Girl's Junior high Basketball T-Shirts

The junior high girl's basketball had an amazing season. There are t-shirts to buy if you would like to show off your school spirt. If you would like a t-shirt contact Mr. Arthlony by email (carthlony@a-ccentral.us) or any of the basketball girls.

Spirit Week

Spirit week 2014-2015 takes place from Mon 11/ 01 to Fri. 11/05 during this time we will be having a lot of activities and games and competitions. Spirit Week is the kick off to our homecoming which takes pale Saturday 11/06. The reason we have spirit week is to try and get students involved in homecoming and make it as fun as possible. To begin we had Ugly sweater contest. Tuesday was Disney Day you can dress up as your favorite character or just wear something Disney. Wednesdays PJ's and PBJ day. You wear pajamas and bring peanut butter and jelly for the Cass county food pantry. Thursday is Gender Bender day. Lets dress up as the opposite sex cause it honestly is hilarious when they do. Finally Friday is class color day. Freshman are purple, sophomores are orange, Juniors are red and seniors are blue in the olympics. Here are some pictures for the week(:

Monday 11/01 Ugly sweater contest

Tuesday 11/02 Disney day 

Wedensday Pajama day

Thursday Gender Bender day

Friday Class color day and the olympics

Homecoming Court

Homecoming court

This year's homecoming dance was December 6, 2014 for all of the high school students. It was a Disney-themed homecoming, "A Night in the Magic Kingdom."

This year's 2014 homecoming court king and queen were Hoaby H. and Baylee S.

On this year's Homecoming court:
Seniors:
Curtis B.    Baylee S.
Ryan W.    Carrie A.
Quinn A.   Kenzie S.
Hoaby H.   Lexi B.

 Juniors:
 Dalton J.       Sidney D.
 Kolby V.       Lauren P.
 Jackson A.    Morgan G.

Sophomores:
Adam H      Quinlan M.
Austin C.    Kirby C.

Freshmen:
Christopher N.   Cheyenne K.

Homecoming king Hoaby H. and queen Baylee S.

High School Boys Basketball

The 2014-2015 season started with our first practice on Monday November 10,2014. Our first game was on Monday November 25, 2014.Our season will run to at least Friday February 20, 2015.  Click here to see our game schedule.

Players:

Curtis B. #1 Dribbling up court

Freshmen:
Trey B.                            
Mac W.
Chris N
Jimmie U.

Juniors:
Jackson A.
Austin C.
Connor R.

Seniors:
Curtis B.

Porta/A-C Basketball Will be in the Mount. Pulaski Thanksgiving Tournament. Hit the Link to see the Tourney Schedule.

I took the time to ask one of the freshman players questions and these are their answers.

A-C Central- How do you think the season will go for the freshman team?
Tray-I think it will go great.

A-C Central- Do you think you will get a lot of playing time?
Tray- Yes I do think I will get a lot of playing time.

A-C Central- What are you hoping to do this year?
Tray- Just to help get the W.

A-C Central- What do you think of the team this year?
Tray- The team is alright.

A-C Central- Do you think this season will be different from last year? Why?
Tray- Yes because a lot of the kids have improved.


So lets cheer on our Blue Jays in their next game!!

Homecoming Olympics

The High School Homecoming Olympics are the final activity in homecoming week.  This year we had 9 scheduled events, but only made it through 7. The first event was Tug-of-War. Each team was made up of five girls and five boys per class. The second event was the wheel barrel race with 4 girls and 4 boys per class.   The third event was a new entry this year -the panty hose game. There were 4 students  on each team of the relay. The students wore a pair of hose on their head with rubber balls in the legs. The contestants had to swing their head trying to knock over bottles. The fourth event was the plunger scooter game which is where you have a little scooter and a plunger. The student sits on the scooter and pushes across the gym on the scooter with the plunger. There were 4 students per class participating. The fifth event was through the leg relay where 10 people line up and stand with their legs spread and the last person goes through until your team is all the way across the gym, 10 people from each class participated. The sixth event was T.P. the student which is where you have toilet paper and one student standing in the middle with 3 to run around that student until they are covered head to toe and out of toilet paper. The next event was the Trivia Crack Relay, 10 people from each class participated. Students had to answer questions in six different categories.

