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.

2014-2015 Yearbook

Order your 2014-2015 yearbook 

     This year in the yearbook class we are hard at work to give the 2014-2015 school year an amazing book. 20 years from now when you find your old high school yearbook, you want to be able to look back and think "Oh my gosh!" and laugh. That is what we are aiming for; a book full of meaningful and funny memories and trends.

     Our class consists of eight students working towards an incredible book.

CO-EDITORS- Carrie A. & Lexi B.

SENIOR SECTION- Matt B. & Celina L.

CLASSES- Ally & Kayla 

ACADEMICS- Braden & Adam

FACULTY- Braden & Celina L.

ATHLETICS- Adam & Ally

CLUBS- Matt B. & Braden 

PROM & HOMECOMING- Carrie A. Lexi B. & Celina L.

ADS/BUSINESS MANAGER- Matt B. & Celina L. 

Want to win a Casey's gift card? Help the yearbook staff and download the Replay it! app for your smartphone. Then search A-C Central High School and start uploading photos of fall sports, marching band, or school appropriate candid shots of you and your friends. The first person to upload 10 appropriate pictures will win the card. Sorry - selfies don't count! See Mr.Allen for details.  REPLAY IT!

Bluejays Footballers

The Porta Bluejays football team started off their season August 23 with their annual blue and white scrimmage game. The game gave us a look at what the Jr. High, Freshmen, JV and Varsity boys have been doing to prepare for the season. The Varsity boys started off their season-opener August 29  playing against the Athens Warriors at a home game. Sadly, they lost that game but there are still more games to come. There are three high school students from A-C Central  that play on the  Porta Bluejays Varsity football team. We have Quinn Allen and Ryan Woodard who are  seniors and Dalton Johnston who is a Junior at A-C Central. I asked the guys some questions about playing and here is what they had to say. 

A-C: How Long have you been playing football?

Dalton Johnston

Quinn: For six years
Dalton: For six years

A-C: Why did you join the team?
Quinn: Because football looked like something I wanted to do.
Dalton: Because I wanted to be a part of something.

A-C: What position do you play and do you like it?
Quinn: I play Offensive guard and it's okay, but I would rather be center.
Dalton: I'm a wide receiver and yes i do like it.

A-C: What's your favorite thing about football?
Quinn:  I'd have to say the thrill of a win.
Dalton: I like that it's a full contact sport.

A-C: How did you feel about losing your first game of the season?
Dalton: It was disappointing, but I think we can work through it.

 Click here to see the dates for up coming games and where they will be.

Quinn Allen (number 55)

Ryan Woodard(left) Quinn Allen(center) Dalton Johnson(right)

                                                       

                   

Junior High Softball

The Junior High Softball girls won regionals 12-2  in the 5th inning Thursday, September 18th, 2014. The girls played against New Berlin. On September 20th, 2014, the girls won sectionals against Mt. Olive at Raymond Lincolnwood. They won 4-3 in the 7th inning. The girls are excited that they don't have to go to school Friday and that Mr. Sorrell's is going to buy them Buffalo Wild Wings. Their first State game is Friday September 26th, 2014 against Pawnee at 12:30 in Normal Bloomington.

A-C Central FFA

A-C Central FFA has a busy year ahead of them. Here is the schedule and the officers.

Here is the list of officers.

President - Sidney D.

Vice President - Carlee C.

Secretary - Quinlan M.

Treasurer - Eric S.

Historian - Brittany S. & Austin C.

Reporter - Kylee F.

Sentinel - Dalton J.

Schedule of Events Event Location Date Section Horse Judging Contest Delavan Sept. 10 Greenhand Conference Macomb Sept. 16 FFA BBQ Site M Sept. 18  Record Book Work Night School Sept. 22 Section Ag Sales Contest Hartsburg Sept. 24 Steam Show Jacksonville Sept. 26 Labor Auction A-C Central Oct. 1  Section Land Use Contest Pawnee Oct. 16  National FFA Convention Louisville, KY Oct 29-Nov 1 Section Food Science Contest Lincoln Nov. 5  Section Agronomy & Ag Business Contest Williamsville Nov. 19 Section Dairy Foods Contest A-C Central Dec. 3  Section Parlimentary Procedure Contest Mt Pulaski Jan.14 Section Prepared Speeches Contest New Berlin Jan. 21 Section Public Speaking Contest New Berlin Jan. 28 Section Record Book Judging Petersburg Feb. 4 Section State FFA Degrees Athens Feb. 19 Section Meat Judging Contest Jacksonville Feb. 24 Section Ag Business & Horticulture Contest Athens Apr. 15

