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September 27, 2021

Join us for Family Day in October!

Family Day is a day for our families to come together as a Dragon Family, and I would like to personally invite you to join us for this year's ASMS Family Day on Saturday, October 9th. Our Family Day planning committee has created an event full of connection, information, and fun that gives you the opportunity to participate and enjoy since it is virtual!

You will have the opportunity to meet each of your student’s instructors and will be able schedule a one-on-one virtual appointment with your student’s academic counselor to allow us to have meaningful conversations focused on your student's success. Also, join us for loads of fun by participating in our ASMS trivia competition that will be held during our lunch break where you could win some great ASMS swag and other fun prizes.

So come LINK, LEARN, and LAUGH with everyone on Family Day as we know that you will be glad you did!

Teressa Clark

Assistant Director of Donor Relations and Family Programs

Family Day Schedule - Saturday, October 9

This year's Family Day will be fully online and will use an abbreviated version of your student's normal schedule (15 minutes per class with 5 minute transition time between each meeting). For 9th period classes, we have early afternoon time slots assigned to individual instructors. Your student's instructors will create a Microsoft Teams calendar invitation for each class that will be emailed to you and your student at a later date as we get closer to Family Day.

Welcome Message, 8:30 am - 8:55 am - Dr. John Hoyle

1st Period, 9:00 am - 9:15 am

2nd Period, 9:20 am - 9:35 am

3rd Period, 9:40 am - 9:55 am

4th Period, 10:00 am - 10:15 am

6th Period, 10:20 am - 10:35 am

7th Period, 10:40 am - 10:55 am

8th Period, 11:00 am - 11:15 am

Lunch Break, 11:20 am - 11:55 am - ASMS Trivia Competition Hosted by Mr. Kevin Dolbeare

9th Period:

Sports (Coach Brouillet), 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
Sports (Coach Jackson), 12:20 pm - 12:35 pm
Music (Ms. Mozer), 12:40 pm - 12:55 pm
Band (Mr. Grabill), 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Art (Mr. Kickliter), 1:20 pm - 1:35 pm

Q&A Session - 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm - Dr. Mitch Frye, Mrs. Kara Whitney & Mrs. Teressa Clark

Family Day Adjourns, 2:30 p.m.

Academic Counselors

Academic counselors are available by appointment only any time during Family Day until 2:30 pm. Sign-up for individual appointments with Academic Counselor by clicking HERE.

Announcements

Gather Round

Tomorrow's assembly on Tuesday, September 28 will be hosted by the ASMS Chemistry Department. Dr. Edward Duranty and his group of graduate students focus on probing interfaces between different types of materials and designing new techniques for their utilization. He will be speaking to us about Droplet Acoustic Levitation.

Let's Reach Alabama!

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! More information is available on the ASMS website.

We need parents to speak at information sessions. Sign up here.

Today's the Day

The PA Grant application closes today at 10 a.m. (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.

Student Updates and Opportunities

We are the Champions

Science Olympiad is starting to prepare for this year's competition and would like to go ahead and see who all is interested. The form gives some brief information but you can contact Elbread Roh, Olivia McAleer, Rima Patel, or me with any questions you may have. No previous experience is needed to participate so join if you would like to be involved! This interest form is due by Friday, October 1 at midnight!

Reach for the Stars

The next ASMS Life Launch program is TODAY. 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

Show Your Spirit

Spirit Week is next week! Dress up themes will be hosted each day next week, and hall points will be awarded.

Monday, October 4 - Cosplay / Anime Day

Tuesday, October 5 - Senior Citizen / Baby Day

Wednesday, October 6 - "On Wednesdays, we wear pink." / Breast Cancer Awareness

Thursday, October 7 - Old Town Road / Western Day

Friday, October 8 - Spirit Shirt Day

Boo-yah!

Volunteer to be a Treater for Boo at Bellingrath -- the annual Halloween celebration in the Gardens! You can participate in the fun by distributing packaged treats and trinkets to the thousands of trick-or-treaters that attend this family event. This is a wonderful opportunity to publicize ASMS to prospective students and families. Anyone planning to participate as a treater should arrive no later than 2 p.m. in order to be set up by start of treating which is 3:00 PM. Treating will be from 3:00 PM until 6 p.m. They're anticipating about 2,000 guests at this fun, family-friendly festival.

Interested? Contact Mrs. Martin (lmartin@asms.net) to let her know you'd like to participate along with the ASMS Ambassadors.

Trick or Treat

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).

Around the ASMS Community

ASMS Welcomes Two Alumni in Faculty Positions!

This fall, two alumni have joined the ASMS faculty!

Ms. Kristal Webb - Class of 2006, Mathematics Instructor

Ms. Sarah Brewer - Class of 2000, Research Coordinator; Continuing as Mathematics Instructor

Story by: Ruth Delmas, ASMS senior from Mobile County