During the week there was also making our bulletin boards and run through banners.
Bulletin boards and run through banners:

                                 Freshman run through                         sophomore run through

                             junior and senior run through                  juniors run through

                                 senior run through                                senior bulletin board

                                                             sophomore bulletin board

                                freshman bulletin board                       junior bulletin board
The winners for our homecoming events were: Seniors came in first, Juniors following in second, Sophomores came in third and freshman came in fourth.

juniors

freshman

sophomore

seniors

1st Semester Final Exam 2014-2015

December 16th
Middle School:
A1 Test 8;20-9:47
A2 Test 9:51 - 11:13
Lunch 5th - 6th 11:16 - 11:46
Lunch 7th - 8th 11:48 - 12:18
A3 Review 12:22 - 1:44
A4 Review 1:48 - 3:11

High School:
A1 Test 8:20 - 9:47
A2 Test 9:51 - 11:13
A3 Review 11:17 - 12:39
Lunch 12:42 - 1:12
Transitions 1:16 - 1:4
B4 Review 1:48 - 3:11

December 17th:
Middle School:
A3 Test 8;20-9:47
A4 Test 9:51 - 11:13
Lunch 5th - 6th 11:16 - 11:46
Lunch 7th - 8th 11:48 - 12:18
B1 Review 12:22 - 1:44
B2 Review 1:48 - 3:11

High School:
A3 Test 8:20 - 9:47
A4 Test 9:51 - 11:13
B1 Review 11:17 - 12:39
Lunch 12:42 - 1:12
Transitions 1:16 - 1:46
B2 Review 1:48 - 3:11

December 18th:
Middle School:
B1 Test 8;20-9:47
B2 Test 9:51 - 11:13
Lunch 5th - 6th 11:16 - 11:46
Lunch 7th - 8th 11:48 - 12:18
B3 Review 12:22 - 1:44
B4 Review 1:48 - 3:11

High School:
B1 Test 8:20 - 9:47
B2 Test 9:51 - 11:13
B3 Review 11:17 - 12:39
Lunch 12:42 - 1:12
Transitions 1:16 - 1:46
B4 Review 1:48 - 3:11

December 19th 
Middle School:
B3 Test 8;20-9:47
B4 Test 9:51 - 11:13
Lunch 5th - 8th 11:17 - 12:47
Start Movie 11:47 - 2:11
Continue Movie
Movie Time 143 minutes
Schedule subject to change

High School: 
B3 Test 8:20 - 9:47
B4 Test 9:51 - 11:13
Start movie 11:17 - 12:17
Lunch 12:21 - 12:51
Finish Movie 12:55 - 2:11
Movie Time 136 Minutes

Girls Basketball

This year there are 6 girls playing on the girls basketball team for 2104-2015 school year this is the list of players and there schedule.
Grace D.
Izeyar L.
Serena N.
Anna H.
Kylee F.
Briley E.

• Mon.11/17 vs Clinton HS( early bird review @ Clinton)( November 17,18,19,20,21,and 22) @ Clinton HS @ TBA
• Tue. 11/25 vs Triopia Jr/Sr HS,@ Triopia @ 6 p.m.
• Thurs. 12/04 vs Pawnee @ Pawnee @ 6 pm
• Mon. 12/08 vs pleasant plains @ pleasant plains HS @ 6 p.m.
• Thurs. 12/11 vs North Fulton @ Porta @ 6 p.m.
• Mon. 12/15 vs Athens @ Athens @ 6 p.m.
• Thurs. 12/18 vs West Central co-op @ home @6  p.m.
• Sat. 12/20 vs North Mac schools @ North Mac @ 1 p.m.
• Mon. 12/22 vs Riverton @ Porta @ 6 p.m.
• Fri. 12/26 vs Riverton Lady Hawks( X-mas classic) @ Riverton @ TBA
• Sat. 1/03 vs Buffalo Tri-City @ Buffalo @ 2:30 p.m.
• Thurs. 1/08 vs MT Pulaski @ MT Pulaski @ 6 p.m.
• Mon. 1/12 vs Illini- Central @ Illini-central @ 6 p.m.
• Thurs. 1/15 vs Williamsville @ Porta @ 6 p.m.
• Tues. 1/20 vs Lincoln @ Porta @ 6 p.m.
• Mon. 1/26 vs Rushville @ Rushville ( tournament) @ TBA 
• Mon. 2/02 vs Auburn @ Porta @ 6 p.m.
• Thurs. 2/05 @ Midwest Central @ Midwest @ 6 p.m.