Volleyball

The Porta/A-C volleyball team's season is in full swing.  The program is headed by Mrs. Donnan. Mrs. Donnan coaches Varsity, Miss Jones coaches JV, and Mrs. Puckett coaches Freshmen. There are 33 players. They are a young team. They only have 5 Seniors, 4 Juniors, 8 Sophomores, and 16 Freshmen.
                  September

• Thu 11th 6 pm @ Lutheran 
• Sat 13th 9 am @ Cuba tournament 
• Mon 15th 6 pm @ Athens
• Tue 16th 6 pm @ Porta
• Fri 19th TBA Mt. Pulaski Varsity tournament
• Sat 20th TBA Mt. Pulaski Varsity continued  tournament
• Mon 22nd 6 pm @ Porta 
• Tue 23rd 6 pm @ Pawnee                                                                       October
• Thu 2nd 6 pm @ Porta 
• Sat 4th TBA @ Rushville tournament 
• Mon 6th 6 pm @ Havana 
• Thu 9th 6 pm @ Springfield Southeast 
• Sat 11th TBA @ Mt. Pulaski JV tournament 
• Tue 14th 6 pm @ Porta (Senior Night and Volley for the Cure ) 
• Wed 15th 5:30 pm @ Edinburg 
• Thu 16th 6 pm @ Porta 
• Sat 18th 10 am @ Edinburg Varsity tournament 
• Mon 20th 6 pm @ Auburn 
• Tue 21st 6 pm @ Plains 
• Thu 23rd 6 pm @ Franklin 
• Sat 25th TBA Plains JV tournament 
• Click here for the official schedule 

We asked a few of the volleyball girls some questions. This is how they responded.

A.C: Do you like the jerseys?
Kirby C, Emily K, and Quinlan M, all said that they like the long sleeve jerseys better but they still like them.

A.C: How do you think the outcome of the season is going to be?
All of the girls said that they are going to improve as a team and get better as an individually.

A.C: Has somebody in your family played volleyball?
All of the girls have somebody in their family that has played volleyball. They are playing the sport because they all love it and get it be with their friends.

A.C: Have you have any injuries?
Kirby C. Yes, I have jammed some of my fingers.

A.C. What position do you play?
Emily K: I am a setter.
Quinlan M: I am a middle hitter and a right side hitter.
Kirby C: I play right back.
Cassidy S: I play right side.

A.C:  What game are you most excited about?
Quinlan M: I am most excited about Mt. Pulaski because we get to make a banner.
Emily K and Kirby C: We are both excited about Pink night. ( Pink night is the Volley for the cure. It is also the Senior night.)

A.C: Have you done anything over the summer to prepare for the volleyball season?
All of them have done something to prepare for this season.

A.C: Have you played before?
They all have played for many years before and are looking forward to many more.

JV won the Cuba tournament. Emily K and Chenoa B got all tournament. Good job girls!!

Quinlan M.

Emily K.

Kirby C.

          

Cassidy S.

Cheerleading

Since 2011 the A-C Central cheer leading squad has co-oped with Porta High School. Now in 2014 we are still going strong with Porta. From A-C, we have only four cheerleaders on the squad. Those four are Alexis C. , Bailey D., Destinee J., Carrie A.


 Here is the schedule for the cheer leading/ football games:

• 8/29/14  Home  Athens  Lose
• 9/5/14  Home  New Berlin  Lose
• 9/12/14  Away  Riverton  W/L
  
• 9/19/14  Home Midland  W/L  Homecoming 
• 9/26/14  Away  Pittsfield  W/L
• 10/3/14  Away  Auburn  W/L
• 10/10/14  Home  Williamsville W/L
• 10/17/14 Away  Pleasant Plains W/L
• 10/24/14 Away  North Mac  W/L
• 10/31/14 Away  IHSA Playoffs

Click here to see the official Schedule

I Sat down with Carrie A. to ask her some questions. These were her answers.


