Dear Parents,
Our production of Sense & Sensibility was a huge hit! One of the guests made a point of coming to me and telling me that our play was better than many she had seen at Smith-Cotton. That was an encouragement to me as I often wonder how we compare to other schools. Many of the guests who attended were amazed at how accurate the costumes and set were to the period of the play. They were also surprised that our students could memorize so many lines! All in all Mrs. Leon, her cast and crew did a fabulous job.
I also wanted to share another ACS accomplishment with you. Mrs. Paul had our junior class write essays for a Missouri Electric Co-op essay contest to select delegates to the annual Youth Tour to Washington, DC. We had 5 eligible juniors (due to their electric company) that submitted essays. The top ten essays of the central Missouri region were selected, and from those the three top essay winners were invited to a special dinner and asked to do a speech to compete for the top honor. One of our students, Ashton Allcorn was selected to attend the dinner and to compete for this top honor and she WON! Ashton will be representing the central Missouri cooperative (as well as Applewood) on a whirlwind tour of the nation's capital June 13 - 18. The representatives tour museums, visit America's most cherished monuments and even meet their elected officials. The other two students received $300 scholarships and a trip to Jefferson City. The remaining seven essay winners received a $100 scholarship to the college of their choice. Of those seven spots four of those went to the remaining ACS juniors Duke Anderson, Melissa Backe, Kasey Blake, and Hannah Young. What an accomplishment for Applewood to take five of the top ten awards!
It is always wonderful to get these affirmations that ACS is turning out great leaders for Christ.
Yours in Christ,
Pamela Young
Senior Meeting – Monday, April 27th at 3:30pm in the Green Room.
Applewood Clean Up Day – Saturday, May 2 beginning at 8:00am. We will be joining Maplewood church members in sprucing up the buildings and grounds we both use. Students in grades 6 – 12 are expected to attend. Parents are encouraged to join us. Students in grades K – 5 are welcome to work alongside their parent. This is an opportunity for ACS to give back to Maplewood in a small way. We spend the morning cleaning the school desks, tables, and chairs. We paint rooms that need to be painted, weed the gardens, and deep clean the kitchens. So dress appropriately. There is something for everyone to do!
Water back on! The water is back to normal in the ROC. Thanks to all the students for their patience. Wednesday lunch will be as scheduled.
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson had a baby boy! Samuel Michael Nelson was born on Sunday, April 26!
Yearbooks going out! The yearbooks will be passed out to students tomorrow.
Academic Meeting for Grades 8 – 11 – May 4 at 6:30pm in the ROC. This is a mandatory event for parents and their students in grades 8 -11. We will be reviewing each students’ course choices and their graduation eligibility. This is an extremely important meeting for those students that plan on attending ACS next year, please plan on attending the meeting.
Student Council Elections for next year’s officers will be held this Wednesday during Bible time. Grades 8 – 12 need to attend to vote.
Seniors Last Day of School – during lunch recess (around 11:45) on Friday, May 1 we will be giving the seniors a traditional ACS send off. Parents are welcome to attend.
May Tuition – We do not collect tuition in May, instead we collect book fees ($155 per student) for the next school year. Also, September’s tuition is due in June to reserve your student’s spot for the 2009-2010 school year.
Kindergarten Graduation – Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30pm in the Sanctuary. We will be recognizing the Class of 2021, as well as Book-It and MAACS awards, and end the evening with a reception for the graduates in the AWANA room. We encourage the whole ACS family to attend.
Last Day of School – We are having a special finale to the 2008-09 school year, a Mark Twain literary festival put on by the junior and senior high students! School will start for elementary students at 12:00pm. Junior and Senior high will meet in the morning for set up. The school day will end at 4:00pm.
The Class of 2009 would like to formally invite our entire Applewood family to attend their graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 16 at 3:00pm in the ROC. Reception to follow.
Class of 2009: Rhiannon Crosier
Aaron Meusborn
Uriah Otten
Jacob Wassam
Rebecca Young