So far this season the team has won 2 games and lost 5. Hopefully they can make a comeback and get ahead. No one will know til happens. Good luck girls(: have fun and try your hardest

Scholastic Bowl

Today we interviewed Miss. Lynn. She is the Scholastic Bowl coach. Scholastic Bowl is a competition for students. People who like Jeopardy, Trivial Pursuit, reading, and those who enjoy increasing their knowledge often participate in this activity. In a match, two teams of five players compete to answer the most questions quickly and correctly.

A-C: Why do you do it? 

Lynn: I coach Scholastic Bowl because I find that being smart and showing it off is awesome. I love seeing students that are not involved in anything else shine in Scholastic Bowl. Also, others that are believed to be just jocks can show that they are smart too!

A-C: Why would a person want to be in Scholastic Bowl?

Lynn: Well of course because it is fun! Also because we go to other schools and compete to see who can answer the most questions correctly. When we win, it is awesome! 

A-C: What do you think the outcome of the season is going to be? 

Lynn: I have many members on my team this year so it will be hard to play them all, but I also have many different players with different strengths so I see the season going very well!

A-C: How do you prepare for the season? 

Lynn: We practice every Monday and go through questions to be as prepared as possible. There will always be questions though that we have never seen or heard.  That is the fun part.

November 4th @ A-C Central
December 4th @ A-C Central
December 9th @ Winchester
December 13th @ Athens
January 6th LOEB League
January 7th @ Riverton
January 13th LOEB League
January 20th LOEB League
January 22 @ Lincolnwood
January 27th LOEB League
January 29th @ Athens
February 2nd @ Franklin
February 3rd LOEB League
February 12th @ Williamsville
February 19th @ Waverly
February 21st Masonic Bowl   

hunting

Hunting at A-C Central!








It's fall again and hunting season is here! I asked some of the hunters around A-C what they like to hunt most and why they like to do it. Here is what they said.

Sawyer S.: My favorite hunting season would be any type of deer hunting. This is because they are larger animal and they are cool to watch. You have to let them get kind of close to shoot them so you know what they look like. It gives you a good adrenalin rush.

Dustin N. My favorite animal to hunt is deer. This is because its just exciting to me.

Kylee F: My favorite thing about hunting would have to be deer season or duck season. Deer season because you wait a long time and it's all worth it when ones comes up. Duck because nothing is better than having a bunch fly into your decoys you get a good adrenaline rush.








Bow season for deer starts on October 1st, and ends on January 18th, but you can't hunt during the shot gun or muzzleloader season. Those are November 21st- 23rd, December 4th-7th, and muzzaloader only season is December 12th-14th. Duck season started October 25th and ends January 31st.

Senior and junior class trivia night.

The senior and junior class put together a Trivia Night on Saturday, November 1st to help raise money for events like prom and the senior class trip. They were able to raise over $1,000 thanks to everyone who contributed and participated. Table number 2 won and donated their winnings back to the senior/junior class and the second place winner won a pie baked by Tacy Smith (Thanks Tacy!) 

FFA National Convention

The Crew

From the 29th to the 31st of October, ten of A-C Central's FFA students traveled with our agriculture teacher, Mrs. Stone, to the FFA National Convention held in Louisville, Kentucky. These ten students were Jackson A., Sidney D., Kylee F., Quinlan M., Brittany S., Carlee C., Dalton J., Kolby V., Eric S.,and Austin C.

Gone ziplining!

On their first day there the group of FFA students went rappelling and zip-lining in Horse Cave, Kentucky.

On their second day, they all went to the Opening Expo in Louisville, and spent the day exploring the convention and career fair.

On Friday, their final day, the group went to the convention workshops of their choice and enjoyed a little karaoke. They ended this day with a rodeo which was a fitting end to a three day period of action, enjoyment, learning, and farming.