A-C- How do you like cheering?
Carrie- I love cheering.

A-C- How do you like cheering for PORTA?
Carrie- Cheering with people from PORTA is super fun and I love it.

A-C- How long have you been cheering?
Carrie- This is my first year in high school but I cheered two years in JR. High.

A-C- Which sports do you cheer for?
Carrie- I cheer for Varsity Football.

A-C- What do you think of the Varsity football team this year?
Carrie- We have a lot of strong players and seniors.

A-C- How far do you think the varsity team will go this year?
Carrie- The boys could go as far as they did last year if we work together.

A-C- What do you think of the JV team this year?
Carrie-I haven't been to a JV game this year, but form what I have heard they are very good.

A-C- How did you Practice cheering over the summer?
Carrie- We had practice every weekday this summer to get ready for UCA cheer  camp and for football season.

So, let's get the Varsity football team hyped for their next game!!

A-C Central coming together

Have you ever wondered how A-C Central School District got started? Well A-C wasn't always a school district, but two different ones. They were Ashland and Chandlerville  High Schools. The consolidation didn't pass on the first vote. If the Consolidation didn't passed then Ashland would have to cut back programs and teacher while Chandlerville might have to close and the students would have to go somewhere else. finally on April 9, 1989  the consolidation was voted on again. this time it passed. After the consolidation passed the next step was to decided on the new school's name, colors, and mascots. The choices for the School name was A-C Central or Cass Central. While colors were Black/Gold or Black/Silver. The Mascots  were Wolverines or Knights. The Choice they made was A-C Central, Knights, and Black/Gold.

Originally  Ashland High school were the panther with the purple and white. While Chandlerville were the comets with Maroon and White. There are still some teacher here from the first A-C Central School year. those teachers are Mrs. Leinberger, Web, Hatch, and Mr. Pfaffe. A-C Central is still going strong from back in 1989 to 2014.

Chandlerville Comets

Ashland Panthers

Rainy Day

The main sidewalk.

Our newest and biggest pond.

And this is where we park?

We went out into the rain the show you of how flooded our school was on 9/10/14 . So far, women's golf, mens' golf, softball, baseball, track, and cross country have all been canceled. By the end of the day, we ended up with 7 inches of rain. However, I know for sure nobody decided to break out their raincoats and boots to go play in the rain. This is partly because the rain was accompanied by raging thunder. Although it would've probably been pretty fun, I know I prefer to spend my days cooped up inside with social media. The weather may have turned the school into a fishing pond......nobody caught anything but a cold.

A-C Central Fall Play - Cinderstein

The fall play is Cinderstein. This is a play by Kamron Klitgaard. A-C Central will present the play on November 14th and 15th.



Here is the cast list.

Student	Part
Lauren Pinney	Cinderella
Kristin Irlam	Stepmother
Baylee Smith	Stepsister  1
Carrie Allen	Stepsister  2
McKenzie Stephens	Stepsister  3
Sidney Donnan	Stepsister  4
Kaitlin Thompson	Stepsister 5
Molly Betters	Fairy Goshmother
Hoaby	Director
Alex Brue	Head Extra
Baylor Smith	Extra 1
Danielle Ratcliff	Extra 2
Emma Kesselring	Extra 3
Ally Simmons	Extra 4
Addyson Miller	Extra 5
John Large	Extra 6
Tanner Stephens	Extra 7
Kayla Witherell	Extra 8/ mob member
Hannah Ratliff	Extra 9/mob member
Cadence Smith	Tech gal
Addyson Miller	Dancer 1
Ally Simmons	Dancer 2
John Large	Dancer 3
Kayla Witherell	Dancer 4
Tanner Stephens	Dancer 5
Kyle Winkleman	Dancer 6
Cheyenne Kesselring	Page
Adam Hoffman	King
Sabrena Reek	Queen
Ryan Woodard	Prince
Quinn Allen	Dr. Frankenstein
Hallie Greer	Ingrid
Kyle Winkleman	Igor
Erin Kelly	Guard 1/Extra 10
Izeyar Lincoln	Guard 2

A-C Central Marching Knights

We  interviewed Kolby V. from the A-C Central high school marching band. We asked him some questions about the upcoming season. Here is there schedule for 2014.

