st at Bessant Turf (2229 Tyvola Road) from 4-6pm. The clinic is open to all AG students (including players rising to MPHS next year) and will be led by the MPHS and AG coaching staff, as well as current MPHS players. It will be a fun brush up on skills for returners, but also cover beginner basics. Feel free to invite a friend or a sibling that attends AG or an AG feeder elementary school. To register, please fill out this google form by Saturday 4/27. We also need the attached waiver filled out and brought with you to the clinic.
Preliminary End of Year Testing Dates
 Below is a DRAFT of our end of year testing schedule. This DRAFT will not be finalized until the first week in May, but is a close approximation of our schedule. If you have any questions, please contact the School Testing Coordinator, Jenny Bonack, at jennifer.bonack@cms.k12.nc.us . If you have availability any of those days and are interested in proctoring, please contact courtney.armstrong@cms.k12.nc.us or use this link to sign up directly: https://bit.ly/2Kj8gvD . This year we will need approximately 80 proctors each day of school wide testing.
 
 
May 23: EOG Reading 6-8
May 24: EOG Science 8, NCFE Science 6-7
May 28: World Language Writing/Reading 7-8
May 29: EOG Math 6-8, EOC Math I
May 30: NCFE Social Studies 6-8
June 5: NCFE Math II
 
Make Up Days: May 28, May 31, June 3, June 6-7