Alex B. Competes in State Golf Tournament

Today we interviewed Alex Brue. Alex went to state for women's golf. We asked her 8 questions. These are her answers. 

A-C:What did you place?
Alex: Tied for 25th.

A-C: Did you have a good experience?
Alex: Yeah, I could have played better, but the IHSA does a pretty god job putting on the tournament.

A-C: Are you doing golf next year?
Alex: Obviously!

A-C: Where was State at?
Alex: At Red Tail Run, in Decatur.

A-C: Are you the only female from the PORTA/AC team that went?
Alex: Yes.

A-C: What did you do to get there?
Alex: I had to place in the top 10 individuals to get out of my regional then the top 10 individuals in my sectional.

A-C: What is your favorite thing about golf?
Alex: I feel like I have a family of people within the group of people that I pay with. That is my favorite part. Some of the people I play with over the Summer I have played with for 11 years. They are like my family. My Golf Family!

A-C: Do anyone in your family play golf?
Alex: All of my immediate family play golf and most of my aunts and uncles and my Grandma Brue and my Grandpa Stone play golf.

Red Ribbon Week!!!!

                    

Red Ribbon Week for 2104-2015 takes place from Monday, October 27th, 8:15 am to Friday October 31st, 3:15 pm. At A-C Central we make Red Ribbon week a big deal. The reason we do this is because we want students to know the effects and consequences of using drugs and alcohol. This week we are going doing tons of events to show support for Red Ribbon week. To kick off we had a powder-puff football game. The teams were Juniors and Sophomores against Freshman and Seniors. Throughout the week each students is given a bracelet to wear. To be able to win prizes, students must participate in dress up and by wearing the bracelet. This is what the scheduled events are for this week:

Monday Oct.27: America Day, Powder-Puff Football game. Here are the pictures of some of the students who participated in dress up.

Tuesday Oct.28: Time Travel day- Don't let drugs destroy your future or your past. Watch a video and answer questions.

Wednesday Oct.29: Pajama Day-Don’t let drugs destroy your dreams. Mix it up at lunch!

Thursday Oct.30:Hero Day-Be a heroine, don’t do heroin. Chain to hang around school.

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Friday Oct.31:Halloween Day- Say boo to drugs.Volleyball Game.

Every morning public service announcements will be done by students in attempt to inform their fellow students of the dangers of drugs and alcohol.

Everyday 2 red treat bags will be given out at lunch (one for middle school and one for high school) if the students name gets drawn and they are wearing their bracelet - the win! The winners for Monday were: Serena.N.(high school) and Robbie.N. (middle school).

5th and 6th grades will be writing a letter to themselves in their English class. They are going to write about why they will choose to be drug free in high school. They will receive their letters back when they enter 9th grade. 7th through 12th grade will be participating in an essay contest.They will choose one topic out of four  write their essay on. The top 2 essays one from middle school and one from high school will receive several prizes including a $25 gift card from Walmart.

At lunch there will be containers of candy corn set out for each student to guess how many is in it. The one who comes the closest will win the candy.

All week door decorating contests will take place and the doors will be judged by staff who do not have a homeroom. The winning homeroom will receive a prize.

Weightlifting Club

A-C Central's students and teachers aren't all a bunch of couch potatoes. We have an active Weightlifting Club. Today we interviewed Mr. Davenport. Mr. Davenport is the founder of the Weightlifting Club. This is the second year that we have had the club. We asked him 6 questions and here are his answers:

Mr. Davenport ^^^^^

A-C: What was your motivation to start Weightlifting Club?
Davenport: Kids came to me and asked if we could do something with the weight room.

A-C: How many kids are involved?
Davenport: I have about 30 kids.

A-C: What are some of the training/safety requirements to be involved?
Davenport: Watch two presentations and go through the forms on how to use the different equipment.

A-C: When are students able to lift?
Davenport: Twice a day, after school, and in the evening.

A-C: How did you acquire the equipment?

Davenport: Mostly donations, and I know a guy in Springfield at a fitness store and he tells me when people are selling stuff for cheap.

A-C: Any specific plans for the club this year?
Davenport: Sell T-Shirts and acquire more equipment.