•  Chandlerville Burgoo August 23rd 10 a.m
•  Arenzville Burgoo September 6th at 10 a.m
•  Rushville Smiles Day September 19th at 9:30 a.m
•  Petersburg Harvest Festival Parade September 20th at 10 a.m
•  Beardstown Fall Fun Festival September 27th at 10 a.m
•  Barry Apple Festival October 4th at 1 p.m
•  IC Homecoming Parade October 11th at 10 a.m
•  Quincy Octoberfest Parade October 18th at 2 p.m
•  Pinckneyville Mardi Gras Parade October 25th at 7 p.m
•  Chandlerville Halloween date not scheduled

A-C: how many parades do you have this year?   Kolby: We have 10.

A-C: What is the most interesting parade?   

Kolby: The Barry Apple Festival. 

A:C: What is the hardest parade?

Kolby: The Quincy Octoberfest.

A:C: How many years have you been in band?

Kolby: Seven years.

A:C: Why do you like band?

Kolby: I can be loud!

A:C: How did you get started in band?

Kolby: My mom made me start.

A:C: How do you prepare over the summer?

Kolby: Practice as much as possible.

A:C: What do you like best about band?

Kolby: The end of the year band trip.

Swim Team

PORTA Swim Team is looking forward to a fun season. The team will be competing in an indoor heated facility. The 6-lane, 25 yard competitive pool meets standards for IHSA, YMCA, and USS swimming and diving programs. The pool is also available for recreational use with a 3 1/2 foot shallow end and 12-foot deep end with a diving board.

• Tues 09/09 4PM @ HOME 
• Sat 09/13 1PM @ Springfield High School
• Tues 09/23 6PM @ Lincoln High School
• Mon 09/29 4PM @ Springfield High School
• Tues 10/07 4PM @ Springfield High School 
• Thu 10/09 4PM @ HOME
• Thu 10/16 4:30PM @ HOME
• Click HERE for official schedule 

AC-Central has one student on the swim team. After interviewing Sabrina R on this years team compared to last years and her performance, these were her answers: 

AC: What did you do to prepare for this year’s season?

Sabrina: Our team started conditioning in August and had practice every day.

AC: How did you do last year and do you think you've gotten better?

Sabrina: I have gotten faster since last year. I practiced swimming during the summer so I would be faster during the swim season.

  

AC: What are a few of your highlights? 

Sabrina: I swam the 200 meter freestyle in 3 minutes and 2 seconds (I didn't finish last). I was very proud of that because I had never swum the 200 before. 

AC: What drew you to join the swim team?

Sabrina: My aunt Allyson convinced me to join the swim team my sophomore year.

AC: What do you think your toughest meet is going to be?

Sabrina: Most of our meets are pretty tough. We don’t win very often, but we try our best and have fun. 

AC: How do you think you will perform this season?

Sabrina: I know I will always try my best. When I get tired in a race I listen for my team cheering me on and that encourages me to finish the race strong.

Getting to Know Mrs. Stone

Today we interviewed Mrs. Stone. She is a new agriculture teacher that just joined A-C Central this year. We asked her eight questions about how she became a teacher and how she likes it. We asked her questions to try and get to know her a little better and these are her answers.

A-C: How many years have you been teaching?
Stone: This is my first year.

A-C: How did you end up teaching at A-C Central?
Stone: I grew up on a farm. I worked in the agriculture industry since I was out of college. I come from a long line of teachers, so when I saw that A-C was hiring I applied.

A-C: What classes do you teach?
Stone: I teach, Biological Science Applications in Agriculture, Landscaping and Turf Management, Middle School Agriculture, Intro to Agriculture, Basic Agriculture Science, Woodworking, Welding, Advanced Agriculture, Agriculture Sales and Marketing, Agriculture Business Management.

A-C: Where did you attend college?
Stone: Western Illinois University. I majored in Animal Science

A-C: What classes are you most excited about teaching?
Stone: All, but my favorite is Landscaping and BSAA animals

A-C: Are you  the adviser for any extra-curricular activities or clubs?
Stone: FFA

A-C: What do you like most about teaching?
Stone: I'm not sure yet, but i hope to make an impact on a studen.

A-C: What is your favorite thing to do?
Stone: My favorite winter activity is snow skiing.

A-C: Is there anything else you would like to add?
Stone: Sign up for FFA